Day 24 - The Fever

Today I got the fever.  That it deep down burning inside that covets and drools and pines for something new.  Something shiny.  Something electronic.  Something expensive.  Yes....I went to Circuit City and I saw there the home entertainment systems for sale and I thought, "I should buy this now before the deals go away forever."  Fortunately I had my 2 year old son with me running all over the store to keep me from standing in one place too long to convince myself that I should buy the system now.  

So having gotten the fever I have reconsidered my milestone incentives and have updated them. Before I was thinking of purchasing a home entertainment system that cost about $1,200 to $1,500.  The primary feature i was looking for was the inclusion of an Internet jack so I could stream music directly to my entertainment system.  However, I have a new rule that I insist on following for electronics and that rule is that no component should more than one thing.  

The reason for this rule is simple.  I have a surround sound system that also has a DVD player in it.  The DVD player died several months ago and so the system is partially useless.  It works fine as a receiver but does not have all the external hook ups to hook up a good DVD player to get surround sound through the system.  Thus I have a really nice "stereo" instead of the fully functional system that I like.  As a result of this I have decided that the DVD player and TV and Surround Sound System all should be separate components.  

So since I have imposed this rule, the digital MP3 streaming device should also be separate from the receiver as well.  Thus I am able to get the quality of receiver that I want with a lot less money.  Without speakers I can get a really good receiver for 380 bucks at Circuit City and with the speakers I can get one for 570.  

Therefore, I have decided to ditch the portable DVD player/MP3 player goal and instead change it to a less costly home entertainment system.  I am also adding a new Blue Ray DVD player or multi disc DVD player to one of my mile stones and as the two ultimate goals I am changing them to a Flat Screen HD TV and Digital HD cable service for 1 year.  This way if I am going to spend money on high end electronics I am going to have to work hard for them but also I will be able to build the components over time.  

As far as cost is concerned well, I will have to see how that goes.  I have a budget plan worked out and it should be OK unless I just really go gang busters and knock the weight off in a couple of months (which would be great but highly unlikely)  Also I need to point out that the other side to this resolve is that I will NOT get these things until I reach my goals so if I do not make it then no HD TV.  No cable service (something we have not had since we have been married).  No super surround sound receiver.  I gotta lose it to get it.  This is how I will use the fever to get me where I want to be.  Hopefully it helps me get there faster.

TODAY'S STATS

Calories: 2871

Weight: 256.5 lbs

Mood: Got the fever for something expensive.

Total Weight Lost: 8.5 lbs since 1/1/08