You getting slack, Grace?

Where is the time going? Geez… this is a late end-of-month update, and I am so, so, sorry for that. I woke up this morning and realized that it is the second of June. June the second. Wow, time is zipping by.

So, this is my month-end update, albeit slightly tardy (my apologies).

What’s up with the tardiness, Grace!?

I know. I’m sorry. It has been an action-packed month with loads happening, and time just slipped by without me even realizing it!

Okay, so what sort of action has your month been filled with?

So I have been trying to maintain my daily fitness routine, which is going fairly well… My Thursday afternoon fitness class is no longer being offered, so I’ve been working on re-adjusting my schedule. I’ve been cutting the grass on Thursdays (yes, it’s a push mower. Moreover, it’s got a bag too, so as the grass gets cut, I push more weight, which I can definitely feel in my legs.). I have been trying to attend a fitness class on Fridays too—I really like that I get cardio and aerobic exercises at the same time.

How’s the stationary bike?

It’s good! I’ve come to realize that I’m not so much a fan of the early morning fitness. As appealing as it is to get it over with early on, if I don’t have a good night’s sleep the night before or later that night, it really affects me. I feel bagged… and not getting enough sleep leads to making quick, less healthy choices when it comes to eating.

So, have you made some less healthy food choices?

I have made a few less healthy choices. I think that worse than making unhealthy choices though, is that I wasn’t actively making choices. Does that make sense? I need to pay attention to what I eat and drink because if I don’t pay attention, then I may not make the right choice… I eat a little more cheese than I should, or I skip a healthy snack for a less-healthy choice later in the day. Actively choosing what I am going to eat is something I must be diligent with.

So, how was your monthly meeting with your fitness/food guru?

Well our ‘monthly’ meeting became a 6-week meeting—nothing to do with her. I had initially misunderstood when we were supposed to meet, and then the following week a personal issue arose which made me have to reschedule the meeting. Ultimately though, I wasn’t as happy about the meeting as I wanted to be-- 4.4 pounds and another 6.5 inches from my body. The inches are great, but the weight-loss is too low for a 6-week period (I think). This goes back to my paying attention to what I am eating. I slacked off over the last two weeks and I think that it showed in my low numbers of weight-loss. Lesson learned. My next meeting will be far more positive!

 

How’s Karate going for you?

Phew. It is not an easy sport. Thankfully, I am a bit of a sponge, because there is just so many things to take in: foot positioning, where my knee is, how I step, how I punch, where I punch… so, so, so much work. Not to mention the ‘workout’ as well. Today, for example, while the kids’ class was on some of the adults had a workout—I had to run through the woods, barefoot. (Okay, so I didn’t HAVE to run barefoot, but I was only wearing flip flops which were not conducive to running at all.) I don’t know how long the distance was, but it took me a while and I was just so fucking frustrated with the whole thing. Not with the fact that I had to run. That didn’t bother me. I was so frustrated because it was such a struggle for me… I don’t know if my Sensei or if my running mates noticed at all, but I was crying at the end of the run. I was so completely torn by the end of it—on one hand I was so pissed off at myself because the run was so tough. I kept thinking to myself that if I didn’t allow myself to get out of shape in the first place, then it wouldn’t be so hard; however, the other side of me that was proud of the fact that I was doing the run at all. Good thing I’m such a stubborn bitch, crying at the end of a run isn’t going to stop me from going to karate class. It’ll get better. I hope.  

You’re weird.
I know. That’s why I love me. That’s why you love me too!

Any final thoughts? Anything else you want to share?
I’m dating someone… we’re ‘taking it slow’, but, man, he’s amazing, and he digs that I’m on this journey AND learning karate. That’s all I can say for now.

Also, I got inked. This is tattoo #2 for me (I got the first one forever ago). I love it. It wraps around my right wrist and it says 'perspective'... a tattoo I've been wanting to get for about a year or so. ‘Perspective’… gaining it, understanding it, understanding that every person has his or her own, is one of the most important lessons I’ve ever learned through life—learning that different people are going to have different opinions, see things differently because of what they ‘come to the table with’, their own experiences, baggage, etc, is something that everyone needs to work on. Yeah, so I got inked. I love it.