Days 6 & 7

Thursday was not a fun work-day; long, and stressful. So it was good I saved the workout for after work. Rope, strength, and agility all done in the park, the stretching and meditation back in the apartment.

Friday was good; I enjoyed my last few meals 'out' before I start spending more time in the kitchen prepping meals, and said goodbye to my last 'occasional' Aztec Chai. The barister probably knew is was my last for a while, at least subconsciously--he accidentally gave me a large, served in a cartoonishly over-sized mug. My 'wide angel forward bend' is currently none of the above; it's more like a 'narrow-angle upright slouch.' I had to grab the carpet and pull myself down to feel any kind of stretch otherwise, I felt like I was just going to tumble backwards. I had crammed in the workout just before going to a party, so during my 10 minutes of 'watching the mind' was more like 10 minute mental version of Sylvester Stalone's Rocky 'chasing the chicken'. It's tough to meditate when you have somewhere else to be, and you know you are behind schedule getting there. Of course, I really wasn't that late, the party kept going until 1 a.m., and I had a great time.

Day 8--Part I

Today is the first day back on the scales & measured diets. I've been here before, nothing new, and I'm looking forward to getting creative with my food again--and trying to branch out and try some new things. It's winter time, so I'm thinking of doing a lot more squash in the diet, since there is a lot more squash to do. I did the morning forward bend, and will hit the other challenges later this afternoon, after my workout. This is going to be interesting...