Day 28: Sweet Meditation and Some Sweet New Gear

Mindful Consumption and Mouthful of Meditation

Friday afternoon, I lept 'off the wagon', deliberately, and enjoyed the following:

The bran muffin was sweet, with earthy tones from the whole wheat. I savored the silky texture if the foam from the caramel indulgence, with it's own earthy, coffee flavor. The sweetness from the muffin seemed to mask the sweetness of the coffee drink. There was a richer, more varied texture to the muffin, which changed as the fluffy cake was compressed by the tongue, giving it a doughy consistency accented by the hard, more bitter flakes of oat & bran. The sugar rush kicked in right after the muffin was gone, but with half the drink to go. I felt the same rush as I do after a filling meal or the first couple minutes if rope, but more sudden, almost panicked, as if my body were looking to justify it's own reaction to the sugary spike coursing through my veins. The coffee became fluffier an creamier as it sank lower, the froth gradually overtaking the liquid and the spirals of caramel syrup replacing the sweetness of the muffin.

Two hours later, the sugar high burned off, I noticed I was hungrier than usual. And, therefore, crankier. I found I was quicker to get frustrated; I lost my patience at the grocery store checkout, of all places, when the card reader didn't register my debit card strip, and I had to switch to a credit card, instead. I didn't mellow out again until after I managed to grab some dinner.

I substituted a 3-mile run for the rope today; I'll be knocking out the new workout in just a few.



Gear


And to tackle this week's work-outs, here are a few new additions to the apartment:






I shopped around for shoes, but couldn't find anything that was both sturdy (not just for pretty looks) and flat-soled. Luckily, Amazon saved the day with the martial arts sneakers above. Did my first work-out in the park with them two days ago--a world of difference on the kicks!


I'll be trying out the two bar stools above in a few minutes. One looked like it had been used for some home carpentry, then returned to the store, so I was able to talk Target down to $5. Together, they were around $30. Not bad for a home-made dip station--and a better set of chairs for the kitchen. I'll also be putting together the pull-up bar for some fun tomorrow--looking forward to getting back into the real pull-ups.


How is everybody else doing with the workouts? Anybody else still sore, aside from yourse truly? I think the goal this week, along with the working on the spacial awareness punches and getting down the new, targeted punches and kicks, is going to be to focus on more skillful sleeping.

Off to go hang a ping-pong ball--then kick its ass!