Thanksgiving 2010

Gratitude is a wonderful thing. I have heard it said it is hard to be unhappy when you are truly grateful. I find that to be true.

I am grateful for my job and for the chance everyday to keep that job.

I am grateful for my wife as my best buddy and my love.

I am grateful for the wisdom of the Buddha and the Buddhist Movement in America.

I am grateful for P90X and Tony Horton who has been of help to me and is a great teacher.

So, Thanksgiving (yesterday) was Day One of a new round of P90X. I did those pushups until I could not hold a plank. It was awesome.

Michael

C25K

Currently I am working on the Couch to 5K program to get myself into jogging and running. So far I am loving it! Check out C25K.com for more on that. Anyway, I am using the treadmill at work on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. After jog/walking as called for by the program, I do some elliptical machine cardio and then use their weight training machines, which are awesome!

I have rediscovered how awesome it is to get up super early and get on the road BEFORE the traffic for my Maryland to Virginia commute. It also provides an excellent excuse for going to bed early!

All in all, I am excited about fitness again. Like they say "if you do what you always did, you'll get what you always got." Jogging is something I have always avoided, so it's got to be good for me. So far I am finding it to be a super fun change from other things I have done before.

A Reclaiming

I have returned. The pinched nerve in my neck in my neck was cured by consistent physical therapy sessions, but it took a lot more work to get my faith in a healthy lifestyle back and to convince myself that I am worth the effort to get back on track. But here I am... back on track.

I reclaim my life. I recognize that I have a problem with sugary foods and simple carbohydrates. I need to be very careful to avoid losing control. However, I know that the calm middle road is the best. Let overexcitement and dissatisfaction float away as they wilt. I will just be.

Foundations: Yoga and Taichi

I went to Taichi class last night and did some yoga as well. My sifu also told me to rest assured that my neck would get better with time, so that's good. I need to do taichi and yoga, as those are often neglected foundations of all that I do. Forget the kungfu, weightlifting, even WW without taichi and yoga, I break down. I started concentrating on yoga and taichi again last night and I am feeling somewhat better. With Yoga, Taichi, PT, acupuncture, and western medical attention, I can't go wrong! Jeesh! Got to love my style of overkill!

Day Zero: Resting Pinched Nerve

Hi there,

I have stopped P90X for a while 2 weeks or so??, because of a pinched nerve in my neck from the program before I did P90X. I saw an acupuncturist yesterday and it was helpful, and I have another appointment on Friday. Wish me luck!

P90X Day 9: Late, But Good

Yeah, my day 8 was supposed to be yesterday, Sunday, but I was goofing off around. However, I have gotten myself together this morning and did day 8, so I will count yesterday like it didn't exist. :)

Didn't get to do my Ab Ripper workout, so I will do it this afternoon before my kungfu practice. I have my P90X instruction manual in my kungfu bag ready to go. It might spark some interesting conversations with my kungfu brothers.

May you be well!

Day 5 Legs and Back

Morning world,

Today was Legs and Back and it was rough. Lots of balance type exercises that challenged me. Got to get to my day-job. Later~

E-Legs and Back DVD 10
B-Rec shake 4
B1-Shakeology 9
L-Hot sour soup 8
L1-Leftover chicken broc 8
L2-Rice with shrimp broc 8
E-Kungfu 1
E-Kids Kungfu 1
D-TBD