3/15/20: This might be one of my last gym sessions for a while and OMG I DID 10 PULLUPS IN A ROW. TEN!!! I am super stoked. I guess consistency in showing up and pushing myself really does pay off. I also woke up at my next goal weight, so today I am feeling very … Continue reading In-Between Thoughts: Aggressively Mediocre
3/8/20: Did about 50 minutes on the stair stepper this morning, then a hike, and now hitting the gym for some weights. I am going to eat SO MUCH when I finally get home to eat my first meal! Intermittent fasting is awesome until you have days like today. #hangry This is a photo of … Continue reading In-between Thoughts: I write to understand how I experience my mind
My physical therapy is working! My foot is noticeably less numb and my butt and back definitely hurt more than they have in weeks. The pain is re-localizing, just like my PT wants. God bless the body's ability to heal and all the gratitude to mine for doing it's thing. Onto gym thoughts (another 8 … Continue reading In-Between Thoughts: Contextualizing Desires
Holy crap. Lifting after four weeks off makes for a VERY sore upper body. Even as I'm lifting now, four days later, I feel the soreness. Honestly? IT FEELS SO GOOD. I missed this feeling. Now to count down the days until my herniated disc heals and my lower body is set free! Speaking of … Continue reading In-Between Thoughts: Bad Body Beliefs
First time lifting since... *checks lifting log* January 30. That's not too bad, all things considered! Thankfully, I found that haven't lost ALL my strength. Still did six pullups in a row. I kept all the same weight for my other lifts. The only thing that changed is that I now lift with perfect posture. … Continue reading In-Between Thoughts: Cockroaches EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE
I had my first physical therapy appointment yesterday, to figure out what I can do to help my back heal from this awesome, totally not-inconvenient herniated disc. (MAN it feels good getting old.) The exercises she gave me are hilariously "old person", but I am all in on doing whatever the experts tell me will … Continue reading In-Between Thoughts 2/21/20: Stepping Up
To be more accurate, these are "after" thoughts. There was no In-Between because I was stuck on a treadmill. Walking. For 30 minutes. I grumble, but in truth it felt really good. Remember when I said my sciatica was getting better? NOPE. Reality caught up with my denial. I have a big ol' herniated disc … Continue reading In-Between Thoughts 2.6.20: I’m sensing a theme…
My sciatica is getting better! Quick, give me all the wood on which to knock. I think foam rolling has been the magic bullet. Holy crap. I was starting to get so depressed and fatigued. It's awful not to be able to walk, sit, stand, or lie comfortably. For weeks. With no end in the … Continue reading In-Between Thoughts 1.30.20: toothpicks and sorrow
Awww, Wednesday was my last philosophy class for the semester. I didn't expect to say this going into a class dedicated to studying Marx, Freud, and Deleuze & Guattari, but it was my favorite class so far. I KNOW. Who'd a thunk I'd become a semi-Marxist at the ripe old age of 37? Now I … Continue reading In-Between Thoughts 12.11.19: are ideas real?
Workin' on them boulder shoulders! Goodness, it's been a hot minute since I've lifted weights. I've been doing Insanity 4-5 times a week and running 9 miles every Sunday, so I'm moving and challenging my body, but now that I'm no longer working on campus it's hard to get to the Rec Center consistently. I've … Continue reading In-Between Thoughts 11/20/19: New reading and rereading
