Long time no write again! It's three days until my first winter break as a real live, employed teacher! So it's about half a month before the new year, so it's going to be time for me to take stock of the year of o' 10... One thing you may have noticed if you read this thing at ALL is that I hardly post here.

I hardly post on my LJ too. Facebook is the social networking choice of mine for now. Unfortunately it's not much for recreation or self-analysis--it's all a big grok of pictures and what you had for lunch. I say it's not my speed but the ability to refresh ANYTHING makes those dopamines and related chemicals wash over the brain more thoroughly than any WoW session might. So it's about time for those New Year's Resolutions.

My friend Alex just wrote me a long message. It seems to echo a lot of what I've felt lately. This is supposed to be a public account of my own health habits. I have had a LOT of life changes this year and last. I lost a good amount of weight the first half of the year. Once I moved to my new place, I've slowly gained a lot of it back. I'm surprised at how much I have gained back. Though I am healthier than I was just over a year ago, I have certainly "slipped."

So--despite the fact that I have 3 days of work left and then a "vacation" of two weeks, I hope to continue on a good clip of weight loss and good health choices like I was doing last year. Very interesting. Last year I was walking in freezing temperatures to Panera and wondering if I would ever get a teaching job. 400 miles away and a year later, I'm responsible for teaching almost 200 kids how to be healthy and responsible adults. I suppose it's time to do the same for me eh?

It's late right now (12:15. gotta teach in 8 hours). But I'll be dragging my tired ass to the rec center at my apt. complex for the first time (it's December. Sad, right?)

I think I weigh about 223 right now. Maybe more. I actually hit 210 awhile ago. Sloooowly climbed back up. Time to get back down again and actually hit up some fencing now that I should theoretically be able to afford it. It will be fun.

Ducks are waddling into row formation. and since the holidays seem to be my time to lose rather than gain weight, here's hoping I break the 210 mark and then some!

Have a good one. See you tomorrow night.
--MCSM

Long time no write. I got a job, I moved to a new city, and I've been working for about two months now. Whew!

I e-mailed Andy Tulleners, a man who has become the head fencing coach at Cleveland State. I remember fencing him and his brother at Columbus tournaments when I was growing up. They were real fun to fence--both of them had plenty of tricks up their sleeves. It's good to see Andy still throwing steel.

I'm leery of the other fencing clubs--I'm just not used to paying an arm and a leg for lessons, and I'm not used to going into a club to take lesson after lesson--as much as I used to fence I have no idea what it's like to go through a "curriculum." Many fencing coaches have a classical air to them, one that does not sit well with me. I should probably get over it so I can at least have a coach.

Besides, there are a lot of classical principles that I'm sure I don't have in my repertoire. I learned a counter-six flick before I learned a basic bind.

Anyway... glad to find a contact. Gonna start with CSU. We'll see where it goes from there.

210! Time to fence! Bryon got his A. I'm proud and jealous at the same time. I'm glad fencing isn't going anywhere. I dont' know what the new timings are like, but I figure I had to become skilled enough to learn to flick. I need to return to that.

Not too bad.

PBJ-400
Milk--90
Banana-150
--640

Sandwich--520
Apple-80
Baguette-180
--760

Beans--420
Rice + Broccoli--220
--620

Cheese--130
Muffin--70
--190

2300 Calories
Run - 300
Bike-100

400 Calories

1900 Calorie day.

Once more from the top

Haven't written in awhile. Haven't been moving with any sort of driving force in a long time. What does it mean to act according to circumstance? What does it mean to have a life of action, yet not being deluded by false pretenses? By perception? How does one move forward as an expression of what is, rather than chasing ones tail, regardless of who you are?

Begin at the beginning I suppose.

Granola--180
Banana--150
total: 330

Sandwich: 400
Baguette: 180
total 580
Potato chips: 160 (x2)= 320

1230 total
So I got room for one more big meal I spose.

Maybe I'll take a walk tonight. We'll see though. Anna's not feeling very well. I've been pretty wretchedly depressed lately. Don't know why. I should take up some other physical activity. How about cleaning my apartment?

Finances: tonight I need to apply for a job at the YMCA.
Nutrition: Meal @ 700 cal or below
Fitness: Potential walk.

Oh, I think I officially weigh 213 still.

215 lbs.

Breakfast:
nutrigrain bar
.5 banana.

200

Lunch:
1/2 Turkey sandwich no mayo, xtra turkey
cup of chicken noodle
2 baguettes

610
2 choc. chip cookies

Dinner:
4 turkey sausage links
2 eggs
1 tortilla
1 serving italian cheese

670

too much coffee.

bout 1800 today. Not bad. Not healthy, but not bad.

Difficult to keep writing in this when I can see the content. I keep falling off and getting back on and falling off. Hard to keep up., I may be approaching my fitness incorrectly.

I've gotten down to a healthy weight--I slowly got back on the nutrition horse, so perhaps I need to slowly get back on the fitness horse.

Time for more walking :)
--Peace
MCSM