Candidate Journals

King Tiger Tae Kwon Do Black Belt candidates blog daily about their journey: their thoughts and feelings, their struggles and successes; their pain and their encouragement. Follow along on their journey; words of encouragement are always welcome!
Font size: +

Weighed my...

Weighed myself this morning so that I can track my weight loss through the journey. It was ugly. It's a bit of a slow start for me as far as requirements go, but my goal is to gradually increase my numbers every day as I build up my strength and endurance. I'm trying not to look at the final number of requirements and just doing what I can for now. The requirement total is scary and I don't' want to risk becoming overwhelmed by looking at it right now. Flexibility has become a bit of an issue for me since I tested for 3rd Dan, so I will need to incorporate stretching into my daily workouts. My patients bring lots of really yummy holiday treats to the office this time of year which makes eating healthy a challenge. Need lots of willpower. Can't find my pull up bar (misplaced d/t lack of use) so I'll be buying another one this weekend.
Long day. ...
Had a good...