July 17th, 2014 An Attempt At A Short Recap

July 17th, 2014 An Attempt At A Short Recap

I only have time for a quick post tonight. I have a nightly ritual before I write this blog. I sit still, almost in a meditative state, and I think about the day. What happened, what stood out, what were the challenges, the triumphs, the ironies, any lessons along this road reconfirmed, did I learn any new lessons, what made today's experience invaluable to my trek? Some days it's obvious and easy, other days I draw a blank. I need to be okay with occasionally not having too much to explore.

I'm naturally curious. I'm naturally studious. I'm naturally relentless in my pursuit of further understanding the dynamics along this road. I don't want to just recover to my healthiest weight and fitness level, I want to go deeper and truly understand the critical differences between then and now, not just surface clutter--I crave mind blowing epiphanies like I once craved ice cream. I've had some pretty tasty epiphanies since September 2008 and some of the biggest have come in the last three months.

I'm a communicator, a writer who isn't satisfied with what's on the virtual page until it's communicated in crystal clear fashion, easily understood and hard to misinterpret. At times, I'm an editor/proofreader's nightmare. But that's okay, because I'm the editor and proof reader around these pages. The grammar isn't always the best, the paragraph structure could occasionally use improvement--and, my insistence on using dashes, commas, periods and italics to communicate as I would speak, creates a style that is my own. Letting all of this go and occasionally writing a short recap of the day takes discipline. Because I want to write. I need to write. It's therapeutic. And these writings will continue, of course, but tonight--in the name of getting more sleep, I'll give a short recap a try.

I had a great day. My food was good. I packed a lunch to enjoy during a lunch meeting. Everyone there seemed to be eating well too. I could save myself a lot of dish washing by using paper plates, but I like to eat on real plates. I'm not opposed to the occasional paper plate in the right setting--it's just, I don't know--it feels a little more special if I use a real plate. Of course, sometimes eating on a napkin is called for, especially with snacks--but I'm getting too far into this. Let's just say it's not uncommon for my man bag to be overloaded with porcelain and ceramic dishes.

I grabbed a nap, enjoyed a home cooked dinner and worked out intensely on the elliptical at the YMCA. Twitter is often times humorous. I posted my dinner tweet that included grilled zucchini squash and it immediately gained me a new twitter follower: Squash Rackets. I wonder how long it will take these chaps to figure out I know absolutely nothing about the sport of squash? To me, squash rackets look like strange shaped rackets of the tennis variety.

My meal Tweets of the day:

Mushroom & Swiss omelet (3wht-1whl) w/avocado (50g). Omelet-279 cal. With strawberries & med. yellow apple: 374 cal. pic.twitter.com/lWyd24KGHc
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) July 17, 2014

Turkey and provolone on a Joseph's pita dry grilled on Foreman Grill, rice chips, guacamole, gala apple. 566 cal. pic.twitter.com/bIJuPu2Nv4
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) July 17, 2014

Afternoon snack. Peach and celery with a Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss. Has it all: Sweet, crunchy, creamy! 108 cal pic.twitter.com/ZqIoNSoVIG
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) July 17, 2014

Grilled hamburger steak (93/7 lean-7oz), mustard, crinkle cut sweet potato fries & grilled zucchini squash. 528 cal. pic.twitter.com/Mjvax9RHEv
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) July 18, 2014

Fantastic thing about having the cardio studio all to yourself? Instead of lip syncing you can sing loudly. pic.twitter.com/zN7zqpLyEb
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) July 18, 2014

Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Strength,
Sean