2008 Resolutions

[draconis]

In addition to these, I plan to continue visiting my acupuncturist, and hope to be able to get rid of my allergies and asthma.


Ongoing, and effective immediately:

• Meditate at least 3 times per week.


• Weather permitting, walk to/from kempo class.


• Run full forms set at least once per week.


• Resume "Sakari" workouts (stances, physical conditioning, techniques, drills, forms) 2/week.

By first weekend in February:

• Measure back yard and begin planning garden layout.

Before July 11:

• Recover full proficiency with all forms as taught at Memphis Aiki-Kai dojo.


• Weight down under 200 lbs.

Miscellaneous:

• Finish painting the remaining rooms of the house.


• Get remaining pieces of artwork hung.

Last year's resolutions and results:

• Spend more time with those I love. Check.


• Get my weight back under 200 lbs. Not sure, but I doubt it. I haven't been on a scale since September. I'm definitely down, but I doubt I'm down that far.


• Obtain a position in Memphis and relocate there. Check.


• Before leaving Nashville, hike the Ganier Ridge trail at Radnor Lake. Check.


• Continue my genealogical research. Technically, but not as much as I want to.


• Conduct one or more martial arts seminars. Check.


• Actually write the article that's been kicking around in the back of my head for months now, and submit it to one of the martial arts magazines for publication. No, although I have written two others for my web site.

Comments

[kickair8p.livejournal.com]

With the "weight back under 200 lbs" thing -- be careful! With what you've been doing you've probably put on muscle mass, and that's denser than fat.

I probably don't need to tell you, but..... ::shrug::

And congrats on your 2007 resolutions!





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[jcbdragon.livejournal.com]

Thank you -- I appreciate it!

::pats his stomach:: unfortunately, I've still got plenty of mass that I can stand to lose before I start sacrificing muscle tissue. :-/

At my height and bone structure, I can drop to 175 and still have all my muscle mass intact. Unfortunately, I haven't been at that fitness level since I was training for my first black belt, over 15 years ago!

I don't really expect to ever get back to that point again. Quite frankly, the level of effort it takes to get there is more than I have a desire to put forth at this point. I figure somewhere in the 185-190 range would probably be about optimum.

Actually, that statement gives the wrong impression. Aside from my doctor occasionally fussing at me, I don't really give a damn what the scales say -- I'm much more interested in whether my body will do what I tell it to, when I tell it to. I just also know that when I'm at those weight levels, it usually indicates that my fitness levels are closer to where I want them to be... if that makes sense.

It's like the gas gauge on my car -- it is an indicator/reflection of something that is important to me (how much fuel is in my tank), but the gauge reading itself is not what's important.