workout as a treat 3/12/05

Oh, no. Several days have passed again without me writing this. Not to worry. Although I had a bad cold, I have been back exercising for a couple of days. This morning, I am taking a break again, but this up-coming week is guaranteed to be a physical challenge, so I decided to take it easy and maybe walk the dog in the morning. My visit to the gym in the last 30 days went shorter than 20 days recently. It is disappointing. However I really appreciate every time I get to exercise there. It is kind of like when back in Japan when I was a kid, we used to go up to this mountainous shrine. The kids' job is to count exactly how many steps are there to the top. If my memory serves me right, it was around 700 of them. I remember old ladies were praying really hard when they get up there saying they are grateful to be given a good health to make it to top. I kind of feel like that...

slimming clothes 3/8/05

Maybe there is such a thing that makes you look slimmer. Yesterday I had a shirt with big black and brown stripes with dark green pants. Two people said that I had lost weight. They both see me regularly, so this came to me as a surprise. But the fact is that I had to skip another day of workout. My cold should be under control by tomorrow!

day-off 3/7/05

I didn't plan this way, but I had to take a day off from workout today. I started a little cold Friday night and have been moving slowly since. On Saturday morning, I made it to the gym, did my cardio, but just couldn't do my routines on back. Hopefully I will get another good night rest tonight and be back on track tomorrow. It will be back and abs, my favorite combo.

denim jacket 3/6/05

There are some clothes I brought from Japan when I first came here in 1991. The denim jacket I used to wear as a college student is now wearable again. I can even button it all up. Maybe I can start trying on some clothes my mother sent back years ago.