In light of my recent frustrations and feeling the need to organize everything in my life, I’m trying to get back on track with the diet and exercise routine. When I feel healthy, it helps me to feel happier and more motivated to do more to keep up the pace and keep myself together, you know? And what better time to get into my groove than now, right before the cold weather and holidays make me want to crawl into a corner and hibernate?
I purchased a 4-pack of classes for Flying Yoga Shala in Oakland, since I’m often in Oakland on the weekends. I have one month left on my Passport to Prana card (I have seriously under-used this card this year). And I just bought a one-month unlimited package at the newly opened Dailey Method, since it was on today’s Bloomspot special. And I joined a second gym with my boyfriend, in an attempt to have absolutely NO excuses on doing some kind of physical activity as often as possible.
Inspired by my recent fitness commitments, I headed to Berkeley Bowl to grab some veggies and then to Rainbow Grocery to get my granola on: brown rice syrup, safflower oil, unflavored mochi, gluten-free tortillas, tofu-noodles (Shirataki brand), brown rice, and other such ultra-healthy things. This past weekend, I went on a vegan cooking frenzy (much to the boyfriend’s chagrin, I’m sure) and made a lovely kabocha-lentil stew, braised daikon, and some garlic collar greens. (Thank you, Alicia Silverstone and her book, The Kind Life.)
Just taking these steps feels amazing and empowering. I know, the hard work is yet to be done – to actually ATTEND these yoga classes (and other fitness classes), to make and eat deliciously healthy food, and really get into a routine and eventually, a complete lifestyle change. It’s hard not to be disappointed that I’m not in the place (healthy/body/life-wise) that I would have liked to be looking back on last year, but like anything else…if you fall down, you have to get up and try again. I can’t even count how many times I’ve attempted to make this change (and have it stick), but here’s to another try!!
