SweetNightshade’s BodyBlog

I’ve got a lot on my mind this morning. First, I decided to rest today. Given how my arms were feeling yesterday I thought it pertinent to avoid injury. When I started Level 1 there was a certain pacing involved - workout one day, rest, workout two days, rest, workout three - till I built up my endurance to be able to handle the regimen on a daily basis. I feel it would be safest to employ the same with Level 2. On to more interesting things…
On the bus home yesterday I had a fitting counterpoint to the morning’s experience. The bus was packed, and I was lucky to get a seat, but I had to sit next to a rather large man. He didn’t crush me or anything; in fact, he was very careful. The way he squished himself over to the side without missing a beat made me think he had to be aware of the weight issue he had. It saddens me, hurts me even, to think of what people like that are doing to themselves. But I’ve noticed that a lot of people have what could accurately be described as a disgust for the obese. I’ve never liked that. So, I figured I’d employ the tool of the day and observe him a little to see if I could pick out anything interesting.

The first thing that caught my interest was the book he was reading: Spirit Medicine, A Native American Guide to Spirituality. Inside were various self-affirmations and a lot of progressive, encouraging, exercises. I thought, this man is obviously trying to improve himself. It doesn’t matter if it’s the body or the mind; quite often the improvement of one triggers the improvement of the other. Then I noticed the bookmark he was using. It had a painting of an office filled with baseball gear and wooden furniture, crowned with the word "dad" in all capitals. Not only is he improving himself, but he has someone he doesn’t want to let down, someone to set an example for.
Granted, a lot of this is conjecture, but I think it serves to illustrate an important point. We can’t know everything about the people around us. It follows that we shouldn’t judge. Besides, many of our fellow BB members used to be those people. Let’s not forget where we came from.
B: Protein Shake
S: Wheat Toast w/PB
L: Protein Meal Bar
S: Protein Mini Bar
D: Chicken, Rice, Carrots, Peaches
S: PB
Liquid: 1/2 Gallon
Exercise: 30min. Power Shred 2

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