Chrissy Scott's Journal – January 2011 Archive (5)

Seven weeks done and we're just about two months in now. Feels good. 

 

Still feeling good about the physical demands of the UBBT and still struggling with the mental challenges. In a way it feels good to be confident. I thought it would take a bit longer to get comfortable with knowing that I have to do 150 push ups today. You know? 

 

Meditation is such a challenge for me. Is there a class I can take??? Haha. I have been trying to do a few minutes after my…

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Clearly this entry is a bit late, we are half way thru week 7 alreadly! That's okay...

 

I have something very specific to write about for this entry: Motivation.

I like how I feel more motivated as time goes. It's a different kind of motivated than I feel when I'm training for a race. It's a lot more calm. I've been thinking a lot about that difference lately.

 

I know my workout habits and thresholds fairly well. In the past when I picked a race to train…

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Good Morning Martial Arts Family!

I'm writing with a different purpose this morning. Some of you have heard me mention that I'm doing a bike ride this April. Well, here's the scoop on what the bike ride really is:

 

I'm participating in the MS150. It's a 150  mile bike ride to raise money for MS (m…

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Week 5:

• Brought in the new year (woo!)
• Ended the first month and started the second
• Achieved the rank of Shichi Kyu
• Broke the 5000 mark on push-ups and sit-ups
• Started learning my first kata!

That's one busy week.

 

Feeling pretty good about things but thankful that I spent some time on my tracking spreadsheet. Staring at that thing and color coding rows, cells,…

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Tofu Goodness Just For You

Just wanted to offer up another tofu recipe. This one will likely be more appealing... I mean, who doesn't love smoothies?!?!?! The thing with this recipe is that it hides the tofu really well because it calls for silken tofu. Silken tofu basically has the consistency of yogurt so it's a perfect swap.





Ingredients:





6 ounces silken tofu



1 medium banana



2/3 cup soy milk (any milk works really,… Continue