Fitness large pizza in my mouth

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So, I've decided that I'm going to pivot from bouldering to boxing. Bouldering was a good workout, but I cannot stop myself from overthinking it. Which is something that could be dangerous when you are at the top of a tall wall.


It's for the best. Boxing requires that I balance so many things at once, that it's not really possible to overthink until I get good. I don't think I'll be good for a couple years at least. The instructors are very friendly. They take the time to explain everything and pull me aside for more detailed training when they see I'm having trouble. It feels like they really want me to succeed in the class. I'm slowly reconnecting to the six months of kickboxing that I did years ago, and they say that it shows. Even other students are telling me that I am picking things up faster than they did. Not sure how much I believe it, but it feels good to be validated.


I've even been trying to watch how I eat. It's nothing extreme. I've just been using the idea of hot pot as my basis. A good broth as the base, some veggies, meat, and noodles. It lets me make a big pot of broth at the beginning of the week, which takes maybe 20-30 minutes max, and then just portion out my actual raw soup ingredients into easy containers. I get about 5 lunches out of $50 worth of ingredients. Even more if I make my own broth instead of buying a base. I've done the math on the calories and nutrients and it's much healthier than anything I could doordash. If anything, I may need more calories.


All in all, it's been a while, and I haven't updated. Just thought I should keep this up to date so I don't feel like it's here for nothing.

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