Plan to Spiderman

Here’s my plan to make it to Spiderman.  Getting it all back together.

Relax Mark…

Lately I’ve been telling myself to take it easy.  I get worked up over things far to easily sometimes.  I don’t know how evident that is to those around me, but I’m less worried about that than I am my own mental health.

I should do what Steve Kamb says

This is in response to Steve Kamb (of Nerdfitness.com)’s statement that everytime I say “I should” do such and such, I have to drop and give him 10 push-ups.

Bean Dip and Pushups

I successfully made Kidney Bean Tahini dip yesterday. It’s quite good. I’m topping fresh cabbage leaves with it for a good nutrient packed meal.

Improved quality of life

So it appears that I am losing body fat based on my measurements so far, even considering how often I lapse.  My actual net weight hasn’t really gone down particularly much, though that is actually quite optimal assuming the weight is being made up for by muscle mass.  But anyway, even if not I’ve decided to stick with the diet and exercise plan because my quality of life has improved a bit.

I will be Spiderman

I set a rather ambitious goal for myself.  I plan to become Spiderman.  I might not have his webshooters (yet), and I might not have been bitten by a mutant spider and given supernatural strength… but, I’m working on that the hard way.

Level Up

I have officially leveled up at climbing.

I went into the gym this evening and readily cleared my first 4th rank course.  I’ve been working on this particular course for over a month across four or so visits to the gym.

After clearing that course I then handily cleared two more 4th rank courses and then made progress on a fourth.  I also did better than I ever have on the extremely steep overhang wall on two 5th rank courses that I’d never been able to even start before.

It felt… amazing.

For some perspective I started out climbing around the 6th rank level and plateaued heavily at the 5th rank.  Once I started renting climbing shoes I did a lot better.  There are still plenty of 5th rank courses that I can’t clear, but some of that has to do with strength that I just don’t have yet.

Spring Time

It’s spring!  Officially and seemingly.  The cherry trees on the mountain-sides are blooming, freckling the green and brown swathes with splotches of the season’s pink and white.  With spring comes YARUKI.

Diet and Nutrition

*Sigh*  This is a touchy subject for me.  I’ve always been in relatively decent shape, and most of my life slightly, just slightly bigger than could be described as “slim”.  In reality for just regular life I don’t particularly need to manage my diet, but lately I’ve become interested in bouldering, swimming, and a few other things that require both strength and fitness.

Live Action Role Taking

I love being a nerd.  It’s what makes me tick.  But, there are many aspects to my nerddom and I don’t feel like I can always invoke all of them.  I’ve also been sad about the fact that I feel inhibited from delving into my imagination like I did when I was a kid and I could just play pretend and do whatever.  Truthfully, if I were to do that now I think people would assume I was mentally unstable.  But, to some extent I can still use my imagination, invoke the various aspects of my nerddom, and accomplish daily life tasks and goals all at the same time.