Matisyahu's Blog

On Monday I headed down to the store and picked up some necessities, came home and then later that night I started off thinking, “maybe I’ll do an 8km walk” then I felt so good I decided to push it out to a 10km walk but in the end I ended up having a 14km walk. When I got home my legs and feet were sore but on an upside I went to sleep and had the best night sleep. The next day I woke up, had some some Malaysian Laksa then jumped on the bus to pick up some milk from the supermarket plus a few other odd bits and pieces. When I got back I used my air fryer for the first time and I’ll need to remember next time to adjust the timing accordingly (it was a Chicken Kiev which had the instructions of 200°C for 35-40 minutes) but I thought making it 30 minutes should be ok but next time I’ll make it just 25 minutes. I had that with canned tomatoes, capsicum and onions over the top. To top off the day I went for a 10km walk this evening – crazy the number of people on the road even at around 9-11pm – I guess I’m the sort of person who says at home unless I’ve got a good reason to leave.

When I went down the road I wore my jeans and black ‘Hard Yakka’ drill cotton shirt – with the weight loss has come with an improvement in self esteem, no longer avoiding my own reflection, actually feeling good from the point of view that I don’t stand out but blend into the crowd along with everyone else. Not standing out but rather fly below the radar is what I aspire towards – reminds me of what I said to my old boss about not wanting to be the best or worst store because if you’re the best or worst you get undue attention by head office but if you’re in the middle then you fly below the radar and pretty much disappear from the purview of head office.