Matisyahu's Blog

Finished work tonight at 10pm, did some light weights and then went for my 11.6km walk. The one thing I love going for a walk late at night during summer is the temperature isn’t too hot or too cold so then it is possible to exercise without having to wear a sweatshirt while at the same time being not too warm that the experience is uncomfortable. After indulging over Christmas and the New Year the big struggle is to get back into a regular routine – health eating, regular exercise and the occasional treat but ensuring it doesn’t go from occasionally to something that is done on a daily basis. It is important not to moralise ones diet but equally having a routine does allow you to keep a handle on things.

Tomorrow before going for my walk I’ll take a butterflied chicken out of the freezer for Monday although on Monday I’ll need to head down to the supermarket to pick up a salad. In the past I use to buy one a week in advance but I’d find that either I wouldn’t get around to using it in time thus not be very fresh or I’d find it end up going yucky before the due by date. Long story short I find it best to purchase the salad on the day I am going to use it so then I know it exactly perfect. I may get some fresh ciabatta bread while I’m there which has such a great natural taste that all you need to do is put some butter on it.

Oh, and something I’ve been getting into a good routine is watering the plants every other day before I start work. I do that as part of my ‘getting up in the morning routine’ where I’ll do some light weights, have my breakfast and then water the pot plants. I’m hoping that I’ll get some growth in the next few months and as for the inside plants, I’m still looking at some appropriately sized artificial plants but I’m also leaning towards maybe getting some real plants to compliment them so there is a bit of a mixture.