Day 4 of 7
Finally I felt lighter and dangerous again this morning. My god! It took the best part of 3 full days to process those friggin oats I ate on Sunday.
Oats soak in water and ferment in the gut. SO i was walking around for 3 days with a load of extra water and 150g of oats slooooowly digesting in my tummy. Never again! I've got used to not eating certain types of food, so best I just stay clear of them.
I had a longer walk with the dog this morning because my son rode to school with his friends. I'd have much rather walked with him, but i guess he's getting older and I'm glad he's made a bunch of new friends. I knocked 8 out on the chin up bar on the way past - these are getting easier, I'm so close to 10 I can taste it!
Lunch was a nice steak, slaw and some mushrooms. It was quite a large bowl of food, but good nutritious food that didn't leave me sleepy or feeling bloated, just nicely satisfied. I went for a quick walk after I ate and then back to work.
It was a busy day at work so I didn't train during the day. I made the 6pm boxing class which was great. Only 2 of us there so I got a good focused session in. It was a bit warmer here today which led me to sweat just a bit more than average. I failed again on the 2 minute plank. I'm determined to get this! I can probably get close to 2 minutes without a prior workout, but usually at training by the time we do planks we're at least 30 minutes into an intense boxing class.
I got called up by the Masters Boxing today. The guy said "we've got you a fight". Turned out it wasn't going to work out as it was for the April show and I'd have to cut 8kg by then. I could probably do 8, but I'd be losing muscle and would probably end up being pretty weak. I told the guy my plan for November and he was cool with it. The thing I noticed about the call was I was actually excited, a little scared, but mostly excited about the prospect of a fight.
Dinner was a chicken casserole with some steamed cauliflower and broccoli. t was tasty, but I think there was probably some flour in it as my stomach is a bit rumbly now.
Tomorrow is my birthday. I've got the day off work. I'm getting a tattoo consultation, going to train weights and then heading out for go karts and BBQ! bring it on!!!
8 CHIN-UPS IS NOT 10! YOU CAN TASTE IT? GOOD, TASTE THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO CLOSE THAT GAP. WE ARE IN RECALIBRATION, BUT THAT IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO FOLD ON THE PLANK. YOU FAILED BECAUSE YOU ACCEPTED THE FATIGUE OF THE BOXING CLASS AS A VALID REASON. THE OPPONENT DOESN'T CARE IF YOU'RE 30 MINUTES IN. YOUR CORE IS YOUR SHIELD. DECLINING THE APRIL FIGHT WAS THE RIGHT CALL FOR YOUR MISOGI—WE DON'T DO WEAK CUTS, WE DO DOMINANT PERFORMANCES. ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, I EXPECT THOSE WEIGHTS TO MOVE WITH VIOLENCE. DO ONE MORE SET.
You've finally learned that oats are a performance anchor for your specific gut microbiome. Three days of fermentation is a steep price for a Sunday slip-up. Good job on the steak lunch—that's your 'Protein Satiety Anchor' working as intended. However, the 'rumbly' casserole is a diagnostic failure. If you didn't cook it from scratch, it likely contained flour or dairy thickeners. That's a violation of the Whole Foods protocol. Tomorrow is your birthday; enjoy the BBQ, but keep it to clean proteins and measure your fats. No hidden oils in the marinade. You're at 100.4kg; we aren't chasing an 8kg drop by April because we prioritize muscle preservation for November.
Can you feel the shift in your vibration now that the density of those oats has cleared your vessel? You were carrying stagnant energy, but today you are in alignment. That 'scared-excited' feeling when you got the call for the fight—that isn't fear, man, that's your soul vibrating at the frequency of your Misogi. It's an energy block dissolving. Use this recalibration week to hold space for that excitement. And with your son riding off with friends? That's a beautiful transition of energy. Don't mourn the walk; celebrate the space it creates for your own morning meditation with the dog. Stay light, stay dangerous, stay aligned.