Day Thirty: "As You Like It"

"Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude;" - Shakespeare, As You Like It

Today was a gorgeous day in Tokyo. Clear as you like, with blue skies, crisp air, a winter wind-- not too harsh, and this sunset.

Thirty days. One-third of the way there. On one hand, it feels like there is so much longer to go. On the other, it feels like there isn't enough time to get to where I want to by the end. I know that ninety days is really only just scratching the surface and is a beginning of sorts, but I look at my still tight jeans and my gut and I can't help but wonder a little bit if I am going to have the results I want in two months. Let me state clearly, I am committed to this 100% and I am not wavering at all. Was just a bit bummed to try on a pair of jeans today that were tight before I started this and found them to be, well, still tight.

Still, today was a good day. I got up to do jump-rope in the morning, had breakfast, then went out with my girlfriend. She surprised me for Valentine's Day by arranging a massage for me at the Peninsula Hotel spa. Considerate is she--she thought a relaxing massage would be good for my aching muscles from the workouts and for the stress so far this year at work (well, always at work, really). Sauna, steam room, and an hour massage later, I was feeling a lot better. Man's ingratitude? I am grateful today.

Walked the two miles back home around the outside of the Imperial Palace moat, had lunch, then did the afternoon workout--Day 29 today as we did Day 30 yesterday in Yokohama with Patrick. I still cannot find a solution to the pull-up problem so I had to stick to inclined pull-ups again. Quads were burning by the end of the floor jumps--the concentrated, doubling-up of leg exercises is having an effect for sure.