sprinting around the bases

good thing i got some sleep as there was a more serious than usual softball practice that ended in sprints... first to first, then home to second, then home to third, then home around back to home, and finally second to home... a couple of the guys did not finish, which is sad, since they are mostly in their twenties... only one caught me and that was as i slowed up to cross home plate, which i'll remind them about next practice to hopefully motivate them to try harder since they all agreed they wanted to play in the competitive division and not in the recreational division...

after the sunday team practice, i headed over to the monday-thursday league practice and definitely was feeling the sprints in the leg and ab muscles... so on the way home i bought protein and ate only protein (mostly... i stopped at boston market and got just chicken and meatloaf, no sides... the legs feel better already... i figure the meatloaf has enough carbs and both have enough fat to be balanced... i'll take vitamins for the missing essentials... i hear my newly turned vegan friend in my mind . . . or is that conscience?... still, i must trust this body to tell me what is best at this point)... and drinking only water after a cup of grapefruit juice... now if i just cut out the extra carbs i've been indulging in since last halloween or so (and the game nights, oh those decadent game nights)...

the sprints tell me it is time to drop the belly and so, for this moment, i am telling myself to stop the madness and focus on scales and that old faithful number 180 (since i did not drop below it last time i decided to actually take optimal weight and conditioning seriously)... we shall see if today is another moment of change... ah, if only i lived with a cheerleader... i respond very well to cheerleaders... sometimes :)