A few months ago I was lucky enough to have access to advance sales for Faithless latest arena tour, so after a quick call to my brother "you up for it too?" and the tickets were purchased and I am already excited big time, that weekend must have been marked for a weekend of win as I was also invited to the Sussex Muddy@rse Christmas dinner on the Friday, so a quick call to my boss and an extra day off was secured and I was soon rolling in my Astra the 200+ miles up to Brighton and my brothers place, the meal was really nice I went with the classic soup for starter ( this was awesome and i could have made a meal out of that alone) then a turkey dinner for main course and finishing off with Christmas pudding, all in all despite being tired from the drive up it was a lovely evening and a great chance to catch up and enjoy the company of friends I sadly don't get to see very often. The Saturday was the big day and the day of the gig and more important time with my nephews who I really connected with for the first time and played with them almost all day and I was also able to take a little strain off my brother and sister in law.
Gig time, we decided to take our time getting up there and made it in time for the second support act who were pretty good too so we chilled out with a beer before Faithless came on and man they came on strong they simply blew my mind, even now the though of it sends a tingle down my spine and despite a very bad knee and legs I was soon bouncing and dancing in the crowd it was electric and I think this vid sums up a lot of it as I simply don't have the words.
The gig was awesome and the chaotic journey home now started we got to the tube station to find the tube had been canceled and there was no train to take people away so bad was the crowds that they had to close the station, luckily not before we got to the platform, well after several very cramped and crowded tube rides we made it to the train station were we found we had missed the train that would take us close to my brothers place so instead we had to wait an hour and head back on the last train to Brighton that stops at every station along the way so we finally got back home about 3amand headed to bed only to be woken up 3 hours later by two little sleep terrorists also know as my nephews.
That was one hell of a weekend and I was quite taken back on the way too and at the gig as women seemed to be smiling and talking to me, I was just in a hoodie and sweats ready to dance, maybe it was my new found sense of self or what ever but it was nice and helped me bounce a little higher, only down side to the whole weekend was my blown knee the lack of sleep and my legs were so full of fluid that I cold not train for a few days. I was also pretty good with my food intake, nothing but good wholesome food and zero junk until the drive home when I simply had a chocolate bar to pick my energy up so I could drive. Faithless are playing the O2 again next year i will do everything I can to get tickets for the floor again and I heartily encourage everyone to see them live.
Looking at my #DecGTD record sheet it is not looking good, yet another month were I am at the mercy of several niggling injuries and some pretty harsh weather, when I do feel okay I am taking the safe option of walking instead of riding and I managed to get my first body weight session done it was just 30 mins but It was good. I have a simple routine 10 reps of sit-ups/press ups/squats/bicep curls for 2 sets then 2 sets of 12 reps and in between each set of reps I ran on the spot for 30 sec although i will probably change the run to star jumps instead, over the year I am going to add more reps and sets and exercises as my fitness improves and build it into 2 sessions a week to give balance to my cycling and walking resulting in a good all round fitness that should see my pretty injury free and looking even more confident than I do now.
Okay it is not often I openly talk about how I feel but here it is open heart time, I feel like a light weight a fraud even, with so many missed sessions due to all the little problems my goals are always high but I like to stretch myself to achieve them and move the bar when I do but I am getting so little done, the weather is nasty here and I don't want to risk riding on the ice and falling off as it takes ages for my legs to heal then there was my knee going out and being away for a long weekend that I actually had to recover from and well I feel like I am letting me and everyone down, I am talking the talk but I am not walking the walk so to speak. I have said that December was always going to be a limbo month to get the holiday season out of the way so I can focus on doing what is right for me for my #mefirst, getting suck into training and being mindful of everything I do, in my defense I have been better with food and I only eat what I want and stop when I have had enough, that alone is worth celebrating as it is breaking with a life time of programming.
Anyway that's enough for now sleep time beckons.
Keep being patient. Change takes time. Remember how GOOD it feels to eat what you want, enjoy it, and choose when to stop. Food is fuel but it doesn't always have to be perfectly healthy. Nothing is perfect. You are changing!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSimon, buddy, pal, just remember the big picture. You're on the right path, and there will always be bumps in the road.
ReplyDeleteNow time to go find some more new music. Thanks!