Author: geckojudo

Noom. It's an app and a program to help a person get in shape and lose weight for their health. It involves coaches and a peer group and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to help the person change how they think about eating and activity in order to aid in the process of changing their behaviors … Continue reading A 14-day trial of Noom

I walked into the chapel just as the first ward was leaving, having finished their Sacrament meeting. I put my Scriptures down on the pew where I normally sit and then proceeded to the restroom. The nearest restroom was out of order, so I had to go to the other restroom and wait my turn … Continue reading My Scriptures disappeared!

I don't normally drink coffee because it's against my religion, but I now have a doctor's prescription for it as an analgesic (painkiller), and it works remarkably well! So now I wonder if I'm still in good standing and Temple-worthy because I've been drinking my analgesic that I made a covenant with God not to, … Continue reading Coffee

My doctor reminded me that my feet and lower extremities are for bearing weight and my upper extremities and hands are for balance the other day at my appointment with him. This was in response to my wrist being quite sore the other day after climbing. "But...what would I know? I haven't climbed in years." … Continue reading Back to the climbing basics

New Solutions this morning — the La Sportiva variety. My climbing gym, to their credit, is officially selling La Sportiva Solutions now! And, miracles do happen, they had my size. I took the opportunity and applied my store credit toward the purchase of a fine new pair of these quality climbing shoes. I had forgotten … Continue reading New Solutions

I missed climbing today, but I wasn't feeling my best. The bus load of kids that pulled up to the gym just as I was getting there didn't help my already shaky motivation. I turned around in the cul-de-sac and kept driving when I saw all those kids going into the gym. I don't do … Continue reading Missed climbing in my jiu-jitsu pants today

I'm not good at slopers. I've never been good at slopers. I decided this morning, though, that I was going to make up a V1+ problem with slopers and bad feet to force myself to use both my technical footwork and the slopers (yes, with both hands, injured and non). I managed to hold a … Continue reading Worked on slopers this morning

It should be here any day now...the jiu-jitsu uniform that I bought for climbing. All I actually need are the pants, but they don't sell those separately anywhere that I could find online, but I'm going to find a use for the jacket as well. For some reason, I can't find any of my old … Continue reading Bought a jiu-jitsu uniform

I'm getting tired of being sick with this bug. I have a good day or two, then it'll hit me again for a day, then I'll be okay for a day, and then another bad day with it. This has gone on long enough that I think I might need some antibiotics, and that means … Continue reading Still suffering from that nasty bug

I've been quite busy trying to keep myself busy these last few days, or rather to keep my thoughts busy. Reading hasn't been very successful because I can't concentrate well enough to do much of it, but I did have quite the creative streak going this past Thursday that allowed me to write another short … Continue reading Climbing, artwork, writing, and blogging