Eat meat again???

I haven't eaten meat* for 27 years. That's 2/3 of my life. Recently I've decided to eat meat again. It's now been about a week that I've been actively putting meat back into my diet and trying things I haven't had for a long time or ever had the opportunity to try.
I discovered that pepperoni pizza is yummy.
Sausage on pizza is okay, but vegetarian sausage is better.
Chicken only tastes as good as the sauce or seasoning that's put on it (how is this any different than tofu?...oh yah, tofu doesn't have the nasty smell of chicken that needs to be hidden).
But shredded chicken in a Wana Iguana enchilada could be passed off as crab meat, tastes good and makes me feel like I'm eating an expensive meal.
Beef jerky tastes good. Or maybe it's the sodium that's good.
Meat is hard and takes a lot of effort to chew. My jaw has been sore and I think it's the additional chewing demands of the meat that is causing it. Sure vegetables take time to chew, but they are softer.
I'll let you know how it goes...

*I ate fish, eggs and dairy but no red meat, chicken, etc.

Life Happens...

For most people, jiu-jitsu is something you do. It is a part of your life. When things in life happen, it can make it difficult to get to class. So many things are demanding your time, attention and energy and some days, you just can't make it in to train. Sometimes it's a class, or a week of training, or maybe even a month or two. Maybe you get married, have a baby, change jobs, need time to recover from an injury or any other myriad of things that comprises what we would call "our life". Everybody has priorities and sometimes one area has to suffer. For our own sanity and survival, something has to give and many times that may be your training. Then you resolve things, adjust to your new schedule or your new family or whatever the case may be and you get yourself back on track and training again. After a bit of pain, you find yourself moving forward and progressing. In my case, this blog is one of the things that had to give. So now, back on track and moving forward...


p.s. the RSS feed should now be working. Thanks Matt!