Fresh Off The Mats

Excited to try out the recipes in this cookbook!

This cookbook has over 105 plant-based recipes that, I hope, taste good. The Eggplant Bacon is sounding really good right now.

I do feel that he was a little bit too small for it still. But i’m happy that he enjoyed it and made new friends.

Thank you, Coaches Nino and Anna!

Loneliness.

Just us ladies. Training with Cobrinha At Pato Studio Jiu Jitsu gym, Cebu

Training with Cobrinha At Pato Studio Jiu Jitsu gym, Cebu

Training with Cobrinha At Pato Studio Jiu Jitsu gym, Cebu

When I was pregnant, I couldn’t train. I swore I would go back to training as soon as my baby was born.

When he was born, though, I woke up to the hectic reality of breastfeeding right away! I currently live in two-hour intervals. That’s the two hours between feedings.

Our training at the gym is also two hours per session, from 7:30-9:30pm. Basically, I miss 15 minutes of warm up to feed and 15 minutes of sparring to shower and head home to feed him again. And if he happens to feed at 6:30pm, I can’t train.

I could express and store milk for him to use while I am training. However, that would put me at a negative in my milk storage. Unlike when I’m at work where he can take a bottle at home while I pump milk at work, I cannot pump at training. So it’s not an option for us. I choose to commit to exclusive breastfeeding for a year over my amateur athletic career.

Mirror images?

Are the haircut and beard part of the uniform? Lol

Referees (L to R) Joey Lepiten, Ali Sulit and Edjie Galeos at the Dumau Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament in Cebu City, Philippines last October 13-14, 2018.

My now husband started training in brazilian jiu jitsu because it was the only way he could see me when we were still dating. I was always in competiting so I was training 6 days a week.

This was two years ago. Now, he trains even when I'm not. He has also asked me about competing and about wanting to get his blue belt. He is still not as devoted as I am but he is getting there. His first competition will be in June. I am so excited!

1. Our women’s basic self defense workshop turned intro to jiu jitsu class this afternoon. More guys came to the workshop. We had to switch up the lesson plan right then and there. 2. Celebratory ramen.

I am back in the gym. 20kilos heavier. But I am back. That’s what is important.

I took a long leave for a while. I got married, started my own law practice, accepted a promotion in another venture, and now I am pregnant! :)

A lot has changed but the best part is probably that my husband trains jiu jitsu with me. He started when we were still dating. And now he loves it!

After the baby comes out, we plan on training and competing together.