getting a grip, a.k.a MY POLE BLOG

Don't keep junk food in the house and you won't be tempted to eat it: Don't keep junk food in the house and you'll end up taking out the entire jar of nut butter with a spatula since it's the only thing around.

Binging is because of lack of self-control: Binging is because of unresolved emotional tensions or not allowing yourself to eat what you really want, when you really want it.

Have a cheat meal once in a while to cut down cravings: Don't put any foods off limits and they'll stop being so special.

Don't add sugar to anything because processed sugar is BAD: If adding a spoonful of sugar to your cocoa powdered oatmeal will satisfy your chocolate craving, don't pretend that unsweetened chocolate will satisfy you.

White flour is BAD, whole grains are GOOD: Food is not inherently good or bad. Food is neutral.

When you feel a craving coming on, it's because you're lacking x nutrient, so eat this food: When you feel a craving for chocolate coming on, eat half a chocolate bar instead of greek yogurt, a big bowl of fruit, three pieces of ezekiel bread, a cup of nuts, and three chocolate bars anyway.

Scrolling through pages of fitness models will motivate you to get in shape: Scrolling through pages of fitness models will cause feelings of inadequacy and self-disrespect.

Lack of discipline and self-control are responsible for fitness failures: Depriving yourself of what you really want and getting burned out on exercise are responsible for fitness failures.

You can look like this fit person if you stay on track: You will look like what healthy you is supposed to look like when you do exercise that makes you happy and eat foods that make your body AND mind feel good!

Things I don't understand: The caterpillar. And thus forearm and elbow grips. Which will not make ever getting the Ayesha (or the basic butterfly for that matter) any easier! Maybe I'll slowly skip to working up to a split grip invert...

Trying to recondition to get back into this. Never not be sore or not be recovering from a pole-related bruise...

HEY HEY HEY (I've been watching Warehouse 13, so in Steve Lattimer's voice if you will), look my messy apartment is back! It's possible a lot of the things in the background haven't been physically touched in 2 years!

Today I learned: One handed front hook spins are easy. It might even be easier than having both hands on the pole. (Please excuse the foot position...it was a rushed video grab =P)

Also confirmed that nothing is wrong with my legs in the Pike hip hold as I had previously thought...if I just will them together at the ankles the rest will follow. My feet used to just hang out 8 inches apart, but I knew my knock kneed legs ain't that bad! It's magic. The slightest of knee bends. Pre-hiatus pike was still better though?