Bit of a status report here, I feel I should put this on record as well.
I’ve been pushing to do 10000 steps a day for 6 days in a week ever since the beginning of 2025. I started to push myself to do a minimum of 12500 steps a day for 6 days in a week, starting March 3. Ever since that last change, there were days I’d surprise myself by hitting as much as 18000 steps. It got even more exciting since last week, since I discovered that one video on YouTube where this dude named Rick Bhullar guaranteed 10000 steps done in an hour and 15 minutes. I tried, tried again and again for three times last week, and then just yesterday: It’s legit. 10k steps every time, in a smaller amount of time than expected.
Last week I gave myself a bit of a leeway to adjust by just doing that video in a day, and holding off on the usual shadow boxing routines. Today, well, we’re pretty consistent so far with the matching of boxing and the 10k steps – keeping up with my desire to ‘Run and Gun’ every day (meaning you work out the lower body and legs as much as the upper body and arms).
Oh, and did I mention that I did all my boxing and the 10k steps yesterday, while in a fasted state? I only had coffee and water between Saturday evening and Monday afternoon… Monday morning was when all the magic (and the extra fat-burning magic) happened – although, just as Grok AI advised, it wasn’t just fat-burning, but brain-boosting ketosis that was going on, which I capitalized on.
I’ll try to limit my intake to an hour a day from Monday to Friday, ‘Reset’ (because ‘cheat’ isn’t so nice) on Saturday, and then fast for the entire day Sunday, in preparation for a good start on Monday.
So, yeah. So far, so good.
Getting my body back.
One other thing: I’ve been leaving my phone in the office before sleeping. Then I’ve been using the TrueDark anti-blue light glasses (which I’ve had since 2019) and reading a book (The Bourne Ultimatum, currently) until I get drowsy. I’ve also been holding off on playing or just staying on the computer past 10pm. Since then I haven’t been feeling the conflict of pressure to get out of bed versus dozing in and out of a light snooze – and I’ve been praying in the morning again. I was just thinking, if I end the day with a book, why not start the day with the Bible?
So far, so good.
Getting my mind back.
Oh, don’t get me wrong. When I can, I will still keep at doing a Psalm a day.
And since today is March 25…
Psalm 25
Teach Me Your Paths
OF DAVID.
1 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
2 O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.
3 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
…And here’s our daily reminder to keep trusting in the Lord, and to keep waiting on Him – not necessarily for things to transpire in the future, but, as we read here, as we wait and trust in Him, He would not allow those who call themselves our enemies to exult over us, or to triumph over us, as mentioned in other translations. We lift our souls – indeed, all that concerns us, and our entire beings – to the Lord, and in doing so, those who are generally treacherous and untrustworthy (and not necessarily towards us) shall be brought to shame.
And sure, in this day and age where increase in knowledge is apparent, and where it’s no longer as easy to determine friend from foe, we are reminded to look the other way, or to focus on something/Someone else – In other words, we cannot go wrong by trusting in the Lord, waiting on Him, and lifting our soul to Him.
4 Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.
5 Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
6 Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.
7 Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O LORD!
8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
We wait on the Lord, and we are thankful, because in His presence, we are given direction – And, indeed, may we be pleasantly surprised to see Christ as the Way, when our Father reveals His paths. May we also be pleasantly surprised to know Christ as the Truth, as we continue to wait upon the Lord, who is also the God of our salvation.
The Psalmist cries out for the Lord to remember Him, and to remember His mercy towards him, and not to remember the sins of his youth. We thank God, for through the finished work of Christ, we would do well to cry out to the Lord the same way, but we are also presented with the option of casting all our cares upon Him, because He not only remembers us in His mercy, but He truly cares for us; In fact, other translations of 1 Peter 5:7 say that He always has us in mind (which is reassuring, and then overwhelming, considering we don’t always have Him in mind).
We thank God further – again, for Christ – because by His finished work, He fulfills a promise, mentioned first in Jeremiah 31:31-34, and then in Hebrews 8:8-12: He will put His laws in our minds and hearts, He will be our God and we shall know Him intimately… and, topping it all off – He will no longer remember our sins.
We know Christ as the Way, so He teaches us the way; and as He reveals the way to us, we see and appreciate Christ as our Way.
10 All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11 For your name’s sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great.
12 Who is the man who fears the LORD? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
13 His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land.
14 The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.
15 My eyes are ever toward the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged; bring me out of my distresses.
18 Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider how many are my foes, and with what violent hatred they hate me.
20 Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me! Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.
22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
I could continue with going word-per-word and verse-by-verse here, but I think I’ll just end here, saying that we are truly thankful for Christ today; Today, I’ve brought myself up to speed on what I’ve been doing and how it’s been working; I’ve shared a little on the paths and ways I’ve been taking, and it just so happens that we’re also reminded here of how Christ is present in every direction we choose and every step we take… Because, ultimately, He is our Way, just as much as He is our Truth and our Life.
For this, we are thankful, and for this, we continue to acknowledge and appreciate His presence.
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