Breakfast: huevos pericos, avocado, sauteed spinach, chai tea
Lunch: tuna + mayo, avocado, carrot, sauteed onions, lots of water to 'pre-hydrate'
Snack: strawberries (not bad as a comfort food) and LOTS of water to rehydrate
Dinner: roast chicken and plantain
Today it was difficult to eat well - before the exam I was nervous and wanted to pick at things - thankfully I resisted as jumping up and down is hard enough without having a too-full stomach! And after the exam I felt really bad and shaky (the adrenaline wore off and the test definitely counts as exercise so I was low blood sugar) and I just wanted to eat something chocolatey :( I didn't though! So....
Things I'm grateful for today:
- not giving in and mindlessly eating all day
- not giving in and comfort eating after the exam
- the exam being over
- having someone of my level in the same exam as me, instead of being the only adult at that belt
- probably having passed
- doing some really amazing high kicks (even though I do say so myself)
- scoring more points (I think) in the combat than my partner, even though/because he was showing off with fancy techniques (I even kicked him in the head! That's three points!)
- second chances - they let me try each breaking technique twice. Sadly I effed up the kick both times, but the second time I...
- broke the board with "sable" (I don't know how to say that move in English.... but it's like a neck chop :D )
- really nice people who took photos for me because everyone I know was either on a different continent or working. It worked out well for them as well, because halfway through the test their own camera battery ran out.
Sergio and I in the exam. This is a hook kick (patada talon gancho), and he's holding the board at head height. FEAR ME! ;)
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