This holiday is not just the standard Independence Day celebration, but also a date honoring my dad's birthday. In particular, 2021 is a milestone for my father, hitting his *eighty* year mark!

Meal log for Saturday July 3, 2021

It has now been raining non-stop for three consecutive days in Tokyo. When my alarm fired this morning, awaking me from a deep and comfortable slumber, all I heard was Mother Nature's wet warriors angrily pounding against my home. Cycling is, apparently, not in the cards for today.

Meal log for Friday July 2, 2021.

Unfortunately for the second consecutive day, Tokyo is under attack from above. Wet warriors continue to descend upon the city, water purposely pounding the pavement, leaving no dry survivors in their wake.

Meal log for Thursday July 1, 2021.

In a recent post I discussed how living a healthy lifestyle begins with commitment to change. I dove into the inception of my journey, focusing on needed fitness changes. In this segment I discuss the main nutritional modifications I made to my diet, and why I made those changes.

When I laid my head down on my pillow for a few hours of deep sleep last night, it was lightly raining with no apparent intention of stopping. My alarm went off as planned at 4am, and I did not even need to leave the comfort of my bed to understand there was not going to be any cycling today.