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[dasenergi-diary]

The last time I was in a gym was March 2020. It has been nearly 4 years. Prior to that I was a "gym rat" for 20 years, going regularly since March of 2000.

On November 1st I joined a gym again. And I have only missed two days this past week.

What I am shocked by... in the 4 years since I was last in the gym, nothing has changed. I see the exact same people who were there 4 years ago. I see the exact same trainers working with the exact same clients, and they look exactly the same, no "improvement".

They probably think the same of me.

It feels good to be back. I didn't realize how much I missed it. I like coming home with my arms and legs feeling like wet noodles. It proves I did the work and got a good workout.

AND... my gym has a pool and a steam room! I have only swam in it once this week, because both are VERY popular. Sunday morning at 7am was a good time! There was only one other person in the pool. And the pool was heated. It felt niiice!

I doubt I will be sending any pics from the gym. The gym is a sacred space, where we look our worse putting in the work to look (and feel) good.

But I wanted to acknowledge it here in my diary:

November 1 2023, I am back in the gym.

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[left-for-red]

I saw a fight today at the gym over some dumbbells.

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[boubakar85cute]

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[catfever7]

Soo a few things..

1. Work has been good, but busy. I love my job and people I work with and learning new stuff.

2. Two weeks from today I will be in New Mexico. I'm slightly nervous but excited too. New place. A state I've never been to before. And then the week after that San Francisco/Oakland.

3. I have not been to the gym in well over a month. I went back this week (took the water aerobics class). Several ladies in the class missed me and the instructor did too. It's a nice feeling having people be like "where have you been". I went twice this week.. so progress.

4. I have a doctor's appointment next week. I need to get some lab work done. I also have a cyst and it's causing me some pain.

5. A friend told me about this "secret" Facebook group, I requested to join and got approved and DAMN I went down a rabbit hole going through a bunch of the posts.

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[sweetswesf]

The Return of Gym Bae

So after saying, “Bye,” to my gym bae and him saying “see you around”, I thought that was the end. We exchanged smiles and fist bumps when we saw each other the next day. My hair was down and he hadn’t ever seen it looking that way. I wanted to smile and fist bump him to front as if our parting didn’t hurt me a little. That was the first day since exchanging numbers that he didn't reach out via text. I cried about it. I went home and saw a post about positive thinking and thought, “Well, I kinda really want this.” “Kinda really” is oxymoronic. Well, I got my prayer the next day…kinda.

I thought I looked super cute the day I fist bumped him but ended up looking EXTRA specially cute the next day. So much so that this guy, who has already gone out of his way before to tell me to have a good day and vocalized loud enough afterward to a guy he was working out with that he likes me, did the exact same thing today. I get looks from guys cuter than my gym bae. I don’t know why I’m tripping so much over him. I tried to tell myself that I getting extra cute wasn’t for him. See, I lie to myself a lot. Had lip gloss, perfume, deodorant. Oh I was popping. Maybe I’ll start including pics without my face so y’all get the picture and I can stay anonymous.

Anyhow I didn’t even look in his eyes or in his direction on my way in; he was helping a customer. This gave me the ick, like, “Ugh! Why am I sweating this dude?!”

I chose the spot in the cardio room that had a direct eye shot to where he was sitting. I’m kinda pathetic. I was extra flexible and limber that session…wonder why?! 🙄🙄🙄

On my way out, I didn’t see him and got a little sad. I commenced to walking to the bus. I saw another kinda cute dude and smiled at him and thought, “Mmm, I want gym bae tho”.

I sprinted, but the bus was passing me pretty quickly. I almost walked into traffic trying to get to this bus. I didn’t think I’d make it so I stopped running. Then the bus doors closed…but then they opened again…

I hoped on and usually go towards the back of the bus. But I walked towards the front to hand gesture and tell the bus driver, “Thank you.” Just as I did, I heard a voice mocking me. And of course, at almost face level (since the seats at that section of the bus are raised), the voice was coming from gym bae.

I playfully pushed him and told him to shut up. I was taken OFF GUARD! I was out of breath like however I am in front of a crush. My mind registers it as big danger! I took the open seat right across from him. I had to tell him to wait and drink some of my water. I kind of calmed down, but I didn’t know what energy to give.

Our last convo ended poorly and I thought that was the so I was confused when the first question out of his mouth was,

Him: Why you ain’t respond to my text? Did you block me already?

Me: You ain’t text me!

Him: Yes I did.

Me: *Checks phone with text from him that read “Perfect come talk to me”* Oh you did! It was like a minute ago.

Him: No it wasn’t.

He said he was going to hold the bus for me. He asked how my workout was. I asked how his day was going. He told me he liked my hair. He told me he was on lunch. It made sense why sometimes I would see him late and other times not as I was leaving at noon. I told him I was studying when he asked what I was doing for the rest of the day. He asked what I did yesterday. I told him brunch. He asked if I drank mimosas. I told him no and that once he gets my age, he’ll care about the added sugars 🙄.

The way the seats were positioned we were facing the back of the bus, and it was quiet, and I usually don’t like people in my business, so I clenched my booty hole tight throughout the convo, but especially when he asked why I was so quiet because I wasn’t like that through text. Embarrassing. I told him it takes me a while. He said, “Yeah right.” I said maybe. His stop came and he told me he’d text me later. He texted me less than a minute later. Asked what I had for brunch other than pancakes. Why was he so fixated on what I had to eat? I had no service at my stop and I was just sitting there soaking in what had happened. I thought it was a sign from God that the chance encounter had happened. That was our first convo of that long…and then it went south…

Talk about a mood swing. I was so up and so happy, then I was slammed down to the group. I even called this dude. Since he NEVER called me throughout exchanging texts. You be the judge…I don’t know dude. Is it his age? He texted me everyday consistently for days straight, even continued after we agreed not to have sex immediately. Everything added up, I think he struggles mentally a lil bit…I got a feeling…all the insignificant questions about food. His inability to answer or ask simple questions. The way he types. His eye contact/expressions were a bit off too. Idk. But maybe that’s my defense of my ego. Usually I would have let it go a long time ago, but I thought maybe he was insecure/defensive like my little brother. Something up with people born after 1998 bruh lol… It tore me up. I listened to a LOT of Lake Street Dive songs…Found out that they were ALL hitting home for this experience HARD! Thank you, Lake Street Dive. I sang, “Sarah,” as if I wasn’t going to be the person in, “Stop Your Crying”.

I was COMPLETELY distracted in my improv classes after that thinking about him. In fact, I was receiving these text messages in class and reading them despite putting my phone on “Do Not Disturb”. At the end, one of the cute guys in the class invited me to do comedy with him and act in a show together! At his crib! After just one sessions of seeing me! It was my audition. He gave me his email AND phone number. Why I still wanted gym bae a little bit?

I’m trying to close the gym bae chapter and hopefully improv bae will be new bae…cause he’s cute, funny, and an attorney. Thanking God for the lessons, what happened, and what’s to come. Trying to remind myself that I am not in danger, just going through a different test.

UPDATE:

I wrote the above on the way to the gym and from the locker room. I was there much earlier than usual to avoid him and ended up running into a woman from my professional engineering group who I don’t really like being around but we KEEP being around each other…Before I worked out, I passed the desk to only his manager, thankfully. Friendly Black lady. I asked how she was.She asked how I was. I said “Okay”. She said, “Just okay?,” and I thought, “Did he open his mouth!?” I was paranoid but didn’t care too much. I liked him. I don’t know if this is throwing away ego or throwing away self-respect. These are like strangers despite me seeing them almost every day. I liked him.

On my way out, we passed each other. He had just started his shift. I smiled at him, but saw the stupidest sad/angry face on. He’s been nothing but smiles with me. Huge dimply smiles. Until today. Like dude, you rejected me. What you giving that look for?! He also smelled like he swam in Axe. Gross. He’s never smelled like that. I thought forsure, “Eww.” I’m going to try to come in much earlier to avoid the both of them. It seems to be affecting him and he don’t seem stable emotionally. I didn’t do anything, but I don’t want to stress him out. But maybe me leaving at the same time he comes in will let him know that he doesn’t have to anticipate me coming through the door. If I knew he was like this, I would not have reached out.

My focus since we exchanged numbers? Shot. I was so distracted I left my headphone case there by accident 🙄. Angry dudes are killing women seemingly more these days so Imma tread lightly. I can’t fully read him and I tried. I feel maybe I’ll get over it soon after that look and our last convo. Hopefully. I need not become like Yung Miami over Diddy. Yikes. Or these other groupies on TV. People love to make Black women look bad. I shouldn’t be helping them.

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[chrisshields18]

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[remembertheplunge]

This is not my day job

8/26/2017

9:03pm

Saturday

Sacramento’d. Rode on the wings of August 1962—Little Eva Loco motion was #2. Swinging Safari (the TV show Password’s theme music) was in the line up. Jim was 14. I was 7.

Gave a dollar to a middle aged woman at the foot  of H street  exit off  Highway 80 on the way in.

Her sign read “This is not my day job”…desperate. She had a fading beauty about her.

At the  Shell station, I gave a guy a TJSK bag. He said thank you.

At a mini mart on the other side of the block, I bought cigarettes for the homeless. I told the kind owner about TJSKing. He said  “You have a kind heart”.

Doing High Finance at Union Bank on 7th street. There was a man and a woman sitting on a bench.

The man asked for $5. He had a pregnant wife. I gave him a dollar. He jumped up and ran, I guess, to the store.

The 5 things.  9:12pm

 In the car next to me, Bongo playing Muscel man in the 7th Street parking garage (next to 24 hour gym). It’s how he prepares to lift in the gym.

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Zoe called; Her telephone and internet will be shut off. She has no money. Zoe “I didn’t want you to worry.”

As for me, Pink late notice from City of Modesto re: utilities and $800 phone bill due by 8/31 I don’t have the money. Ouch.

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[k-star-holic]

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[bonggopop]

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[activestrengthco]

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[dungaud-htx]

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[oyboyikiru-0]

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[catfever7]

So tonight was my last official workout with my trainer. I can't continue to have a trainer forever. I KNOW what I need to do. I KNOW how to do it. So just apply it. It's kind of sad. But Matt is a homie, so we will keep in touch.

In other news, work is busy 90% of the time. Invoices, meetings, committee meetings, helping with interviews ect ect. I love my job tho, legit.. and on top of that an ESS (Executive Support Specialist) role opened up. It's a step up.from my current role of OS2 (Office Specialist).

So I expressed interest as did a coworker, we both had an interview with the two managers we would Support(and our boss) I know I'm capable, but I interview HORRIBLE. Sooo who knows? If I get the ESS role, it's just a trial period of 6 months.. then we would apply legit. If I don't get it, I continue on my merry lil way with my normal duties.

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[sweetswesf]

Check In

What I Did Today

Chatted w/my friend

Updated my prayer lists

Took a Les Mills kickboxing-like "Body Attack" class

Chatted w/one of my mentors who reached out to check in on me

Received feedback from another mentor after he reviewed my resume <3

Treated myself to sushi; OF COURSE I went overboard and paid too much...that'll probably be my last trip like that for a while lol. Need to get REAL after this week...

What I Learned Today

Facebook laid off 11k? Jeezzeee

This made me laugh lmfao

Feeling

V tired; I had one of those depressed naps: one of those naps when you just don't want to get up, you're not REALLY tired...you had a good night's rest but it's easier to just shut down, close your eyes to forget reality for a bit...

A bit guilty for deciding to take this week to relax a bit

Inspired that so many people want to help me, even when I just want to break

Matured; in chatting with my friend about my goals and interests in men, I'm reminded that I now have STANDARDS! Imagine that...

Loved; I've received such an outpour of support for people that want nothing in return

Powerful; I kicked ASS in that Body Attack class; it was my first one...I remember being too timid to take them, but my fitness has greatly improved! I was able to go longer, kick higher, and do more push ups than most in the class! I was doing tricep dips in another part of the gym next to this guy and we did the same amount! (12 in a rep if you are interested in knowing!)

Unprepared; I'm being hit up by so many companies I wouldn't mind interviewing for, but I am just not ready right now

Reassured. My mentor reminded me that I should take a break right now so it's helping me feel less guilty about not hopping right into interview prep as what I envision me at my best to do...

A bit guilty for not reaching out to my parents...still an open wound there...I'm praying on it...

Takeaways

I'm loved

Goals After Today

Understand the main concepts I need to from Interview Cake, AlgoExpert, etc. in less 3 months

Drop my body fat percentage

Use social media/YouTube less

Improve my relationship with my family

Be more confident & faithful

Move more during my day

DRINK MORE WATER!

Get back on the ball

Be kinder to myself and stop guilting myself if my energy isn't always on 100%

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[an-urbanlegend]

Watch me go to toe to toe with a high school sharpshooter in my latest hoop journey episode … nothing was easy in this one!

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