gut check...
gut check.
-noun. a test of one's nerve, courage, or determination.
it's day 24 of 60 in my INSANITY! journey... i'm 2 days past the point where i gave up last time. this week has been a struggle... a struggle to keep going when last time it was just so simple to stop and not look back. i stopped before because i was sore. this time i had better prepared myself to start up again and thought it would be easier. well, spoiler alert: i'm sore again this time. 3 more workouts this week, 1 day rest, then a full week of recovery workouts. i look forward to recovery week, although if i know INSANITY! like i think i do, "recovery" isn't a term to be taken literally... i'm still gonna get my ass kicked. but just the name "recovery"... it's what i need. what my body needs. and what my mind needs. then starts the last half of maximum training. and from what my buddy sam tells me, i'm afraid. very afraid.
so day 24, and i'm at a gut check point. i'm stronger this time and i've been trying to focus on the positive things i'm gaining out of this insane (pun intended) journey. so here goes... my face looks slimmer, i had to tighten my watch and i've been sleeping better. and who doesn't like to sleep?
and frankly, without the long distance motivation and support of my workout buddies, my friends, tracey and randy, well... i honestly don't know if i'd be here almost to the half-way point.
so here's to it: T minus 36 days and two thumbs up...