the drive gets harder

Today was full of surprises in regards to training. You know were you are going usually and you have an idea how it is suppose to go. I had known that some of the skills that I was learning and doing were getting easier, but I also knew that I had room for improvement. I could have better form or more repetitions in a certain amount of time. When it came time to train tonight, it started very familiar. The jogging back and forth to get my heart rate up. No biggie! Very tolerable! After that, it was like I was in an unknown place. Not one exercise was the same. Each exercise was a variation of something that I may have tried but HARDER! The sweat, the lack of coordination, and the incomplete trials were present. I managed to finish but my body ached. Yes, all over!

The biggest difference between this change to changes in the past was my reaction. Boy, I can remember how I cried and tortured myself when change was expected of me. I wanted to fight the change as much as I could. I had excuses and the easy way out tempted me. But not tonight. I tried. I knew that the road to weight loss is getting bumpier and I had to give it my all. If I don't, I will only be hurting myself. I would be defeated. I can't feel that way since I have come so far. All I could think of with every exercise was, how am I going to do this? How am I going to finish this set? Will this get better? Well, only time will tell. I still have many miles to travel and I have to look forward in order to keep focused on my destination. In the meantine, someone please pass the ice pack or get me a massage!