Week 21: this shit is working

 Damn dude, just damn. This thing can really be a battle to stay true to every new initiative and rule but weekends like last weekend are the reason I keep fighting. It’s just been a really fuckin good one dog! Finally got back out into disc golf Friday and we had some pretty solid rounds. No aces and the wind was shit but the action is what matters. Parlayed that into a body comp check in and not to ring my own bell but…fuck yeah man. This is the progress over the past month: body fat is down 2.8% and muscle mass is up 1.8 pounds. So compiling all of that on the year I’m down like 7% bf and up 10lbs of muscle mass. THATS FUCKIN RAD.

Eating right is hard, staying motivated in the gym is hard, not drinking is hard, really all of the behavioral changes I’ve undergone are hard. I’ve been ok in the past about sticking to initiatives for a month or so at a time but I’m going on four months without slipping and I’m seeing results. Not just that but mentally and emotionally I feel like I’m settling in to a more positive new normal. We were productive as hell all weekend and yet still found time to hike, brunch, and play some overcooked which boiled down to yelling yes chef and scaring the dogs a lot. It was fun, it was uplifting, and it was reassuring that all of this ass pain and torture is worth it. 

Do some hard shit that is worth it. The reward is absolutely unreal and I’m stoked to see what another month will do. And then the next month, and the one after that and the one after that and so on and so forth until I’m just a jacked and tan superhero. Oh, and Mario 64 as a game still holds up

NFCWFH / IGY6 / 988 / SCW / 123

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