Day 4

Happy Friday!
Gluts, Guts, and Glory! Well, I felt the gluts, I felt the guts...the glory....well I am sure that will come with time. We started at 6am, bright and early on this muggy Iowa day. I had a really hard time waking up this morning, but I had to remind myself why I am doing this over and over to get my ass out of bed. I was very intimidated by this class, as the areas of focus, are my areas of weakness.
With my body engaged in the exercise, I couldn't keep my butt off the ground..I kept trying to lift it off of the floor, but gravity got the better of me today. So with grunts and legs a'fire, I pushed through, laughing all the way. After the first 30 minutes, Jen was very excited for the 'run' around the block...the 1 mile long track, smiling; I joined the group. I started jogging, and as everyone passed me, I found a new goal. I want to be able to run a mile by the end of this journey. I had to walk for the majority of this run; due to my knees being weak, but walking alone allowed me some time to reflect.
Even when running the mile was a requirement in school, I was never able to push myself to run the entire thing. I believe my best time was 10 minutes. I was also never able to do a single push up, or pull up. I remember my Jr. High gym teacher telling me that if I don't do it now, I will never be able to. Now I realize what she was talking about; it wasn't that I would never be physically able to accomplish this, it was that I was not able to mentally push myself to achieve it.
So with 4 days down, 42 more to go, I am feeling tired, and ready for a nap. I also find myself fantasizing about pizza, Mmmmmmm! Can I have a free day? And if I give myself a free day, will I binge? After all of the hard work that I put in this week, I really don't want to ruin it with bad food choices. Please talk me out of it!
Have a fantastic Friday everyone!