Erik Bertrand Larssen. All opinions are 100% mine. I hope you have been following along with me for my Hell Week Challenge based on the book Hell Week: Seven Days to Your Best Self by Erik Bertrand Larssen. I introduced you to what Hell Week is all about, I talked about how I prepared for this challenge and I share how Day 1 went for me. If you want to get ready for your own Hell Week Challenge, order a copy of the book from Amazon. Use the hashtags #hellweekchallenge and #hellweektaomab to share your experience. I would love to follow along with you. After that the whole day was an unproductive blur. I had no appetite and kept making myself eat. I didn't get as much work done. It was bad. I am disappointed in myself that I sort of wasted a day, but life isn't always perfect and I guess it's good to be able to adjust to off days without falling off the wagon. And I certainly wasn't falling off this wagon. So once I was able to gather my will back together, I forced myself to shower and wash my hair, which of course made me feel better. Soon it was time to get Lexi from her summer camp and I made an effort to put make up on, even though I was just going to hit the gym and return home. My time at the gym was tough. I don't think I have ever gone to the gym this exhausted and sick. I pushed through an hour (usually I take 2 hours), doing squats, deadlifts, ab exercises and just breathing through it. I was going slow, so I didn't get much done. At some point after "supersetting" (switching back and forth between exercises without a break) squats and deadlifts, I crawled into the corner with my water and just sat there trying to catch my breath. I had no energy. When this torture was over, I got Lexi from the child watch at the gym and we took off to get some sushi for dinner and grab a few groceries. We had fun skipping through the streets of the shopping center. We talked about a lot of things, played games and had fun, just as mother and daughter. I was practicing modes and it was good (What do I mean by modes? See below). We returned home, I dumped all the groceries on the kitchen island, gave Lexi an iPad and her candy she had been waiting to eat since dinner, and plopped my butt on the couch. Today was bad, I thought. Really bad. I'm gonna make tomorrow better. And with that thought Lexi and I went to bed. I will also try to play with it. It could be an off night, it could be my body adjusting to the new bedtime, so I will try 5 am wake ups on volleyball days where I do not care about my performance on the court. So I far I feel really great about this and I am sure I will continue doing my "hell" week beyond this week. It is the best way to live.
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