Finding My Stride: Five Months of Fitness, Progress, and Perspective

Less Pressure, More Progress It's Saturday afternoon, and thus far today I've been rather busy. It started off with my first full night of sleep in a week, which was much needed. Once I was up and moving, I got dressed and went grocery shopping. Then I came home, made some salads, and started on some laundry and dishes. Afterwards, I headed down to the gym, where I got in the workout I missed yesterday (since I hadn't gotten a full night's sleep and had been up since 4:30 AM). I also made up for a set that I missed earlier in the week because I was tired. All in all, it was a great workout that was no doubt reassuring, especially since I've had to purchase some new pants, a size down, along with some new shirts, also a size down. If I can breathe, I can think. If I can think, I can win. On May 8th, I watched Beast, a low-budget Australian MMA film that inspired me to get off my ass the next morning and start back on my The Pump Club workouts. It's been five months and two days, and…