Wow!!! I have to say that I am so very sore in so many ways...it's not even funny! I had my training session with Tye this morning and even after two cups of coffee, I wasn't properly prepared for the insanity that is my new workout plan with him. He has decided that we are going to train me as if I were doing the mud run (www.usmcmudrun.net/). And this plan is kicking my butt!! I am feeling so weak and so under prepared for this. And apparently, that is exactly how I am supposed to feel. I was really worried that I am disappointing Tye because I am trying to give him 100% and I feel like I am giving him everything I have and it's not enough. Today, he reassured me that I am up to par and exactly how he expects me to be right now.

We did measurements this morning and I have lost 3 more inches total. I am really hoping with this new workout that the inches are going to drop off a bit more (and the pounds too!). I will be getting a new body fat composition done on Wednesday and I am nervous. I really want to see some results there. So, hopefully we will see that the body is become much less fat and much more muscle.

On to our workout...we did wind sprints, kettle bell swings, some agility ladder work, and several other things that completely winded me, made me feel lightheaded and I even saw double at one point. Oh and did I mention that I really wanted to vomit...like majorly vomit. I had to sit at one point with my head between my knees and Tye went and got a trash can for me. It made me feel pretty bad...honestly, I felt very weak because of that. I hated that feeling. But Tye says it was good and that it showed how hard I was working. I didn't want to feel that ill or that weak. But part of me has to realize that this new workout plan is going to challenge me in ways I didn't expect and it's going to be exhausting and motivating and it's going to be exactly what I need. Tye says he is training me like an athlete and I feel like I am still new to being an athlete. Truthfully, I am not new to being an athlete, but Tye is bringing me up to a new level of athlete. It's scary and nervewrecking and exciting all at the same time.

I had a few minutes to talk to Tye's old mentor/trainer, Dargan. He was honest and said that even when this gets a little bit easier for me, it's still going to be hard and challenging and the level will kick up more to keep it at my current level. But he promised I would be thrilled with my results. It felt good to hear that everything that was going on was exactly what should be right now...even if it's uncomfortable and frightening. After all, this journey is more than just weight loss, it's about facing my fears and overcoming them.

After chatting with Dargan, I headed in to do some cardio. And I don't know if it's my workouts or if it's the music I am listening to, but the past two times I have headed to do cardio and gotten on the treadmill, I have to run. I just need to run. I did interval running again today but with a bit more intensity than usual. I don't know why I needed to run, but I just had to. It was awesome and exhausting and just amazing.

So, I am sore and I ache and pain relievers just aren't cutting it and neither is my stretching. I am dying to call Jeremy for a session next week but I am going to stick it out until my scheduled appointment. I will survive. I will be amazing and I will impress Tye. It's going to be crazy and difficult and painful and all worthwhile.

Other than that, Jason is under the weather. I am hating that he isn't feeling well. Today, I texted Amy to see what we could do to make him feel better. He has sinus issues and fluid in his ear and he's coughing. Luckily, Amy is the most amazing woman ever. She called him in some meds and I am hoping that tomorrow morning he will be much improved.

As for me, I am going to go fold some laundry and crawl into bed and hope to feel less tired and more energetic tomorrow!!