Journal Entry #22 – 2026-04-05 The Comeback Arc Begins March hit harder than expected. A stepback After the 2000 push-up challenge in February, my body just… stopped responding. Everything felt heavy. Progress stalled. And that’s when I slipped into the most dangerous mindset: the “maintenance” lie. I told myself I had earned rest after three…
Journal Entry #21 – 2026-01-11 When “Just One Day Off” Turns Into a Lesson The first full week of 2026 has been… slow.And honestly, what I feared happened. I slipped back into old habits, but not in the way I expected. The Cost of “Just One Day Off” First thing first, I flushed the holiday…
Journal Entry #20 – 2025-12-22 Week 6 and the 1% Rule Week six of the journey and honestly, it feels good.Not perfect. Not easy. But solid. Every obstacle that showed up so far got analyzed and handled. In the past, I would have quit way faster. Last week I even ran out of motivation, but…
Journal Entry #19 – 2025-12-16 End of the Pre-Winter Arc Seven days passed since my last entry, and Sunday officially closed my Pre-Winter Arc.The result surprised me more than I expected. Since November 1st, I’m down 12 lb, and I’ve increased reps on almost every exercise. That alone feels unreal to write. Progress I Didn’t…
Journal Entry #18 – 2025-12-07 The Reset I Didn’t Want but Needed This weekend was mentally heavy again. The electrical problem in my apartment is stressing me out and no matter how much I try to calm myself, it lives rent free in my head. One bad night of sleep later and here I am,…
Journal Entry #17 – 2025-12-05 Journal Entry #17 — “Hell Week & Level 1 Stats” Messy week. Weight up, motivation down, brain overloaded — but I’m still here, still in the arc, still grinding with level 1 stats. The Week Everything Felt Heavy This week was a hell week, both physically and mentally. I’m up…
Journal Entry #16 – 2025-12-02 Just an “Okay” Kind of Day Today was… fine. Nothing dramatic, no big highs, no big lows. No sun either because it has been snowing nonstop for three days, so the weather matched the vibe: just ok. The Quiet Weight of Working Alone I started the morning with some stretching,…
Journal Entry #15 – 2025-12-01 The Week 3 Wall and a Plot Twist Somewhere in a parallel universe, the version of me from last year would’ve quit today and crawled back into old habits. But this version of me is still here, tired but stubborn, staring at the third week like it’s a mid-season boss…
Journal Entry #14 – 2025-11-30 The Holiday Boss Fight Begins The holidays haven’t even started and I already feel like I’m fighting for my life. Yesterday alone came with two dinners, a lineup of drinks, and enough “made with love” meals to make any clean diet crumble. And let’s be honest, refusing a drink at…
Journal Entry #13 – 2025-11-28 Weird thing happens when you don’t give AF It’s freedom with a twist Chill guy = Chill Life But let’s be real. Life always finds something to piss you off. The economy sucks, the weather acts like it’s on mood stabilizers, and your upstairs neighbors suddenly think they’re opening for…
