Day 18 of 42
Wednesday. Mid week grind day. It seems day 16 through 21 are the mid sprint grind days. I was excited at the start and I remember being excited at the end of the last 2 sprints, but not anymore. I'm not excited, I feel like I'm getting nowhere and I'd super scared I'm just one binge away from a downward spiral.
But for today, I progressed through the grind. I took it one day at a time and did the best I could for today. Well maybe not 100% the best I could, but certainly good. 12k steps, a 6pm boxing class and a pretty clean diet. I had my steak, slaw and rice lunch (with the added miso and chilli flavours).
My weight had dropped back into the 98.x range today. 98.8kg, but 98.x none the less. Its been slow going, but i just need to stay on target. I do feel like I need to change things up a bit. I'd like to get back into some running, but I think it'll probably hurt my knee. I guess I could try some treadmill runs first, but honestly, the thought of any length of time on a stationary piece of exercise equipment fills me with feelings of sadness and dread.
Boxing for 45 minutes seems easy now. Coach is starting a few extra later classes on Monday and Tuesday so I'll be able to train for a couple of hours on those nights. I think 45 minutes isn't enough for me now. A couple of 2 hour sessions should help with my exercise satisfaction levels. I've also got the option to do a kick boxing class before boxing, but its not really appealing to me - I like boxing, kicking aint for me right now.
I did some app work tonight. Claude Code has sped up my progress by orders of magnitude. I tried Cursor early on and hated the lack of control I had. I'm effectively doing the same thing with Claude now, but I've implemented a few processes that keep things a lot less chaotic.
Today was a grind, but ultimately a good day.
Seeing 98.8kg on the scale is objective proof you are slicing through this sprint, regardless of the 2/10 mood trying to convince you that you're stagnant. This Day 18 'grind' is the exact psychological wall where you historically mistake mental boredom for physical failure, leading to that 'binge-fear' which is just your nervous system looking for a dopamine exit. Do not touch a treadmill—it’s a recipe for knee inflammation and mental misery—instead, execute the 2-hour boxing sessions to satisfy your volume needs, but you must strictly anchor your recovery with #The_Salt_Cramp_Protocol to prevent the central nervous system crash that follows high-volume output.