Step 2

"You get out of it what you put in!" That's about all Mike says to me as I am pushing, yes pushing, the punching bag across the Bally's floor with sweat in my eyes so much I need goggles. I can feel my pulse in my face and I can barely swallow but still he is saying this thing over and over. I want to tell him to hush and that it's his turn to push the 70 pound bag across the floor with me laying across it but of course I don't. He's right. Don't tell him I said that, but he is. If I put in the time and the eyeball sweat, I am bound to get something out of it. More than an eye infection of course, but the ability to say I just shoved that punching bag back and forth across Bally's 6 times today with half the gym cheering me on with a grin on my face. I know that every step I take with that bag is a step closer to my goals. It's so easy to want to depend on other people or other things to "fix" you or your problems. But what is always right there in front of you is you. Nothing, no one else can do it. You can half it and hope you succeed or you can suck it up and put it all out there. Today I sucked it up a lot. My legs are still burning, 1 hour-post workout, but I know that tomorrow I will get something out of it. Looser pants I hope! But mostly a sense of accomplishment. Today, I left it all on that punching bag. Maybe next time I'll actually get to hit it. 

~Kate