Now that the weather has become warmer, I have taken some time to relax as part of my weekly life. I crushed the 6 week challenge from Jan 28 – March 10, the goal was to loose 20 pounds and I weighed out at down 27. I continued to loose an additional 10 pounds through the end of April. I took some time away in May and relaxed a bit on the full meal plan.

I know what everyone is thinking, and yup your right! I have been maintaining a 5- 7 pound swing on my weight loss, and continue to feel great! I have been working to cut back on my alcohol intake to just some social events and limit things during the week. Most importantly, I don’t beat myself up when I get a bit derailed.

In the search to be harder to kill, what I eat and how much I move are 2 things that I can control every day. Choose good things and you become quicker, stronger and harder to kill…Choose processed garbage and you become slower, less motivated and softer… it effects so much including your mental state.

I was surprised how great I feel when I eat good stuff…and SO surprised how quickly garbage makes you feel sluggish and just bad. Being hard to kill starts with a good mental space, a good space to de-escalate when needed, to leave before you are physically tested, and strength to go to the gym to prepare for when you need it.

Fitness starts with a strong mind, which builds a strong body, which chooses to stay sharp and fuel that body with the right nutrition to keep the body strong and the mind stronger. Listen to what your mind and body tell you every day to become one day harder to kill.

So part of the challenges have been a tear in the outer part of my meniscus. This causes any swelling in my knee to press directly on the nerve in my leg and the pain is tough. I started the challenge unsure that i could even do some of the exercises because of this…but I know now that yes it will hurt, sometimes for a few days…but it will not kill me…and it might be the SHOES…

One for cross-training, one for walking…

For cross-training I found a good deal on Amazon for some Altra Hiit XT
https://amzn.to/2TKHO23 (not the newest greatest model, but priced affordably for sure), check them out below.

These are interesting, Zero Drop and the all rubber sole really helps when doing things like lateral movements and supportive moves. I had a problem with my feet sliding when doing things like planks and hammy walk outs. I tend to roll my ankles easily and these are making me more confident the more I use them. I feel very stable and best of all I think they are helping not to stress my knee out. Once you get past the shape of the front they are comfy and so far so good.

Thanks for joining me! I decided to get off my butt and get my mindset, skill, and gear to work together to make the changes i need to as Tim Kennedy says: “be hard to kill”

I have been a huge defender of personal choice and thought well just because I decide to carry a firearm every day I was safe and harder to kill.  I found that my lack of physical strength and my weight continued to challenge that thought. I am on this journey for life and want to share where I am.

I started this change 7 weeks ago in late January of 2019. I am 6’2″ and weighed in at 307 pounds. After 6 weeks of a challenge at a local gym called Legion Fitness at the encouragement of a good friend of mine Rob, I lost 26+ Pounds weighing in at 281.

The Second Week of the Challenge

Still fighting every day and working out. Lets see where we continue to go from there.

I want to share my fitness, fighting, shooting and mindset will you all! Lets become harder to kill one day at a time!