Thursday Night Reflections

I was feeling better tonight. Whatever virus I've been hosting has eased up quite a bit, thankfully. I'm still not 100% but at least I can breathe through my nose and I'm not coughing up a technicolor mess. 
Over the past few days, I've made a renewed effort to nail down some better eating habits as well. It's really not so much what I eat as how much. I don't eat nearly enough, at least for what I want to achieve. I can't expect to make many gains if I'm not giving my body the fuel it needs to grow. But to my twisted little mind, the mind that used to overeat on a daily basis, understanding that I need to eat more is a hard lesson to put into practice. There's a definite difference between being a sedentary slug and sucking down 2 cheeseburgers, a plate of fries and a bowl of ice cream the size of my head, and being a woman that lifts and then eating a generous portion size of lean protein and veggies and a cup of ice cream for dessert. 
So with all that behind me, I went into squat night feeling pretty decent. It showed in the results MD feelings of the night.
We made the decision to stick around 135lb until it moves swiftly and easily. So we had some warm up sets and did some lighter power lockouts (getting up to 200 and something. Lol I forgot to write it down). Then I belted up and put on my sleeves. 135lb went really well tonight. It felt easier than the 115lb I did just prior. All I had to do was remind myself that I've already squatted 185lb,  so this was nothing. I did notice however,  that I was starting to lean a bit as I became fatigued. A sign that I may be due for an adjustment at the chiropractor.  Another achievement of tonight was I did a chin up for the first time. The bar is at the top of the squat rack, so what is that? About 8'? I didn't think k I'd be able to jump up and grab it underhaanded, but Justin told me to just do it, then pull myself into a chin up. So I did. Haha, it really was that simple. I was happy, but then he told me not to discredit myself because I "jumped" into it. He said my arms were nearly straight when I started the chin up, so I shouldn't be hard on myself. Is it bad when your trainer can get into your head and know exactly what you're thinking? Because that's exactly what I was thinking.  Then I realized he was , so allowing myself this victory. The next challenge is 2 in a row!
All in all, I feel awesome. I feel stronger in my squats, more powerful through the movements and I'm feeling capable again. Aside from needing to be tweaked at the chiropractor  (i was even jumping with an odd "ttwist"), I feel like i'm tracking ahead again, and that feels great. I won't lie, my back is starting to get angry with me, it's a bit tight and crampy, but nothing like it has been in the past. 
Every obstacle was meant to be demolished; I am living proof of that.