Again. This is the pain of a yo-yo dieter. It's aweful.
I've been doing Crossfit on and off. I have not maintained my membership with the CF gym because even with a discounted rate, I can't afford the extra $60-80 a month in gas just to drive over there to workout for 20 minutes. I want to do it, but its just not realistically possible for me at this point.
But the great thing about Crossfit? You dont need a gym to do it or succeed at it. During my time at the box, I was investing bits and pieces into my own gear. I now have dumbbells, kettlebells, a 45lb Oly bar with a full set of weight plates, a jump rope, a soft med ball for wall balls, a 16" box jump and a very large double garage. My handsome hubby was smart enough to build it to accomodate even the largest pickup trucks. Anytime we invest in our home, we do so with the vision of selling it in the future and what would attract buyers. In a tiny farming town, a garage that will fit two Ford F-550s, mirrors and all, was a great investment. Especially in the winter when Emily wants to pull the vehicles out and use it for dog stuff, or Crossfitting. :o)
I would still like to somehow jimmy rig a pull up bar. Pullups are my enemy, and also one of my largest goals. The day that I can do a dead hang pull up without any assistance will be the day I rejoice. For myself. Because that will mean that I worked my ass off to earn it.
Today I jumped back on the wagon. I am a yo-yo dieter, so this wagon ride may last a week or it may last forever. Maybe I should have named this blog The Confessions of a Yo-Yo Dieter instead of Crossfit Born. But the current name still fits, because I've never enjoyed working out the way I have when I do Crossfit.
Today kicks off a brand new month. And even though it's not technically the end of summer, September kicks off fall for me. Its a new month, a new season. It's time for a new plan.
Today I begin a new running program. A different one. Tomorrow I begin a new Crossfit plan. Together... Well the pair should make me feel better about myself if nothing else. I need structure! Summer is for being lazy. But summer is over now!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Two Drive Thrus
Today... is a good day.
I drove into, and then out of, two fast food drive throughs.
Yay me!
I have a one hour lunch break every day. My first stop was to stop at the gas station. The only other mandatory stop I had to make on my break was to Wal-Mart. My addictive brain kicked in at that point, and I drove my freshly fueled up vehicle right into the Burger King drive through across the street. Almost without even thinking about it. I sat there for a second, and after gauging my hunger, realized that I didnt really feel like eating here. So I jumped out of line and moved onto Wal-Mart.
So I got to Wal-Mart, picked up my things. I still hadn't eaten. I had 20 minutes left to get back to work. There is a McDonald's right next to WalMart, so I snuck into the parking lot and into the drive through line. And once again, realized that I didnt really want this food.
What's interesting to me is how entering the drive throughs sated my addictive mind. It wasn't the food. It was the motion of going to get the food. Once I was in line, I snapped right out of it. What is that about anyways? So I came back to work without having eaten, sat through a meeting, and just now ate a bowl of high fiber oatmeal.
Again... yay me.
I drove into, and then out of, two fast food drive throughs.
Yay me!
I have a one hour lunch break every day. My first stop was to stop at the gas station. The only other mandatory stop I had to make on my break was to Wal-Mart. My addictive brain kicked in at that point, and I drove my freshly fueled up vehicle right into the Burger King drive through across the street. Almost without even thinking about it. I sat there for a second, and after gauging my hunger, realized that I didnt really feel like eating here. So I jumped out of line and moved onto Wal-Mart.
So I got to Wal-Mart, picked up my things. I still hadn't eaten. I had 20 minutes left to get back to work. There is a McDonald's right next to WalMart, so I snuck into the parking lot and into the drive through line. And once again, realized that I didnt really want this food.
What's interesting to me is how entering the drive throughs sated my addictive mind. It wasn't the food. It was the motion of going to get the food. Once I was in line, I snapped right out of it. What is that about anyways? So I came back to work without having eaten, sat through a meeting, and just now ate a bowl of high fiber oatmeal.
Again... yay me.
The Struggle
I'm struggling.
I've had my coffee. My yogurt. My string cheese. My bing cherries.
I'm starving. I want a Snickers. And McDonalds. And a soda!
Why does this happen?
Why is my brain on track and motivated to work one minute, and the next it's throwing everything out and saying 'go get the french fries! its fine!'?
You tell me this!
I should have named my blog 'confessions of a food addict'. Jeez.
I've had my coffee. My yogurt. My string cheese. My bing cherries.
I'm starving. I want a Snickers. And McDonalds. And a soda!
Why does this happen?
Why is my brain on track and motivated to work one minute, and the next it's throwing everything out and saying 'go get the french fries! its fine!'?
You tell me this!
I should have named my blog 'confessions of a food addict'. Jeez.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
The Truth
Pictures do lie. Because in these photos, I look like I'm having fun.
Workout: July 6, 2010
Half of 10, 10, 10, 10, 10...
5 rounds for time:
10 pushups
10 situps
10 squats
100 single jump ropes
TIME: 17:01
I'm so out of shape.
Workout: July 6, 2010
Half of 10, 10, 10, 10, 10...
5 rounds for time:
10 pushups
10 situps
10 squats
100 single jump ropes
TIME: 17:01
I'm so out of shape.
Big Boppers
What is it that makes a person eat 3 Blue Bunny Big Boppers in 1 day?
I certainly dont have the answer, considering that it was me, and I still don't have a clue.
I have been surrounded by people with addictions my whole life. Drugs, alcohol, food, cigarettes, cars... (dont ask). I always felt grateful that I was one of those who didn't have any of those addictions that they just couldn't kick. But the ugly of an addiction is that the person who has it doesn't realize they have it. I have always believed that a person with an addiction needs to hit some sort of rock bottom before they can begin their journey back to the light.
I realize now that I have an addiction. I'm addicted to food. And not just any food, but fast food. Processed food. Quick food. Anything that is bad for you that I can get my hands on right now.
Unfortunately, I had to gain more than 100lbs before I was able to get a hint of what was going on with me. I've been on this 'diet' of mine for over a decade now. I was the tall, skinny, lanky girl up until about 5 years ago, and I thought I was fat.
This past weekend, as I cleaned the spare bedroom for the guests that would be joining us for the holiday, I found a clothes basket. And in this overloaded basket were stacks and stacks of folded clothing. Clothing that I wore when I first me my fiance, Red. Clothing that I wore when I was a size single digit. When I first met Red, I had 2 jobs. One was as a waitress, the other was at a hunt dog training facility. I loved that job. I spent all day every day outside with the dogs. And my standard work attire consisted of these little grey shorts and a size small tshirt. I held up the shorts that I used to wear when I thought I was a cow. These shorts now? I would be surprised if my arms would fit through them.
What is my problem? What was my problem back then? I was 165-170lbs, muscular, toned, healthy, and at 6ft tall! Hell, I wore size small tshirts and they fit me perfectly. Now I'm lucky to feel comfortable in an extra large.
3 Big Boppers. My rock bottom.
Ready, Set, Go....
I certainly dont have the answer, considering that it was me, and I still don't have a clue.
I have been surrounded by people with addictions my whole life. Drugs, alcohol, food, cigarettes, cars... (dont ask). I always felt grateful that I was one of those who didn't have any of those addictions that they just couldn't kick. But the ugly of an addiction is that the person who has it doesn't realize they have it. I have always believed that a person with an addiction needs to hit some sort of rock bottom before they can begin their journey back to the light.
I realize now that I have an addiction. I'm addicted to food. And not just any food, but fast food. Processed food. Quick food. Anything that is bad for you that I can get my hands on right now.
Unfortunately, I had to gain more than 100lbs before I was able to get a hint of what was going on with me. I've been on this 'diet' of mine for over a decade now. I was the tall, skinny, lanky girl up until about 5 years ago, and I thought I was fat.
This past weekend, as I cleaned the spare bedroom for the guests that would be joining us for the holiday, I found a clothes basket. And in this overloaded basket were stacks and stacks of folded clothing. Clothing that I wore when I first me my fiance, Red. Clothing that I wore when I was a size single digit. When I first met Red, I had 2 jobs. One was as a waitress, the other was at a hunt dog training facility. I loved that job. I spent all day every day outside with the dogs. And my standard work attire consisted of these little grey shorts and a size small tshirt. I held up the shorts that I used to wear when I thought I was a cow. These shorts now? I would be surprised if my arms would fit through them.
What is my problem? What was my problem back then? I was 165-170lbs, muscular, toned, healthy, and at 6ft tall! Hell, I wore size small tshirts and they fit me perfectly. Now I'm lucky to feel comfortable in an extra large.
3 Big Boppers. My rock bottom.
Ready, Set, Go....
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The Primal Blueprint
Well, if you've been following along, you know that my last two self imposed challenges have been a total bust. I've been unmotivated lately. I have so many reasons that I want to lose weight and become a healthier version of myself. But how come none of them seem to be enough for me? What does a person have to do before they can start making a real change?
Some days I'm really on a role. I eat healthy, I go to Crossfit, I walk my dogs, I clean the house, I get extra work done at work... And then all of a sudden I'm on such a high from being so damn good that before I even realized what's happened, I'm chowing on fast food.
I don't understand.
I. Don't. Understand.
I've always wanted to go Paleo. No, that's wrong. I've not always wanted to go Paleo. But since I began Crossfitting, I've wanted to be able to be 100% Paleo. But Paleo is tough. Really, really tough. I learned of a concept that's similar to it but a little easier. It's called Primal. I ordered Mark's book The Primal Blueprint. Its good so far. And I want to do it. All of it. I want to be a Primal being.
So, I'm imposing another challenge. I want this. I really really want this. I begin imeediately, and will go as long as I can. The first obstical will be getting through the weekend. I am attending a 3 day disc doggin seminar and it will be filled with chips and soda and hot dogs. And bread.
My plan is simply to follow the 10 Primal Laws.
1) To eat lots of plants and animals
2) Avoid poisonous things
3) Move frequently at a slow pace
4) Lift Heavy things
5) Sprint once and a while
6) Get adequate sleep
7) Play
8) Get adequate sunlight
9) Avoid stupid mistakes
10) Use my brain
So basically, eat mostly fruits and vegetables and fish and chicken and meat, don't eat McDonalds and pizza and soda (all poisonous to my health!) walk the dogs extra, get my butt to Crossfit, run around, sleep, jam with my dogs and work in my garden, get outside, don't go rock climbing barefoot and without ropes (lol!) and to engage my brain often by reading more and taking more time for real activites and stepping away from the television.
This isn't a difficult regimine. It only requires that I stop being lazy. And I'm so lazy.
Um, by the way... I haven't been ignoring my blog here. I just forgot my pasword for about a month until it dawned on me this morning. Nice, right?
Some days I'm really on a role. I eat healthy, I go to Crossfit, I walk my dogs, I clean the house, I get extra work done at work... And then all of a sudden I'm on such a high from being so damn good that before I even realized what's happened, I'm chowing on fast food.
I don't understand.
I. Don't. Understand.
I've always wanted to go Paleo. No, that's wrong. I've not always wanted to go Paleo. But since I began Crossfitting, I've wanted to be able to be 100% Paleo. But Paleo is tough. Really, really tough. I learned of a concept that's similar to it but a little easier. It's called Primal. I ordered Mark's book The Primal Blueprint. Its good so far. And I want to do it. All of it. I want to be a Primal being.
So, I'm imposing another challenge. I want this. I really really want this. I begin imeediately, and will go as long as I can. The first obstical will be getting through the weekend. I am attending a 3 day disc doggin seminar and it will be filled with chips and soda and hot dogs. And bread.
My plan is simply to follow the 10 Primal Laws.
1) To eat lots of plants and animals
2) Avoid poisonous things
3) Move frequently at a slow pace
4) Lift Heavy things
5) Sprint once and a while
6) Get adequate sleep
7) Play
8) Get adequate sunlight
9) Avoid stupid mistakes
10) Use my brain
So basically, eat mostly fruits and vegetables and fish and chicken and meat, don't eat McDonalds and pizza and soda (all poisonous to my health!) walk the dogs extra, get my butt to Crossfit, run around, sleep, jam with my dogs and work in my garden, get outside, don't go rock climbing barefoot and without ropes (lol!) and to engage my brain often by reading more and taking more time for real activites and stepping away from the television.
This isn't a difficult regimine. It only requires that I stop being lazy. And I'm so lazy.
Um, by the way... I haven't been ignoring my blog here. I just forgot my pasword for about a month until it dawned on me this morning. Nice, right?
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Good Day 2
One day down.... however many more days I will be blessed with in my lifetime to go!
It's day two and I feel good today. Wait, that's a big. fat. lie. I feel miserable. I'm sore as H. E. Double Hockey Stick! Or like I was beaten with hockey sticks! Or like I fell down on the ice! Or... Where was I going with this again?
Right, I'm sore. But other than my muscles, I feel great. I topped out at 1442 calories yesterday. I dont know how many I should be consuming a day at this point. More research is needed I guess.
Coffee/Creamer (45) *45*
High Fiber MBS Oatmeal (160) *205*
Hard boiled Egg (78) *283*
Trident Gum (5) *288*
Yes, I realize that today is shaping up to be like yesterday. But this is what I chose for breakfast, K? It was either that or the McD's drive through. And it works for me.
Trident Gum (5) *293*
It's day two and I feel good today. Wait, that's a big. fat. lie. I feel miserable. I'm sore as H. E. Double Hockey Stick! Or like I was beaten with hockey sticks! Or like I fell down on the ice! Or... Where was I going with this again?
Right, I'm sore. But other than my muscles, I feel great. I topped out at 1442 calories yesterday. I dont know how many I should be consuming a day at this point. More research is needed I guess.
Coffee/Creamer (45) *45*
High Fiber MBS Oatmeal (160) *205*
Hard boiled Egg (78) *283*
Trident Gum (5) *288*
Yes, I realize that today is shaping up to be like yesterday. But this is what I chose for breakfast, K? It was either that or the McD's drive through. And it works for me.
Trident Gum (5) *293*
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Good Day 1
It's a good day so far. I decided when I woke up this morning to take the pressure off myself and stop putting limits on what I can and cant do. What I can and can't eat. I can do whatever I want. I'm an adult.
I took my measurements and my weight. Good news in the measurement department. Not so good in the weight department. Still on an upwards climb!
JG says record record record. And I've been doing everything except recording. Maybe he has point in that success comes with keeping track.
Food (calories) *total*
Coffee/creamer (45) *45*
Hard boiled egg (78) *123*
High Fiber M&BS Oatmeal w/ water (160) *283*
String Cheese (72) *355*
Trident Spearmint Gum (5) *360*
Medium Apple (81) *441*
Trident Spearmint Gum (5) *446*
2/3 McD's southwest grilled chicken salad (215) *661*
McD's fruit parfait w/ granola (160) *821*
Trident Spearmint Gum (5) *826*
Cinnamon Altoid (10) *836*
String Cheese (72) *908*
Hardboiled Egg (78) *986*
Snickers Bar (260) *1246*
Lucky Charms w/ skim milk (196) *1442*
Total Cals: 1,442
Workout:
Sprints
10 squats
10 pushups
10 burpees
sprints
20 jumping jacks
S stretch
WOD: 12 min AMRAP
5 Thursters 45#
10 pushups
50 jump rope
5 burpees on the minute every minute
3.5 rounds complete and 60 burpees)
1 min front plank
30 sec side planks
stretching
It's 4:30 in the afternoon on day one of my Good Day 'lifette'. So far so good. The salad for lunch was okay. McD's is definately not known for their salads. I couldn't finish it. But I have enjoyed the fact that I don't have that insanely full feeling, where you feel like you can't breath or walk or do anything other than stare at the computer screen in a lazy blob. Maybe Crossfit will be easier tonight? Or I'll pass out from lack of food... Either way... I feel good. But the day is not over yet!
I took my measurements and my weight. Good news in the measurement department. Not so good in the weight department. Still on an upwards climb!
JG says record record record. And I've been doing everything except recording. Maybe he has point in that success comes with keeping track.
Food (calories) *total*
Coffee/creamer (45) *45*
Hard boiled egg (78) *123*
High Fiber M&BS Oatmeal w/ water (160) *283*
String Cheese (72) *355*
Trident Spearmint Gum (5) *360*
Medium Apple (81) *441*
Trident Spearmint Gum (5) *446*
2/3 McD's southwest grilled chicken salad (215) *661*
McD's fruit parfait w/ granola (160) *821*
Trident Spearmint Gum (5) *826*
Cinnamon Altoid (10) *836*
String Cheese (72) *908*
Hardboiled Egg (78) *986*
Snickers Bar (260) *1246*
Lucky Charms w/ skim milk (196) *1442*
Total Cals: 1,442
Workout:
Sprints
10 squats
10 pushups
10 burpees
sprints
20 jumping jacks
S stretch
WOD: 12 min AMRAP
5 Thursters 45#
10 pushups
50 jump rope
5 burpees on the minute every minute
3.5 rounds complete and 60 burpees)
1 min front plank
30 sec side planks
stretching
It's 4:30 in the afternoon on day one of my Good Day 'lifette'. So far so good. The salad for lunch was okay. McD's is definately not known for their salads. I couldn't finish it. But I have enjoyed the fact that I don't have that insanely full feeling, where you feel like you can't breath or walk or do anything other than stare at the computer screen in a lazy blob. Maybe Crossfit will be easier tonight? Or I'll pass out from lack of food... Either way... I feel good. But the day is not over yet!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Fine
Wow, it only took me like 5 minutes to get over myself and stop wallowing in my self pity. All I had to do was read another crossfit blog.
Funny how that works?
I was quite proud of myself and my teammate last night. The WOD was killer and I'm feeling it today. Today I feel like I did the day after my first Crossfit workout. I know, yikes, right?
AMRAP ~ teams of 2, only 1 person going at a time
10 minutes of pushups (thats where the soreness if coming from)
8 minutes of squats
6 minutes of lunges
4 minutes of back extentions in the tractor tires (have you ever tried getting in and out of these things? I mean be fat and get in and out of these things?)
2 minutes burpees
DK was a rockstar. Sometimes I dont know where her energy and drive come from. The woman doesn't stop. We did equal everything which means we each pumped out over 135 pushups. Each! Granted, my pushups suck. But hey...
The other day was a home WOD day. I ended up doing two WODS back to back because I was having a bad day and because I felt like a loser by putting the one off.
And I capped the weekend by rollerblading with my foster dog. Ahhh, exercise... I've never loved it before.
Funny how that works?
I was quite proud of myself and my teammate last night. The WOD was killer and I'm feeling it today. Today I feel like I did the day after my first Crossfit workout. I know, yikes, right?
AMRAP ~ teams of 2, only 1 person going at a time
10 minutes of pushups (thats where the soreness if coming from)
8 minutes of squats
6 minutes of lunges
4 minutes of back extentions in the tractor tires (have you ever tried getting in and out of these things? I mean be fat and get in and out of these things?)
2 minutes burpees
DK was a rockstar. Sometimes I dont know where her energy and drive come from. The woman doesn't stop. We did equal everything which means we each pumped out over 135 pushups. Each! Granted, my pushups suck. But hey...
The other day was a home WOD day. I ended up doing two WODS back to back because I was having a bad day and because I felt like a loser by putting the one off.
And I capped the weekend by rollerblading with my foster dog. Ahhh, exercise... I've never loved it before.
Back
Yeah, yeah, I'm back at it. What. A girl can't take a little blogging break? Have you ever tried CrossFit? You wouldn't want to blog to nobody after getting your butt beat down either! Get off my back already!
Oh, I'm just kidding. I love CrossFit. I love CrossFit. I love CrossFit. Rinse and repeat.
The truth is, my coaches have started treating me like a real CrossFitter now. Which means that instead of 3 rounds of 5 squats, we're doing actual WODs and it's expected that we can complete them. And we can complete them. But I think I liked it better when everybody thought I could only do 15 squats.
I've been struggling. I have these tiny little revelations every other day or so where I feel like it's 'my time'. Its my time to succeed in this rediculous weight loss war that I've been fighting for the past decade of my life. I get done with a killer WOD and after knowing that I completely nailed it, I am making the long drive home with some good music on and I feel on top of the world. I feel like I can kick food's ass eat spinach for breakfast. But then I go to sleep and I wake up the next day and that feeling is gone. And I end up failing.
I feel good about what I've accomplished physically. My exercise program is amazing and I'm exercising 7 days a week. Crossfit WODs 4-5 days a week and I walk my dogs dang near everyday, but especially on my rest days. That part of the battle has been won. I love CrossFit and I will continue. But food is what is trying to knock me down.
Paleo. Zone. Primal. These are the recommended three. And I can't seem to stick with it for more than a few hours. I suck when it comes to dieting.
I think I have a food addiction. Shit.
Oh, I'm just kidding. I love CrossFit. I love CrossFit. I love CrossFit. Rinse and repeat.
The truth is, my coaches have started treating me like a real CrossFitter now. Which means that instead of 3 rounds of 5 squats, we're doing actual WODs and it's expected that we can complete them. And we can complete them. But I think I liked it better when everybody thought I could only do 15 squats.
I've been struggling. I have these tiny little revelations every other day or so where I feel like it's 'my time'. Its my time to succeed in this rediculous weight loss war that I've been fighting for the past decade of my life. I get done with a killer WOD and after knowing that I completely nailed it, I am making the long drive home with some good music on and I feel on top of the world. I feel like I can kick food's ass eat spinach for breakfast. But then I go to sleep and I wake up the next day and that feeling is gone. And I end up failing.
I feel good about what I've accomplished physically. My exercise program is amazing and I'm exercising 7 days a week. Crossfit WODs 4-5 days a week and I walk my dogs dang near everyday, but especially on my rest days. That part of the battle has been won. I love CrossFit and I will continue. But food is what is trying to knock me down.
Paleo. Zone. Primal. These are the recommended three. And I can't seem to stick with it for more than a few hours. I suck when it comes to dieting.
I think I have a food addiction. Shit.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
New Path
It's no secret that I've been struggling these days. I've done nothing but gain weight since the beginning. But after Crossfit class last night, I sat and talked with one of the coaches and some of the girls and they helped me to bring some understanding to what was happening.
One of my other struggles has been my diet. But then I came across a posting by Crossfit Girls Miami about food addictions. Makes perfect sense to me, and it was enough to help me grasp my problem.
Everyday is a new path. Every day can either be a struggle or a success. I always seem to choose to struggle. *head shake*
I am carrying my food journal with me everywhere I go now, because if I dont write in it, I will be punished. K, thats not true. Haha. And I made a deal with a coworker that every time she sees me drinking a pop, I owe her $1. Pop is only a problem for me at work. Its a good arrangement.
And regardless of how anybody feels about it, I'm backing up to something that worked for me. The Herbalife regimine. I think that using it at least for a short time will help me to get over this nasty craving I have for aweful food until I can finally start craving the good stuff. It worked for me once, it will work for me again.
Thats all for now.
One of my other struggles has been my diet. But then I came across a posting by Crossfit Girls Miami about food addictions. Makes perfect sense to me, and it was enough to help me grasp my problem.
Everyday is a new path. Every day can either be a struggle or a success. I always seem to choose to struggle. *head shake*
I am carrying my food journal with me everywhere I go now, because if I dont write in it, I will be punished. K, thats not true. Haha. And I made a deal with a coworker that every time she sees me drinking a pop, I owe her $1. Pop is only a problem for me at work. Its a good arrangement.
And regardless of how anybody feels about it, I'm backing up to something that worked for me. The Herbalife regimine. I think that using it at least for a short time will help me to get over this nasty craving I have for aweful food until I can finally start craving the good stuff. It worked for me once, it will work for me again.
Thats all for now.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
3 Pounds
Okay, it's actually 2.8 pounds. But I'm UP again. And I'm starting to get frustrated.
I've been Crossfitting 4-5 days a week. I've been eating spinach. My breakfasts consist of oatmeal and spinach or hardboiled eggs and spinach. My lunches? Heaping salads, full of dark green spinach and romaine, peppers up the cracker hole, carrots and cabbage and grilled chicken. I've been having cereal or protien shakes for dinner lately because with the beautiful weather and longer days, the first thing I do upon arriving home is get my dogs outside to burn off some steam. Who wants to waste such precious time eating?
Sunday night we had brats and beer. I had one brat and two beers. Light freaking beers! And fine, the brat was full of cheese. But that shouldn't matter.
I AM losing inches still. I understand how muscle weighs more than fat. I really do. And I understand how it's common for newbie crossfitters to gain weight before losing it. But I'm not some average honkie. I'm a BIG GIRL and I have ONE HUNDRED pounds to lose before I come even close to having a normal BMI. You can't tell me that I'm going to be 270lbs of muscle. I don't believe you.
So where am I going wrong? Do I have to start cutting the tiny bit of creamer from my coffee every morning? Because I'm telling you, I'm not prepared to do that right now!
This morning, I am officially heavier than I have ever been in my entire life. Ever.
I've been Crossfitting 4-5 days a week. I've been eating spinach. My breakfasts consist of oatmeal and spinach or hardboiled eggs and spinach. My lunches? Heaping salads, full of dark green spinach and romaine, peppers up the cracker hole, carrots and cabbage and grilled chicken. I've been having cereal or protien shakes for dinner lately because with the beautiful weather and longer days, the first thing I do upon arriving home is get my dogs outside to burn off some steam. Who wants to waste such precious time eating?
Sunday night we had brats and beer. I had one brat and two beers. Light freaking beers! And fine, the brat was full of cheese. But that shouldn't matter.
I AM losing inches still. I understand how muscle weighs more than fat. I really do. And I understand how it's common for newbie crossfitters to gain weight before losing it. But I'm not some average honkie. I'm a BIG GIRL and I have ONE HUNDRED pounds to lose before I come even close to having a normal BMI. You can't tell me that I'm going to be 270lbs of muscle. I don't believe you.
So where am I going wrong? Do I have to start cutting the tiny bit of creamer from my coffee every morning? Because I'm telling you, I'm not prepared to do that right now!
This morning, I am officially heavier than I have ever been in my entire life. Ever.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Shin Splint Hell
Need I go on?
I have been plagued by shin splints my entire life. Even as a kid, running 'the mile' was highly dreaded. Not because I didn't want to run, but because I'd be in pain. As I've gotten older and heavier, they have become worse. I went on a long distance running stint a while back. Shin splints stopped me dead in my tracks.
Last night as I pushed through my Crossfit workout, the splints flared. And I wasn't even running this time. Once I stopped moving, the pain really set in. Even walking to my truck afterwards was really tender, and the drive home? I set my cruise and only touched the pedals when I absolutely had to.
I realize that we're supposed to expect some weight gain in the beginnings of Crossfitting as muscle starts to replace fat. But with the weight I'm currently at, I wont be able to do Crossfit much longer if it continues to climb. I have got to get a grip on my eating habits and my weight. It has to come down... NOW.
I have been plagued by shin splints my entire life. Even as a kid, running 'the mile' was highly dreaded. Not because I didn't want to run, but because I'd be in pain. As I've gotten older and heavier, they have become worse. I went on a long distance running stint a while back. Shin splints stopped me dead in my tracks.
Last night as I pushed through my Crossfit workout, the splints flared. And I wasn't even running this time. Once I stopped moving, the pain really set in. Even walking to my truck afterwards was really tender, and the drive home? I set my cruise and only touched the pedals when I absolutely had to.
I realize that we're supposed to expect some weight gain in the beginnings of Crossfitting as muscle starts to replace fat. But with the weight I'm currently at, I wont be able to do Crossfit much longer if it continues to climb. I have got to get a grip on my eating habits and my weight. It has to come down... NOW.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Back To The Future
It was so far off that I didn't think I needed to take action at the time. But now, somehow, 15 months have passed and I'm left with less than 9 months to get in as great of shape as possible.
I don't consider myself a vain person. Looks aren't much to me. I dont often wear makeup and my hair takes me all of 90 seconds to do in the morning. But my soaring weight has plummeted my self confidence. There was a time in my adult life that I was in fantastic shape. I worked on a farm, trained hunting dogs and waitressed on the side. I didn't need to exercise to stay perfectly toned, my work took care of that. Baleing hay, working horses, getting into shoving battles with cattle, hauling heavy trays, running with the dogs... I loved that I felt fabulous wearing boxers, a tank top, boots, no makeup and my hair piled onto the top of my head. I wasn't fat. I was in the kind of shape where you don't even take notice to your own weight because you're too busy living your life.
Then one day, I decided to get a desk job. Too much time to think. Too much time to sit around. Too much time to EAT. The job isnt physically exhausting, but mentally is another story, and by the time my workday is done, I dont want to go and exercise. I am not even comfortable wearing a sweatshirt and jeans. I don't feel like my personality and my body match. So I have to change my body.
The the past months, Crossfit has helped me with the energy part of the problem. My energy is soaring, and the more I work out, the more energy I seem to have. But I gained a lot of weight in the years since beginning my desk job. Like, in the vicinity of 100lbs. It's mortifying.
So back to the future? Yeah. Um, when I first started dating Red, I was coming off another horrid relationship. He wasn't a good man and I was finally rid of him. Or so I thought. His line of work gives him an obsessive 'cop' personality and his only enjoyment seemed to be to make my life a living hell. Well, Red's cousin is getting married in December this year. And who happens to be his best friend? My horrifying ex.
Like I said, I don't consider myself a vain person. However, I do feel the need to bring some revenge. But I can't do it being 100lbs overweight. Of course my main reason for getting healthy is for my health, my future, blah blah blah. No, for real. But what better motivation to stay with it than knowing you'll be facing off with your nasty ex in less than nine months? Bring it on.
I don't consider myself a vain person. Looks aren't much to me. I dont often wear makeup and my hair takes me all of 90 seconds to do in the morning. But my soaring weight has plummeted my self confidence. There was a time in my adult life that I was in fantastic shape. I worked on a farm, trained hunting dogs and waitressed on the side. I didn't need to exercise to stay perfectly toned, my work took care of that. Baleing hay, working horses, getting into shoving battles with cattle, hauling heavy trays, running with the dogs... I loved that I felt fabulous wearing boxers, a tank top, boots, no makeup and my hair piled onto the top of my head. I wasn't fat. I was in the kind of shape where you don't even take notice to your own weight because you're too busy living your life.
Then one day, I decided to get a desk job. Too much time to think. Too much time to sit around. Too much time to EAT. The job isnt physically exhausting, but mentally is another story, and by the time my workday is done, I dont want to go and exercise. I am not even comfortable wearing a sweatshirt and jeans. I don't feel like my personality and my body match. So I have to change my body.
The the past months, Crossfit has helped me with the energy part of the problem. My energy is soaring, and the more I work out, the more energy I seem to have. But I gained a lot of weight in the years since beginning my desk job. Like, in the vicinity of 100lbs. It's mortifying.
So back to the future? Yeah. Um, when I first started dating Red, I was coming off another horrid relationship. He wasn't a good man and I was finally rid of him. Or so I thought. His line of work gives him an obsessive 'cop' personality and his only enjoyment seemed to be to make my life a living hell. Well, Red's cousin is getting married in December this year. And who happens to be his best friend? My horrifying ex.
Like I said, I don't consider myself a vain person. However, I do feel the need to bring some revenge. But I can't do it being 100lbs overweight. Of course my main reason for getting healthy is for my health, my future, blah blah blah. No, for real. But what better motivation to stay with it than knowing you'll be facing off with your nasty ex in less than nine months? Bring it on.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Challenge ~ Day 1
And we're off! Today is day one of my crossfit/paleo challenge and I'm off to a good start. But, I'm also only a couple of hours into my day. Yikes.
6:00am ~ Wake up
6:15am ~ 1st cup of coffee, black
6:45am ~ 1 Packet of high fiber oatmeal w/ milk (instead of water, which I realize now is not the paleo thing to do. Lol!)
6:53am ~ 1 Hard boiled egg
7:00am ~ 2nd cup of coffee w/ creamer
I packed my lunch today and included some healthy snacks. Will be posted once I consume them. :o) Crossfit at the Box tonight.
9:11am ~ 3rd cup of coffee, black
9:21am ~ small handful of plain mixed nuts (almonds, cashews and pecans)
10:36am ~ 18 baby carrots
I'm currently a quarter of the way through a 1 liter bottle of water. Water intake will pick up now as i usually get hungry around this time, since I have a late lunch of 1pm.
6:00am ~ Wake up
6:15am ~ 1st cup of coffee, black
6:45am ~ 1 Packet of high fiber oatmeal w/ milk (instead of water, which I realize now is not the paleo thing to do. Lol!)
6:53am ~ 1 Hard boiled egg
7:00am ~ 2nd cup of coffee w/ creamer
I packed my lunch today and included some healthy snacks. Will be posted once I consume them. :o) Crossfit at the Box tonight.
9:11am ~ 3rd cup of coffee, black
9:21am ~ small handful of plain mixed nuts (almonds, cashews and pecans)
10:36am ~ 18 baby carrots
I'm currently a quarter of the way through a 1 liter bottle of water. Water intake will pick up now as i usually get hungry around this time, since I have a late lunch of 1pm.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Disappointment Comes in Pounds & A Challenge
I realize that you're not supposed to put too much stock into the number on the scale. But... I've been doing a steady climb towards the 300 mark for a few years now. It's terrifying. And this morning, I hit my heaviest weight, ever. I guess I'm not sure how it even happened. I've been working my ass off doing Crossfit. I've been eating healthier lately than I have in years. So how I managed to gain 10.2lbs in exactly one week is completely beyond me. I almost cried right there on the spot. I've been working so hard. Of the last 7 days, I've done Crossfit on 5 of them. Over the weekend, there was little access to decent food. However, I only ate about 3x because chili dogs, chili fries and cheese covered doughnuts were for once not appetizing to me. Maybe it was all of the soda I consumed? But 10lbs worth?
I know I'm healthy, in the sense that it's not a medical issue. I had a complete physical in January. Maybe because it's that time of the month for me. Sorry if any men read this blog. Haha! But I'm just keepin' it real. I do tend to gain weight around that time. But not 10lbs.
I'm taking another step starting tomorrow AM. For one single week, I'm challenging myself. I'm going 3 days on, 1 day off Crossfit, and I'm going as strictly Paleo as humanly possible for me. I'm waking up early every morning to walk my dogs. This isn't the rest of my life. That's not reality at this point. But for the next 7 days, can I do it?
For the next 7 days, I will record every move I make and every drop/ounce of food and drink that enters my mouth, including the time of day.
This is my 7 day Crossfit/Paleo Challenge.
I know I'm healthy, in the sense that it's not a medical issue. I had a complete physical in January. Maybe because it's that time of the month for me. Sorry if any men read this blog. Haha! But I'm just keepin' it real. I do tend to gain weight around that time. But not 10lbs.
I'm taking another step starting tomorrow AM. For one single week, I'm challenging myself. I'm going 3 days on, 1 day off Crossfit, and I'm going as strictly Paleo as humanly possible for me. I'm waking up early every morning to walk my dogs. This isn't the rest of my life. That's not reality at this point. But for the next 7 days, can I do it?
For the next 7 days, I will record every move I make and every drop/ounce of food and drink that enters my mouth, including the time of day.
This is my 7 day Crossfit/Paleo Challenge.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Crossfit... anywhere.
I made certain to go to the Crossfit gym last Friday because I thought for sure that there would be no chance to workout over the weekend. We were, after all, busy busy at the state Pet Expo. Our feet hurt. We were exhausted. There was little access to decent food. And there was just too much that needed to be done to even think about fitting in a workout anywhere. On top of that, there werent any gyms nearby. No, that's a bit fat lie. There was a 24 hour fitness parked right in front of our hotel room window. But I wasn't working out.
One of the very attractive angles of Crossfit is that you can do it virtually anywhere, with little to no equipment needed. I remember the first time I walked into the Crossfit gym. It was a room with a bar strung across from wall to wall, some plate weights and a couple of those rings that you only see Olympians and gymnasts use. No weight machines. No treadmills. No elliptical machines. None of those stupid ab contraptions that you strap yourself into and do 'upright crunches'.
So back to the expo. My Aussie girl and I were there with the MN Disc Dog Club. The club's founder and former Prez was there, and he also happens to be one of my Crossfit coaches. So I guess I'm not sure where I thought that I would escape working out. So when he sat down next to me and said 'the 'stairs' 4x for time', I laughed at him. But he wasn't kidding. And I stopped laughing. Because these were 'the stairs'.
4 flights of concrete hell. Going up sucks. Coming down sucks even more. Your legs stop working and the ugly steps start blending together by the halfway mark, so you need to work extra hard to keep your cool or you're going to tumble. I wouldn't expect to keep any teeth, either.
We got to make many lovely trips up and down these stairs, because it was the only decent way to let your dog potty.
You can Crossfit anywhere. And I mean, anywhere. Even in a dark florescent lit concrete Everest.
Note to self: Don't let CF coach see these kinds of opportunities. Or you might have to climb the stairs for time. *grin*
Oh, and 5:17. :o)
One of the very attractive angles of Crossfit is that you can do it virtually anywhere, with little to no equipment needed. I remember the first time I walked into the Crossfit gym. It was a room with a bar strung across from wall to wall, some plate weights and a couple of those rings that you only see Olympians and gymnasts use. No weight machines. No treadmills. No elliptical machines. None of those stupid ab contraptions that you strap yourself into and do 'upright crunches'.
So back to the expo. My Aussie girl and I were there with the MN Disc Dog Club. The club's founder and former Prez was there, and he also happens to be one of my Crossfit coaches. So I guess I'm not sure where I thought that I would escape working out. So when he sat down next to me and said 'the 'stairs' 4x for time', I laughed at him. But he wasn't kidding. And I stopped laughing. Because these were 'the stairs'.
4 flights of concrete hell. Going up sucks. Coming down sucks even more. Your legs stop working and the ugly steps start blending together by the halfway mark, so you need to work extra hard to keep your cool or you're going to tumble. I wouldn't expect to keep any teeth, either.We got to make many lovely trips up and down these stairs, because it was the only decent way to let your dog potty.
You can Crossfit anywhere. And I mean, anywhere. Even in a dark florescent lit concrete Everest.
Note to self: Don't let CF coach see these kinds of opportunities. Or you might have to climb the stairs for time. *grin*
Oh, and 5:17. :o)
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Nutrition
My poor body. I'm 'nutritionally challenged'. I know, for the most part, what's good for me and what's not. But does that mean I always make the right choices when it comes to food and drink? Not even close. I have no will power.
One of the many pitfalls of an office job is the fact that everybody is always bringing crap. Yesterday, our HR lady brought two kinds of brownies, this caramel puff stuff, pretzels... Because it's employee appreciation week. Friday, they are ordering pizza for the company. Luckily for me, the pizza lover, I took Friday off to prep for this weekend's pet expo. Dodged that marinara covered bullet.
It's also a well known fact that if you need to get rid of something at home, food wise, you've only to bring it here to work. My coworkers are a ravenous bunch and will polish off anything edible.
On top of that, sitting at a computer for 9 hours a day can get a little tedious, and what better way to break it up than by standing in front of the vending machines? Stupid vending machines.
Since starting Crossfit, we've been learning more and more about this Paleo concept. Also known as the caveman diet. You basically only consume what was available to the caveman. Red meat, vegetables, fruits and nuts and seeds. So Red and I have been experimenting a little bit. We recently started making these delicious, fast omelets in the mornings. 2 eggs, a half a green bell pepper and a hand full of blueberries on the side. So yum, and healthy. Starting off the right way in the morning will help me keep my head about me when choosing meals for the rest of the day.
It's definitely not... fun. I love cheese and pasta. Heavy foods that make you fat. And it's going to be a struggle for me to cut them down and eventually out. Bread? Cheesecake? Fuggedaboudit.
One of my tools? A food journal, recommended to me by my cf coaches. Writing it down is a pain in the ass. But if I know that somebody may look at it, like a coach, then I'll be less likely to pull something from the vending machine because I dont want them seeing that I eat that stuff. So if I dont eat it, I dont have to write it down. I'm also going to do my best to count calories. I'm using Sparkpeople's nutrition tracker. So that's two places that I need to record my food/drink intake, which is annoying. So the less I eat, the less I have to record. And the tracker recognizes most foods so it has all of its nutrition information right there.
Getting healthy is hard work. But do I really want to ruin my ass kicking crossfit workout by swallowing a ding dong? Really not. I work too hard for such a thing.
One of the many pitfalls of an office job is the fact that everybody is always bringing crap. Yesterday, our HR lady brought two kinds of brownies, this caramel puff stuff, pretzels... Because it's employee appreciation week. Friday, they are ordering pizza for the company. Luckily for me, the pizza lover, I took Friday off to prep for this weekend's pet expo. Dodged that marinara covered bullet.
It's also a well known fact that if you need to get rid of something at home, food wise, you've only to bring it here to work. My coworkers are a ravenous bunch and will polish off anything edible.
On top of that, sitting at a computer for 9 hours a day can get a little tedious, and what better way to break it up than by standing in front of the vending machines? Stupid vending machines.
Since starting Crossfit, we've been learning more and more about this Paleo concept. Also known as the caveman diet. You basically only consume what was available to the caveman. Red meat, vegetables, fruits and nuts and seeds. So Red and I have been experimenting a little bit. We recently started making these delicious, fast omelets in the mornings. 2 eggs, a half a green bell pepper and a hand full of blueberries on the side. So yum, and healthy. Starting off the right way in the morning will help me keep my head about me when choosing meals for the rest of the day.
It's definitely not... fun. I love cheese and pasta. Heavy foods that make you fat. And it's going to be a struggle for me to cut them down and eventually out. Bread? Cheesecake? Fuggedaboudit.
One of my tools? A food journal, recommended to me by my cf coaches. Writing it down is a pain in the ass. But if I know that somebody may look at it, like a coach, then I'll be less likely to pull something from the vending machine because I dont want them seeing that I eat that stuff. So if I dont eat it, I dont have to write it down. I'm also going to do my best to count calories. I'm using Sparkpeople's nutrition tracker. So that's two places that I need to record my food/drink intake, which is annoying. So the less I eat, the less I have to record. And the tracker recognizes most foods so it has all of its nutrition information right there.
Getting healthy is hard work. But do I really want to ruin my ass kicking crossfit workout by swallowing a ding dong? Really not. I work too hard for such a thing.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
I saw it
I just saw another blogger refer to herself as a deadbeat blogger. That totally describes me.
Anyways, bear with me as I work on this blog. I did some random html stuff, which I honestly dont understand, in order to turn this into a 3 column blog. As it turns out, I dont like the look of 3 columns afterall and now I cant undo it. So bear with me!
Crossfit is still kicking my ass. But in a good way! My baby sister joined me last night. She texted me at 8pm Monday night saying she had totally stuffed her face and when was I going to Crossfit again. (apparently I rave about it... lol!). So, she joined me, got her ass beat by the coaches... and loved every minute of it! She said we were all insane. I think she called us animals at one point too.
My sister and I are nothing alike. One thing we do have in common is that we hate exercising and we loooove food. Not healthy food, but heavy, terrible for you food. And she's just enough like me that the challenges she faced last night at Crossfit fueled her need to overcome it, regardless of how she feels about working out.
On another note, we've been working on deadlifts recently. Last week, I maxed out (like MAXED out) at 135lbs. Less than a week ago. Last night, I maxed out at 185! I have no idea how that happened. Not a single clue. But I can be proud of my achievement. Crossfit makes me happy and confident. I'm a different person in that gym. I'm not happy and confident by nature. My horoscope called me a born leader the other day. And I'm soooo not. I'm a born follower if anything. But in the gym, I want to lead. I want to be better than I was before.
Anyways, bear with me as I work on this blog. I did some random html stuff, which I honestly dont understand, in order to turn this into a 3 column blog. As it turns out, I dont like the look of 3 columns afterall and now I cant undo it. So bear with me!
Crossfit is still kicking my ass. But in a good way! My baby sister joined me last night. She texted me at 8pm Monday night saying she had totally stuffed her face and when was I going to Crossfit again. (apparently I rave about it... lol!). So, she joined me, got her ass beat by the coaches... and loved every minute of it! She said we were all insane. I think she called us animals at one point too.
My sister and I are nothing alike. One thing we do have in common is that we hate exercising and we loooove food. Not healthy food, but heavy, terrible for you food. And she's just enough like me that the challenges she faced last night at Crossfit fueled her need to overcome it, regardless of how she feels about working out.
On another note, we've been working on deadlifts recently. Last week, I maxed out (like MAXED out) at 135lbs. Less than a week ago. Last night, I maxed out at 185! I have no idea how that happened. Not a single clue. But I can be proud of my achievement. Crossfit makes me happy and confident. I'm a different person in that gym. I'm not happy and confident by nature. My horoscope called me a born leader the other day. And I'm soooo not. I'm a born follower if anything. But in the gym, I want to lead. I want to be better than I was before.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
My Motivation
I actually have a whole list of motivational things.
But one thing that's always been huge for me is a photo that motivates me. And in reading another Crossfitter's blog, I found one.
But one thing that's always been huge for me is a photo that motivates me. And in reading another Crossfitter's blog, I found one.
Check out this chick. She's gorgeous. She's strong. And she's a Crossfitter.
I don't ever intend to look like this. But when I'm under that bar and feel like I can't pull out another one, I can bring up my motivational pictures in my head and push out one more.
Hey, you gotta do what works for you.
I don't ever intend to look like this. But when I'm under that bar and feel like I can't pull out another one, I can bring up my motivational pictures in my head and push out one more.
Hey, you gotta do what works for you.
Monday, February 22, 2010
I'm a Cheat
I cheated on myself this weekend. And that's exactly how it feels to me.
Saturday was my rest day. Sunday I was to be at Crossfit at noon to get my groove on. But Saturday night, I had a few beers... and awoke the next morning to a hangover. From five beers? Yeah...
What that means, I don't know. Either that I'm getting old, or that my body was retaliating after all of the good I've been doing for it. Who knows.
But regardless, I didn't go to Crossfit. I could have. I should have. I mean, it's not like I was sick. And the headache and heaviness in my limbs would probably have been erased after a good sweat session in the gym. But instead, I weenied out and sat on the couch.
LAME! Cheating doesn't feel good.
Saturday was my rest day. Sunday I was to be at Crossfit at noon to get my groove on. But Saturday night, I had a few beers... and awoke the next morning to a hangover. From five beers? Yeah...
What that means, I don't know. Either that I'm getting old, or that my body was retaliating after all of the good I've been doing for it. Who knows.
But regardless, I didn't go to Crossfit. I could have. I should have. I mean, it's not like I was sick. And the headache and heaviness in my limbs would probably have been erased after a good sweat session in the gym. But instead, I weenied out and sat on the couch.
LAME! Cheating doesn't feel good.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Success
I did 100 burpees last week during a particular workout. One. Hundred. Burpees.
There was a time only two months ago where I couldn't fathom doing real situps, much less multiple situps in a row. I was a 'crunch' person. I did 'crunches' on the ab machine and wondered why I never got results, or even a real burn. Then my CF coaches approach me and say 'do situps'. And I did situps.
Crossfit and my coaches are helping me to overcome not only physical obsticals, but mental ones as well. I couldn't do situps because I didn't think I could do situps. It's really as simple as that.
I actually can't physically do pullups. But I will be able to soon.
Small successes are what keep a person coming back.
There was a time only two months ago where I couldn't fathom doing real situps, much less multiple situps in a row. I was a 'crunch' person. I did 'crunches' on the ab machine and wondered why I never got results, or even a real burn. Then my CF coaches approach me and say 'do situps'. And I did situps.
Crossfit and my coaches are helping me to overcome not only physical obsticals, but mental ones as well. I couldn't do situps because I didn't think I could do situps. It's really as simple as that.
I actually can't physically do pullups. But I will be able to soon.
Small successes are what keep a person coming back.
Friday, February 12, 2010
CrossFit Born
I named this blog 'CrossFit Born' because that's the way I feel. I feel that this thing called CrossFit is the reason that I'm finally able to get a grasp on my weight and my addictions. It makes me want to be a better person.
For the past year or so, I have been training to run. I always aspired to be a distance runner. To run 5K's and 10K's and half marathons and then full on marathons. The thought of being capable of accomplishing such feats made me think that I could accomplish anything. And so for the past year, I have been punishing my body through different running programs, determined to stick with it and reach my goal, even though my body fought back though it all. I suffered from brutally sore muscles, shin splints, cramps and knee pain. My body screamed with every stride to stop this torture. But I ignored it in an effort to be what I thought I wanted to be.
Then I began CrossFitting. And I began to see the light.
What I've learned in the 6 weeks of CrossFit bootcamp surpasses what I have learned about nutrition and fitness in my lifetime. I'm shocked at how wrong I was about both subjects. In my effort to make myself healthier, I've only managed to make it worse, gaining 75+lbs in the past 3 years and my 'diets' keep surging out of control. I couldn't figure out what was happening or why I kept failing.
Tomorrow is day one of Lent. I'm a religious person, and I believe that if Jesus can go through 40 days without food and water, I can certainly give up fast food and soda. Right? Maybe. That's the goal anyhow.
So follow me as I use these new tools to change my body. I have tried everything. And I mean, everything. And not one thing thus far has worked for me to lose weight. So if this works... If Crossfit is what is able to turn me around... then I think that anybody can do it. I'm addicted to food and I hate exercising. But this is changing things. I'm not sure how yet. But something is changing and I need to keep pushing it.
I'm CrossFit born.
For the past year or so, I have been training to run. I always aspired to be a distance runner. To run 5K's and 10K's and half marathons and then full on marathons. The thought of being capable of accomplishing such feats made me think that I could accomplish anything. And so for the past year, I have been punishing my body through different running programs, determined to stick with it and reach my goal, even though my body fought back though it all. I suffered from brutally sore muscles, shin splints, cramps and knee pain. My body screamed with every stride to stop this torture. But I ignored it in an effort to be what I thought I wanted to be.
Then I began CrossFitting. And I began to see the light.
What I've learned in the 6 weeks of CrossFit bootcamp surpasses what I have learned about nutrition and fitness in my lifetime. I'm shocked at how wrong I was about both subjects. In my effort to make myself healthier, I've only managed to make it worse, gaining 75+lbs in the past 3 years and my 'diets' keep surging out of control. I couldn't figure out what was happening or why I kept failing.
Tomorrow is day one of Lent. I'm a religious person, and I believe that if Jesus can go through 40 days without food and water, I can certainly give up fast food and soda. Right? Maybe. That's the goal anyhow.
So follow me as I use these new tools to change my body. I have tried everything. And I mean, everything. And not one thing thus far has worked for me to lose weight. So if this works... If Crossfit is what is able to turn me around... then I think that anybody can do it. I'm addicted to food and I hate exercising. But this is changing things. I'm not sure how yet. But something is changing and I need to keep pushing it.
I'm CrossFit born.
Friday, January 1, 2010
JAN/FEB WORKOUT LOG
JANUARY 5, 2010
Warmup: Line Drills
Squat form practice
3 Rounds of:
5 squats
5 pushups (knees)
5 situps
5 pullups (assisted)
2 min Tabata squats
JANUARY 9, 2010
Warmup: Line Drills and Planks
Baseline workout: 8 min ~ AMRAP
4 pushups (knees)
5 situps
6 step ups
6.5 rounds completed
JANUARY 19, 2010
Warmup: Line Drills and Planks
5 rounds of:
5 burpees
10 pushups (knees)
15 situps
20 squats
TIME: 19:24
JANUARY 26, 2010
Warmup: Line Drills
WOD 'Chipper'
20 burpees
40 situps
20 pushups (knees)
100 jump rope (single)
40 squats
30 jumping pullups
20 wall balls
30 lunges w/ 10lb weight
20 burpees
TIME: 18:43
Planks and 20 more situps
JANUARY 28, 2010
10 squats, sprint
10 situps, sprint
10 pushups (knees), sprint
10 burpees, sprint
'Death by Minute' 8 minutes, sprint 1x first minute, 2x second minute, 3x third min, etc
Front Squats
5x 45#
3x 60#
3x 70#
3x 70#
3x 75#
3x 80#
3 min of 10 mountain climbers and 5 pushups (knees) 8 rounds completed
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FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Warmup: Line Drills and planks
WOD '5 minute workouts' AMRAP
51 wall balls
2 min rest
10 jumping pullups and 15 burpees (4.5 rounds complete)
2 min rest
10 overhead squats and 10 box jumps (4 rounds complete)
FEBRUARY 10, 2010
Warmup: Line Drills
2X
sprint, 10 squats
sprint, 10 situps
sprint, 10 pushups (knees)
100 burpees (10 burpees, 1 min rest, etc)
Learned cleans and snatches
WOD 'Clean Balls'
5 minues ~ AMRAP
5 medicine ball cleans and 5 pushups (knees)
(6.5 rounds complete)
FEBRUARY 11, 2010
Warmup: Line Drills
Baseline workout: 8 min AMRAP
4 pushups (knees)
5 situps
6 step ups
(11 rounds complete)
WOD 'Fight Gone Bad'
3 rounds of
1 min rowing (32 27 32)
1 min box jumps (22 18 16)
1 min kb squat (16 15 15)
1 min tire hammer (23 21 20)
1 min wall balls (20 13 19)
TOTAL REPS: 309
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
2 min jump rope single, 1 min rest, 3X
3 rounds of:
5 squats
5 pushups (knees)
5 situps
WOD 54321 AMRAP
5 min burpees (56)
4 min box jumps (40)
3 min wall balls (34)
2 min sit ups (32)
1 min jump rope single (62/4)
TOTAL REPS: 177.5
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
Warmup: 2 min Jump Rope
10 min AMRAP
1 'good' pushup
2 situps
3 squats
28 Rounds completed
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
Warmup: 2 min jump rope, 10 burpees
1.5 min jump rope stretching
1 min jump rope
3 rounds of:
5 squats
5 pushups
5 situps
WOD 'Quick and Dead' for time
9 thrusters (45#) 21 box jumps, 21 pushups
6 thrusters, 15 box jumps, 15 pushups
3 thrusters, 9 box jumps, 9 pushups
TIME: 7:41
30 sec plank
50 situps
20 sec plank
50 situps
20 sec plank
50 situps
TIME: 12:31
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
50 jumping jacks
1 min jump rope
5 rounds for time
10 squats
10 situps
5 pushups
10 supermans
TIME: 8:22
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
2 min JR
10 burpees
1.5 min JR
1 min JR
5 rounds for time
3 pumping pullups (x5)
3 pushups (x5)
10 box jumps
50 jump rope
TIME: 15:25
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
3 min JR
2 min JR
3 rounds of:
10 squats
10 pushups
10 situps
Walking lunges 8X
Box Jumps
30 sec (13) 30 sec rest
45 sec (19) 30 sec rest
1 min (23)
Deadlifts
6x 95#
6x 110#
3X 125#
3x 135#
15x 95#
FEBRUARY 26, 2010
Jump Rope 2 min
2 rounds of
10 squats
10 back extensions
20 situps
10 pushups (knees)
WOD
12 overhead squats 35#
12 assisted pullups
9 overhead squats 35#
9 assisted pullups
6 overhead squats 35#
6 assisted pullups
TIME: 3.56
FEBRUARY 28, 2010
10 min AMRAP
5 push press (10lbs dumbbells)
10 lunges
15 jumping jacks
12 ROUNDS COMPLETE
Warmup: Line Drills
Squat form practice
3 Rounds of:
5 squats
5 pushups (knees)
5 situps
5 pullups (assisted)
2 min Tabata squats
JANUARY 9, 2010
Warmup: Line Drills and Planks
Baseline workout: 8 min ~ AMRAP
4 pushups (knees)
5 situps
6 step ups
6.5 rounds completed
JANUARY 19, 2010
Warmup: Line Drills and Planks
5 rounds of:
5 burpees
10 pushups (knees)
15 situps
20 squats
TIME: 19:24
JANUARY 26, 2010
Warmup: Line Drills
WOD 'Chipper'
20 burpees
40 situps
20 pushups (knees)
100 jump rope (single)
40 squats
30 jumping pullups
20 wall balls
30 lunges w/ 10lb weight
20 burpees
TIME: 18:43
Planks and 20 more situps
JANUARY 28, 2010
10 squats, sprint
10 situps, sprint
10 pushups (knees), sprint
10 burpees, sprint
'Death by Minute' 8 minutes, sprint 1x first minute, 2x second minute, 3x third min, etc
Front Squats
5x 45#
3x 60#
3x 70#
3x 70#
3x 75#
3x 80#
3 min of 10 mountain climbers and 5 pushups (knees) 8 rounds completed
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FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Warmup: Line Drills and planks
WOD '5 minute workouts' AMRAP
51 wall balls
2 min rest
10 jumping pullups and 15 burpees (4.5 rounds complete)
2 min rest
10 overhead squats and 10 box jumps (4 rounds complete)
FEBRUARY 10, 2010
Warmup: Line Drills
2X
sprint, 10 squats
sprint, 10 situps
sprint, 10 pushups (knees)
100 burpees (10 burpees, 1 min rest, etc)
Learned cleans and snatches
WOD 'Clean Balls'
5 minues ~ AMRAP
5 medicine ball cleans and 5 pushups (knees)
(6.5 rounds complete)
FEBRUARY 11, 2010
Warmup: Line Drills
Baseline workout: 8 min AMRAP
4 pushups (knees)
5 situps
6 step ups
(11 rounds complete)
WOD 'Fight Gone Bad'
3 rounds of
1 min rowing (32 27 32)
1 min box jumps (22 18 16)
1 min kb squat (16 15 15)
1 min tire hammer (23 21 20)
1 min wall balls (20 13 19)
TOTAL REPS: 309
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
2 min jump rope single, 1 min rest, 3X
3 rounds of:
5 squats
5 pushups (knees)
5 situps
WOD 54321 AMRAP
5 min burpees (56)
4 min box jumps (40)
3 min wall balls (34)
2 min sit ups (32)
1 min jump rope single (62/4)
TOTAL REPS: 177.5
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
Warmup: 2 min Jump Rope
10 min AMRAP
1 'good' pushup
2 situps
3 squats
28 Rounds completed
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
Warmup: 2 min jump rope, 10 burpees
1.5 min jump rope stretching
1 min jump rope
3 rounds of:
5 squats
5 pushups
5 situps
WOD 'Quick and Dead' for time
9 thrusters (45#) 21 box jumps, 21 pushups
6 thrusters, 15 box jumps, 15 pushups
3 thrusters, 9 box jumps, 9 pushups
TIME: 7:41
30 sec plank
50 situps
20 sec plank
50 situps
20 sec plank
50 situps
TIME: 12:31
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
50 jumping jacks
1 min jump rope
5 rounds for time
10 squats
10 situps
5 pushups
10 supermans
TIME: 8:22
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
2 min JR
10 burpees
1.5 min JR
1 min JR
5 rounds for time
3 pumping pullups (x5)
3 pushups (x5)
10 box jumps
50 jump rope
TIME: 15:25
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
3 min JR
2 min JR
3 rounds of:
10 squats
10 pushups
10 situps
Walking lunges 8X
Box Jumps
30 sec (13) 30 sec rest
45 sec (19) 30 sec rest
1 min (23)
Deadlifts
6x 95#
6x 110#
3X 125#
3x 135#
15x 95#
FEBRUARY 26, 2010
Jump Rope 2 min
2 rounds of
10 squats
10 back extensions
20 situps
10 pushups (knees)
WOD
12 overhead squats 35#
12 assisted pullups
9 overhead squats 35#
9 assisted pullups
6 overhead squats 35#
6 assisted pullups
TIME: 3.56
FEBRUARY 28, 2010
10 min AMRAP
5 push press (10lbs dumbbells)
10 lunges
15 jumping jacks
12 ROUNDS COMPLETE
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