Ouch!

So I skipped a whole week last week! My workout partner was on vacation, and it was very easy to say I'm just not comfortable to go without her.  So that's exactly what I did.  We both went back yesterday.  Lots of squats were in the warm up and work out.  I'm feeling it today...

Still with it, Scales are evil, should've measured inches.

I'm still really enjoying CrossFit! I've just been incredibly busy and tired after working and working out 3 times a week.  I've been really scared of getting on the scale because I'm afraid I'll just get discouraged. When I went to the doctor almost 2 weeks ago I saw the number 178.  That's an evil number, and my heart sank.  It gave me even more reason to go harder and make myself healthier.  Friday as I was getting ready for work, my pants felt different.  I wish I would've initially measured inches instead of pounds.  I don't know how many times I've heard you'll lose inches before you lose pounds.  I never believed it. I know it's working and I'm feeling results from it.  Some days I open my Wodify app and think I really don't want to do this, and I don't really want to do that.  But I can't pick and choose what I want to do if I want results.  So I keep chugging along.  Until next time...

Day 2, Words Hurt, & A Rest Weekend

After a day of rest, I went back to The Box yesterday.  This time our group was much smaller and I brought a few friends a long.  I was still pretty sore from Tuesday's workout.  This workout was much different from the first one.  It still kicked my ass.  Good news, my friends liked it too!  Bad news, we get back to work and people are cruel and mean.  I don't care what anybody says, words hurt.  They hurt a friend much more than they hurt me.  However, I wanted to look at these people and say go on and go burn another lung, we're doing something good for ourselves.  I refrained from doing so.  I had plans of going back today but decided to take a break instead.  I'll have a rest weekend, and hit it again on Monday.

The Day After The First Day.

First & Foremost This Blog Is for Me To Reflect Back On In Time.....


For a long while now, I've been talking myself out of joining a gym and working out.  What will those people think?  You're overweight, not in shape, they'll laugh at you. No one will go with you, and you definitely don't want to go alone and look like a loser, etc.  The mind has a great way of convincing you that you can't do something.  So when people at work started going and talking about how fun it was, and how great it was I began to think about it. Then you have the naysayers, Crossfit? That's hard stuff! You're going to work out with them? You know what, they're doing something healthy for themselves.  That's more than I've been doing.  How can I fault them for that?  The answer is I can't!  They've been sticking with it pretty well and still like it. If they can do it, so can I.  Is what I finally talked myself into.  A friend was supposed to join me and go with them yesterday.  Last minute she bailed on me.  Did I think about backing out, and staying at work too?  You betcha I did! But a little voice told me you still have co-workers going.  Go try it, and see if you like it.  Today costs nothing, if it's not for you then you haven't lost anything.  So that's exactly what I did.  When I got there I was extremely nervous.  But I soon found out it was nothing like I thought it was going to be.  I didn't worry about making a fool of myself.  The trainer was very helpful and the people were nice.  I sweated my ass off, but you know what?  I found myself having FUN.  Fun while working out and doing something good for myself.  I would be lying if I said I wasn't sore today.  My legs are the worst but my shoulders are feeling it too.  At the same time, I'd be disappointed if I didn't feel it.  I worked HARD for that yesterday, and this is the way of showing me its working. I sit here today at 5'3" and 170lbs.  I wasn't perfect, I have a lot to learn, and I know to push myself to my limits and nobody else's.  Listen to my body and when it says stop or slow down that's what I need to do.  Today was a day of rest.  Well not quite, I worked at 5AM, but no Crossfit.  Tomorrow I plan on going back and bringing some friends with me.