Wow--I'm not quite sure how so much time has passed with me not getting in my workouts, or blogging, but that trend has GOT to stop. I feel so disconnected from my CrossFit APX family, my body feels like I haven't worked out a day in my life, and I feel like a fat, lazy slob. The last 5 or 6 weeks have been riddled with stomach viruses that our family has passed around repeatedly, and quite frankly, with 2 kids playing on 4 different ball teams, and all of the practices and games, I feel like I'm nothing more than a chauffer at this point. I'm glad, because I know that my kids are involved in healthy activities, etc....but it puts a massive dent in the workout schedule.
Also, at work, we have signed up for a health and fitness challenge. The goal is to be more active and eat better. There are 3 different challenges you can compete in, and they include the # of steps per day, the # of minutes worked out, and the % of weight lost. Looking at my pedometer each day has been absolutely eye-opening. I now KNOW why I haven't been losing much weight at all. Yes, I do CrossFit 3 times a week when I'm going regularly, but since I have a desk job, I'm struggling to meet 5,000 steps a day, and the goal is 10-12k steps/day. At 5,000 steps, I am still in the sedentary range. So, I'm working out, but I'm clearly not moving enough to off-set my caloric intake.
I have also still been making some bad food choices, and need to get then under control. I feel like I am starting to figure everything out, and how it all works together to help me lose weight, or to counter-act my weight loss efforts. It's still really hard because of having 3 kids who want to eat the kinds of foods that kids like to eat, and a husband who can eat anything he wants and not gain an ounce. I look at a piece of cake and gain 3 pounds, all in my hips and thighs.
I have taken a few steps that I'm hoping will help to motivate me going forward and maintain my motivation going forward to FINALLY see the changes in my life that I want and need. I have some pretty large goals and training plans going forward.
Training Plans:
M-W-F
Run/walk in the AM at 5:15 to be home before Barney leaves for work
I will CrossFit in the afternoon from 5:30-6:30
T-R
Swim in the AM
Yoga in the evening I'm pretty sure I still have my yoga DVD I bought when pregnant (It may still be in the cellophane wrap even).
Saturdays are filled with baseball and softball games, but it isn't going to hurt me to walk laps around the field in between games.
Sunday- Church, baseball games and family time
I also bought myself a ticket to go to the Jillian Michaels "Maximize your Life" tour. I cannot wait to see her from the 3rd row, and hoping to be a part of the interactive portion of the tour. She has said she will be pulling audience members up on stage and you could apply to be one of those folks. I have done-so and am hoping that I will be one of the lucky ones on April 25.
It's time to get serious, dedicated, and work my ass off to start seeing my dreams come to fruition. It is time to make my dreams a reality.
Krista
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
Cash Out!
Oh, for the love of all things, holy, tonight was TOUGH!!
Tonight's WOD was a tough one, but if felt so good to be back at the box. Good to see Andrea back at the box, and got to WOD with some of my favorite CrossFit Friends, Jeff and Karen! Good to see some of my friends and cheer them on as they finished up the 5:30 class.
So, after our warm-up, we had to work on getting our 1 time max box jump height. I have been doing the 12" box with a 10# plate on top of it, about 13" for my regular box jumps. I attempted 19", but couldn't quite get my head right mentally, and never pulled it off, but I did pull off 17".
WOD:
10 Kettle Bell Swings (I used 26#)
run 200 meters
15 KB swings
run 200 meters
20 KB swings
Run 200 meters
25 KB swings
Run 200 meters
25 KB swings
Run 100 meters
20 KB swings
Run 100 meters
15 KB swings
Run 100 meters
10 KB swings
Run 100 meters
I finished in 22:33 For the record, the first 200 meters I ran all of, which was a first for me. Yes, I can do 10 miles of a half marathon, and have even done 12.5 miles, but that is when I'm doing nothing but running/walking. Start throwing in weights and resistance training intermittently, and i get gassed even faster. I still did all of the running distance that was rx, didn't scale anything except the weight of the KB. We were supposed to use 35#, but I'm just not quite there yet. I am VERY proud that I was able to do all of the running without scaling it back.
Cash-Out:
100 sit-ups
My combined time for the WOD and Cash Out was 30:50. I was really hoping to finish in under 30 minutes, but all things considered, I'm pretty proud of how it went.
The good news is, since the kiddos are going to be out of town this week, I am going to see if I can't make it to the box every night but Friday (Justin has a game on Friday). I am also thinking I might do swimming/running in the morning, WODs in the evening this week...maybe give my exercise/weight loss a swift kick in the ass.
Till next time!
Krista
Tonight's WOD was a tough one, but if felt so good to be back at the box. Good to see Andrea back at the box, and got to WOD with some of my favorite CrossFit Friends, Jeff and Karen! Good to see some of my friends and cheer them on as they finished up the 5:30 class.
So, after our warm-up, we had to work on getting our 1 time max box jump height. I have been doing the 12" box with a 10# plate on top of it, about 13" for my regular box jumps. I attempted 19", but couldn't quite get my head right mentally, and never pulled it off, but I did pull off 17".
WOD:
10 Kettle Bell Swings (I used 26#)
run 200 meters
15 KB swings
run 200 meters
20 KB swings
Run 200 meters
25 KB swings
Run 200 meters
25 KB swings
Run 100 meters
20 KB swings
Run 100 meters
15 KB swings
Run 100 meters
10 KB swings
Run 100 meters
I finished in 22:33 For the record, the first 200 meters I ran all of, which was a first for me. Yes, I can do 10 miles of a half marathon, and have even done 12.5 miles, but that is when I'm doing nothing but running/walking. Start throwing in weights and resistance training intermittently, and i get gassed even faster. I still did all of the running distance that was rx, didn't scale anything except the weight of the KB. We were supposed to use 35#, but I'm just not quite there yet. I am VERY proud that I was able to do all of the running without scaling it back.
Cash-Out:
100 sit-ups
My combined time for the WOD and Cash Out was 30:50. I was really hoping to finish in under 30 minutes, but all things considered, I'm pretty proud of how it went.
The good news is, since the kiddos are going to be out of town this week, I am going to see if I can't make it to the box every night but Friday (Justin has a game on Friday). I am also thinking I might do swimming/running in the morning, WODs in the evening this week...maybe give my exercise/weight loss a swift kick in the ass.
Till next time!
Krista
It's Time
Well, I have known for a while that it was time to make some changes to my eating habits, but a total overhaul of the kitchen, menu and eating habits of a family of 5 are no small task. It takes some time to clean out the pantry, the refrigerator, re-stock both with healthy options, and plan/work on a menu. Well, as luck would have it, my mom has decided to take the kidlets to the beach for the week starting tomorrow, and coming home on Friday. So, it's time. Tomorrow after work, I will be cleaning out the refrigerator and pantry, I have some serious shopping and planning to do after that, and I'm fairly certain that my hubby isn't going to be all that happy with me once I complete this little task.
My husband is one of those amazing people who can eat anything he wants and never gain an ounce. I have talked about having weight loss surgery a few times over the years, and he has said that he doesn't see the need for something that drastic. The fact is, I eat less than he does, but if I look at fast food or dessert, I gain a couple of pounds. It's like Ali Vincent said in her presentation at the Princess Half Marathon, I didn't gain my weight all at 1 time because of 1 tragic event. I have gained 5 pounds here, 3 pounds there. At the time, it doesn't seem like a big deal, but eventually, 3 pounds turns into 10, and 10 turns into 50, and the next thing you know, you are 100 pounds overweight and wondering what the hell happened.
In line with this, I have set a few goals for myself for the month of April. My goal is to be active at least 30-60 minutes every day. I'm going to be drinking water only for the month of April, and I will absolutely be minimizing the amount of processed food for the month of April. I weighed myself this morning for a challenge we are doing at work, and I was at 251.4. My goal for the month of April (When I weigh myself on 4/30/13) is to be 243 or less. That is a 2 pound per week weightloss for the month of April. I'd desperately love to be under 240 by our anniversary trip, but that is only 4 weeks and 2 days away, maybe the eating cleaner, healthier food can make that possible?!?!?
My husband is one of those amazing people who can eat anything he wants and never gain an ounce. I have talked about having weight loss surgery a few times over the years, and he has said that he doesn't see the need for something that drastic. The fact is, I eat less than he does, but if I look at fast food or dessert, I gain a couple of pounds. It's like Ali Vincent said in her presentation at the Princess Half Marathon, I didn't gain my weight all at 1 time because of 1 tragic event. I have gained 5 pounds here, 3 pounds there. At the time, it doesn't seem like a big deal, but eventually, 3 pounds turns into 10, and 10 turns into 50, and the next thing you know, you are 100 pounds overweight and wondering what the hell happened.
In line with this, I have set a few goals for myself for the month of April. My goal is to be active at least 30-60 minutes every day. I'm going to be drinking water only for the month of April, and I will absolutely be minimizing the amount of processed food for the month of April. I weighed myself this morning for a challenge we are doing at work, and I was at 251.4. My goal for the month of April (When I weigh myself on 4/30/13) is to be 243 or less. That is a 2 pound per week weightloss for the month of April. I'd desperately love to be under 240 by our anniversary trip, but that is only 4 weeks and 2 days away, maybe the eating cleaner, healthier food can make that possible?!?!?
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