Inspiration!

I had an amazing talk with my sister tonight, who has lost 50 pounds!  She is such an inspiration to me.  It has been a tough road for her, but she's stuck it out and still going.  I really wish she lived by me, but I guess I'll have to settle for a weekly phone call!  Her friend and trainer sent me this video and it definitely inspired me to get moving and find my groove.  This man found running to be his strength and passion............my passion is Crossfit.  I love it!!!!!!!!  Every night when 5:00 rolls around I get butterflies and anxious to go see what I can do.  Today I did the Baseline workout which is:

500 meter row
40 air squats
30 situps
20 pushups
10 pullups

My time was 5:38......and then we did it a second time to see if we could beat our first time.  My second time was 5:46!  Almost!  I was really proud of myself and I can definitely see a difference in my muscles.  So there you have it!

Feelin' Crappy....

Yeah....I ditched the no eating tonight and I'm really feelin' it right now. Talk about heart burn.....and all I did was eat a few cheezits (my favorite!). But, I'm hating myself right now.....why do I do this to myself? No crossfit tomorrow means I'm headin' to the track to run....anyone wanna join?

This is my story.....and I'm stickin' to it!

Okay, so, I've stuck to counting calories so far today, granted it's only 12:30 in the afternoon, but I'm gonna do it. Whenever I feel like going to the pantry and sneaking a few cheezits, I get some inspirational weight loss blogs and remind myself why I'm doing this. My hubby's been telling me lately how thin I'm looking lately. I haven't lost any weight, but I guess Crossfit is doing it's job by trimming some of this ugly body fat and turning it into muscle. I can definitely tell a difference in my belly, not so flabby. So, right now, I'm going to go get a piece of gum, chug some water, and take my boys miniature golfing and then off to "Spoon Me" to get some low fat ice cream (only 100 calories)! Then Crossfit tonight, I'm actually excited to go and test my body!

focus

I'm sitting here at 10:30 at night, just itching to eat................then I went over to my sis's blog and looked at her before and after shots of 50 pounds of ugly fat gone! I'm motivated again! The big military ball is in 2 months and I really want to lose 20 pounds by then......................geez this is hard.

First time on the bench press!

Big accomplishment today at Crossfit:

I BENCHED 75 LBS! ON MY FIRST TIME DOING THE BENCH PRESS! I WAS PRETTY STOKED! PLUS, I DID ABOUT 7 REAL PUSHUPS! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I CAN'T............BUT IT FEELS GOOD!

Motivation....

My little sis, Ang, has now lost almost 50 pounds and that has definitely zapped me (if you know what I mean)! She is such an inspiration to me and she is giving me the determination to get this weight-loss ball rolling. I've been tracking calories for about 3 days now (it sucks; and I've still been naughty), but I know it's what is going to get me at my goal weight. I'm putting this out there right now. I have a goal to lost 20 pounds by November (our military ball, where I have to wear a formal dress....eeeeeek!). I can already tell a difference in the firmness of my arms and legs (so can my hubby :), now I just need to get the eating under wraps and I feel like the weight will fly off. Meanwhile, every time I feel depressed, or just need an extra boost, I'll be looking at your before and after picture Angie, and checking out other weight loss blogs to see what works for them. Bring it on!!!!!

Today's WOD...

Today's workout was:

500 meter row

then....21-18-15-12-9-6-2

intervals of Sumo KB squats and v-ups

and finishing off with a 500 meter row

I used the 25 pound weight for the Sumo's and totally felt like I could've done more weight.

I don't feel wasted tonight.....I guess that means it's time to up the weight and resistance!