TTT and a *2013* update

1. Just started watching Downtown Abby- It is pretty good. No TV at our house, this is on loan from a friend.

2. I have actually left work 2 days in a row and the sun was shining, air was clean! Spring is in the air? The mid 20's feel awesome!

3. Today was 100th day of school. Bow-chica-wow-wow.

4. CrossFit is awesome. I have never been so sore in my life.... the scale is up and down 2-3 pounds every day. I'm going to get a complex.

5. I Need a day off...

6. Seriously wish I could tell you all about some of the dates I have been on recently, a girl can't make this stuff up.

7. Considering getting a masters degree in special education, or doing the administrative internship program that my school district offers.

8. High five to all of you ladies who are out and about running in the freezing temperatures! You are my hero!

9. I am adding the goal of paying off my car this year to my 2013 plan. Lets see how it goes.

10. A reiveiw of my 2013 goals-

1. No new clothes until I am at goal weight- anything 145 or lower. Doing well- haven't purchased anything. 
2. Run 6 races, doesn't matter the length or the difficulty. Just get out there and race. Signing up for the dirty dash, and maybe a bike race. 
3. Weigh 145 by my 2 year bandiversary. I've got 5 months to lose 30 pounds. *Totally doable.* (Nods to self.) Haven't lost a real stinking pounds since the begining of the year.  Just going to keep on it. 
4. Make exercise something I just do. Right now I am in love with CrossFit and have been doing it for 2 weeks. 
5. Get married. Well this isn't progressing as fast as I'd like but I'm not giving up on it yet:) 
6. Pay off my surgery loan. Pay off car. (I switched to car because the interest rate is higher.)I'm not sure this is doable, but I am inspired by all of the financial goals out there to give it a hell of a shot. 
7. Get a treadmill at my house. NO EXCUSES. (-13 this morning at 7:45, too stinking cold.) *No treamill yet but I have been going to CrossFit so I haven't stressed about it.*

Weigh in Wednesday

Start weight: 277
Last week: 177
This week: 173.6

Total loss of: 103.4

Weekly loss: 3.4

I am happy with this loss and expect some flucuation the next few weeks because of the different type of exercise I am doing. We will see how it goes.

What is Crossfit?

Crossfit is (by Wiki definition):

CrossFit describes its strength and conditioning program as “constantly varied, high intensity, functional movement,"[4] with the stated goal of improving fitness and therefore general physical preparedness,   which it defines as "work capacity across broad time and modal domains."[5] Workouts are typically short—20 minutes or less—and intense, demanding all-out physical exertion. They combine movements such as sprinting, rowing, jumping rope, climbing rope, flipping tires, weightlifting,  carrying heavy objects, and many bodyweight exercises;  equipment used includes barbells, dumbells, gymnastics rings, pull-up bars, kettlebells, medicine balls, and boxes for box jumps.[6][7][8] These elements are mixed in numerous combinations to form prescribed "Workouts of the Day" or "WODs". Hour-long classes at affiliated gyms, or "boxes," typically include a warm-up, a skill development segment, the high-intensity WOD, and a period of individual or group stretching. Performance on each WOD is often scored and/or ranked to encourage competition and to track individual progress.
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrossFit

My Crossfit reasons: 

It is always varied.
There is a trainer there each time to make sure you have correct form.
I don't have to think of what I'm going to do.
I am building muscles for the first time in my life. 
It can ALL be scaled. I mean all of it. 
Can't do a pull up? There is a way to scale it.
Can't do a push up? Or a handstand? They can scale it. 

It is intense and brings out the Dragon Warrior. 

Also, there is a sense of community at the 'box' I go to. It is all about beating your own devils. Not being better than anyone else. 

My question to you is- what are you doing today that makes you push outside your comfort zone? 

I am hooked on Crossfit. This picture sums up the WOD's so far! 

Up for anything

My goal is to be up for anything.

Sledding

Snowsheoing

Ice skating

Ragnar's 

5k's 

1/2 marathons

Biking

Mountain biking

Skydiving

Wedding pictures (*wink *wink)

I've always wanted the weight to stop holding me down and really it isn't anymore. I'm pretty much just averaged sized. 

So now it is about fitness. About being an athlete. About being a Dragon Warrior. Oh-yes! 

BoooYa! 

What does losing weight mean/represent for you?

Goal weight....

How'd you pick yours?

I'm just curious.

Mine came from the blasted BMI chart as being the TOP weight for my height.

When I started at 277 pounds, how was I to know what 145 pounds would look like?

So tell me... do you have a number? Where did it come from?

TTT

First things first: 
Laura Bell! Congrats on the baby! I am so excited for you and jealous! 

1.       I am in a much better mood place today. Man I was raining on my own parade yesterday. I’ve decided to do the following things to combat what I have since identified as the “winter time blues.”

a.       I’m going to continue with Crossfit. I paid for my official membership today.  Signed up for a class tonight at 5.

b.      I’m going to tan one time a week. I am a firm believer that I do enough damage to my skin in the summers so I USUALLY don’t get anywhere near a tanning bed, but seriously people, we haven’t seen the sunshine in weeks (and if it did come out for a bit I’ve been cooped up inside.) So I’m just going to go and see if it helps. If you could see what a Debbie Downer I have been the last few weeks, you’d buy me the pass.

2.       I SWEAR to you I am not going to drink anything besides water. If I get started on Sprite or whatever it is, that is all I want to drink.

3.       I can’t wait for the sun to shine and it to get about 32 degrees so I can go for a bike ride. Or ride my horse without feeling like I will freeze on the spot.

a.       Seriously, have you ever peed outside when it is -25? Cuz I have and it isn’t fun. Especially by the time I get the six layers I wear (not an exaggeration) out of the way so I don’t pee on em. Sheesh, it is a workout. Cowgirls should get extra BADASS points, you don't see cowboys having to squat. Not to mention when mother nature is calling.

4.       Doing better with food and what-what today too. I’ve got a game plan for making a few meals in advance and freezing them in 1 cup servings to I can take them to school with me for lunch and to my night job for dinner. Breakfast is easy for me- water and a greek yogurt.

5.       I need a haircut. I forgot to tell you all that I was going to “grow it out.” Well that lasted about 8 weeks (I usually get my hair cut every 5 or less) when I realized today that there is a reason my hair has been short since the 9^th grade.

6.       I’m going to get a “body composition” done on Friday where they do a full body scan and tell you percentage of body fat and other random stuff, all for 10 bucks.  Don't worry- good or bad I'll report back.

7.       Still trying to get the treadmill moved to my house- no luck so far. My family has been stinking in the “assist Lorie” department. Wonder where the complaint box is?

8.       Our cows start having babies the first of March! This signifies spring to me and I CAN NOT wait (even though it is still butt cold in comparison to most places.) Love the season.

9.       I may have drank the Kool Aid so to speak when it comes to Crossfit, it is cray-zy hard, but awesome. (I say that and I am basically just kinda getting through the warm up.)

10.   I have to get my DL renewed this year (June) and I really want to be at goal weight. Time to find the inner warrior.

Winter Blues

This is the post I was going to publish:

I’m obese again and it is depressing.

I sick and freaking tired of fighting the battle.

Exhausted.

I just want to lay around and drink sprite and eat peanut M&M’s. Do you know what happens when a girl like me does that?

She gains weight.

Know what happens when a girl like me decides she doesn’t care anymore?

She wakes up one morning and weighs 277 pounds and hates herself.

I haven’t lost any weight in over 6 months. In fact, I’ve gained about 15 pounds from my lowest.

I’m looking for my “fat pants” again. Though instead of being a size 24/26 like they were before, they are now 11/12 BUT still!

I’m depressed because I just don’t know what to do to win the war and I know that there is no “end.” Just more fighting.

I went home and slept on it (after 14 hours of work) and decided I just have a serious case of the winter time blues.

*I don't know who said it- I read it on Interest of Pin* but the quote was "It is just a bad day, not a bad life."