Accomplishments...

So, it has been a week of accomplishments... Yay!

Scorpion Warrior:

My hubby ran (well, we really mostly walked) this with me. He is so sweet. I obviously was not doing this for time. I really just hoped to finish in under an hour, and I did! But my truly most important goal was to finish. There were two obstacles that I could not do (I thought there would have been more) One was this tire hurdle thing... Yah, my fat butt could not jump high enough to get over it! It was like 4ft tall, if that makes it any better! LOL! The other was the A-frame board with a rope...not even close! Jonathan did have to help me on the 5ft wall also. But it was so fun! I am going to sign up for the Devil Dash that is May 12th! It is a 5K, so I really need to train for it. But I still have a few months, so I think know I can do this one!!

CrossFit:

Well, if you read my last post, you know how CrossFit was going for me. It was weird, this week something just clicked. Not sure what it was, but I guess I realized the reason why I was having such a hard time was all mental. I guess I was afraid of taking too long (the other guys are all super fit and lap me by like 2 times), or maybe I just didn’t think I could do it. This week I went in and kicked ASS!! I finished the entire routine WITHOUT cutting reps, or rounds! I was so proud of myself, to say the least. I wish I could go more than 2 times a week, but 2 times a week is what my schedule allows. But don’t fret, I still went the gym also, and did a 20 minute pure abs workout with 25mins of cardio. It hurts to laugh, cough, sneeze, you name it.

My CrossFit routines were:

Wed:

Up 5 flights of stairs, across the top of the parking garage, down 5 flights of stairs

20 Kettle Bell swings (15lbs)

15 air squats

10 Hand release push-ups

x3 rounds... I finished in 23 minutes! Could be better, but I finished it!

Thur:

5 tire jumps (15.5" tire)

5 squats with weights (10lbs in each hand) on the minute for 7 minutes, then a short lap

x2 rounds (last minute was 7 reps)

This day sounded so easy (I was not foolish, I knew it wouldn’t be) but it was anything but. I was exhausted by the end!

I am so happy I have finally gotten over the mental hurdle that was keeping me from doing my best. I feel a lot better about myself, and am so excited to continue getting stronger! I just need to build up my running. My body is still not ready for the running yet. I still feel too heavy to run. It hurts my knees pretty good, and my shins hurt (I’m sure that’s more technique that weight tho) I'm hoping to be running by mid-April. Now that I have gotten over this mental hurdle, the next thing to get over it making excuses as to why I can’t eat healthier :)