Justin started this whole Crossfit research sometime last spring or summer. He explained the program to me and showed me some of the workouts. I thought it looked interesting but I also thought it was for meatheads and big muscley people. So after some time, he convinced me to do the 1-on-1s with him. I liked it, but wasn't thrilled about it. I had fun, but figured it wasn't for me. I was always thinking I don't fit in here, I won't make it, I don't have time, Everyone is stronger than me, I'll embarrass myself, I don't know what I'm doing and the list kept going and going. So when we completed our 1-on-1s, I went a few times here and there and then totally fell off the "Let's get fit" wagon.
Fast forward 3 months later to the Paleo Challenge which began January 3rd. I knew this would be a great way to think about what food I put into my body on a daily basis. I was being held accountable each week by taking pictures of every meal and submitting them to our trainer/coach/organizer, Ricky. I liked that I had to take pictures of everything I ate because I knew if it was bad, everyone else in the challenge would see it. Plus, my whole goal was to get me to think about what I was eating and to fix it. (Oh, and I forgot to mention there was money involved...this is where the majority of the desire to do this came from.) The only thing I had not thought about was working out. I thought, if I eat right, there is no need to go to the gym...right? ha I really know that was my way of trying to convince myself that I didn't need the gym as a part of my life whatsoever. Seriously, I hate working out! Why do I want to torture myself? Well...
I didn't work out the first 3 weeks of the challenge, and quite honestly, didn't see much results either. But I was feeling better mentally; sleeping better, more energy, positive attitude. Then week 4 hit, and I started to think about the gym. I thought if I wanted to win the challenge and see any real results, I probably needed to start working out a bit. After my 1st few visits back at Crossfit (where I was welcomed back with open arms and a ton of encouragement), I started to realize that all the excuses I made in the fall are all the things that held me back. I realized that I had to quit making excuses and just go. I know my schedule will always be busy, I know I will be weaker than someone else, I know that my goals are different, but why do those thoughts have to hold me back from improving, making change, and reaching goals that I have never set for myself before?
The last 4 weeks of working out have been amazing! Crossfit, and of course my awesome husband, have really helped me see what I can truly do by myself. I laugh when I think about myself doing the "clean and jerk" or "deadlift". I always thought only meatheads and guys did those things. Well, I guess I'm a meathead now! Crossfit Omaha is an amazing gym! They have helped me see some things that I never thought were possible.
So the original reason of this post was to show a picture of my "Crossfit War Wounds" as I like to call them. Today's workout was 60 double unders, 3 rounds of 10 split clean and jerks, 20 jumping pull-ups, and 60 double unders again. On my final go at the double unders, the jump rope unfortanetly got the best of me. It brought back memories of jumping rope in grade school and the sting of the rope on a cold day on the playground. Jump rope 1, me 0.-- Sent from my Palm Pre
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