Good to Great Life: Where Have I Been Part 2

Part of the reason I was hesitant to start a freaking blog was because I am the worst at sticking with something. I always find excuses to not do it. CrossFit is a bit different, but there are even days when I just don’t feel like jumping on a box or throwing a ball 9 feet high against a wall. This week was one of those weeks where CrossFit and I were not friends.

I blame it on my eating. I literally ate like the world was ending on Saturday and Sunday. I have been watching the Walking Dead, so perhaps I was eating like the world may end soon, I don’t know. Side note, The Walking Dead is my new obsession!!!! I don’t know why I didn’t watch from the beginning because I love zombies! I watch at least three episodes a night on Netflix. Still only on season 2, but I hope to catch up fast.

Back to my issue, I didn’t take many pics of all the food I ate, but it was in excess because Monday I wasn’t hungry AT ALL. Let’s just say this is how I felt putting on pants Monday morning….

So I didn’t CrossFit Saturday or Sunday. I forced myself to go Monday but it was like the hardest decision I have ever made. On Monday I did “Karen” (150 wall balls for time, 20#) and did awesome. My time was 7:13, which was a PR of more than 2 min since the last time I did Karen during the open. Not only did I PR but I did the 90 double unders afterwards to see what my time was compared to when I did it in the open, and I finished the double unders at 9:45. The open WOD was 12 min amrap, 150 wall balls, 90 double unders and 30 ring muscle ups. During the open I think I only completed 45 of the double unders before the time ran out, and this time I finished them all with more than 2 min to spare!!! Of course I can’t do a muscle up, so had it been the open I would have stood around for 2 min lol. I suppose I should work on those muscle ups.

Regardless of working out I still felt like crap all day Monday. I felt nauseas, tired and I had a headache all day. I even felt like that a bit of Tuesday as well, and Tuesday I still didn’t want to work out, but I forced myself AGAIN. I rowed 1,000 meters for time and completed it in 3:52.

I’m not sure how fast that time is compared to top CrossFit athletes, I know I’m not the fastest rower in our gym though, but to complete 1,000 meter row in less than 4 min is huge for me. since I began CrossFit almost 1 year ago I have never completed 1,000 meters in under 4 min. actually I before Karen I did 1,000 row for a warm up and did it in 3:58 which was my first real real time under 4 min. I HATE rowing. I don’t know why I feel like I should be better since I’m tall but I’m just not. Just as a reference my rowing numbers are improving, my fastest previously was 4:09, then I did 4:00 and finally now under 4. After the row I wanted to go home lol but I still wodded slowly. 21,18,15,12,9,6,3 box jumps, kb swings 16kg and pushups. Pushups….. WHY DO I SUCK AT YOU TOO??? Are my arms sooooooo long and weak that I can’t lower and push my big body up????? I refuse to even discuss pushups right now because I hate them so much.

So back to my beginning point, is it my crappy eating that made me feel like crap which then turned into not wanting to WOD, my most favorite thing? Or does my body just get tired every two weeks and I need to take off 2-3 days from wodding (this CAN’T be it because I don’t even work out that much, 5-6 days a week MAYBE!) why can’t I just stay consistent? I’m experimenting by not eating like the world is ending this week or next week and I will see how it affects my motivation and ability to work out.

Next point…. Why am I back to binge eating?????? The weekdays I am pretty good, come Saturday I binge a little, maybe a normal cheat meal, Sunday I eat like the world is ending (lol this reference is the only thing I can think of to describe my eating).

wings, to go with my cheese fries, fish tacos and fried s'mores

I ate more than 1 of these, don't be fooled

Speaking of experimenting, I started yet another food challenge this week. Paleo challenge. Only Monday-Friday (this is my 3^rd challenge/food plan in the last month). I don’t care about winning anything for this or even losing the 12lbs (maybe 15lbs now) I still am trying to lose. I literally see this as something to force me to eat real foods as opposed to processed sugar coated fried beer. I needed to do this just to detox from the weekend. So I’m only eating whole foods and some other stuff like dairy free yogurt. Chicken and turkey, veggies, sweet potato and squash, and fruits and nuts. I’m hoping to do this for the two weeks to see how it effects my motivation and ability to WOD. Saturday and Sunday I will maybe eat less paleo friendly foods and try to only have ONE CHEAT MEAL.

And some random pics...