Dilemma: Roadhouse or Dirty Dancing

Which would you choose?

Work has been a bear this past week.  Staying until 7:30 / 8:00 every night stinks - but staying until 9:15 pm Thursday night really made for a long Friday.  Needless to say, I didn't get a workout in Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.  Saturday - I treated myself to a pedicure and a massage.

FINALLY - quick WOD today (along with a lot of 'house' work).

Burpees and Thrusters 

1-1

2-2

3-3

all the way to 10-10

Although that doesn't look too hard on paper, I was out of breath by 5's.  It took me 9:38 to complete and almost the same amount of time to cool down.

Tomorrow's workout is going to be a chipper for time - wish me luck!

Peanut Butter Bacon Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

Have a Great Week!  By the way - I chose Dirty Dancing.....

16,368 Feet, 5k, 3.1 Miles.....

... in the books.  It's the first time I've run in exactly 6 months.  Thank goodness for RunKeeper!

Yesterday, I had a long, tough day at work and the last thing I wanted to do was come home and run.  I had just received a text from a friend who was making BLT's - that's all I could think about.  Who wants to run when you can eat - right?

Today is Weight In Wednesday with Heather, Ash, and Erin.  I'm down this week 1.8 pounds!

If I write any more, I am going to be late for work!  Leave a comment and tell me what to include in my WOD tonight.

On the topic of cupcakes.... these are the cupcakes I made for my niece's bridal shower!

I'm Alive... I'm Alive!

Last week started off on the right foot.... and quickly went down hill.  I ended up with a sinus infection (sinusitis if you want the technical term).  By Thursday, I was not sleeping and barely able to breath.  Breathing is necessary!  And, so are antibiotics and nasal spray.  I took it easy over the weekend and got plenty of rest.  Today...

I'm B A C K!  I have been itching to workout since Saturday.  Today's workout was pretty light but a workout nonetheless.  I'm not going to lie - I walked the first two 'run 400 M' in the second WOD.  WHY?  It was dark outside and the alley is uneven.  And, I am hesitant to push it too hard the first day back and not being fully recovered.  I still have 5 days of medicine to take.

As I mentioned previously, planning is the key to my success.  I have my meals and workout ready for tomorrow.  I've also planned my meals a few days ahead so I can have one of my favorite lunches - a turkey burger from Bones Burger Food truck.  Bones will be at my friend's office so I am going to eat lunch with him - more for the burger but the company is okay, too.

www.bones-burgers.com

Tomorrow's workout is a 5k.  I'm up for suggestions for Wednesday - leave a comment and I will add it to my WOD.

Last but not least - I am going to start actively participating in Weigh in Wednesday hosted by www.prettystrongmedicine.com.  I will post my weekly fluctuation.... one day, once I get comfortable with full disclosure, I will post THE number.

What Morning Workout?

Who am I kidding?  I have no desire to get up at 5:00 AM and workout.  I get anxious the night before thinking that I won't fall asleep soon enough to get a good night's sleep.  Then I wonder if I will get up when the alarm goes off.  I had that same anxiety last night - tried to ignore it by talking to someone but that didn't work.  It really only made me want to stay up later and talk more .......  Alas, I changed my alarm from 5:00 AM to 6:00 AM.  When I realize that I want 'it' bad enough, I will get my a$$ out of bed.

On a good note, I had already planned today's beating so as soon as I got home, I changed my clothes and went straight to the barn.  This was an easier workout.  I should have added weight to the bar for thrusters and use a heavier Kettle bell for the SDHP's.  I subbed a 400M row for the run - it was pouring down rain.

I didn't eat like a pig today - let's face it, it's 90% nutrition......  I had oatmeal for breakfast, turkey chili and spinach for lunch, almonds for dinner and pretzels as a snack.  I wasn't hungry after I worked out so I had a few more almonds and called it a day.

I have tomorrow's workout already on the white board in the barn.  I need to incorporate running (like 1 or 2 days a week) again.  But, that will come in time.

More about me.....  I like thrusters and kettle bell swings!  I want to get my Crossfit 1 certification in 2015. 

Want to know more - just ask!!

I've been MIA for the last few days and not in a good way.  I wish I could say that I spent both Friday and Saturday working my butt off; but, it's quite the opposite.

Friday was supposed to be a 'workout in the monring' kind of day.  If you remember correctly, one of my goals is to workout in the morning 2 days a week.  I set my alarm for 5:00 AM, my alarm went off, I changed the time to 6:00 AM and went back to sleep.  Not the way I wanted to start my day.  All should not have been lost.... but I have another excuse for not working out. My dad had to go the VA Hospital because he has been having sever pain in his leg.  They ruled out all the serious things like DVT and a fracture.  He was sent back home that evening.  (Pray for him - he never complains so he has to be in pain.)

Saturday - chalking that up to just plain lazy! Heck, I even took a nap.  Later in the evening, I went to the street festival in downtown Milford.  I didn't eat much but I made up for it in beer.  UGH - feeling pretty rough by the time I got home.  

Sunday proved to be a much better day for a few reasons.....  1) I didn't gain any weight the last two days - #Winning!  AND 2) I planned for next week.  Planning seems to be the key to whether I have a good week or crappy week.

Finally - I went out of my comfort zone today and worked out in clothes that didn't match.  99.99% of the time I will wear black tights and a black shirt.  It gets kind of depressing so today I changed it up and I DID NOT SUCK!!!  It seems a little foolish but some things are mental!

Todays workout:

I've only been doing GHD sit-ups for about two weeks and I can feel it today.  (I have a GHD machine - if ROGUE Fitness sells it, I probably have it!)

More about me.....  I've had my personal training certification since October 30, 2010.  I was offered a job at Fit Works, Beechmont Ave., in December 2012 (when I was unemployed) but I just didn't feel like it was the right place for me.

  

  

"The Desire to change must exceed 

the fear and the pain."  

Change is scary - sometimes you know how the change will impact your life and sometimes you don't.  I decided to make a small change this morning.  I actually got up at 5:20 AM and completed a WOD before I went to work.  Normally, I would think about working out in the morning; but, when the alarm would go off, I would re-set it for 6:15 AM and go back to sleep.  My goal is to workout in the morning (before I go to work) at least 2 days a week - baby steps, right??  If only I had someone to call me at 5:00 AM to make sure I am awake.... a girl can dream!

September 11 - WOD 
 - 300 squats
 - 200 push-ups (girl push-ups)
 - 100 sit-ups

On paper, it really doesn't look like much, but I worked up a sweat and felt really good all day.

I also had a small victory this morning - #Winning!!  I forgot to do laundry last night and didn't have any clean pants to wear to work today.  I went into my closet and found a pair that I was hesitant to try on - but was pretty happy when they fit.  Did I tell you that they were a size smaller?

With the changes I am trying to incorporate, I was not excited to go to happy hour tonight.  It's the kind of work happy hour where you need to show your face.  We refer to these as either 'forced fun' or a 'hostage happy hour'.  I had 3 drinks and then came home.  Normally, I am THE MOST FUN and stay until the end.  It's not that I am no longer fun, I just know that I need to make better choices.

Soooo - I promised to tell you about myself.  I can't spill the beans all at once so I will share two little known facts.
1)  I've completed 4 marathons.  The Marine Corp Marathon in Washington DC (2004) was my favorite.
2)  I love colorful running shoes.

Soooo, I've had this domain for a few months and finally going to start using it.  Why Crossfit and Cupcakes?  Because, those are two of my favorite things.  I guess you could say that the cupcakes are what got me to crossfit....

There are two primary reasons for my blog - one, to document my journey and struggles with becoming a better version of myself; and two, to hold myself accountable.  I love working out.  But, my box is closing at the end of the month and when I found out, I lost all interest.  I mean, why continue going to a place that will not be there in 20 days.  I tried another box closer to home and really like it.  But.... why should I spend money to go to a box when I have everything I need in my barn?  And, when I say everything, I mean everything!  I think the only things that I don't have are rings and climbing ropes.  Even if I had them, I don't have the upper body strength right now to do a muscle-up or a climb.

My solution - blog my way through my journey - stop spending money on a gym when you have one, and, hopefully, educate some people along the way.

Stay tuned for the next post when you can find out more about ME!