Moving a little slower today.

Crossfit has kicked my butt. I am sore in so many places, I don't know where to begin. The act of getting out of bed this morning was painful. Luckily Unfortunately, Hubby had to leave for work early this morning so no Crossfit today. I will , however, hop on the elliptical for 30 minutes this morning and break a good sweat.

Just in case you are wondering what Crossfit is... you can check out the daily workout outs at Crossfit.com

Food was 'OK' yesterday. I think I stayed in my calorie limit... but I KNOW the food wasn't what it should have been. Too many carbs, not enough protein, and no veggies. :(

Today is a new day. More water, better food and a good 30 minutes sweat session.

Ready or not, here I come!!

Breathing like a fish out of water...

Before we moved from the mountains of Arizona (5000 ft) to the trees of North Carolina (800 ft) I was told how great I would feel. The lower elevation was going to make it so much easier to run. 

THEY LIED. 

I'm sure that the lower elevation could have been better... but when you add the humidity... well, it just makes it plain impossible to breathe. I struggle for each breath. Trying to find the oxygen among the water in the air. I'm sucking air just as much as I did when I first started working out at 225 lbs. 

Talk about discouraging. I know I am 50 lbs lighter now.... but to have the same out-of-shape feeling again, well, it just stinks. I wont let it get the best of me. It took 3 years to get here and it was worth it... so if it takes 3 more years to get in shape here then I know it will be worth it again.

Today's goal is to eat clean. I ate terrible yesterday and I need to have that one day of perfect eating to get me back on track. Water has been a problem too. I'm not used to the mineral taste to the water here and it makes it hard to swallow. Anyone have any suggestions? I hate to buy bottle water all the time. 

Today's workout is done and over with. I did Crossfit with Hubby again. It consisted of 3 rounds of  dumbbell thrusters (15 reps) and 30 sit ups.  It felt good today. :)

"THE GREATER DANGER FOR MOST OF US IS NOT THAT OUR AIM IS TOO HIGH AND WE MISS IS, BUT THAT IT IS TOO LOW AND WE REACH IT." - Michelangelo

I have reached a point in my path where I am happy, content... unmotivated. I am at a number where my clothes fit me just right and my reflection doesn't bother me anymore. I feel pretty good, for the most part, and I am content to just relax all day and not worry about breaking a sweat.

I think this is what my goal was at 225 lbs. To be happy, healthy and sexy without a second thought of my weight or food. I am happy to say I reached my goal, but sad to say that it is not all I had hoped it would be. There is something I am missing in my day to day life now. Something that was a constant fire in my belly to get up in the morning and conquer what needed to be done.

To quote Miley Cyrus ( I'm a mother of two girls, give me a break) ... "Ain't about how fast I get there. Ain't about what's waiting on the other side. It's the climb" ... I am slowly coming to realize that my love of this whole 'healthy living' quest wasn't the thought of reaching goal... but the daily love of conquering a goal. To prove to myself that I could run a half marathon. To prove to myself that I could drop 50 lbs. To prove to myself that I could wake up before the sun and run 3 miles before the kids woke up.

I'm starting to think that the view from this mountain isn't all that great. I think its time to look towards the next mountain and start climbing again. My goal? To have a goal everyday to conquer.

First thing is first... Monday.

My goal for today: Finish Crossfit with my Hubby first thing in the morning , drink as much water as possible and stick to my food choices.

****UPDATE*****
7:54 a.m. :  2 rounds of  40 Double Unders, 30 box jumps, 30 dumbell swings and a 100 meter warm up run/ 100 meter cool down walk. 

Happy Birthday !

My baby is 5 years old today. This little girl started out as nothing but cheeks. She was a chubby baby that everyone wanted to squeeze and hug. At two years old she taught her big(er) sister how to use the potty. At 3 years old she was talking in full sentences. At 4 years old she could read a book. I can't wait to see what this little girl will do this year!!

I will be back to posting daily on Monday night. Gonna start crossfit... and a new job!! Have a great weekend!

I need a kick in the pants....

With everything that has been going on with this move I have pretty much put my healthy lifestyle on the back burner. Of course I have a million excuses.... none of them really that good. Mostly I've just been lazy.

I want to get running again... but the streets around here have no sidewalks and people drive on them going 100 miles an hour. There is a gym close by, but until I start a job (OH YEAH, I have a job interview at Olive Garden tomorrow) I have no money for it. There are beautiful parks and recreational areas around here... but OY! its hot here.

We DO have an elliptical machine in the living room... but I get sooo bored on it. I know, I just need to suck it up and get moving. I just need that kick....

Just Breathe....

Life can be really good sometimes... ... ... ...

Enemy, Thy name is Sweet Tea!

Living in the south is really no different from living out west.... accept for one constant temptation that is at every corner, in every restaurant, and in my Sisters fridge on most days.... Sweet Tea.

OMG people... this stuff is good. The addiction is worse than crack. Once you take a sip you have to keep drinking until your stash is gone.... or until you can go to the corner and buy some more! I watched my sister make some last weekend. She used close to 2 cups of sugar in one pot of tea. Good Grief! I will never lose weight here.

We went to a restaurant the other day and ordered a nice big salad that was loaded with great stuff like beans, tomatoes, black olives and salsa.... and what do I get to drink? Water you say? Nope. They had a big old tank of SWEET TEA sitting there. Mmmmmmmmm.

There will need to be an intervention soon.