Today

Today, i am back to earth. With last week being so exciting, with new skills and pbs (and some rxd's), tonight showed me how far i still have to go.

But......

No beating myself up, so self sabotage, just learning.

Food wise, was good. Some milk with coffee, some rice (a little) with dinner, but still close to totally clean.

Exercise was the wod.

4 rounds

6 muscles ups (did 12 muscle up progressions)
12 box jumps 32 inch (did 24, just couldn't get up there)
18 knees to elbows (did high knee raises)

21 odd mins, which was slow, but at least i got through it. Troubles with grip as my hand is still split from fran and cft deadlifts, but all in all I am happy with my progression and and where i am headed.

Progress

So it has been a few days, but I am back. It has been ok, not perfect by any means, but not too bad.

Friday was CFT, and I had 3 prs (woo too). 145kg back squat, 170kg deadliest and 70kg press. Getting ever closer to 1000lb cft club.

Friday night was a mates birthday party, and other than a couple of beers, I ate well and had a great night. As an added bonus, a guy I know was there who I normally avoid, as he normally has a bit of a dig at my weight (and I do not know him well enough to take it as supporting me). But Friday he came up, pointed at my gut, and said "wow you have lost a bit, you look good". Kinda a nice day.

Sunday came and it was my worst eating for a few months, but still better than the past. Today was a good solid 8/10. So I am getting there.

Thanks all for helping and reading.

Today was a good day

Today's wod was not something I wanted to go do. 15 min AMRAP of 3 mins double unders (and I always have to sub singles), 3 mins burpees (ahhhhh), 3 mins wall balls 10kg, 3 mins kettle bell swings 24kg, 3 mins box jumps 24 inch. Pretty much hell for me.

But all of a sudden, I got double unders. Not well. Single single double and all, but I did them in a wod and all. New skill made Scotty a pretty chuffed little boy.

Eggs and spinach for breakfast, lamb and vegetables for lunch, quiche and beetroot salad, and tomato salad and zucchini relish (home made) for dinner.

And i wore some shorts I have never fit in before for the wod. All in all, a good day.

Commitment

Ok, so i have been really bad at this. I have not written much, and the whole point of this was to help keep me accountable. So I am doing something about it. I am going to write here most days. What I feel, how I train, what I eat.

So today I got up for crossfit, was totally exhausted from Fran last night, and went back to bed. Poor I know. All I did today was a 45 min walk at lunch time!

I ate pretty clean today (and a special mention to my wife for steak and salad for dinner), but I had a cheat with some chips. I am pleased my cheats have been less often and less HUGE, but I still have a work on there. I am finding bread hard to beat as well, but I know I can do it.

I have a big goal this year, 20 kg lost. I will keep you posted!

Back On It

OK. So, as usual, I let a lot of this slip. I left the crossfit gym I used to go to. It was too expensive  The times were too inconvenient. Many of the people, to be honest, were too cliquey, and maybe (dare I say it) too cultish.

So I started doing a little lifting in my gym at work.I started doing some triathlon training. But here is the thing. I was just not consistent enough. It was too easy to miss workouts. It was too easy to go easy, lift light, and really not push myself at all.

So I am back in the box.There has been a change in ownership, so there is a slightly different culture. There is less off the "us and them" mentality, less off the "elite vs old fatties" feeling, which is nice. The programming is supposedly going to be less long metcon madness and more strength based. I am yet to see that really, most of the workouts are still 20 min plus beat downs  and still very skill specific, which really does not suit me, and I do not think is ideal for me.

So why have I put my money down, and why am I happy about it?

Well, quite simply, I need to accountability, from multiple people, that training by yourself, or with just one or two others can not give me. People are checking on me.Not just the coaches. I can not "phone one in". I know when I am there I will be pushed. It has made me work on the days I skip a little bit better and smarter (and yes I do skip now, I am not willing to just keep beating myself up and get injured like last time).

So I will keep more updated on here, for any of you that care! Have a great day

Dr. Scotty

Perspective

It is very interesting to me that over the last few months, my perspective has changed about loosing weight and exercise. You see, the last week or so, I have been doing very little in the way of workouts. Sure I have been walking and active, but really zero gym time or serious conditioning time.

This has come about due to some BIG work and life stressors, that have required some serious time and action on my behalf. Long hours and lots of stress do not make for a happy little boy! It has also meant that my diet has been less than perfect (admittedly, still a great deal better than it used to be).

Yet despite all of this, I have not let that be an issue for me in regards to my weight loss and fitness. All of a sudden, it feels like I can do this. I feel confidant that I can pick this up again. I am ok with the fact that I need to be at work more for a little while, and that i can still get great rewards coming back in a week or two. I guess i am more relaxed about my needs in this area of my life, and the needs of my life in general.

I know for a lot of you, you will be going "duh", but for me this is a great feeling.

Balancing fun and fitness

It is really interesting to me, that I was working so hard trying to make a change, that I forgot this can all be fun. I was beating myselfinto the ground thinking that was the only way to get fit, to loose the pounds. Now I have changed my plan, I am finding it a lot more fun. My schedule is more flexible, so if I miss a day or two, no problem. I fit in some walking or running most days, strength work 3 or 4 times a week, and some hard conditioning 2 or 3 days a week.

And it is working. I am slowly but steadily loosing some weight, and some size. I am at least one shirt size down, I think one pants size, and I have had to buy a new belt.

And it is more fun!

If you do not enjoy what you are doing, maybe it is time to look for a change too?