Wow, that was a lot of doom and gloom on that last post! I've realized a few things since then.
1.) I do NOT need to be doing this clean eating 30 day challenge. It's totally messing with my head and not accomplishing what I want to accomplish - gain lean weight. It's just pissing me off, making me tired, and stressing me out. I feel really drained. Some of that is (self imposed) stress but I think a lot of it is food.
2.) 5:30am is not so bad. It's actually pretty quiet and peaceful out at that time of the morning. I didn't even crash and burn later in the day like I thought I would. (I am quite tired today though.)
3.) CF LTP is a pretty cool box. But, yesterday I learned they don't have a lot of equipment. No 35lb bars only 45lb bars. Which, in the long run, is ok but in the meantime not so much. I cannot warm up with a 45lb bar. Ouch! My shoulder did not like that. I can do a workout with one but I really do need to warm up lighter.
4.) My LTP coach is great! He really pays attention to individual needs. He asked me throughout the WOD how my shoulder felt. I really appreciate that because sometimes I forget to pay close attention to it. Or I ignore it until someone makes me think about it. He also gave me some good advice about the food. Thanks coach!
5.) I need to keep my options open for the right place to workout. I've been very frustrated about that and impatient as well. I shouldn't settle for something that is convenient or good enough.
I already knew this one but I'll say it again. My Roots coach is the bomb! She is still offering me advice on this journey and I really appreciate that.
Stay strong and rock on people!! :-)
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Good news/Bad news
I guess it's been a while since I've written. There have been some changes lately, big changes.
I started this post a while back and titled it "4 More Weeks"
2014 is starting off with a bang! I have accepted a new head librarian (and archivist) position thus putting an end to a year and a half of turmoil and uncertainty at my current job. Hooray! I have four more weeks before I begin the new job. That also means, much to my dismay, that I will no longer be able to visit CrossFit Roots for my workouts. I'll have to find a new gym. I am incredibly sad about this to say the least.
I have made incredible strides this past year at Roots. I have made great friends as well. I hate to give it up. But, I will take away everything I have learned and carry it forward with me to my new box. There will be high standards for this as yet to be determined new CrossFit box to meet. When I started at Roots I was an unfit slacker suffering from guilt about not working out. I was also in quite a funk about my job situation. When I begin at a new place, it will be as a fit paleo athlete with nothing but high hopes for the new job opportunity! What a turn around. Roots and Coach Ali have played a huge part in that. I can't thank them enough.
So, with four weeks left at Roots, I will continue to rehab my shoulder. And make sure I am once again on the path to success and multiple pull-ups strung together. I do <3 pull-ups!
I have a fabulous new job!! And with the new job, that shooting pain I had from my shoulder up behind my ear, that pain went away. So did the large knot I had in the back of my neck. Funny, that.
That was the good news. The bad news is I can no longer make it to my happy place, CrossFit Roots. And I have yet to find a replacement. I had been quite optimistic but now I'm starting to feel very unhappy about that. It seems I can't have both at the same time, mental health and physical health. It's one or the other. Love the new job. I'm sure gonna miss my strength. I worked hard on that.
I started this post a while back and titled it "4 More Weeks"
2014 is starting off with a bang! I have accepted a new head librarian (and archivist) position thus putting an end to a year and a half of turmoil and uncertainty at my current job. Hooray! I have four more weeks before I begin the new job. That also means, much to my dismay, that I will no longer be able to visit CrossFit Roots for my workouts. I'll have to find a new gym. I am incredibly sad about this to say the least.
I have made incredible strides this past year at Roots. I have made great friends as well. I hate to give it up. But, I will take away everything I have learned and carry it forward with me to my new box. There will be high standards for this as yet to be determined new CrossFit box to meet. When I started at Roots I was an unfit slacker suffering from guilt about not working out. I was also in quite a funk about my job situation. When I begin at a new place, it will be as a fit paleo athlete with nothing but high hopes for the new job opportunity! What a turn around. Roots and Coach Ali have played a huge part in that. I can't thank them enough.
So, with four weeks left at Roots, I will continue to rehab my shoulder. And make sure I am once again on the path to success and multiple pull-ups strung together. I do <3 pull-ups!
I have a fabulous new job!! And with the new job, that shooting pain I had from my shoulder up behind my ear, that pain went away. So did the large knot I had in the back of my neck. Funny, that.
That was the good news. The bad news is I can no longer make it to my happy place, CrossFit Roots. And I have yet to find a replacement. I had been quite optimistic but now I'm starting to feel very unhappy about that. It seems I can't have both at the same time, mental health and physical health. It's one or the other. Love the new job. I'm sure gonna miss my strength. I worked hard on that.
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