It seems like my whole young adult life has revolved around weight loss and more frequently, weight gain. I've always been the girl with the "large personality." Never the "hot" one or anything remotely cute... But after my brother's engagement and finding out I have to wear a dress in front of 150 people, I've decided to make a change. (Again) My back and knee issues are not getting any better and I'm not getting any younger. I'm getting older! I can't believe I'm almost 30! Eeesh... That number just seems so cruel to me.
Recently however, I've found my workout dream. I've started crossfit! For anyone who thinks they can't do this is lying to themselves. I'm one of the least in shape people I know and I'm able to push myself at least 3X a week to do this. I'm not going to lie, it's HARD! It kicks my butt every time! My box (a.k.a. gym) is awesome. The coaches are so incredibly motivating and not like your typical gym people. The owner is ALWAYS there. He is so nice and really knows how to get someone like me motivated. I've also met some really great people. 2 of the women I WODed with yesterday were incredible! I found out that one of them was in exactly my shoes, weighing a measly 3 pounds more than me. These 2 women are awesome. The best part of every WOD is the end realizing I just cleaned, jerked, and squated for an hour. I go home feeling very proud of myself. (Tired, but still super proud) Now, after just a few weeks, I've found myself actually wanting to workout. Just ask my boyfriend, and he'll tell you that I'm constantly texting him about how I want to go to crossfit. I just can't get lazy! I go on a trip in a couple of weeks to Europe and I'm sooo scared, I'm going to fail at crossfit and lose what I've gained. But I'll make him do the travel WODs with me.
In addition to crossfit, I've also started (kinda) to eat paleo. This "diet" is nothing like anything I've ever tried before. I've found that I feel better in the mornings and I have more energy. For those of you who don't know, paleo is basically eating like a caveman. It includes eating a lot of meats and veggies. No carbs, no grains, no dairy, and no legumes(beans). FYI: peanuts are legumes! Didn't know that... The hardest part of paleo to "give up" is the no dairy thing. I like cheese. I never realized how much of a cheese fan I was until I realized NO MORE PIZZA!!!!! Not even the gluten free kind! NOOOOOO!!!! Paleo has been hit or miss with me and I struggle all the time at what I need to do to hit it. It's just expensive and hard to know what to keep and what to take out of my diet. I feel like I should just raise cattle and have a farm just so I can eat paleo. It'll probably be cheaper... Do you guys know how expensive grass fed beef is? It's way more than a McDonalds Big Mac; that's for dang sure.
So, this is my journey from fat girl to bombshell. It's a work in progress, but I can do it.
