Taking Up CrossFit

When I went to my doc to talk about my anxiety and depression, he told me to focus on several things over the course of the month before talking about starting medication. One of those things was exercise. Over the course of the last year, I had been working out with an awesome group of ladies doing HIIT type workouts. Starting in February, they all started slowly moving away, onward to new duty stations. At the beginning of July the last lady left, and I fell into complete mourning. Why would I get up and go workout without my squad? It was lonely, and I slipped hard.

So, fine. The Doc wants me to focus on working out. Gene and I had been getting up and going to the gym to train for Fuji next summer, so I knew I could get up to the gym everyday and do at least 30 minutes on the treadmill. I was feeling motivated, but I missed the feeling I had from our workouts over the last year... so I joined a virtual CrossFit Box called Street Parking!

Let me tell you what: I have never felt so sore, and so strong, and so overwhelmingly proud of myself for getting after it! It's been about a month, and I really have to force myself into rest days. I'm actually thinking of doing "100 WODs in 100 Days" to get myself into the habit of taking care of myself. I mentioned it to my Doc and he didn't seem to be worried about it. Of course, he told me to take it easy until then, but I'm on my 15th consecutive day of getting after it at the garage!

I was nervous about doing a workout technically labelled "CrossFit" because you hear about injury, and you hear about these super fit people doing it, and let's be honest: are there fat CrossFitters out there? HERE I AM, BABIES!

I didn't take beginning measurements, but I wish I had, because I see me body composition changing! I did think to take them at the end of August and I'm trying to focus on how I feel and how my clothes are fitting over what the number on the scale says! I basically hurt all over- you know, that soreness that comes from using muscles you didn't even know existed, haha. But it is a feeling I am craving. Switching one addiction for the other, I guess! Most mornings I end up in a puddle on the floor wondering what I'm doing with my life, but once I collect myself I feel awesome!


I'll keep you all posted on how I'm doing with it! My advice right now though: DON'T BE AFRAID OF IT! It's such a good workout where you compete against yourself and your previous best! Go out there and get after it if you're curious! I also FOR SURE recommend Street Parking (I don't get anything by saying that). They have such an overwhelmingly supportive online community, videos of every single workout so you know how to do the moves, and plenty of tips on how to scale it down to your fitness level!