Getting back in action!

I was away on a trip and had grand plans to work on my goals, address some books, plan my future, and the truth was I seriously needed a break.  Why?  Why do we need breaks.  Why can't we just keep going like the energizer bunny?  I am a little disappointed when I find out that I need a break.

I had these plans and what ended up happening was after I arrived and turned it off a few hours after arrival I totally turned it off.  I even tried to get into work mode or goal setting mode and there was just no go!  I thought for sure I would be able to get some of the "fun" stuff done... nope.  I seriously needed the entire time to veg. 

The out come was a massive amount of work to do when I got home but a refreshed and renewed mind when I finally got back into the swing of things.  And it took 34 hours to get back into things.  All things, work, child rearing, eating, working out, motivation, what ever it was I had to re- adjust.  So my thought is, is this a good thing?  Now I feel behind, now I feel over whelmed... at first.  Then, like I said, once you get into the swing of things again you just go.  you start to turn it on a little bit at a time and get moving.

SO, note to self, take a break once in awhile and when you have to return to the work of daily life, know that it will take a few hrs to get going again as well as be okay with both sides, the break and the slow integration back to reality.  I am not saying it has completely joyful but I am not going to fight it and make it totally stressful either!

300 SPARTAN RIPPED...SOON

Some call it a come back, I call it a fight. I am so close but yet so far away. Yes, I am talking about cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, strength, stamina, power, speed, balance, accuracy, flexibility, coordination, and agility. I felt like the 300 workout was a good test for me to see what I needed to improve on. It kicked my butt! Well, I know I can make big improvements for the next 300 workout that is in 7 weeks. I am totally crossfit focused.

When Crossfit and I met I was pregnant. I was not able to really jump right in to crossfit. After I had my first child I was challenged by an ironman. I did my first half ironman, first marathon and did crossfit as a means to maintaining my strength. I now know what it means to Crossfit for fitness. I was tasting it a bit after my ironman. I was in the best shape of my life and started to Crossfit rather than distant train. Then I got pregnant.

Here I am, 9 weeks after the delivery of our 2nd child, and I am ready to crossfit. I want to be the top female Crossfitter. The games are in 2 weeks and I decided not to do them this year. For a few reasons I chose to be a spectator. I will look forward to getting in Crossfit shape and add a few other races into the mix to spice it up. People have been asking what those races would be. Not sure yet, right now I am focused on getting Spartan ripped! No, I am just trying to get my top 10 skills back under my belt...

As far as the Crossfit games go, I am going to go and support two of our female crossfit central chicks.

Crystal McReynolds and Lisa Bender. They are very strong crossfitters and I know we are going to come back to Texas with some gold! And Jeremy, Big Mike, Zach, Kris, and Richard will help us bring home some gold as well!

Once agian, it is great to be back!

After Pictures, Before Pictures

It is a great realization. I do understand my clients. I do understand what one goes through when faced with a weight loss goal, the scale, and the true meaning of go by measurements and body fat percentage....

I too am finding out that the best way is the Crossfit way.