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Some joy, some pain, and a Sunday workout 25 Aug 2013 | 11:20 pm
Not sure if I mentioned it here, but I started working on my PhD in March. I just finished my 4th class and I'm very excited about the whole process. I believe that I have 17 classes to go, which puts...
Choose Happy 25 Aug 2013 | 01:09 am
As I was leaving to go to Crossfit, I told the dogs that I choose to be happy. I said that all the way there and as I walked in. I choose to be happy. I took joy in the warm-up and did the hardest ver...
Depression 24 Aug 2013 | 09:28 pm
I have never been diagnosed with depression, but I have battled it my whole life. I like to say I dance with it. I'm not sure when it started but I have had it on and off for years. Never to the point...
Motivation 18 Aug 2013 | 12:46 am
Motivation is a funny thing for me. Actually, I guess it is for most people since I hear all kinds of people talk about losing it and not being able to get it back, etc. For me it feels like riding a ...
Sometimes the universe speaks 14 Aug 2013 | 10:37 am
I sat down and started to write a post yesterday that was all whiny and talked about how maybe Crossfit wasn't the think for me. Blah, blah, blah.... I did not get to finish the post as we had to run ...
Got my WOD on 10 Aug 2013 | 10:05 am
I went to 5 am Crossfit on Monday and was completely exhausted the rest of the day. Also, my back was bothering me. So I skipped Tuesday. And Wednesday. And Thursday. I was feeling like a pudgy little...
Things are looking up 5 Aug 2013 | 11:15 am
Two days of 99% good eating and I'm feeling better already. I went down 4 lbs from yesterday - right!!! Shows you how real that scale is. But I am feeling much more like myself. I've been really tired...
Must stay strong 3 Aug 2013 | 09:35 pm
There may be a few posts over this weekend as I get my head back into the right space. My resolve was strong last night. I was not going to eat anything that resembled crap at all. I was going to drin...
The wheels definitely fell off this week 3 Aug 2013 | 10:34 am
This is me trying to pick up the wreckage of my health and fitness. It has been a rough week. I had two big papers due last weekend and those kept me glued to the computer most of the weekend. I did g...
Low back pain 28 Jul 2013 | 09:18 pm
A couple of weeks ago we did heavy deadlifts at Crossfit. And one thing I can do is heavy deadlifts. So I pushed it. The next day my low back hurt. Duh!!!! It went away fairly quickly though, so I was...
