Reasons to be Fit

Because I haven't posted any in a while, and because I'm too lazy to come up with a legit post of my own, today we will be featuring several

Reasons To Be Fit!

Lets face it. We live in a world where you can be hailed as a fitness guru if you do a half an hour of medium intensity cardio a week because the majority of people aren't doing anything. I don't want to be considered 'fit' because everyone around me is unfit. I don't want to be average. I want to be extraordinary.

Every morning I wake up and go to crossfit, except Tuesdays and Fridays and Sundays, when I have either a late class or a rest day. And the entire time, until I get to that next class, that next 'hit', I'm restless, my knees are jiggling, I want it. Because no matter how big or small the weight, throwing it around feels great. Challenging myself feels great.

I bought this shirt just the other day. No big long story behind this one :)

Doing basic with the army, especially during PT (physical training) the first few weeks recruits are falling behind and you hear "I can't Sergeant!" . I felt this way for a while but I was truly terrified of my staff (no I didn't have any good reason to be). My cardio is poor, so I began to fall out around the end of a brisk 5k run. The sarge was yelling for me to get back in ranks, and that fear pushed me, and I ran and I made it and then I passed out. That day I learned that if your body hasn't quit on you yet, if you're conscious, then I can't really just means I don't want too.

I've lost about 10 pounds since I began eating healthier back in December and I love seeing my legs in shorts. Embarrassing to admit, they're still a wee bit chunky, but the muscles and the power are so clearly visible. I even check myself out when I'm in jeans - again embarrassing to admit.

Since upping my crossfit workouts over the last couple of weeks I've managed to wake up nearly every day with at least a little bit of soreness. That is excellent. That feels like accomplishment.

Self explanatory. And yes, I will loudly and proudly answer CROSSFIT.

eggies!

I know this makes me the laziest person in the world but the eggies commercial was targeted at me I swear. I HATE peeling off the shells. So I didn't hesitate (much) when it came time to dish out 20$ for 'em. They turned out alright. You have to use pam to keep them from sticking and I didn't close them right so one didn't work - hilarity did not ensue. Anyways I think they're great and I'm going to get a carton of egg whites and continue with those.




Eggies Tips:
Spray with Pam
Everything TWISTS in. It won't secure if you just press (lol)
Slow boil them, don't turn the heat up high
If they stick, squeeze the container to loosen them or use a butter knife.

Im sure everyone could have figured these things out on their own, but this was my trial and error lesson. :)

Todays Reason to be Fit:

photo credit: reasonstobefit.tumblr.com

Today I...

Excercise: 5k run in about 39 min (wow thats nowhere near where I used to be), about 1 min on the heavy bag just for fun! 10 pushups just to make sure I still could.
Eating: not clean. very not clean.
2 eggs, coffee with cream, terrys chocolate orange ;)

I really liked the heavy bag and will hopefully do a bit more with it tomorrow. Hoping to add in a bit of skipping and try out the Jacobs Ladder machine. I always see them using it on I Used to Be Fat and it looks really challenging. If they can do it so can I.

There is a really neat account on tumblr where they post 'reasons to be fit'. I think it is really neat what they do and how they are all empowering instead of hateful like most of the 'thinspo' I see. I love it and it is definitely worth visiting. This was the one that inspired me today:

photo credit: reasonstobefit.tumblr.com/

I'm going to have to creep around the site and see if it says where they get all of those awesome pictures from.

Todays pump up song at the gym was:

Great remix of Rock Star by N.E.R.D. The original is great but this takes that and makes it run-able.