~150lbs vs ~135lbs. Getting there :) whenever I feel lazy, bloated, or unmotivated, I compare old pictures to a current one to see how far I’ve come and compel me to keep pushing forward, hard. This girl’s got goals to achieve!
- 27th February
2013 - 27
- 5th January
2013 - 05
Proud of the progress I made in 2012 and excited for what I’ll conquer this year :) bring it 2013, I’ve got big plans for you!
- 12th December
2012 - 12
This is the smallest I’ve been since early high school! Selfie to record that (proud!) and to motivate myself to pick up (&put back down) even heavier things to build these little (but swong) arms up!
- 11th November
2012 - 11
Progress
So I’ve come a long ways since this. 
counting down til 2013 cause I’m pretty sure if I keep things up, I’ll be exactly where I want to be at the start of the new year. So, so excited that my hard work has been this rewarding; I love the clean eating, CrossFit influenced lifestyle I’ve been living.
- 22nd March
2012 - 22
“Don’t stop now;; Look how far you’ve come.”
September 2011 vs. March 2012
The hardest part for me in this recovery process [getting back into running after a broken foot] is realizing that I’m less fit than I was six weeks ago. I have to be rational and tell myself that when I stop running seven miles a day for six weeks straight, of course my body is going to get a little less firm. I haven’t been burning the calories my body used to and my muscles probably shrank a little bit. But it IS reversable. Instead of being hard on myself, I need to simply ease back into my old routine, stay positive and motivated to get back to where I left off, and then some. I still have an ultimate goal to get to that I can and I will achieve.
- 12th October
2011 - 12
Trumps the scale.
I cannot stress how strongly I believe that the scale is not the most important tool in measuring fitness progress. This particular mindset has made me love Oblivious October and see all of you participants finding new ways to observe your progress.
Like the majority of you all, I have a hard time seeing my own progress. I feel different, but I want to see it! The scale, when gone to frequently, doesn’t necessarily show that. So what do you do? Well, earlier this week, I shocked even myself with progress pictures (right here). I then “saw” the changes my body is undergoing with the measuring tape as I re-measured and calculated the inches loss. Today, I experienced yet another indicator that I’m transforming into the person I want to be, once again in a way that had nothing to do with the scale. The gym showed me that I’m doing this right.
Today, my work out was kick ass. I did my usual strength training circuits and rocked it on the bench press (my personal favorite) harder than usual. When it was time for cardio, the blood blisters from my Vibrams were really bothering me, so I decided to pass on running and attack my favorite cycling routine (right here). However, I had to increase the work out’s recommended RPMs because my body has gotten used to the work out— whoa. I added 10 RPM’s to each interval. another whoa! After my 40 minutes were up, I suddenly had the urge to run. Yes, my feet were bleeding, but I didn’t care. I decided to cool down with a mile. I did a ~9:00 mile and almost laughed during my 5:00 cool down walk as it dawned on me that my cool down is the same as a tough cardio goal for me about one month ago. Let me repeat: my cool down today was the same as my goal a little over a month ago. (!!!!!!!!!) What an awesome feeling! I’m so excited to see where I’ll be next month!
Moral of the story, don’t rely completely on the scale. It doesn’t tell all.
- 10th October
2011 - 10
September 10, 2011 vs October 10, 2011.
I definitely still have some work to do, but can I get a hell yeah?!
- 22nd September
2011 - 22
