turtle haiku

Turtle in the road

Much like me

Back to the sewer -

Peeing all the way!

Did my "good deed" for the day. It was a pretty steep climb.

Would not have been able to do it a year or so ago!

midnight in the garden of good and evil

During Cross Fit yesterday,

Whilst doing Hands-Free Front Squats,

And the bar kept sliding forward...

It occurred to me that I am ..... what's that word?

"Still Stuck." That's it.

Despite my best effort, I am the slowest one in class...

Same as always. Normally I don't mind. 

This weight loss journey seems to be more about 

taming my ego - than taming my appetite....

Which, in the end, are probably one in the same.

[Cool Pic from the Interwebs]

Still, I keep falling farther behind, because the class is moving so far ahead.

And simple movements are not that simple. Jumping rope. 

Running 5 minutes without stopping. Sprinting.

I can only hold a plank for a minute or so...

This - coming from a Fattie who a year or so ago

could hardly bend down to tie my own shoes.

I once paid a guy to help carry my groceries up the steps.

I work two jobs... not easy jobs....

But then again, no one goes into Nursing to get rich quick.

I am doing the weight loss "thing," and thanks to

Atkins, and now, ZeroCarb - it's working out for me...

I'm happy, (enough) and I have a great attitude 

(at least I think I do)

I try to solve problems as they arise...

I try to see through excuses when I make them...

And not cheat - it's never worth it.... ever.

I work on Posture and Breathing and Balance - 

And all kinds of things that are so simple.

This is not a negative or self-loathing post.

I don't even use that kind of motivation on myself.

[More cool pics from the InterWebs]

I get the motivation. I really do.

But still.... Maybe fitness is like IQ or musical talent.

Sure - you can expand your limits...

But there is a stopping point where the improvements

kinda stop - or slow down - and the maintenance begins.

I don't know. 

Maybe it's like Weight-Loss itself.

How low can you go?

Do you really want to know?

And to what end?

I like a good challenge. And the growth it can bring.

I went through the Army's Basic Training at age 28.

From a completely sedentary lifestyle.

And I still wore a size 16 even then.

Oh - and speaking of weigh-ins...

I lost 5 full pounds of purest fat

according to the CrossFit scales yesterday!

And only half a pound of muscle.

Class (and weigh-in) is late in the day - at 4:30 pm

Which is the worst time to weigh - 

Plus I'm fully clothed - and hydrated.

The house scales at work showed 8 pounds loss.

Either way, I'll take it!

That - in only 3 weeks of ZeroCarb.

rowing machine day

Spring in Texas - a little of every kind of sky 

All in just one day!

Still loving the Zero Carb...

What is not to love about Sirloin Patties and Bacon

for Breakfast? (Yum)

With ZC there is less to cook... less to prep...

And less to think about. Just thaw something out

every day... cook it... and bam!

Bought a Rowing Machine on Craigslist yesterday

This one is magnetic - the fancy ones have a fan...

A good rowing machine can be a couple of thousand bucks -

This one was a bargain at $100 - Thanks, Craigslist guy!

It won't row itself at at either rate!

And this will certainly get the job done.

Stopped and got Pat a Happy Meal. She's 75.

She loves them - they are just the right size for her.

They should make a Happy Meal for old people -

And put hearing aid batteries in for prizes...

Or prunes, maybe!

 

lol

Happy Spring!