Well, I said I'd share the dirty details so I'll lay it all out for ya. Obviously by now we know that no gyms were burnt down, haha...in fact, I was VERY pumped about my results from my first month of CrossFit. I'd mentioned a few times that my weight hadn't really changed. In fact, it had fluctuated up and down a pound or two all month. I decided to not take any of my own measurements throughout the month and wait for my trainer to do it last Friday. I knew that I felt stronger and like I had more muscle tone, but with the weight thing, I didn't want to discourage myself if I didn't see change.
Guess what? It was totally worth the
A closer look:
Start
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Month 1
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Neck
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12
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11.5
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Upper
Chest
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34
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32.5
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Chest
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35
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34.7
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Arms
(R/L)
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12/11
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11.5/11
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Waist
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28
|
26
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Lower
Waist
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32
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29.5
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Hips
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38.5
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37
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Thighs (R/L)
|
23.5/23
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22.5/22.5
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Another fun fact - in 4 weeks, my body fat percentage went from 23.5 to 20.4%.
My weight continues to hover around 141. The numbers in the notebook are higher because they are taken around 4pm with workout gear on. I prefer to get a true weigh-in first thing in the morning (who doesn't?!).
It is so interesting for me, as a self proclaimed "runner", to see changes to my body with very little cardio/running involved. I probably ran a total of 6 times in the last 4 weeks (other than sprints or short runs for CrossFit), which is basically nothing compared to my usual routine. I know everyone always says that weight is just a number and not reflective of how you look, but it is hard to get that to sink in. Seeing a difference of about 10 inches this month has helped me start to change that mindset.
This months goals? Incorporate more cardio into my workouts. My plan is to run 3 times a week in addition to the 4 CrossFit sessions. 2 short distance or interval training runs and one long one each week. My trainer has said that when we come back for our second 4 week session, we will start to add a lot more cardio to our workouts. She mentioned 1 mile warm-up and cool downs, which actually sounds nice.
I am so addicted to this type of workout and will continue to check-in with you all! A couple of you have asked about trying out CrossFit- seriously just do it. You should be able to attend a session or two before you make a commitment to pay or join a CrossFit gym. Test it out. I could tell after my first session that it was a good fit for me.
Here's to a sweaty week! :)
xo,
H
Bah you're awesome! I have a Crossfit aversion--I dont' know why--D LOVES it and keeps trying to tell me to do it since you're loving it so much, but I don't know. He's actually really wishing he had the cash to join the local cross fit gym here. I'm kind of chuckling that you and I have reversed roles though---running is my golden ticket to fat loss and looking better, where as I used to always be much more a weights/overall body workout gal. :) Although I'd still totally give for my own personal lap pool in my "sunny" backyard---as I'm sure would you. But since I just said "sun" I know it's a far reality since most our sunshine here is of the liquid variety :) Wish I would have followed D's advice though and done measurements when I first started P90X to be able to see if there were any changes. And one more thought (I'm so wordy today!!) weight is so totally a number. My clothing size has fluctuated between 4-12 since I was 13, and girl, I kid you not during that entire time I've always been within 5-10 lbs either side of my weight. In fact the least I've ever weighed since high school was when I was a size 10, not when I finally made it back to a size 6--go figure! Weight is just a number. I measure by pant size---bahaha! :)
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