Return of the lurking jungle-ninja!

Who's excited for another great Wednesday Weigh-In? Meeeeee! =D One quick note: I was fidgeting with my scale settings last week, and realized that my user profile wasn't quite right. My age hadn't been updated since I bought the thing, and my height had been put in a bit wrong (I had very lazily rounded up not knowing the number would affect the calculations at the time). I've corrected this now, but it may skew the numbers a bit... more accurate, but hard to compare to the old ones perhaps. Hm. I did weigh myself right after corrected it so I can use the scale memory to compare to that. On the charts today we have:

Fifth Weigh In

Weight: 168.6lbs
Bust: 36 in
Waist: 31.5 in
Hips: 42 in
Thigh: 25 in

Body fat: 38.4% (when first corrected it was 39.5)
Muscle: 26.0% (when first corrected 25.1)

Well, my measurements are more are less the same, give or take a pound up and half an inch back where it was in the my thigh. The scale does say that I'm less fatty and more muscle though. But annoyingly optimistic though I may be, this is starting to get a little frustrating when I think about how fast I got results last time I started working out. I was zipping through a few pounds of weight loss a month and seeing dramatic change pretty quickly. This time - no such luck. I am getting stronger, which is awesome, but I look about the same. Its also worth noting the the scale measures a "visceral fat" level, which I don't know much about, but mine is on the high side of healthy - sounds like a thing I want to lower. To be working this hard and not seeing anything from it, I gotta figure my eating habits just aren't "in gear" enough, so I'm going to keep a more careful eye on that and try to stop slipping up with sub sandwiches and such.
 
Let's see some pics girl!
 
flyinfree said:
Let's see some pics girl!
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I have a before pic, and I could update it with a current one - but honestly, I look no different =P If you recall my last journal, I like to do picture series that show some progress haha!

Today's derby practice went really well, I think. Less intense as far as physical strain, but its skills day so that makes sense. It was a review day because on Monday we have *drumroll* Level Testing! If I can do all the required skills (plow stop, skating backwards, taking a hit, running toe starts, and a few other fun things) as well as beat the clock (we have to make it five times around the track in a minute or less) then I will be eligible to start scrimmaging with the big kids! In today's review and practice session I managed to do every skill with only a few rough spots, but I'm going to go back to the warehouse tomorrow to brush up on those (plow stops and toe starts were my weak points). My practice time challenge I just scraped through - we got two tries. I did it in a minute even, then on my second try got it down to 59 seconds =D All I have to do is pull that off on Monday though and I might have a shot at that coveted blue stripe!

In supplement news, the new lactose free whey protein is waaaay easier on my stomach! Much smoother to drink even, and doesn't make me nauseous =P So I'll be sticking with this one it looks like. I've only used the creatine for one day, so no noticeable changes yet.
 
Good luck Red! You can do it! The blue stripe is yours, and the big kids better be on notice! Cute but Fierce is in the house!

And have soemone snap pics of you on the skates doing your thing! I know some people don;t like to post their pics on the internet, but that's just nonsense. I think the pics make us more personable and fun. Gawd fobid how many pics of me have been on here LOL
 
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One of my friends shows up with a camera now and then, but usually only snaps shots of the scrimmages. Hopefully I'll be in those soon though =P

Last night I went to the bunker (our practice warehouse) and got some to watch the scrimmages, then while they stretched and de-geared got to use the floor for a little extra skill work on those running toe starts and plow stops. Also one of the advanced skaters just got new skates, so I'll be borrowing her old ones (which are my size) until my new ones arrive! No more sliding around in over sized skates for me =D I had to get used to the new fit, but once I started getting comfortable everything started going pretty well and I finished off my practice with some good starts and stops that the team captain said were good enough for passing if I can pull them off again on Monday. Then we all got a little extra workout picking up the sport court and stacking it for transport to the bout site for Sunday.

Also, last night I found at that a few of the derby girls are planning on taking part in the Tri-State Tough Mudder. Of course, this means that now I too will be taking part in this. The current plan is to start training together in a couple of weeks, so we'll see how that goes!
 
Had another fun and sweaty CrossFit adventure today! We warmed up with 20 whole minutes of self torture OH WAIT I MEAN foam roller work! =P It hurts so goood.... then we did the paralette complex and some L-Sit, and some Kettlebell work; I used a 15 pound weight and did 4 turkish get-ups (2 each side), 4 two-hand swings, 4 one handed swings per side, then switched to a 10 pound weight for 4 windmills (2 each side).

We finished off with a relay run of 200m in teams of 2 for 12 minutes. My partner and I each managed 7 laps =D Its pretty awful to feel how painful running is for me now - its been awhile since I did any proper running, and my chest was burning like crazy by lap two and I was coughing up phlegm like nobody's business! Clearly my cardio is in need of some work...
 
Well, I failed the test last night, and not to sound like a bitter poor-sport type, but I have to say it seems there was something very wrong with how the thing was run. The two players testing us came over, and immediately one of them picked out the skater she is mentoring and another girl, and just told them she knew they could do the things on the test and was passing them, so they could go. That was it, just passed them. Ok... so then remaining few of us work through the test, and I felt pretty good about how I was doing. We do the stops, I stop - which not everyone did by the way, some kept rolling. And you know what? They passed them, and failed me. They even passed someone who had skated in three weeks because they'd been away without telling the team they were leaving (which matters because each test has a minimum attendance requirement to be eligible, and he should not have met it). Half way through the test in fact, they just told me they were failing me and there was no point in me completing the test. I was the only one to fail, and I can't figure out what happened. Even the other skaters were surprised. I mean, sure, if I had been told I failed on one of the things I was struggling with I would completely understand. But they were telling me I had even failed at very basic things that I had already been approved on in a previous test, and that everyone else present said they thought I had done just fine.

I do get to re-take the test in a month but its just really frustrating when I know (and other people know!) that I can do whats being asked of me, but something is just not happening here, and I don't know what it is. Maybe these testers have some weird extra criteria I don't know about, or something, but it was just really frustrating. Especially since I carpool with one of the girls who go an auto-pass and she really likes to rub it in my face that shes a better skater than me. [/rant]

Anyway, the other sad thing is I didn't make it to the gym yesterday because a final paper draft is due to today so I was plugging away at that. Last week of classes this week, so really the gym is going to have to probably take a week-long pause while I crank out that work. Which would make me feel lazy if all these papers didn't have me feeling to exhausted to feel lazy =P At least I'll have practice on Wednesday for some workout.
 
Wow - that is crummy! And then to be buried in paperwork... Don't get down, get even by being even more fabulous next time.

Best -
 
Thanks guys! I was talking to one of my friends about it, and he said "sounds like the politics of every club in America" lol some people will just glide through easier than others. Hopefully by next test though my new skates will also have come in, so I won't be struggling along in oversized skates or loaner skates - I'll finally be working with proper gear! I like to think that if I can skate as well as I do in crummy gear, my new skates will magically make me a super skater =P

Yesterday I turned in the completed draft of one final paper for last comments (phew!) so that one is out of my hands for a couple of days. Now just the other two to focus on. To make up for not getting to the gym much this week I did make sure to squeeze in a 30 minute at home workout yesterday with one of my (many) dvds I have lying around for just such emergencies. Got nice and sweaty =) Also, this morning the super-exciting WOD book I ordered came in the mail - its a little daily notebook to track your CrossFit workouts (and anything else you do too) as well as PR's for different WODs, record what you eat, and tips and information in the front. I know I could really use any notebook for that, but the format makes it sooo easy to scribble everything in in a rush, besides the little bit of OCD in me loves having a notebook suited to each purpose, with a line for each bit of data =P Feels so official!
 
Oh man! And I just realized (in my current homework-frazzled state, I almost forgot!!) its Weigh in Wednesday! Wooooo! *scrambles for scale and tape measure while rushed, sloppy drumroll plays in the background*

Sixth Weigh In

Weight: 168.2lbs
Bust: 36 in
Waist: 31.5 in
Hips: 42 in
Thigh: 25 in

Body fat: 38.6%
Muscle: 25.8%

*sigh* Well. I guess I can't act surprised, I have been just stressing over homework this past week more than working... still, these results are getting a little sad. I mean... over a month now I've been excersizing, at least twice a week in the gym and twice a week playing derby, I gave up soda and desserts, and barely a single number has budged? Just how hard to I have to diet to see results?
 
It is frustrating. Are you watching your portion sizes? It is so easy to over-eat your calories because US portion sizes are so out of control and we are all so used to it. Keep up the hard work, you will see results! And good luck on your school work.
 
Yeah, I generally have been trying to at least make sure I eat until I am "not hungry" rather than eating until I am "full" for portion control, but I also think I need to do better about what I'm eating. Breakfast and lunch tend to be on the healthy side, but dinner sometimes gets away from me as I rush from here to there, practice to homework, grabbing on-the-go takeout stuff now and then.

Actually I've been thinking of trying this whole paleo thing, maybe not dead strictly but it seems like not a bad idea as a general shift in eating habits to move towards those "primal" foods. I already avoid dairy mostly (upsets my tummy a bit) and it wouldn't be a stretch to cut my grains down or even out. I bought a book on it to look in to.
 
Had a nice, sweaty workout today (which felt GREAT after not making it to the gym all week)! I still have papers to do for Monday, but I figured I'd focus better if I wasn't feeling icky, so I went ahead and hit the gym this morning. Today's warmup was paralette complex, L-sits, rope climbs (I did lying down pulling to standing up), then four rounds of 3 x deadlift, 3 x power clean, 3 x front squats, 3 x press, 3 x push press, 3 x push jerk with an empty barbell (I used the 15lb one).

The workout today (called Tyrion) was in pairs:

AMRAP in 8 minutes of
15 Push press (35lbs for me)
Row 250m
Rest 6 minutes

AMRAP in 6 minutes of
10 clean and jerk (I used 35lb and only did 5 reps so as not to slow my partner down too much)
Run 200m
Rest 4 minutes

AMRAP in 4 minutes of
5 deadlift (65lbs... woot some real weight!)
5 Burpees

I made it through 2.5 rounds of each one (did one of the workouts twice, the other three times) before time ran out. I was dripping by the end! I feel great though =D Really glad I made time to work out.
 
Hey Derby Girl - it's Thursday and we have had no update from you. Hope you are about done with the term and all is well.
 
Hey everyone! Sorry for the absence... Those final papers last week took up all my time, but they are DONE! Semester over! Of course, from there I had to head straight down to my job at the Renaissance Faire, camping in a tent with no internet =P So what you missed is that I made it to crossfit last week for a sweet workout, but only once. Derby practice of course. Oh and I'm giving Insanity a try, my sister is 20 days in and loving it so I figured I'd see what the fuss is about. I may not be sticking to the 6 day a week schedule religiously though since I've been busy... better than nothing though? lol And now I'm home until the faire opens again on Friday so here is an overdue weigh-in!

Seventh Weigh In

Weight: 166.8lbs
Bust: 36 in
Waist: 31.5 in
Hips: 42 in
Thigh: 25 in

Body fat: 38.2%
Muscle: 26%

Also of note, my visceral fat level dropped from 5 to 4 (not entirely sure how that scale works... I think its out of 8?). So the pounds and fat are down a little, muscle up a little. Hooray! Maybe the trend will continue... *hopes*
 
So tired... way too busy... weigh in.. bluh *snore*

Eighth Weigh In

Weight: 164.6lbs
Bust: 36 in
Waist: 31.5 in
Hips: 42 in
Thigh: 25 in

Body fat: 38.0%
Muscle: 25.8%

Well my weight is finally dropping, woot! =P I guess running around keeping busy is helping?
 
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