They say when you come back from an extended gap from blogging – and even especially when you’re blogging about getting back into shape and then you fall off the edge of the world … that you don’t owe an explanation. No need to say “Sorry” or “So … this happened” – nope, just get back in the saddle and start writing blogs.
In spite of that, here is my 30 second version – was doing great, loving life, down about 15 pounds back in the fall, and then got busy with work travel and then the holidays and then the family and de-prioritized my health and gained all of that back and then some. My blood pressure got back up to a-doctor-would-put-me-on-medicine levels, and I got fat again. I’ve never approached the top that I hit back in 2012, but I’ve headed that way.
So since I’ve struggled with the methodology that worked so well when I first lost all the weight (running and Weight Watchers), I’ve decided it is time to do something new, and make the commitment a bit more formally and hard-core(ly?).
That’s right – I started Crossfit.
They made me do a fundamentals, Couch-to-Crossfit thing that took three weeks. But this morning was my first regular class, and while it was a big step up it didn’t kill me. I’m eating right, and the weight-loss, it is back on.
The posts are going to start up again – I took some proper before pictures that I’m getting the nerve up to post, and I need to talk about nutrition (spoiler: I am not doing paleo) and scheduling and goals and fitting in running (I’m still a runner) and all of that other business.
In the meantime – hi again!
A Constant State of Hunger 