Plateau smash

So, I had been hovering around 170 for several weeks, moving down, but not really by much. I always seem to get to that number and then things get stupid. Well, I get stupid. I just start enjoying the feel of that weight and that my clothes no longer feel too small and I get cocky. I stop working out as much, and then I start eating whatever I want again. I thought that my one cheat day a week thing was working out, but it was starting to get out of control. Suddenly cheat day became stuff your face with whatever you see day. This is not a good thing, or even an enjoyable one. I decided that right after Easter I would snap back into it and make sure that I didn’t ruin all my hard work. Again. So, I managed to maintain my weight at that 170 even though I suffered a pretty poor week of bad food and not being able to work out for various reasons. So, that is something to be happy about. Well, I decided to give CrossFit a real try, and do all the workouts instead of doing a random one every now and then just because I liked it. So, I have been doing this plan for the last 9 days as well as cutting out as much sugar as I can practically eliminate and that plateau has been blown to smithereens. It only took a couple days, too before my system starting responding. I lost nearly 5 pounds in that week of revitilization and I hope to continue my smash-a-thon with some even smarter eating. I am learning so much with the help of my husband and his sisters, especially his baby sister Abbey. She has been so instrumental in keeping me motivated and inspired. I couldn’t give you a defined reason why, other than she is incredibly encouraging and supportive, but most of it feels unspoken. I just feel uplifted around her lately, and that is a good feeling. Trevor has been super helpful, too. He is very encouraging and yet knows how to push me. This support thing is pretty great.

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