Ouch ... that hurt ... my ego.

Well today Marcy and I went to Knott's Berry Farm ... it was kind of our Anniversary day out (8 glorious years together). It was nice ... but a tad bit humiliating.

Even though I've made great strides in my battle against my weight problem ... there was a roller coaster I couldn't fit on ... because I was too fat.  That was probably one of the most humbling experiences I've ever been through.  Earlier that day I put a shirt on that Marcy had bought me a year back that I couldn't even button ... and it fit me.  Then this happened.  Talk about taking 1 step forward and 20 steps back.

I just didn't know what to think.  Luckily I was able to snap myself out of the funk it put me in and enjoy the rest of the day.

We went shopping after that and it was SOO nice finding clothes that were clearance that actually fit me!  Ask Marcy ... the grumpiest times in my life are when I go shopping for clothes because NOTHING would ever fit me unless I went to the "Big N' Tall" ... and we all know I'm NOT tall.

I can't wait to get my weight down to "normal" levels.  If anything this experience has just made me want to push harder.  These next few weeks are going to be brutal, it's time to put the pedal to the metal.

Day 52 : Push It

This was a fun WOD ...

Do 3 rounds ... 21, 15, 9 reps

Box Steps - 20"
Push Press - 95#
Pushups

I did it in 10:59.  My goal was 12:00 so I'm happy with that.

Day 51 : Annie

I did a modified Annie today with the following:

20 step ups with 15lb (each arm) push press
50 situps
20 step ups with 15lb (each arm) push press
40 situps
15 step ups with 15lb (each arm) push press
30 situps
15 step ups with 15lb (each arm) push press
20 situps
10 step ups with 15lb (each arm) push press
10 situps

I did it in 9:43 ... can't really call it an Annie at all really ... but all I know is I am SORE today.

Day 50 : Barbara

I couldn't make it to the box tonight because of work so I did Barbara @ my house.  Modified it with dips instead of pullups ...

5 Rounds for Time

20 dips

30 pushups

40 situps

50 squats

3mins rest between rounds ... although I only rested 1min the last round because I had to get back to work.

So it took me 26:36 with 10mins of rest ... so not too bad.  We'll see how well I do next time.

Day 49 : Team WOD

Today's workout was fun ... Marcy and I teamed up and came in second place overall in time ... but our score wasn't up to snuff.  Chelsea on Thursday absolutely obliterated my body and I really felt it during this workout.

Here's what we did ...

- Thrusters (45# Joe - 15# Marcy)
- Burpees
- Kettlebell Swings (45# Joe - 20# Marcy)
- Wall Balls (20# Joe - 10# Marcy)

Each person does their round while the other does a 400m run / row.

I did 101 reps and Marcy did 90 and we came in @ 18mins 23secs.

We were VERY happy with the time but not so much with our reps.

Cool ...

Yeah, I train with this guy.

Day 48 : Chelsea

This was an awesome workout!  I really broke through a barrier today in terms of effort.  Here's what I did ...

5 - Ring Rows
10 - Pushups (Knees)
15 - Squats

I did 14 rounds straight ... each within 1min.  Then I did 10 more in the remaining 16mins for a total of 24 rounds.

That means I did a total of 120 ring rows, 240 pushups and 360 squats.  HOLY CRAP!  Thank God it's a rest day tomorrow.