Fay Watson

Posting something two days in a row!  Must do better than that, just because it is a good way to blow off stress.  Different than working out, more of a mental release.

That was pretty much pointless...

The weather is turning... another cool front has arrived and we have already reached our high for the day!  I love these early fall days.  Inspires me to get outside and move more.  Not that I ever have problems with motivating myself to move, but sometimes those 90 degree days really slow me down.  I have been thinking about motivation a lot.  How do you keep going?  What keeps you moving?  Why is there such a difference between one person and the next?

I get so restless when I am not active.  I can't even imagine spending a whole day doing "nothing."  Of course "doing nothing" is different for every person.  For a lot of people it is sitting and watching TV, reading a book, basic "vegging."  I can do that for an hour or so... then I get so restless...or FALL asleep :-)

How do you do with sitting still?

I love Crossfit! I love our box. 
Our Reign coaches do an awesome job encouraging and prodding us as we slug through our WODs.

BUT, one thing that We as Athletes need to improve is our cheerleading for others.

I know that we have places to go after we finish the WOD. I do too. We have work, families and other activities and hobbies. Part of the sense of community and family of the box, however, is the way we treat each other. At level one Crossfit Training we were reminded that it is considered rude to put away your equipment before the last person is done with the WOD. Everyone should be cheering on that last person. They should have the VERY BEST cheering and encouragement. So do your part...Run that last 200m with them, do extra burpees, or an extra 50 squats... take their mind off the WOD and help them complete the reps, it is the CROSSFIT way to finish off a WOD!

Yes! I haven't written a single post since February! Scary but true. Apathy is a strange bed fellow, as is depression. In fact, the two work hand in hand and create a lethargy that is very difficult to break. Recognizing these symptoms is the first step towards rejoining the world. It has been such an upside down world this past year. The interesting part of it all is that the more complacent you are the bigger shock a catastrophe is to your world. Being a positive outgoing person has saved me in many ways. So, I am not going to moan about my life. I am not here to whine, I have a bed to sleep in, plenty to eat and I am able to work. Those are things that so many of us take for granted. As I sit and watch luxury cars and tricked out trucks drive by I wonder if the driver has the same worries that I do? My best friends tell me I over think everything. They tell me to just be. But I can't help it! There have to be other thinkers out there. People who look at the world and see questions that need to answered. Do I know the answers, unfortunately not. But it would be great to sit and talk to other thinkers and have discussion. Too many people are wrapped up in what is happening on the television that they are missing the chance to interact with people. The only way to open up and become friends with people is to actually have face to face conversations and engage them. The invention of social media has put me in touch with so many people from the past. But are any of these folks people that I can develop meaningful relationships with in the present? Not really, I call them my periphery friends. They can't drop in for a cup of coffee. We can't sit and sip a drink and talk, eat at a nice restaurant, go to a museum or take a hike in the woods because the distance between us is too great. Right now my greatest pleasures come from sitting and having coffee with my Friday friends, having a drink with my happy hour friends, and my daily workouts. Sweating and struggling next to my 515AM friends forges a different type of friendship. We don't have time for conversation, but we do build a bond through getting through the WOD day after day and cheering each other on. So, I am sitting yet again pondering what is next in my life. I know you can't make a concrete plan because of the unexpected events that send your world crashing around you. I wish I could go back 5 years ago and set different wheels in motion, make different choices and plans. BUT I can't go back, can't change the past. Not only can I not do that, it would make me a totally different person. And good or bad I like the person that I am today.

We spent an hour in the late afternoon with 3 out 4 children and Lola.

Challenging yourself is the most difficult task at times.  Not just challenging yourself, staying inspired to stick to a plan.  In the end one must find something within themselves to make a fitness plan and stick to it.  This plan can't be a temporary thing if you want to reach a goal and stay at that level.  Instead it is a plan that changes over time, but ultimately some of the diet and exercise changes that you have made must become a part of your life.  They become what is normal.

These "paleo" challenges and other similar challenges that Crossfit Boxes create are a temporary fix.

It is my hope that before "ANY" Crossfit Box starts some sort of Box-wide Challenge they will require that members read something similar to this: 

Christmas lights...are at the same time beautiful and inspiring if done in the right way. I took a lot of photos playing with the manual settings. Well worth two walks into the back of our subdivision. Tonight is actually rained on us! But since it wasn't cold, wasn't too bad at all!