My favorite bike ride is riding from the 599 rail runner stop south of Santa Fe
New Mexico to the Sandia Rail runner in Albuquerque. I take highway 14
to route 66, then Route 66 to Tramway all the way down to the Rail runner station. That route is called Turquoise Trail, it's a famous stretch of road because of it's history and beauty. I haven't ridden that route
in almost 2 years. I'm motivated to give it a shot now. I'm motivated because
I'm finally losing weight, because of the fitness competition I'm in with fellow
blogger "I suck at CrossFit", and also because I'd really like some of the people at my new gym Zia CrossFit to go with me. I really love the people Zia CrossFit. They're wonderful. They're supportive and a blast to be around. It's more like
a big family than members of a gym. I'm trying to get as many of them to go with
me as I can, I want to share the pain!
I weighed in this morning at
almost 242 pounds. I was heartbroken. I've gradually been creeping back up from
239 a week ago. I've been working out a lot, eating 100% Paleo, I feel like I should be
losing weight not gaining! In mid December I had measured 6 areas of my body in
case something like this happened. I wanted to make sure if started gaining
weight I had some way of being able to tell if it was fat or muscle. Here's the
results:
+1/4 inch circumference arms
+ 3/8 inch circumference
forearms
- 1/2 inch circumstance waist
- 1/4 inch circumference
neck
-1/2 inch circumference thigh
+ 3 inches circumference of my chest
and back!
Well, thankfully it looks like I'm losing in all
the right areas and gaining in areas that is good to gain! A gain of 3 inches in my chest and back! That's pretty awesome!
"At the peak of tremendous and victorious effort, while the blood is pounding in your head, all suddenly comes quiet within you. Everything seems clearer and whiter than ever before, as if great spotlights had been turned on. At that moment, you have the conviction that you contain all the power in the world, that you are capable of everything, that you have wings. There is no more precise moment in life than this, the WHITE MOMENT, and you will work hard for years, just to taste it again."
February 26, 2013
Zia CrossFit group ride and weight gain- muscle or fat?
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2 comments:
The initial big drop when you switch to a paleo (any low-carb) diet often is mostly water - glycogen bonds with water, so as you deplete it the pounds drop off for reasons that have nothing to do with fat loss. Don't lose heart, the CrossFit and paleo combination seems like a great fit for you, trust the fitness gains and the inches lost rather than the scale!
Do you have to start wearing Vibrams if you do crossfit ;)
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