My first week of food has been great. Its amazing not having to think, hmmm what's for tea tonight! On Sunday before it started I got everything organised, a big shopping list. Everything from meat to herbs to snacks! I had the whole lot on my list. If I had all the ingredients available then I knew I had no excuses to not eat it.
I have really enjoyed the meals so far. I wouldn't call myself picky, but there are a few things that I don't like. So I love the flexibility in being able to change them. Like the Orange Chicken, I don't like meat on the bone...so I used breast! I don't like fish, so for the fish meal I switched it for chicken. Simple changes make it really good.
One of the night shifts at work was a food night. That was one of the hardest things this week for me to overcome. A trolley being delivered to everyone's desk with chocolate cake, savouries, chips, cheerios', all the good things!! Normally I would take a plate full, and go back for seconds! Instead I grabbed out my roasted pumpkin seeds and carrot sticks and munched away on them. To be completely honest, if I didn't have those with me I probably would have eaten some bad food. Organisation really is key!!
I have learnt to choose better options. I went out for lunch with my mum during the week. I wanted to pick the chicken sandwich with chips. Oh boy did I ever!! It was leaping off the page at me. But I stayed strong and I got the kumara and corn fritters with salad and no dressing. I know its not ideal but still a great option, far better than the burger. I also went to a bbq at a friends house. Normally I would have sausages and bread, lots of chips and dip and all the other goodies that are involved in a bbq. Instead I took my own chicken. Got it bbq'd and had it with a lettuce salad. They also had some pork which I had some of. I'm just so impressed because even after 1 week I am already starting to make better decisions. Getting myself out of the habit I have been in for the last few years.
CrossFit Christchurch. Wow where do I start. I wanted to vomit from nerves the first day I went. I sat outside for about fifteen minutes before I got the courage to actually go inside. And now I look back, I don't know what I was scared of!! There are several reasons why I love CrossFit, and look forward to going back!
The coaches don't judge you. They treat you the exact same as the fittest person there. They are so supportive. They don't care that I can only do 1 press up and get tired when I am shattered from running 400m! They give me high fives and heaps of encouragement once I have completed it.
The other people are also supportive and friendly. My first day their people were saying hi and smiling and talking to me like they had been my friend for years. I have been into gyms before and felt judged and that people are looking at me and laughing at me. Not once have a felt that at CrossFit Christchurch. The other people are doing the exact same thing as me, and because its scaled to levels, they are just as tired as I am!
I love the different workouts everyday. I can't work myself into a nervous wreck about the work out because I don't know what its going to be! One day we might row for a warm up, other days we might run. Some days we might do push ups, other days we do none. It's great to have the constant variety, so I never know what I'm going to get!
I have had some pretty aching days. My body has been stiff, I had to get my mother to tie my hair up one morning because my arms were aching! But its a great ache. It makes me feel like I am achieving something and the routine is actually working.
And do you want to know a great start to that commitment?? Today is exactly 1 week since I started. And i got on the scales. And I'm down 2.1 kgs.
Bring on the next 9 weeks!!!! 
Till next week,
Tyler xxx
