2 months into crossfit - is it working?

mrsbuckwheat
mrsbuckwheat Posts: 10 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I lost about 12 pounds between October - February and while I felt like I looked better i felt very out of shape.

I am 45 with 3 kiddos and have always been in decent shape and have gone through periods of heavy exercising routines but never stick to them. I was 120lbs when I got married 15 years ago and the highest I have been is about 150 about 2 years ago.

I am 5'5" and 131 now. Down 2-3 pounds since I started crossfit but want to see if it is really making a difference in how tone I am. I go 4 days a week and absolutely love it. I feel much stronger and can do a lot more but want to see if it is really making positive changes to my body. What do you think?

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  • mrsbuckwheat
    mrsbuckwheat Posts: 10 Member
    edited May 2017
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  • crushingitdaily12345
    crushingitdaily12345 Posts: 577 Member
    Looks great to me :) Sexy as hell. Nice work.
  • GiddyupTim
    GiddyupTim Posts: 2,819 Member
    Very cool! I see definite progress.
    But, you know, Crossfit is all about functionality. How do you feel? Stronger? Fitter? More physically capable? Better about yourself and things generally?
    I hope so!
  • CrystalRoseMeow
    CrystalRoseMeow Posts: 24 Member
    Nutrition is an important piece of the puzzle especially with crossfit. I did crossfit for 2 years and my nutrition was off so my strength increased but my body recomp was very slow. If you get on board with quality nutrition programming (your coach may have some suggestions I personally use Renaissance Periodization) in addition to your workouts you will find that body recomposition happens much more quickly. A huge percentage is nutrition and while calories in vs calories out is important there are also other factors such as nutrient timing, macro balance, supplements etc.

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