Performing update?

I've signed up for the Open again this year.  I was really on the fence for a long time.  I have lost fitness in the last 12 months and I don't really want to be tested on it.  I don't really want formal numbers floating out there for me and the whole world to see (as if anyone else is looking. I doubt anyone but my coach pays attention to that. At least I hope not. I'll be happy to keep assuming that is the case, so don't burst the bubble.). But whether I want those numbers floating around, they are necessary.  How can you measure your fitness without something to look back on?  

I also took the judging course and became a Crossfit Open certified judge.  I think that sometimes the little things like that make a big difference.  No, it doesn't help me squat deeper or heavier.  No, it doesn't help me do a pull up.  But it does help me see the standards and know that I should reach for those.  It helps me be a little more inspired.  It was worth it.  I have enjoyed judging the open so far this season.  I look forward to the next 2 weeks of it.

I haven't got a handle on Eat to Perform yet.  I rarely log my food into MFP to start with.  I need to get regular about that in order to make ETP work.  So I'll let the subscription lapse for a bit.  It's just a little too much stress for me at the moment.  I'll work on logging my food.  I have been eating the right foods again, in close to the right quantities, so that is a start. I know my macros will be off, because I'm not following closely enough, but that is getting easier, and will improve with better MFP logging.  It's all about keeping track.  It always has been.

It's almost outside weather again.  Daylight savings time has taken away the morning sunshine (for a few more weeks), but the evening sunshine is awesome.  The snow is almost melted but the rain now is cold and uncomfortable.  I have to learn to embrace that, or wait it out.  I shouldn't wait it out.  I should be walking and getting that endurance back again.  I know that my coaches are excited to plan running wods again.  Sigh...

I've started using my FitBit again.  I actually got an upgrade.  I've started work week walking challenges with a couple friends.  And have expectations that I'll be inspired to get some extra steps.

Goals for this month include getting up early a few times each week to walk a mile, hitting Crossfit 4x per week, and logging meals into MFP every day.  Doing those things will trigger other things, like meal planning, water drinking, and mobilization.

I'm feeling inspired again and have already got the wheels in motion to make improvements.