Featured Athlete – Kimberly Woods

For about as long as I can remember I have been self-conscious about my body. Even in high school, when I was dancing everyday with the drill team, I never

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felt like I was in great shape. But, when I graduated and stopped dancing, that’s when the real trouble began. Each year I was buying bigger jeans but holding on to the old ones for that one day when I’d magically fit back into them. In the last 5 years I have tried weight watchers, sweating it out on the dreaded elliptical, B12 shots, adipex, and 30-Day Shred among many other things. Don’t get me wrong, those things may work for some people but for me they never stuck; I would get bored and fall back into my old routine. That being said, I’m pretty sure I have lost and regained the same 10 lbs about 20 times.

About a year and a half ago, my boyfriend Jacob – now my fiancé 🙂 – started working out at Crossfit Beaumont when it seemed that everyone was jumping on that “bandwagon”. To tell you the truth, I thought it was really annoying the way everyone was talking about it all the time; I kept calling it the Crossfit Cult. I couldn’t go anywhere with Jacob without hearing about it, especially when all the Franks brothers were together! If someone would have told me then that I would be doing it too in about a year, I would have laughed in their face! I was super intimidated by everything Crossfit was about. But I had to admit, after seeing all the success stories I was jealous… I wanted one of my own.

In January of this year I had finished 1 year of nursing school, and all those late-night study sessions filled with sugary coffee and junk food had helped me get good grades but also added 12 lbs to my already overweight “physique”. I was desperate for a change. A friend of mine posted a link to a “Crossfit Bootcamp” on Facebook and the pictures showed people like me working out… I thought I’m not ready to go to the Beaumont gym but maybe I could handle something like this. So, being unemployed I scraped together my “Christmas money” and signed up! Ever since my first workout, I’ve been hooked!

Crossfit, along with the Paleo diet, has completely changed my life. I have so much more energy, I am stronger, more toned, not to mention, I have lost 46 lbs! I can zip up jeans I haven’t worn since high school and for once in my life I’m not completely insecure in a bathing suit! Don’t get me wrong, I still have a long way to go but I know that with Crossfit, my goals are achievable! Crossfit and my workout buddies make working out fun and exciting! I never get bored with this new routine and I love getting to constantly challenge myself and trying to beat my old records. I am constantly getting better, stronger and faster… I have never seen results like this. So, if you’re sitting where I was only 6 months ago, then what are you waiting for? Come change your life.

17 thoughts on “Featured Athlete – Kimberly Woods”

  1. Kimbo!!! True crossfitter, it runs thru her blood!:) I am so proud and super inspired! So honored to have been able to watch you conquer some of your goals, you are def beastly Kim!!!

  2. Wow what a great story Kim! Im going to show this to my wife cause she seems to have the same perspective now as you once did. CONGRATULATIONS!

  3. What a great story! I especially like the part about seeing “people like me” in the pictures. Yeah there are a lot of elite athletes in CF, but there are a lot of “people like me” too.
    Congrats on your success. Your story is an inspiration! Keep up the good work!

  4. Thanks everyone for all of your kind words! I could not do this without the support of all my friends at CFBB! I feel so honored to be selected as a featured athlete!

  5. This is awesome to hear Kim! Really happy for you. Cult thing is hilarious. My wife would definitely agree it drives her crazy how much I rave about it. I know what you mean about staying up late with sugary coffee and snacks to study, it felt like the only way to focus. Congrats and keep up the good work!

  6. Tiffany Smith-Sandvick

    Kimberly, you inspire me so much! Like you I have been hearing EVERYONE talking about Crossfit but I was so embarrased to try it. Well, I went to a free workout today in Vidor and I loved it!! It was the hardest thing I have ever done and my body was in total shock lol, I even threw up (sorry if that grosses you out). I have been saying my entire life that I was going to lose weight, and now since I tried the bootcamp and know that I can do it I am totally motivated. I cannot wait until I can say I have lost 46 LBS!! WAY TO GO!!

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I started at CFB almost 8 months ago. I will say JJ thoroughly disappointed me in promoting the atmosphere and the fun in suffering I have experienced. At least Neal would tell me to try it out from time to time. I am husband to Heather of 9 wonderful years, and father of crazy, wild, and awesome kiddos Bryson (3) and Bailey (5). Through the years since college, I really have just got into that sedentary life style that I always knew I needed to get out of. I needed it for my mental health as much as for my physical health. I have always done a month here and a couple months there at these globo gyms in town, just to never hang on and not find anything that got my competitive juices going. I have found that in life you will always find time for things that you enjoy and things that are important to you. And these gyms were never anything I enjoyed or became a priority. I now look at my schedule every week and see what classes I can make because CFB checks those enjoyment and important boxes. Since joining CFB, the fellowship and encouragement from members/coaches (now many friends) have been things that stuck out to me. Always someone there encouraging when you feel like you don’t have that last rep or those last 10 calories on those horrible assault bikes. Oh and I’ve also never been this fit in my life and look forward to the progress I know is still in front of me. Thank you to all friends and coaches! Can’t wait to get another pair of shoes……….

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