Day 30 - Food log and WOD

Back to work. Love the routine, but could have used a bit more sleep and prep time for the week.

Breakfast:
3 hard-boiled eggs
Go Raw pumpkin super chips
Cashews
Banana

Snack:
1/2 Pure blueberry bar (I dropped the other half on the floor. I don't have that much self-control, it was yummy!)

Lunch:
Tuna/egg salad
Raw veggies - celery, carrot, and green pepper
Strawberries and cantaloupe
Cashews and almonds
That's It fruit bar - apple/pear

Snack:
Cashews and almonds
few drinks of a Sonic diet cherry limeade (my friend brought it for me because she knew I was tired and hit a wall this afternoon)

Dinner:
Taco salad - spinach, taco meat, onion, green pepper, and cheddar cheese

Snack:
Dried cherries


Today's WOD
30 Manmakers
14:26 with 17.5#
Finisher 3 - 250m sprint rows record the slowest time
I rowed :54, :55, and :57. I am pretty happy with the consistency of those times.

After 4 days off from CFB, I am glad to be back.

Day 27, 28, and 29 Food log and notes

Friday - Day 27
Breakfast:
Egg bake
Roasted plantain chips

Lunch:
Chicken
Raw Veggies - carrots, celery, orange bell pepper
Strawberry, cantaloupe
Cashew, almond
Dried cherry

Snack:
Cashew, almond

Dinner at El Azteco
Salad - iceberg lettuce, peas, scallions, cheese, chicken, refried beans, tomato, guacamole, oil & vinegar (I only ate about 3 tortilla chips on the bottom, just didn't want/need/taste good)

Saturday - Day 28
Breakfast:
Scrambled eggs
Hard boiled egg
Bacon
Fruit - cantaloupe, strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, pineapple

Snack:
Starbucks tall Carmel machiatto
Banana

Lunch:
Apple
Pure organic cherry cashew bar
Cashew and almond

Snack:
Go raw pumpkin super chip
Dried apple rings

Dinner:
Jimmy John's sandwich - turkey, cheese, lettuce, tomato
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookie


Yes, I ate the bread on the sandwich. And I rewarded myself with a giant cookie. This was about 9 hours into a day with 15 6-9th graders (and their parents) on just our team (there were 48 middle school and 48 high school teams). I figured I deserved the cookie. The sandwich was what was brought in for dinner. Not the best choice, but I was starving and it was food. Looking back I should have had more for lunch, but I didn't realize it at the time and got way too hungry by the time dinner came along.

Sunday - Day 29
Omelet - roast beef, onion, bell peppers, mushroom, and swiss cheese
Lots of fruit - strawberry, cantaloupe, pineapple, blueberry, blackberry
Bacon

Snack:
Go raw pumpkin super chip
Dried apple rings

Snack:
Venison sausage
a slice of colby-jack cheese

Dinner:
2 slices of fresh rye bread
Side salad with cherry vinaigrette
Steak with roasted garlic butter
Green beans

Snack:
Mini York peppermint patty and 2 Dove dark chocolate squares


Overall, I am pretty pleased with how I did over the weekend. Starting Friday for dinner through Sunday afternoon, I was eating out with my friend and her kids or eating food brought to us. I had packed a bunch of snacks, so that definitely helped too. It was really interesting to watch all the snacks that were brought in for the kids. There were oranges, apples, bananas, and grapes (and lots of those left over). Along with pop-tarts, rice krispie treats, cheez-its, pretzels, chips, animal crackers, granola bars, snack-sized packs of cookies, and other things I am probably forgetting. The breakfast buffet at the hotel was my saving grace. Sure I had to walk past the pastries, biscuits, oatmeal, cereal, and stuff, but at least there were more options for me than I expected.

As for activity, nothing organized or planned, but I walked back and forth between a bunch of building on the campus of MSU, all while carrying my gigantic bag of snacks and activity stuff. I teased my friend that she brought me because I was the muscle to carry stuff. It wasn't really true, but it did work out that way. When we got up on Sunday morning, I was the only one not sore and physically exhausted. Don't get me wrong, I was tired, but that was just lack of sleep, not over-exertion.

It sure made me appreciate being able to cook for myself or at least eating out with people who eat like me. I was definitely the token healthy adult representing the team. That is all for now, I have to go to bed to try to recover in time for work tomorrow!

Day 26 - Food log and a note

Breakfast:
Egg bake
Go Raw Pumpkin super chips
Roasted plantain chips

Lunch:
Leftover roasted chicken
Raw veggies - carrots, celery, and orange bell pepper
Strawberries, mango, and cantaloupe
Cashews
Dried cherries

Snack:
Banana

Snack:
Colby-jack cheese stick

Dinner:

Chicken sausage
Green Beans, onions and mushrooms

Snack:
Roasted Plantain chips
2 squares of Dove dark chocolate and a mini York peppermint patty


No WOD today - something about Jordan getting an award and having to go accept it instead of letting us 5:30pm peeps torture ourselves.

I am heading out of town for most of the weekend to keep my friend company in East Lansing while her girls compete in a state Science Olympiad competition. So, my eating is rather out of my control, but I am packing lots of snacks. My plan is not to cheat the entire time I am gone, but to allow myself some cheats to be able to enjoy the trip (and not be the weird girl). I also know there is going to have to be large amounts of coffee in order to make it through what I am told is a long day on Saturday. I will keep track of my food and catch it up when I get back. Wish me luck!

Day 25 Food log and WOD

I keep feeling hungry throughout the morning and end up inhaling my lunch, so I tried to eat more this morning and spread out my breakfast with the plantain chips on my drive into work to try to stay fuller. It seemed better today, we will see what tomorrow brings.

Breakfast:
Egg bake
Leftover broccoli
Roasted plantain chips
Coffee with almond milk

Lunch:
Egg salad
Raw veggies - carrots, celery, orange bell peppers
Strawberries, mango, and cantaloupe

Snack:
Banana
few cashews and almonds

Dinner:

Scrambled eggs
Bacon
Sauteed sweet potato

Snack:
Roasted plantain chips


WOD - Tabata
8 rounds of pull ups - 32
8 rounds of rowing - 47
8 rounds of mountain climbers - 328
8 rounds of medball wall sit (20#) - 160
Total = 567

Day 24 - Food log and WOD

Breakfast:
Egg bake
Leftover broccoli
Banana

Lunch:
Leftover pulled pork
Raw veggies - carrots, celery, orange bell pepper
Strawberries and cantaloupe

Snack:
Cashews and almonds

Snack:
Cashews

Dinner:
Oven-roasted chicken breast
Roasted broccoli

Snack:
Apple with almond butter



I had to have 2 afternoon snacks because my lunch was earlier than normal and I was starving by 2. I hate the early lunch at work.


WOD
Jump the Shark
Round 1 = 2 minutes
Round 2 = 3 minutes
Round 3 = 4 minutes
1 minute rest between each round
10 Box Jumps - 24" box!
15 DB Squat Cleans - I did the first round with 25#, but changed to 20# for rounds 2 & 3
AMRAP Double Unders to finish round

I got 71 Double Unders. I didn't even get to double unders in the first round. I decided to decrease my weight to 20# for the DB Squat Clean because I felt like my form was getting sloppy. I was going for quality movements :)

Day 23 - Food log and WOD

Breakfast:
Egg bake with Italian sausage, onion, mushroom, and broccoli
Banana

Lunch:
Egg salad (made with mayo, deli mustard, dried chives, and paprika)
Raw veggies - carrots, celery, and orange bell pepper
Strawberries and mango
Cashews and almonds
Dried cherries

Snack:
Cashews and almonds

Dinner:

Crockpot pulled pork
Green beans

Snack:
4 pieces of chocolate covered banana
Sweet potato chips
Dried pineapple chips


WOD:
5 RFT = 26:23
400m run
15 Knees to elbows
20 Deadlifts @103#

It was a good WOD, tough, but doable. But I never seemed to find my 'fire' for it. Pretty sure it was me. It just wasn't my day, but I got through it.

Day 22 - Food log and WOD

Pre-WOD Snack:
small cashew lara bar

Breakfast:
3 eggs
Bacon
fruit cup - peach, pineapple
Rye toast

Snack:
Venison sausage

Dinner:

Crockpot pulled pork over a bed of slightly wilted spinach

Snack:
Sweet potato chips
Dried pineapple chips



WOD:
Team of 5 - 20 min AMRAP - do each exercise until the person on the rower is done
500m Row
Push ups
KB Swings @ 35#
Push Press @ 53#
Lateral step overs (4 plates + 30# DB)
I started with the row, got 37 push ups both times, 43 KB swings the first time and 50 KB swing the second time (this was the last exercise I got through a second time), 20 Push press, and 27 Lateral step overs.
My total reps = 214

Day 21 - Food log

No WOD today either. Had to take my 'old' puppy to the vet. His health took priority this morning.

Breakfast:
Pumpkin spice cappuccino
3 eggs
Bacon
Fruit cup - peach, pineapple
2 pieces of rye toast

Snack:
Cashews

Dinner:
Coconut soup
Pad thai with chicken
after dinner mint that came with the bill

Dessert:
Flourless chocolate torte
3 bites of a ginger cookie


A few words about my food.

First, yes I ate the toast. My favorite breakfast place has the best rye bread. I have skipped it for a few weeks and I missed. I ate it, I liked it and I don't feel guilty about it. Second, we were out running all day, which apparently keeps my eating very under control - that darn structure thing works for me.

I had already decided about 3 days ago I was going to get myself a really yummy, complete cheat-on-my-good-eating-habits treat to celebrate passing my CrossFit Level 1 Trainer certification. Yay - go me! It was a complete food based-reward for my hard work and I am completely ok with that. And oh.my.goodness, that chocolate torte was fantastic, wonderful, chocolatey goodness. It was indulgent and ... and everything a treat should be. Thank you for the suggestion, Hillary!

The thai food food for dinner? Well, that was a last minute plan that resulted in a fabulously fun dinner with some friends. It was luscious :) While I believe in eating healthy and sticking to my plan, I also balance that with the fact that life is short and and you should live and enjoy it. Occasional treats are a good thing.

Day 20 - Food log

It was a busy day full of ever changing plans, so this post is short and to the point with the food ... and a day late.

Breakfast:
Egg bake with Italian sausage
Leftover roasted broccoli



Snack:
Strawberry fruit leather

Snack:
Cashews and almonds

Lunch:
Leftover roasted chicken
Raw veggies - carrots, celery, green pepper
Strawberries and pineapples

Snack:
Cashews and almonds

Dinner:
Side salad with cherry vinaigrette
Bread with butter
Steak smothered with onion, mushroom, and mozzarella cheese
Roasted cinnamon apples
4 bites of chocolate chip cookie with ice cream


I planned to WOD, I had my clothes packed and everything. Then I realized that I needed to sign off on the title to my motorcycle so I could sell it. First, my husband was going to bring it to me. Then he got stuck in traffic, so I was going to meet him. By that time, I was too far from the box with the time I had left to get there. So, no WOD for me :(

But I sold my motorcycle, which is a good thing because now I can get a bigger, newer (to me) one.

Day 19 - Food log and WOD

Good grief, it was another one of those days where I felt like I was always hungry. Either that or I have a second stomach.

Breakfast:
Egg bake with Italian sausage
Leftover roasted broccoli
Strawberry fruit leather

Snack:
small cherry pie lara bar

Lunch:
Leftover roasted chicken
Raw veggies - carrots, celery, green pepper
Strawberries and pineapples
Cashews and almonds

Snack:
Cashews and almonds

Dinner:

Grilled boneless pork chops
Sauteed sweet potatoes
Leftover roasted broccoli

Snack:
Sweet potato chips
Pineapple


WOD:
10-20-30-40
Box Jump @ 20"
DB Push Jerk @20#
Wall Balls @ 14#
21:12

It was a tough one, but I expected it. And actually it went better than I expected. I knew it would be tough, but it surprised me how much I struggle with the DB Push Jerks. I knew wall balls would be tough, but those jerks really got me.

Day 18 - Food Log and WOD

It is amazing what a rest day will do for you. Not only did my body finally get a day to recover from all the things I had been putting it through, but I finally got caught up from being gone most of the weekend. I felt pretty darn good for a Wednesday thanks to that.

Breakfast:
Egg bake (with taco burger)
Leftover green beans from last nights dinner

Lunch:
Homemade egg salad with tuna (hard boiled egg, tuna, mayo, deli mustard, chives and paprika)
Raw veggies - carrot, celery, green pepper
Cashews and almonds
Strawberries and pineapple
Dried cherries

Snack:
Banana
few cashew and almonds
1 piece coffee flavored german chocolate (thanks to a coworker who shares)

Dinner:

3 meatballs with homemade sauce and some parmesan cheese
Chicken sausage
Sauteed sweet potatoes
Sauteed green beans

Snack:
Sweet potato chips
Dried cherries


WOD
4RFT
15 Hang Power Snatch @ 53#
30 Double Unders
12:24
2 minute finisher  - as many sit up as possible = 69

That 53# snatch was heavy. I had to break them up into sets of 5 towards the end, but I think some of that was because I was losing my grip on the bar too. I wouldn't have changed weight, it was a good challenge.

Day 17 - Food log and rest

Breakfast:
3 hard-boiled eggs

Snack:
Banana

Lunch:
Homemade egg salad with tuna (hard boiled egg, tuna, mayo, deli mustard, chives and paprika)
Raw veggies - carrot, celery, red pepper, cucumber
Cashews and almonds
Strawberries and pineapple

Snack:
small cherry pie lara bar
Cherry fruit leather
Plantain chips

Dinner:
Chicken breast
Green beans
Roasted broccoli

Snack:
Dried cherries

Don't know why, but once I got home I was hungry. Guess going to CF after work is twice as good for me - 1. I get an awesome workout and 2. It keeps me from eating :)

I made today a rest day. My body was sore and tired when I started my WOD yesterday, so I think it was time. And there were KB swings in the WOD and I am still nursing a ripped open hand. Hopefully, this will give the chance to get caught up on everything that got left undone over the weekend.

Day 16 - Food log and activity

Quick and to the point, still trying to get caught up from being gone all weekend.

Breakfast:
3 scrambled eggs with Italian sausage
Leftover roasted broccoli

Snack:
Banana

Lunch:
Leftover roasted chicken
Strawberries and mango
Cashews and almonds

Snack:
Cashews and almonds

Dinner:
Omelet - turkey, bacon, onion, green pepper, mushroom, tomato, and cheese
Fruit cup - pineapple ring, peach, and cherry
1 1/2 pieces of rye toast (I waited too long to eat and was starving and caved to the only food left on my plate)

Snack:
Dried cherries
Plantain chips


WOD:
20min AMRAP
15 MB Sit ups @14#
10 Goblet squats @35#
5 Renegade Row @ 20#

10 rounds + 9 sit ups

The MB sit up and Goblet squats were Rx. The renegade row was 5# under Rx, but I discovered before I started that my shoulders were sore from the hand-release push ups yesterday and thought I better not push my luck.

Day 15 - Food log and activity

Another day full of learning in Ann Arbor. I somehow feel smarter and dumber all at the same time.

Breakfast:
3 scrambled eggs
Bacon
Fruit cup (pineapple, peach, cherry)

Snack:
small cashew cookie lara bar

Lunch:
Leftover chicken
String cheese
Strawberries and mango
some cashews and almonds

Snack:
Banana
rest of cashews and almonds
plantain chips

Dinner:
Grilled boneless pork chop
Sauteed sweet potatoes
Coconut water

Snack:
Dried cherries


More fun CF activity at the second day of my certification today. Lots of PVC work on deadlifts, sumo deadlift high pulls, and snatches. Can't forget medicine ball cleans. And, of course, an 8-minute WOD.
AMRAP
8 Hand-release push ups
10 Med ball cleans
12 Sit ups
6 rounds + 6 push ups

That's all I got tonight folks.

Day 14 - Food log and activity

Busy day today - I went to Ann Arbor for the first day of my CF Level 1 Cert. So I fueled up early and ate more snacks than normal, but I had a long day of class and exercise ahead.

Breakfast:
3 scrambled eggs with leftover roasted broccoli and italian sausage

Snack:
Cashews and almonds

Lunch:
Roasted chicken
Strawberries and almonds
the rest of the cashews and almonds from my snack

Snack (while driving home):
Banana
Cashews and almonds
small apple pie lara bar

Dinner:
My sweet husband knew I had a busy day, so dinner prep was underway when I got home.
Grilled burger with sharp cheddar cheese
Sauteed sweet potato

More snack (apparently my day caught up with me):
Plantain chips


There was a crazy amount of water consumed today, I lost count on how much I drank.

Activity:
Lots and lots of PVC work on front squats, overhead squats, shoulder press, push press, push jerk, and thrusters. Not to mention air squats and pull ups. All finished off with a quick FRAN.

FRAN
21-15-9
Thrusters @ 53#
Pull ups - jumping from a box

Not my ideal FRAN time, but there was a 10-minute cap so everyone could do it and I had just ripped a chunk out of my hand. No need to push like crazy when I still have another full day ahead of me.

Day 13 - Food log

Quick note with my food, no WOD today and a busy weekend ahead.

Breakfast:
Left-overs from last night's dinner - steak and sweet potato

Lunch:
Homemade egg salad with tuna (hard boiled egg, tuna, mayo, deli mustard, chives and paprika)
Raw veggies - carrot, celery, yellow pepper
Mango and kiwi
Cashews and almonds

Snack:
Cashews and almonds
String cheese

Dinner:
Oven-roasted chicken
Roasted broccoli

Snack:
Dried cherries
1 Piece of dark chocolate with sea salt and hazelnuts


I know it is a boring post and run, but it is late and I have an early morning and busy weekend ahead.

Day 12 - Food log

Yup, still hungrier than normal today. Either that or I am not eating enough all the time. Maybe I ought to weigh myself and see what the scale thinks of all the 'extra' eating.

Breakfast:
2 hard-boiled eggs
Leftover sweet potatoes from dinner

Lunch:
Homemade egg salad with tuna (hard boiled egg, tuna, mayo, deli mustard, chives and paprika)
Raw veggies - carrot, celery, yellow pepper
Mango and kiwi
Cashews and almonds
Dried cherries

Snack:
Banana
few cashews

Dinner:

















Grilled steak
Sweet potatoes

Snack:
Carrots and celery with almonds butter
Dried cherry, dried pineapple chips, and almond mix


No WOD today. I was due for a rest day and had an appointment to take one of my dogs to the vet. That combined with some tender hands from my pull ups and it seemed like a good day to rest.

Day 11 - Food log, WOD, and an major accomplishment

First the food - no idea what my issue is, but I am hungry all the time it seems like the last couple days.

Breakfast:
2 hard-boiled eggs
Banana

Snack:
Cashews

Lunch:
Leftover chicken
Raw veggies - cucumber, carrots, celery, yellow pepper
Pineapple
Cashews and almonds
Few dried cherries

Snack:
Cashews and almonds

Snack:
1 slice of cheddar cheese

Dinner:
Grilled boneless pork chop
Roasted broccoli
*sorry no picture, I was ravenous after my WOD today

Snack:
Pink lady apple


Today's WOD
3 Pull ups
10 Floor Wipers
6 Pull ups
10 Floor Wipers
9 Pull ups
10 Floor Wipers
12 Pull ups
10 Floor Wipers
15 Pull ups
10 Floor Wipers
18 Pull ups
10 Floor Wipers

16:51
But the best part - all 63 pull ups with no band!! It isn't the first WOD that I have done unassisted pull ups in, just the first time I have done that many or had to do that many in a row. I was slow and they weren't all pretty, but I did it. Pull ups are still my nemesis, but not so much anymore. And just as the thrill was wearing off, I added up the total number - 63! To say, I am happy is an understatement. To me these are the moments that CF is all about - accomplishing something you didn't think you could do because of the training and support of the CF-family.

Day 10 - Food log and WOD

Busy week, so not much time for deep thoughts.

Breakfast:
2 hard-boiled eggs
Banana

Snack:
small apple pie lara bar

Lunch:
Leftover oven roasted chicken
Raw veggies - carrots, cucumber, yellow pepper, and celery
Pineapple
Cashews and almonds

Snack:
Cashews and almonds
Cherry fruit leather

Dinner:















Grilled boneless pork chop
Sauteed sweet potatoes

Snack:
Celery and almond butter
3 malted milk balls (the last ones, thank goodness)


WOD:
21-15-9
Deadlifts @ 133#
Knees to elbows
Run 400m
16:47

Day 9 - Food log and WOD

Back to my regular routine this week, which should hopefully help me stay on track. I feel like I have more to say, but not the time to get into tonight. So, just the facts for now.

Breakfast:
3 Hard-boiled eggs
Dried cranberries

Lunch:
Left-over roasted chicken
Carrots
Mix of fruit - pineapple, kiwi, mango, and strawberry
Cashews and almonds
Dried cherries

Snack:
Banana
Cashews and almonds

Dinner:
Roasted chicken (3/4 of a breast)
Roasted broccoli

Snack:
Salt and pepper pistachios
Cashews
Dried pineapple chips
1 malted milk ball


WOD:
7RFT - 14:31
10 1-arm DB Push Press @ 20#
10 Ring row with feet=ring
10 Lateral Squats off 45# plate

Day 8 - Food log

No WOD today but we did ride the motorcycles to visit family for Easter lunch. It was 100+ miles round trip with a stiff 25+mph cross wind both ways. So while it wasn't cardio, there was some serious core strength to hang on as we came in and out of the wind. There were a few times that the bike and I moved across the lane as a wind gust came at us as we came out from around buildings.

Breakfast:
Scrambled eggs

Lunch:
Bacon wrapped chicken breast
Potato-like salad (potatoes, green beans, asparagus, and snap peas) - I tried to eat mostly the green stuff
Fruit - pineapple, mango, strawberry, and kiwi
A piece of confetti cake - homemade by my mom
12 malted milk balls (those things are like crack to me)

Dinner: we didn't really feel like much dinner since we had a late lunch and we were both too tired to really want to cook so we just snacked.
Venison sausage
A slice of cheddar cheese
A pink lady apple
Cashews and almonds
Banana with almond butter
10 more of those stupid malted milk balls - I need to just throw them out or hide them!

Day 7 - Food log

No WOD today

So, onto the food

Breakfast:
Leftover roasted chicken
Pineapple

Lunch:
Omelet with onion, green pepper, mushroom, tomato, and cheese
Bacon
Fruit cup (1/2 peach, pineapple ring)

Snack:
Dried pineapple chips
Cashews

Dinner: (with friends here - http://steveandrockys.com/)
1/2 a Caesar salad
Filet mignon atop a portabello mushroom cap and bed of mashed red skin potatoes topped with crispy onion and scallops on the side
Small bite of cheesecake
Small bite of flourless chocolate cake

I did my best to keep dinner on track, but I fully admit to cleaning my dinner plate because all the food was that good. I didn't order any dessert, but there was sharing and I had to try the flourless chocolate cake.

Day 6 - Food log

No WOD today since CFB didn't have evening classes :) And I had a going away dinner for a coworker. So, that actually worked out well.

Breakfast:
Omelet with ham, onion, green pepper, and cheese
5 bites of hash browns
1/2 piece of rye toast

Lunch:
Leftover roasted chicken from last night's dinner
Leftover roasted broccoli
Pineapple with a few strawberries
Cashews and almonds
Dried cherries

Snack:
Banana

Dinner:
Side salad
2 pieces of fried cauliflower
1 piece of a deep dish square pizza with ham and bacon

Snack:
Cashews
Roasted plantain chips


I am not really proud of my eating today, my downfall is always when I eat out, especially with others. I was hungry at breakfast which is why the hash browns and toast snuck in. I consciously decided to cheat at dinner, I heard the pizza was great there. And it was, so I exercised all the willpower I had and only ate 1 piece and brought the other 3 home from my husband to eat. Which he thankfully devoured so it isn't tempting me.

I know it may trivial to blog literally bites of food, especially when most of the time I don't include quantities, but I find that the little 'cheats' are what sneak back in and I don't realize. So I am going to document everything that I eat, regardless of whether is it a bite or a whole piece of pizza. Hopefully, this will make me more aware of everything I am eating.

Day 5 - Food log and WOD

No deep thoughts from me today, just the facts.

Breakfast:
Egg bake with Italian sausage
Roasted plantain chips

Lunch:
Homemade egg salad with tuna (hard boiled egg, tuna, mayo, deli mustard, and paprika)
Leftover roasted broccoli
Pineapple with a few strawberries
Cashews and almonds
Dried cherries

Snack:
Banana
Few cashews and almonds

Dinner:
















Chicken breast (after I took the picture I decided I was going to eat the whole chicken breast)
Oven roasted broccoli
Asparagus (I shared with my husband, which is why it such a small serving)

Snack:
Mango
Pineapple


WOD
200 KB swings (at Rx of 35#)
every time you stop KB Swings, do 5 toes-to-bar/pull ups

Time = 14:28

Breakdown for KB Swings was 60/40/35/35/30

I worked really hard to make every toes-to-bar a true toe-to-bar and every pull up as good as I could. This meant I had to do them 1 toe-to-bar/pull up at a time, but I am going for quality, not speed out of these movements. They are both fairly new skills that I have learned, so I want to push myself to do them and do them right. I actually think this WOD was good for me to practice those skills because it wasn't a huge number of them. In case you don't know how I feel about pull ups, they seem to be my nemesis. I can do them, but can't seem to get the kip thing completely enough to string more than 2 in a row. And 2 in a row is a recent a development. I guess I just have to keep trying.

Day 4 - Food log, WOD and some thoughts

I headed back to work today, which is both good and bad. Good because working puts me in a routine and with a routine my eating habits are better. No extra time = no extra and unnecessary snacks. Bad because . . . well, it's work.

Here is the food -
Breakfast:
Egg bake with Italian sausage
Banana

Lunch:
Homemade egg salad with tuna (hard boiled egg, tuna, mayo, deli mustard, and paprika)
Leftover sauteed sweet potatoes
Pineapple with a few strawberries
Cashews and almonds
Dried cherries

Snack:
Almonds

Dinner:















Burger with Colby jack cheese on a bed of spinach
Roasted broccoli

As a side note - I don't usually have the same thing for dinner 2 nights in a row, but there was a miscommunication to my chef and the message of chicken for dinner did not conveyed and we needed a quick dinner once I got home from CFB.

Snack:
Pink lady apple


WOD:
Baseline = 5:46
Since this blog is about living a healthier life not just food and exercise, I am choosing to share more of my thoughts. I have to say I am ridiculously proud of that baseline time. I looked back and my first baseline time was 7:14 and I am pretty sure I did the push ups on my knees and used a green band for pull ups. When I did it again in November, my time was 5:55 and I did push ups on my toes and a purple band. Today was Rx!! No band for my (miserable) pull ups! That is 1:30 faster and as Rxed in less than a year! CF rocks!

On to the actual WOD -
For time:
800m run
30 snatches (I did full snatches with 53#)
800m run

My time was 14:09

One of my other unofficial CF goals is to do more WODs as Rx or to push myself to use a heavier weight or do more complicated movement. So, I knew I had to do full snatches. I could have been faster if I hadn't, but I am proud I stuck with them and got through them.

Definitely a day at CFB to be happy with in my world!

Day 3 - Food Log and a finally a WOD

I finally got to CFB for WOD today. I instantly felt better, like I was more at peace and centered. I know it sounds corny, but it had been 5 days since I had been there and I MISSED it.

Breakfast:
Small cherry pie lara bar before I got my WOD on

Lunch:
Venison sausage + a slice of cheddar cheese
roasted plantain chips

Snack:
Cashews
Dried Cherries

Dinner:















Burger with colby jack cheese
Asparagus
Sweet potatoes

Snack:
pineapple chunks


WOD
Tabata Barbell - 4 minute tabata of each, rest 1 minute between each movement
Hang Power Clean = 66
Front Squat = 88
Push Press = 69
Back Squat = 93
Total reps = 316 (done with 33# bar)

Day 2 - Food Log

Another short and sweet post about food. We had the funeral for my grandfather today, so again a lot of my day and food choices were a bit out of my control. Not to mention we are all pretty tired, so no great deep thoughts happening here.

Breakfast:
Omelet with bacon, turkey, onion, green pepper, tomato and cheese
Fruit cup

Lunch:
Ham
very small scoop of scalloped potatoes
Generic tossed salad
3/4 of a can of Bud Light
About 3 bites of dessert (chocolate cake and cherry coconut shortbread)
the beer and dessert were in honor of my grandpa, but I did enjoy them too

Snack on the drive home:
Trail mix of cashews, almonds and few chunks of dark chocolate

Dinner:
Wilderness salad (greens with chicken, bacon, cucumber, tomato, egg, and cheese) with ranch dressing on the side
1/4 of a slab of ribs (thanks to my husband for sharing)

I promise my eating with be better structured and more normal once we get settled back into a routine. And I can't wait to get back the CFB for a WOD!

Day 1 - Food log

Going to be short and sweet since it was an extremely long and emotionally draining day. We were dealing with a death in the family, so a lot of my day (and food options) were out of my control. I did the best with what was there.

Breakfast:
Scrambled eggs
Bacon
Fruit cup

Rest of the day - spent grazing:
Ham
Swiss cheese
Grazing on vegetable tray of carrots, celery, cucumbers, and olives
Grazing on fruit tray of pineapple, strawberry, kiwi, and grapes
Small apple pie lara bar
A hot dog (no bun and because I was desperate for something that resembled protein)
Cashews and almonds

Definitely not my best day, but considering I avoided the 3 kinds of cake, 5 kinds of cookies, jellybeans, and candy I'll consider it a small win.