So far I am still on track and life is good. I couldn't get out of bed this morning, my legs were aching, like I had a round of charlie horses, but I didn't. It was really weird. I need the WOD included Fran and I wanted to be at my best, so I went back to bed and elevated my legs. The rest of the morning at work, I was making excuses about why I should just take it easy today. I did bring my gym back with me, saying I might go.
I ended up hitting Fran on my lunch break when ACF was empty, well I saw a few peeps, but no one bugged me. It took forward to get my knee in a place that I was prepared to try for Fran. I am glad that I did. I shaved 20 seconds off my time. I did 5:40. I totally would have danced if I wasn't shaking like a baby afterwards.
It was a proud moment for me. It still is. I am so happy its not even funny, and I just think I was making excuses to not do it.
I am so glad I did.
Anyway, since I hit a WOD today, I am still on track to hit all my workouts this week. Foodwise I am doing good, tracking everything at sparkpeople. Life is good.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
March Maddness
I don't know what happened, but th calender switched over to march and it was like bam. I am back on track and even keeping track of my food. Everything just feels like it is falling into place and I am bringing everything I have learned so far from the challenge together in this one month. I did have one scare on friday, my knee was having problems. I think between the over head squats on Wednesday and the slipping in the snow on friday it needed a break. There just wasn't a chance in heck that I could have done the snatches.
The good news it that I made it to yoga on saturday and it made me feel so great. I am hoping to incorporate it into my weekly schedule. It literally changed my day around on saturday. My goals this week are to get to ACF on MWF and keep tracking my food. I am aiming for exercise 5 times a week 3 being WODS, 1 yoga, and the last at least one hour of walking during a lunch break.
I have been eating really clean, no wheat, grains, potatoes... Plus I have been keeping my carbs down low. Not under 50 but under 80. I figure as I make foods and see what everything breaks down to I will get better as the week progresses.
I hope everyone else has gotten back into the swing of things.
The good news it that I made it to yoga on saturday and it made me feel so great. I am hoping to incorporate it into my weekly schedule. It literally changed my day around on saturday. My goals this week are to get to ACF on MWF and keep tracking my food. I am aiming for exercise 5 times a week 3 being WODS, 1 yoga, and the last at least one hour of walking during a lunch break.
I have been eating really clean, no wheat, grains, potatoes... Plus I have been keeping my carbs down low. Not under 50 but under 80. I figure as I make foods and see what everything breaks down to I will get better as the week progresses.
I hope everyone else has gotten back into the swing of things.
Friday, February 17, 2012
accomplishments of half of a challenge
So far only half of the challenge has gone by. In the beginning, it seemed like 90 days was going to take forever. Now, that we are half way through the challenge it doesn't seem that way. I believe that the next six weeks is going to fly by. I don't know if it has just gotten easier to make better choices for me, or if by seeing how far I have come in just six weeks I can't wait to see what he next six will bring me.
So far, I have accomplished one of my goals. To do a pullup. I used the green band and got NINE whole pull ups. It was in sets of three and totally amazing. In December I couldn't do a pull up with the green band. This totally blows my mind. It makes me soooo happpy!
Following the pull ups is that I have lost an inch on my upper arms. I am pretty sure that inch was all flab because when I flex now, I can see muscle. Do you know how cool that is? It is so awesome. The same goes for my calves, its all muscle.
The biggest super duper moment for me was a PR for a 1 rep thruster, 95lbs. Totally freaking awesome! At the end of March I am going to see what I can get it up to, for a check for the last six weeks of the challenge.
So yes, I am super happy with myself. I know I have a long way to go and some things are still alluding me aka losing weight or inches off my midsection. Not to mention I still haven't made it in for 4 CF classes in one week, which is totally a goal. I no longer crave wheat things like cake, but the chocolate still has its hold on me. Now, I gotta decide what to focus on for the last six week. I know my diet could be better, I plan on putting the main focus on that. I would like to do a 45 day burpee challenge... Hmmm... I am going to have to think about this a little more...
So far, I have accomplished one of my goals. To do a pullup. I used the green band and got NINE whole pull ups. It was in sets of three and totally amazing. In December I couldn't do a pull up with the green band. This totally blows my mind. It makes me soooo happpy!
Following the pull ups is that I have lost an inch on my upper arms. I am pretty sure that inch was all flab because when I flex now, I can see muscle. Do you know how cool that is? It is so awesome. The same goes for my calves, its all muscle.
The biggest super duper moment for me was a PR for a 1 rep thruster, 95lbs. Totally freaking awesome! At the end of March I am going to see what I can get it up to, for a check for the last six weeks of the challenge.
So yes, I am super happy with myself. I know I have a long way to go and some things are still alluding me aka losing weight or inches off my midsection. Not to mention I still haven't made it in for 4 CF classes in one week, which is totally a goal. I no longer crave wheat things like cake, but the chocolate still has its hold on me. Now, I gotta decide what to focus on for the last six week. I know my diet could be better, I plan on putting the main focus on that. I would like to do a 45 day burpee challenge... Hmmm... I am going to have to think about this a little more...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
45 down 45 to go
Today is day 45 of 90 in the challenge I am in. That means I have made
it to the halfway point. Yay! It has been an interesting 45 days. At
some points I want to quit, at others I do really well. Yesterday, I
made a PR. It was a 95lb 1 rep thruster. It was awesome. Now, I want to
break a 100lbs. Crossfit wise I am doing pretty good. There is a
competition on March 31st, and I am thinking of seeing if I can find a
partner. I think it might be fun.
Diet wise I am at 80%, 36 out of 45 days I have been perfect. I go to Crossfit on average 2 or 3 times a week (I am suppose to be getting that number to 3 to 4 times a week). So, I am doing pretty good. Since, it is the halfway point I am going to do measurements, and weigh myself.(Ugh, my measurements have not changed =/)
I keep thinking that I need to up my game. So much is going to be happening in the next six months for me. Not to mention that my year of fitness ends on July 8th. Everything seems to be coming up so fast. I do need to up my game, I need to get focused and stay on track.
In the next six months I am going to be going to be doing so much. Like going to the beach with my boyfriends family (whole family), I am going to be moving to a new city across the US, and I am going to be turn 24. Plus, more then likely getting engaged. Those are all huge things to be doing. I don’t want to be relaxing on the beach wondering how I look in my bath suit. Just like I don’t want to be job searching wondering if my clothes are horrible. You get what I mean.
I know I have come a long way with my year of fitness already. I feel strong, now I want to look strong. I want to ditch the fat around my belly, I want my muscles to peek out, I want to look good in a bathing suit. I want to be stronger. I want to get handstands, and pull ups. I want to be able to get double unders and solid push ups. I can want all I want, now I need to do.
Diet wise I am at 80%, 36 out of 45 days I have been perfect. I go to Crossfit on average 2 or 3 times a week (I am suppose to be getting that number to 3 to 4 times a week). So, I am doing pretty good. Since, it is the halfway point I am going to do measurements, and weigh myself.(Ugh, my measurements have not changed =/)
I keep thinking that I need to up my game. So much is going to be happening in the next six months for me. Not to mention that my year of fitness ends on July 8th. Everything seems to be coming up so fast. I do need to up my game, I need to get focused and stay on track.
In the next six months I am going to be going to be doing so much. Like going to the beach with my boyfriends family (whole family), I am going to be moving to a new city across the US, and I am going to be turn 24. Plus, more then likely getting engaged. Those are all huge things to be doing. I don’t want to be relaxing on the beach wondering how I look in my bath suit. Just like I don’t want to be job searching wondering if my clothes are horrible. You get what I mean.
I know I have come a long way with my year of fitness already. I feel strong, now I want to look strong. I want to ditch the fat around my belly, I want my muscles to peek out, I want to look good in a bathing suit. I want to be stronger. I want to get handstands, and pull ups. I want to be able to get double unders and solid push ups. I can want all I want, now I need to do.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Recipe: Fish Wraps
I love fish tacos. They are one of my favorite things to make to eat. So I decides to make some for dinner. I had to change things around a bit since no corn tortillas.
What you need:
Fish (I used Tilapia)
Lettuce
Cucumber
Carrots
Avocado
Salt Pepper
Butter
Salt and Pepper the fish, then follow the directions on the package to cook.
While the fish was in the oven, I sliced the cucumber, and chili. I also diced the avocado and mixed it with lime juice and cilantro.
Once the fish is cooked, add it to the lettuce leaves along with your toppings. Carefully roll into a wrap. Then Enjoy.
Fish (I used Tilapia)
Lettuce
Cucumber
Carrots
Avocado
Salt Pepper
Butter
Salt and Pepper the fish, then follow the directions on the package to cook.
While the fish was in the oven, I sliced the cucumber, and chili. I also diced the avocado and mixed it with lime juice and cilantro.
Once the fish is cooked, add it to the lettuce leaves along with your toppings. Carefully roll into a wrap. Then Enjoy.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Discoveries II
Here are a few more interesting discoveries I have made in this Challenge:
Mushrooms
I used to hate mushrooms, I would pick them out of food if I saw them. Just the thoughts that they were a fungus make me shiver and I have no idea why. It probably involves something with my brother, I usually blame weird things on him. Anyway, someone was talking about a recipe and as soon as I said I don't eat mushrooms they asked why. I just shrugged and they told me to get over it, and just eat them. Well, at that point I did and they weren't too bad. Not my favorite thing in the world, with the weird texture but they are okay. The surprising thing is that I usually like weird textures but not mushrooms. So as long as I dice those suckers and don't think about it I will eat them.
Chocolate
I have found out how dangerous chocolate can be. I originally allowed it on my list but at this point I am thinking about crossing it out or making my like more specific. How I currently have it defined, is not working. A little chocolate can mean various amounts. I know that at the moment I am eating more chocolate than I did before I started the challenge.
Extreme BLT Salad @ Uncommon Ground on Western Ave
One of the best salads, I have had from a local joint in Albany. It has lots of bacon, tomatoes and mozzarella balls in it. Its a great salad, its on my list of places to go that I can get something paleo. Ignore the bagels if you go here, but yes the salad is good and under $10.
Mushrooms
I used to hate mushrooms, I would pick them out of food if I saw them. Just the thoughts that they were a fungus make me shiver and I have no idea why. It probably involves something with my brother, I usually blame weird things on him. Anyway, someone was talking about a recipe and as soon as I said I don't eat mushrooms they asked why. I just shrugged and they told me to get over it, and just eat them. Well, at that point I did and they weren't too bad. Not my favorite thing in the world, with the weird texture but they are okay. The surprising thing is that I usually like weird textures but not mushrooms. So as long as I dice those suckers and don't think about it I will eat them.
Chocolate
I have found out how dangerous chocolate can be. I originally allowed it on my list but at this point I am thinking about crossing it out or making my like more specific. How I currently have it defined, is not working. A little chocolate can mean various amounts. I know that at the moment I am eating more chocolate than I did before I started the challenge.
Extreme BLT Salad @ Uncommon Ground on Western Ave
One of the best salads, I have had from a local joint in Albany. It has lots of bacon, tomatoes and mozzarella balls in it. Its a great salad, its on my list of places to go that I can get something paleo. Ignore the bagels if you go here, but yes the salad is good and under $10.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Green Band for the Win
So, its official. I used a band to do pull ups. On friday with the green band I did 9 pull ups. Today, I did another 9. I seem to be stuck on sets of three with just making the third one. I am so happy with myself it isn't even funny. It is the first goal I have make so far in the challenge. I still have 2 other goals to work on, aka losing 10 pounds and going in 4 days a week for Crossfit. I think I can do one, the other I am not so sure about.
The weightloss front isn't moving at all. I actually have gone up to 184.4, so by 2.2 pounds. I am hoping that I am just gaining muscle and I am going to drop some weight here. I am totally not sure. I started tracking my food today at sparkpeople, so I can have a breakdown of how many carbs I am actually eating. I need to focus on my diet and give it the laser treatment.
Today my Food Log was fine, ignoring the grapes I had after my workout today. I need to work on the fruit aspect. I am happy that sweets are gone from my diet, but I am really going to focus on keeping carbs below 50 grams which is hard to do when you get 24 grams from a bunch of grapes. I am also going to have to watch the larabars, they are high in carbs as well.
Other then weigh I am doing great. I have been going to crossfit and keeping paleo. Not to mention my fingernails are doing great. Usually, my nails break alot and I can't keep them long. They are looking amazing. I am totally giving credit to how good my diet has been.
The weightloss front isn't moving at all. I actually have gone up to 184.4, so by 2.2 pounds. I am hoping that I am just gaining muscle and I am going to drop some weight here. I am totally not sure. I started tracking my food today at sparkpeople, so I can have a breakdown of how many carbs I am actually eating. I need to focus on my diet and give it the laser treatment.
Today my Food Log was fine, ignoring the grapes I had after my workout today. I need to work on the fruit aspect. I am happy that sweets are gone from my diet, but I am really going to focus on keeping carbs below 50 grams which is hard to do when you get 24 grams from a bunch of grapes. I am also going to have to watch the larabars, they are high in carbs as well.
Other then weigh I am doing great. I have been going to crossfit and keeping paleo. Not to mention my fingernails are doing great. Usually, my nails break alot and I can't keep them long. They are looking amazing. I am totally giving credit to how good my diet has been.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
On a Roll
Things are going great and I feel like I am on a roll. For some reason this week of being paleo is alot more noticeable then the first week in January when I went more than a week. My mood is bouncing off the charts, I am sleeping great and waking up rested. It so different. I have no idea what caused it, but I don't want to lose it for sure(maybe it was the chocolate).
My diet has been solid. Today eggs and bacon for breakfast, salad with bacon for lunch, then taco salad with avocado and ground beef for dinner. Awesomeness. Oh and I made a smoothie slushie thing with mixed berries and coconut milk that I keep having random spoonfuls of.
The big danger is tomorrow, its out office superbowl cook thing. Everyone brings in food and I am going to be very limited in what I can eat. I do have snacks in my drawer so if veggies and some chili doesn't work I will be fine. I am hoping the wings aren't breaded, they sound just so good. Yet, to be honest I don't think cheating tomorrow would be worth it. I have too much I am working towards in these 2 months that are left. I want to do my best, and make my goals.
Now, that I feel like I am making progress I hope it will be easier to stay on track.
My diet has been solid. Today eggs and bacon for breakfast, salad with bacon for lunch, then taco salad with avocado and ground beef for dinner. Awesomeness. Oh and I made a smoothie slushie thing with mixed berries and coconut milk that I keep having random spoonfuls of.
The big danger is tomorrow, its out office superbowl cook thing. Everyone brings in food and I am going to be very limited in what I can eat. I do have snacks in my drawer so if veggies and some chili doesn't work I will be fine. I am hoping the wings aren't breaded, they sound just so good. Yet, to be honest I don't think cheating tomorrow would be worth it. I have too much I am working towards in these 2 months that are left. I want to do my best, and make my goals.
Now, that I feel like I am making progress I hope it will be easier to stay on track.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Cupboard Cleanout
Yay! I finally cleaned my cupboards out. It was very scary. There were somethings in there that I literally did not know about. Now, my shelves are almost empty and I need to go shopping.My goal is to create a shopping list tonight so I can either go during my lunch or after work tomorrow. I am hoping my list isn't too long. There are a few things I have already ordered like LaraBars for my desk draw.
Tax season is coming up and I know I need paleo friendly foods at work, so I don't cheat once the treats at work start rolling. I am also going to need to work on my list of places close to work that I can eat. Thankfully, there is a chipotle right down the road. The one big thing I am worried about is that we get food ordered alot and it tends to be pizza. We will see.
On the Crossfit side of things, I made it in this morning for Morning Mayhem. I needed it so bad and I didn't even realize it. I felt so good after working out. My moods have stabilized and I had a happy good feeling. The only downside is I didn't get much sleep last night so I am tired as heck. I also have been starving all day. So first things first is I am making dinner, and tonight I am planning to get to bed early. I bet tomorrow I am going to be sore as heck but feel so awesome.
Today is the 30 day mark of the challenge. I have 23 "star" days, which are days that I have stuck with Paleo and I have been to Crossfit 8 times. My goals for the next 30 days are crossfit 13 days, and "star" higher then 25 days.
Totally achievable.
Friday, January 27, 2012
its been a rough week
This has been the roughest week I have had in years. The kicker is I bet if I made it to the gym this week, it would have leveled me out. The fact that Ken is leaving has hit me harder then I thought it would, not to mention the pharmacy had trouble filling a prescription which caused me to miss a daily pill for three days straight. I have been on this med for about 5 years and to say it was a shock to my system would be an understatement.
At this point I am just waiting for Ken to get on his flight tomorrow, so I can just get over it. Its not working at this point, and I am hoping once he is on that plane, I can force myself to get back on track. I had a panic attack this morning and it was the first since senior year of high school. It was not a good morning, and I missed going in to Morning Mayhem.
Thankfully, I am doing alot better at the moment.
Once, I drop Ken off at the airport tomorrow, I am going to head into the gym. There aren't any classes going on at that point, but I think I am going to do todays WOD. I double I will do 50 of each movement but 20-25 should be within my reach. We will see, even if I don't do a WOD and just hop on the row machine, it would help ground me.
I hope that everyone is doing good. I have been doing good with the diet I am on day 2 of starting over. I had a 14 day streak, then kept getting a bunch of 3 days in a row, before cheating. I am cleaning out my pantry tomorrow, and going shopping this weekend for paleo food. Wish me luck.
At this point I am just waiting for Ken to get on his flight tomorrow, so I can just get over it. Its not working at this point, and I am hoping once he is on that plane, I can force myself to get back on track. I had a panic attack this morning and it was the first since senior year of high school. It was not a good morning, and I missed going in to Morning Mayhem.
Thankfully, I am doing alot better at the moment.
Once, I drop Ken off at the airport tomorrow, I am going to head into the gym. There aren't any classes going on at that point, but I think I am going to do todays WOD. I double I will do 50 of each movement but 20-25 should be within my reach. We will see, even if I don't do a WOD and just hop on the row machine, it would help ground me.
I hope that everyone is doing good. I have been doing good with the diet I am on day 2 of starting over. I had a 14 day streak, then kept getting a bunch of 3 days in a row, before cheating. I am cleaning out my pantry tomorrow, and going shopping this weekend for paleo food. Wish me luck.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
What will stop you from going to a workout?
I know what the answer should be. It should be nothing.
Nothing should stop me from going to a workout. There should be nothing that is more important to me then my health. I would like to think that there is nothing more important to me then my health but the can't be the case.
Not when you look at my track record.I have missed 3 workouts this month, and when you figure I average 3 workouts a week, thats a whole week of workouts. At that rate I am taking a week off each month, and I wonder why I am not seeing more improvements.
So what stopped me from going to those workouts? I know two of them, the other was I wasn't in town and didn't have the time to do a makeup. The other two, were fear. It was simple really, I was scared to do burpee pull ups, and then on monday 150 wallballs. Just thinking about it made me want to puke in my mouth.
But yes it was totally fear that caused me to skip those days. The fear that I was going to fail, that I couldn't do the workout, that I would be there forever trying to finish. All stupid fears, but fears none the less. I need to work on my fears.
There are seven days left in this month and I am going to get 3 workouts in. Wednesday, Friday and Monday. If all goes well on Saturday, maybe even Saturday. I have to salvage this month, and thats not even talking about my diet.
Nothing should stop me from going to a workout. There should be nothing that is more important to me then my health. I would like to think that there is nothing more important to me then my health but the can't be the case.
Not when you look at my track record.I have missed 3 workouts this month, and when you figure I average 3 workouts a week, thats a whole week of workouts. At that rate I am taking a week off each month, and I wonder why I am not seeing more improvements.
So what stopped me from going to those workouts? I know two of them, the other was I wasn't in town and didn't have the time to do a makeup. The other two, were fear. It was simple really, I was scared to do burpee pull ups, and then on monday 150 wallballs. Just thinking about it made me want to puke in my mouth.
But yes it was totally fear that caused me to skip those days. The fear that I was going to fail, that I couldn't do the workout, that I would be there forever trying to finish. All stupid fears, but fears none the less. I need to work on my fears.
There are seven days left in this month and I am going to get 3 workouts in. Wednesday, Friday and Monday. If all goes well on Saturday, maybe even Saturday. I have to salvage this month, and thats not even talking about my diet.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Stressful Times
I am currently in a state of stress, and I don't know when its going to go away. I have a test on Tuesday then I have to start studying for the next one which will be in Feb. My BF is still going to Seattle next week and it will be interesting without him. My job is getting more intense as it gets closer to tax season.
I got a WOD in on Wednesday and one this morning. That helps. I need to actually hit my goal of 4 WODs in a week. Next week I am going to try. I can't this week, since I only have tomorrow. I am hoping to go tomorrow, but depending on how my studying goes I don't know if I am going to make it. I have been okay with eating. I have been eating out, finding different meals that are paleo friendly. My biggest downfall in this area is that I am stress eating. Its really bad. I have stayed good, but ate a whole dark chocolate bar yesterday. It was the weirdest thing.
I think I could handle the stress if Ken didn't want to eat out at all our favorite restaurants before he left. Not to mention food is getting so expensive. My grocery bill has climbed since I am no longer buying things like rice which was which cheap. I already hit my grocery budget for the month, which is not a good thing.
I am going to have to do something about the cost. Next month once BF is gone, it will be easier since I won't be feeding him.
We are 20 days into the challenge of 90 and I know I have time to get this down. I am doing so much better then December, when I was trying to go paleo so that is a positive factor. At this point February and March have t go better than January. I wonder if anyone else is having issues sticking to their plans.
I got a WOD in on Wednesday and one this morning. That helps. I need to actually hit my goal of 4 WODs in a week. Next week I am going to try. I can't this week, since I only have tomorrow. I am hoping to go tomorrow, but depending on how my studying goes I don't know if I am going to make it. I have been okay with eating. I have been eating out, finding different meals that are paleo friendly. My biggest downfall in this area is that I am stress eating. Its really bad. I have stayed good, but ate a whole dark chocolate bar yesterday. It was the weirdest thing.
I think I could handle the stress if Ken didn't want to eat out at all our favorite restaurants before he left. Not to mention food is getting so expensive. My grocery bill has climbed since I am no longer buying things like rice which was which cheap. I already hit my grocery budget for the month, which is not a good thing.
I am going to have to do something about the cost. Next month once BF is gone, it will be easier since I won't be feeding him.
We are 20 days into the challenge of 90 and I know I have time to get this down. I am doing so much better then December, when I was trying to go paleo so that is a positive factor. At this point February and March have t go better than January. I wonder if anyone else is having issues sticking to their plans.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Star for Me
I nailed my eating today and set myself up for tomorrow. It feels good to get back on track, it will be nice to step on the scale on Saturday and see some improvement. I did learn an interesting lesson at work today, I need to leave my desk during lunch. It doesn't matter if I have homework or problems to do, I need to leave my desk and go somewhere else. Today, I stayed at my desk to work on some problems for my exam next week, and I was ready to crawl up the walls around 3:30.
I just need a break out of cubical land. I can't wait for it to get nice out so I can go walking at lunch. It puts me in such a good mood when I get back to my desk from walking outside. Anyway, thats a big dream right now. For the next week, I have problems I have to do during my lunch break, and now I gotta find somewhere else to work on them at. I wonder if I could grab a conference room... Maybe. We will see.
B: 3 eggs scrambles
L: Beef Chili
D: Shrimp Curry
I just need a break out of cubical land. I can't wait for it to get nice out so I can go walking at lunch. It puts me in such a good mood when I get back to my desk from walking outside. Anyway, thats a big dream right now. For the next week, I have problems I have to do during my lunch break, and now I gotta find somewhere else to work on them at. I wonder if I could grab a conference room... Maybe. We will see.
B: 3 eggs scrambles
L: Beef Chili
D: Shrimp Curry
Monday, January 16, 2012
Cheating, the good and the bad
Over this weekend, I cheated. I would rank it as pretty bad. I did have scheduled cheats once a month during the challenge. My goal was to not use them.
Friday: Rice
Saturday: Rice, egg roll
Sunday: Three slices of pizza
Monday: Sushi for lunch, two mini christmas cookies
Sunday and Monday were scheduled cheats. The Pizza was suppose to be next weekend when we originally were going to go home. It's my favorite pizza place, its the only place I eat pizza. It was awesome, honey mustard pizza with chicken, and chicken spedie pizza on a red sauce. Type of pizza you really can't get anywhere else. It was so good and I was glad that I cheated. Monday's sushsi was suppose to be on valentines day, but now my BF isn't going to be here so we decided to go for lunch since I have the day off. Again an awesome choice I am glad that we went.
My grandma makes Christmas cookies each year, and she had some in her freezer for me. I always have her break my cookies into two bags so I don't get all of them at once. So I had an m&m cookie and a black bottom cup. They are my grandma's own recipes, I have been practicing making these cookies for years, and I still don't have it down. My mom made them last year and they were nowhere at my grandmas level. I enjoyed have one small cookie and one mini cupcake thing. It was awesome and part of a tradition in my family. Totally, worth it.
Friday and Saturday weren't awesome. They were emotional eating, the didn't make me feel good or happy to be eating it. Instead, they made me feel worse, wanting to cheat some more since I already cheated.
It took this weekend for me to realize that there are good cheats and bad. Good are special occasions, things that aren't all the time, they are special. Another lesson learned in this challenge. Now, I just have to stay back on track. It should be easier once my BF is gone since I won't have to cook for him as well. We will see. My goal is to I still want to lose 10 pounds, it doesn't matter if I can fit in my black dress for Valentines day now, but it will still be nice to get back in it.
Friday: Rice
Saturday: Rice, egg roll
Sunday: Three slices of pizza
Monday: Sushi for lunch, two mini christmas cookies
Sunday and Monday were scheduled cheats. The Pizza was suppose to be next weekend when we originally were going to go home. It's my favorite pizza place, its the only place I eat pizza. It was awesome, honey mustard pizza with chicken, and chicken spedie pizza on a red sauce. Type of pizza you really can't get anywhere else. It was so good and I was glad that I cheated. Monday's sushsi was suppose to be on valentines day, but now my BF isn't going to be here so we decided to go for lunch since I have the day off. Again an awesome choice I am glad that we went.
My grandma makes Christmas cookies each year, and she had some in her freezer for me. I always have her break my cookies into two bags so I don't get all of them at once. So I had an m&m cookie and a black bottom cup. They are my grandma's own recipes, I have been practicing making these cookies for years, and I still don't have it down. My mom made them last year and they were nowhere at my grandmas level. I enjoyed have one small cookie and one mini cupcake thing. It was awesome and part of a tradition in my family. Totally, worth it.
Friday and Saturday weren't awesome. They were emotional eating, the didn't make me feel good or happy to be eating it. Instead, they made me feel worse, wanting to cheat some more since I already cheated.
It took this weekend for me to realize that there are good cheats and bad. Good are special occasions, things that aren't all the time, they are special. Another lesson learned in this challenge. Now, I just have to stay back on track. It should be easier once my BF is gone since I won't have to cook for him as well. We will see. My goal is to I still want to lose 10 pounds, it doesn't matter if I can fit in my black dress for Valentines day now, but it will still be nice to get back in it.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Tough Love and Life Situations
Its amazing how one little, two sentence email can change your life. One moment, living in Albany just doing our thing. After email, BF moving to Seattle in two weeks, with me to follow in May. One moment, going balls to the wall in the challenge. Next, not so much. The big thing is that I am a person with a plan and radical life change made in a moment can and will stress me out. Stress equals bad eating.
We had to travel this weekend to talk with our families about this big move, thus my diet wasn't strict. I had rice in a burrito bowl on Friday night because if i saw any more lettuce I was going to lose it. Then looking back on it the salad would have been better, the rice just didn't help.
Today I had dinner with my dad to break the news to him, equaled had sushi and an egg roll. Not to mention I didn't make it to the WOD on friday because I needed the sleep. I wasn't fit to drive at 5 am that morning. Not at all.
At the moment I feel very lost, I know I will snap out of it but right now I am floating. Don't get me wrong I am very excited about this move, it just a big thing that came out of nowhere and it is going to take time for me to get used to it. Thanks for sticking with me.
We had to travel this weekend to talk with our families about this big move, thus my diet wasn't strict. I had rice in a burrito bowl on Friday night because if i saw any more lettuce I was going to lose it. Then looking back on it the salad would have been better, the rice just didn't help.
Today I had dinner with my dad to break the news to him, equaled had sushi and an egg roll. Not to mention I didn't make it to the WOD on friday because I needed the sleep. I wasn't fit to drive at 5 am that morning. Not at all.
At the moment I feel very lost, I know I will snap out of it but right now I am floating. Don't get me wrong I am very excited about this move, it just a big thing that came out of nowhere and it is going to take time for me to get used to it. Thanks for sticking with me.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Nine, Ten gotta do it again
Yesterday, was a good day. I ate well and worked out. I finally got Cindy in, which was way harder then I thought it was going to be. It didn't help that my right elbow wasn't happy. It felt like I had just gotten a shot in that arm. It was really weird.
Still, I did so good. I got 12 rounds. I was aiming for 10, so I broke out in smiles when I hit 11 then was like I can get 12. It was awesome. I am so happy to almost be done with the benchmarks. Just Grace is left, which doesn't sound like too much fun.
Today, I did fine with my eating. Besides the fact I ate out and had the same thing for dinner the last two nights.Its all good. I took my test yesterday and wanted to celebrate and tonight my BF finally came home, so I wanted to celebrate. I am very excited about tomorrow, I can get back to my normal crossfit schedule. Bright and early I am going to be in. It will be nice to see the crew. Till tomorrow then.
Day 9
B: Bacon & Eggs
L: Beef Curry
D: Pulled pork, coleslaw, sweet potato fries, green bean casserole
Day 10
B:pulled pork, coleslaw
L:beef Stew
D: Pulled pork, coleslaw, sweet potato fries, green bean casserole
Still, I did so good. I got 12 rounds. I was aiming for 10, so I broke out in smiles when I hit 11 then was like I can get 12. It was awesome. I am so happy to almost be done with the benchmarks. Just Grace is left, which doesn't sound like too much fun.
Today, I did fine with my eating. Besides the fact I ate out and had the same thing for dinner the last two nights.Its all good. I took my test yesterday and wanted to celebrate and tonight my BF finally came home, so I wanted to celebrate. I am very excited about tomorrow, I can get back to my normal crossfit schedule. Bright and early I am going to be in. It will be nice to see the crew. Till tomorrow then.
Day 9
B: Bacon & Eggs
L: Beef Curry
D: Pulled pork, coleslaw, sweet potato fries, green bean casserole
Day 10
B:pulled pork, coleslaw
L:beef Stew
D: Pulled pork, coleslaw, sweet potato fries, green bean casserole
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Day Eight, am I doing Great?
This will be a short one, my test is tomorrow so I feel like I am not all here. Auditing stuff is floating around inside my head, making me feel like a space cadet. I was hoping to get into ACF to get Cindy done, but that didn't happen. I did make dinner, and replace light bulbs in my kitchen so I did something productive. Pretty soon I will be cleaning more of the kitchen. I tend to clean around test days. At this point I just can't wait to get it over with.
I am going to be so happy to walk out of there tomorrow after noon. That will be another one done and officially I will be half-way done. Only, two more to go. I am hoping to do one in Feb, but then I will take a break until after April 15th. The Feb one will be tough since that's cutting into Tax season. I will have to see, and look over study plans on Tuesday to see if I can swing it.
I will say that it has been a balancing act. Keeping my life in sync as I try to change so much of it. I am really happy with how good I am doing, the fact that I already saw progress on the scale is nice. Now, I just need to get my benchmarks done. I will feel so relieved once that's done, I am not a fan of Crossfitting on my own. I like the community workouts. Doing Fran on my own felt weird and lonely. Next time I will move my schedule around and just come in to get them done. Its less work then trying to come in and make them up.
Well, wish me luck for tomorrow. Hopefully, I will be in, in the morning to get a WOD in. That would be great.
I am going to be so happy to walk out of there tomorrow after noon. That will be another one done and officially I will be half-way done. Only, two more to go. I am hoping to do one in Feb, but then I will take a break until after April 15th. The Feb one will be tough since that's cutting into Tax season. I will have to see, and look over study plans on Tuesday to see if I can swing it.
I will say that it has been a balancing act. Keeping my life in sync as I try to change so much of it. I am really happy with how good I am doing, the fact that I already saw progress on the scale is nice. Now, I just need to get my benchmarks done. I will feel so relieved once that's done, I am not a fan of Crossfitting on my own. I like the community workouts. Doing Fran on my own felt weird and lonely. Next time I will move my schedule around and just come in to get them done. Its less work then trying to come in and make them up.
Well, wish me luck for tomorrow. Hopefully, I will be in, in the morning to get a WOD in. That would be great.
Recipe Time: Salmon Salad
I used this Salmon Salad recipe as a starting point. I changed it up a bit to suit my tastes and this is what I came up with.
1 can wild Salmon (14 oz)
1/2 cucumber diced
1 can of diced tomatos with peppers (16oz)
1 diced avocado
1-2 squirts lemon juice
1 jalapeno chopped
1/2 cup shredded carrot
4 oz can of diced green chilis
First drain salmon and tomatoes. Squirt diced avocado with lemon juice. Dump everything into a bowl and mix well.
For Paleo eaters, serve on lettuce or in a bowl with a fork. For non-paleo eater put in a wrap with lettuce. This was pretty tasty and very quick to make. I ended up eating it will a fork instead of making lettuce wraps which was my plan.
1 can wild Salmon (14 oz)
1/2 cucumber diced
1 can of diced tomatos with peppers (16oz)
1 diced avocado
1-2 squirts lemon juice
1 jalapeno chopped
1/2 cup shredded carrot
4 oz can of diced green chilis
First drain salmon and tomatoes. Squirt diced avocado with lemon juice. Dump everything into a bowl and mix well.
For Paleo eaters, serve on lettuce or in a bowl with a fork. For non-paleo eater put in a wrap with lettuce. This was pretty tasty and very quick to make. I ended up eating it will a fork instead of making lettuce wraps which was my plan.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
One out of Twelve
One week down and life is good. The scale mentioned that I am down 1.4 pounds this morning which was a very happy surprise. Maybe by next week I will be in the 170's. That would be awesome. I haven't seen a number in the 170s in two years maybe? That would make this totally worth it. My doctor is going to be so happy in April when I have my annual checkups. I figured since that's right after the challenge she would like to see me and check all my numbers again.
I feel so calm today. I took some practice exams, didn't have a sip of caffeine, and didn't workout, My arms and shoulders were very sore from Fran, and I didn't think I could handle Grace today. My plan is to get to the gym early tomorrow and get Cindy in. Maybe I can get Grace in on Monday. IF not, I am not sure when I am going to have the time, and to be honest I will be happy with Fran, Cindy, 2K row, and my stats. While, I would love to win this challenge, and it would totally help out financially, I am doing this for my health. I was to show myself that yes I can even do something wicked hard, that I thought was going to take years, if I put my mind to it.
So, yes I am doing good. Paleo all the way today, although I am going to have to think about the chocolate that I am eating. I only have what I have then once I am out of my supply I am not buying more until after week to. I really wonder if I am going to run out before hand. I am craving sugar like no tomorrow, and should probably cut it out for a couple of days. My argument against it is that I cut out so much already, so I am not sure what to do about it. I am making gain, but if I cut it out could I be doing so much more? Hmmm... I am not sure.
I hope everyone else is doing well with the challenge, and seeing improvements.
I feel so calm today. I took some practice exams, didn't have a sip of caffeine, and didn't workout, My arms and shoulders were very sore from Fran, and I didn't think I could handle Grace today. My plan is to get to the gym early tomorrow and get Cindy in. Maybe I can get Grace in on Monday. IF not, I am not sure when I am going to have the time, and to be honest I will be happy with Fran, Cindy, 2K row, and my stats. While, I would love to win this challenge, and it would totally help out financially, I am doing this for my health. I was to show myself that yes I can even do something wicked hard, that I thought was going to take years, if I put my mind to it.
So, yes I am doing good. Paleo all the way today, although I am going to have to think about the chocolate that I am eating. I only have what I have then once I am out of my supply I am not buying more until after week to. I really wonder if I am going to run out before hand. I am craving sugar like no tomorrow, and should probably cut it out for a couple of days. My argument against it is that I cut out so much already, so I am not sure what to do about it. I am making gain, but if I cut it out could I be doing so much more? Hmmm... I am not sure.
I hope everyone else is doing well with the challenge, and seeing improvements.
Friday, January 6, 2012
four letter word that starts with F...
I didn't go to morning mayhem and I feel like my day started off wrong. I wasn't suppose to go because I am headed in this afternoon when its empty to make up a benchmark WOD, but I still feel off. I love the morning crew and they get my through my workouts. Alot of times I look at the board and it's like they want me to do what. Slowly I have been learning that I am capable of doing the WOD. It helps that I can finally tell that my body getting stronger. Once, I started keeping track of my workouts, it was like I was actually accomplishing something.
But back on the track, the bigger thing is FRAN.
WTF. That was the longest 6:02 of my life. I have no idea if its always that bad or if its because I was upped on coffee and needed to eat. I only used a 35# bar, and ring rows and all I can say is woah... my mind was blown, I actually get why people talk about Fran how they do.
I have noticed some other changes in me this week. All my thoughts are currently revolving around health, being healthy, working out and things to improve on. Normally, I would be happy as heck that I am thinking of ways to improve my body, mind and spirit. Yet, my thoughts should be on the test I have on Monday. Instead, I am thinking of ways to incorporate more movement into my day at work, or things to do on my lunch even though its freezing out. Recipes keep drifting around in my mind, and things I would like to try.
The year of fitness is big in my mind and I wonder if I will be able to accomplish my goals before my birthday in July. I prefer doing my resolutions and set goals around my birthday instead of the New Year. It usually seems to work better. Starting the middle of summer and ending there as well. Plus, no matter what I get to celebrate. At this point only time will tell and maybe the scale tomorrow. =P
But back on the track, the bigger thing is FRAN.
WTF. That was the longest 6:02 of my life. I have no idea if its always that bad or if its because I was upped on coffee and needed to eat. I only used a 35# bar, and ring rows and all I can say is woah... my mind was blown, I actually get why people talk about Fran how they do.
I have noticed some other changes in me this week. All my thoughts are currently revolving around health, being healthy, working out and things to improve on. Normally, I would be happy as heck that I am thinking of ways to improve my body, mind and spirit. Yet, my thoughts should be on the test I have on Monday. Instead, I am thinking of ways to incorporate more movement into my day at work, or things to do on my lunch even though its freezing out. Recipes keep drifting around in my mind, and things I would like to try.
The year of fitness is big in my mind and I wonder if I will be able to accomplish my goals before my birthday in July. I prefer doing my resolutions and set goals around my birthday instead of the New Year. It usually seems to work better. Starting the middle of summer and ending there as well. Plus, no matter what I get to celebrate. At this point only time will tell and maybe the scale tomorrow. =P
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