Friday February 19th

So this week has felt good getting back to eating right and back to CrossFit. I had been working our Hematology Oncology conference last Friday through Monday, so the combination of really long days, hotel food and not being able to eat consistently really threw me off. But I am back on track!

So this is how I started my day:

This week has been a CrossFit only week, meaning there is no lift before the WOD. That might sound like it would be an easier week but it just seems to make the WOD's more intense and longer. The workout was:

Row 500

10 burpees

20 ring dips

10 burpees

30 pull ups

10 burpees

40 Kettlebell swings at 1 pood

10 burpees

50 push press with 45 pounds

10 burpees

60 walking lunges with 25 pound weight being held overhead

It took me 32:49 minutes to complete this series. The hardest part was the 50 push presses because my shoulders were on fire by this point.

These were my zone meals for the day. Pretty standard for me I need to work on mixing up my meals. I also think I want to transition to a more Paleo zone diet . It is similar to the zone diet but with less dairy. Tomorrow morning I am going to the Olympic Weight Lifting class and afterwards there is a group of us that are getting together to talk about our progress on the Zone so I am hoping to get some advice on this.

Breakfast: 1/2 tortilla, 3 oz cheese, 1 1/2 tsp peanut butter, 1 pk instant oatmeal

Snack: 1/2 cup of yogurt, 6 almonds, 1 oz cheese, 1/2 cup of grapes

Lunch:3 oz turkey breast, 2 cups of green beans, 1/4 cup chick peas, 9 almonds

Snack: 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, 6 almonds, 1 cup of grapes

Dinner: 3 oz turkey breast, 1 slice of bread, 2 cups of celery, 1 tbs dressing

Thursday February 11th

So we got back from Seattle Sunday night. What an awesome trip! It was so nice to get away. I went into the trip with the attitude that I would try to follow as close to the zone as possible but knowing that it wouldn't be perfect. I started out really good. I would go into grocery stores for my snacks and try to find healthier options for meals there and then sticking to meals in restaurants that got their carb sources from fruits and veggies and not pasta and bread. By the end of the week (we were staying the city at this point) I did not do so well. There was one afternoon that my husband and I literally ate our way through Pikes Street Market. By Sunday both of our stomachs were not happy with us!

But Monday morning I made started my week out right with my 4:30 am CrossFit and 100% zone meals all day. That first workout was especially rough but four days later I feel back in the swing of things which leads me to today...

This is how I started my day:

The workout was intense but mostly because all the workouts this week have been especially brutal on my quads and this one was no exception. The lift was 3 sets of 5 of dead lifts. I got up to 134 pounds. It is not the most I have ever done but it was still a good lift for me.

The WOD was a Tabata drill which is 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest for 16 rounds. The first 8 rounds were tabata dead lifts but the 10 seconds rest period in between wasn't actually rest because we had to hold the bar standing upright. The last 8 rounds were tabata air squats, so 20 seconds of constant air squats and the 10 second rest period is you holding in the lowered squat position (not a rest period at all!) By the end my legs were on fire and needless to say it hurt to walk today.

These were my zone meals for the day:

Breakfast: 3 oz cheese, 1 1/2 tsp peanut butter, 1 pk instant oatmeal, 1/2 slice of bread

Snack: 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, 6 almonds, 1/2 apple, 1/2 cup of blueberries

Lunch: 3 oz chicken breast, 3 tbs of rice, 9 almonds, 1/4 cup of corn, 1/4 cup of black beans

Snack: 1/2 cup of yogurt, 1 oz cheese, 1/2 cup of grapes, 6 almonds

Dinner: 2 oz chicken breast, 1 oz cheese, 4 cups of spinach, 1/2 apple, 1 cucumber, 1 tbs dressing

Tues Feb. 2nd

Today is the official start of my vacation so I will not be able to post for about a week but I just wanted to share my workout this morning which was rough. The WOD was 100 pull ups for time and this picture shows what 100 pull ups for time will do to your hand. I had my doubts I would be able to get through it since I just started being able to do kipping pull ups without a band but I got through and it took me 15:09 minutes. It hurt though.

Monday, Feb. 1st

So today is the last day before we go on our Seattle/Canada vacation. I am a little apprehensive because I will not be able to completely control all of my meals. This process has really made me not enjoy the thought of eating out at a restaurant because it makes it so much harder to control what the food is being cooked with and how much food is being served. My meals today were great. I feel really strong and I can tell my workouts are improving.

This is how I started my day:

The lift of the day was 3 rounds of 3 presses which I did with 63 pounds. This was good for me because a month ago I was able to do one rep max weight of 63 pounds of the press so I was excited. The WOD was 7 rounds for time of:

3 Handstand Push ups

5 Power Cleans

7 20 inch box jumps.

It was a fun workout. My weight for the power clean was 73 pounds and I finished in 12:09 minutes. This was a tough weight for me but I still felt like I had the power to make it all the way to the end. It felt good!

I am going to go to CrossFit tomorrow morning and then I will miss it for three days this week since I will be on vacay. I hate missing it but I am trying not to over think it because I still want to enjoy our trip!!