Friday, January 22nd

This has been a long day and I am up way past my normal bed time but I got to see Naomi Judd who spoke at our Natural Supplements conference. She was so amazing and inspiring!

So this is how I started my day:

The "WOD" was intense. It was called a 30 minute ladder drill with Kettlebell swings that weigh 36 pounds and burpees and it looked like this....

1 Kettlebell swing in minute 1

2 Burpees in minute 2

3 Kettlebell swings in minute 3

4 burpees in minute 4...all the way up tp

29 Kettlebell swings in minute 29

30 Burpees in minute 30.

I got to minute 14 and thought I was not going to make it. I will definitely feel this tomorrow.

These were my Zone meals of the day. They lacked creativity today because I need to go to the grocery store again but I am still going strong!

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

Snack: 1/2 cantaloupe, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 6 almonds

Lunch: 3oz canned tuna, 1 slice of bread, 7 cherries, 9 almonds

Snack: 1 cup of yogurt, 6 almonds

Dinner: 3oz canned tuna, 1/2 cup of pineapples, 1 slice of bread, 1 tsp mayo

Thursday, January 21st

This marks day four of my Zone Meals and I have to say it is getting easier. It was pretty overwhelming at first looking at the list of foods, the portions I could use to make up my the 13 blocks I can eat a day and wondering if I will ever be able to have a normal meal with my husband again. But I have been pleasantly surprised! I feel that I am never hungry because I feel like I am constantly eating and I my body just feels better because I am eating healthier. Another aspect of the Zone I really like, is how aware it makes you of portion sizes. It might seem cumbersome to weigh and measure everything you eat but when I think about the amount of food I was putting into my body without even realizing it, it really does make sense.

This is how I started my day:
Workout of the Day "WOD"
12, 9, 6 (reps) of:
Squat Snatch (53 lbs)
3-1 pull ups and ring dips (36 each round 1, 27 each round 2, 16 each round 3)
My time: 28:09
This was a tough workout but a great day for me because I was able to FINALLY do a kipping pull up ( the CrossFit pull up) without the aid of a rubber band.

This was my Zone meals of the day:
Breakfast: 1 pack of instant oatmeal, 1/2 slice of bread, 3 oz cheese, 1 1/2 tsp peanut butter
Snack: 3/4 cup applesauce, 6 almonds, 2 oz cheese
Lunch: 1 cucumber, 1/4 cup chick peas, 1 cup tomatoes, 3 oz canned chicken,
Snack: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup pineapple, 6 almonds
Dinner: 4 1/2 oz Salmon, 1 cup of green beans, a salad with 3 cups of mushrooms, 4 cups of spinach and 1 1/2 Tbsp on walnut vinaigrette dressing

All in all, not the best meals I have had so far but I still feel better than if I was not following the Zone.

So you are a blogger now?

So I never thought I would ever create a Blog. Ever. But now here I am in a Marketing Via New Media class at UCSD where my grade is dependent upon creating and maintaining a Blog. So I thought to myself what is something that I am very passionate about (some would say obsessed) and what came to mind was CrossFit and my new journey into the Zone meal plans...thus My CrossFit Experience was born.

I have been a CrossFitter since August 2009. I remember my first fundamentals class where I got so light headed after the warm up that I thought I was going to pass out. I have been going back ever since. I have come a long way but I still have an even longer way to go. The workouts continue to challenge me ( thats putting it lightly) and it is very inspiring to work out with others that are also passionate about being committed to health and fitness - even at 4:30 a.m!

I recently felt like I needed something to really help me kick it up a notch so as of this Monday, I have started The Zone diet. I hate to use the word diet because that word brings to mind images of ridiculous celebrities and their "diet" fads. I instead look at this as an overall change in the way I eat, to help better fuel my body and therefore perform better in my workouts and just feel better all the way around. So here goes nothing....