Tried to get up this am to workout or jog (meaning my alarm went off and I turned it off and threw it on the other side of the bed). Breakfast was 3 strips of bacon with a large iced coffee and heavy cream. Lunch I picked up 1 pound of BBQ brisket, sauce on the side. ate about 1/3 for lunch and most of the rest for dinner. When I got back from the office. I went for a 1.3 mile jog outside and then came back in and did 5 rounds (10 regular pushups - no knees, 20 situps). The pushups were the toughest part, but I'm happy I practiced them.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Weekend Recap - Day 22/23
Weekend was no bueno. It included drinking, Antico Pizza, Beer while kayaking the Broad River, Dairy Queen (with a beer in hand), La Fonda. Not the best choices. Got back on good eating Sunday night with some BBQ meats and veggies from Whole Foods. Monday I had to pack and do laundry etc before leaving town again early Tuesday am, so I didn't make it to the gym. Tried to run outside around 8ish, but my shins were KILLING me. Good night they hurt. It's frustrating because I feel like I'm getting better at running, not as tired, but my legs are hurting more with these new shoes. Dinner Monday was another Whole Foods trip with BBQ.
This am - ugh - got up at 4:50. Who doesn't love a glorious morning flight for work....Did the P90x ab workout in my apt before getting ready for the cab pickup. Brought hardboiled eggs with me through security (score). Had some coffee on the plane and got a Starbucks tall iced coffee with milk (sweetened). That got me through most of the morning. Ate 1 hardboiled egg. Lunch was sushi. I had 2 rolls (spicy California and spicy tuna), no rice - 6 pieces each, which become really small with no rice. No snacks. Went and ran about 1.7 miles outside when I got to the hotel. Again, felt decent running, my shins were just killing me. I stretched and massaged them (which hurts!!) back in my room. Then I did sets of "REAL"! pushups! I felt good doing those. Dinner I went to McCormick and Schmicks and got gluten free mussels to go. They came with bread...which i would have liked to devour, but the lady noticed (b/c she remember me saying no bread) and had them make me a new one - plus I got a $10 gift card for their mess up. SCORE.
Even if I do eat poorly - which this weekend I did - I still don't have an excuse to get back on the wagon. That's the good feeling.
This am - ugh - got up at 4:50. Who doesn't love a glorious morning flight for work....Did the P90x ab workout in my apt before getting ready for the cab pickup. Brought hardboiled eggs with me through security (score). Had some coffee on the plane and got a Starbucks tall iced coffee with milk (sweetened). That got me through most of the morning. Ate 1 hardboiled egg. Lunch was sushi. I had 2 rolls (spicy California and spicy tuna), no rice - 6 pieces each, which become really small with no rice. No snacks. Went and ran about 1.7 miles outside when I got to the hotel. Again, felt decent running, my shins were just killing me. I stretched and massaged them (which hurts!!) back in my room. Then I did sets of "REAL"! pushups! I felt good doing those. Dinner I went to McCormick and Schmicks and got gluten free mussels to go. They came with bread...which i would have liked to devour, but the lady noticed (b/c she remember me saying no bread) and had them make me a new one - plus I got a $10 gift card for their mess up. SCORE.
Even if I do eat poorly - which this weekend I did - I still don't have an excuse to get back on the wagon. That's the good feeling.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Day 18
Morning: Got up and just walked on the treadmill for a mile on a high incline with weights. Got up early to WOD, but my body was too sore to go in for today's WOD.
Macadamia nuts and coffee with heavy cream throughout the morning. 2 deviled eggs (1 whole egg)
Lunch: Ate at TAP and ordered the salmon salad with the dressing on the side, ate all the salmon and parts of the rest of the salad. I also grabbed some gum to chew on my way back to the office.
Morning Weight: 136
Macadamia nuts and coffee with heavy cream throughout the morning. 2 deviled eggs (1 whole egg)
Lunch: Ate at TAP and ordered the salmon salad with the dressing on the side, ate all the salmon and parts of the rest of the salad. I also grabbed some gum to chew on my way back to the office.
Morning Weight: 136
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Day 17
Morning WOD:
Had 1/2 a deviled egg when I got home and smashed some water and advil.
Morning at work: Coffee with heavy cream and some more coffee (iced and sweetened from Starbucks).
Lunch: 3 deviled eggs (1.5 whole eggs)
Snacks: some nuts and cranberries.
Went on a 1.97 miles jog when I got home prior to dinner
Dinner: Went to South City Kitchen in the Vinings. Ordered the app Scallops and Pork (sauce on the side, no slaw) for my meal. No Bread, but I had a few bites of other appetizers (fried green tomatoes, cheese thing, crab cake). I was most impressed by my ability to limit myself to just a bite or two each. Had 1 glass of wine....also impressive :) No dessert!
Morning Weight: 137 - slowly making it back down there with good eating and some exercise
STRENGTH
Clean Pull 3×2 @ 80% of 1RM Clean - Did 65#
Clean Deadlift 3×3 @ 90% of 1RM Clean - Did 85#
then…
CONDITIONING
15-12-9 REPS FOR TIME OF:
Hang (Squat) Cleans 135# / 95#
Strict Burpees
Had 1/2 a deviled egg when I got home and smashed some water and advil.
Morning at work: Coffee with heavy cream and some more coffee (iced and sweetened from Starbucks).
Lunch: 3 deviled eggs (1.5 whole eggs)
Snacks: some nuts and cranberries.
Went on a 1.97 miles jog when I got home prior to dinner
Dinner: Went to South City Kitchen in the Vinings. Ordered the app Scallops and Pork (sauce on the side, no slaw) for my meal. No Bread, but I had a few bites of other appetizers (fried green tomatoes, cheese thing, crab cake). I was most impressed by my ability to limit myself to just a bite or two each. Had 1 glass of wine....also impressive :) No dessert!
Morning Weight: 137 - slowly making it back down there with good eating and some exercise
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Day 16
Holy hell scale. Got up early to get to the gym and weight myself before leaving. Dang. Back at 138.8. That's evident of a bad weekend. But again, just got concentrate on the here and now.
Gym WOD:
STRENGTH
I did 65 # on the strength weight and then turkish getups were 15# and the blue band for strict pullups. This was my first time doing the getups and man do those things take awhile. Yuck. Got 3 full rounds in.
Ate a few macadamia nuts when i got home and had 1/2 an egg. Decent start to the morning.
At work: Had a handful of nuts and coffee with heavy cream.
Lunch: Ate some leftover skirt steak, leftover mushrooms and a deviled egg (1/2 of a whole egg). Didn't eat as much steak as I planned on, it was pretty tough. Maybe it was just a fattier piece then last night, or I could have smashed it putting it in the microwave. Oops.
Went for a jog when I got home. Total would have been 2.14 miles, but I walked maybe .25 of it because my shins were KILLING me uphill. I guess I just need to get used to the new shoes.
Dinner: Went and got some butter (this kind) for cooking. Sauteed some mushroom in that and olive oil, reheated my broccoli with some butter and spices and then had some leftover steak. Delicious meal.
Gym WOD:
STRENGTH
Snatch Pull 3×2 @ 90% of 1RM Snatch
Snatch Deadlift 3×3 @ 100% of 1RM Snatch
then…
AMRAP IN 15 MINUTES OF:
Turkish Getups – 5 each side 55# / 35#, 10 Strict Pull Ups.
I did 65 # on the strength weight and then turkish getups were 15# and the blue band for strict pullups. This was my first time doing the getups and man do those things take awhile. Yuck. Got 3 full rounds in.
Ate a few macadamia nuts when i got home and had 1/2 an egg. Decent start to the morning.
At work: Had a handful of nuts and coffee with heavy cream.
Lunch: Ate some leftover skirt steak, leftover mushrooms and a deviled egg (1/2 of a whole egg). Didn't eat as much steak as I planned on, it was pretty tough. Maybe it was just a fattier piece then last night, or I could have smashed it putting it in the microwave. Oops.
Went for a jog when I got home. Total would have been 2.14 miles, but I walked maybe .25 of it because my shins were KILLING me uphill. I guess I just need to get used to the new shoes.
Dinner: Went and got some butter (this kind) for cooking. Sauteed some mushroom in that and olive oil, reheated my broccoli with some butter and spices and then had some leftover steak. Delicious meal.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Weekend Recap
Friday night: Rehearsal dinner: Didn't stay paleo, although I did do better with drink choices (ingredients...not quantity). Oooops. We had a 5 course sit down dinner, and it was all delicious and was catered from Sugo, Iberian Pig and Double Zero! YUM.
Saturday: Ate eggs and had 1/2 a burger in the afternoon. No workout. Friday night at the wedding - again, didn't stay paleo. Stayed away from tonic and drank wine, champagne, and vodka/soda. Late night wedding we ate and drank some more. No buno.
Sunday: No real breakfast. Stopped at the bride and groom house and had some chips/dip. Had a few bites of cheesesteak. Played kickball and then went to Park Tavern. Drank sangria and a few other things. Ordered a sushi roll without rice (they've made it there before), but the waiter messed it up, and then he told me the sushi chef can't do it. Bah hum bug, ate the sushi with the rice on. Dinner - Went here. Our friend just opened it up in Roswell and it was friends/family night. Ordered she crab soup, scallops, mac and cheese, and pudding. Drank lot of yummy wine and had a good time with another couple!
Weekend recap: Feeling really full from all the food/drinking we did this weekend. Weight is UP tonight like whoa! Not happy with it especially because I did well eating today:
Monday: 1/2 chicken wrap (unwrapped) which had chicken, bacon, avocado, spinach and a sauce on the side. Dinner I went to Whole Foods and bought grass fed skirt steak, eggs, mushrooms, broccoli, chimmichurri sauce. I made the steak and put the sauce on it. Delicious! Now I've got leftovers! :) Ate some mushrooms and made broccoli for tomorrow. Also made 6 deviled eggs to have on hand as snacks. I'm happy I'm back on track with eating and cooking, but it doesn't undo the damage done this weekend. I was down to 132 pounds! My lightest in awhile! I was proud, but i let that slip this weekend. A very nice Cancun trip is in 2 weeks. I'd like to feel confident in my bathing suit. But, more then that, I'd rather stop being such a disappointment to myself and those that are supportive of me.
Saturday: Ate eggs and had 1/2 a burger in the afternoon. No workout. Friday night at the wedding - again, didn't stay paleo. Stayed away from tonic and drank wine, champagne, and vodka/soda. Late night wedding we ate and drank some more. No buno.
Sunday: No real breakfast. Stopped at the bride and groom house and had some chips/dip. Had a few bites of cheesesteak. Played kickball and then went to Park Tavern. Drank sangria and a few other things. Ordered a sushi roll without rice (they've made it there before), but the waiter messed it up, and then he told me the sushi chef can't do it. Bah hum bug, ate the sushi with the rice on. Dinner - Went here. Our friend just opened it up in Roswell and it was friends/family night. Ordered she crab soup, scallops, mac and cheese, and pudding. Drank lot of yummy wine and had a good time with another couple!
Weekend recap: Feeling really full from all the food/drinking we did this weekend. Weight is UP tonight like whoa! Not happy with it especially because I did well eating today:
Monday: 1/2 chicken wrap (unwrapped) which had chicken, bacon, avocado, spinach and a sauce on the side. Dinner I went to Whole Foods and bought grass fed skirt steak, eggs, mushrooms, broccoli, chimmichurri sauce. I made the steak and put the sauce on it. Delicious! Now I've got leftovers! :) Ate some mushrooms and made broccoli for tomorrow. Also made 6 deviled eggs to have on hand as snacks. I'm happy I'm back on track with eating and cooking, but it doesn't undo the damage done this weekend. I was down to 132 pounds! My lightest in awhile! I was proud, but i let that slip this weekend. A very nice Cancun trip is in 2 weeks. I'd like to feel confident in my bathing suit. But, more then that, I'd rather stop being such a disappointment to myself and those that are supportive of me.
Friday, August 12, 2011
DAy 12
Up early again, running on about 5 hours asleep. Alarm went off and I didn't want to get up, but I know I have a rehearsal dinner tonight, so this is my only time to get some activity in. Went for a jog around ATL, about 2.4 miles. Wasn't really feeling this one today.
Went to the grocery store and bought some pasteurized, heavy whipping cream to put in my coffee before work. I made some deviled eggs last night and I've eaten one so far. Pretty hungry, so I'll probably dig into those soon.
Breakfast: Did 1/2 a deviled egg and had lots of coffee with heavy cream.
Lunch: Went to Murphy's. Got the mussels. Then went to Alon's to get some cookies for my team...it was hard, but I resisted eating any of them!
Morning Weight: 132
Went to the grocery store and bought some pasteurized, heavy whipping cream to put in my coffee before work. I made some deviled eggs last night and I've eaten one so far. Pretty hungry, so I'll probably dig into those soon.
Breakfast: Did 1/2 a deviled egg and had lots of coffee with heavy cream.
Lunch: Went to Murphy's. Got the mussels. Then went to Alon's to get some cookies for my team...it was hard, but I resisted eating any of them!
Morning Weight: 132
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Day 11
Another early wake up call: Went and lifted some weights in the gym downstairs. All they had was free weights - and honestly I wasn't feeling it. I didn't spent much time there. Went back to the hotel room and did P90x Ab Ripper X.
Breakfast: A few bites of egg whites. Got a big coffee to go with heavy cream.
Lunch: Ate here. Ordered a small naked burrito (no tortilla). Got a mixture of pork and steak, added pico and guac and that was it.
Had a few pieces of gum throughout the day.
Early dinner/snack: Had the remaining salmon leftover from last night's dinner around 5pm.
(Now just waiting in the Norfolk airport to fly back home).
Had 2 packs of peanuts on the plane and a hard boiled egg when I got home.
Breakfast: A few bites of egg whites. Got a big coffee to go with heavy cream.
Lunch: Ate here. Ordered a small naked burrito (no tortilla). Got a mixture of pork and steak, added pico and guac and that was it.
Had a few pieces of gum throughout the day.
Early dinner/snack: Had the remaining salmon leftover from last night's dinner around 5pm.
(Now just waiting in the Norfolk airport to fly back home).
Had 2 packs of peanuts on the plane and a hard boiled egg when I got home.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Day 10
Morning: Got up early (5:45 - too darn early), and jogged 2.28 (24:12) miles outside. My thighs are sore, and feet are uncomfortable from working in those shoes. Yikes. Anyways, when I woke up, I could barely get out of bed, but I was happy with my jog.
Pre-Breakfast, post jog: Starbucks coffee in the hotel room with 1/2 and 1/2 (that's all they had besides dry creamer)
Breakfast: 3 pieces of bacon. Big starbucks coffee, but i asked for either whole milk/cream instead of creamer.
Lunch: Ate here. Made my own burger. No bun. Hand avodaco, sauteed onions, mushrooms, pepper bacon and a fried egg. My side was sauteed spinach. Barely touched the spinach and had 1/2 the burger. Was disappointed I even ate, I wasn't hungry at all, but everyone wanted to go out. Next time, I'll just not eat and wait and have leftovers later. I felt REALLY FULL even though I didn't consume that much. Must be my body telling me I wasn't hungry. Duh.
Post work in hotel room: Ate some leftover brisket from the other day. Now I'm starving.
Dinner: Went out with the team, no time to workout. We went here: We had awhile to wait, so we sat outside and listened to a band. On the suggestion of a friend, I tried vodka soda (as opposed to my vodka tonic, or some other sweetener) again and this time added a lime and orange slice and surprisingly could tolerate it. Subbing soda for tonic cuts almost 32g of sugar. Ok, i'll make the sacrifice. I had a few at dinner, and one back at the hotel. For dinner I ordered grilled salmon, made sure it was at least gluten free, and ask what they cooked their veggie sides in. One was cooked in vegetable oil, so i nixed that and went only for steamed broccoli with butter on the side and my salmon. They gave me a baked potato too (not sure why), but I didn't touch it. Also said no to calamari and desert. Ate 1/2 my salmon, took the rest home, and ate some of my broccoli. I even had a bite or two of my brisket (before I threw it away before I went to bed)
I drank tonight, didn't get drunk or tipsy, but I felt comfortable drinking in a social situation (sans beer and lots of calories). I'd say tonight was a hit on the food. I ate healthy, made smart decision and was able and felt comfortable going out in a group situation. On the drinking front, I drank, but hopefully I'll learn to like this drink in order to cut more calories and grams of sugar. It wasn't bad, not my favorite, but maybe my tastebuds will want less sugary items as I try to continue this healthy eating.
Good day, not the best with drinking, but I'm feeling more confident about my decisions....however, the weekend is fast approaching...
Pre-Breakfast, post jog: Starbucks coffee in the hotel room with 1/2 and 1/2 (that's all they had besides dry creamer)
Breakfast: 3 pieces of bacon. Big starbucks coffee, but i asked for either whole milk/cream instead of creamer.
Lunch: Ate here. Made my own burger. No bun. Hand avodaco, sauteed onions, mushrooms, pepper bacon and a fried egg. My side was sauteed spinach. Barely touched the spinach and had 1/2 the burger. Was disappointed I even ate, I wasn't hungry at all, but everyone wanted to go out. Next time, I'll just not eat and wait and have leftovers later. I felt REALLY FULL even though I didn't consume that much. Must be my body telling me I wasn't hungry. Duh.
Post work in hotel room: Ate some leftover brisket from the other day. Now I'm starving.
Dinner: Went out with the team, no time to workout. We went here: We had awhile to wait, so we sat outside and listened to a band. On the suggestion of a friend, I tried vodka soda (as opposed to my vodka tonic, or some other sweetener) again and this time added a lime and orange slice and surprisingly could tolerate it. Subbing soda for tonic cuts almost 32g of sugar. Ok, i'll make the sacrifice. I had a few at dinner, and one back at the hotel. For dinner I ordered grilled salmon, made sure it was at least gluten free, and ask what they cooked their veggie sides in. One was cooked in vegetable oil, so i nixed that and went only for steamed broccoli with butter on the side and my salmon. They gave me a baked potato too (not sure why), but I didn't touch it. Also said no to calamari and desert. Ate 1/2 my salmon, took the rest home, and ate some of my broccoli. I even had a bite or two of my brisket (before I threw it away before I went to bed)
I drank tonight, didn't get drunk or tipsy, but I felt comfortable drinking in a social situation (sans beer and lots of calories). I'd say tonight was a hit on the food. I ate healthy, made smart decision and was able and felt comfortable going out in a group situation. On the drinking front, I drank, but hopefully I'll learn to like this drink in order to cut more calories and grams of sugar. It wasn't bad, not my favorite, but maybe my tastebuds will want less sugary items as I try to continue this healthy eating.
Good day, not the best with drinking, but I'm feeling more confident about my decisions....however, the weekend is fast approaching...
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Day 9
AM: Got up and went for a jog. 1.9 miles around town. My shins and calves and ankles started to hurt, I think it's all from the new shoes. Again, they are completely different then tennis shoes. (I'm not fast), but I was happy with my time at keeping it about a 6.0 (what would be on a treadmill). I had 2 lights I had to stop at, and other then that, I never let myself stop moving!
Breakfast: a few pieces of bacon, water
Lunch: went here. Made my own "sandwich". No bread. Had roast beef, portabello mushrooms, tomato and avocado. Ate about 2/3 of it.
Snack: Leftover "sandwich" stuff.
WOD: Practiced some DUs, did a 400M warm up run. Then the plan was to do: 10 rounds (5 DU, 5 HSPU), Got through the DU's and did 35 HSPU's and 15 knee push ups. So much for working on DU's! I'm definitely understanding how to do them, but boy, i'm getting worn out!!
Dinner: Went here again. Maybe lame, but it's easy to walk in, order gluten free mussels and have nothing else. This dinner made me feel way more full then last nights. Was it more mussels? Was I just fuller because I ate more protein today and all paleo? Not sure, but this is a weird full feeling. Not uncomfortable, just a different full feeling. 2 days paleo. I like it - i can do DU's!!
Breakfast: a few pieces of bacon, water
Lunch: went here. Made my own "sandwich". No bread. Had roast beef, portabello mushrooms, tomato and avocado. Ate about 2/3 of it.
Snack: Leftover "sandwich" stuff.
WOD: Practiced some DUs, did a 400M warm up run. Then the plan was to do: 10 rounds (5 DU, 5 HSPU), Got through the DU's and did 35 HSPU's and 15 knee push ups. So much for working on DU's! I'm definitely understanding how to do them, but boy, i'm getting worn out!!
Dinner: Went here again. Maybe lame, but it's easy to walk in, order gluten free mussels and have nothing else. This dinner made me feel way more full then last nights. Was it more mussels? Was I just fuller because I ate more protein today and all paleo? Not sure, but this is a weird full feeling. Not uncomfortable, just a different full feeling. 2 days paleo. I like it - i can do DU's!!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Day 8 - Finally a success
Breakfast: Wasn't really that hungry. Went downstairs and got a few pieces of bacon. Ate that, and asked for some eggs to go. Never ended up eating those.
Lunch: Finally got hungry around noon. Went here. Got 1lb of brisket only, sauce on the side. I ate maybe 1/3 and used not much of the sauce (They gave 4tbsp of sauce). Consulted with a friend who suggested brisket was probably the best out of the choices. Although I doubt it was grass fed, it was only meat I ate. I felt hungry a bit later, say 4pm, but resists the urge to eat any more.
During the day I had just water and some plain hot tea.
Workout in the hotel room:
TABATA (similar to one we did last week - for reps)
Tabata squats
Rest 1 min
Tabata flutter kicks
Rest 1 min
Tabata pushups
Rest 1 min
Tabata sit ups
I also ran a mile as a warm up.
Dinner: Went here. Ordered the gluten free mussels and had water.
Good day I'd say. I wish I could be at the gym for a better wod with some lifting, but I'll make do this week.
Again, wishing I had a scale. I know it's not about numbers, but I'm ready (once I can get my eating habits down) to hopefully see the weight come off.
Lunch: Finally got hungry around noon. Went here. Got 1lb of brisket only, sauce on the side. I ate maybe 1/3 and used not much of the sauce (They gave 4tbsp of sauce). Consulted with a friend who suggested brisket was probably the best out of the choices. Although I doubt it was grass fed, it was only meat I ate. I felt hungry a bit later, say 4pm, but resists the urge to eat any more.
During the day I had just water and some plain hot tea.
Workout in the hotel room:
TABATA (similar to one we did last week - for reps)
Tabata squats
Rest 1 min
Tabata flutter kicks
Rest 1 min
Tabata pushups
Rest 1 min
Tabata sit ups
I also ran a mile as a warm up.
Dinner: Went here. Ordered the gluten free mussels and had water.
Good day I'd say. I wish I could be at the gym for a better wod with some lifting, but I'll make do this week.
Again, wishing I had a scale. I know it's not about numbers, but I'm ready (once I can get my eating habits down) to hopefully see the weight come off.
Weekend Recap - Day 6 and 7
Day 5 ended with mussels at Palm Valley Fish Camp. I ate a piece of bread, tried someone else's pasta seafood dish, and split bread pudding 6 ways. Also consumed wine (YUM!). All in all, not awful.
Day 6: Went for a jog in my new shoes, it was hot, I had a slight headache, and going from running shoes (still...I'm no runner), to almost barefoot running shoes is no easy task. It wasn't far, but I did something. Ate eggs in the am. Packed roast beef for the beach (which i ended up not even eating - boo). Snacked on pistachios on the beach and drank. Dinner was steak, tuna, veggies and garlic bread. I ate some bread, and it was damn good. But boy of boy did i feel awful after doing that, sticking to the meat should have been enough. I also tried some pecan pie a neighbor brought over. Delish, but I couldn't tell you how much sugar, syrup etc must have been in that thing!
Day 7: Refresher! Deviled eggs and leftover steak for breakfast...same for lunch. Pistachios as a snack along with a few pieces of fruit. No drinking! I had 2 flights to get back to VA for work. No airport food, just ate the 2 bags of peanuts we got on the plane. Finally landed at 1am, with my travels starting at 6. Interesting to say, I wasn't hungry. Perhaps it was the eggs and meat - I'd sure like to think so. If it was only that easy to keep eating that way on the road!
Weekend Recap: Not great, but not AWFUL. I'm disappointed in decisions I made, but I tried to make each day new and start fresh and clean. Trust me, there were times when i wanted to say "F it", I already ate poor last night, what's one more meal. I'm happy that I was able to avoid that.
Day 6: Went for a jog in my new shoes, it was hot, I had a slight headache, and going from running shoes (still...I'm no runner), to almost barefoot running shoes is no easy task. It wasn't far, but I did something. Ate eggs in the am. Packed roast beef for the beach (which i ended up not even eating - boo). Snacked on pistachios on the beach and drank. Dinner was steak, tuna, veggies and garlic bread. I ate some bread, and it was damn good. But boy of boy did i feel awful after doing that, sticking to the meat should have been enough. I also tried some pecan pie a neighbor brought over. Delish, but I couldn't tell you how much sugar, syrup etc must have been in that thing!
Day 7: Refresher! Deviled eggs and leftover steak for breakfast...same for lunch. Pistachios as a snack along with a few pieces of fruit. No drinking! I had 2 flights to get back to VA for work. No airport food, just ate the 2 bags of peanuts we got on the plane. Finally landed at 1am, with my travels starting at 6. Interesting to say, I wasn't hungry. Perhaps it was the eggs and meat - I'd sure like to think so. If it was only that easy to keep eating that way on the road!
Weekend Recap: Not great, but not AWFUL. I'm disappointed in decisions I made, but I tried to make each day new and start fresh and clean. Trust me, there were times when i wanted to say "F it", I already ate poor last night, what's one more meal. I'm happy that I was able to avoid that.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Day 5
It's a new day.
Woke up, drank lots of water and went outside to work on my double-unders (I brought a jump rope to the beach - which will also go to VA-with me!)
Breakfast: Deviled eggs and 2 pieces of bacon
Snack: A few pistachios on the beach
Lunch: 2 deviled eggs (4 halves) and a stack of roast beef. I've only had water to drink up to lunch. However, alcoholic drinks aren't far behind.
Dinner: Tonight we are eating here. Last time I went I got the mussels and tried others' fish. It's yummy and it shouldn't be hard to stay on track eating.
No scale here....that could be a good thing after stuffing my face last night.
Woke up, drank lots of water and went outside to work on my double-unders (I brought a jump rope to the beach - which will also go to VA-with me!)
Breakfast: Deviled eggs and 2 pieces of bacon
Snack: A few pistachios on the beach
Lunch: 2 deviled eggs (4 halves) and a stack of roast beef. I've only had water to drink up to lunch. However, alcoholic drinks aren't far behind.
Dinner: Tonight we are eating here. Last time I went I got the mussels and tried others' fish. It's yummy and it shouldn't be hard to stay on track eating.
No scale here....that could be a good thing after stuffing my face last night.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Day 4
Drinking will ensure today (leaving for JAX beach for until Sunday), then off to VA for work again. Goal - no beer. I'll try and stick to Patron, Patron Citron, and fresh lime juice, they made delicious fresh/(more paleo) margaritas. But I've already decided my $20 pay out is more like a donation to someone else. With being on the road, I don't have much a chance stocking up on local food/ingredients. Also, drinking is just going to occur, but my goal is to cut out beer and make smart choices on mixers and ingredients. On a side note, stomach is still off - boo.
Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs around 10am and coffee and coconut milk prior to that.
Lunch: TAP, ordered the Salmon salad. Dressing on the side, pretty much just ate the salmon, nuts and pears (i don't like salads)
Plane: No snacks, just rum, oj, cranberry juice (-2)
Beach: Vodka, OJ, cranberry juice (keeping on the -2 path)
Dinner: planned to eat some deli meat and eggs, instead, ate some pizza and cheese dip (-2).
I felt bad and embarrassed so I just went to bed. I hated that I caved so easily! Grr
Morning Weight: 134
Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs around 10am and coffee and coconut milk prior to that.
Lunch: TAP, ordered the Salmon salad. Dressing on the side, pretty much just ate the salmon, nuts and pears (i don't like salads)
Plane: No snacks, just rum, oj, cranberry juice (-2)
Beach: Vodka, OJ, cranberry juice (keeping on the -2 path)
Dinner: planned to eat some deli meat and eggs, instead, ate some pizza and cheese dip (-2).
I felt bad and embarrassed so I just went to bed. I hated that I caved so easily! Grr
Morning Weight: 134
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Day 3
Got up this am at 5:38 to WOD. Could barely walk - so that was canceled very quickly. I'll have to make that up at some point to use as a benchmark. However, on a better note - I bought these last night: Inov-8 F195 lite. I really wanted to test them out so i just went for a short walk (no socks) outside this am. They are so lite and feel amazing! I'm finally done wearing those old tennis shoes for CF workouts!
Breakfast: Coffee and coconut creamer, 1 hard-boiled egg. (Thanks to a friend I learned I was missing all my Omega 3's by not eating the yellow parts).
Snack (right before lunch): 1 hard-boiled egg
Lunch: Grilled chicken and some avocado with spices (celery salt and minced onions). **I'm struggling today, it could be because I got up at 5:30, or maybe it's the diet thing, but I'm tired and my stomach is also killing me as well - no clue why**
Snack: Ate a handful (I'll go ahead and say probably too many) macadamia nuts. I was starving, but the good part is they are high in Omega 3's.
Dinner: Went home to see the fam with Chris. Mom made fajitas - delicious. She also provided chips, tortillas, cheese, cheese dip, packaged guac, and rice. I stayed with the grilled chicken, onions, tomatoes, and peppers. I even brought my own avocado (to avoid the processed guac). I just added some seasoning and it was delicious! Perfect paleo dinner - although I think i may have eaten too much, but it was amazing (Props to momma!)
Stomach still hurt going to bed, not sure why, maybe just a change in diet.
Morning weight: 134.6
Breakfast: Coffee and coconut creamer, 1 hard-boiled egg. (Thanks to a friend I learned I was missing all my Omega 3's by not eating the yellow parts).
Snack (right before lunch): 1 hard-boiled egg
Lunch: Grilled chicken and some avocado with spices (celery salt and minced onions). **I'm struggling today, it could be because I got up at 5:30, or maybe it's the diet thing, but I'm tired and my stomach is also killing me as well - no clue why**
Snack: Ate a handful (I'll go ahead and say probably too many) macadamia nuts. I was starving, but the good part is they are high in Omega 3's.
Dinner: Went home to see the fam with Chris. Mom made fajitas - delicious. She also provided chips, tortillas, cheese, cheese dip, packaged guac, and rice. I stayed with the grilled chicken, onions, tomatoes, and peppers. I even brought my own avocado (to avoid the processed guac). I just added some seasoning and it was delicious! Perfect paleo dinner - although I think i may have eaten too much, but it was amazing (Props to momma!)
Stomach still hurt going to bed, not sure why, maybe just a change in diet.
Morning weight: 134.6
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Day 2
Woke up and made it to the gym: Did WOD:
STRENGTH: Back Squat 3RM
[This is a benchmark for the Paleo Lifestyle Challenge]
then…
CINDY: AMRAP IN 20 MINUTES OF:5 Pull Ups10 Push Ups15 Squats
[This is a benchmark for the Paleo Lifestyle Challenge]
I did 95# 3 RM and then 9 rounds and 4 pullups on Cindy. I didn't get on the band which i was proud of but i did PU on my knees. I feel like I could have gotten more rounds in if I was so sweaty and could actually grip the bar. Regardless, good feeling
Breakfast: Coffee with coconut creamer (again, meant to eat, I was starving, but I was on calls etc)
Lunch: Leftover chimmichurri steak - delicious! So easy to make, i want more of that in my diet - and I think Steak and Eggs would be a nice pair
Snack: Some grilled chicken with 3 small slivers of avocado @ work. A handfull of macadamian nuts when I got home
Dinner: Grilled chicken from Fresh Market and 2 egg whites.
Morning weigh in: 135
STRENGTH: Back Squat 3RM
[This is a benchmark for the Paleo Lifestyle Challenge]
then…
CINDY: AMRAP IN 20 MINUTES OF:5 Pull Ups10 Push Ups15 Squats
[This is a benchmark for the Paleo Lifestyle Challenge]
I did 95# 3 RM and then 9 rounds and 4 pullups on Cindy. I didn't get on the band which i was proud of but i did PU on my knees. I feel like I could have gotten more rounds in if I was so sweaty and could actually grip the bar. Regardless, good feeling
Breakfast: Coffee with coconut creamer (again, meant to eat, I was starving, but I was on calls etc)
Lunch: Leftover chimmichurri steak - delicious! So easy to make, i want more of that in my diet - and I think Steak and Eggs would be a nice pair
Snack: Some grilled chicken with 3 small slivers of avocado @ work. A handfull of macadamian nuts when I got home
Dinner: Grilled chicken from Fresh Market and 2 egg whites.
Morning weigh in: 135
Day 1...again
Another CFPT Challenge - and this one involves $$. Dun dun dun.
Began 8/1:
-breakfast: coffee (was in meetings all am)
-lunch: 1/4 leftover turkey burger, grilled chicken, 1/6 avocado with spices
-snack: 2 egg whites
-dinner: 2 eggwhites and part of a chimmichurri steak
WOD:
Began 8/1:
-breakfast: coffee (was in meetings all am)
-lunch: 1/4 leftover turkey burger, grilled chicken, 1/6 avocado with spices
-snack: 2 egg whites
-dinner: 2 eggwhites and part of a chimmichurri steak
WOD:
STRENGTH: Deadlift + RDL
On the minute: 10 x 1 + 2 @ 45%
(10 rounds of 1 deadlift and 2 RDLs, lift on the minute)
then…
FOR REPS
Tabata bottom to bottom squats
Rest 1 min
Tabata flutter kicks
Rest 1 min
Tabata wall ball
Rest 1 min
Tabata sit ups
Bottom to bottom squats = the “rest” is in the bottom position.
Did 75#, and then 338 total reps.
Day 1 complete
Morning weigh in (yes, i know the scale is not your friend...) 137.6
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
back at it
Ok-quick update. I've got a big client meeting tomorrow (an annual update thing). So we took the client out tonight to Ruth's Chris. I was the ONLY person who didn't order steak. I got the ahi tuna instead, light and delicious. But I also happened to eat some of every side, all the apps minus calamari (stuffed mushrooms, lamb, and tuna). Also had every side (potatoes, more potatoes, asparagus). Let's not mention the wine and after dinner drinks, and dessert. I'm stuffed. Not tooooooo stuffed, but full. However, I didn't eat the bread (perhaps a small victory based on the amazing smell out of the oven). Anyways. I'm going to try and get back at blogging for accountability (thank you Spring Cleaning challenge). Here are my goals:
-eat more paleo, focusing on (no beer, no chips, no bread, no dairy….with the exceptions of….cream for coffee and sushi). Goodbye Jimmy Johns and Queso Dip
-pay attention to portion size
-stay away from biscoff cookies (and all other goodies I get from being in the airport all the time)
-stay active on the road (go for a walk/run just something)
-get back to blog posting for meal updates (it keeps me more accountable)
-smile at a random person each day
My goals aren't all health centered (paleo), but I think they are more healthy centered. I want to be a well rounded person which really takes a lot of different qualities, not just eating healthy.
PS - thank goodness I got up this am in the hotel and did something, boy would I feel bad now. Especially because I'm considering a room service glass of wine to get my through this meeting prep and to enjoy while watching the Hawks game.
I had sushi for lunch, and ruth's chris for dinner. No snack (chewed on some gum) and drank water during the day.
It'll take time, but I'm looking forward to the (more paleo eating) results from no beer/chips/bread etc. Always hard to believe what 1 month will do - of course it all about bringing it full circle.
Lis, thanks for doing this. Perfect timing :)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
LASIK success = no workouts
Another long overdue blog. Can't remember what I've been eating/drinking per say since my last update, but I know I cut down drinking. I got lasik on 4/1/11 and I tried to prepare my body for it. I ate as well as I could on the road the week before (sushi + protein bars + fish) and didn't drink. Got lasik and took about another week off drinking. BUT the problem is I can't workout. Dr said no running, jogging, lifting, pushups etc etc. I've tried walking on a treadmill (can't outside due to pollen/itchy eyes) but that is SOOO boring.
I'm looking forward to getting back to the gym - but it's going to be tough with my travel schedule! I could really use the support right now b/c I'm just not feeling well. I think it's the small (or not so small things) soy sauce/rice/sushi, too much of a good thing (eggs/bacon etc).
I'm sure I'll regret saying this - but I'm ready to get my ass kicked in the gym. I'm hoping for a great spring and summer with lots of exciting work and personal things - and I need to be in the best shape I can be. Luckily, I have the CF community and friends etc to lean on.
I'm looking forward to getting back to the gym - but it's going to be tough with my travel schedule! I could really use the support right now b/c I'm just not feeling well. I think it's the small (or not so small things) soy sauce/rice/sushi, too much of a good thing (eggs/bacon etc).
I'm sure I'll regret saying this - but I'm ready to get my ass kicked in the gym. I'm hoping for a great spring and summer with lots of exciting work and personal things - and I need to be in the best shape I can be. Luckily, I have the CF community and friends etc to lean on.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
It's been way too long
Long overdue blog. I started writing this a few weeks ago when I got in back from St Thomas but failed to ever post it. So, instead a short version of a long absence. I’ll leave out the food log, workouts etc.
St. Thomas: Too many snacks and way too many drinks! I felt that I kept my breakfast decent – eggs every morning except 1 where I went out and got an omelet that came with toast and potatoes. Otherwise, my decisions weren’t the best, but they could have been worse….I guess :(
Was in town for a week and hit the gym and got back to either eggs or protein bars in the morning, chicken for lunch and another protein for dinner.
Then, we went skiing in Park City about a week ago. Drank drank drank. 1 really bad night was pizza, beer, ice cream and more drinks at home. Otherwise, Chris and I did better eating on the slopes. We’d try and split a protein bar and 1 entrée from the lodges.
Back in town again – I’m able to eat well during the week (more or less paleo) minus my coffee and cream. But that doesn’t offset the weekend of drinking and eating. I'm trying to work on eating smaller portions too - sometimes I eat too much (even if it's a good paleo thing). So that's another long-term goal of mine.
It seems like the same thing over and over, try and work on this, or work on that. It’s just a long process to really implement this healthy (paleo with good proportions) into my diet. No need to give up – just keep working.I’m getting lasik this Friday, so I’m really trying to be nice to my body. No drinking for a week and some healthy foods. (I even turned down drinks on the plane ride to NJ and in the skyclub yesterday). That being said…I’ve got to wear glasses this week which kinda takes me out of doing any lifting at the YMCA in NJ. I’m going to try and either run or do situps/squats/pushups etc in my hotel room for some exercise. But then I can’t exercise for a week….and after that I’m on the road for 2 weeks back to back. So, what I’m saying is I’m out of the gym for 4 weeks. The time I really need the gym. I need hard workouts to kick my butt, get me in shape for bikini season, and to have the camaraderie of the other women there to encourage me on my weight loss journey.
On the paleo/primal bandwagon I’ve thought how I could really use another challenge at the gym to participate in. Sure I’ll be on the road, but I won’t be getting all the workouts that I need. I’ve also though that I could make up my own ‘challenge’. Each meal I don’t eat paleo (say minus 1 a week) I have to donate $x.xx to a charity. Not that I wouldn’t love to donate money, but I’d like to use it for my lasik :)
The last month or so I haven’t been doing POOR eating and making decisions, but I’m not making the BEST ones for my body in order to reach my goals.
That being said, I’m not giving up, just pressing on. Thanks for the feedback and the support!
PS – I ran my first 5K in 2 years. I honestly HATE running. I would rather do wallballs, burpees, pull-ups, anything else but run. But, I did it! Not the best time compared to what a lot of other people could do, but I was happy with my first 5K – 30:45. Now that gives me a goal to shoot for on my next one!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Please no delays..!
Friday:
Set 2 alarms this am - one for working out and one for not...both went off, the workout did not happen. I think my body was happy that I got to enjoy some more sleep. Plus I've done 2 a day "activities" since I arrived in NJ.
Breakfast: coffee coffee coffee (a bit of cream and sugar too). At 11:15 I had my leftover omelet from yesterday. I took out as much of the cheese as I could from what was in the middle of it. I'll plan to eat my leftover sushi for lunch.
As for the title of this blog...I'm flying from LGA to JAX today, and current delays at LGA are already 2 hours and 49 minutes. I'm hoping by the time my flight leaves there will be no delays. Only b/c that means longer being in an airport (airport food) and on the plane. Will update lunch and any other snacks later.
Lunch:
-leftover sushi at 1:45. Bringing a banana with me to the airport.
Delayed.... BOOOO. Well, working in the crown room now until my flights takes off. Had a biscoff cookie and pretzels stick - going to hold out to get food - or see what they serve on the plane.
Set 2 alarms this am - one for working out and one for not...both went off, the workout did not happen. I think my body was happy that I got to enjoy some more sleep. Plus I've done 2 a day "activities" since I arrived in NJ.
Breakfast: coffee coffee coffee (a bit of cream and sugar too). At 11:15 I had my leftover omelet from yesterday. I took out as much of the cheese as I could from what was in the middle of it. I'll plan to eat my leftover sushi for lunch.
As for the title of this blog...I'm flying from LGA to JAX today, and current delays at LGA are already 2 hours and 49 minutes. I'm hoping by the time my flight leaves there will be no delays. Only b/c that means longer being in an airport (airport food) and on the plane. Will update lunch and any other snacks later.
Lunch:
-leftover sushi at 1:45. Bringing a banana with me to the airport.
Delayed.... BOOOO. Well, working in the crown room now until my flights takes off. Had a biscoff cookie and pretzels stick - going to hold out to get food - or see what they serve on the plane.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
2 more travel days
Thursday:
Woke up early so I went to the gym in the hotel. Walked for a bit on the treadmill and then jogged (ran), whatever you want to call it at a 5.6-5.8 speed for about 1.5 miles. Again, felt good to at least do something useful with my time. Breakfast was 3 hardboiled eggs from the hotel. I've been drinking tea with a bit of sugar, lemon juice, and a hint of 1/2 and 1/2.
Lunch: A diner near our client's office. Ordered the NJ omelet - peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, onion, eggplant and mozzarella cheese. Came with a fruit bowl - ate that, and an english muffin - ate that too. Ate about 1/2 my omelet and took the rest home for a snack.
Oops - forgot to mention my 2 chocolate chip cookies I had yesterday when I came into the hotel...they had just come out of the oven. I am doing a decent job not eating their free food (5-7pm) or enjoying their free beer and wine...
As today goes, feeling bad, just had a pack of chips. I think b/c I've been letting myself cheat here and there I've got all those cravings back. When I was on the 30 day paleo challenge, I tried and did really well not allowing those in my diet, not even here or there. Although it was hard at first, the cravings did go away...I want them gone again because all i can think about right now is CHOCOLATE!!!
..update...
one way to turn your day around is to realize you've disappointed yourself or someone else.
So, I get back to the hotel and head to the YMCA. Made up a workout:
-4 rounds: (5 DL @ 125#, 15 KB 35#, 80 single skips, 15 situps). The first two rounds I did 10 DL's, and had planned to for the four rounds, but my lower back is still sore, so I toned it down. Felt good to do something after feeling like I failed eating today.
Ordered 4 sushi rolls for delivery and ate some and am saving the rest for lunch tomorrow. It's the best option in the area. I wanted to avoid Subway/Blimpe.
Well, a positive end to the day.
Woke up early so I went to the gym in the hotel. Walked for a bit on the treadmill and then jogged (ran), whatever you want to call it at a 5.6-5.8 speed for about 1.5 miles. Again, felt good to at least do something useful with my time. Breakfast was 3 hardboiled eggs from the hotel. I've been drinking tea with a bit of sugar, lemon juice, and a hint of 1/2 and 1/2.
Lunch: A diner near our client's office. Ordered the NJ omelet - peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, onion, eggplant and mozzarella cheese. Came with a fruit bowl - ate that, and an english muffin - ate that too. Ate about 1/2 my omelet and took the rest home for a snack.
Oops - forgot to mention my 2 chocolate chip cookies I had yesterday when I came into the hotel...they had just come out of the oven. I am doing a decent job not eating their free food (5-7pm) or enjoying their free beer and wine...
As today goes, feeling bad, just had a pack of chips. I think b/c I've been letting myself cheat here and there I've got all those cravings back. When I was on the 30 day paleo challenge, I tried and did really well not allowing those in my diet, not even here or there. Although it was hard at first, the cravings did go away...I want them gone again because all i can think about right now is CHOCOLATE!!!
..update...
one way to turn your day around is to realize you've disappointed yourself or someone else.
So, I get back to the hotel and head to the YMCA. Made up a workout:
-4 rounds: (5 DL @ 125#, 15 KB 35#, 80 single skips, 15 situps). The first two rounds I did 10 DL's, and had planned to for the four rounds, but my lower back is still sore, so I toned it down. Felt good to do something after feeling like I failed eating today.
Ordered 4 sushi rolls for delivery and ate some and am saving the rest for lunch tomorrow. It's the best option in the area. I wanted to avoid Subway/Blimpe.
Well, a positive end to the day.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Slap, Slap, Push, Squat, Squat
No better night then tonight to blog....but before I get to the good, exciting things, let's get another week's recap:
Friday - STAYCATION!!!
-Dinner - MF Sushi!! Deliciousness like no other... + lots of sake, some beer (oh yea, a bottle of wine before we left our hotel- the Hyatt. Onto Whiskey Blue for drinks and friends, then we stumbled over to Buckhead Pizza Co. for a late night calzone and pitcher of beer (whooooops)
Saturday:
-breakfast at the Hyatt was a buffet - got an omelet, bacon, waffle and some fruit
-dinner @ Tap - burger and such (not good), followed by some drinks at RiRa
Sunday:
-Gluten Free cooking class at The Viking School. Made an assortment of foods! Pasta, cupcakes, bread, butter etc. Fun and pretty taste - but still not paleo/primal
-Dinner @ Yeah Burger- no bun, decent dinner + movies afterward with no snacks/cokes
Monday:
-Eggs from downstairs restaurant. Lunch of some tuna fish and snack of applesauce and turkey jerky. Dinner was chicken + 3 fried eggs + avocado. Didn't WOD - honestly, it looked like it was straight from HELL...and I need to be able to walk and move my body as I travel and meet my client for the first time. Instead, I got outside b/c it was nice, and 'attempted' a run. I hate it, as i always say, but I went about 2 miles...yea, some stopping and catching my breath and walking, but I did something. Hooray
Tuesday:
DAMN that 4:20 AM wake up call to get to the airport. Went to the Sky Club when I got to the airport (B10), the new one, so I was all certain they'd have fruit out....NOPE. Ended up eating a small bagel with butter and a pastry. Threw another bagel in my bag (just in case), shouldn't have, b/c I ended up eating it later. Lunch - took the client out....ordered a french onion soup so they'd feel comfortable ordering an app or salad - and they followed suit by 1 more soup. Lunch was salmon and potatoes - not fresh salmon, gross. Dinner: 2 sushi rolls + tempura app (had to order it to make my order over $15 - LAME, b/c then i ended up eating some of it). Anyways, it starts to get exciting today....
----there is a YMCA that our hotel can get us passes to. So a coworker and I checked it out. THEY HAVE WEIGHTS.. and kettlebells...and a place to do DLs. Hooray! So I made up a WOD:
-5 rounds (10 KB 35#, 10 pushups, 5 DL 140#, 10 squats). Felt good to swing a KB and make my heart rate go up. Kinda strained my back on the last DL's so I quit and stretched.
Wednesday (What you've been waiting for!!)
-am: woke up early to do some activity, hit the hotel gym and did 4 rounds (400 M run, 10 burpees). I still suck at running, but it was worth missing a little bit of sleep for something.
-breakfast - scrambled eggs from the hotel + 1 hardboiled egg, water.
-lunch - ordered 3 sushi rolls for lunch out, took 1.5 -2 home for dinner.
-snack - part of an apple + a few sushi pieces
-dinner - leftover sushi rolls
workout. dun dun dun... I said I'd go check out a class at the YMCA with a coworker called "Kick & Core". I had my thoughts, but tried to go in open minded (especially after making up my own wod at the Y the night before). When we walked in they told us to get a ball and weights, but no more then 5#....ok, i'll try the 5# ones i thought. We did a lot of ..'jumping' back and forth, kicking, and trying to kick and do high knees. Some things that resembled planks. The best was "slap, slap, push, squat, squat". We'd pretend like we would slap someone (x2) and then push them away, and then squat twice...yea. Oh, and the squats, so clearly this was a room full of mirrors so I got to watch my squat vs others' squats....verrry different. Use your imagination for the rest of the class. I left wanting a 15 min AMRAP workout like never before...and feeling like I did our CF squat injustice to keep up with their thing that resembled "tabata squats for 3 minutes.." It was weird holding a 5 pound dumbell instead of a kettlebell, not throwing around weights, or hearing people breathe hard or curse under their breath.
Anyways, it was the most clumsy I've felt in awhile and things didn't feel natural. But, I'm happy the people in there are being active. I just don't think that's for me. I'm also happy to support a coworker as well - it's more entertaining then staying in my hotel room.
Hope that was able to provide a few smiles -I sure smiled/laughed a lot during the class. Oh, and apologies for writing the longest blog with probably the most run-on sentences ever.
:)
B
Friday - STAYCATION!!!
-Dinner - MF Sushi!! Deliciousness like no other... + lots of sake, some beer (oh yea, a bottle of wine before we left our hotel- the Hyatt. Onto Whiskey Blue for drinks and friends, then we stumbled over to Buckhead Pizza Co. for a late night calzone and pitcher of beer (whooooops)
Saturday:
-breakfast at the Hyatt was a buffet - got an omelet, bacon, waffle and some fruit
-dinner @ Tap - burger and such (not good), followed by some drinks at RiRa
Sunday:
-Gluten Free cooking class at The Viking School. Made an assortment of foods! Pasta, cupcakes, bread, butter etc. Fun and pretty taste - but still not paleo/primal
-Dinner @ Yeah Burger- no bun, decent dinner + movies afterward with no snacks/cokes
Monday:
-Eggs from downstairs restaurant. Lunch of some tuna fish and snack of applesauce and turkey jerky. Dinner was chicken + 3 fried eggs + avocado. Didn't WOD - honestly, it looked like it was straight from HELL...and I need to be able to walk and move my body as I travel and meet my client for the first time. Instead, I got outside b/c it was nice, and 'attempted' a run. I hate it, as i always say, but I went about 2 miles...yea, some stopping and catching my breath and walking, but I did something. Hooray
Tuesday:
DAMN that 4:20 AM wake up call to get to the airport. Went to the Sky Club when I got to the airport (B10), the new one, so I was all certain they'd have fruit out....NOPE. Ended up eating a small bagel with butter and a pastry. Threw another bagel in my bag (just in case), shouldn't have, b/c I ended up eating it later. Lunch - took the client out....ordered a french onion soup so they'd feel comfortable ordering an app or salad - and they followed suit by 1 more soup. Lunch was salmon and potatoes - not fresh salmon, gross. Dinner: 2 sushi rolls + tempura app (had to order it to make my order over $15 - LAME, b/c then i ended up eating some of it). Anyways, it starts to get exciting today....
----there is a YMCA that our hotel can get us passes to. So a coworker and I checked it out. THEY HAVE WEIGHTS.. and kettlebells...and a place to do DLs. Hooray! So I made up a WOD:
-5 rounds (10 KB 35#, 10 pushups, 5 DL 140#, 10 squats). Felt good to swing a KB and make my heart rate go up. Kinda strained my back on the last DL's so I quit and stretched.
Wednesday (What you've been waiting for!!)
-am: woke up early to do some activity, hit the hotel gym and did 4 rounds (400 M run, 10 burpees). I still suck at running, but it was worth missing a little bit of sleep for something.
-breakfast - scrambled eggs from the hotel + 1 hardboiled egg, water.
-lunch - ordered 3 sushi rolls for lunch out, took 1.5 -2 home for dinner.
-snack - part of an apple + a few sushi pieces
-dinner - leftover sushi rolls
workout. dun dun dun... I said I'd go check out a class at the YMCA with a coworker called "Kick & Core". I had my thoughts, but tried to go in open minded (especially after making up my own wod at the Y the night before). When we walked in they told us to get a ball and weights, but no more then 5#....ok, i'll try the 5# ones i thought. We did a lot of ..'jumping' back and forth, kicking, and trying to kick and do high knees. Some things that resembled planks. The best was "slap, slap, push, squat, squat". We'd pretend like we would slap someone (x2) and then push them away, and then squat twice...yea. Oh, and the squats, so clearly this was a room full of mirrors so I got to watch my squat vs others' squats....verrry different. Use your imagination for the rest of the class. I left wanting a 15 min AMRAP workout like never before...and feeling like I did our CF squat injustice to keep up with their thing that resembled "tabata squats for 3 minutes.." It was weird holding a 5 pound dumbell instead of a kettlebell, not throwing around weights, or hearing people breathe hard or curse under their breath.
Anyways, it was the most clumsy I've felt in awhile and things didn't feel natural. But, I'm happy the people in there are being active. I just don't think that's for me. I'm also happy to support a coworker as well - it's more entertaining then staying in my hotel room.
Hope that was able to provide a few smiles -I sure smiled/laughed a lot during the class. Oh, and apologies for writing the longest blog with probably the most run-on sentences ever.
:)
B
Thursday, February 17, 2011
You get out of things what you put in..
It's been almost (or exactly) a week since my last post. I've got good and bad things to comment on. First off, the weekend wasn't the best with eating. Lots of drinking = 2 nights ordering dominoes 2 large thin crust pizzas. Sunday was a double date night at the Thrashers game which led to huge beers courtesy of the CNN Center + unhealthy (and actually crappy) food. Did the WOD from Saturday am at Chris' Did the row (pretended I had a team) and then the 7 minutes AMRAP.
Onto the week:
Monday: meh eating. eggs and chicken, but was definitely feeling the weekend.
WOD: Dead Cindy:
10 Deadlifts @ 1.25x BW 1 Round Cindy
8 Deadlifts 2 Rounds Cindy
6 Deadlifts 3 Rounds Cindy
4 Deadlifts 4 Rounds Cindy
2 Deadlifts 5 Rounds Cindy
I did DL @ 135# (not 1.25 BW...) But that shit got heavy. Got to the last round (2 DL, 5 rounds of Cindy) I only got through 3 of the 5 rounds of Cindy until the 30 minute cutoff was called. But you know what, I did my pullups without bands again. My arms were killing me - I ripped my hand (should have taken a pic b/c that would have been more bad ass), but I did it and kept pushing through. Wish I could have finished - and I could have if I would have used a band - but how am I to get stronger if I don't push myself.
V-day Dinner (not planned) a night at Ecco - we sat at a small but very romantic table at Ecco. We enjoyed goat cheese balls, scallops, paparedelle, and drinks. It was SO enjoyable and I felt that I earned it after the workout. Fast forward....
Tuesday: bacon, eggs, coffee and creamer and the like. Gave blood (good samaritan style, but it sucked) Felt tired all day. Ate the sandwich they gave me + nutter butter bars + cookie + juices + red bull. All very non-paleo... No WOD, wasn't allowed and would have probably passed out. 2 sushi rolls for dinner. Oh yea, can barely straighten my arms, they are sore as junk from pullups...
Wednesday: chicken, eggs, bacon, coffee. Lasik consultation = super dilated eyes. Left work early b/c I couldn't see anything. Boo. No workout. Chicken, avocado, eggs for dinner
Thursday: eggs, coffee, turkey bacon for breakfast. Lunch = avocado, chicken egg. Dinner: grilled chicken, 2 fried eggs, avocado + fresh OJ after the WOD:
WOD: Strength: Power Clean 5×65%, 5×75%, 5×85% of the 1RM, I stopped at 80#
then…we did conditioning: 6 rounds for time:100M Sprint, 10 Burpees, 10 Push Press 95# / 65#, Rest 1 minute. I finished in 23:42 I think it was....but I saw another RX. Tell ya what, that push press got damn heavy, running sucked, I'm slow at burpees. But again, I somehow pushed through it. Although this was one of the "OMG I want to pass out after round 4" workouts. It felt good to do RX, not good to finish last. I felt like everyone was watching me fail after doing 2 pushpresses at a time.
Less then 2 weeks until St. Thomas. It's not fair to think I'll have a flat stomach by then, duh. But at least I'm working out and still working on eating healthy. And I can relish in the fact that I have some muscles and can probably DL the other girls we are going with ;) Hard work will yield results.....over time.....I just have to keep telling myself that.
Another thing I learned this week: you get out of things what you put in. Take this however you want. With work, school, workouts, friendships, love etc. It takes realizing to surround yourself with friends who care about your well being. This week I've realized I'm making new friends at CFPT, and I'm really enjoying that. They care about what you do and how you are doing. They push you to be the best you can be, they encourage you and are honest with you. These are important things in my life right now. So, a big "thank you" to Tori, Jasmine, Ali and all the other girls at the gym!
Weekend outlook: Staying at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead Friday night. Hope to eat some good food and enjoy some nice wine. Saturday was invited to a beer fest (tempting....trying to resist), nightime is a goodbye party for a friend at RiRa and Sunday (really looking forward to this one) is a 3 hour Gluten Free Cooking Class at the Viking School!!!! I hope to learn some new techniques!!
Onto the week:
Monday: meh eating. eggs and chicken, but was definitely feeling the weekend.
WOD: Dead Cindy:
10 Deadlifts @ 1.25x BW 1 Round Cindy
8 Deadlifts 2 Rounds Cindy
6 Deadlifts 3 Rounds Cindy
4 Deadlifts 4 Rounds Cindy
2 Deadlifts 5 Rounds Cindy
I did DL @ 135# (not 1.25 BW...) But that shit got heavy. Got to the last round (2 DL, 5 rounds of Cindy) I only got through 3 of the 5 rounds of Cindy until the 30 minute cutoff was called. But you know what, I did my pullups without bands again. My arms were killing me - I ripped my hand (should have taken a pic b/c that would have been more bad ass), but I did it and kept pushing through. Wish I could have finished - and I could have if I would have used a band - but how am I to get stronger if I don't push myself.
V-day Dinner (not planned) a night at Ecco - we sat at a small but very romantic table at Ecco. We enjoyed goat cheese balls, scallops, paparedelle, and drinks. It was SO enjoyable and I felt that I earned it after the workout. Fast forward....
Tuesday: bacon, eggs, coffee and creamer and the like. Gave blood (good samaritan style, but it sucked) Felt tired all day. Ate the sandwich they gave me + nutter butter bars + cookie + juices + red bull. All very non-paleo... No WOD, wasn't allowed and would have probably passed out. 2 sushi rolls for dinner. Oh yea, can barely straighten my arms, they are sore as junk from pullups...
Wednesday: chicken, eggs, bacon, coffee. Lasik consultation = super dilated eyes. Left work early b/c I couldn't see anything. Boo. No workout. Chicken, avocado, eggs for dinner
Thursday: eggs, coffee, turkey bacon for breakfast. Lunch = avocado, chicken egg. Dinner: grilled chicken, 2 fried eggs, avocado + fresh OJ after the WOD:
WOD: Strength: Power Clean 5×65%, 5×75%, 5×85% of the 1RM, I stopped at 80#
then…we did conditioning: 6 rounds for time:100M Sprint, 10 Burpees, 10 Push Press 95# / 65#, Rest 1 minute. I finished in 23:42 I think it was....but I saw another RX. Tell ya what, that push press got damn heavy, running sucked, I'm slow at burpees. But again, I somehow pushed through it. Although this was one of the "OMG I want to pass out after round 4" workouts. It felt good to do RX, not good to finish last. I felt like everyone was watching me fail after doing 2 pushpresses at a time.
Less then 2 weeks until St. Thomas. It's not fair to think I'll have a flat stomach by then, duh. But at least I'm working out and still working on eating healthy. And I can relish in the fact that I have some muscles and can probably DL the other girls we are going with ;) Hard work will yield results.....over time.....I just have to keep telling myself that.
Another thing I learned this week: you get out of things what you put in. Take this however you want. With work, school, workouts, friendships, love etc. It takes realizing to surround yourself with friends who care about your well being. This week I've realized I'm making new friends at CFPT, and I'm really enjoying that. They care about what you do and how you are doing. They push you to be the best you can be, they encourage you and are honest with you. These are important things in my life right now. So, a big "thank you" to Tori, Jasmine, Ali and all the other girls at the gym!
Weekend outlook: Staying at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead Friday night. Hope to eat some good food and enjoy some nice wine. Saturday was invited to a beer fest (tempting....trying to resist), nightime is a goodbye party for a friend at RiRa and Sunday (really looking forward to this one) is a 3 hour Gluten Free Cooking Class at the Viking School!!!! I hope to learn some new techniques!!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
RX RX RX
I got my 2nd ever workout RX!! It's an accomplishment for me so I'm going to brag. I'm happy and proud! And it didn't take me 30 minutes either.
WOD = JACKIE (800M run, 50 thrusters @ 35#, 30 pull-ups). My time was 13:12.
So, there it goes. I got through 3 days of workouts back to back. I'm tired, sore, and so ready for the weekend. Taking tomorrow off!
Today's food: almonds and coffee for breakfast. Lunch - turkey burger, some chicken, avocado, and a hardboiled egg. Snack of turkey jerky. I also chomped on some gum. Dinner = grilled chicken, 2 fried eggs, fresh mozorella and 1/4 an avocado.
Post workout (pre-dinner) I had some fresh squeezed (no preservatives etc etc[expensive]) orange juice.
That's it, done. Early to bed for this girl.
Ohhhh....also, I'm thinking about getting a new pair of shoes. Something better for weightlifting and such, but also good for those damn runs we have to do. A friend recommended Inov-8 (I gotta find out what style). I bought Chris for Xmas five fingers and he loves those too, so I may check those out for myself.
Any other suggestions?
WOD = JACKIE (800M run, 50 thrusters @ 35#, 30 pull-ups). My time was 13:12.
So, there it goes. I got through 3 days of workouts back to back. I'm tired, sore, and so ready for the weekend. Taking tomorrow off!
Today's food: almonds and coffee for breakfast. Lunch - turkey burger, some chicken, avocado, and a hardboiled egg. Snack of turkey jerky. I also chomped on some gum. Dinner = grilled chicken, 2 fried eggs, fresh mozorella and 1/4 an avocado.
Post workout (pre-dinner) I had some fresh squeezed (no preservatives etc etc[expensive]) orange juice.
That's it, done. Early to bed for this girl.
Ohhhh....also, I'm thinking about getting a new pair of shoes. Something better for weightlifting and such, but also good for those damn runs we have to do. A friend recommended Inov-8 (I gotta find out what style). I bought Chris for Xmas five fingers and he loves those too, so I may check those out for myself.
Any other suggestions?
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Weekend wrap up + Monday/Tuesday
I'm going to try and keep this short (but I know it won't be). I'm tired from XF'ing today and need to get to bed (muscle recovery!).
Anyways, weekend update:
Friday - happy hour for a company person's departure - I avoided ALL the food and had only 1 glass of wine, also avoided beer
-dinner time. stayed in and ate leftover turkey burgers. We put chorizo, fried eggs, turkey bacon, and some cheese on them (no bun of course), damn they were good. Ate that while watching Inception...also indulged in a bottle of red wine (bottle)
Sat - AM was BAD. Had a almost 5 hour hair appt so I grabbed McD's on the way at 8am. BAD BAD BAD. Had some eggs later as a snack and then did Steel for dinner. Dinner was great, and definitely an awesome date. We did an app of the tuna tower, 3 rolls, drinks, dessert (and we usually NEVER get dessert out) and even after dinner drinks! Honestly, the food and company was fantastic...so we'll let it slide. oops. Later on we went to MidCity for martinis, and I indulged in 3 espresso martinis. They are honestly so good....and made with fresh espresso (better then a chocolate martini right?)
Sunday - FAIL. FAIL. FAIL. Superbowl FAIL. Super FAIL. Done. No beer, lots of food and drinks. FAIL
Monday - back on the wagon (minus a mini snickers or two I snagged in our kitchen - damn). coffee and hardboiled eggs. turkey burger with avocado for lunch. Fruit and nuts as snacks. Dinner was all you can eat crab legs at Coast. YUM. Granted, I did split a bottle of wine with my girlfriend....but she just broke up with the guy she was dating....it was necessary. No other food there.
WOD = (post super bowl hell): FIVE ROUNDS FOR TIME OF:
15 KBS 55# / 35#, 15 Strict Butterfly Sit Ups, 15 Burpees, 30 Double unders, 1 Minute Rest. I finished in less then 25 minutes, 24:48 or something. I was happy with my time. I did 35# and 4X single skips
And another important thing which kinda does/doesn't matter. There was this guy (who I've now stalked and decided his name is Dustin...I think it is) who pushed me through my last 15 burpees and 4x SS. He really yelled at me to get back on the ground. That was probably my fastest round of burpees out of all 5 rounds. So, where I'm going with this is...I didn't thank you after I finishing working out. I was dying, mind was still hating burpees, and I left to get ready for dinner/collapse for 5 minutes at home. So, until I see you in the gym next time THANK YOU!! I honestly promise I wasn't trying to be a bitch, I just wasn't there mentally!
Tuesday:
-coffee for breakfast. I had a conference call so I didn't get to eat substantial food. turkey burger + grilled chicken + 1 egg and avocado for lunch. snacks of fruit and nuts. Dinner = grilled chicken (made fresh post CF) some fresh mozzarella on top of it, 2 fried eggs and 1/4 of an avocado. Delicious!
WOD = GET SWOLL: Overhead Squat 3RM (rep max), then…EIGHT ROUNDS FOR TIME OF:
5 Toes to Bar, 7 Push Ups, 9 Box Jumps 20#. I felt like I really excelled at this one! I did KTE, as I can't get TTB yet, push ups still on my knees, but I was able to do most unbroken, and did 20# box. Solid. My time was 8:10!! And a big thanks to Tori for cheering me on my last round.
Nice start to the week, even though the weekend wasn't great. But that's what you do. Surround yourself with people who care and support you in your eating and working out.
On another random side note - it feels nice not to travel...although I'm really missing it. Only b/c I feel like I am part of the gym more now then I was before. I'm not a face they see once a week, every other week. We'll see how it goes and adjusts with projects etc, but I can now see the sense of community that CFPT has - it's really awesome. Anyways,
Thanks CFPT!
Anyways, weekend update:
Friday - happy hour for a company person's departure - I avoided ALL the food and had only 1 glass of wine, also avoided beer
-dinner time. stayed in and ate leftover turkey burgers. We put chorizo, fried eggs, turkey bacon, and some cheese on them (no bun of course), damn they were good. Ate that while watching Inception...also indulged in a bottle of red wine (bottle)
Sat - AM was BAD. Had a almost 5 hour hair appt so I grabbed McD's on the way at 8am. BAD BAD BAD. Had some eggs later as a snack and then did Steel for dinner. Dinner was great, and definitely an awesome date. We did an app of the tuna tower, 3 rolls, drinks, dessert (and we usually NEVER get dessert out) and even after dinner drinks! Honestly, the food and company was fantastic...so we'll let it slide. oops. Later on we went to MidCity for martinis, and I indulged in 3 espresso martinis. They are honestly so good....and made with fresh espresso (better then a chocolate martini right?)
Sunday - FAIL. FAIL. FAIL. Superbowl FAIL. Super FAIL. Done. No beer, lots of food and drinks. FAIL
Monday - back on the wagon (minus a mini snickers or two I snagged in our kitchen - damn). coffee and hardboiled eggs. turkey burger with avocado for lunch. Fruit and nuts as snacks. Dinner was all you can eat crab legs at Coast. YUM. Granted, I did split a bottle of wine with my girlfriend....but she just broke up with the guy she was dating....it was necessary. No other food there.
WOD = (post super bowl hell): FIVE ROUNDS FOR TIME OF:
15 KBS 55# / 35#, 15 Strict Butterfly Sit Ups, 15 Burpees, 30 Double unders, 1 Minute Rest. I finished in less then 25 minutes, 24:48 or something. I was happy with my time. I did 35# and 4X single skips
And another important thing which kinda does/doesn't matter. There was this guy (who I've now stalked and decided his name is Dustin...I think it is) who pushed me through my last 15 burpees and 4x SS. He really yelled at me to get back on the ground. That was probably my fastest round of burpees out of all 5 rounds. So, where I'm going with this is...I didn't thank you after I finishing working out. I was dying, mind was still hating burpees, and I left to get ready for dinner/collapse for 5 minutes at home. So, until I see you in the gym next time THANK YOU!! I honestly promise I wasn't trying to be a bitch, I just wasn't there mentally!
Tuesday:
-coffee for breakfast. I had a conference call so I didn't get to eat substantial food. turkey burger + grilled chicken + 1 egg and avocado for lunch. snacks of fruit and nuts. Dinner = grilled chicken (made fresh post CF) some fresh mozzarella on top of it, 2 fried eggs and 1/4 of an avocado. Delicious!
WOD = GET SWOLL: Overhead Squat 3RM (rep max), then…EIGHT ROUNDS FOR TIME OF:
5 Toes to Bar, 7 Push Ups, 9 Box Jumps 20#. I felt like I really excelled at this one! I did KTE, as I can't get TTB yet, push ups still on my knees, but I was able to do most unbroken, and did 20# box. Solid. My time was 8:10!! And a big thanks to Tori for cheering me on my last round.
Nice start to the week, even though the weekend wasn't great. But that's what you do. Surround yourself with people who care and support you in your eating and working out.
On another random side note - it feels nice not to travel...although I'm really missing it. Only b/c I feel like I am part of the gym more now then I was before. I'm not a face they see once a week, every other week. We'll see how it goes and adjusts with projects etc, but I can now see the sense of community that CFPT has - it's really awesome. Anyways,
Thanks CFPT!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
2/2/10
Holy freaking soreness. Slept awful, was incredibly sore, and I'm pretty sure I woke up more sore then I was when I went to bed. Today's WOD looks good and tiring, I'm just not sure I can muster up the strength to get through it.
Breakfast:
-some fresh OJ, at my place
-coffee @ the office w/SILK creamer
-a handful of almonds
-some turkey jerky
Snack:
-jerky and almonds
Lunch:
-grilled (pre-packaged) chicken (yea yea, i know. I picked it out monday when there was nothing in my fridge at work)
-2 hardboiled eggs
NO WOD!! Got a 90 minute massage instead (that'll be a separate blog entry, if i ever get to it)
Dinner:
-some OJ
-turkey burger w/some gorgonzola cheese and 1 fried egg.
-dessert....got hungry for sweets, so I took a bowl and mixed a tiny bit of agave, pure unsweetened cocoa, small bits of almond meal/flour and arrowroot. I really just needed 1/2 a spoonful of sweetness to fulfill my craving, and I got it! I actually thought about making paleo brownies...but sometimes they disappear WAY to quickly. I'm happy i was able to satisfy my craving with such a small portion! However, I'm looking for feedback...was it really worth it? Was there something better I should have eaten? Not eaten it at all?
Breakfast:
-some fresh OJ, at my place
-coffee @ the office w/SILK creamer
-a handful of almonds
-some turkey jerky
Snack:
-jerky and almonds
Lunch:
-grilled (pre-packaged) chicken (yea yea, i know. I picked it out monday when there was nothing in my fridge at work)
-2 hardboiled eggs
NO WOD!! Got a 90 minute massage instead (that'll be a separate blog entry, if i ever get to it)
Dinner:
-some OJ
-turkey burger w/some gorgonzola cheese and 1 fried egg.
-dessert....got hungry for sweets, so I took a bowl and mixed a tiny bit of agave, pure unsweetened cocoa, small bits of almond meal/flour and arrowroot. I really just needed 1/2 a spoonful of sweetness to fulfill my craving, and I got it! I actually thought about making paleo brownies...but sometimes they disappear WAY to quickly. I'm happy i was able to satisfy my craving with such a small portion! However, I'm looking for feedback...was it really worth it? Was there something better I should have eaten? Not eaten it at all?
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Tuesday
SORE ARMS. I knew those pullups were going to be destructive on my arms. And today's WOD is DL's then wall balls and jump ropes. Regardless of soreness, I'm going in today, hopefully for the 5:30 or 6pm WOD.
Breakfast:
-coffee and creamer
-3 pieces of beef jerky
Lunch:
-leftover salmon
-leftover spinach
-2 hardboiled eggs
Breakfast:
-coffee and creamer
-3 pieces of beef jerky
Lunch:
-leftover salmon
-leftover spinach
-2 hardboiled eggs
WOD:
1. DL - in no more then 8 rounds, find 3 rep max - I maxed out at 150#
2. 5 rounds for time (10 wall balls 14#, 25 double unders). Did wall balls at 14# and single skips, 4:1, for doubles sub. Time = 9:08.
VERY very happy with my time! I hate wall balls, I feel like I've always been bad at them, today I just happened to push through it! Also happy with my 3 rep DL max! I wouldn't call myself a "wod-killa", but I definitely took down that WOD (in my opinion!). Now to learn double unders...
Dinner:
-some fresh OJ from FM
-1/2 turkey burger with some fresh gorgonzola cheese
-1 sweet potatoe fry (leftover)
Below I posted pictures of me making the turkey burgers...so easy. I switched up the recipe this time to include:
<-- everything chopped up (in food processor) and ready to mix with turkey
<-- the cooked turkey burgers. .71 pounds made 5!
Below I posted pictures of me making the turkey burgers...so easy. I switched up the recipe this time to include:
- 1 large portobella mushroom
- .71 pounds of white ground turkey meat
- 1 egg
- thyme
- carrots
- 1 zucchini
- salt and pepper
<-- everything chopped up (in food processor) and ready to mix with turkey
<-- the cooked turkey burgers. .71 pounds made 5!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Monday
If you read my weekend update, you know how I was feeling this am...so, onto the food log:
Breakfast:
-coffee and cream
-1 hardboiled egg
-a few pieces of jerky
Lunch:
-1/2 of what I had leftover of my salmon and spinach
-lots of water
Snack
-1/2 grapefruit
WOD:
12 mins (AMRAP 6 strict pullups, 6 kipping pulls ups, 200M run). I got 5 rounds in, on the blue band to work on strict pullups. Although I don't think they were very strict, I did try not to kip. I was happy with my 5 rounds though..wish I did my kipping pullups off the band!
Dinner:
-Ormsby's to watch Chris' bocce game. Had 1.5 beers (tripel karmeliet's) and I ordered a turkey burger, no cheese, with onions and mushrooms, side was sweet potatoe fries. I ate a bit less then 1/2 of the burger + all but 1 fry. I honestly wanted to order the onion rings...but remembering that I'd have to write about them kept me from it. Beer wasn't necessary, it was just part of the atmosphere....could work on that...otherwise, felt good about my proportions I ate on my meal!
Breakfast:
-coffee and cream
-1 hardboiled egg
-a few pieces of jerky
Lunch:
-1/2 of what I had leftover of my salmon and spinach
-lots of water
Snack
-1/2 grapefruit
WOD:
12 mins (AMRAP 6 strict pullups, 6 kipping pulls ups, 200M run). I got 5 rounds in, on the blue band to work on strict pullups. Although I don't think they were very strict, I did try not to kip. I was happy with my 5 rounds though..wish I did my kipping pullups off the band!
Dinner:
-Ormsby's to watch Chris' bocce game. Had 1.5 beers (tripel karmeliet's) and I ordered a turkey burger, no cheese, with onions and mushrooms, side was sweet potatoe fries. I ate a bit less then 1/2 of the burger + all but 1 fry. I honestly wanted to order the onion rings...but remembering that I'd have to write about them kept me from it. Beer wasn't necessary, it was just part of the atmosphere....could work on that...otherwise, felt good about my proportions I ate on my meal!
Weekend Update
Well, I set myself up for what I thought would be a good weekend....unfortunately it didn't end up that way...
Friday pm:
-Happy hour at our office. I resisted all beer and food. Instead, just had a water in hand.
Dinner @ The Bridge (Mexican)
-cup of broccoli soup, had about 2/3 of it.
-mucho margaritas
-no cheese dip!! really no chips (I had 1/2 one with some guacamole)
-ordered the fajitas for 2 (to split with Chris) and I ONLY ate the meat, onions, and peppers! No rice, cheese, or tortillas.
Post Dinner:
-split a bottle of wine with girls...which led to us ordered 2 desserts... not good.
Saturday:
...courtesy of the mucho margaritas and not enough water, I spent most of the day in bed. Holy headache.
Lunch:
-had 1/2 a Jimmy Johns Club lulu sandwich. Not the best - should have definitely made it an unwich...next time!
Dinner:
-went to PF Changs with my parents for my mom's birthday. We all split the Wonton soup as an appetizer. I ordered the gluten free salmon for my dinner and a side of spinach and had no rice
-but....dessert came, so I had to eat it since it was my mom's birthday (the great wall of chocolate) and it was mighty tasty.
-had no drinks at dinner since I was driving, but then ended up meeting friends out later, where I had only 2 martinis...no late night food though!
Sunday (YIKES)
-woke up and made eggs...which ended up being bad...so they went in the trash.
-had the rest of my sandwich from Jimmy Johns
-no other real snacks that day
-Opera Event in Roswell = 1 hour of passed hors d'oevres (ate some chicken pot pie and coconut chicken skewers - so not too bad) + bar (vokda tonic + wine). Dinner was seated with a salad, bread, mahi/steak/asparagus/potatoes for dinner, and a variety of mini desserts. Ate my bread, not my salad, part of my dinner (good job on proportions), ate all my dessert! YUM. However, I don't think the small dinner proportion made up for the mini desserts, but I wasn't feeling bad at this point. It wasn't until after the event that we went back to a friends house for more drinks (I stopped drinking to drive later) ... and pizza was ordered. I SMASHED pizza. uh oh. Not only that, but on the way home, we stopped at Steak N Shake to get Chris a burger...and i ordered a small shake. I didn't have it all on my own, but still. The fatty in my came out after a great week and not TOO bad weekend.
Not only was I disappointed in what I ate, I felt AWFUL! My stomach hurt from all the crap I put in it. It hasn't been that full in awhile. What a failure.
I'm really going to get back on it this week. I didn't think my whole weekend was a failure, just Sunday night, and it wasn't a way you ever want to end a weekend, feeling crappy.
I have to credit Chris for helping me with proportions! I have so much leftover salmon and spinach from dinner on Saturday AND he made me cut my JJ in 1/2 so I only ate 1/2. Otherwise, I'd probably eat it all. Kudos to him. He's also helping me get back int he gym and eat really well on the weekdays!
:)
Now onto Monday..
Friday pm:
-Happy hour at our office. I resisted all beer and food. Instead, just had a water in hand.
Dinner @ The Bridge (Mexican)
-cup of broccoli soup, had about 2/3 of it.
-mucho margaritas
-no cheese dip!! really no chips (I had 1/2 one with some guacamole)
-ordered the fajitas for 2 (to split with Chris) and I ONLY ate the meat, onions, and peppers! No rice, cheese, or tortillas.
Post Dinner:
-split a bottle of wine with girls...which led to us ordered 2 desserts... not good.
Saturday:
...courtesy of the mucho margaritas and not enough water, I spent most of the day in bed. Holy headache.
Lunch:
-had 1/2 a Jimmy Johns Club lulu sandwich. Not the best - should have definitely made it an unwich...next time!
Dinner:
-went to PF Changs with my parents for my mom's birthday. We all split the Wonton soup as an appetizer. I ordered the gluten free salmon for my dinner and a side of spinach and had no rice
-but....dessert came, so I had to eat it since it was my mom's birthday (the great wall of chocolate) and it was mighty tasty.
-had no drinks at dinner since I was driving, but then ended up meeting friends out later, where I had only 2 martinis...no late night food though!
Sunday (YIKES)
-woke up and made eggs...which ended up being bad...so they went in the trash.
-had the rest of my sandwich from Jimmy Johns
-no other real snacks that day
-Opera Event in Roswell = 1 hour of passed hors d'oevres (ate some chicken pot pie and coconut chicken skewers - so not too bad) + bar (vokda tonic + wine). Dinner was seated with a salad, bread, mahi/steak/asparagus/potatoes for dinner, and a variety of mini desserts. Ate my bread, not my salad, part of my dinner (good job on proportions), ate all my dessert! YUM. However, I don't think the small dinner proportion made up for the mini desserts, but I wasn't feeling bad at this point. It wasn't until after the event that we went back to a friends house for more drinks (I stopped drinking to drive later) ... and pizza was ordered. I SMASHED pizza. uh oh. Not only that, but on the way home, we stopped at Steak N Shake to get Chris a burger...and i ordered a small shake. I didn't have it all on my own, but still. The fatty in my came out after a great week and not TOO bad weekend.
Not only was I disappointed in what I ate, I felt AWFUL! My stomach hurt from all the crap I put in it. It hasn't been that full in awhile. What a failure.
I'm really going to get back on it this week. I didn't think my whole weekend was a failure, just Sunday night, and it wasn't a way you ever want to end a weekend, feeling crappy.
I have to credit Chris for helping me with proportions! I have so much leftover salmon and spinach from dinner on Saturday AND he made me cut my JJ in 1/2 so I only ate 1/2. Otherwise, I'd probably eat it all. Kudos to him. He's also helping me get back int he gym and eat really well on the weekdays!
:)
Now onto Monday..
Friday, January 28, 2011
Day 5
Damn. Forgot to do my 5 burpees when I woke up this am...that means I need to do them after work.
BTW, woke up sore as junk today. My lower back is bruised and sore from the windshield wipers yesterday. Yikes. I also woke up with a headache and super hungry. Not sure what the headache was from, so I made sure to drink more water.
Breakfast:
-Coffee with creamer
-handful of almonds
Lunch:
-1 hardboiled egg
-remaining grilled chicken
-last of my turkey burger remnants with last of Gorgonzola cheese
Afternoon snack:
-
BTW, woke up sore as junk today. My lower back is bruised and sore from the windshield wipers yesterday. Yikes. I also woke up with a headache and super hungry. Not sure what the headache was from, so I made sure to drink more water.
Breakfast:
-Coffee with creamer
-handful of almonds
Lunch:
-1 hardboiled egg
-remaining grilled chicken
-last of my turkey burger remnants with last of Gorgonzola cheese
Afternoon snack:
-
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Day 4
So last night I remember to do my 3 burpees before going to bed....thinking of the 70's, 80's etc...those are going to SUCK!
Anyways, Day 4 food log:
Breakfast:
-coffee with creamer
-handful of almonds
Snack:
-piece of turkey jerky
-1/2 a grapefruit
Lunch:
-2 hardboiled eggs
-grilled chicken in a new marinade - sweet and spicy chili oil
-2 pieces of turkey bacon
-remaining sauteed veggies
NOT SNACK:
-This is my NOT SNACK, things I did NOT eat today...but really wanted to. So a new group of people started in our office this week which means catered Einstein's out the wazooo. So every morning I've had to sadly look at my favorite Asiago bagel and just keep walking. Today a huge bowl of candy was placed out on our side of the office. Trust me, every piece looked amazing! So i decided to make sure I go get water, tea, etc on the other side to bypass the candy....but an even BIGGER bowl was over there. Fail. But not really, I didn't take a piece, just fail on my logical thinking.
Afternoon snack:
-1/2 grapefruit
WOD: 4 rounds 4 time:(10 barbell floor press @ 65# and 20 barbell windshield wipers @ 65#). I did 45# in about 5 minutes. I was really hoping i could do 65, but i couldn't even lift it once. fail. So i did 45# which was really tough. My arms were shaking on the holds and I couldn't follow through the entire WOD without dropping weight. I did make it my first round though not dropping the bar. Ugh, I was thinking I was stronger than that. But instead of focusing on shortcomings, I should focus on things I'm doing better on. My kips are better and I am in the 100 day burpee challenge!
Dinner:
-turkey burger with the same toppings as the past days, 2 fried eggs and gorgonzola cheese. YUM
On another note.....I signed up for WARRIOR DASH! Something to look forward to and train for the course. Very excited with a hint of nervousness ;)
3 WOD's this week and I'm sore. Definitely looking forward to Mexican night tomorrow with our group of 12 @ The Bridge - especially the Doug margarita! I already told Chris to not let me eat chips (and to yell at my across the table if I do) ;) Should be a good night and weekend!
Anyways, Day 4 food log:
Breakfast:
-coffee with creamer
-handful of almonds
Snack:
-piece of turkey jerky
-1/2 a grapefruit
Lunch:
-2 hardboiled eggs
-grilled chicken in a new marinade - sweet and spicy chili oil
-2 pieces of turkey bacon
-remaining sauteed veggies
NOT SNACK:
-This is my NOT SNACK, things I did NOT eat today...but really wanted to. So a new group of people started in our office this week which means catered Einstein's out the wazooo. So every morning I've had to sadly look at my favorite Asiago bagel and just keep walking. Today a huge bowl of candy was placed out on our side of the office. Trust me, every piece looked amazing! So i decided to make sure I go get water, tea, etc on the other side to bypass the candy....but an even BIGGER bowl was over there. Fail. But not really, I didn't take a piece, just fail on my logical thinking.
Afternoon snack:
-1/2 grapefruit
WOD: 4 rounds 4 time:(10 barbell floor press @ 65# and 20 barbell windshield wipers @ 65#). I did 45# in about 5 minutes. I was really hoping i could do 65, but i couldn't even lift it once. fail. So i did 45# which was really tough. My arms were shaking on the holds and I couldn't follow through the entire WOD without dropping weight. I did make it my first round though not dropping the bar. Ugh, I was thinking I was stronger than that. But instead of focusing on shortcomings, I should focus on things I'm doing better on. My kips are better and I am in the 100 day burpee challenge!
Dinner:
-turkey burger with the same toppings as the past days, 2 fried eggs and gorgonzola cheese. YUM
On another note.....I signed up for WARRIOR DASH! Something to look forward to and train for the course. Very excited with a hint of nervousness ;)
3 WOD's this week and I'm sore. Definitely looking forward to Mexican night tomorrow with our group of 12 @ The Bridge - especially the Doug margarita! I already told Chris to not let me eat chips (and to yell at my across the table if I do) ;) Should be a good night and weekend!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Day 3
Breakfast:
-coffee with creamer (still need to find some SO DELICIOUS French Vanilla flavored creamer, I think only Whole Foods carries it) I just can't get ahold of this black coffee thing
-a handful of almonds and a few pieces of jerky
Snack:
-1/2 of a grapefruit. I chose grapefruit b/c of this chart: Tables of Fruits and Sugars. I really enjoy eating apples, and will continue to more sparingly, but it has a lot more sugars then grapefruit, where I can still get a bit of my sugar intake
Lunch:
-finished the rest of that chicken that i brought in on Monday: Non-Fresh Chicken and had it with some veggies and 1 hard boiled egg. I have FM chicken marinating at home which I'll cook tonight for lunch the rest of the week.
Snack:
-the rest of my grapefruit
WOD: Death by power cleans on the minute @ 55-65% of 1Rm. I was able to successfully complete 8 full rounds at 65#. I finished the 9th round as the 10th was starting. Booo. Good push, but a few minutes after I was done, I felt like I could have done another round. However, I felt like I was comprising my form for speed.
-coffee with creamer (still need to find some SO DELICIOUS French Vanilla flavored creamer, I think only Whole Foods carries it) I just can't get ahold of this black coffee thing
-a handful of almonds and a few pieces of jerky
Snack:
-1/2 of a grapefruit. I chose grapefruit b/c of this chart: Tables of Fruits and Sugars. I really enjoy eating apples, and will continue to more sparingly, but it has a lot more sugars then grapefruit, where I can still get a bit of my sugar intake
Lunch:
-finished the rest of that chicken that i brought in on Monday: Non-Fresh Chicken and had it with some veggies and 1 hard boiled egg. I have FM chicken marinating at home which I'll cook tonight for lunch the rest of the week.
Snack:
-the rest of my grapefruit
WOD: Death by power cleans on the minute @ 55-65% of 1Rm. I was able to successfully complete 8 full rounds at 65#. I finished the 9th round as the 10th was starting. Booo. Good push, but a few minutes after I was done, I felt like I could have done another round. However, I felt like I was comprising my form for speed.
Regardless, I'm happy I'm back at CFPT. No more travel for another 2 weeks or so! So get used to seeing me ;)
Dinner:
-Turkey burger (not in a burger form, but still spread out around a small plate) + some gorgonzola + 2 fried eggs. Lots of water to stay hydrated!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Day 2..again
Last night at Fresh Market I got some more So Delicious creamer (soy/dairy free). Tried it in my coffee this am, was NOT a fan of the hazelnut flavor...so i barely drank a cup.
Breakfast:
-handful of almonds
-a few pieces of turkey/beef jerky
Lunch:
-2 hardboiled eggs
-grilled chicken
-sauteed squash/zucchini
...(pretty much the same lunch as yesterday)
Dinner:
-pieces of the turkey burger I made w/ Gorgonzola cheese crumbles and 2 fried eggs
Did not get into the gym. I went to my apt gym and attempted some sprints. I also worked on situps and pushups. And of course, I did my 2 burpees!
Breakfast:
-handful of almonds
-a few pieces of turkey/beef jerky
Lunch:
-2 hardboiled eggs
-grilled chicken
-sauteed squash/zucchini
...(pretty much the same lunch as yesterday)
Dinner:
-pieces of the turkey burger I made w/ Gorgonzola cheese crumbles and 2 fried eggs
Did not get into the gym. I went to my apt gym and attempted some sprints. I also worked on situps and pushups. And of course, I did my 2 burpees!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Bringing it Back
The blog is back: Alright, I decided (and realized) that constant blog posting is the best way for me to be accountable for what I eat....so it's back for the next 37 days. Again, my goal is to keep it as a simple food diary (which never works because I always end up babbling on about how I feel etc), but I need to give paleo/primal another honest shot.
Breakfast:
-coffee with cream - i need to get to the store and buy some soy/dairy free So Delicious creamer if I'm going to continue having coffee
-1 harboiled egg
Lunch:
-1 hardboiled eggs
-sauteed squash/zucchini with a mix of spices
-grilled chicken (pre-packaged....it's all that was in the fridge this am)
I've also had a handful of almonds throughout the day
Snack (split in half) was an apple with almond butter
WOD: 3 round for time (10 DL @185/50 double unders). Did 140# and single skips at 10:42.
Dinner: turkey burger made with egg, ground turkey meat, zucchini, carrots, thyme, garlic. Sprinkled some gorgonzola cheese on it.
Made a lot for my lunches/dinners. Also bought jerky, eggs, turkey bacon, almonds and 2 grapefrutis @ Fresh Market.
Good purchase, good dinner, and a nice start to bringing back the blog!
:)
Breakfast:
-coffee with cream - i need to get to the store and buy some soy/dairy free So Delicious creamer if I'm going to continue having coffee
-1 harboiled egg
Lunch:
-1 hardboiled eggs
-sauteed squash/zucchini with a mix of spices
-grilled chicken (pre-packaged....it's all that was in the fridge this am)
I've also had a handful of almonds throughout the day
Snack (split in half) was an apple with almond butter
WOD: 3 round for time (10 DL @185/50 double unders). Did 140# and single skips at 10:42.
Dinner: turkey burger made with egg, ground turkey meat, zucchini, carrots, thyme, garlic. Sprinkled some gorgonzola cheese on it.
Made a lot for my lunches/dinners. Also bought jerky, eggs, turkey bacon, almonds and 2 grapefrutis @ Fresh Market.
Good purchase, good dinner, and a nice start to bringing back the blog!
:)
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