What can I say about today?

Today! Ha! Ha! Ha! Lets start with this morning's run....


This morning I woke up at 6:30 (ish) to get ready for my long run, a little slugish like normal. I looked outside to see if it started snowing yet, nope not yet. I made coffee and a protein shake with strawberries, YUMMY! Put my running tights on and what I thought was going to be a warm enough running top on. Let the girls do what they had to do outside, warmed up the truck, girls in their beds and out the door I go to meet my teammates at Hains Point for my long run.
It's 8:15 and we're off!! It was snowing in Woodbridge by the time I left, so mile 1 into the run I say to the group "I wish it would snow on this run, it would be so pretty to run in DC while its snowing.". A few minutes later, it started snowing...YEAH! So I thought! Did I happen to mention that I was going long, long meaning 13 miles. I think by mile 10 I couldn't even speak correctly, trying to tell my friends about paleo, ugh, I think my mouth was frozen my friend said that I was dehydrated...Bygones. Well it was very pretty running in DC while it was snowing, true! However, I agree with my new found friend, I wish the snow started at maybe mile 6 or 8, or so. Because my butt and feet were freezing, laterally...did you know that the fat on your butt can freeze and feel like your carrying an extra water bottle or GU packet on your butt? ROFL!!! by the time we finished I think there was about 3 or 4 inch's on the ground. Coach Ed had some hot coffee and/or Hot chocolate when we finished, oh he ROCKS!!
Driving home was not fun, I don't like driving in the snow BUT I had to get home. It took me an hour, it shouldve taken me 25 to 30 minutes. The heat was blasting all the way home and I was still cold, I did not get warm until I took a HOT shower. Then I sat on the couch for some R&R and started to feel nauseous, oh yeah I have to EAT!!! So I made eggs, but I didn't really have much else to eat today because I didn't get to go to the food store, and I didn't have anything to snack on, I couldve used something salty. That's fo' sure! Dinner will be a cheat meal tonight! I'm starving, STARVING I tell you!! Tomorrow I will be planted on the couch, maybe I'll do some yoga but not much more than that (oh crap I have to go get FOOD).

Right now I still feel sick but I'll feel better after I eat dinner I hope.  Today was so much fun!!!

Friday...Thank GOD it's Friday!!

I went to the morning clossfit class and everytime I do I say "I really like working out in the morning." the problem start when getting UP in the morning!  UGH!!  The fact is, is I DO like getting my workout in the morning. My big news of the day...wait fot it....I did the workout with PULL UPS, not ring rows :-) First I used the green band, the second rep I did green and red, 3rd I did green and purple, 4th I did green and red, and 5th I did green but only got up half way so I did 5 more with the green and red.  Today was busy at work and went out to get a salad, which brings the question...why isn't vinigar (salad dressing) paleo?

WOD:

• 15 DL 95 lbs
• 30 pull ups Green band
• 12 DL 95 lbs
• 20 Pull ups Green and red
• 9 DL 95 lbs
• 10 Pull ups Green and purple
• 6 DL 95 lbs
• 5 Pull ups Green and Red
• 3 DL 95 lbs
• 5 Pull ups Green (half ups)
• 5 Pull ups (lets try it again) Green and red band.

I did well with my food today, nothing special to report.  Except for I ahve to start cooking more to have better, more filling lunch's.  I'm prettery happy with today.

It's getting better, today (1/27/10) was a good day.

I didn't get much more sleep last (1/27/10) night because of my lovely Beagle wanting to pace the floor :-/, figures! The day wasn't too bad though, I think my mood is improving a bit. I wasn't as tired this afternoon and I drank more water, which made me get up and move more throughout the day :-) . I tried something new for lunch today that was surprisingly SO good...tuna in a bag (bumblebee, in water) and put a half of avocado in the bag, mix it up and POOF a scrumptious lunch! I also had grapes :-). I also wasn't as hungry through the day, (hence the mood improvement maybe :-)). I think I have to up my veggies instead of upping my fruits, but I have to figure out what I like and how to do that, I like more fruits than veggies I think (of course, I'm drawn to sugar naturally :-/ ).
I went to Crossfit hungry (not on purpose) but did surprisingly well. I didn't get any PR's but let me let you what I DID get :-)! I got my press's up easier, 3 in a row, I ALMOST got a PR but couldn't get that extra 5 lbs up for a 3rd, I tried twice and got 55 lbs up twice and STILL could NOT get the 3rd one Grrrrr! So I had to go back down 5 lbs for the 4th and 5th set :-( But I still got 55 lbs up 4 times just not in a row so I couldn't count it, BUMMER! (*note; when I started I couldn't even lift the bar above my head).
After class I thought that I'd try an assisted (gray band) pull up, so with AP's help I got set up and did a few, HA no problem! Let's try the 'swing thing', AP showed me a little and I have some work to do one that but I think it's because the gray band is so thick it's kinda hard to swing (fun! but hard), I'm thinking that I'll try the green band Friday for a few. I see pull ups in my future :-) ! AWESOME :-)! So I think I had a good night last night,

hee hee hee!

Dinner was a boneless pork chop, asparagus and sweet potatoes (sing with me, Hallelujah!!!)! Hot tea for dessert. Nothing special (except for my sweet potato ).

My day in a nutshell. I hope you had a good day!

So today I will call an Evil Test....

.....but let start with last night. I went to bed to late again because my mind and body was racing and suddenly I was NOT tired, Grrrrr! I finally fell asleep at 11ish, AANNNDDD woke up again at about 2am starving! Thinking to myself, 'should I go get a hard boiled egg? No...to tired just go back to sleep.' and didn't sleep well all night :-( So when I did finally wake up for the day (late of course because I'm exhausted) I had a protein shake, that worked until I got to work and could eat breakfast; 1 hard boiled egg and some strawberries. Today we had a All Hands, food and drinks will be provided (Uh-oh) meeting, BUT I am happy to report that I did not give in, I went and got a salad with all paleo foods and olive oil (Where's The Taste?!), thank goodness for a coworker who knows what I'm doing and does it herself (eating paleo), she's a body builder and has competed (awesome!). So she doesn't know it but she helped me a lot today at lunch just by being there (corny I know but deal with it :-)) BTW if your wondering lunch that was provided was pizza and soda.

This after noon I was going back and forth with the idea of going to the gym and struggle through a run or just go home and recover so I don't get sick or hurt. I am less sore then I was yesterday but tired and emotional today. So I came home and made dinner, of which I do not suggest :-). It wasn't awful, just not great :-P . Next time I go food shopping I'm getting and following some of Elton and Es stuff and follow those recipes (I havent seen anyone else's, to be fair :-)). We should have a pot luck cooking class (I have nothing so far, nothing good enough to share yet). I have to adjust my schedule to fit in more runs, I have a marathon March 21 and I have to get more sleep to be able to recover so I can do all of this stuff/training.  Geeesh!!

We're having a weight lose challenge at work at I'm winning :-) I've lost 4 lbs :-) TIme for the biggest loser. Have a good night everyone.

3 down...42 day's to go...

Today I am tired and very sore. Nothing special happened today, just another busy day. I brought plenty of paleo food to work so I wouldn't go to crazy. 1 Hard boiled egg & and Orange; almonds for snack; chicken with lemon and Ms Dash, Pea's (yes I know it's not paleo but I had to finish them), celery w/ almond butter; apple and almonds for snack. I think I'm probably eating to many almonds but until I can finds something else that crunches for a snack, that's it for now. I don't like walnuts. I'll have to do some testing and be creative. For dinner; dinner was LATE and I had to have something quick and simple, so I pulled chicken off of a rotisserie and had some asparagus.  Tea for after dinner :-)  I'm going to have to take stock in Icey Hot.  Goodnight!

1-25-10
WOD: 3 rounds for time.
10 Clean and Jerk  40lbs  (PR)
30 sit ups getting easier
Time 13:43

almost threw up 

Day two...WOD two

I hope you all had a good day today. What are you missing already?


Last night, going out to dinner was very hard. Steve wanted to go to Buffalo Wild Wings (really, tonight?!) so my choice's were chicken salad or blackened chicken salad, so I chose the blackened chicken salad with extra chicken, NO cheese and Italian dressing (dressing not paleo; known after I ate it :-( ), it came with cheese on the side :-( I should have had her take it back but I was already starving and feeling irritable. So I didn't eat that part. I have to say that I finished dinner unsatisfied and still felt hungry. I asked the waitress if they had and steamed veggies and she looked at me like I was craze, "well ya little *twerp, I've never been here AND cant really eat anything here so THAT is why I'm asking." I wanted to say but stuck with what I got. HAPPY TIMES.

Today, day two. At the TOTAL WOD today I PRed twice, awesome! My Press was the same weight, my squat PRed by 20 lbs, and my Dead-lift I PRed by 5 lbs. I'm totally happy with but now my neck is stiff, oh well that's that Advil is for, right?


Today I'm hungry, sore and tired. I took a great nap and ate almonds, an apple, and celery with almond butter, lean ham sandwiched in lettuce...scrumptious (sarcasm) I'm about to eat a orange. I need MORE for lunch and snacks. I've been thinking 'Am I really hungry or just THINK I'm hungry' ...I'm hungry. Tonight I'll be making steak, with sauteed mushrooms and onions with broccoli and maybe something else I don't know yet. I'd like some potato's but its not paleo. I'm missing carbs, it's day 2 of 45 and I miss carbs!!!! I'm also missing my simple cereal for breakfast, soup or sandwich for lunch, stuff that you don't have to COOK because I am not a cook! So I have to think of and look up more snacks (easy and filling) and better lunch's that do NOT include eggs. This is were living with another palio person would help.


Today I'm moody and going through with drawls.

Day one.....bum-da-da-dum

OK, so here I am on day one, after the Be FIT class at Crossfit, after the WOD and after braving Wegmans and spent my life savings on veggies, fruits, meats, and I found my almond better, though I have not tasted it yet and I'm just kidding on the money part it wasn't THAT bad, just don't let yourself run out of food at home is the key :-) My first problem was going to the food store hungry (don't let yourself get hungry!), so when I was done shopping I went over to the sushi guy and had him make me a sushi roll with NO rice (did you know that they could do that? hmmm?) and ate it on my way home (seaweed is very hard to eat!). I bought one of those whole chickens too of which I had to have some after I got home and put all of my CLEAN food away. YES I took off all of the skin first and then had some, it's still very good with no skin.
I'm feeling pretty good about this. This morning I had 4 eggs with 4 cut up asparagus in the eggs, and that kept me full for all morning until I had to go to the food store, lunch was 2 sushi rolls with salmon, cucumber and avocado and some chicken a bit later, snack (because I'm hungry again) will be celery with a little bit of almond butter (I hope I like it) and I'm going out to eat with Steve tonight for dinner...I don't know where we are going yet but I'm going to have to learn how to do this at some point, we go out, it's life and this is called a CHALLENGE right? YIPES! I think I can do this. Tomorrow I might try sering (SP?) some salmon to make a egg and salmon omelet (per Abby's advice :-)) I'm also going to keep some almonds in my truck for when I get hungry by accident, to have something healthy to have instead of having the urge to try a drive thru because I was dumb and didn't/forgot to eat. Don't forget to eat!
Today was a good day....so far. It was also a good day to talk to people that I've seen before, just haven't spoken to yet at Crossfit.

2 Day's before the "Official" Challenge...

I'd say that I have been practicing the paleo diet this week. My down fall is after lunch and dinner. Before Thanksgiving I was perfectly happy with just a little bit of chocolate or sweetness once and a while, then that once and a while became everyday, then that everyday just about became after lunch I'd have a piece of chocolate and after dinner I'd have a piece of chocolate and when co-workers asked if I wanted a piece of cake, "sure" I'd say. WHAT?! Where did this person come from again? I've started the cycle again...the one that got me to 206 pounds (minus the just sitting on the couch), oh I'm still doing my workouts and training, just not seeing results...well DUH! SO, as much as it pains me to say goodbye to bread, grains, pasta, carbs, starch, sugars (candy), processed (A.K.A simple foods), dairy, and cereal; I'll probably love the results and how I feel (so I've been told). I'm looking forward to seeing a leaner more toned me. But it wont work unless I DO IT. I can do this. This might teach me how to cook better, my taste buds might change so I'll taste 'real' food and get all of it's health benefits. I have a lot of support and lots of resources to go to. Another down fall might be that buying REALLY healthy foods all the time could get expensive, I guess we'll see. Who knows it could save me money in the long run (after I buy all the spices). So this week I've been practicing, and my downfall is at night, after dinner, when I want something sweet (a.k.a chocolate). TEA! I'll try hot tea, that will be my dessert! I've been struggling with my weight my entire life, there is no time to fall apart, not now and not later. Here is to a new way of eating, you eat to live, not live to eat. That's hard for some people :-(


Goodnight.

Preparing for the challenge,

Preparing for the challenge,
In the preparation of this challenge I've begun to feel a relapse of my bad eating habits sneaking up on me, due to nerves and thinking about all that I will NOT be able to have. Today I'm tired and my patients are VERY thin! Someone told me not to think of what I canNOT have but all of what I can eat. I've gotten ride of most of my NON Paleo foods, either by making dinners with them or giving them to friends but still have some stuff because after all the challenge doesn't start until Saturday. The goal here is NOT to eat yourself silly until the challenge, it's not like I'm going to be WITHOUT food for-crying-out-loud! I've made a few changes this month, down-grading to save money, changing my training workout a little, and changing my eating habits; all to try to be a better person and have a better future. To many changes for one month? It doesn't have to be....

I have to learn to eat to live, not to live to eat, again. Why do smokers smoke? Why do alcoholics drink? Why do I eat?