Day 27

Breakfast:
1/2 avocado
blueberries
turkey roll ups w/mustard
coffee black

lunch:
Chicken over top a salad w/artichokes, roasted red peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes
olive oil/vinegar/lemon dressing
3 buffalo wings (no bleu cheese)

Snack:
grapes

Dinner:
roast pork w/pineapples and cranberries
broccoli
sweet potato

Snack:
1/2 cup blueberries

WOD:
Rest

sleep:
8 hours

Points:
food - 1

Day 26 - Last Saturday of the Challenge

Today, I am competing in an event at the box called "215 Winter Throwdown". So my food consumption is a little sporatic today. No points awarded either due to consumption of alcohol later on and french fries!

Breakfast:
3 scrambled eggs
black coffee
blueberries
some nuts

Snack before heading to the gym:
banana

Eaten sporatically throughout the day:
larabar
1 beef jerky stick
nuts w/cranberries and raisins
plantation chips

After the competition, I had 3 beers (I know, I know, but I don't regret it)

Dinner:
chicken sandwich w/spinach and provolone cheese (I did not eat the bread though)
french fries
7 hot wings w/bleu cheese dressing
3 beers

Not proud of what I had for dinner, but I had an awesome day competing with everyone that I just had to indulge.

Points:
Food: 0

Sleep:
8 hours

WODS:
40 wallballs for time (lost this one by 4)

9-7-5
deadlifts (135lbs)
burpees over the bar
time: 2:25

Team Angie:
200 pullups
300 pushups
400 situps
500 squats

We didn't wind up winning, but it was a great day overall!

Day 25 - Friday

Breakfast:
leftover pork loin from CC
leftover squash from dinner last night
1/2 apple

Lunch:
usual salad - 4 slices of turkey on top of iceburg/spinach, shredded carrots, olives, hard boiled egg, walnuts, raisins, cucumbers, green peppers - olive oil/vinegar/lemon dressing

snack:
macademia nuts
1/2 apple

WOD:
practice TGU for tomorrow's competition

Dinner:
salad from saladworks
cobb salad without the bleu cheese - I added sundried tomatos instead. Chicken was breaded so I did not eat it. Olive oil and vinegar dressing

Snack:
Larabar

Food:
1 Point

Day 24

Delayed opening at work today due to the snow. This was probably the highlight of the day.

Breakfast:
coffee
1/2 avocado
6 sliced strawberries

Lunch:
bbq dry rubbed chicken over a salad: iceburg/spinach, carrots, hard boiled egg, green peppers, walnuts, avocado, cucumbers, olives, raisins - olive oil/vinegar/lemon dressing

Snack:
leftover chicken, walnuts and avocado from lunch - small serving

Dinner:
NY strip steak
sauteed asparagus
sauteed squash
Delicious!!!

dessert:
16oz black coffee

WOD:
This one was a killer!!
"Team Kalsu" (3 person team)
100 Thrusters (85lbs) 95lbs is RX but we scaled
every minute on the minute 5 burpees
One person works at a time. While the other two team members are resting, they will perform max burpees
Scoring was based on time finished plus number of burpees completed outside of the 5 required every minute
Time: 23:58
Burpees: 337?

This one was awful! 85lb thrusters felt damn heavy, damn fast! I was getting about 5 consistently per round. My burpees were not as fast as Laura's, but I made up for it with the thrusters. We were at 95 thrusters when it hit my turn again at the last leg and I was dying. I had to get 5 burpees and 5 thrusters in 1 minute. I banged out the burpees and went right to the bar. I am not sure if I was even breathing at this point. I got 2 up and dropped the bar, picked it up immediately and got 2 more then dropped. 10 seconds left and I knew I had to get one more because if not, I would be forcing Laura to go one more round. With a little pushing from some of my friends, I was able to squeeze that last one out! I fell to the floor for about 5 minutes trying to recover. It was brutal!

Wendler 5-3-1
Deadlifts (too tired to incorporate back squat into this today)
5x195
5x210
3x220
Deads felt super heavy after that WOD - shouldn't have pushed it

Sleep:
8 hours

Food:
1 for food

Day 23

Today is going well.

Breakfast:
scrambled eggs w/tomato
2 slices of bacon
1/2 avocado
some walnuts/almonds

Lunch:
4 slices of deli smoked turkey on top of a salad: iceburg/spinach, hard boiled egg, carrots, raisins, some walnuts, 1/2 avocado, green olives, cucumbers, and green peppers. Olive oil/red wine vinegar/lemon dressing

Snack:
4 strawberries sliced and a small kiwi

Dinner at CC's:
Pork loin
spaghetti squash latkis (probably ate about 5 or 6 - they were good!)

When I got home, I had some leftover sweet potato so I heated that up as a snack

WOD:
Rest

Sleep:
8 hours

Food Points:
1

Day 22

Off to a good start!

Breakfast:
scrambled eggs w/tomato
2 slices of bacon
coffee black

Lunch:
4 slices of turkey on top of a salad: iceburg/spinach, hardboiled egg, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes, raisins, green peppers, avocado, black olives - olive oil/red wine vinegar/lemon dressing

snack:
sauteed broccoli
walnuts

WOD:
Liquid Cocaine
5 rounds for time:
5 clean and jerks (105lbs)
10 chest to bar pullups

I scaled this one because my back is hurting from deadlifts yesterday. I used 95lb and unassisted pullup attempts. I probably got 3 over the bar. I guess I'll take that

Dinner:
leftover chicken from last night w/sundried tomatoes and mushrooms

Dessert:
chocolate banana almond butter mousse with crushed walnuts - recipe courtesy of Mel

Points:
Food - 1

Day 21 - Back to Work

I am sad to go back to work, but I am happy to be back on a schedule/routine! It makes sticking to paleo eating much easier!

Breakfast:
omelette w/ham/tomatoes
cup of ground beef w/onions and peppers
coffee w/coconut milk (going forward I am going to drink it black)
15 almonds

Lunch:
chicken over top a salad: iceburg/spinach, cucumbers, green peppers, sundried tomatoes, raisins, olives, carrots, hard boiled egg. Olive Oil, red wine vinegar, and lemon dressing

Snack:
Apple w/cinnamon
15 almonds

Right before the gym, I ate about 7 pecan halves - I took the later gym class, so I was a little hungry!

WOD:
3-2-2-1-1-1
Deadlifts
290lbs (PR!)
I gotta say that I love deadlifting! Tonight, I nailed 290 which is a 5lb pr for this kid! Super proud of myself!! I could not get 300 off the ground - tried twice! grr!

Dinner:
Chicken marinated in olive oil, lime juice, Old Bay seasoning, parsley flakes, pepper. Cooked in coconut oil and leftover marinade. I added mushrooms and sundried tomatoes
sweet potatoes and brussel sprouts baked in the oven w/salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper

Sleep:
8 hours

Daily points:
Food - 1 point

Day 20 - Back on Track

Well, this morning I woke up feeling pretty awful. My stomach was bothering me probably from all those margaritas and that fried food from last night.

We decided to get up pretty early and go into downtown Austin to have breakfast and check out the area.

Breakfast:
frittata w/egg, crabmeat, tomato, and spinach
black coffee
fresh fruit

After spending some time downtown, we drove back to the hotel to get ready to leave for the airport. The rest of the day's meals are going to be difficult and annoying since all that will be available is the crappy food they serve up in these airports. But I'm determined to make the best of it.

Austin Airport Lunch:
hamburger w/guacamole, fried mushrooms, lettuce, tomato (no bun)
this came with fries, and I totally did not eat them!
I ate an orange before boarding the plane

Dinner in Memphis Airport:
salad w/chicken, guacamole, tomatoes, olive oil and lemon dressing
banana

On the plane, I had some pistachios

Dessert once we got home:
3 fudge babies

Today was better, but I still ate too much fruit/nuts. I at least stayed paleo though so I do get one point!

Food:
1 point

Day 19 - Literally Jumped Off the Wagon!

Today I was super excited about checking Crossfit Westlake! I was hoping that it would be better than Crossfit Central was and it totally was! Chris and I had an awesome workout! We met some cool people too!

WOD:
Teams of 2 complete 2 rounds of the following:
200 sit up throws (8lb med ball)
150 meter run
150 air squats
150 meter run
100 kb swings (35lbs)
150 meter run
50 pullups
150 meter run
25 burpees
 35 minute time cap

My partner and I finished round 1 and got to the kb swings in the second round before time ran out. It was a great effort!

Breakfast:
fresh fruit right before the WOD
coffee afterward black of course

We met up with the realtor after for a long day of apartment shopping. I was starving by the time we finally were able to stop for lunch.

Lunch:
Shrimp kabobs w/fresh vegetables
side greek salad (this had feta cheese on it and I did indulge a tiny bit)
side of fruit

Dinner:
Here's where I totally jump off the wagon! Chris and I met a couple of my friends out for drinks/dinner at this tex mex place. This was bad news!!
chips with salsa and guacamole to start (a lot of chips)
appetizer: quesadillas, jalapeno poppers, flautas, nachos
split fish tacos with Chris - these were at least grilled and not fried
4 margaritas

My stomach hated me!!!

No food points boo

So far I have 4 days that I did not get food points for. I can still finish the challenge at about 86% compliant which still qualifies for a prize.

Day 18 - Starting off the weekend in Austin

I started off the morning by checking out Crossfit Central - the largest crossfit gym in the country. They have over 700 members! I was extremely excited to finally get a chance to take a class. I have to say that I was pretty disappointed. The people were very nice but I wasn't really feeling the corporate attitude that they had. Their pricing structure is pretty outrageous especially since they don't offer any classes on the weekends! All in all, it was a good experience and they do some pretty fantastic coaches! I just don't think it's for me.

WOD:
3-3-3-3 Power Snatch
75lbs

8:00 minute time limit to complete the following:
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Goblet KB Squats 55lbs
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Inverted Burpees

Inverted burpees are, in my opinion, the stupidest exercise I have ever done. Basically, you are on the ground on your back and donkey kick your body up and then go into a handstand. I hated them, not going to lie. Also, I did not complete this in 8 minutes. I only got through about 6 rounds.

Breakfast:
Right before the gym, i ate half of a larabar
After, I had:
omelette w/tomatoes, mushrooms, ham
side of fruit
black coffee

I stopped by the office to see where I will be working and to say hi to some coworkers.

Lunch:
salad w/pulled chicken, pico de gallo, tomatoes, guacamole, salsa
iced tea w/lime

Dinner:
I cracked at dinner! Not proud of my actions here.
I started off with good intentions. We ordered mussels - However, the mussels came out covered with shoestring french fries and melted cheese! I couldn't resist. I had a few. I also had to just try the delicious bread that they brought out.
salad - this was paleo friendly
halibut wrapped with prosciutto (delicious!) this was paleo friendly for the most part
asparagus
Dessert:
fresh fruit
black coffee
I did have some of Chris's dessert: truffles and a mini shake - worth it! super delicious!!
I also had one glass of wine

This was another failed day on vacation :( but I don't regret it. I had a great time!

zero points for food

Day 17 - Leaving for Austin!

I know that this weekend coming up is going to be really, really difficult! I am totally not prepared for it. However, for the most part I did really well today. My only downfall was dinner. I indulged in a glass of wine with dinner at our hotel. I got caught up in "let's have a drink and toast the beginning of our future together in Austin." Also, the fish that I ordered was dusted in some sort of breadcrumb mixture. Although it was a light dusting, my stomach did not like that! I had stomach issues all night!

Breakfast:
egg muffins

Snack on the way to the airport:
fudge babies

Atlanta Airport:
grilled chicken salad w/olive oil and lemon as a dressing
Larabar on the plane

We finally got in to Austin and went to our hotel. We ate in the hotel restaurant.
one glass of red wine
guacamole made fresh tableside w/fresh veggies - I did have one tortilla chip (couldn't resist)
baked fish w/breadcrumbs and extra asparagus
fresh fruit for dessert

No food points :(

WOD:
REST

Day 16

Breakfast:
2 egg muffins
1/2 avocado
16 oz coffee w/coconut milk

Lunch:
Big salad w/chicken, iceburg lettuce, spinach, carrots, raisins, cucumbers, green peppers, hard boiled egg, a few sundried tomatoes, avocado, walnuts - olive oil/lemon/red wine vinegar dressing

Snack:
apple w/cinnamon

Dinner:
mexi salad - ground beef cooked with red peppers and onions served on top of iceburg lettuce w/salsa, black olives, and hot sauce

Dessert:
3 fudge babies (delicious!)

WOD: Strength
Work heavy singles to get a 1 RM for Good Mornings - 110lbs (I did not max out - going for form)
turkish getups - 35lb kb R/L
reverse hyper - 70lbs

sleep:
8 hours

Daily points:
food - 1

Day 15

Breakfast:
2 egg muffins - egg/ground beef/red peppers
1/2 avocado
few walnuts
coffee w/coconut milk

Lunch:
old bay seasoned chicken over top a salad of: iceburg lettuce/spinach/hard boiled egg/carrots/raisins/walnuts/1/2 avocado/cucumbers/green peppers/tomatoes
dressing: olive oil/vinegar/lemon juice (dressing came out pretty awesome)

4 PM Snack:
orange

Made dinner for Chris's family:
beef brisket cooked in a crockpot w/spices
broccoli
cucumber/onion/tomato salad with balsamic vinegar and olive oil

WOD:
Freddy's Revenge:
5 RFT:
5 Shoulder to Overhead (120lbs)
10 Burpees
Time: 10:02

I did this one with 110lbs - was going to try 115, but was way too heavy to sustain for 25 reps. I wanted to do 105, but got pushed in to doing 110. (Today my whole back and shoulders hurt, thanks Miranda)
First set was ok, I don't think I dropped the bar THAT round and burpees weren't bad. 2nd round was the worst! I am pretty sure I dropped the bar at least one time during each of the rest of the rounds. Good thing I had a partner to help me re-rack it.
Miranda did beat me by 12 seconds. I'll give her that one haha

Sleep:
7 hours

Daily Points:
Food - 1

Day 14 - Half Way Done!

I have to start this post by saying how proud I am of myself for the great choices I made all weekend. I worked with the options that were put in front of me and although it was difficult to resist some things, such as the amazing roll at D'Nic's, I managed to avoid it! Now on to breakfast.

Breakfast:
2 hard boiled eggs
1/2 avocado
5 sliced strawberries w/handful of blueberries

I am starting today with only having two fruit servings per day. Hope I can manage this!!

Lunch:
cajun chicken over top a salad:
iceburg lettuce, spinach, hard boiled egg, 1/2 avocado, handful of walnuts, raisins, green olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, and green peppers. Olive oil and vinegar dressing

Snack:
handful of walnuts (I really wanted an orange, but I resisted)

After work, I headed out to the gym to get in a team WOD:
Team Fran
250 Thrusters (53lbs) I wanted to do 65, but we could only use one bar and some of my teammates are not quite there yet with 65lbs. No big deal, 53 was still a good workout.
250 Pullups

Wait for it, wait for it... I got my first kipping pull up tonight!!! I am so excited! I got at least 3 where my chin definitely was 100% over the bar. I can't believe it!! It has only taken 7 months for it to happen, but it did!! I was actually planning on using a band that we call Mental Floss because it really only removes about 3-4 lbs and doesn't really do anything to help you. With a little push from some of my gym girls, I agreed to give it a go without the band. I was afraid to part with my friend, MF, but it was totally worth it! Unassisted pullups in WODs from now on for this kid!!

After the WOD, I met up with a few girls from the gym at Kabuki for some sushi to celebrate Donkey's birthday. I had a great time! I even stayed paleo while there.

Dinner:
sashimi dinner (instead of over rice, I asked for cucumbers and avocado slices) I did not use soy sauce. I used wasabi and a little bit of lemon juice. I did eat a little of the seaweed salad that came with it.
dinner salad w/ dressing on the side. I squeezed a lemon on top for my dressing
Japanese Tea with nothing in it
I ate a piece of banana and I removed the tempura that it was coated in

Dessert:
handful of raisins

Sleep:
8 hours

Weekly Points:
food: 6
sleep: 1
WOD: 1

This week, I deviated slightly from the diet by having asparagus that had butter in it and also the mushrooms and onions were cooked in a little bit of steak sauce on Saturday night. Other than that, I have stayed completely on track!

Day 13 - Winding Down Weekend #2

I woke up around 930 ish this morning craving breakfast foods! I decided on making my boyfriend and me a well balanced meal to start the day. We ran over to Giant to grab some sausage, coconut milk, eggs, avocados and few other things. I just have to say that I have spent a ton of money this weekend on groceries alone! Eating healthier sure gets expensive!!

Breakfast around 1130am:
2 egg omelette w/red peppers and mushrooms
1/2 avocado
5 sausage links
blueberries
16 oz coffee w/coconut milk

Snack:
2 handfuls of raisins

Around 5:30 ish, I was meeting up with some friends at a restaurant for dinner to catch up. I knew this was going to be tough. Anytime I go out to eat nowadays it is killer for me because there are so many deliciously bad choices at these restaurants. Temptation is everywhere!! I settled on the below:

Dinner:
chicken and shrimp fajitas w/onions and peppers (minus the monterey jack cheese) over a bowl of romaine lettuce
guacamole/pico de gallo/salsa
6 raw oysters
club soda w/lime - it was hard not to order a beer because everyone else was, but I stuck it out!

Dessert:
strawberries/blueberries w/shredded unsweetened coconut
I also indulged in a recipe I found online that sounded delicious: a fruit smoothie (raspberries/strawberries/blueberries blended with coconut milk - it was supposed to be with 1/2 a banana but I didn't have it) My stomach hurt afterwards. I think it was probably from the coconut milk. I won't be making that again. It was good, but not super delicious
handful of raisins

Starting tomorrow, I am only having two servings of fruit per day. I am eating way too much and I know this is why I haven't been losing weight. The next two weeks I will be much stricter with this.

WOD:
REST

Sleep:
8 hours

Daily Points:
food: 1

Day 12 - Saturdays Are Always the Hardest!

I woke up this morning, made an awesome breakfast and got ready to head to the gym for some sectional training.

Breakfast:
3 egg omelette
6 slices of bacon
16 oz coffee w/coconut milk

WOD:
Team of 5 girls:
Station workout - 1 min at each station. 1st person deadlifts for one minute then moves to next station. 2nd person deadlifts and so on and so forth. Everyone will end up at the shoulder to overhead station

Deadlift 175lbs
Rest
Pistols
Rest
Row for Calories

2 min to find your 1 Rep Max Shoulder to Overhead
125lb 1 RM - shoulders were killing from yesterday's WOD

After the gym, Chris and I got ready to head into Center City to check out the Reading Terminal Market. This is a huge farmer's market with a ton of options and also small cafes/delis to eat at. They have meat markets, seafood markets, prepared foods, and spice stores. It's like a bigger version of the Italian Market in South Philly.
For lunch, we had to check out D'Nic's. This is probably the best place in Philly to get roast pork sandwiches. I got an italian pulled pork sandwich with spinach rabe. I used a fork and ate the meat and spinach off the roll. It took everything in me not to give in and have the roll! It smelled and looked amazing! But I managed to resist - super proud of myself!!

For dinner, we went over to our friends place. Joe made us ribeye steaks with a side of sauteed mushrooms/onions, cucumber/tomato/onion/mozzarella salad with oil and vinegar (I ate around the mozz), and steamed asparagus. He threw some butter in the asparagus, so this meal was probably not 100% paleo but I did as good as I could have. I will not give myself a food compliance point because of this.

Dessert:
orange
blueberries w/unsweetened coconut
raisins

Daily Points:
none

Day 11 - It's Friday!

Today is probably the hardest day so far for me! I am craving cookies and cake pretty bad today but have somehow pushed through and made the right choices, but I'm grumpy about it!

Today is my last official day as part of the Liquor Liability Team at work. I will be transitioning into a Property and Casualty role on the TX/OK Team. Although I am not moving out there until June, product training starts on Monday. So, with that being said, my awesome boss brought in bagels from Panera for everyone this morning to celebrate my last day. Knowing that I have given up on eating grains for a while now, she actually bought me a yogurt parfait! Now I know that eating dairy is not a part of this challenge, so imagine how bummed out I was knowing that I couldn't eat it!  I thanked her very much for the thoughtfulness and have been trying since this morning to give it away. My friend Lauren finally agreed to take it! Talk about fighting off temptation!! That parfait looked awesome and I know how great they taste because I have had them in the past. :( bummer

I'm excited for dinner tonight because I am going to a Paleo Party at Donkey's house. A bunch of members from the gym are getting together to eat paleo friendly meals and sharing recipes. I can't wait!

The breakfast I had instead:
Leftover chicken stir fry
1 hard boiled egg
16 oz coffee w/coconut milk

Lunch:
montreal seasoned chicken over top salad: iceburg lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, hard boiled egg, green peppers, carrots, raisins, cucumbers, olives. Olive Oil and Vinegar
larabar

Snack:
almonds w/dried cranberries

I am craving sugar bad today!!

Dinner:
A lot of paleo friendly dishes including salmon cakes, tomato basil soup, brussel sprout chips, chocolate mousse cake for dessert as well as chocolate dipped dried apricots! Amazing!! I definitely ate way too much, but it was totally worth it!

WOD:
Partner workout:
60 wallballs
60 ground to overhead (65lbs)
60 Kettlebell swings (55lbs)
60 Overhead squats (65lbs)
60 burpees
60 Ground to shoulder (65lbs)

I felt awesome doing this wod. I had a ton of energy and think this may be one of the few metcons that I did not half ass! It must be because of my healthier eating choices and no alcohol! I felt great!

Daily Points:
food - 1
sleep - 1

Day 10

So, it's 10 days into the challenge and it's getting a little easier everyday to stick to it. I'm not having crazy cravings, although yesterday I wanted orange juice really bad! Maybe I just didn't want to drink water all day. Water can be a little bit boring. I do miss my occasional diet coke!

On another note, I almost made it to the 15 ft mark on the rope today at the gym! I was about 2 feet away! That is the closest I have ever gotten! I had tried to get up it once before and could barely get a foot off the ground. Ever since then, I have been to afraid to try. But today I just walked up to it, took a little advice about starting the ascent from my friend Dorothy and just started climbing. I was amazed at how far up I was able to make it! Thanks for the encouragement, Dorothy! Next time, I am going to touch that mark!

Breakfast:
leftover chicken stirfry
3 strawberries
24 oz coffee w/coconut milk

Lunch:
3 slices of turkey over top a salad of iceburg lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, hard boiled egg, raisins, carrots, cucumbers, green peppers, green olives. Olive oil and vinegar

Snack:
 apple w/almond butter

Dinner:
I made more chicken stirfry because my boyfriend thought it sounded delicious. This time around I did not have any more broccoli so dinner was chicken sauteed with green peppers and onions. I served this over chopped romaine lettuce and some salsa.
Snack:
My bf and I split dessert while watching Jersey Shore. Gotta love Thursdays!
1/2 apple
1/2 larabar

WOD:

Week 1 Wendler  5-3-1
Bench
65 - 75 -90
17 max reps at 90lbs

Press
65 - 65 - 70
7 max reps at 70lbs

3 squat snatches on the minute for 5 min (55lbs)
2 rope climb attempts

Sleep:
7 hours

Daily Points:
food compliance - 1

Day 9

I was really hoping to not have to go into work today or at least get a 2 hour delay due to the snow, but it just wasn't happening for me today! Oh well, back to the daily grind.

I have been noticing that I have been eating a lot of fruit. I definitely am using it as a way to replace sugar. Apples are my fruit of choice. I have been staying away from dried fruit though which is super addicting to me, so that's good. I'm working on only having 2 servings of fruit a day as apposed to 3. We'll see how that goes. The avocados I bought are not ripe yet, so I don't have any good substitutes for my late day snack other than almonds. **Idea - I will grab some raw veggies at the salad bar as a snack for later and maybe a little evoo and vinegar to go with them.

Breakfast:
2 hard boiled eggs
4 strips of bacon
6 sliced strawberries
16oz coffee w/coconut milk

Lunch:
3 slices of turkey on a salad of the following: iceburg lettuce, spinach, hard boiled egg, carrots, green peppers, raisins, cucumbers, tomatoes, and two strips of bacon. olive oil and vinegar dressing
had a few more raisins as a snack- about 2 tbsp

Snack:
cucumbers/broccoli/green peppers w/a little evoo and vinegar
12 almonds
larabar

I don't know if I'm hungry or I am just craving sweets today but I want to eat everything! Nothing is satisfying my hunger at all.  I am also getting sick again - I have a stuffy nose and am feeling congested. I hope this doesn't last too long!

I managed to make it through the day without eating anymore snacks.

Dinner:
chicken marinated w/lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, minced garlic, parsley cooked in coconut oil
green peppers/broccoli/onions sauteed in coconut oil/evoo
delicious!

Snack:
sauteed apples

sleep:
9 hours

WOD:
Rest

Points:
food compliance: 1

Day 8

Today is mom's birthday, so I took a personal day to drive to Jersey to spend the day with her. We are going out to lunch and then doing a bit of shopping. I got a pretty late start this morning so breakfast was about 6 strawberries and coffee w/coconut milk. When I finally made it home I was starving! I had a delicious orange before we headed out to lunch. I had a steak salad w/iceburg lettuce, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, and green peppers and olive oil and vinegar dressing. I also ate 3 pieces of sashimi without soy sauce. That is a big step for me because I love soy sauce! Before leaving, I had some of my sister's orange and 3 almonds.

I drove all the way home tonight and forgot my cell phone at home! grr so mad!! It took me forever to get home because of the snow and I was starving!! I had a banana bread larabar to hold me over until dinner was ready. I definitely didn't feel like cooking so I just made an omelette w/peppers and spinach and a side of bacon. I put a little bit of hot sauce on top.

WOD:
REST

Daily points:
Food compliance - 1

weekly points:
sleep: 1
Work outs: 1

Day 7 - Week 1 Completed!

It's Monday, so that means back to a routine! I'm pretty excited about that because it makes sticking to the diet so much easier! I am meeting two of my friends for dinner tonight at Wild Rice, my favority sushi place around here. I am going to have turn down sushi rolls and opt for sashimi. Maybe they can wrap their rolls in cucumber slices instead of rice? hmm I am definitely going to ask!

Breakfast:
2 hard-boiled eggs
1/2 avocado
6 sliced strawberries
16oz coffee w/coconut milk

Lunch:
6 oz chicken over a salad: lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, raisins, hb egg, green olives
olive oil and red wine vinegar

Snack:
apple

Dinner:
Update: sushi night was rescheduled, so instead dinner was the following:
homemade chicken soup
pork chop w/sauteed spinach and guacamole - thanks to CC

Snack:
1/2 apple w/sun butter

WOD:
Annie Sandwich
500M row
50-40-30-20-10
double unders
situps
500M row
time: 19:40

first time stringing 9 DU in a row! Double unders are getting better with practice each time. Adding the 500M row in the beginning and end definitely made this workout a lung burner!

Sleep:
8 hours

Daily points:
food compliance - 1

Day 6 - First Weekend Success!

Woke up feeling pretty good today and went to the 10 AM WOD. Who knew that not drinking can have such great benefits!? The workout today was 1 rep max shoulder press and 1 rep max push press. I did pretty well on the shoulder press and got a PR on the push press. However, thanks to not moving my head out of the way during one of the push press lifts, I smacked my chin pretty hard with the barbell on the way up. Man, did that hurt! I have a small gash under my chin - could have been a lot worse!!

WOD:
1-1-1-1-1
shoulder press
90lbs (tied PR) 90 went up a lot easier than it did the last time

1-1-1-1-1
push press
125 (previously got 120 x3) first time getting a 1 RM. I probably could have gotten 130 but decided to call it a day since my chin was throbbing!

Breakfast:
2 hard boiled eggs
1/2 cup grapes
160z coffee w/coconut milk

Lunch:
leftover paleo chili over top a piece of chicken from last night's leftovers at the restaurant

Snack:
3 strawberries
sample size larabar (1/4 of a full bar)

Dinner:
pork chops w/apples and cranberries pan fried
asparagus
1/2 sweet potato

Snack:
1/2 apple w/almond butter

Day 5 - Temptation

Today is going to prove to be my biggest challenge yet! Tonight I am going out with friends to a BYOB restaurant and then out for drinks afterward to celebrate their birthdays since they all fall in January. I hope I can avoid the temptation to drink and to eat bread and/or desserts!

On another note, I have signed up to train for Open Sectionals at the gym. I am super nervous because I have not mastered double unders yet and am still struggling with pullups. I hope I can hang with the team as we go through the training. I know that I will probably not make it to regionals and I'm perfectly fine with that. I am doing this as a way to get better at the things I am not good at so that maybe one day I will be at that level. This morning was the first day for training and I was definitely a little nervous!

WOD:
Teams of 4 (2 guys/2 girls) will complete the following:
100 double unders
25 deadlifts (225) men

100 double unders
25 deadlifts (155) women

Only two people can work at a time to complete the work. Once this is completed, 7 minute AMRAP of double unders and deadlifts (2 people work at a time)

This one was tough for me because of the double unders. The deadlifts were not bad for me at all. Heavy lifting is a strength for me. It's the skill work that I am horrible at! Thankfully, Aimee was on my team and was able to carry us through double unders and I stepped it up with the deadlifts. Not a bad combo!

Strength work:
3 x 20 reverse hyper 75lbs
3x 15 GHD situps

Breakfast:
2 egg omelette with mushrooms, spinach, 1/2 avocado
6 sliced strawberries
16 oz coffee w/coconut milk

Lunch:
Chipotle - salad w/lettuce, barbacoa meat, pico de gallo, medium salsa, and guacamole

Snacks:
Apple
grapes
carrots w/salsa

Dinner:
soup : homemade stock with shrimp, spinach and potatoes (I didn't know this was going to have potatoes in it so I picked them out)
Chicken entree w/mushrooms, olives in a plum tomato sauce
fresh vegetables
(I skipped out on the wine and the bread)

We went to P.J's for drinks and I stuck with water. I am super proud of myself for resisting the bread on the table, the wine that smelled delicious, and drinks at the bar.

Sleep:
8 hours

Daily points:
food compliance - 1 point

Day 4

Woke up feeling hungry but ignored it until getting into work this morning.

Breakfast:
omelette w/tomatoes, 1/2 avocado, and ham
6 sliced strawberries
16 oz coffee w/coconut milk

Went out to lunch with my friend Jen to the Corner Bakery. They have awesome salad options that can be tweaked.

Chopped Salad:
chicken, bacon, avocado, iceburg lettuce, hard boiled egg
oil and vinegar

Snack 4PM:
apple w/almond butter
still hungry so had 9 almonds

Dinner:
leftover paleo chili
jimmy john's unwich: turkey, lettuce, tomato, bacon, avocado spread on lettuce wrap

Dessert:
sauteed apples w/almond butter

I have been hungry from the minute I left work to the minute I went to bed! I have no idea why. Today is the most hungry I have felt since the challenge started and I have been eating the same amount of food. Tonight's WOD was a metcon so maybe that had something to do with it? burning more calories tonight than I had earlier in the week? hmmm

WOD:
10 rounds:
10 burpee box jumps 13''
10 kettlebell swings 35lbs
Time: 20:40

This one was a lung burner. I have been trying to up my intensity by only giving myself 5 seconds breathers, but tonight was tough!

Sleep:
8 hours

Daily Points:
Food compliance - 1

Day 3 - Still Going Strong

Crisis: Yesterday I ran out of avocados and strawberries and didn't have time to go to the store. So breakfast had to be changed up a little.

I'm starting to get nervous with the weekend quickly approaching. This will be my first Paleo weekend facing temptation. Saturday night I am going out with friends to celebrate their birthdays, so alcohol will be hard to turn away. I am going to be tough and not give in though!

Wound up going to Acme on my lunch break to buy some food to make paleo chili for dinner tonight. I also grabbed some more avocados, strawberries, and apples.
Breakfast:
2 egg muffins
4 strips of bacon
9 almonds
16 oz coffee w/ coconut milk

Lunch:
three slices of turkey served over a salad of the following:
lettuce, hard boiled egg, raisins, green peppers, cucumbers, 1/2 avocado, 2 strips of bacon
olive oil and vinegar

Snack 4 PM:
apple w/almond butter

I went to my boyfriend's house and started making this awesome paleo chili recipe for dinner but it needed to simmer for 2 hours! I knew I wouldn't make it until then without eating something! I rememberd that I had bought strawberries earlier in the day and so I had about 4 strawberries.

Dinner:
One bowl paleo chili
dinner salad - lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, olive oil and vinegar

Dessert:
Sauteed Apples

sleep:
8 hours

WOD:
REST

daily points:
1 for food compliance

Day 2 - Feeling Good

So Day 1 was totally a success! I know, I know, it's only been one day! I am feeling really focused though and dedicated to not straying from this. I also feel great so far!

Breakfast:
2 egg muffins courtesy of CC
1/2 avocado
7 sliced strawberries
16 oz coffee w/coconut milk - not bad! I am learning to like coffee without sugar - it's doable!

I ate this around 9:30 AM - This has kept me full up until about 11:45 AM.

One luxury that I am grateful to have is that my company has a cafe for lunch. The great thing about it is that it's free and there are a lot of great, healthy options. So on to lunch!

Lunch 12:15 PM:
about 6 oz of chopped rotisserie chicken atop a salad made of the following:
lettuce, cucumbers, hard boiled egg, raisins, peppers, carrots, olives, 1/2 avocado
olive oil and red wine vinegar

Snack 3:15 PM:
10 raw almonds
still hungry after that, so I had another little snack:
small apple w/ almond butter

Dinner 7PM:
one turkey burger
sauteed squash
4 brussel sprouts

Snack 9:30 PM:
Apple

WOD:
5-3-1-1-1 Back Squat
Hit 210 - 30 lb PR!

Sleep: 8 hours

food compliance: 1 point

Day 1 Paleo Challenge

Starting the new year off right by dialing into nutrition. For the next 30 days I will be experimenting with the Paleo Diet. My motivation is of course coming from a nutrition challenge that was announced at CrossfitKop. Even though the motivation is fueled by competition, I am excited to see what changes will happen with my performance in the gym and in the way my body looks after 30 days. I will be blogging mostly about my food intake here and how I feel during and after workouts.

The challenge officially starts today. For the next 30 days I will not be eating any grains, dairy, legumes, processed sugar or alcohol. For every day that I am food compliant I will get one point. I will get one point per week for working out 3 days and incorporating one rest day.  I will get one point per week for sleeping 8 hours or more for at least 3 nights out of the week.

Day 1:
Breakfast
Passion Fruit Tea (nothing added) - I am not loving the taste of this but can't drink coffee black just yet
2 hard boiled eggs
1/2 avocado
5 sliced strawberries

Snack:
15 almonds

Lunch:
4 oz chicken
broccoli
sauteed spinach/mushrooms/garlic
1/2 avocado

Snack:
15 almonds

Dinner:
one turkey burger over a bed of lettuce w/hard boiled egg and tomatoes oil and vinegar
brussel sprouts

Snack:
Apple w/sunflower butter

WOD

5 Rounds:
15 Hang Power Snatch
400 M run

Round 1 was tough because I wasn't warm enough. I was getting unbroken sets of 5 on HPS - Weight didn't feel that heavy. Overall, this workout was tough but more mentally tough than anything especially on the runs. Next time I will try and up my intensity during the runs.

Sleep: 7 1/2 hours

1 point for food