Days 58 and 59

I apologize for not posting. In the midst of hurting my back, I forgot Monday night. Yesterday I was exhausted so just hit the hay. Monday CF went Rx...tweeked my back a bit more...total fail. Food was fine. No cheats. Typical meals that I have been eating all day. Tuesday I called out of work cause I could barely walk or bend over, so sitting for a lot of hours would have been out of the question (even right now, when I hit the 30 minute mark I start getting uncomfortable...it's sucky). I made an appointment with Dr. B the chiropractor from Crossfit. She got me in yesterday for my initial consult and I really enjoyed my hour with her. WE chatted about some injuries I had, past sports I had done, weird body things I have noticed...everything. Then she did her physical assessment of me. I lean to the right. My left side is more flexible than my right side. My left arm hangs closer to my body than my right. And the real kicker? I carry 16 pounds more of my weight on my left side than my right side (at most it should be 5lbs). After some x-rays of the spine, we scheduled a follow-up visit for Thursday to review the findings.

Last night we ate out at 677 Prime. Not gonna lie. Let the diet go right out the window. We were eating for free, and I was gonna enjoy it. I did find myself eating around things I shouldn't have, but that's not to say the whole meal was paleo, let's be honest...I hate half of my cheesecake dessert and I liked it :) Other than that, meals and small snacks were all paleo the last 2 days.

Still resting from CF but will probably go to games night tomorrow (Thursday) just to run around...moving doesn't hurt to bad, it's the sitting still that hurts. And I will try to talk to the coaches about some stretching I can do and also if there are ways to modify the workouts that won't hurt me more. :) Score. Until Later tonight...happy day 60 folks.

Day 57 of 90

So last night I went bowling with some friends...the like 1030pm, black lights on, stay out til 1am type of bowling. Tons of fun. Glad I got to go out. What was even more fantastic? Sleeping til 1015am!! But I had to haul butt and get up, dressed and to the gym to be there by 11. I was there by 1040, and on a roam roller for my back. Gonna keep rolling, icing and moving to keep it going. :) I figured I would go a little light on the workout, just to spare my back a bit. The workout is below. Then I stayed for Strongman, you know...just a typical Sunday. It was kinda a clusterfuck (excuse my language) in the triple wide today. People were trying to get their WOW 12.1 done, understandable, we were trying to do a workout that involved going back and forth across, and it was just loud. No big deal. Cat did a really great job rallying the troops to pay attention and get our stuff done. After the gym, I hit the mall and grocery store. I even bought a scale to weigh food for zoning. I am still hesitant to do it, but I am wondering if it will either drive me nuts or if I will enjoy it. We will see. I think it's gonna take a ton of convincing by my partner in crime (Kim "the bad ass" Seevers) to do it. I think her saying "10 pounds in 1 month" might do the trick. We will see though.

So here's what we did today.

CF WOD:

I. Burgener Warm-up

II. Front squat 3-3-3-3

-65, 85, 105, 115 (definitely could go heavier, was saving my back)

III. 3 rounds for time (I am writing the scaled first/what i did, then the actual)

-100 single unders (50 DU)

-25 knees to chest (25 C2B)

-50 Walking lunges w/ 15lb plate (Rx = 25lb)

Strongman

I. "medley WOD" - 3 rounds for time (with the mess we had in the triple we got 2 done)

-4 balistic blocks

-keg carry (75lbs)

-Farmers Carry (70lbs KB)

Round 1 - 1:28, Round 2 - 1:05

Food:

Today was an interesting day. I don't fast, but waking up at 10:15 and heading straight to the gym/running errands without snacks (well I grabbed a handful of cashews on my way to the grocery store) = Chiplotle at 4:30pm for the first meal of the day. Took a nap at 5pm...woke up about 6pm and was starving. So I started in on my sauce for the week. This weeks spaghetti sauce had 99% ground turkey, chicken sausage, zucchini, onions, mushrooms, cauliflower and spinach. I'm trying to up my veggie intake for the week :) So I had a bowl of that with spaghetti squash for dinner. Then to round out the evening, I got So Delicious Vanilla Bean. Even better than the chocolate!! Had that and a handful of cashews and I am getting ready for bed :)

Successful weekend, getting ready for a week 3 of rotation. FOUR WEEKS LEFT!

Day 56 of 90

Saturday's are always wonderful when nothing is planned. Slept in (til 9 haha), did some research, cleaned the apartment, did some more research...just a quiet day by myself :) so fantastic. The only problem with all that? Lingering around the house doing work and such means I am going to want to munch and eat. This morning started out very good, very paleo. Snacks were good. No lunch cause I wasn't terribly hungry, and about 2pm, I wanted to eat a snack, but since I hadn't been to the grocery store, I made a PLD (Poor Life Decision...coined that one a few years back during pharmacy school...) and heated up a Lean Cuisine Spinach and Artichoke dip w/ a pita. Fail. Then for dinner, it was getting late, still didn't hit the grocery store and wanted something quick, so I ordered chinese tonight. Shrimp with mixed veggies. I ate the rice too :( then I had the egg roll they gave me, and I ordered hot and sour soup. All together just a fail. First bad eating day of the week. Back on the wagon tomorrow (hopefully nobody will want sushi, cause I have been craving it since last week...haha)

CF: rest day (lower back still a little achey)

Food:

Breakfast - 2 eggs, 2 bacon, chopped broccoli

Snack - apple with almond butter

Lunch - 2 dill pickles, Lean Cuisine fail

Dinner - chinese fail

Snack - trail mix because I was out bowling and it was late...like 11:15pm

Oh well, tomorrow is Sunday. A new day. Gotta be better than yesterday :)

Day 55 of 90

Today was Friday, had a really great day at rotation! :) After week 2, it's fantastic.

Today my new Inov8's came in the mail. I'm excited to try them out on Sunday...hopefully my back will be back in business by then...more on that later.

I hit CF today at 3pm cause I got out of work early. I was unsuccessful searching for a new water bottle at Target, but I need to find one. My camelback is dying soon. Anyways...today was the workout for WOW #1. Workout of the Week for the open (world wide competition that CFer's can sign up to do...I did not sign up). So it was an AMRAP of jumping burpees. Felt okay, took my time, finshed 54 total, arches of my feet cramped up so lacrosse ball rolled them out during the next person completing there's, and then as I went to start WOD #2 of the day with a kettlebell, I realized my lower back hurt! What the hell!! I only did burpees! There was no reason for that pain...but as I sit here writing this, there is an ice pack on my back. I'm nervous for how it is going to feel when I wake up tomorrow...

Anyways, here's how the day panned out:

CF

I. Russian Gymnastics day 1

II. WOW # 1 - 7 Minute AMRAP Jumping Burpees (completed #54)

II. WOD - partner workout 1 minute AMRAPs for 2 rounds (because of time, it should have been 3 rounds...and I did it with 2 other people because of an odd number of people in class, so I counted how many movements/ calories I accumulated in the 10 minutes)

-Kettlebell Swings - 35lbs

-Ring rows

-Wall balls

-Lunges

-Rowing for calories

Food:

Breakfast - 2 eggs, 2 bacon, broccoli

Lunch - salad with grilled chicken, Larabar (Chocolate chip brownie I think? Still like the Apple Pie one best!!)

Post-WOD Protein Shake

Dinner - Buffalo chicken pizza, salad

Snack - So Delicious Chocolate "ice cream"

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

-same crust that I have previously made

-Chicken

-cut chicken into pieces

-melt 1/4 cup coconut oil in microwave

-add 1/4 cup of Frank's Red Hot, garlic powder and cayenne powder if wanted and wisk

together

-Cook chicken in skillet

-Once cooked, add sauce and let simmer

-Paleo Ranch Sauce (this did NOT come out like I expected, but had good taste and added good herbs to the dish)

-2-3 tablespoons of Ghee

-lemon juice

-garlic powder, onion powder, dill, parsley, pepper

-Melt ghee with lemon juice

-add spices and wisk together

-pour on top when putting topped pizza into oven (like after the crust has baked for 10

minutes, you've topped it and are about to bake it for another 10-15 minutes)

Day 54 of 90

Thursday, Thursday...what a day...worked, napped, gymmed. :)

CF:

I. Russian gymnastics day 2

II. "Annie" 50-40-30-20-10

-double unders (aka single unders for me)

-abmat situps

III. Press 5-5-5-5

-55, 65, 75, 97 (NEW PR! Woo!!)

IV. "Accumulate" 3 minutes L-sit

-yeah it was hard...okay...maybe not exactly 3 minutes who know

Then I hit Games Night! We played Hoover ball (an okay game...got the wind knocked out of my by a 10 lb medicine ball coming out of the air across the net...haha) then moved to an all time games night favorite...dodge ball. I felt like I was getting better at being able to jump, dodge and catch from the first time we played a month and a half ago? Felt good :)

Food:

Breakfast - 3 eggs, 2 bacon, chopped broccoli

Snack - Lara bar - Apple Pie...best one I've had yet! Definitely will be getting more of these

Lunch - Salad with grilled chicken

Snack - cashews, fruit twist

Post-WOD Protein Shake

Dinner - spicy stuffed pepper and left over meat mix :)

Tomorrow I want to make buffalo chicken tenders, so we'll see how that goes. :) Maybe I'll go out for sushi with some friends. We shall see. But it is gonna be Friday!!!

Day 53 of 90

Today was like any other day...uneventful. After rotation, I had a few meetings, and the last one was at the gym. People that are apart of the 90 day challenge, and were kinda feeling the slump of hitting the midpoint/day 50 got together to discuss challenges, problems, questions. It was nice to hear people are all having struggles, and I'm not alone in that boat. I haven't felt deprived or anything, but I do slip up on occasion. Today I got a caramel machiatto just cause I wanted to. For no reason really. Just because. But other are experiencing the same issues. Also within the discussion, we chatted a little about Zoning. While Paleo is about the quality food you are eating, zoning is about the quantity of food you are eating. You may have noticed in the past few weeks, some of my posts have mentioned not feeling hungry at night, or that I may be over eating in some capacity, so I jumped at this chance to learn more about the zone, have my own blocks set up, and learn a little more. I had been thinking maybe zoning might be a new way to go to keep the success of the 90 day challenge going...so here it was...right in my face...

After the meeting I sat down with Jay and asked him to help me out a little. We decided that I would be at 15 blocks, and he set up my day. 4-2-3-2-4 That's the blocks that I should be eating at each meal. It breaks down the protein, carbohydrates, and fat needed for each meal. And for each meal, I have to have that number of each category in the meal. It seems like it is going to be a lot of food, which I am very nervous about. But I will have to finagle some recipes, such as making a salad to meet some blocks, rather than shoveling down 4 cups of spinach. I think that over the next 3 days I am going to look into getting some ideas, learning more about things I eat now, and how they fit into the zones (ie: 1 apple =2 blocks) and plan for starting on Sunday with the zone. I'll also have to get a scale so I can weigh my meat and other stuff appropriately. Cause if I am going to do it, I'm doing it right.

Here is a website with some more information on it: http://journal.crossfit.com/2004/05/zone-meal-plans-crossfit-journ.tpl and an article that goes along with it breaking down a lot of the foods and their ratings: http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/cfjissue21_May04.pdf

So Wednesday = rest day as normal, so no CF today

Food:

Breakfast - 2 eggs, 2 bacon, collard greens

Snack - Pecan Pie luna bar

Lunch - salad with grilled chicken

Snack - trail mix

Dinner - chicken meatballs, sauce, sauteed kale

Snack - apple with almond butter :)

Day 52 of 90

So I have made it through day 52. Today I got out of rotation early, napped, and made chicken meatballs before I hit CF tonight. They were so stinkin good!! And at CF I hit a PR on my back squat!! 225 pounds!!! That's more than I weigh now!! Totally pumped for the night! :)

CF:

I. Russian Gymnastics Day 2

II. 5-3-1 back squats (87.5%, 92.5%, 100%) max, then 1 round of 50% AMRAP

-completed 135, 175, 225

III. 10 minutes AMRAP pull ups- did ring rows

-completed 138 reps

IV. Tabata rowing - finshed 758m in the 8 rounds

Food:

Breakfast - 2 eggs, 2 bacon, collard greens

Lunch - Spicy Stuff Pepper

Post-WOD Protein shake

Dinner - chicken meatballs, sauce, kale and brussel sprout mix

Snack - So Delicious chocolate "ice cream"

Chicken Meatballs

1 zucchini chopped

2 carrots chopped

1/2 cup parsley

3 medium garlic cloves

1/4 cup almond meal

1 egg

1 package ground chicken

salt

ground pepper

chili powder (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Chop ingredients (can use food processor, I like my veggies noticable)

3. Add zucchini, carrots, parsley and garlic together and mix.

4. Add almond flour, egg, and chicken and mix. I use my hands for this :)

5. Add salt, pepper and chili powder and mix some more

6. Drop tablespoon size balls onto parchment/foil lined baking sheet.

7. Bake for 23-28 minutes (mine were 33 minutes because they were a little bigger)

I got the recipe from here: http://www.multiplydelicious.com/thefood/2011/08/chicken-veggie-meatballs-with-pesto-zucchini-noodles/

It's an awesome new site I found to try a bunch of new recipes :)

Day 51 of 90

Happy Presidents Day! Well I'm sure it was only happy for those of us that had the day off :) So I slept in, hit ACF at noon, wrote almost 25 thank you notes for my last 2 residency interviews, took a nap, made Stuffed Peppers, and here I am...debating bed early :) What a great day off.

Let's see...CF:

I. Russian gymnastics day 1 warm-up

II. 5-4-3-2-1 of each

-rope climbs (I did it from ground on my back to standing position)

-Clean and Jerks (85-105-115-125-135) - definitely coulda gone a little heavier :)

-finished in 12:30

III. Tabata grasshoppers

Food:

Breakfast - 2 eggs, sausage, collard greens and salsa

Post-WOD Protein Shake

Snack - sweet potato fries

Dinner - Spicy Stuffed Pepper and kale

Snack - hard to say if there will be one or what it will be if it happens...see yesterday's evening choices :)

Day 50 of 90

Today as I was thinking about it...this whole Paleo eating just seems so normal, and every once in a while I choose to eat something that isn't exactly perfect for my body, but it isn't the all day everyday like I had previously in my life. Life is good. Things are good. And I am not missing out on things. Plus I keep finding new things to try. Like today the new green in my life was Kale. Holy awesome!! I ate a whole bunch at dinner time and already want more. I have a feeling when I finally invest int a blender that it will be a great addition to a smoothie to help me get more greens and veggies in my diet. Today at the grocery store I found myself not buying as much fruit. I am figuring if I don't buy it, I won't eat it and that will be a positive way to keep myself from plateauing. We shall see!!

So today...

CF workout x 2 (WOD and strongman)

WOD:

I. 25 KB swings (35lbs) x 4 rounds

II. "Jackie"

-1000m row (done in 4:20)

-50 thrusters @45lbs (thanks to my pal Stacia staying on me to finish these)

-30 ring rows

-finished the whole workout in 10:55

III. Work on walking handstands...lots of fun :)

Strongman:

I. 5 rounds of (I only did 2):

-5 Keg press (57lbs)

-5 Stone to shoulder (60lbs)

-5 KB swings (45lbs)

-5 deadlifts...I have no idea what the weight was...wasn't paying attention :) I just did it

Food:

Breakfast: none

Post-WOD Protein shake

Lunch: chiplotle bowl

Dinner: Pizza, and sauteed Kale

Snack: either an apple with almond butter or I am going to try the new coconut ice cream I found http://www.turtlemountain.com/products/product.php?p=so_delicious_nsa_chocolate

Sauteed Kale:

1 bunch of kale

olive oil

garlic powder

onion powder

crushed red pepper flakes

splashes of chicken broth

crushed garlic

I had a pan with left over sausage fat in it, and threw in everything. Stirred it up, and let it sautee for like 10 minutes. Came out fantastic!! I wanted more after I ate the whole bunch!! Haha

Here are a few pictures of me working out today...just for some photo updates for those of you that follow :) Thanks to my friend Stacia for taking these with her phone during class!! :)

Deadlifts

Stone to shoulder (60lb stone)

Day 49 of 90

Today I hit Woodbury outlets with my roommate. I found some good stuff. And it was nice to be able to buy smaller clothing that didn't just "fit" but still had some room left :)

Tonight I hungout with some friends from CF for a dear friends pre-birthday celebration. What a fantastic evening. I hope there are many more to come :)

So I guess we will recap food for the day since I obviously didn't hit CF...

Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 bacon

Snack -cashews

Lunch - chicken salad with balsamic dressing (cheese was on it cause it was from the rest stop and it came premade...it was the lesser of all the evils of the food choices)

Dinner - chicken wings! they were paleo don't worry

I had a caramel machiatto for the ride home from the outlets...and 2 drinks tonight...vodka with tonic. It was worth a great night out with friends though. Hopefully there are many more to come!!

Day 48 of 90

Today was a good day. Friday came and went. Hit the CF workout. Partner workout. Went really well. Felt good finishing it! See the workout below. This evening my roommate and I made our first venture to Sushi X. And boy am I glad we did! It was absolutely fantastic. 30 dollars for all you can eat sushi, appetizers, salads, everything was included. And the drinks we order and thought were going to be $9 a piece were only $4.50 a piece. Who knows why. But I'll take it. :)

So let's see CF Workout:

-with a partner complete

-250m row (each)

-100 air squats (combined)

-250m row (each)

-80 push presses (combined - 45lbs)

-250m row (each)

-60 pull ups (combined - we did ring rows)

-250m row (each)

-40 burpees (combined)

-250m row (each)

-While your partner is working, the other partner was to hold a plank position.

-We finished in 29:55..hey under 30 minutes and a solid chunk of work out.

Food for the day:

Breakfast - 3 eggs, 2 bacon

Snack - Larabar (Cashew cookie), some trail mix (these were not at the same time)

Lunch - salad with grilled chicken, apple with almond butter

Post-WOD Protein Shake

Dinner - Sushi X...don't even ask what we ate. See facebook for a picture of the 5 rolls we ordered :)

Tomorrow we are hitting up Woodbury for the outlets. I wore a pair of work pants today that I bought January 13th...so about 4 weeks ago...they don't fit. I can pull them off without unbuttoning. Now while this feels good. It SUCKS!! My pants are so loose and baggy I look stupid, and they are too long so that definitely doesn't help. Haha, horrible rant. Oh well. Anyways, maybe I'll find some more professional clothing tomorrow. I am definitely looking for a new pair of Reebok Nanos for CF and a gym bag and a blender and who knows what else :)

Day 47 of 90

So today was my first full day back in Albany in the past 3 days. It was gonna be a full day with rotation, meetings, gym and just life in general. I got out of rotation a little bit later than anticipated, and then met up with some friends that were in town for our meeting. The meeting was supposed to go until 6:30 which would have been perfect for hitting my usual 7pm WOD and 8pm games. Of course the meeting didn't go as planned, and 6:40 rolled around, and there was no end in sight. I barely got out to get to ACF by 8pm for games night. We played hand ball and it was awesome. Tons of fun, good cardio running around, and my team won!!

Let's see food for the day:

Breakfast - 2 eggs, 2 bacon

Snack - trail mix

Lunch - salad

Snack - turkey burger patty

Dinner - burger with bacon, avacado, onion, lettuce and tomato and sweet potato fries

That's all for day 47...hopefully I don't plateau and I can keep up the weight loss/inches lost...but I can tell you three days with no WOD doesn't help that plan.

Days 45 and 46

Wow, so I didn't post yesterday (Day 45) because I was at a hotel with no wi-fi. What gives? Isn't this 2012? Hahaha. Anyways, I was in Rochester because today (Day 46) I had my final residency interview at University of Rochester Medical Center. Things went pretty well. During my travels on day 45, I had 2 Starbucks coffees (Caramel machiatto and a vanilla latte). I had eaten eggs and bacon in the morning and had paleo friendly snacks for the trip. When dinner time came, I saw a Korean restaurant. And since there are none in Albany, I had to treat myself. I had a beef dish, a small bowl of rice, and all the sides that go along with it. Yum. :)

This morning before my interview I was able to get an omelet with veggies, no cheese and no breads. Score! Lunch at the hospital was a chicken salad with veggies and an asian sesame dressing. I had 2 coffees on the way home (Rochester is a long trip...3 hours...and I was exhausted), a Two Moms in the Raw bar from Starbucks for a snack, and waited for home to eat dinner. I had a turkey burger, with bacon, and a seaweed salad I grabbed from Wegmans. Overall successful trip trying to keep my diet Paleo.

I didn't get to go to CF yesterday or today, but at the hotel I ran a mile and did some weighted sit ups. Stupidly I forgot gym clothing at home, so I freaking went to Dicks made a bad decision and spent 50 bucks to get a workout outfit. Granted I got under armour stuff (it was on clearance), I didn't have to spend that much. Such a silly choice just to run a mile. HAHA

Back on track Thursday. :)

Day 44 of 90

So had my first day of my last rotation today! It went really well. I enjoyed the hospital, and I think it'll be really good. I even got to chat with one of the pharmacists I am going to be working with about the Paleo diet, and no wheat or carbs, because she is trying to treat her fibromyalgia by going gluten free. So it'll be a great 6 weeks having somebody pretty much along side to chat with.

Today ACF also released the new challenge that is happening on March 31st. Garage games. X-Y. Male and Female combo to achieve greatness!! I thought I would have a tough time finding a partner, but my good friend J Woods (who I haven't seen at CF in forever, and didn't even think to ask) stepped up and said he wanted to do it!! So we're in. I'm gonna register right after this!

Today was my first day back to strict Paleo.

Breakfast - nothing (wasn't hungry...and was a little late to rotation)

Snack - trail mix

Lunch - salad (no protein)

Post-WOD Protein Shake

Dinner - turkey burger, sweet potato fries, cauliflower

CF workout

I. Burpee deconstruction training

II. Thrusters - establish a 1 RM - 115lbs

III. 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

-Push press - 75lbs

-Hand release push ups

-finished 8:24

IV. AMRAP toes to bar (did knees to chest) with 1 minute rest x 3

-did 7-10-10

Day 43 of 90

Today I chaperoned the wine tour...therefore it does not even dignify me telling you what I ate. Just note there was a lot of wine and not necessarily good food. Well good in the sense of "good for my body", in the sense of taste and soooo yummy...it was fantastic. On that note, I am getting to bed. I have a new rotation tomorrow, and still have a ton of stuff to finish for my residency interview. On that note. Good night all :)

Day 42 of 90

Today I spent the whole day at the Tri-State Throwdown at the gym. 160 people from 3 different states arrived to participate in the event. I was a judge this time. And many did I get a huge exposure to something that made me itch wanting to do it. Seeing the athletes and all the people that were there to cheer them on is something I think I would love to do. I want to prove to myself that I could do the WODs that were done today. Even if I just start out in the rec division. There are no words to all the efforts that every single person, participant, judge, volunteer, the coaches, EVERYBODY put out to make today a huge success. So awesome. Next time. I'll be there participating.

I even tried to behave with my food! Even though there were donuts, cookies, and beer I resisted. I just munched on trail mix for a lot of the day, had some turkey for lunch, and chipolte for dinner, followed by an apple with almond butter, just cause I really didn't eat today.

Tomorrow I am getting up at 430am to chaperone the 5th year wine tour to senaca lake. I'll be gone all day again, and I know I will be exhausted. So I am off to bed. Congrats to all my friends that participated today!! And a huge thank you for exposing me to something I am so excited to try next time!!

Day 41 of 90

Today was my last day of my rotation and well, I had a sandwich at work. And a cookie. And they were good. SOOOOO good. That's what it is. I admit it. Right off the bat today. I finished my day, headed to CF, worked out, helped move some stuff, and headed home to eat dinner and get to bed early. Tomorrow I am judging at the throwdown and I gotta be there at 730am!! Holy early!! I am in so much awe and so impressed by all the athletes that are competing. I know a lot are nervous, and worrying, and I am glad that since this is my first exposure, and I will be there judging that I will be able to cheer them on and brighten their days hopefully!!

CF Workout:

I. Russian gymnastics day 2

II. 5 - 2 minute sets w/ 2 minutes rest between

-50 double unders (I jumped on a 45lb bumper)

-burpees for the rest of the 2 minutes

-Burpees completed - 15, 13, 13, 13, 14

III. 5 rounds of 30 weighted ab mat sit ups - used 15lb dumb bell

IV. Tabata grasshoppers (those were freaking hard!!)

Food:

Breakfast - none

Snack - trail mix (see day 40 for the mix)

Lunch - Italian sandwich (there was even cheese...booo Alyssa! But it was good!!)

Snack - cookie :(

Post WOD Protein shake

Dinner - why not continue the shit show...2 chicken w/ spinach and cheese (not a lot, but it was pre-mixed in), and brussel sprouts

Going to bed early!!

Day 40 of 90

Surprisingly after a long day of traveling, I was up bright and early and got to work at 9am instead of 10am like I had planned. I finished my paperwork for the rotation, got an A for the 6 weeks, and headed off to CF.

CF was a long night, I've never spent 3 hours there before. We had a judges meeting for the throwdown this weekend. Then I hit the WOD. Then of course stayed for Thursday night GAMES!!

I have gotten a few questions as to why I am not competing. I think that I did not understand the whole competition in the first place. I heard there was a recreational division, but I didn't think I could participate. Plus there was some money issues. :) I just keep in mind that this is going to be my first exposure to any sort of cross fit competition, so I just wanna see what is going on, and figure I will probably participate in the next one.

CF workout today...

I. Russian gymnastics warm-up day 1

II. Front Squats 4 rounds of 5

-95lbs, 105lbs, 115lbs, 135lbs (this was still a little light, I need to up it next time)

III. 7 rounds for time

-5 power snatches - 75lbs

-15 wall balls - 14lbs

-finished in 11:05

I HIT THAT WOD RX!! (As prescribed for those that don't get the lingo) It was a good night, felt good. Then games night was floor hockey. Stick in hand totally not really my sport. I'm not entirely coordinated enough for it, and well, haha I am a soccer player. I use my feet to kick the ball!! But I enjoyed the exposure to a new game, and as always had a blast with the fellow gamers!

Food for the day:

Breakfast- didn't eat

Snack - trail mix (cashews, almonds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, dried cranberries, dried blueberries)

Lunch - Wenda Salad

Snack - Cran-Blue Crunch pieces, cashews on the way to the gym

Post-WOD Protein shake

Dinner - had to force myself to have some spaghetti sauce with sausage, zucchini and mushrooms that I had left over from cooking the past week...and plus I wasn't entirely hungry. Yes I am still struggling with eating at night time...I know I need to talk to the coaches, but this week wasn't the week to do it because they are so busy getting ready for the throw-down. I will ask though!!

Tomorrow is Friday! Last day of this rotation block. Which means I am 6 weeks closer to being done with pharmacy school. :)

Day 39 of 90

Is that right? 39? I had a long day filled with an interview in Jackson, TN, and then a full evening of traveling. It is midnight right now, I am writing this, and I have been home for 35 minutes and have showered and gotten into bed. Tomorrow will probably be a rough day at work and then hitting the WOD and games, but it's Thursday. It's gotta be done. :)

I had an issue with breakfast at the hotel this morning. They had nothing. I didn't have the willpower to ask for something different so I ate a type of granola bar I bought at Starbucks yesterday. It was a Raw bar. Might not have been 100% paleo, but it was better than the gluten fest that was the contenintal hotel breakfast. I would say it was 98% paleo :) Lunch at the hospital, I got nervous. They asked what we wanted and their first 2 suggestions were Chik-Fil-a and Subway. I asked if there was a salad bar, and there was, so things worked out well. After I finished at the hospital at 12:45pm, I headed straight to the road for the 2 hour drive back to Nashville to catch my plane. I was hungry by the time I got to the airport, and not wanting a full meal, I opted for an 80 calorie all fruit/juice smoothie. Of course my flight was delayed, so in being hungry around dinner time, I found Mrs. May's Pom-Blue Crunch (http://www.mrsmays.com/). Minus the rice malt and evaporated cane juice, I decided again it was a mostly paleo snack and went with it. SO stinkin good. If it turns out to be mostly okay, I will probably try to obtain more of the different flavors!! Finally got to DC after a late departure, had an hour layover and decided on a turkey burger, with bacon and a house salad. Totally hit the spot.

Anyways, I am home. Gotta hit the sack so I can have a super long day tomorrow. Almost done with my 5th rotation (2 more days!!), and Saturday I am volunteering to judge at the Tri-State Throwdown. I didn't sign up cause I was still unsure of myself, but I think after judging and hanging out for a lot of the day, it will push me to sign up for the next one. Plus I should have a job by then so I will be able to afford it. Then Sunday I am chaperoning the 5th year wine tour to Senaca lake. That will be a long day, and hopefully I will be able to not drink too much wine and eat well. Until then...happy Thursday all!!

Day 38

Today was a day of traveling. Tomorrow I have an interview at Jackson-Madison County Hospital in Jackson, TN. So I left NY at about 2:40pm and started my long journey. I checked into my hotel at about 9:40pm (which was central time...so 10:40pm eastern time). And that was after about 2 hours of driving from Nashville. Since my morning/early afternoon were at home, I didn't have a problem with food (minus the cookie I grabbed running out the door to the airport). When I landed in Charlotte, I realized that it would be late when I landed in Nashville, and by the time I got the car and got going, I probably would only be situated to grab fast food. So I stopped a burger place and got a burger with bacon, avocado and sweet potato fries! SCORE! (minus the fact that they were probably fried). When I asked the girl for No Bun, she goes do you have an allergy? I answered yes, cause I didn't want to discuss my food choices with her, and was in a rush to catch my connecting flight. She wanted to then discuss how buns and burgers are cooked on the same grill. To which I answered "don't worry I won't die" and tried to keep her going. It worked, but it was a small chore. I just chuckled at how I had to say those things to justify my food choices. Kinda sad. Oh well. I ate. I did have a caramel machiatto to hold me over for my 2 hour drive from Nashville to Jackson. My only "treat" today. No CF today, obviously cause I am 1300 miles away in TN, and it's now 10:30pm here, and I have to be at the hospital before 8:30am. I'm hitting the sack early, so I can rest up. My interview goes til about 1pm, and then I have to head back to Nashville (the 2 hour drive) to catch my 5:15pm flight back to Albany. I won't get in til after 11pm, so no CF again. Double rest day. Hopefully my lungs will recover/ this cough will go away/the congestion will clear up. This head cold is killing me.

Oh that's another story. So I have had this head cold for over a week, and the past 2 days I have had a lot of pressure building up in my ears. I got nervous because I knew I would be flying. Well, my worst fear came true. Even after taking 120mg of pseudophed and using afrin before flying this afternoon. My ears were plugged during both flights, and the pain was so intense. I now feel for all the kiddies that can't pop their ears when they fly cause it hurts. The worst part? My left ear won't pop. So now I can't hear anything on that side, and the right side is kinda still plugged. Are you kidding me? I have an interview tomorrow. Hopefully they will understand when I have to tell them that I can't hear, that I am not actually deaf/not paying attention. Anyways, here's hopin. Haha

Happy Wednesday everybody!! Don't know how my Paleo will go tomorrow, with the interviews and traveling again. And I might not have a post since I get into Albany so late tomorrow, and still have to get to rotation in the AM. We shall see though!!

I haven't done a picture in a while...this is me participating in the Strongman class. I am doing a log press. It's not a real log, its just the way the weight is distributed on this type of barbell thing...hahaha. I did a 1RM (rep max) of 120lbs. (I think I blogged about this in my Day 36 blog) Anyways, I think this picture (from my amazingly awesome new friend Katie) is me throwing up 80lbs. Maybe you can see a difference in the picture that is at the top of my blog? It's been 36 days at this point when the picture was taken...

Day 37

Simple day, but good day. Work passed quickly. Hit CF. Then home to rest/ get ready for my travels tomorrow. I have an interview in Jackson, TN on Wednesday, so Tuesday = Travel, then Wednesday = Interview and running back to NY ASAP. Not because I want out of TN, but because I gotta get stuff done here. This weekend will be a lot of working on my presentation for my Rochester interview.

Let's see...

CF Workout

I. Warmup: 500m row then 3 rounds of 5 reps

-Ring rows, ring push ups, ab mat sit ups, OHS, supermans, samson stretch.

II. 21-15-9

-KB swings (35lbs)

-Box jumps (20 inches)

-Burpees

Finished in 8:23...I think I was close to Rx...minus the step ups I did...and I didn't catch what the Rx height was on the box jumps...close though :)

III. "Gasser Fun" aka "Relay Suicides w/ different activities mixed in"

Food:

Breakfast - Naked Juice Citrus and Lemongrass drink

Snack - Blueberries, and a cookie :( - it was left over from the SB party, and was just soo good

Lunch - Wenda Salad

Snack - veggies, a few cashews

Post-WOD Protein Shake

Dinner - leftover spaghetti squash and sauce w/ sausage, zucchini, onions and mushrooms

We will see if blogging and diet is upheld the next 2 days. Stay tuned.

Days 35 and 36

I totally failed at blogging yesterday. My bad. No gym. Here's food.

Breakfast - none

Snack - fruit snacks (100% natural, nothing added, pretty good)

Lunch - pizza w/ sausage, pepps, onions, mushs and green bells

Dinner - spaghetti squash with spaghetti sauce (sausage, zucchini, onions, mushrooms)

Okay, today was Super Bowl Sunday...day 36. Day of "treats"...not following the Paleo diet.

I hit CF and Strongman this AM, then cooked until 4pm, then had people over for the night.

CF Workout:

20 Minute AMRAP

-10 ringrows, 9 deadlifts (65lbs), 8 push presses (65lbs)

-finished 11 rounds + 8 movements

-went kinda light, wanted to get more volume in today

Strongman class

-Log lifts. tons of fun. 1 RM = 120lbs, then we did 60 second AMRAP. I did 80lbs, hit 7, then 10 the second round (used a Viper technique cause it was a lower weight, so I could get it up quicker...hehe that's what he said)

Food:

Snack - fruit snack twist

Post-WOD Work out Shake

Dinner - spinach and artichoke dip, cookies, a few drinks, veggies, (I also made buffalo chicken dip and mac and cheese...but didn't really have any of these)

I don't feel awful after not following my diet today. I am ready to get back to healthier choices. There was so much cheese in what I made today, and it just seemed so heavy. Don't get me wrong, I completely enjoyed it. And after 3 mixed drinks, I totally had to start loading up on the water. No more drinks for a while. With traveling this week and next week, there might be some diet slip ups again, only on the basis of what is around ,and I don't want to starve during my interviews I have coming up in Tennessee and in Rochester.

I'll post a picture of the Super Bowl spread later this week, when it's not so late, and I'm not ready for bed. And if anybody wants any recipes that I used today let me know :)

Day 34 of 90

Happy Friday all!!

I was at rotation all day, but was let go 2 hours early!! Which meant my whole day was 2 hours ahead of schedule. I hit the 4pm WOD (such a difference in the number of people there at 4 and 6pm. holy crap), got home, hit the mall with my roommate, and then had dinner. Again, another night of not being too hungry...not sure why that is. Anyways...here was the important stuff for the day:

CF:

I. Russian Gymnastics day 1

II. Press 4x3

-65lbs, 75lbs, 95lbs (failed), 95lbs (success!!)

III. 3 rounds for time

-15-12-9-6

-Power snatch (55lbs - afterwards, somebody commented to me that I went too light,

and Rx for this work out was 65...guess I shoulda done it...)

-KB swings (35lbs...Rx was 53...KBs are a suck of mine...gotta work on them)

-finished in 5:33

Food:

Breakfast - 3 eggs

Snack - blueberries

Lunch - Wenda Salad

Snack - carrots, cashews

Post-Workout Protein Shake

Dinner - Turkey burger, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, and a pickle

Gonna be a big weekend. Tomorrow will be a lot of cleaning, grocery shopping, and food prep for the Super Bowl party I am having. Like I said a few days ago, Super Bowl Sunday will be a cheat day for me, and I am planning big. I will probably be a little sick, but it's gonna be a good day. It'll be day 36 of 90...We'll see. At least I'm spending 2 hours at the gym before Super Bowl cheats start??

Day 33 of 90

Like any other day...today happened. Nothing exciting.

CF work out:

I. Russian Work out day 2...ended up working on kipping for the 15-20 minutes

II. 3 rounds

-50 double unders aka side jumps over the barbeel

-20 box jumps (had to do steps...hips are tight, and I think I have psyched myself out on the

box for some reason...so frustrating)

-15 Push jerks (65lbs)

finished in 13:34 (I think...I probably forgot to write it down...)

III. Didn't do the 10 minutes of volume training of ring dips (ran out of time)

IV. Played games - dodgeball!!

Food:

Breakfast - 2 eggs, 3 bacon

Lunch - Wenda Salad

Snack - orange, cashews, carrots

Snack (pre gym) - Turkey burger patty

Post- WOD Protein Shake

Tomorrow is Friday! Hooray...week 5 of 6 done on rotation. Only 7 weeks of pharmacy school left!!

Day 32 of 90

Rest day from CF. No insightful things to say.

Food:

Breakfast - 2 eggs, 3 bacon

Lunch - Wenda Salad

Snack - cashews, celery, radishes

Dinner - Turkey burger, roasted cauliflower and brussel sprouts, and sweet potato fries

Snack - Apple with Almond butter - yum! :)

Turkey Burger

1lb - 94% lean ground turkey

1 portobello mushroom

green onions

2 tbsp olive oil

salt

pepper

parsley

1 tsp worshire sauce

1. Clean out the scales of the mushroom. Chop into small pieces. Do the same with the onion.

2. Mix all ingredients together

3. Put mix in fridge for 30 minutes and let firm

4. Form patties and cook on stove (about 6 minutes a side)

I topped mine with a piece of bacon and guacamole. I used to put munster cheese and mustard on it. If you eat bread, an english muffin is a good choice, to keep it light, and so that the burgers taste comes out. I've never eaten this burger with a bun. :)

Also, even if you don't like mushrooms, you can't really tell they are in there. Even with kinda larger chunks of mushroom. The point of the portobello mushroom is to keep moisture in your burger. One of the problems with really lean meat is that it dries out when cooked. Mushroom solves all the problems :)