LindaLee Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Back to work today! DAY 1 Breakfast: Organic hot dog 2 hard boiled eggs Olives Carrots Prunes Lunch: Fish Cauliflower cous-cous w/smushed tomatoes Spinach Tomatoes Coconut cream Larabar Dinner: 1/2 serving breakfast hash (leftover) 2 eggs Spinach and tomatoes with W30 mayo Prunes I have to admit, feeding the sugar dragons yesterday made them bold, but I put them back in their cage... Woohoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 DAY 2: Breakfast: 2 eggs scrambled with 2 organic hot dogs, spinach, and tomatoes Prunes Workout at Crossfit (Foundations Class #3) 200 m run. 3 hollow body, 3 planks. 10 pushups, 10 air squats. Reviewed: push press. New skills: front squat, goblet (or as I like to call it, goblin) squat, thruster, rowing. 5 each of the squats and thrusters, 300 m rowing. WOD: 3 rounds, for time: 300 m rowing 10 thrusters 10 ring rows I was beat! Post-workout meal: 1/2 Chicken breast Half sweet potato Lunch: Chicken salad (canned chicken, scallion tops, walnuts, mustard and mayo) Red leaf lettuce Carrots Raspberries Spiritual meal: Mass Dinner: Bass my husband and stepson caught yesterday - YUM Sauteed in olive oil: butternut squash, yellow squash, red pepper, orange pepper Prunes Really tired...night all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 DAY 3: Feeling so tired today. It was quite a week last week, then I have worked really hard the last two days working out and getting food ready for the week. I enjoy it, but being on your feet for so long wears a body out, especially after the workout yesterday! Breakfast: 2 eggs with red leaf lettuce Pork sausage Pluot Lunch: Canned chicken w/mayo Mixed veggie leftovers Peach Snack: Felt very hungry mid-afternoon, so ate a bit (1/2 meal): Olives Organic hot dog Prunes Had a nap which was positively glorious. I never nap, so this is an extreme luxury for me. Dinner: Grassfed sirloin steak on the George Foreman Lettuce and fresh tomatoes with W30 mayo Going to have an early night tonight...Crossfit Foundations #4 tomorrow night after work. Hopefully I'll feel better than I do now...if not I'll just take it a little easier tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 DAY 4: It was my day to forget my food, sigh...not a good idea on workout day. Breakfast: Chorizo quiche Hard boiled egg Carrots Blackberries Lunch: FORGOT MY CHICKEN SALAD! Fortunately the cafeteria had plain old hard boiled eggs, so I had 2 Plus a primal pak (jerky, nuts, fruit) Spinach Tomatoes Olives Dinner Marinara sauce Spaghetti squash Tomato Olives Crossfit workout: Warmup was 200m run, 3 rockin' hollow bodies and (I think) 10 pushups. We learned hollow body/superman to help get the pullup motion. Tonight we learned variations of pullups - kip swing, jump, and band (I think that's all of them). We also learned walking lunges. Workout: 3 rounds for time: 200 m run (yikes!) 30 feet walking lunges 10 pullups (your variation - mine was jumping because of the tendonitis in my right bicep) I wasn't last (probably because of my pullup variation) and I didn't throw up or pass out even though it was 95 degrees out when we started. All in all, a good day. Post workout Salmon 1 tomato 3 prunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 DAY 5: Breakfast: Chorizo Quiche Carrots Peach Olives Lunch: Chicken salad Spinach and tomato Pluot Hazelnuts Hardboiled egg Dinner Salmon Organic hot dog Cauliflower cous-cous Red lettuce w/w30 mayo Peach with sunbutter A few pieces of pineapple while I was cutting it up...I know I'd already had my fruit for today, but I can't resist fresh pineapple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Day 6: Breakfast Breakfast hash (from Success Guide) Carrots Olives Lunch: Tuna salad Spinach and tomato with mayo Grapes Didn't get to have my dinner...couldn't get to a microwave, so I had to wing it before my workout Jerky Organic hot dog 1/4 avocado Crossfit Foundations Class #5: I practice hanging for a while, trying to strengthen my shoulders and my arm Warm up 200m run (mind you, it was about 99 degrees out - thank goodness the coach closed up the box and had the air on for the rest of the workout) Air Squats Something I don't remember the name of - it was a shin to forearm thing while in plank position Planks Pole squats - deep, deep while holding onto the "cage" pole Reviewed push press and deadlift (65# - never lifted that much in my life) Learned overhead squats (no weights) Knee to elbow (aka K2E) - I did jumping and sort of scrambling up one leg at a time due to my tendonitis WOD: 3 rounds for time: Row 300m 5 K2E 10 Push press - my last ten were definitely my best Have no idea where I came in the order since we were all going in different orders! Post-workout: Salmon Butternut squash Pluot Very depressed that we still aren't getting rain at our house. It seems to be all around us, but not at our house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Your crossfit course sounds great, wish I could afford crossfit here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Yeah, you're right...it isn't cheap! So far it's been worth it, though...I am working hard! Day 7 Breakfast: Breakfast hash Carrots Olives Lunch Tuna salad Hard boiled egg Spinach and tomato with mayo Grapes Jerky Dinner Salmon Couscous Crossfit Foundations class 6 (halfway through!): I got there early again so I could do the exercises for my back and arm from my physical therapist. I also can't do much with pullups yet because of my arm, so I go early so I can hang on the bars a bit and strengthen my shoulders. Warmup: This was a strange exercise! First one person sits on the floor and extends their arms. Then the other person jumps with both feet over one arm, then their (flat thank God) legs, then the other arm. We did five of these. That's called "Junk Yard Dog Drill." Then one person does a plank only rounded up as far as you can, and the other person crawls underneath them. Then they plank down as far as they can and you jump over them. Five of these. It sounds silly, but trust me...it got the blood pumping. Then we stretched. Then we reviewed overhead squats. (HARD) New skills: wallball (squat, then at the top of it push throw a medicine ball at a target on the wall) and backsquats (barbell on traps) WOD: 5 rounds for time: 7 wallballs 7 pushups (I'm still using a box, but they were easier!! I AM getting stronger!) 7 ring rows WHEW!! Post-workout: One thin chicken breast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Wowsa, great workout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 Day 8 Breakfast Chorizo quiche Hard boiled egg Carrots Pineapple Lunch Chicken salad Spinach, lettuce, and tomatoes Grapes Evening (driving to my husband's house - way past regular dinner time - starving!!!) Mac nuts Dinner Sausage 2 eggs in coconut oil Spinach Tomatoes Prunes Weighed myself last night and was horrified!! Then weighed myself this morning and was delighted, LOL. I know I'm not supposed to...but I was tickled to see I've lost a total of 10 pounds. Slow and steady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 Day 9 Woke up this morning with puffy fingers. Thinking it's too much sodium - the nuts and the sausage - or perhaps too many nightshades? Or not enough water. So I'm going to cut out tomatoes and bell peppers for a while, and limit nuts. By noon everything was fine Breakfast: 4 eggs scrambled with spinach and mushrooms in coconut oil Olives Carrots Banana Lunch 1 organic hot dog Salmon Broccoli and green beans in W30 mayo (live broccoli! Very filling) Spinach Pineapple (love fresh pineapple) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Day 10: I've determined this is going to be a Whole15 (no lectures, please! ). I have a vacation coming up starting 7/27, so I'm going to have a LITTLE treat, then stay pretty careful the next few days. Then I'm going to start the Whole30 on 8/1, which also coincides with a 45 day paleo challenge at my gym. But for today, it's still on: 3 eggs scrambled with spinach and tomatoes 1 organic hot dog Spinach with mayo Carrots Banana Didn't really get to have much lunch, since I was in transit from our rental house to home. I had some macademia nuts and when I got home, a piece of chicken. I'm happy because while I was grocery shopping on my way home, I didn't even think about getting ice cream...I was far too focused on getting some decent knives, LOL. Spent the evening cooking breakfast hash and making some lunch things and chicken. Dinner: Chicken breast Squash and mushrooms sauteed in coconut oil Spinach and tomatoes Prunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Now who would lecture you? I think once you've done one clear w30 your subsequent periods of super strict paleo can be as long or as short as you wish. I started back today after a week off but am finishing aug 17th as I'm going to a friends wedding and I'm going to get dressed up and drink some wine goddammit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayell Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 You're doing fantastic, and you're calling it what it is - a whole 15. Have fun on your vacation! It's wonderful that you'll have the kind of support that comes with doing a challenge with your gym in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Now who would lecture you? I think once you've done one clear w30 your subsequent periods of super strict paleo can be as long or as short as you wish. I started back today after a week off but am finishing aug 17th as I'm going to a friends wedding and I'm going to get dressed up and drink some wine goddammit! Wellll, I haven't made it through a whole one YET. However, I keep upping the days I string together (first it was about 3, then 11, and now 15), and I'm very confident that I'll make the 30 and 45 day challenges. It often takes me a couple of tries at something before I really succeed. However, if you take out the "treat" days, I have had about 30 days of Whole 30 eating with about four treat days since June 15 - not sure if that's exactly right, but it's a good estimate. That's a whole lot better than I've done in the past, and I've "banked" a lot of really good days. I am hoping when I DO string those 30 straight days together, the toxins will finally be gone from my body and I'll feel that boundless energy! I have lost 10 pounds, which is amazing to me...and I lost about half of that before I even started my Foundations class. My back still bothers me, but that's something that's going to take time and physical therapy to heal - same with my arm. I just have to be patient. I'll be so amazed to see where I am a year from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 You're doing fantastic, and you're calling it what it is - a whole 15. Have fun on your vacation! It's wonderful that you'll have the kind of support that comes with doing a challenge with your gym in August. Honestly, I can't wait for the challenge! You're right, having support through here has helped, and having it at the gym will be even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Nice job on stringing together more and more days. It sounds like you are being realistic with yourself about what you want from your vacation. That seems better than setting yourself up for anguish! I was just thinking about where I was a year ago (still eating lots of crap!). It is nice to change and to feel in control! Keep on and enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaLee Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 Day 11 - 7/23/12 - had a bit of a spinach episode yesterday...it definitely was not fresh, but I figured that would be okay since I was cooking it. Not too long after that I began to feel very lightheaded and dizzy. My husband thinks it was the spinach. At any rate, I still felt dreadful today so I stayed home from work. Not nauseous, just lightheaded and headachy. For today: Breakfast: 2 eggs with FRESH spinach, tomatoes, and 1 organic hot dog Spinach with mayo Prunes Lunch: Tuna salad with 1 tbsp mayo and some mustard Spinach and tomatoes with mayo Butternut squash steamed with clarified butter and salt (incredibly yummy) Blackberries with coconut milk Dinner: 6 oz. lean ground beef (93/7) Steamed broccoli with clarified butter and salt Small apple I was amazed how sweet and wonderful the apple tasted. I know my tastebuds are starting to zip back to life...yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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