December 3, 2015

Today the other lady that bikes, started on the bike, then moved to the rower without me noticing. So pretty non smart of her...since then we both wanted to bike in phase two. I was annoyed, but then I was humbled because my heart rate skyrocketed on the elliptical! Maybe I should cross train and switch it up more...I'm not sure if my heart rate was high because I started on the rower, or because I was standing, or because I had a bad pod.


I feel an experiment coming on ;)


Either way it felt like a good second half. However, the first part kind of sucked, I wasn't a fan today. But SO glad I've gone this week. So freaking worth it. I want to keep this up! Yes!


Workout today:
Row warm up


200m row
15 in and outs, feet on roller
60 total bicycles
1 min L side plank thing, knee down, lift top leg, and half crunch


200m row
15 in and outs, feet on roller
60 bicycles
1 min R side plank thing


200m row
15 in and outs, feet on roller
60 bicycles
1 min plank bird dog


300m row
15 roller side swipe, squat with one leg, other leg on roller, swipe around to back into lunge
15 roll outs, hands on roller
(x2)


1 min alternating v up


Warm up on ellipitacal
Lots of 2 min pushes
1 min base
A couple all outs, nothing special, but up to about 25 min.


Party on!

December 2, 2015

Adding this in late, but this was a really fun workout.


For sure after this though I knew I couldn't run for awhile. And then throughout the day my shin hurt to the touch too. Quite a bit actually. Bike it is for awhile!


I ordered compression socks also.


"Double Trouble"


Bike today
Warm up
2 min push


2 min floor
1 min full body squats
1 min squat hold


2 min row


Back to bike
2 min push
1 min base
(x2)


1 min push
1 min all out
(x2)


Floor
Partner tap out with rower
20 total reverse lunges with 15lbers
2 burpees
(x2)


200m row
20 power jacks with medicine ball
(2ish)


10 side steps on bench with 15lbers, each side
2 burpees
(x2)


Repeat row again


10 dead lift
2 burpees
(x2)


Repeat row


Part on!

December 1, 2015

My sister and I did Kayla Itsines over the Thanksgiving break and it was great. I definitely missed OTF, but it was a great workout, and I was really sore! It's shorter, so 30min vs an hour. But still a tough one. I did pretty well eating, however my family meal on Sunday I stuffed my face with anything:( but I refuse to feel guilt, and refuse to let that derail my whole process. I'm not seeing as much progress lately, but I'm also snacking more and eating non-lean meats. I will have to make some chicken breasts to make up for it.


For the workout today I ran on the treadmill. It hurt a bit halfway through since we did a lot of on and off. But that might have actually been better for the shins. Either way, I can't do it tomorrow, I could feel it. So I will have to bike and then maybe try running on and off again.


It was so fun though. I miss is terribly.


Workout today:
"Perfect Storm" - this went really fast and was fun! The heart rate monitors had an error halfway through, it would have been fun to see my heart rate!


Floor warm up
8 bosu burpees
8 power jacks (jump a little when up)
8 bosu planks (feet on bosu)
(x3)


1 min floor move
1 min tread
1 min row
(repeat until done)


Floor rounds
Bosu side taps
Bosu toe taps
Bosu sit up to standing
TRX alternating chest press and normal press
TRX squat + Y
TRX full body pull up (lean down into it)
Push up + bird dog
Mountain climbers


Tread rounds
1% all out
2% all out
3% all out
4% all out
5% all out
4% all out
3% all out
2% all out


Party on!

November 23, 2015

My eating wasn't awesome this past weekend, I ate out and wasn't mindful of grease or anything. I'm sure it's mental, but maybe not. I feel puffier event after one weekend of that. I wonder if oil can make that much of a difference?

Workout today was OK, I already miss running, but the bike will have to do:)


Bike
Warm up
90s push
1 min base
1 min all out
30s recovery
2 min push
1 min base
30s all out
30s recovery
2.5 min push
1 min base
30s all out
30s recovery
3 min push
1 min base
30s all out
30s recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
Recovery


Row warm up
2 min push row
1 min base
1 min all out row
1 min recovery


Floor
10 each TRX upright row, normal row
8 slight squat, into press 20lbers
12 sit ups with weight, straight up into air
(x3)


24 Russian twists with medicine ball
8 power jacks with medicine ball
(x8)


3 min plank


Party on!

November 20, 2015

Last night I made mini butternut squash pizzas, and they were pretty good! Would have been great with cheese...but hey, I do what I can. I have kalua pork cooking at home right now! Yum yum.


My shins are f'd again. And I'm really sad. But I'm going to just deal with it. I'm going to take off until the New Year, and bike instead. Then if I run again and it hurts again, I will go in again. I'm also going to get compression socks to try once I start running again. Today it for sure hurt while I was running. Not as bad as that first really painful run, but I know if I keep going it will get to that point. Really painful to the touch in that one spot on the outside of bone. I could feel it on the floor a bit too. It was basically just screaming at me to stop.


Workout today:


Tread
Warm up
2 min push at 2%
1 min base
1 min push at 4%
1 min base
2 min base at 6%
1 min all out at 8%
90s recovery
1 min push
1 min all out
recovery


Floor
16 alternating step ups with 15lbers
15 tricep kickbacks
100/200/300m row
(x3)


Tread
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
90s recovery
3 min push
1 min all out
90s recovery
1 min push
30s all out
1 min recovery
30s push
1 min all out


Floor
8 TRX parallel squat row, back parallel to floor
12 TRX horizontal bicep curls
20 push up jacks
20 plank bird dog
(x3)


Party on!!!

November 19, 2015

For some reason I had the darndest time trying to remember what I did for a workout yesterday. I do know that my shin started hurting. So that sucks. Here's kind of what the workout was...?


Tread
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
Recovery


Floor
Row warm up
10 squat + Arnold curl
10 TRX 'I's
40 Mountain climbers
200m row
(x3)


Tread
Base
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
45s push
45s all out
Recovery


Floor
10 hands on medicine ball push ups
5 burpees on medicine ball without push up
150m row
(x3)


Tread
Base
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
30s base
30s push
30s all out
Recovery


Floor
10 TRX squat down, pull up onto toes
10 TRX bicep curl
(x4)


Party on!

November 18, 2015

My shins didn't hurt again today, day 3 of running, however I did notice that there is a sharp pain when I press on my inner shin bone, where it hurt before. It's clearly a defined spot, like if I push my finger right above no pain, if I push my finger right on the spot it's exact pain, and then move my finder down a finger no pain. But I won't worry about it too much until it hurts when I run. I should probably ice it though. I'll do that after I finish this post!


Whole30 dinner last night was steak (we have to learn how to cook steak better...) and onions and greenbeans. I bought mushrooms the night before, and when I opened them to cook. They smelled like fish. Um no thank you. I was pissed.


Workout today:
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min all out
90s recovery
1 min base at 7%
1 min base
90s base at 6%
1 min base
2 min base at 5%
1 min base
2.5 min base at 4%
90s base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min all out
recovery


Floor
10 each side wood chop with medicine ball, kneeling on Bosu
20 alternating supermans laying on bosu
12 bosu burpees
(x3)


1500m row for time (THIS SUCKS. I hate rowvember...I think I got 5:49)
(x1)
20 each side plank shoulder tap
25 sit up with medicine ball (10lb)
(x4)


Party on!

November 17, 2015

Whole30 has mostly been easy because work is so busy, I barely have any minutes to even scarf down my food. I haven't had much fruit either during the week, which is good because the weekends sometimes I overindulge. Like Sunday when we went to the Wolves game and I had dem dried mango slices. NOM NOM.


Dinner this night was chicken and zucchini sautéed in ghee.


Workout Tuesday was great, my legs didn't hurt which was awesome. As my second day back to running, it was def harder than the first. Clearly I lost some endurance based on my heart rate. I was very high orange for my pushes and instantly in red for all outs. But it feels good.


Workout:
Tread
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min all out
90s recovery
2 min push
1 min base
90s push
1 min base
90s push
1 min all out
90s recovery
3 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out


Floor
20/16/14/12
Lunge and rotate with medicine ball
Static squat + press with medicine call (stay in squat)
Toe touches with medicine ball
(x4)


15 TRX push ups
15 dead lifts, 20lbers
15 in and out scooter on feet
(x5 or 6)


12 squat and press (15lbers)
12 standing chest flys
12 double crunches
(x3)


Party on!

November 16, 2015

I ran today, I ran today!!! And it felt so good! Also, I haven't lost endurance, thank you bike! I thought it would be different enough that running would be hard. But I actually had to force myself not to increase speed, I naturally wanted to go faster. My heart rate was still decently high, but my body wanted more. yay! But I want to be careful with mileage since I don't want my shins to come back any time soon. I had a tiny twinge on the left upper shin lately, but I'm not really worried about it. It started when I was biking anyway, so it's not running related.




Uff, I'm so excited.


Whole30 is going swimmingly. The cabin trip I went on this past weekend was so successful since I meal prepped so much. I had a huge bag of cut veggies and homemade ranch, and it was also a huge hit with all the other people too. I did a huge corporate no no today for lunch though, I brought caulimash AND shrimp. So smelly I bet, oops.



Workout today was great:
Treadmill
Warm up
2 min push (6.5 speed)
1 min base (5.5 speed)
3 min push
1 min base
90s push
30s base
1 min all out (9/9.5 speed)
Recovery


Floor
500m row
10 body squat
400m row
20 body squat
300m row
30 body squat
200m row
40 body squat


Tread
3 min push
1 min base
2 min push at 3%
1 min base
2 min push at 5%
1 min base
All out at 7%
Recovery


Floor
6/8/10/12 reps
Hammer curl (15lbs)
Plank press, each side (15lbs)
V up with weight


Tread
2 min push
1 min base
90s push
1 min base
45s all out
30s recovery


Floor
10 TRX legs bent pull up
10 pop jack
(x2.5)


Abs
10 side in and out
20 alternating toe touch
16 full sit ups
(x3)


Party on!

November 13, 2015

I was telling J last night, that Whole30 just seems so easy this round, I feel like I'm doing it wrong. I think it's just all in the food prep though. It gives me joy to be prepared. I will have to make sure to keep this up next week, have meal ideas ready to go. I want to just make pork again haha, but that might be excessive ;)


Knee was fine again today, hurray! I even did a standing pigeon stretch (carefully of course) and it was OK!


Workout today:
Bike warm up
3 min push
1 min base
2.5 min push
1 min base
2 min push
30s all out
30s recovery


Floor
500m row
40 Russian twists with 10lb medicine ball
30 TRX chest press
20 TRX pull ups
10 power jacks with medicine ball
(x2.5)


Bike
3 min push
1 min base
2.5 min push
1 min base
2 min push
30s all out
30s recovery


Floor
300m row
15 squat + jump
15 Arnold curl + press
15 TRX tricep supermans
(x2.5)


Start at 1, add 1 rep each time
Squat
Push up
V up
(made it to 6)


Party on!

November 21, 2015

Eating has been going pretty well. I'm eating less fruit then normal, but I fear I'm snacking more? Or maybe I'm not. I kinda feel like it's too easy so far, so that I must be doing something wrong. Week 2 I should start to feel more changes, so we'll see what happens! The kalua pork is SO GOOD. Omg it's really delicious. I totally get the obsession. My body kind of fights pork I think though...unless it's random, but I feel like i get icky poops when I eat too much of it. I feel like I can already notice itty bitty changes, like my upper stomach feels a little less bloated. But man does that bottom part need work! I feel stronger working out. But i might be imagining that too.

Tuesday night I went to the Wilds game with friends, we were going to go to Chipotle...but it closed at 6. WTF? Fing St. Paul...it's a grandma town. They don't lettuce wrap their sammys, usually I'm erbs over jimmys all the way, but that's ridic. Jimmys for the win with that one. So instead they said they could make a little salad, and i was excited about it. But it was ridic. The just shoved a punch of meat and lettuce in a tiny soup bowl. Woof. Also, I forgot to say no dressing, so that was delicious! It was a vinegar based dressing so not awful, but for sure sugar. I gobbled that bitch right up. At the game I brought a water bottle and my TJ's trailmix that I'm obsessed with (almonds, walnuts, salted cashews, sunflower seeds, raisins and coconut flakes). Easy peasy!

I have all kinds of good snacks packed for this weekend, cabin with friends. And I already printed off recipes to bring to Thanksgiving, since I will be towards the end for that. Which is a bummer, but honestly I'm not worried about it.

My knee was totally fine today! I think raising the seat really did do the trick! The Dr said I'm crazy tight, and that might have caused injuries, so now I really have no excuse to stretch, but man is it hard to make time for. I really want to, it's just so hard for me to prioritize for some reason. But I seriuosly am so excited about my knee. I'm also going to run T/R next week, and see what happens! I want to go at it slowly and not screw anything up. Biking is fine now, I'm used to it, and am able to get a great workout from it. But I'm still excited to get back to the tread. My knee still pings every once and a while throughout the day, but at least it didn't hurt on the bike!

Workout today was great:
Bike warm up
2.5 min push
1 min base
90s push
30s base
30s all out
90s recovery
2 min push
1 min base
1min push
30s base
1 min all out
90s recovery
2.5 min push
1 min base
90s push
30s base
1 min all out
1 min recovery

Floor
Row warm up
10 goblet squat 25lb
8 push up + feet tuck in with roller
10 roller v ups, feet on roller
(x3)

10 side raises 10 lbs kneeling on bosu
8 sitting bosu v ups
10 front raises 10 lbs kneeling on bosu
(x3)

12 bosu side hops
10 bosu sit up into jump
6 plank feet on bosu, tow tap to right
6 to left
(x6)

Party on!

November 11, 2015

My knee didn't hurt today! Yahoo!

Made a kalua pork Monday, haven't had time to eat it, so I'm finally going to dig into it tonight. Hopefully it's still good not as fresh.

Workout today:

Bike warm up
2 min push
30s all out row
30s frog hops
2 min push bike
30s all out row
30s frog hops
2 min push bike
1 min all out row
1 min frog hops
2 min push bike
1 min all out row
1 min frog hops

1000m row for time 3:44

Floor
10 bench step up + squat 15lb
5 russian swings, each side 25lbs
10 tricep dips on bench
(x3)

10 power push ups
8 snatch, 25lb
20 bench jumps
(x3)

10 TRX laying toe touches
10 static curls
(x6)

Party on!

November 10, 2015

For lunch I've been having left over rotisserie chicken. It's getting really dry, but I'm forcing myself to eat it so I get better about wasting food. Plus a side of olives and celery/almond butter. I've had carrots in my bad, but haven't really gotten around to eating them.

Sister came over Monday and we made omlets and went to yoga sol for scuplt. It was awesome, harder then usual, i think becuase of the heat?
Also I felt super fat.
Meh! At least I felt strong!

Since we had put peppers in the omelet, I felt like I was going to puke the whole workout. I should have gone with my instincts and not eaten anything, oh well next time!

Tuesdays workout was:
Bike
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min all out
30s recovery

Floor
8 Bosu ball flys
8 Burpees
200m row
(x3)

1 min push bike
1 min all out bike
1 min push rower
1 min all out rower
(x2)

Floor
10 one arm press 20lb
10 bicep curl 20lb
(x3)

Bike
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min all out
30s recovery

Floor
20 TRX squat and pull
20 TRX push ups
10 TRX squat and pull
10 TRX push ups
20 TRX squat and pull
20 TRX push ups

Party on!

Dr follow up

Over the weekend, my knee really began to hurt. Driving 5 hours Friday and Sunday really aggrevated it, crawling on the floor with a baby hurt, it just really freaked me out. So I decided to keep my appointment with the specialst this morning. Overall, it's good news. But I'm not excited to pay for it.

The nurse was going to set me up for an X-ray, luckily I was smart enough to mention that I didn't want to pay for that yet and would rather talk to the Dr first. When he came in, we looked at the X-ray, he saw nothing wrong. He only commented on how great my bone density was. So that's a plus. He's not sure what they say to alarm them, but either way he saw nothing of concern. We talked through my pain, and he looked at my knee. Of course my knee wasn't hurting at the point, typical life, but if there was something serious, I'm sure he would have found a way to find it with his exam...so I feel OK about it.

The conclusions were, I should not do things when they hurt, but I shouldn't be afraid to try running again and keep biking. He also said I was really tight, so should work on stretch my lower legs. That might help with shin splints. He said if it hurts again, I can come in and get another x ray.

So that's good news!

Tonight I go to yoga with sister!

November 5, 2015

I really wanted to cancel my workout for this morning, since we were in New Orleans since Saturday, but by the time I had committed to the idea, it was past the 12 hour mark, so I couldn't cancel! Blessing in disguise I suppose.

Except that my knee hurts really bad today. The break didn't do it well apparently...because now it's like, WTF, you gave me a break, and then forced me to bike again. F you I'm gonna make you feel it all day. Again, it hurt the most right when getting started, but fought a little harder then the last times I was working out. It hurt a little longer into my workout than usual. But did indeed go away. But I also noticed it during the bike round a couple of times. But again, only during biking, no pain during lunges etc.

Again, it's not like a constant pain, it's a turn it wrong, move it wrong kinda hurt. Who knows if that's good or bad.

I also got my clinic bill from my shin x-rays, and had a mild panic attack. So I changed around my insurance, and now I'm not sure if I should go to my appointment Monday, or wait until my new insurance stuff kicks in Jan1st.

Bleh.

Walking on the trip was good, my right shin was hurting a bit again, which was weird. It's a little higher then where the intense left hand pain was. And it's a little sharper. Hard to describe. My knee hurt every once and awhile while on vacation, but nothing like after working out. It hurt when I sat funny at a restaurant chair or things like that.
I'll think on it and see what happens.

WHOLE 30 DAY 1
What to say. Easy to say it's easy day 1. I had two cups of coffee...that's a tell. Also, work was so busy, I didn't even have time to crave anything, so that made it easier. Not excited for the sugar and carb headaches I will surely be getting this weekend when I'm out of town with girlfriends...

Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs + cinnamon
Lunch: caf salad, lettuce, olives, egg, raisins, peppers, sunflower seeds, side of fruit (NOM NOM...but expensive...)
Dinner: staying late at work, so had some cashews, chicken for dinner

Workout today
Bike
Warm up
3 min push
90s base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
30s base
1 min all out
30s recovery
2 min push
1 min base
3 min push
90s base
90s push
1 min base
1 min all out
30s recovery

Rower
20s sprint row
10s rest
(x8)

Floor
14/12/10 reps
Squat + arnold curl (15lbs)
TRX one leg back lunge + TRX Y, alternate
Scissor kicks, shoulders off ground, with weight holding above

Rower
20s sprint row
10s rest
(x8)

Floor
20 curl + press (15lb)
20 plank jacks
(x1.5)

Party on!

October 30, 2015

My knee was pretty much normal today, just tiny hints of tender like twice. On the second half of the workout, while on the bike, I did have a new pain in the middle of my RIGHT shin. Similar to shin splints but more sharp, less pounding if that even makes sense. It went away eventually though. It was defiintely strong for a while though. And kind of throughout the day I have felt it too. Like right now my leg is still but I can feel a nagging sharpness in that area. Super weird...maybe it's from biking?

Workout today:

600m row
15 sit ups + punchs on rower
15 squat jumps
15 squat + rower row
100m squat row
50m bicep curl row
450m row
Repeat above

Floor
6/7/8/9
Pop jacks
Alternating jump lunge
Skaters
Burpees
TRX sit pull up to standing on toes
40 mountain climbers

Bike
2.5m push
30s all out
1 min recovery
2 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
3 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
90s push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
90s push
30s all out
1 min recovery
1 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery

October 29th, 2015

Last night J and I went to a concert, throughout the concert my back hurt a lot more than usual, but then my ass started hurting just from turning, so I realized it was all workout related, ha! Those lunges were a B word. I didn't notice when I was doing it, but I noticed today...every time I try and walk.

I didn't notice my knee hurting standing, but when we went down the stairs, it screamed in pain at every step. So that's a little concerning. But it's semi normal today, so that's good. As in, it hurt first few pumps of bike, but was totally cool after that. And it only hurts if a turn it funny when I cross my legs for a second.

At least I can have Dr. look at my knee too when they look at my shin. Pros and cons?

Workout:

So currently, on the bike, my base is gear 12, push gear 16, all out 20 standing, and recovery 10, just for reference.

3G today (hell week really is hell)
My pod didn't work today, so I don't have my calorie count, but they've been near 600 or over every day!

Warm up
All outs are starting at 22 standing, and gradually down to 20 depending on length of time.
30s all out
30s base
45s all out
30s base
1 min all out
1 min base
(x3)

Rower
1000m rows
100 press jack with medicine ball
500m row
50 press jack with medicine ball
1000m row

Floor
20 bicep curl to press
20 bench tricep dips
30 TRX chest press
30 TRX pull ups
40 push ups
40 plank rows (20 each arm)
50 bicyles

Party on!

my shin

I interupt these workout messages with a shin update.

The clinic called today with X-ray results. The not super with it nurse said, the X-ray was clean, but there was "non-specific findings of sclerosis".

Whatever that means. All I know is that I shouldn't have googled.
Of course my mind jumps way too easily.
All I wanna do it be healthy so I can workout like this forever.
BARF.

They referred me to Ortho, and I have an appointment for Nov 9th. Hopefully it's nothing! I should have asked more questions on the phone, but I didn't really trust her knowledge and she seemed really rushed. I asked if it could have caused the pain and she said hesitantly yeah it was most likely due to that. They also think it's from a previous injury, she asked if I've ever had one, and I can't think of anything.

Also my knee really hurts today. In trying to poinpoint the pain, it's when my bottom part of my leg is twisted in to the right, so when I swing my right leg from under my chair, up towards my straightened left leg to cross it (this is a lot of times how i sit on the edge of my chair), I can feel it then. Or if I'm trying to find it, when i hold my right foot steady with my left foot, and try and push my knee towards my other leg/rotate my knee towards my other knee.

Just for a record ya know ;)

October 28, 2015

My knee was acting up a bit today. Just when I first started biking, per usual. And then I did a pigeon stretch at the end, where you bend your knee in front and bend forward. No way jose, that was not good for it. Didn't crazy a lot, but if I would have pushed it it would have. And it kinda hurts after having done that. So it's something with rotation. As long as I'm mindful of that. I realize how often I cross my ankles at work, because I've been trying not to hoping that's not screwing up my knee. I natrually sit kinda like knees apart, ankles crossed nad back under my butt, if that makes any sense.

But it feels fine now so that's good. Shin is doing well. My other ouside shin (R) has been a little soar lately, during workouts and such. But i'm thinking that's just a compensation thing.

Workout today:

Bike
Warm up
1 min push
1 min all out
50 iso squat
1 min push
1 min all out
40 iso squat
1 min push
1 min all out
30 iso squat
1 min push
1 min all out
40 iso squat
1 min push
1 min all out
50 iso squat
1 min push
1 min all out

90s base

30s all out
30s recovery
30s all out
330s recovery
30s all out
30s recovery
30s all out
30s recovery

Floor
Row warm up
300m row
30s iso squat hold
(x2)

1 Dead lift 20lbers
2 backward lunges
1 Dead lift 20lbers
4 backward lunges
1 Dead lift 20lbers
6 backward lunges
Up to 20
Then I put weight on shoulders becuase my hands were cramping so bad
Got up to 14 with second round

30s squat curl press
30s recovery
(x4)

Party on!

October 27, 2015

Injuries are feeling good! Yay!

The workouts have been tough this week, and I love it.

Today:
3G
Warm up
16ish minutes starting on rower, trading with biker
Biker .4 miles - Row sprint
Alternate

Repeat again, starting on bike

Floor
50 squat jacks
20 squat iso row
20 bicep curl
50 jump over box (I didn't do full ones due to shins)
(x 1.5, this was harder than I thought)

50 squat jump
20 arnold press
50 calf raises with weights
20 sumo squats with weight
(x 1.5)

Party on!

October 26, 2015

I definitely worked out last Friday, but from work chaos, forgot to upload the workout.

My shins and knee felt totally fine today. Thank god. Let's just hope nothing else crops up, so these bitches can heal.

Dancing this past weekend at the wedding and other times I don't remember...oh driving 6 hours friday and sunday, my knee was a little painful, but today it was fine, so that's great!

I love how I feel strong and capable. But I hate how I know how much crazy better and more powerful I would feel if I was eating better.

I love how strong my arms are getting. But I hate how masked they are since I'm not eating better.

I love how hard my leg muscles are getting from biking. But I hate how much the jiggle in the mirror when I do jumping squats.

This could qualify as self body shaming. Well, yes it does, I shouldn't even try and hide it. I have shame right now for my body. But I still love it more. So I think that makes it OK? I don't know. It's hard to be PC about health, and not make people worried about you. I think it's safe to say that, yes being healthy brings me tons of joy, but the rest of my joy in life, is larger and is not hidden by the lack of a different joy I get when I'm not healthy.

That makes no sense. Regardless. My body isn't great right now, but damn is my life still full and i love it. But I'm excited to get my eating into shape and reflect the rest of joy in life with my body. So they match!

Oh my gawd I'm rambling so much.

Workout today:

3G-Hell Week for Halloween!

Warm up
Rower (over 5000m, barf)
30s push
30s all out
30s recovery
1 min push
30s all out
30s recovery
90s push
30s all out
30s recovery
2 min push
30s all out
30s recovery
2.5 min push
30s all out
30s recovery
3 min push
30s all out
30s recovery

Bike
Repeat above

Floor
6/10/12/14 reps
TRX Chest pull
TRX push up
Squat jumps
Side plank dips, each side
50 scissor abs
(x4)

Party on!

October 22, 2015

My shin feels fine, which is great! My knee did the weird thing on the bike again today, but it went away almost immediately after I actually started biking, so I hope that's ok?

When I was rowing today, for the second part, I got this weird twinge in my lower right back. My body is not excited for life rigth now. Beh.

Workout today:
Bike
Warm up
1 min push
1 min base
3 min push
1 min base
90s push
1 min base
1 min all out
1 min base
1 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
90s push
45s base
1 min push
45s all out
Recovery

Floor
Row warm up

800m row (x1)
15 reverse grip row
15 each side, side plank dip
15 double crunch
(x4)

800m row (x1)
14 each leg TRX running man
14 TRX bicep curls
14 TRX lunge + Y with arms
(x4)

October 21, 2015

My left shin hurts less and less every day which is good. The Dr called today with Xray results, but I didn't answer. And when I tried to call back I was on hold for 20 min so I gave up. Today my right leg was a little sore, but in a different way. Also, my right knee has started to hurt at the start of biking, it usually goes away though throughout the workout.

That's kind of frusterating though. It's like my body is saying, oh, you wanna heal that part, then we're gonna f up this part in a trade off. Ugg.

Workout today:
Bike
Warm up

2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
30s base
1 min all out
30s recovery
1 min push
1 min all out
30s recovery
(x3)

Floor
Row warm up

20/18/16/14 feet on roller, back on floor in and outs
12 each TRX one arm floor touch, strap touch
(x4)

6/8/10/12 dive bomber push ups
10 sumo squat 30lb
(x3.5)

10 180 degree burpees
20 plank jacks
(x3)

Party on!

October 20, 2015

Well, that did not go great...however, it was the fastest clinic appointment I've literally ever had.
I checked in, literally just opened instagram and got called back!
The nurse made a joke about being a hypocondriac...which I was already paranoid about, so thanks for that.
The "doctor" didn't even know what shin splints were. I mean come on...couldn't she have just googled it quick before coming to see me?
As always, she was super rushed and impersonal.
She said we could do an xray just to be certain, even though she didn't see any swelling.
I was embarassed, so I didn't say all the things I had researched (like shin splints can lead to a stress fracture, my timeline was identically to those described in articles, i had specific pain in a specific area, x-rays don't always show the fracture...etc.).

However, let's take a moment to appreciate that this is the worst of my medical concerns right now, and that I have the means to go in for something as stupid as shin splints.

I fully recognize this, just for the record:)

Really, I don't know what more I was hoping for. Since either way, I will take at least 4 weeks off to be safe. But golly gee do I miss running. I'm learning more about my body and what it needs/can do on the bike. But it's still not the same. I miss the ease of the treadmill telling me what to do, rather than me having to control my pushing.

Workout today:

Bike
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery

Floor
100m sprint row
10 medicine ball squat, push ball forward coming up
100m sprint row
10 medicine ball squat, push ball up
(x3)

Bike
Repeat first part

Floor
8 one arm snatch, 25lb
10 bicep curl, 15lb
10 TRX tricep extensions
(x3)

Bike
Repeat first part

Floor
250m row sprint (x1)
8 iso chest flys 12.5 lbs
16 alternating laying supermans
(x4)

October 19, 2015

I'm pretty sure I will end up going to my appointment on Tuesday, though my shin isn't nearly in as much pain as after I run, it's randomly still sore. Over the weekend, going down stairs caused a sharp pain. Going for a walk there was a tiny bit. Thankfully when I biked and lifted today, there wasn't any.

Hopefully, regardless of what they do or don't find, I hope I can keep cross training. Though if I'm not able to run, I'm going to have to start eating better.
Scratch that I should start eating better no matter what.

Bleh.

I really miss running.
NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY THAT! Holy cow!

Workout today
Bike
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base

Row 5 min
200m row
50m reverse curl

Floor
16 total straight arem front, then side (10lb)
16 Russian twists (20lbs)
16 total single leg v up with dumbbells (15lbs)
(x4)

10 laying chest press (20lb)
10 sitting dumbbell row (20lbs)
10 sitting, balancing bicep curls (15lb)
(x4)

10 laying thrust, 2 15lbs resting on hips
20 sit up, twist one side, then the other (15lbs)
(x3)

October 16, 2015

I'm having the hardest time deciding if I should keep my appointment for my shins on Tuesday. Mostly because my insurance has changed, so it might end up being way more expensive than I think. And I hate to generalize...but the chance of the Dr not really listening and saying just stay off it for a week or two...is highly likely.

There's a few scenarios.
I go, they say it's just shin splints, to take a couple weeks off. This either works or doesn't work and I have to go back

I go, they take an x-ray, find something good or bad, and I at least know if it's serious or not.

I guess I have a few more days to decide though. For today, I rode the bike, which was nice because it didn't hurt at all. I didn't leave limping.

Last night it was not tender to the touch, and that's when my doubt started, is it really not anything? But today, even after being careful, it is tender to the touch, in that same spot, about a third up my leg underneath/right on the rim of that flat part of bone.

And now, i just starting looking at google images, and that sharp pain does seem to be where the stress fracture occurs. Uggg. I guess it just depends on what the pain feels like when you actually have fracture. It's proven hard to research but maybe I should try harder?

Workout today:
Bike
2 min push
1 min base
90s push
30s base
45s all out
1 min recovery
90s push
30s base
45s all out
1 min recovery

Floor
90s bike
20 feet on roller in and outs
20 bicycles
Plank
(x3 - 3 min each round)

Bike
90s push
30s all out
30s recovery
30s all out
30s recovery
30s all out
30s recovery
(x3)

Floor
10 bosu burpees
20 Bosu spiderman planks
5 each side vosu one leg v ups
Iso squat
(x3 - 3 min each round)

Party on!

October 15, 2015

Yesterday during the rest of the day, my shin didn't hurt as bad. Last night I don't remember it hurting a ton. This morning though, it was throbbing a bit. I almost thought about not going to the gym, and then of course the realistic thought of, I won't fall back asleep well anyway, crept in, and I went!

I just biked this time, which I think was a good option. I definitely don't get as good of a workout, it's so hard to get my heart rate up. Even though I feel like I'm working really hard. The lady that used it after me stood up the whole time I think, maybe I should try that. I'll have to ask the trainer tomorrow.

I did make an appointment though for the clinic, next week Tuesday. I'm already regretting it though, as my shin feels fine since I biked, and it barely hurts to the touch right now. I'm just afraid that it will be a waste of time and $25...if they just tell me, you need to rest it. I really want an xray or something just to be safe. Oh well, I'll risk it.

We'll see!

Workout today:

26 minutes on bike. blah.

Floor
12 step ups on bench with weights, each side
6 lateral lunges + bicep curl, each side
12 tricep kickbacks
6 side sit froggers on bench, each side
(x3)

10 one leg sit on bench, stand, repeat, each side
10 lunge with back foot on bench
10 sit ups + dumbbell punches
20 legs on bench, hip ups
(x3)

Party on!

October 14, 2015

Something bad is happening to my shin. But it's something confusing, because right now it's fine...but last night and this morning I could barely walk without it twinging with pain. It's no longer both legs which is good, but it's the lower inside of my left leg that is flaring. That's what makes me worried that it's further injury from shin splints. Since clearly the shin splint part went away in my other leg.

It was fine during my workout yesterday, but by the end of the day, when I walked through my door, i could barely walk to the couch to the fridge without limping. It was really weird. It was sore to the touch too. When it's in that painful state, it hurts the most when I'm taking a step, and lifting off with the back foot.

And then this morning, about halfway through the tread portion, it started to get pretty painful, but only between sprints. It was fine when I was finally running. When we moved to the rowers, I kept my lower body stationary and just did arms because it was painful, but my second chunk of rowing was fine (after bosu excersizes). So it's obviously inflamed from certain activities. The sprinting at the end was really bad at first, but hurt less with each sprint. Walking to the car hurt a little...but after sitting in the car and then walking to my work door-SO BAD. So when it gets a break, that's not cool either.

Workout today:
Warm up
3 min push at 4% incline
1 min base
2 min push at 6% incline
1 min base
90s push at 8% incline
1 min base
90s push at 10% incline
1 min base
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery
30s all out
30s recovery

Floor
1000m row (x1)
15 bosu ball sit up + press with medicine ball
20 bosu ball back extensions
(x3)

500m row (x1)
8 each side inverted spiderman planks
8 lunge + skip each leg

Partner
40s sprint
40s iso squat
(x 6 min)

Party on!

October 13, 2015

My shin splints were OK today, which is great. Every once and awhile the left side pops up, especially to the touch. The right leg is pretty much good to go.

I've noticed I can't maintain the same speeds I was once able to. And I think a huge part of it is what I'm eating. When I was in full Whole30 mode and working out everyday, good god it felt amazing. And now I'm just a little sluggy. At my height, my base is comfortably speed 6, push 7.5 and all out 9...sometimes a little more. Now I can barely keep 6, i usually stay at 5.5, push is 7 and 8.5-9 is all out.

Just more motivation to keep working towards better eating!
But not today. I want a sandwhich today.
:(

The workout was pretty great though:
Warm up
3 min push
30s base
30s all out
1 min recovery
2.5 min push
1 min base
90s push
30s all out
2 min push
1 min base
30s all out
30s recovery
90s push
30s all out
1 min recovery
90s push
30s all out
1 min recovery
1 min push
30s all out
30s recovery

Floor:
10/8/6/8/10
Bosu Burpees
Alternating push ups on Bosu (one hand on, one hand off-5 each side, etc)
(all rounds)

Squat jacks
Spider man plank (each side)
(all rounds)

TRX squat jump
TRX row
(all rounds)

250m row
8 frog squats
200m row
8 frog squats
150m row
8 frog squats
100 m row
8 frog squats

Party on!

October 12, 2015

My shin splints were OK today. When we switch off  run, floor, run floor, it's really hard on them. But there's not really a way to get around that so that's a bummer. On the plus side, it's only my left lower shin. It hurts sharp to the touch...but doesn't hurt throughout the day right now. So I think i'm going to keep running on it for now, and if it goes back to the pain it was previously, then I will go in and get it checked so I don't do permenant damage. My legs are so tight from running again, I really should get better at stretching.

Meanwhile...my clothes have gotten really snug.
UG hate that.

Workout today:
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
90s push at 6%
1 min base
90s push at 8%
1 min base
1 min all out at 10% incline
30s recovery

Floor
300m row (x1)
8 chest fly 20lbers
8 one arm row
15 reverse crunch
(x3)

Treadmill
1 min base
90s base at 6% incline
1 min base
90s base at 9% incline
1 min base
90s push
1 min all out
30s recovery

Floor:
300m row (x1)
8 seated press
8 bench angle chest fly
15 roller push ups
(x3)

Treadmill:
1 min base
1 min base at 8%
1 min base
3 min push
1 min all out at 10%
30s recovery

Floor:
8 upright row
8 bench decline press
15 ab frogs on bench
(x3)

Party on!

october 7th 2015

Workout today:
Warm up
1 min push
1 min base
90s push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
90s push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
4 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
Recover

Floor:
400m row
12 goblet squat 25lb
12 side lunge + middle squat 20lb
350m row
Repeat
300m row
Repeat

1000m row (x1)
20 skaters
15 TRX bicep curl
15 side sit up each side
(x3)

20 straight leg raise and lower
20 frog abs
20 windshield wipers

october 6th 2015

Workout today:
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
90s push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min base
1 min all out
30s recovery

Floor
16/12/10
Straight arm front raise
Bent over dumbbell reverse fly
250m row
Repeat floor
200m row
Repeat floor
150m row
Repeat floor

Treadmill
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min all out

Floor
8 decline press, laying on bosu as bench
8 squat position, underhand row
12 staggered push up
(x3)

Treadmill
3 min base incline at 6%
1 min recovery
1 min all out at 8% incline
30s recovery

Floor
10 TRX butt to floor, stand up
10 Y's
40 Mountain climbers

october 5th, 2015

Workout today:

3 min warm up
3 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery

2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery

90s push
30s all out
30s recovery
30s all out
30s recovery

Floor
10 TRX push ups
20 soldier planks
(x3)

1 min side plank thread needles
1 min super man
1 min other side plank needles

12 squat, one arm arnold press
12 burpees
12 squat one arm arnold press
(x3)

thursday, september 17

I really want to start keeping track of this again...I kinda fell out of the groove, even though I have still been working out. I have shin splints, which really, really sucks. I tried to work through it, and the got worse. I've been icing daily and work, and taking days off here and there. But I just really need a break, so I'm going to try biking instead of running for now.

Workout today:
On Bike
Warm up
3 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
2.5 min push
45s all out
45s recovery
45s all out
45s recovery
2 min push
30s all out
30s recovery
30s all out
30s recovery
2 min push
30s all out
30s recovery
30s all out
30s recovery

Floor
8 dumbbell thrust press, 25lb
8 each side R leg crosssed sit up, elebows tap knees, switch
(x3)
45s squat jack
45s squat hold
45s squat jack

8 dead lift
16 plank, lift R leg, lift L leg straight up
(x3)
30s squat jack
30s squat hold
30s squat jack

8 TRX squat lift up extension
16 elbow plank, hips to floor each side
30s squat jack
30s squat hold
30s squat jack

wednesday

Workout today:
Treadmill
2 min warm up
1 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
3 min push
1 min base
2 min push at 4% incline
90s base
2 min base at 6% incline
90s base
30s all out at 10% incline
1 min recovery
2.5 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base

Floor
600m row
(x1)
21 arm curl (7 bottom half, 7 top half, 7 full)
12 tricpe extension
12 alternating staright arm forward and sides
(x3)

6, 8, 6, 8, 6 reps
Kneeling concentration curl
Diamond push up
Power squat + jump

150m row sprint
20 medicine ball jacks
(x3)

Party on!

tuesday

Workout today:

Run to row
4 mile run
400m row
2 mile run
200m row

12 jump lunges
10 kettle swing with 25lb
8 3squat, 3 push up
(x3ish)

20s on 10s off
Side plank crunch
(x 6)

3 mile run
300 m row
1 mile run
100m row

12 jumping jack with medicine ball
24 standing toe touch medicine ball
12 soldier plank
(x 3ish)

20s on 10s off
V up with medicine ball

Wednesday

Today's Workout
Treadmille:
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
3 min push
1 min base
90s push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
3 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
90s push
1 min base
1 min all out

Floor

12 squat and press, dumbbells by shoulders
12 tricep extension, 15lb
16 lunge hops
(x 3-4)

12 hammer curls, 15lbers
8 one leg dead lift, 15lbers
8 one arm dumbbell side bend
20 mountain climbers
(x 3-4)

10 in and out hands on cart
10 in and out feet on cart
10 v ups feet on cart
10 side in and out on cart
(x3)

Party on!

friday!

Workout today was pretty good:

Treadmill
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push at 4% incline
1 min push at 6% incline
1 min push at 8% incline
1 min base
30s all out at 10% incline
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery

Floor
14, 12, 10, 8
Lunge each side, one arm press with alternating arms
Bicep curl
Tricep kick back
Bosu side hops
Tricpe extensions
Band bicep curls
Band upright row

Treadmill
6 min run

Floor
6 min row

Party on!

thursday

Workout today:
Treadmill
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min base
1 min push
30s all out
1 min recovery
1 min push

10 squat and press, one arm with 20lbs
10 TRX squat and jump
8 push up + jump to hands

10 snatch with 20lb each arm

16 side jumps on bosu
10 bosu sit up + stand up
4 bosu burpee, holding in hands

wednesday

Another great workout:

Treadmill
3 min push
1 min base
3 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push at 3% incline
1 min base
2 min push at 5% incline
1 min base
1 min push at 5% incline
1 min base
1 min push at 6% incline
1 min base
1 min push at 7% incline
1 min all out at 7% incline
Recover

Floor
8 dumbbell high pull, 20lbers
8 standing fly 15lbers
8 burpees
(x3)

8 TRX pull up, body verticle to floor
16 TRX alligator pull
200m sprint row
(x3)

8 TRX standing fallout
8 TRX press
8 push up with little jump
(x3)

Party on!

tuesday

Workout today was a great one:
3 min push
1 min base
3 min push
1 min base
3 min push
90s base
1 min push
1 min all out
90s recovery
1 min push
1 min all out
90s recovery
2 min push
1 min base
1 min all out
recovery

Floor
14, 12, 10, 8 reps
Triangle push ups on bench
Tricep dips on bench
(x3)

12 incline press
10 decline push ups, feet on bench
20 soldier planks
(x3)

20 bosu flutter kicks
20 side sit ups on bosu
(x4)

Party on!

a whole big fail

Not in the mood today, not doing great with choices...but had a great workout!

Treadmill
2 min warm up
3 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min base
90s push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min base
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery

Floor
8 squat, curl, press 20lbs (2 heavy so did less)
10 snatches, 25lb
10 tricep extension, 20lb dumbbell
(x3)

10 one leg dead lift
10 dumbbell side bend, 25lb
10 shoulder V push up
10 180 degree squat hop
(x3)

abs
20 in and out
20 double crunches
20 ankle touches
12 each side windshield wiper
(x2)

Party on!

10/60

I'm not doing great on this. But I think I have to expect this, since this weekend I'm going to a cabin and I'm not sure if and when I should say no to the food they make me...I feel like I'm constantly on this roller coaster of, I should try harder, and then I remember that this shouldn't be that important so I think why not just eat everything I want. And then I remember that it makes me happy when I'm in the groove. Like really really happy. And I see all these posts on instagram that are so inspiring and obsessive, and then I miss being obsessed and inspired. But then I eat the same meal for the 4th time, and it makes me a little quesy, and I just want something easy that tastes like sugar and fat. And it's so hard but I remember it being so easy and WTF.

And then I think, is this important? I don't have cancer, what's really important (watching so many episodes of the show parenthood has really taken an emotional toll...).

But then I think yeah but what if diet is contributing to cancer.

And it's this hamster wheel of thoughts that seem so dumb when they are out of context of my brain.

Well enough of that rant!

Workout today:
Treadmill
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
90s push
30s all out
1 min recovery
2 min push
1 min base
2.5 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min all out
30s push
30s base
30s push
30s base
30s push
30s base
30s push
30s base

Floor
Row warm up
8 incline press, 20lb, was easy so did 12 reps
8 incline fly, 15lb
8 feet elevated push up
250m row
(x3)

10 TRX squat and stand up
10 TRX press
8 feet elevated solider planks
8 power jumps
(x3)

150m row
10 squat and press with medicine ball
20 power jacks with medicine ball
(x3)

Party on!

9/60

 

Last night I was packing Dove chocolates in little piles as party favor gifts. The numbers were off. So I HAD to eat two. These are the moments I wish I was stronger in. Why did I have to do that? Either way it was delicious. I'm bummed at myself. And what's worse is that I've been thinking about how good they were ALL day long. Uffta. This is a mini battle that's for sure. But the scramble I made last night was delicious, and delicious today, and it will be delicious tonight!

 

Workout today:

Run to row

.2 miles at 2% incline

200m row

.4 miles at 4% incline

400m row

.6 miles at 6% incline

4 min base at 8% incline, declining 2 each minute

 

Floor

10, 8, 6 reps

One leg lunge with bosu ball, 20 lb

Squats with dumbbells touching by chin

Press with dumbbells, then down to sit up on bosu (heavy weights for this...)

 

10 TRX one leg squat

20 TRX feet in loop and pull knees in

20 plank hip drops

 

8 Dead lift 20lb dumbbells

8 side lunge with dumbbells up by shoulders (weights were too heavy for this, but i got through it)

 

 

5/60

What a successful day! I started the day ready to get lunch at the caf, which is a huge treat in itself since I bring meatballs and an apple salad literally every day. So I naturally said no when coworkers were gong to Culvers. And then I thought to myself, do I want the way I'm eating to hold me back when I have control over it? Of course I want eating to be a priority...but have I googled options at Culvers yet? So I did. And I saw lots of comments form people about how nice Culvers people are when you ask for no bun and extra lettuce. And I found out that they don't use soy on the french fries. And I remembered that it would be easy to not get ice cream, because the bummed out part of that only lasts a couple of minutes. SO I WENT! And it was wonderful:) I got a butterburger on a bed of lettuce with extra pickles and some fries. Of course fries aren't completely Whole30, but I'm making modified decisions this round, so I decided it would be OK for me.

The workout today wasn't super great, but the trainer is new, so that's bound to happen sometimes! I still was sweatin'!

Workout today:
Treadmill
3 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
2 min push
1 min base

Floor
8, 9 ,10, 11 reps
Standing press with 20lb
Dead lift with dumbbells
TRX wide arm
TRX one arm pull up
Sumo Squat

Treadmill
12 min run, pretty much just did base or higher

Floor
12 one arm press, lean on knee
12 stand on bosu ball and pull on rubberband thing
12 TRX back to wall, one leg bent, power forward jump things.

Party on!

day 4/60

Holy wow, I had a tired spell this AM like no other. You know the feeling where you literally can't stay awake? Like driving when you have to pull over because you will fall asleep without control. That kept happening at work today, and I have no idea why!

The past few days I was at a training for work, and it was trying on my food intake! Breakfast was provided each morning with lines of donuts and pastries...I ate too much fruit, but at least I didn't eat anything else! Lunch was tough to deny, and it was hard not to want to snack. The training was sitting in a room for two 8 hour days, so snacking was very tempting. But I did pretty well!

I also wasn't able to workout for two days since the training was across town, which was a huge bummer. I missed it a lot. Last night I went to Yoga Sculpt to make up for it. It was SO tough. The room is so freaking hot, and the yoga cardio kicked my butt. Even though I'm pretty in shape, it's hard to do that strenuous work in humidity.

Tonight we had NomNompaleos Mcmuffins. And it was freaking fantastic. The breakfast sausage recipe that goes along with this is SO good!!! I could eat a bunch of them. !!!

Workout today:
Treadmill
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
90s push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery

Floor
12 close arm push, then fly
12 push ups on bench, hand up in the air, alternate sides
12 mountain climbers feet on bench

Treadmill 2
2 min push at 3% incline
1 min base
2 min push at 3% incline
1 min base
90s push at 3% incline
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery

Floor
12 laying one arm press, 20lb
12 feet on bench, push up, v up, alternate
6 burpee + push up

Party on!

day 1/60

I fell off the train. I fell off the train hard and fast. I finished a whole45, and felt like I could last forever. Then I went on vacation and ate the whole state of California. And then I found more excuses for letting loose for another week. And now I'm back to where I started. Ridiculous cravings. Impulses. I don't have one treat, I have seven. It's ridiculous. So here it is. My next attempt. Since it's summer, I'm playing around with my own plan a bit. I know it's frowned upon in the Whole30 world, but I'm going to try it. We're all different after all! I haven't done a diet that has a cheat day really before, so it's a new game. I guess my hope is that I'm well equipped with knowledge and experience now to morph the plan into something that works for me? But who knows. I'm humble enough to admit to defeat if this goes wrong.

 

But here it is!

 

60 days of Whole30, with designated "cheat days" that are pre-selected (it is wedding season after all!). On the "cheat days", I can only have 1 meal that is totally not Whole30 and alcohol at my discretion.  Alcohol is the least of my worries, so if I want to have a couple drinks on that day I'm not worried, it's not a trigger for me or anything. But no other drinks! No soda, lattes, etc. But no sugary treats at all (except my birthday). I'm nervous about this one. But I really think I can do it. And then the whole day I can be lenient on oils, butter, dressing etc. Basically I can eat out, etc without being worried about what it's cooked with.

So to simplify, cheat days:

1 cheat meal
No strict oils, dressing, sauces rules
Alcohol OK
No sugary treats

The dates are:
Saturday, June 13th - Wedding
Saturday, June 27th - Concert
Thursday, July 2nd - Birthday! (donuts allowed this day)
1 day between July 10th-12th - Portland trip (not sure which day yet)
Saturday, July 25th - Wedding
Sunday, August 2nd - Wedding

Yahoo! My meal prep is done for the week. Made a batch of meatballs and curry. I bought frozen cauliflower to make caulirice. And I also tried out buying frozen chopped onions to use in recipes! Which I'm super excited about, since I cry so much when I cut onions. And I never chop them fine enough because I'm crying so hard I can't see and don't want to chop my finger off.

Also, I got new shows :D

Workout today:
Treadmill
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push at 3% incline
2 min base
2 min base at 5% incline
30s all out at 9% incline
1 min recovery
90s push
1 min base
90s base at 6% incline
1 min base
90s push
30s all out
1 min recovery
2 min push
1 min base
1 min all out
1 min recovery

Floor
10, 8, 6, 8, 10 reps of each
Arnold press
Triangle push up
TRX knuckles in pull up

10 down grip curls
10 overhead tricep extension
150m row sprint

20 sit ups with 20lb weight
20 russian twists with 20lb weight
20 ankle squirms
20 mountain climbers

Party on!
 

day 45, round 2

It's been interesting, people keep asking me if I'm done yet. And it's sweet that they are keeping up with my life, but at the same time, a part of me thinks, I'm not on a day, I want to keep this up. This is a lifestyle. I fear that I will always be obsessed with the "day I'm on". I really want that not to be a focus someday. For now I still need it, so I appreciate their excitment for it. It's just a mental game I'm playing with myself and trying to get away from.

Every day starts feeling normal, until I'm reminded that what I'm doing is abnormal. My biggest battles lately are that, when I'm around people and they ask about the number. And also snacking. Uffta that nasty guy has his fist around my brain right now. Plantain chips are my weakness right now. And eating nuts or something while I'm cooking. I would love for that to stop. But I'm tinkering with a June Whole30, on the very DL. But we'll see how the road trip this weekend goes. How far off the wagon I fall and how I feel about it.

A week ago, I was like, maybe I will be able to take baby steps, not go crazy in CA, but today, I WANT ALL DA FOODS! Buns and bagels and tortillas! No sweets. That will be easy for me. Except maybe some french toast??? Not sure. Going to play it by ear.

Donuts today at work smell incredible. But so easy to say no to them. So easy, it's incredible. The Orange Juice sounds pretty good though:)

Made another cauliflower pizza last night! It was great! This time I let the cooked caulirice cool in the freezer. I had to do it twice, becuase it was still so hot! Then I rang it out a lot in a towel. It really does collect a lot of water. I felt like I could have gotten even more out if I would have had a second towel. But it still turned out great. I cooked it for a tad longer this time too, but I could probably do even more next time. I will have to keep experiementing. ALSO! The vegan parmeson was AWESOME! I really like it!

Workout today:
Warm up
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
30s all out
1 min recovery
2 min push
1 min base
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery

Floor
12 sumo squats with 25lb dumbbells
16 alternating lunges
8 ultimate burpees with 15lb, each arm plank press, push up, curl, press at top
(x2-3)

12 full body snatches
12 hammer curl
8 tricep bends
(x3ish)

12 roller abs
12 in and outs
12 wind shield wipers
12 soldier planks
8 each side thread the needle planks
(x2)

Party on!

day 44 round 2

I feel super great today. But really snacky. I weighed myself, and weigh almost exactly what I weighed on day 30. Which is interesting to me. It's crazy to think I've still eaten so clean, and haven't lost any weight in 2 weeks. But I also have eaten a lot of fruit and snacks. Whole30 or not, that can get ya.

Workout today:
Treadmill
2 min base
2 min push
1 min base
90s push at 4% incline
1 min base
1 min push at 6% incline
1 in base
1 min push at 8% incline
1 min all out at 8% incline
1 min recovery

Floor
12 squatting, low row with dumbbell
12 TRX pull up, palms down
20 plank soldiers
(x3)

12 squatting shoulder flys
12 sumo squat + pull dumbbells up to shoulder
10 side plank, arm through bottom, then up straigh to sky
(x2)

Treadmill
1 min base
1 min base at 4% incline
1 min base at 6% incline
1 min base at 8% incline
1 min base at 10% incline
 1 min base
30s all out at 12% incline

Floor
200m row
20 alternating supermans
200m row
16 alternating supermans
200m row
10 alternating supermans
200m row
8 alternating supermans
200m row

Party on!

day 40 round 2

Bagels at work, not even a thing. They smelled good, yeah, but still there really isn't a need there. It's so amazing! Also, everyday at the gym when we're stretching, that must be when Subway next door bakes their bread for the day, because it smells heavenly, isn't that so mean!?!

Instead of having a bagel, I researched recipes to make cream cheese for my sprialized bagels I'm going to make later. And cauliflower pizza crust that I want to make tomorrow night with my mamma.

It feels so good right now. But I also have moment of confusion. Like this week I have been struggling with the feeling of, is it worth it? I have worked so hard to eat clean and workout every morning, and progress is so slow. It's definitely there, but isn't it crazy that it just takes a few weeks to gain it back? And almost triple the time to get clean again? That's so messed up.

But I have to remember it's not all about how my body looks. It's about how my body feels and how I want it to work for the rest of my life. It's worth it to fight off any posibiility for sickness or injuries in my future, but staying clean and healthy now. And as I've learned, it gets easier. It really does. As long as I don't let my mind get the best of me, I know this is worth it.

I had made some crockpot chicken that was SO dry the other week, so last night I made chicken salad with the dry nasty chicken. Home made mayo, celery, apple and chicken! I'm excited to try it!

Workout today:
Treadmill
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min base at 8% incline
1 min base
1 min push at 4% incline
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min base at 10% incline
1 min base at 8% incline
1 min base at 6% incline
1 min base at 4% incline
1 min push at 2% incline
30s all out at 1% incline
1 min recovery

Floor
10 straight arm extension front, back, switch
10 one arm tricep extension
10 burpees + push up
(x3)

10 hammer curl + press
12 plank + press each arm
12 "chopping" wood with medicine ball, down to feet, across and up to over head, each side
(x3ish)

10, 8, 6 reps
Trciep dips with hands on medicine ball (this was tough)
Push ups on medicne ball (on knees)
Medicine ball to feet sit ups
Toe touches with 20lb weight

Party on!

day 39 round 2

Coffee cake at work was pretty tempting today, but not bad!

Workout today:
Treadmill
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
2.5 min push
1 min base

Floor
8 bosu ball burpee + push up
10 squat holding bosu above head
12 one hand on bosu, one on floor, push up, switch arms
20 mountain climbers on bosu
800m row, 400m row, 200m row
(x3ish)

6 each leg, TRX one leg squat, leg straight in front
10 TRX press
10 TRX curl
(x4ish)

12 in and out abs on bosu
24 scissors on bosu
24 bicyle on bosu
(x4ish)

Party on!

day 38 round 2

Today I'm struggling with the overwhelming feeling that I want to be part of a community. One that supports and strengthens by desire for fitness and paleo diet. I always have these strong urges to find community base in passions like this (photo, video etc), but it's so hard to actually break out and do it. I just feel like it would be a really wonderful thing. Crossfit seems like the perfect thing, but I just really wasn't sold on it. And I do love OTF. So hopefully I can find other means to make fitfriends!

Whole45 is easy peasy at this point. Dinner last night for J's birthday wasn't an issue or anything. Sometimes I have this feeling like, what's the point? I get tired of people thinking it's just for weightloss. But as my body gets trimmer, then I start to have the feeling, crap, is this about weightloss? Mixed feelings for sure. But no matter what, my focus is filling my body with whole awesome foods that do it SO much good, and so little negative.

Workout today:
Treadmill
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
90s push
1 min all out
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
1 min base
30s base at 10% incline
30s base at 9% incline
30s base at 8% incline
30s base at 7% incline
30s base at 6% incline
30s base at 5% incline
30s base at 4% incline
30s base at 3% incline
30s base at 2% incline
30s base at 1% incline
30s all out
30s recovery

Floor
10 dumbbell fly
10 planking press 15lb dumbbell + push up
15 25lb laying overhead dumbbell tricep extension
250m row

10 TRX squatting presses
10 TRX pull + curl
10 TRX back extensions
10 high jumps

Rower
30s spring
30s rest
(x5)

Party on!

day 37 round 2

I didn't blog yesterday, and I didn't like it. So I'm not sure why, but I'm going to keep this up.

Eating is so easy now. So fun! And I don't have cravings. Like at all, WTF! Unless something is mentioned, or in my face, I think, oh that looks good. But it doesn't even matter. I had the thought yesterday, how great it would have been to be raised without crap. How weird it is that anything was even introduced to us. How beautiful it would be if we all just ate veggies and fruit and meat all the time. I'm sorry, but food isn't love. People are love. Love is love. I think it's all so messed up, and I don't think it will ever go back. But anywho! On a positive note, I feel wonderful. And as always, just wish I had more time to cook!

Gosh I sound crazy.

J had a park bday party over the weekend, with lots of good food. But it was pretty easy. As long as I'm prepared that is, I had my applegate turkey, veggies and grapes. I ate all dem grapes.

Workout today:
Treadmill
Warm up
1 min base
90s push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
2 min push
1 min all out
1 min recover
1 min all out

Floor:
6, 8, 10, 12
Laying close-grip press
Burpees with push up
Push up with feet on bench

Treadmill
Same thing as above

Floor
10 laying flies
10 plank jacks
10 side plank hip lifts, L
10 side plank hip lifts, R
100 sprint row

Abs
20s bycicle, 10s rest
(x8)

Party on!

day 33 of 45

Whole30 ends and I lose all my blogging motivation apparently. This morning I woke up 20 minutes after my workout alarm. Which is annoying for the obvious reason, that I didn't set my alarm and missed my workout. But also annoying that I missed it by a tiny amount! According to my my fitbit sleep tracking, I woke up almost exactly at 8 hours of sleep. So I think i've nailed my sleeping schedule pretty well. I function the best with 7 hours of sleep. And naturally, my body needs 8 hours. But pee interrupts this no matter what. So on the weekends I usually don't really sleep in.

OH results! I almost forgot. Before this Whole30, my weight was 150.3. On day 31, it was 145.6. So just about 5lbs lost this time. I definitely feel smaller, not sure if I look smaller from my after photos though. I started measuring myself with a string and ruler, but just got annoyed and gave up. Then I ordered a measuring rope from Amazon. So we'll see if that happens:)

Tried on my bridesmaid dress for roommies wedding in Septemember, and wow is it more fun when I'm more trip! It's a wrap dress, so when I first got it it was tricky to find styles that looked even kind of good. It's a lot easier now, yahoo!

It's crazy that this is still normal. The only thing that's changed is that sneaky sentence of, well i couuuuuuld have that. Especially when thinking ahead on certain events. Like, oh shoot food trucks next weekend at the art fair, maybe I shouuuuuld have that. But no, i still feel awesome and this is easy. I want to stick with it!

Food today:
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs + cinnamon
Lunch: spinach + apple salad, avocado, caulimash, applegate hotdogs
Dinner:

Food Thursday, the 7th:
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs + cinnamon, coffee
Lunch: spinach, shredded pork, pico, olives, avocado, apple
3:00 cashews
6:00 plaintain chips before dinner
Dinner: spinach, chicken (overcooked my crock pot chicken:( ), pico, caulimash + ghee, pie guts

Food Wednesday, the 6th:
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs + cinnamon, coffee
Lunch: shredded pork, apple + spinach salad, guacamole
Dinner: salad-spinach, pork, olives, pico, grapefruit

 

^ Haven't had this enough recently, but it made my chuckle!

 

Party on!

DAY 30! round 2!

Yay! Day 30! Feeling excited. But normal. How cool is that? I know that it's an accomplishment, because I remember all the times it was hard to say no to things.

Something I've been thinking about as this comes to a close. I have somehow snuck in the thought that this is about getting trim, and allowing my big picture accomplishment to be clouded by my body accomplishments. Reminder to Samara; it's SO much bigger than that! Remember that you're body feels better when it's not bloated from inflammatory foods. Remember that you're sleeping better. Remember that it's not hard. Remember that there are alternatives to everything. Remember how amazing meal prep feels. Remember how good fruit tastes. Remember that cancer feeds on sugar. That there is a big one. I just hate sugar. Hate hate hate it. I really want to keep up with the no sugar thing.

But here we go! I'm not done. I am commited to a Whole45. The biggest reason I wasn't going to continue on was J. I really wanted to be able to share experiences with him, like his birthday, through food. But he has said some really sweet things about it lately, so I'm going to keep going! We both know that he supports me, we may have to talk through things, but in the long run, he will love me through it:)

We were so excited to go to our favorite Mexican place for Cinco De Mayo, but the line was so long. We should have known better. So we went next door to aplace with no line. We should have known better with that too. The meat was so gross. Everything was gross. Oh well! Lesson learned ;)

Results coming tomorrow!

Food today:
Breakfast: 3 hardboiled eggs + cinnamon, coffee
Lunch: my work whole30 friend brought us shepherds pie for a surprise last lunch! it was so amazing, also pie guts
Dinner: gross carnitas from a restaurant on central, with my tortillas, pico and olives, plantain chips

Workout today:
Treadmill
Warm up
3 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
2 min push at 4% incline
1 min base
2 min push at 6% incline
1 min base
30s push at 10% incline
30s all out at 10% incline
1 min recovery
1 min push
1 min base
1 min all out
1 min recovery
30s push
30s all out
Recovery

Floor
Row warm up

12 each leg, TRX one leg squat, leg back floating
24 plank each side hip dip
24 feet on roller, legs in to each side
(x4)

12 squat + straight arm side extension 12.5lbs (still a little too heavy)
8 triceps extensions 20lb dumbbell
20 russian twists 20lb dumbbell
(x4)

10 power push ups, little jump when up
10 R plank, side crunch, pull leg to elbow
10 L plank, same
(x3)

Party on!

day 29 round 2

Wow! So almost done its crazy. Unless something crazy happens I think I will do a whole45! As of now I really want to, but I'm not sure what the next few weeks have socially that will make it difficult. Feeling so great and happy!!!

Food Today:
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs + cinnamon, coffee, water
Lunch: shredded pork, apple + spinach salad, olives
3:00 cashews and coffee
Dinner: spiralized sweet potato, cooked in ghee with salt and pepper, shredded pork over the top, grapefruit

Workout today:
Treadmill
Warm up
3 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery
90s push
1 min all out
90s recovery
1 min push
1 min all out
90s push
30s all out
1 min recovery
30s push
30s all out
1 min recovery

Floor
10 each side, side lunge with weights up by shoulders
10 dead lifts 25 dumbbells
350m row
(x3-4)

6 ultimate burpees (one arm row with weights, jump up, curl, press, back down
24 TRX running man, facing away, handles under arm pits
24 ultimate abs (basically slow bicycles)
(x3-4)

Party on!

day 27 and 28 round 2

This weekend was tricky, but I'm so proud I made it through. I was pretty lax on the oil stuff was cooked in. But mostly because we were in a tiny town so the options would be guaranteed limited if any. But I had a burger without a bun, steak salad at a Mexican joint, and a skillet Sunday morning. It was great because I still had so many other victories. I didn't have tortilla chips or tortillas at Mexican. Though I did put guac and salsa on a chip and licked it off, ha! I didn't get ice cream when we went to DQ, but I also had a baby next to me so I was good:) I didn't have Moscow mules at the bar. I'm very proud of myself, and felt so empowered by my strength! Yahoo!!!! I definitely over did it on the snacking and fruit, but no regrets :)

Also my incredible friend made us a whole30 breakfast! How sweet is that!!! It was delicious, sweet potatoe, egg and bacon quiche!!! We went for a hike together and were able to walk to dinner, so it was a nice active weekend too!

Saturday food:

Banana 

Egg bake

Banana 

Burger, side salad 

Almonds

Steak salad

Banana
 

Sunday Food:
2 bananas
Almonds

Coffee

Blueberry rx bar

Skillet 

Green beans

Larabar

Coconut rx bar (everyone was snacking in the car so I endulged a bit)

Dinner: I didn't have anything ready for dinner, so I spiralized a sweet potatoe, cooked it in ghee, salt and pepper, put three fried eggs over it. And then died from amazing ness. It was so incredible!!!!!  Then I made pie guts:) 

 

 

Don't worry I didn't have that dressing ;)

 

Party on!

day 26 round 2

The best part about eating whole foods...the feeling the next morning after you binge. I mean ideally I would learn to never binge...but this relationship with food thing, might last a lifetime. I might go in and out of control, and I'm OK with that. But when I loose it, and I eat too many veggies, or too much fruit, I feel full and a little bloated, and the tiniest bit guilty that day, but the next day, I wake up feeling amazing. How awesome is that??? I mean, depending on the fruit part, I might feel a little poopy. But if that's the worst of it. A-OK with me.

At this point, I want to do this forever. So I think I will continue on a Whole45 track. If something crazy happens, like I make a concious decision to have something off Whole30, we will tackle it then. But for now, I feel powerful. And strong. And ready for this. Actually I feel like I could cry a little I feel so good and so thankful, and that word, that strong word. That's in my heart like crazy. I feel silly to get emotional about this, but I think that just shows how powerful it can be. And just to throw this in there, again, I'm so thankful to have the means for this. I know that I'm lucky and blessed. I know that not everyone can't afford this lifestyle.

ANYWHO! Roadtrip with girlfriends this weekend. Snacks are packed. Gonna make some hotdogs before we leave so I can have those with my chipotle, which I'm sure we will be stopping for:)

Food today:
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs + cinnamon, coffee, water
Lunch:  a ton of leftover grilled veggies, meatballs, apple
Dinner: Red peppers, Chipoltle, Hot dogs, Banana, Grapes, Coconut flakes, Banana 

Can I just say, we stopped at chipotle for dinner on our road trip, and I was fully expecting to get a bowl of barely anything. But I saw no signs for lack of carnitas and my hope went a little up. Then I heard someone say carnitas and the guy nodded his head, and then my hope went really high! And then when it was my turn I said are there carnitas???? And the guy said well barely a serving, and I think these are the last in the whole restaurant. WHAT!!!! I got the last carnitas!!!! I was beyond pumped. I had made some hot dog coins in preparation, but I still ate those too:)

My wrists haven't been hurting as much during workouts so that's nice. I haven't been wearing my gloves, but have them with me in case there's a day they hurt.

Workout today:
This was tough. My legs were so tight again today. Not sure if this keeps happening because of floor stuff we're doing or running in general. I have to get better at stretch though. I hate when my mind is ready to run but my body is not:( I pushed myself at points I didn't think I could today though, so that's good!

Treadmill
Warm up
3 min push
1 min base
2 min push at 4% incline
1 min base
1 min all out
1 min recovery

Floor
10 side step ups holding 20lb weights, each side
20 sitting frogs (legs in, arms in, then out)
10 plank jacks
10 tricep dips with 1 dumbbell in between legs
(x3-4)

Treadmill
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push at 6% incline
1 min all out at 6% incline
1 min recovery
1 min push at 8% incline
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base

Floor
12 step ups with 20lb dumbbells + squat at top
10 laying overhead tricep extension with dumbbell
300m row (then 250, 200 other rounds)
(x3)

Party on!