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!
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
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!
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!
Friday, May 15, 2015
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!
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!
Thursday, May 14, 2015
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!
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!
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
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!
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!
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
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!
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!
Thursday, May 7, 2015
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
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
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