Workout:
CrossFit
Warm up with duck walk, calf stretches, 20 jumping jacks, 20 sit ups, 20 air squats
Challenge WOD
500 meter row
40 air squats
30 anchored sit ups
20 lateral burpees
30 anchored sit ups
40 air squats
500 meter row
Time- 10:09
I improved my time by 51 seconds. Not too bad! I was shooting for 10 minutes, but the row at the end killed me. My legs were on fire and I was out of breath!
17 push ups on toes after work out
Warm down with tabata crossovers.
Food Log:
Breakfast- half a glass of almond milk with sugar free nesquik
Snack- grapes, banana
Lunch- cauliflower mush (was supposed to be rice) with left over buffalo chicken casserole, carrots
Snack- raisins and walnuts
Dinner- chicken salad, sweet potato with bacon, cheese, and sour cream, 1 cake ball
Showing posts with label Train Right Eat Right Live Right. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Train Right Eat Right Live Right. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Train Right, Eat Right, Live Right Challenge- Days 4, 5, 6, and 7
The last few days have not been as easy as the first few! There have been so, so many temptations out there!
Thursday (Day 4) I was feeling pretty horrible. My stomach was hurting and I wasn't really hungry, but I still craved something sweet. We had a staff meeting after school that day and part of our meeting was to celebrate the fact that we were a recognized school. It hit me during the middle of the day that we were probably going to have cake at the celebration. I didn't know if I could resist. When we walked in and I saw the cake, I was relieved. It was chocolate cake with white and green icing. The icing was the type of icing that was not my favorite and to top it off it was green which was going to make it taste bad anyway! I was pretty relieved.
Unfortunately things did not get easier as the night went on. Nick had a staff meeting at his store so he wasn't going to be home until at least nine which left me to deal with the girlies alone. I figured instead of dealing with Kate flipping out while I made dinner I would just stop and pick something up so I could feed her and get her back in a good mood right away. It didn't work. She wouldn't eat, so she had this fit because she wanted down, but she didn't want her food to be thrown away, but she didn't want to sit in her chair and eat, so basically she didn't know what she wanted to she just cried. Finally after lots of crying she ate. All of the crying and craziness really made me want to eat some chocolate, but I didn't!
Friday (Day 5) I spent most of the day with a headache. Sugar withdrawl maybe? My cravings were pretty crazy. I could've eaten a whole cake! Speaking of cake, when I walked in the lounge for lunch there was the leftover cake sitting there waiting for me to eat, but I didn't because it still looked gross!
Saturday (Day 6) Again, I could've eaten a whole cake. I really wanted to, but I had nothing. That night Nick and I took the girls to the Katy Rice Harvest Festival. Fried twinkies, fried oreos, corn dogs, pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers, funnel cakes, ice cream, cotton candy! I had to go to three different booths before I finally found someone that had a sausage on a stick.
Sunday (Day 7) I made the coconut flour pancakes, but of course Maddie didn't like them, so instead of making her something different I just threw some chocolate chips in her batter. I did not eat a single chocolate chip! My mom and I took the girls back to the festival and they were giving away free ice cream! I didn't have any. It helped the Maddie and my mom didn't want any either, so that was good. I craved Coke today. A sugary, sweet Coke, but I didn't have any.
Tonight I'm going out to eat with Nick, but I can't think of any place to go that won't have something that I can't eat. I thought about Outback so I could have steak, but their bread is the best! I thought about the Black Eyed Pea, but they have amazing cornbread. I thought about Spring Creek BBQ, but I'm sure there is sugar in their sauce and I would really want to get baked beans, but I'm trying to stay away from beans. UGH...what to do?!
I hope my cravings calm down soon!
Thursday (Day 4) I was feeling pretty horrible. My stomach was hurting and I wasn't really hungry, but I still craved something sweet. We had a staff meeting after school that day and part of our meeting was to celebrate the fact that we were a recognized school. It hit me during the middle of the day that we were probably going to have cake at the celebration. I didn't know if I could resist. When we walked in and I saw the cake, I was relieved. It was chocolate cake with white and green icing. The icing was the type of icing that was not my favorite and to top it off it was green which was going to make it taste bad anyway! I was pretty relieved.
Unfortunately things did not get easier as the night went on. Nick had a staff meeting at his store so he wasn't going to be home until at least nine which left me to deal with the girlies alone. I figured instead of dealing with Kate flipping out while I made dinner I would just stop and pick something up so I could feed her and get her back in a good mood right away. It didn't work. She wouldn't eat, so she had this fit because she wanted down, but she didn't want her food to be thrown away, but she didn't want to sit in her chair and eat, so basically she didn't know what she wanted to she just cried. Finally after lots of crying she ate. All of the crying and craziness really made me want to eat some chocolate, but I didn't!
Friday (Day 5) I spent most of the day with a headache. Sugar withdrawl maybe? My cravings were pretty crazy. I could've eaten a whole cake! Speaking of cake, when I walked in the lounge for lunch there was the leftover cake sitting there waiting for me to eat, but I didn't because it still looked gross!
Saturday (Day 6) Again, I could've eaten a whole cake. I really wanted to, but I had nothing. That night Nick and I took the girls to the Katy Rice Harvest Festival. Fried twinkies, fried oreos, corn dogs, pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers, funnel cakes, ice cream, cotton candy! I had to go to three different booths before I finally found someone that had a sausage on a stick.
Sunday (Day 7) I made the coconut flour pancakes, but of course Maddie didn't like them, so instead of making her something different I just threw some chocolate chips in her batter. I did not eat a single chocolate chip! My mom and I took the girls back to the festival and they were giving away free ice cream! I didn't have any. It helped the Maddie and my mom didn't want any either, so that was good. I craved Coke today. A sugary, sweet Coke, but I didn't have any.
Tonight I'm going out to eat with Nick, but I can't think of any place to go that won't have something that I can't eat. I thought about Outback so I could have steak, but their bread is the best! I thought about the Black Eyed Pea, but they have amazing cornbread. I thought about Spring Creek BBQ, but I'm sure there is sugar in their sauce and I would really want to get baked beans, but I'm trying to stay away from beans. UGH...what to do?!
I hope my cravings calm down soon!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Challenge- Day 3
Another good day, except I almost ate a Sweet Tart without even thinking about it. Nick offered me one, so I took it. I put it in my mouth, closed my mouth, and then it hit me. I yelled out "sugar!" and I quickly spit it out and threw it out the window! Nick thought it was hilarious!
I did have a few moments at the grocery store where I really wanted to grab a piece of cake or check out the bread cart, but I didn't!
So far, so good!
I did have a few moments at the grocery store where I really wanted to grab a piece of cake or check out the bread cart, but I didn't!
So far, so good!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Challenge- Day 2
Day 2 of the challenge was a good day.
I wasn't tempted by anything like I was yesteray. I did have instant mashed potatoes and those aren't okay with the Paleo diet, but I'm still meeting the two main goals I set for myself- no grains, no sugar.
Hopefully my willpower continues!
I wasn't tempted by anything like I was yesteray. I did have instant mashed potatoes and those aren't okay with the Paleo diet, but I'm still meeting the two main goals I set for myself- no grains, no sugar.
Hopefully my willpower continues!
Challenge- Day 1
Today was Day 1 of the Eat Right, Train Right, Live Right Challenge. It officially started Saturday, but I gave myself Saturday to indulge in a few treats...okay, I actually indulged the entire weekend with pizza, cupcakes, philly cheesesteak, cake, mexican food, and more cake! I was so ready to clean things up today!
I posted before about my biggest challenge being getting lazy and ordering pizza when tired instead of making dinner. Well, tonight I faced another challenge.
Nick is out of town tonight, so it's just me and the girlies. Today we went to the gym right after school, then to the park for a bit. When we got home our neighbors were out so we visited with them for a bit. Once we came in Kate started throwing a fit. Crying, whining, begging for chocolate milk, yogurt, hot dogs, blah blah blah. Even after getting her milk she was still not happy and when she's not happy she gets loud. She doesn't care that I have yuckiness all over my hands from meat or that I'm in the middle of making dinner, she wants what she wants and she wants it now! And if she doesn't get it, she screams, whines, cries. It's so annoying! And this happens just about every night while I make dinner.
I realized tonight when I opened the pantry and saw an unopened bag of chocolate chips, that one way I cope with her craziness in the evenings is to eat something sweet! It just makes me feel better. I thought about opening them for half a second, but resisted. Then I opened the freezer and saw leftover ice cream from Maddie's party and wanted some of that. I also saw some frozen cake that I thought about pulling out, but I resisted. Now I know that when I'm really tired or in a bad mood I want something sweet! Hopefully I can get over that or maybe I'll just stick a few grapes in my mouth and call it good.
My goals for the first 2 weeks of the challenge (10/4-10/17):
1. No grains.
2. No sugar (cake, cookies, donuts, brownies, ice cream, etc.)
3. No milk.
4. Workout 5-6 times a week.
5. Sleep 8 hours a night.
After the first 2 weeks, I plan to give myself a cheat day (10/18) to have some pizza and a cupcake or something like that!
Then back on the wagon for 12 days. I have a cake to make for Halloween and I sure can't bake a cake and not have any!
I posted before about my biggest challenge being getting lazy and ordering pizza when tired instead of making dinner. Well, tonight I faced another challenge.
Nick is out of town tonight, so it's just me and the girlies. Today we went to the gym right after school, then to the park for a bit. When we got home our neighbors were out so we visited with them for a bit. Once we came in Kate started throwing a fit. Crying, whining, begging for chocolate milk, yogurt, hot dogs, blah blah blah. Even after getting her milk she was still not happy and when she's not happy she gets loud. She doesn't care that I have yuckiness all over my hands from meat or that I'm in the middle of making dinner, she wants what she wants and she wants it now! And if she doesn't get it, she screams, whines, cries. It's so annoying! And this happens just about every night while I make dinner.
I realized tonight when I opened the pantry and saw an unopened bag of chocolate chips, that one way I cope with her craziness in the evenings is to eat something sweet! It just makes me feel better. I thought about opening them for half a second, but resisted. Then I opened the freezer and saw leftover ice cream from Maddie's party and wanted some of that. I also saw some frozen cake that I thought about pulling out, but I resisted. Now I know that when I'm really tired or in a bad mood I want something sweet! Hopefully I can get over that or maybe I'll just stick a few grapes in my mouth and call it good.
My goals for the first 2 weeks of the challenge (10/4-10/17):
1. No grains.
2. No sugar (cake, cookies, donuts, brownies, ice cream, etc.)
3. No milk.
4. Workout 5-6 times a week.
5. Sleep 8 hours a night.
After the first 2 weeks, I plan to give myself a cheat day (10/18) to have some pizza and a cupcake or something like that!
Then back on the wagon for 12 days. I have a cake to make for Halloween and I sure can't bake a cake and not have any!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
October 2, 2010- Train Right, Eat Right, Live Right Challenge
Today begins CrossFit Katy's Eat Right, Train Right, Live Right Challenge! The next 2 months I will be trying my best to Eat Right, Train Right, and hopefully Live Right! That means no grains, no sugar, no milk, lots of meat, lots of veggies, some fruits, some nuts, and lots of exercise.
We started off our Challenge this morning with a nutrition seminar. 2 of our wonderful trainers talked to us about the benefits of cutting grains, sugar, and dairy. I was pretty well informed going into the seminar, but I still learned a lot. Especially how to tell people why those things are bad for you (I'll post more about that later)!
After the talk we had our challenge workout which we will repeat in 2 months to see how we improve.
The WOD was
500 meter row
40 air squats
30 anchored sit ups
20 lateral burpees
30 anchored sit ups
40 air squats
500 meter row
Time- 11:00
Tonight I'm going to take a look at the things we have in our pantry and I'm going to get rid of some things that I don't think we need. Tomorrow I'm going to plan out our meals for the week and then go grocery shopping for lots of healthy foods!
I knew the challenge was coming up so last week I forced myself to get back in the routine of making dinner every night, and I did until last night. Last night we had pizza since I knew I would be starting the challenge soon and today I had cupcakes. Some of the best cupcakes ever, but that's a post in itself!
I'm fortunate that the train right part is not a challenge for me because I LOVE Crossfit and working out in general. I'm pretty set there. My biggest concern is the Eat Right. I have my days when I'm tired and I get lazy so we order a super yummy pizza from Palio's. That's going to be the hardest thing for me right there.
I'm actually looking forward to eating healthy and feeling the differences healthy food makes! I'm about cupcaked out, so it's perfect timing.
Wish me luck!
We started off our Challenge this morning with a nutrition seminar. 2 of our wonderful trainers talked to us about the benefits of cutting grains, sugar, and dairy. I was pretty well informed going into the seminar, but I still learned a lot. Especially how to tell people why those things are bad for you (I'll post more about that later)!
After the talk we had our challenge workout which we will repeat in 2 months to see how we improve.
The WOD was
500 meter row
40 air squats
30 anchored sit ups
20 lateral burpees
30 anchored sit ups
40 air squats
500 meter row
Time- 11:00
Tonight I'm going to take a look at the things we have in our pantry and I'm going to get rid of some things that I don't think we need. Tomorrow I'm going to plan out our meals for the week and then go grocery shopping for lots of healthy foods!
I knew the challenge was coming up so last week I forced myself to get back in the routine of making dinner every night, and I did until last night. Last night we had pizza since I knew I would be starting the challenge soon and today I had cupcakes. Some of the best cupcakes ever, but that's a post in itself!
I'm fortunate that the train right part is not a challenge for me because I LOVE Crossfit and working out in general. I'm pretty set there. My biggest concern is the Eat Right. I have my days when I'm tired and I get lazy so we order a super yummy pizza from Palio's. That's going to be the hardest thing for me right there.
I'm actually looking forward to eating healthy and feeling the differences healthy food makes! I'm about cupcaked out, so it's perfect timing.
Wish me luck!
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