On Saturday my husband asked if we could do a crossfit style workout in the garage together. Although he's still slim, he's lost a lot of muscle since we got married and has replaced it with a soft belly. He still looks quite slim in his clothes, but I can tell a huge difference in his body composition between now and when we got married 11 years ago.
Anyhoo so we go out into the garage and since we have only a kettlebell, I came up with a workout that would use mostly our body weight.
We did 5 rounds of:
20 jump squats
25 push ups
30 second plank
30 kettlebell swings
Half way into the 2nd round he had to stop. He said he couldn't catch his breath and his arms and legs hurt too bad. I told him to catch his breath and then to keep going. I continued the workout while he sat down and watched me. During my 5th round he got back up and finished his 2nd round and then a 3rd. By that time he stopped and said he couldn't do anymore.
I must say that it felt freaking amazing to see myself beat him. Now I know that if he actually started working out on a regular basis, he'd surpass me in very little time. For the time being, I'm going to relish in my accomplishments. I can tell it hurt his ego a bit. What guy would want to admit that his obese wife beat him in a workout? After a few hours he came up to me and gave me a big hug and told me he was proud of me. ♥ Little things like that make it all worth it.
Today was a good day at crossfit.
Our warm up was:
20 meter bear crawl
20 meter crab walk
3 minutes AMRAP burpees
I felt dead to the world after the burpees. Haha
The skill set was two rounds:
7 right handed kettlebell snatches and 7 windmills
7 left handed kettlebell snatches and 7 windmills
1 minute native squat
15 kettlebell sit ups (those were freaking HARD)
10 two second squat box jumps
The WOD was an 8 minute AMRAP:
5 hang power snatches
50 double unders or (150 single unders)
15 push ups
I was able to complete exactly 3 full rounds in those 8 minutes
I'm going to make myself a paleo turkey taco salad with homemade guacamole for lunch. I'm starving! ;)
Monday, September 30, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
What a way to end the week!
I feel like whenever I blog I tend to say the same things.....I woke up and didn't want to go to crossfit. haha But it's always the truth. It was a cold and dark morning and staying in my warm bed and catching some extra Zzzz's seemed much more appealing than putting on workout clothes and going to the gym.
I guess the good news is that I DID go and got my butt handed to me on a silver platter.
We started off with ladder drills. This was my 1st time doing them. They were actually kind of fun. They put a rope ladder on the ground and we had to do various things like jump squatting on each rung, or hopping in and out of the squares etc etc.
For the skill set we did 4 sets of 5 Turkish get-ups on each arm. After the 1st two rounds we did four 20 second plank holds, then more Turkish get-ups, followed by 4 more plank holds. My core, my legs, and my arms were shaking. My muscles were TIRED!
Our WOD was awful. I felt nauseous half way through. Thankfully I didn't get sick. In groups of two we did (all with weighted bar bells)
50 squat thrusters
20 walking lunges
50 overhead squats
20 walking lunges
50 back squats
20 walking lunges
My partner and I finished in 9:54
I just wanted to lie on the ground in my puddle of sweat and not move. I'm so so so tired!! That WOD was a fine line from my breaking point. I could feel myself get a little teary eyed towards the end, which always tells me that I hit my limit.
I'm going to take a long, warm, bubble bath and possibly a nap before the kids get home from school. I think I deserve it.
I guess the good news is that I DID go and got my butt handed to me on a silver platter.
We started off with ladder drills. This was my 1st time doing them. They were actually kind of fun. They put a rope ladder on the ground and we had to do various things like jump squatting on each rung, or hopping in and out of the squares etc etc.
For the skill set we did 4 sets of 5 Turkish get-ups on each arm. After the 1st two rounds we did four 20 second plank holds, then more Turkish get-ups, followed by 4 more plank holds. My core, my legs, and my arms were shaking. My muscles were TIRED!
Our WOD was awful. I felt nauseous half way through. Thankfully I didn't get sick. In groups of two we did (all with weighted bar bells)
50 squat thrusters
20 walking lunges
50 overhead squats
20 walking lunges
50 back squats
20 walking lunges
My partner and I finished in 9:54
I just wanted to lie on the ground in my puddle of sweat and not move. I'm so so so tired!! That WOD was a fine line from my breaking point. I could feel myself get a little teary eyed towards the end, which always tells me that I hit my limit.
I'm going to take a long, warm, bubble bath and possibly a nap before the kids get home from school. I think I deserve it.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
1st week of the Paleo Challenge is officially over
1 week down, 5 more to go with this Paleo Challenge. My first week has been chalk full of temptations of all sorts. All in all I think I've done great! I miss cheese like crazy as well as half n half for my coffee. I can do this for 5 more weeks. It'll be so worth it when I go to Boise. Not only will I thoroughly enjoy my food when I'm there, but I know my clothes will be fitting better and running the 5k will be easier. I tried on a sweater that my sister gave me a couple years ago. It's never fit, like not even close. It was so tight I've contemplated getting rid of it several times. I was able to wear it yesterday and it fit perfectly. Hurray!!!!
Crossfit is always hard, but there are days where it's hard and it feels good, and then days where it's hard and you want to die. Today I wanted to die.
Our warm up was kettle bell maxercise. Basically we did several minutes of nonstop kettle bell exercises.
Our skill set was all about hang cleans.
It was 10 sets:
flat footed clean pull
hang power clean
hang squat clean
jerk
I loved the jerks. It was my first time ever doing them. I must admit I did feel a little bit like a bad ass.
Our WOD was in a group of 3:
row 3000 meters
120 burpees
I'm slowly conquering my fear of running. It's not as hard anymore. Rowing on the other hand suck so bad! It's crazy hard and my stomach fat likes to get in the way, which makes it harder to catch my breath. I wanted to quit so bad. If it wasn't for my group/team, I don't know how well I would've faired.
It's only 7pm and I'm tired enough to go to bed. Unfortunately my husband is out of town working, so I'll have to stay up and get the kids off to bed in an hour.
I'm looking forward to seeing how my body changes during the last 5 weeks of this challenge. It feels really good to fuel my body on clean foods. My mood is better, I sleep SO much better, and I think it's a good example for my children.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Test workout
This was a tough weekend! My husband got turtle cheesecake from a coworker to celebrate his birthday which he brought home. Then we took the kids to a local corn maze and afterwards hubby and the kids shared a giant elephant ear. Sunday hubby got a pumpkin spice latte from starbucks and ate macadamia salted caramel clusters. AHHHGGGGG!!!!!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! The good news is I survived. I am sorely missing my morning cup of coffee. I can't handle black coffee, I wish I could.
So today in honor or everyone starting the Paleo challenge they had us do a test workout. Basically we will see how well we do today and then in a month we will do the workout again and see how much better we can do.
Our warm up sucked butt. We did partner line drills. Bear crawls, crab walks, sprints, long jumps, blah. I was tired after just the warm up.
Our skill set was using kettle bell snatches to go right into kettle bell wind mills. We then did some ARMBAR stretches and kneaded out our partner's Achilles.
The WOD was a 15 min AMRAP.
5 burpees
7 pull ups
10 goblet squats
I was able to finish exactly 8 rounds using a 20 lb dumbbell for the goblet squat.
I wasn't super happy with only getting 8 rounds since the average seemed to be around 9. Oh well, I did my best and that's what I could do. I'm anxious to see how my performance differs when I do this WOD again.
So today in honor or everyone starting the Paleo challenge they had us do a test workout. Basically we will see how well we do today and then in a month we will do the workout again and see how much better we can do.
Our warm up sucked butt. We did partner line drills. Bear crawls, crab walks, sprints, long jumps, blah. I was tired after just the warm up.
Our skill set was using kettle bell snatches to go right into kettle bell wind mills. We then did some ARMBAR stretches and kneaded out our partner's Achilles.
The WOD was a 15 min AMRAP.
5 burpees
7 pull ups
10 goblet squats
I was able to finish exactly 8 rounds using a 20 lb dumbbell for the goblet squat.
I wasn't super happy with only getting 8 rounds since the average seemed to be around 9. Oh well, I did my best and that's what I could do. I'm anxious to see how my performance differs when I do this WOD again.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Palleo Challenge Day 2 of 42
Yesterday was stressful. Actually beyond stressful. I felt like I was at my very limit and if one more thing went wrong or got piled on my "to do" list I was going to throw myself off a bridge. I actually broke down into tears by bedtime. I won't get into all of it, you'd be bored to tears and probably want to throw yourself off a bridge as well. The point of saying all that was DESPITE all the stress, I didn't cheat. I kept to my paleo eating and even got in a 3.5 mile hike.
Today has also been quite successful. My husband got a bonus and we were able to pay off some medical bills and a few other small debts. That felt good! He also wanted to go celebrate by going out to dinner. We ended up going to the Texas Roadhouse. I was a good girl. I stayed away from the homemade rolls with cinnamon butter, the roasted peanuts, and the cheesy bacon fries they ordered for an appetizer. I had an ice water, filet mignon, and steamed vegetables. I left feeling more than satisfied. My dinner was delicious and I didn't feel deprived at all. Two days down with forty more to go.
My goal is to get through this 6 week challenge with zero cheats, none, zilch, nada. My mother's birthday is coming up as well as my own. This will be the 1st time in my life that I won't have cake on our birthdays. It's a good thing. I need to learn that I can handle a special occasion without HAVING to have treats.
Things I love about Paleo......I'm never hungry. The food is so incredibly satisfying. It fills me up but never leaves me feeling sick or bloated. I also love how many different fruits and veggies I eat on a daily basis. It's fantastic!
Things I dislike..........I miss cheese. I also really like beans and legumes and those aren't allowed. This time of year, as things cool down, I love a hearty soup with beans and veggies and meat. mmmm so good.
I'd love to be down another pant size by the time I go to Boise. Every extra pound I can melt away is going to make running the 5K just that much easier. I'm also flying Southwest Airlines and they have just 17in seats! I flew to Boise in June of 2012 and I couldn't buckle my seatbelt. I lost a little bit of weight before I went again in November and was able to just barely buckle the belt. Since then I've lost over 30 inches and 2 pant sizes, so I KNOW I'll be able to buckle myself in with ease, but I still don't want to be oozing out of my seat onto the person next to me. It's not only embarrassing, but I feel bad for the other passenger. It's not their fault I'm big. They shouldn't have to suffer for it.
Tomorrow we're taking the kids to a giant corn maze. Can't wait!
Today has also been quite successful. My husband got a bonus and we were able to pay off some medical bills and a few other small debts. That felt good! He also wanted to go celebrate by going out to dinner. We ended up going to the Texas Roadhouse. I was a good girl. I stayed away from the homemade rolls with cinnamon butter, the roasted peanuts, and the cheesy bacon fries they ordered for an appetizer. I had an ice water, filet mignon, and steamed vegetables. I left feeling more than satisfied. My dinner was delicious and I didn't feel deprived at all. Two days down with forty more to go.
My goal is to get through this 6 week challenge with zero cheats, none, zilch, nada. My mother's birthday is coming up as well as my own. This will be the 1st time in my life that I won't have cake on our birthdays. It's a good thing. I need to learn that I can handle a special occasion without HAVING to have treats.
Things I love about Paleo......I'm never hungry. The food is so incredibly satisfying. It fills me up but never leaves me feeling sick or bloated. I also love how many different fruits and veggies I eat on a daily basis. It's fantastic!
Things I dislike..........I miss cheese. I also really like beans and legumes and those aren't allowed. This time of year, as things cool down, I love a hearty soup with beans and veggies and meat. mmmm so good.
I'd love to be down another pant size by the time I go to Boise. Every extra pound I can melt away is going to make running the 5K just that much easier. I'm also flying Southwest Airlines and they have just 17in seats! I flew to Boise in June of 2012 and I couldn't buckle my seatbelt. I lost a little bit of weight before I went again in November and was able to just barely buckle the belt. Since then I've lost over 30 inches and 2 pant sizes, so I KNOW I'll be able to buckle myself in with ease, but I still don't want to be oozing out of my seat onto the person next to me. It's not only embarrassing, but I feel bad for the other passenger. It's not their fault I'm big. They shouldn't have to suffer for it.
Tomorrow we're taking the kids to a giant corn maze. Can't wait!
Thursday, September 19, 2013
feeling like a freaking heifer!
Today starts day 1 of the 6 week Paleo Challenge. I took my measurements this morning as well as "before" photos. I got a back, side, and front photo of myself in exercise pants and a sports bra. I looked at those photos and immediately wanted to throw the camera across the room and smash in into a hundred pieces. 5 months of crossfit, over 30 inches lost so far and I'm still flipping HUGE! I don't feel like I'm as fat as the pictures showed I was.
I will wait to post my hideous heifer pictures after my 6 weeks is up along with the after photos. I hate looking like this, hate hate hate HATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know those people that tell you to love yourself no matter where you are in your journey? Well, I have the overwhelming urge to karate chop them in the neck today. Just sayin'.
I will wait to post my hideous heifer pictures after my 6 weeks is up along with the after photos. I hate looking like this, hate hate hate HATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know those people that tell you to love yourself no matter where you are in your journey? Well, I have the overwhelming urge to karate chop them in the neck today. Just sayin'.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
6 week Paleo challenge starts TOMORROW
After getting pissed and cranky about the Paleo Challenge rules at my crossfit I have decided to just do my own thing. I'll be starting my 6 week challenge tomorrow. I leave for Boise on Halloween and that will be the day after the challenge is over. Perfect timing! So I won't get to win any money or prizes or even be part of the group who is recognized as being part of this diet eating lifestyle. So what. The truth is everything I'm doing is for me. I should be glad to do it just for my own health and well being. That should be my true reward. Still trying to convince myself that money isn't everything. *sigh*
I felt pretty good this morning despite the chaos of trying to get all three kids out of bed, dressed, fed, lunches made, hair brushed, and out the door before their buses arrived. Sometimes I feel like I should have the The Flight Of The Bumble Bee playing in the background.
Crossfit was a challenge today. Our WOD was in honor of a gentleman who was killed in action while serving our country. I believe he served with Derek. I think it's neat that crossfit as a whole honor men and women that have been killed while serving our country.
Our WOD was 5 rounds:
12 deadlifts
9 hang power cleans
6 push jerks
All of the lighter bar bells were taken so I went with a bar that I thought might be too heavy and used just 5 pound weights on either side just to keep the bar off the floor......55 pounds in all.
Surprisingly I was able to complete the WOD using 55lbs instead of what I wanted to use which was around 45lbs.
I'm exhausted and my arms and hamstrings feel like rubber.
I need to go to Walmart today and get myself a notebook. I want to start keeping a very detailed log of my workouts and the weights I'm using so I can refer to it as I continue on this crossfit journey as well as keep a detailed record of what I'm eating every day. I will take my measurements tomorrow morning and again on Halloween (6 weeks later).
I think since today is my last day of eating nonPaleo foods, I'm going to get a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte and maybe even have pizza for dinner. Naughty naughty!
I felt pretty good this morning despite the chaos of trying to get all three kids out of bed, dressed, fed, lunches made, hair brushed, and out the door before their buses arrived. Sometimes I feel like I should have the The Flight Of The Bumble Bee playing in the background.
Crossfit was a challenge today. Our WOD was in honor of a gentleman who was killed in action while serving our country. I believe he served with Derek. I think it's neat that crossfit as a whole honor men and women that have been killed while serving our country.
Our WOD was 5 rounds:
12 deadlifts
9 hang power cleans
6 push jerks
All of the lighter bar bells were taken so I went with a bar that I thought might be too heavy and used just 5 pound weights on either side just to keep the bar off the floor......55 pounds in all.
Surprisingly I was able to complete the WOD using 55lbs instead of what I wanted to use which was around 45lbs.
I'm exhausted and my arms and hamstrings feel like rubber.
I need to go to Walmart today and get myself a notebook. I want to start keeping a very detailed log of my workouts and the weights I'm using so I can refer to it as I continue on this crossfit journey as well as keep a detailed record of what I'm eating every day. I will take my measurements tomorrow morning and again on Halloween (6 weeks later).
I think since today is my last day of eating nonPaleo foods, I'm going to get a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte and maybe even have pizza for dinner. Naughty naughty!
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
I want it MY way!
Finally feeling better, hurray! I did make it to crossfit yesterday and it was great to get back in the game.
Warm up: run 400 meters then do a partner burpee ladder. Example: I do one burpee, partner does one burpee, I do two burpees, partner does two burpees etc etc until we both get to 7 burpees.
Skill set: kettle bell snatches, ab rollers, jump squats
We went over and over the proper techniques and then did 5 rounds of 5 snatches on each arm, 10 ab rollers and 5 jump squats.
WOD: This was a EMOTM (every minute on the minute) for 12 minutes:
3 kettle bell snatches on each arm and 7 up/downs (similar to a burpee)
I AM SO SORE TODAY!!!!!!!
So we finally found out the details of our paleo challenge and I'm super bummed. Usually it sounds like if you want to participate you pay $50. After 6 weeks the 3 people with the most impressive results get the cash prize. I believe Meagan said last time the winner won a few hundred dollars. Unfortunately this time they changed the rules. It's $15, no cash prize, and the $ goes towards a bbq meal that all participants will get after they complete the challenge.
I don't want any freaking food, I want to win $$$$$$!!!!! I'm sorry but winning $ to me is a hugely motivating. Eating a bbq meal is not. I know I know I'm acting like a spoiled child who isn't getting things her way. Still.......I'm quite frustrated. I'm embarrassed to admit I actually felt like crying after I read the new rules. *sigh*
Other rules include:
before/after pics
before/after weight
before/after measurements
doing a minimum of 3 WODS a week
a food log
We can partner up to support each other. I don't really have any friends there, so I guess I'm on my own.
I'm sure that if I can stick to 6 weeks of Paleo and 6 weeks of crossfit 3 times a week plus running.....that I'll see some decent progress in my health and fitness goals. I could've really used that prize money.
Oh well. Such is life. Time to "build a bridge and get over it". (as my husband likes to say) ha!
Warm up: run 400 meters then do a partner burpee ladder. Example: I do one burpee, partner does one burpee, I do two burpees, partner does two burpees etc etc until we both get to 7 burpees.
Skill set: kettle bell snatches, ab rollers, jump squats
We went over and over the proper techniques and then did 5 rounds of 5 snatches on each arm, 10 ab rollers and 5 jump squats.
WOD: This was a EMOTM (every minute on the minute) for 12 minutes:
3 kettle bell snatches on each arm and 7 up/downs (similar to a burpee)
I AM SO SORE TODAY!!!!!!!
So we finally found out the details of our paleo challenge and I'm super bummed. Usually it sounds like if you want to participate you pay $50. After 6 weeks the 3 people with the most impressive results get the cash prize. I believe Meagan said last time the winner won a few hundred dollars. Unfortunately this time they changed the rules. It's $15, no cash prize, and the $ goes towards a bbq meal that all participants will get after they complete the challenge.
I don't want any freaking food, I want to win $$$$$$!!!!! I'm sorry but winning $ to me is a hugely motivating. Eating a bbq meal is not. I know I know I'm acting like a spoiled child who isn't getting things her way. Still.......I'm quite frustrated. I'm embarrassed to admit I actually felt like crying after I read the new rules. *sigh*
Other rules include:
before/after pics
before/after weight
before/after measurements
doing a minimum of 3 WODS a week
a food log
We can partner up to support each other. I don't really have any friends there, so I guess I'm on my own.
I'm sure that if I can stick to 6 weeks of Paleo and 6 weeks of crossfit 3 times a week plus running.....that I'll see some decent progress in my health and fitness goals. I could've really used that prize money.
Oh well. Such is life. Time to "build a bridge and get over it". (as my husband likes to say) ha!
Friday, September 13, 2013
It caught up with me, party is cancelled.
I thought I was feeling better, but last night was awful. Double ear infections, sore throat and a fever to boot. Needless to the say the party I was going to have for hubby tonight has been cancelled along with the hike with my mother and going to crossfit.
Man I hate being sick!!!!!!!! It ruins everything! :(
Man I hate being sick!!!!!!!! It ruins everything! :(
Thursday, September 12, 2013
BURNED THE ZUCCHINI WHILE DREAMING OF CAKE
I pulled myself up by my bootstraps and made it into the gym yesterday. Still not feeling great, but I didn't want to miss anymore workouts. We started off with a bunch of exercises that activated our glutes. Our backsides were definitely "warmed up" by the end. Our WOD was 3 rounds of
* pulling a weighted sled down the alley and then back up the alley
* 2 minute AMRAP 5 burpees and 5 sit ups
We were in groups of three. It took our group 28 minutes and 2 seconds to complete this WOD. I believe we were definitely the slowest of the groups. That's ok though, we all got a great workout. Two of the girls in my group are brand spankin' new. It was nice not to be the new girl who didn't know what to do. Last time I did the sleds I put 45 lbs on it. Yesterday I used 85 lbs. It was hard and it kicked my rear, but it was totally doable.
Today I'm getting ready to go clean my brother's house and then I'll be getting in a run before the kids get home from school. Tomorrow I'm going to crossfit and afterwards my mother and I are hiking Mineral Ridge....the 3.3 mile hike. After that I'll be baking up a couple apple pies for my husband's birthday party.
I found out yesterday that our Paleo challenge at crossfit will start Sept. 23rd and go through Oct. 25th. I'm super excited to get on board and going 100% Paleo for 32 consecutive days. It'll end just a few days away from my trip to Boise to visit my sister and our 5K run.
By the way, the title of this post is what happened yesterday. While pan frying my zucchini yesterday I lost track of time as I was looking at pictures of cake on the computer. My food addiction still feels very much alive.
* pulling a weighted sled down the alley and then back up the alley
* 2 minute AMRAP 5 burpees and 5 sit ups
We were in groups of three. It took our group 28 minutes and 2 seconds to complete this WOD. I believe we were definitely the slowest of the groups. That's ok though, we all got a great workout. Two of the girls in my group are brand spankin' new. It was nice not to be the new girl who didn't know what to do. Last time I did the sleds I put 45 lbs on it. Yesterday I used 85 lbs. It was hard and it kicked my rear, but it was totally doable.
Today I'm getting ready to go clean my brother's house and then I'll be getting in a run before the kids get home from school. Tomorrow I'm going to crossfit and afterwards my mother and I are hiking Mineral Ridge....the 3.3 mile hike. After that I'll be baking up a couple apple pies for my husband's birthday party.
I found out yesterday that our Paleo challenge at crossfit will start Sept. 23rd and go through Oct. 25th. I'm super excited to get on board and going 100% Paleo for 32 consecutive days. It'll end just a few days away from my trip to Boise to visit my sister and our 5K run.
By the way, the title of this post is what happened yesterday. While pan frying my zucchini yesterday I lost track of time as I was looking at pictures of cake on the computer. My food addiction still feels very much alive.
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