I Want it All!

Anyone who is not a foodaholic really has no idea what a struggle something as simple as running to the grocery for a container of greek yogurt can be. From the moment we walk in, we are bombarded with pastries, ice creams, candies, cakes, chips, pop, and every other disgusting and poor choice known to man. It's so kind of the them to arrange their store so that I have to pass BY IT ALL on my way to the BACK of the store where they hide my poor plain style greek yogurt, while it is quietly crying in the dairy case like a wallflower at an 8th grade dance. Some days it takes ridiculous feats of mental strength to get through it all. Either way, EVERY time I walk past it, my mind secretly tells me to "pick it up. What's the harm? Who will know? It will taste soooooo good." Seriously...I cannot describe the mental battle that occurs every day. Let's not even mention the CRUELTY of the store to stock so very little of my poor container of yogurt that it is rarely even in the case. So, now I've successfully run the guantlet, only to not the get the cheese! Dammit. Fortunately, today is a day of strength.

Breakfast @ 6:45

2 whole poached eggs
1/2 ezekiel muffin

Snack @ 10:45

1 c plain greek yogurt
1/4 c blueberries

Lunch @ 1:45 (Alllllmost missed it!)

1 c salad mix
4 grape tomatoes
4.3 oz chicken

During Oly class @ 4:00

25 g protein shake

OLYMPIC LIFTING, 4/6p

3-position muscle snatch to overhead squat (floor, above knee, hip), 4 x 3 @ 45#

2 position snatch, floor + hang from below knee, 4 x 2 @ 55#

Snatch from floor, peak of 2 @ 85#

GYMNASTICS, 5p

Mobility: gastroc soleus stretch, 1 minute each side; spiderman stretch, 1 minute each side; floor pec stretch, 30 seconds each side/position

Dynamic Warm-up: 2 rounds of: 10 heel press downs, 10 jump squats, 5 changing grip push-ups, 10 hanging lat pull downs, leg/arm swings as needed

Skill #1: pistols, 6 x 3 (work towards weighted)

Skill #2: kipping butterfly pull-ups

Met-con:

Complete 12-10-8-6-4-2 reps for time of:

Jumping lunges each leg Burpees

Clapping push-ups

7:12

Post-WOD

Muscle Pharm Aminos

Dinner @ 7:30

4 oz turkey breast
2 c spinach

Snack @ 9:30

1/2 c greek yogurt
12.5 g protein powder

Might be too strong?

Not much to say about today, other than vanilla. Worked, accessory class and broke the faucet handle on my kitchen sink. What can I say, they can't ALL be soul searching or surprise PR days. Unless you count breaking the handle as a PR, then I PR'd the shit out of it!

Breakfast @ 9:00

2 whole poached eggs
1/2 slice ezekiel muffin (plain)
1/2 T coconut oil

Snack @ 12:15

1 C plain Greek Yogurt
1/4 blueberries (going for antioxidants...hope this was an okay switch for a bit)

Lunch @ 3:30 (this is ridiculous. I will remember to photograph them ALL tomorrow!)

2 c salad mix
4.8 oz chicken

4 grape tomatoes

Post Accessory Class

Muscle Pharmacy Aminos

Dinner @ 7:15

2 c salad mix
3.8 oz turkey breast with taco seasoning
1/4 c black beans

Snack @ 9:30

1/2 c plain greek yogurt

12.5 g protein powder

Zombies! Run!

Met up with Melissa at open gym to work on some accessory weaknesses. Watched her CRUSH some weight and find a 50# PR on her front squat and both of us unhappy on bench press. Note to self....must bench more. I did get a 10# PR on my front squat. We do these like twice a year now (it seems) so it was nice to focus on them and see improvement. CrossFit always surprises me when things you don't train develop into PR's. How does THAT happen? One of my favorite moments (other than the cool PR's) was an unknown guy commenting on Melissa and I being so supportive of each other while training. LOL! Well....that's what we DO! How can you improve and gain accomplishments without a supportive network of people?!

Other than hanging at the gym for awhile it was a typical Sunday. Laundry, cleaning, food prep. Not sure when I am getting my Christmas stuff down. So, if anyone is still wanting to celebrate the spirit of Christmas, stop on by and enjoy.

Breakfast @ 9:15

2 whole eggs - poached (REALLY enjoying these right now)
1 slice ezekiel toast with 1/2 T of coconut oil

Warmup: 

1000m Row (My time suuuuuuucked! That was even with a 100 m sprint at the end. :/)

Mobility:

Roller, 3 way banded shoulder, pigeon and lat

Front Squat:

1x5 75#; 1x5 95#; 3x5 115#; 1x2 135#; 1x1 145#

Bench Press:

1x5 65#; 1x5 75#, 1x3 85#, 1x3 95#, 1x1 105#
1 Mile Run through Park:13:43 (Used the Zombies, Run app! It was really fun! I actually had to sprint to get away from the zombies! I will definitely be using that app more often. Totally got running out of my head mentally, so it was a much more enjoyable run than normal.) 

Post-Training: Muscle Pharm Aminos

Lunch @ 1:00

1 c Plain Greek Yogurt
1/4 c pineapple

Snack @ 4:00

2 c spinach
6 grape tomatoes
4.8 oz chicken

Dinner @ 7:00 (Really? I forgot a photo?!)

2 c spinach
4.6 oz turkey breast with taco seasoning
1/4 c black beans

Snack @10:00

1/2 c greek yogurt
12.5 g protein powder

Hiking Rest Day

Family day!! Got a really late start to the day. Took the kids for a 4.1 mile hike over in the Cave Creek area. They were fantastic! It was a relatively easy hike, mostly flat, but a good walk none the less. It was good to get out and hang with the fam bam for the day to enjoy the weather and each other. LOTS of life lessons were taught today. MUCH better day than the original plan of taking the kids to the dinosaur exhibit. Better quality time. Oh...and my body is W.R.E.C.K.E.D from the last 2 days of training! 

Breakfast @ 10:00

2 POACHED eggs! (First time I have EVER poached an egg and I killed it!)
1 slice plain ezekiel toast with
1 tsp of coconut oil

Lunch @ 1:30 (just prior to hitting the trailhead)

1 c plain greek yogurt
1/4 c pineapple

Snack @ 4:00 (on trail)

25 g protein shake

Snack @ 5:00 (just after exiting the trail)

Muscle Pharm Aminos

Dinner @ 6:00 (Thank God I had this pre-packed in the car! I was starving when some lady rear ended us!)

2 C Salad Mix
4.9 oz chicken

After this we took the kids to Peter Piper Pizza. They have been hassling me for awhile to go. They shared a pizza and I watched. No pizza for me. Ed can verify. ;)

Snack @ 9:00 (just got the kids to bed)

1/2 c greek yogurt

12.5 g protein powder

So looking forward to my training sesh with Mel tomorrow! Watch out open gym, we is coming for youz!

Haters Gonna Hate

Judgmental people really get my goat. Who are you to judge someone? You have no idea what path they are running, where they have been, and where they are going. Everyone is fighting some battle in their life. Judgmental people demonstrate a true sign of immaturity. For me, at least today, I will let it light my fire. What a motivator to shove it up someone's ass with a "did you see that? Yeah....I just killed it. Don't judge a book by it's cover, you might be surprised by what you find inside." And you know what....I'm ROCKING a freaking AWESOME week! Thanks to my support team, the hubby, Melissa, Jen, and the awesome coaches Beau, CJ, Rob for accountability and of course SAM for all the OLY work.

Again started my morning with a little burn:

50 sit-ups

50 air squats

20s plank hold

50 push ups

10 tricep dips

Breakfast @ 7:00

2 whole eggs fried in 1/2 T coconut oil (thinking about poaching. I almost always break my egg when I use coconut oil)
1 slice plain ezekiel toast

Snack @ 10:30

1 cup plain Greek Yogurt
1/4 c pineapple

Lunch @ 1:30

2 cup salad mix
4.8 oz chicken

Pre-WOD protein shake (25 g)                                        4:00 Mobility Class

Legs/hips/IT band

Couch/Pigeon/Hamstrings/Groin

LAX ball
Hips

Foam Roller
IT bands/Quads

5:00 CrossFit Class

Wgt: Power Clean (15 min. to find 1RM)

125#

MetCon: Grace (Time)

30 Clean and Jerks 95# 

(6:28, 0:54 PR)

Post WOD

7 minute Core Grinder

Pretty close to marking off my first goal on the murder board!!

Post WOD

Muscle Pharm Aminos

Dinner @ 7:00 (forgot my photo)

2 c salad mix
4.6 oz turkey breast with taco seasoning
1/4 c black beans

Later tonight:

1/2 c greek yogurt
12.5 g protein powder

The Triple Crown!!

Got a morning burn in with a quick WOD starting out cold. Warmed my achy muscles and joints up with this little ditty, burn some calories while in deficit, and cleared my head. My goal is to do this at least 5 days a weeks. I am working on my planks, so I incorporated day 1 of a 30 day plank challenge.

50 sit-ups

50 air squats

20s plank hold

50 push ups

10 tricep dips 

(need more of these but didn't have the right thing in my bedroom to do them on.)

Breakfast @ 9:00

2 whole eggs
1/2 cinnamon raisin ezekiel
1/2 T coconut oil

Snack @ 12:00

1 c plain greek yogurt
1/4 c fresh pineapple

Lunch @ 2:00

2 c spinach

4.3 oz chicken

6 grape tomatoes

Pre-WOD

25 g protein shake

Today was the Triple Crown of CrossFit classes!!

Yep!! PR'd my Annie time by 0:59!

PR'd my Power Snatch by 10#! (FINALLY!! A 95# snatch! 6 months in the making)

PR'd my Isabel by 0:13! (75#)

Seriously....SO STOKED! After I hit the Power Snatch I just knew I had to PR my Isabel time too! Didn't seem to struggle with Isabel either. Mostly singled them out, but had a really good pace I could maintain throughout. 

Followed the CrossFit class with a Gymnasty class. Always an ego killer. I did manage to get one back flip on the rings...with some help from Sam to get my ass over.

12 minute AMRAP

10 handstand thigh slaps (modified to lift hands off floor)

30 sec plank hold

3 handstand walks

20 sec plank holds on each side

Finished 3 rounds....yep....that's it.

Post-WOD

Muscle Pharm Aminos

Dinner @ 7:30

2 c Spinach
4.6 oz turkey seasoned with taco seasoning
1/4 c black beans

Awesome day! Back to work and normal routines tomorrow. I look forward to the normalcy again. :)

New Year, First Hangover

Yep, started another year with a hangover, but not a terribly epic one, so that's good! Good times, good friends, and a special bonding session with my gal pal Melissa. ;) Love that girl! Can't WAIT to see her changes over the next year! She is a damned BEAST!

I love quotes like this meme because they constantly remind me to keep focus. You can't just WISH for changes, you have to work for them. Having a crapton of accountability right now ain't anything to sneeze at either. I have a lot of people watching and since I hate to disappoint, I think it is gonna stick this time! I am optimistic about what this year will bring, though I am not happy that the Opens are so close. Why did I think they were in April? February?! 8 weeks to improve like EVERYTHING?! BAH!

Woke up really late this morning and was starving.

Breakfast @ 11:30

2 whole eggs
1/2 cinnamon raisin ezekiel muffin
1/2 t coconut oil

Was hungry not but an hour later!!

Lunch @ 2:00

1 c greek yogurt
20 g protein
1/4 c pineapple

Now I wasn't hungry at all for the rest of day and not really interested in food. :/ What a confusing day.

Dinner @ 7:00

2 c spinach
5 oz turkey with taco seasoning
1/4 c black beans

I'm out of greek yogurt now, so I might have a protein shake before bed?