Mon, Nov 29

FOOD

BF = 8 paleo pancakes

Snack = banana

Lunch = fajita chicken meat, avocado, grapes, fruit/spinach smoothie, handful of m&ms

Snack =  2 tangerines

Dinner = steak fajita meat w/ avocado, fruit/spinach smoothie, 4 bites of bday cake


WOD

WU:

3 xCFWU 

10 HSPU/ HS Holds

Strength:
Hang Power Cleans 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 (7)

WOD
15 min cap

5x
15 SDLHP
15 Thrusters
#75/55

RESULT = 10:19 with 45# bar.



Handstand pushups

85# hang power clean

Two attempts of trying to publish the video from the WOD has failed. Will try again and update when it's out there, finally (hopefully).

Sun, Nov 28

BF = 2 fried eggs, orange juice, 2 pieces toast with homemade apricot jam

Lunch = stew + corn bread, gold-n-nugget bar

Snack = grapes & chips

Dinner = last of thanksgiving leftovers (broccoli cheese rice casserole & dressing), bday cake for dessert

WOD

Again, no wod.

Last day of nonsense eating -- but I sure did enjoy every minute of it!

Sat, Nov 27

FOOD

BF = scrambled eggs & bacon, fresh strawberries, blueberries, banana nut bread

Snack = tangerine

Lunch = half bag of cinnamon sugar popcorn

Dinner = bowl of tortilla soup, chips & salsa

Snack = pecan pie, wheat thins, root beer

WOD

No wod. Another day of being lazy.

Fri, Nov 26

FOOD

It must be pizza day!! We had breakfast pizza and then pizza again for dinner. Mmm. With all this food intake over the holiday, Monday will probably suck as we return to modified Paleo. SO... better enjoy it while I can!! Mwuahahahahahahahaha!


BF = banana, 4 paleo pancakes

Snack = 2 slices

Breakfast fruit pizza

Lunch =  tday dressing w/ cranberry sauce, broccoli cheese rice casserole + tangerine

Snack =  small slice pecan pie & pumpkin pie

Dinner =  2 slices homemade pizza

Late movie Snack = cinnamon sugar popcorn



WOD

Still OFF

Thur, Nov 25 -- HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Ok, ok. I just got off that paleo challenge, and I was SO ready for some Thanksgiving day food. I'm happy to say I did eat a little of everything, but I didn't go overboard and stuff myself. And mom's pecan pie was freakin' AWESOME!!!

FOOD

BF = banana, tangerine, quarter piece of toast with mom's homemade apricot jam

Snack = 2 tangerines

Lunch =

Dinner = pizza topping leftovers (gr beef, pizza sauce, cheese, gr bell pepper) & piece of pumpkin and pecan pie

Snack = few sips of coke & 3 handfuls of popcorn (saw the Harry Potter movie!!)


WOD

Day off! Thankful for family, friends, and my health!

Wed, Nov 24

Spent last night with Auntie Laura and slept all right. Owen was in the bed with me, and kept squirming all night. Doesn't make for the best of sleep, but the bed was awesome!

FOOD

BF = 7 paleo pancakes, banana

Lunch = black bean/salsa/gr beef/avocado on lettuce wraps

Snack =  3 tangerines

Dinner =  homemade pizza!!!


WOD

Visited the Westlake Crossfit box on Cuernavaca. Showed up 2 min late because I missed it first couple times around. But they were really nice, and welcomed me into their little niche. Great wod, though. Unfortunately no pics/vid.  :(
Card 1
Card 1,2
Card 1,2,3
Card 1,2,3,4

where
Card 1 = 1 snatch/C+J, 3 thrusters, 5 HPCs, 7 DLs
Card 2 = 9 push ups, 11 pull ups, 13 KB swings (35#)
Card 3 = 15 jump squats, 17 ball slams, 19 sit ups
Card 4 = 21 burpees

RESULT = 13:56. Did 45# bar snatch, but was able to do it successfully despite worries over shoulder! Weight is same for Card 1.

Tues, Nov 23

Slept great last night, ready to rock-n-roll this morning. Could be that I'm just excited about this Thanksgiving break!


FOOD


BF = tangerine


Lunch =  grilled cheese, banana, a few chips


Snack =  grapes


Dinner =  gr beef/avocado/black beans/salsa on lettuce wraps; 6 chips with cheese dip, 2 small slices of bday cake, lovingly provided by Auntie Laura for Owen's belated bday party!




WOD


WU:
CFWU 3x
+ 7 Snatch Balance each round (pause at the bottom)

Skill:
Forward roll & Log roll

WOD:
21-18-15  of each

• Ground to Over head - any way possible
• Med ball clean
• sit ups

RESULT = 11:41, using 45# bar with red plates

Took measurements today after the Paleo Challenge, compared to what I had taken at the end of Sept 29. I've lost approx 9 inches!!

Neck = 12.875"

R Bicep = 11.875"

L Bicep = 11.375"

Shoulders = 40"

Waist = 30.25"

Hips = 36.75"

R Thigh = 21.75"

L Thigh = 21.75"

R Calf = 14"

L Calf = 14.25"

Mon, Nov 22 -- The END!!

Paleo challenge ended today!

FOOD


BF = 2 boiled eggs

Snack = apple

Lunch = 2 tangerines

Snack = 5 paleo pancakes, 3 paleo cookies

Dinner = 5 pieces bacon, 5 paleo cookies, tangerine


WOD


Team wod practice:

•  2 of 4 team members, run with 40/80# sandbag 200m, while other 2 do AMRAP of OHS 75/55# during others' run
• switch, still keeping score of running total reps
• repeat except instead of OHS you do SDLHP, same weight -- keeping up with reps
• Team then does total of 300 DLs, one person at a time

RESULT = first time was 13:3x (didn't get total reps), 2nd time was 12:31 (didn't get total reps) but we did better 2nd time around. Figured it's because we knew what to expect that time & could bust tail when possible & knew when to take a breather. Either that, or we finally just got warmed up. 

Figuring out how to divvy up the wod

James with his sandbag

Ellen & Randy doing their OHS

Carey eking out 33# OHS with ugly form, thanks to shoulder

James & his nice form

Carey & James off again for round two (of first time doing wod)

Doesn't look so bad when taken at an angle

Sun, Nov 21

Recupe/veg day! We slept in from all the partying we did yesterday.

FOOD


BF = banana

Snack = 6 paleo pancakes

Lunch = tuna salad + apple

Dinner = hamburger patty w/ bacon and avocado, tangerine


WOD
Nothing. Like I mentioned above, it was a total vegitation day. I even took a nap with Owen!!

Sat, Nov 20 -- The Birthday Party

We had Owen's third birthday party today. Most everyone showed up & everyone had an excellent time! But I am wiped out from 1) finishing cleaning house this morning in preparation for the party, and 2) from all the kids running around. But Owen loved the day and all that was in store for him, so it's all worth it!

FOOD


BF = tangerine

Lunch  = tuna salad lettuce wraps

Dinner = hamburger patty + 1 avocado & 4 pieces of bacon squished on top of the patty, 2 tangerines. I broke down and had a small piece of cake, too. It just smelled SO good. The end of the paleo challenge is seeming so far away now, when in reality it's only 3 days!!

WOD

1hr karate & cleaning house like a mad woman.  ;)

Fri, Nov 19

WHEW! I woke up feeling great after going to bed so early last night. Apparently my body needed some major catch-up sleep. Of course, I'm not doing it any good typing away at 11:19pm tonight. I'm finishing up (finally!!) getting the desktop back up and operational, after it caught the ThinkPoint virus. All's well that ends well.

FOOD


BF = 3 hard boiled eggs, fruit/spinach smoothie

Snack = 3 pieces 85% cacao

Lunch = broke down at Sam's Club & cheated!! I had a sample of apple pie, and another of cherry pie. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Up to this point in the 30-day challenge, I'd only cheated 1 other time (at Sam's again, with apple pie). Well, I guess I have to count my 78% cacao's, but I'm keeping it realistic, see?

Dinner = roasted chicken, fruit/spinach smoothie + 2 pieces 85% cacao


WOD
Off day again today. Hubby didn't get home in time from work for me to go to the afternoon sessions. But I spent the afternoon cleaning house. Ugh. That HAS to count for something. I'm definitely worn out from it!

Despite the cheating set back, I have to announce I totally rocked some courdoroys that I hadn't worn one to two years pre-Owen. Holla!

Thurs, Nov 18

Felt good this morning after sleeping a full 8hrs last night.

FOOD

BF = fruit smoothie

Snack =  banana + almonds

Lunch =  hamburger patty with half an avocado (squished) + 4 pieces of bacon, crispy & broken up and mixed in with the avocado, smeared on top of the patty. YUM! Broccoli, apple sauce + 3 pieces of 78-85% cacao. I'm experimenting with some new brands!

Snack =  apple

Dinner =  another apple (worked late)


WOD


Off day again. Worked late, got home around 8:15pm, and hit the sack at 8:30pm.

Wed, Nov 17

Happy 3rd birthday to Owen!!

Whew, last night was a late night at the box. It took us forever to get through the 1RM's, but I bet had we not gabbed quite as much we could've gotten it over with quicker. But again, many PRs were set last night, so I think most everyone is quite pleased with their efforts.

FOOD

BF = fruit/spinach smoothie, 4 pieces of bacon

Snacks = 2 boiled eggs + banana

Lunch = tuna salad, applesauce

Snack = apple

Dinner = 1.5 hamburger patties, fruit/spinach smoothie


WOD

OFF night. And thank goodness, too, because I was exhausted. I'm even hitting the sack early so as to get 8hrs of sleep!

Tues, Nov 16

Back feels a little better today. Yesterday was a rough WOD:  Fran. I was already tired from the Team WOD on Sunday, so this one did nothing to help that recovery. Oh well, guess I'll go with the "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" motto.
FOOD

BF = fruit/spinach smoothie

Snack = banana

Lunch = filet mignon, spinach/avocado salad, pumpkin pudding + 1 square 86% cacao

Snack = almonds

Dinner =  fruit/spinach smoothie, broccoli, a little bit of turkey breast (it was spicy & I didn't care for it)


WOD

Warm up

CFWU 2x
Burgener warm up

After 3 short months, its already time to reassess the 5/3/1 Strength Program we have been doing!

WOD
CrossFit total
1RM of:
Squat
Press
Dead
Clean

RESULT =

	AUG	NOV
Back Squat	135	140
Strict Press	70	75
Deadlift	197	205
Pwr Clean	105	115

Very pleased with the results! No doubt the 5-3-1 program we've been working is producing successful results.

DL, not sure of weight (probably around 185 or so)

85lb snatch -- starting to get the stomp going on!!

Mon, Nov 15

I popped up at 4am this morning, ready to go. But when I saw the time I made myself go back to sleep for another hour. Big mistake. All that achieved was making me groggy by the time I was supposed to really get up. Luckily I didn't drive today, so I could sneak in a nice 45min nap on the way to work.

FOOD

BF = spinach/fruit smoothie

Snack = banana + almonds

Lunch = chicken salad lettuce wraps, pumpkin pudding + half square 86% cacao

Snack = almonds + apple

Dinner =

WOD

WU

CLWU 2x - No pull ups
run 400m

Skill -
10 mins of work on Turkish get up


WOD
"Fran"

21-15-9
Thrusters #95/65#
Pull ups

RESULT = 6:30 using 55#, and that was quite a challenge in and of itself due to my back being sore from yesterday's team WOD! My back was tight after this wod. I rolled it out some and then Coach J did a quick torture routine on me and slathered BioFreeze. Ahh...

I have video of the WOD (only Tami & I were present), but unfortunately the ThinkPoint virus outsmarted the spouse. So until I have fixed that little issue I won't be posting more pics/video.  :(

Sun, Nov 14

Man, this time change still hasn't affected Owen yet. There's nothing like having to wake up at 6am on the weekends. Thankfully though, weekends often allow for nap times.  ;)

FOOD

BF = 2 fried eggs, 3 pieces of bacon

Snack = apple

Lunch = chicken salad lettuce wraps

Snack = pumpkin pudding + 1 block 86% cacao

Dinner =  gr beef/salsa/black beans/avocado concoction on lettuce

WOD

Team WOD practice today for competition on Dec 5. It went well. I was nervous but was able to bust out DLs better than expected.

30 wall balls, each team member, one at a time (M=20#, F=14#)

Then simultaneously each person tackles a station at each of the following, rotating when the last person of the group finishes whatever station they are at, until all stations have been completed by all members:
row 300m
box jumps 24"
30 KB swings  M=53#, W=35#
30 push press M=45#, W=25# dumbbells

30 DLs, each team member, one at a time (M=225# F=135#)

RESULT = 19:31. Not bad & I was excited for our team. We finished within the 20min cut-off, and I was proud of myself having done better than I thought, especially doing the tall box jumps for the first time. WHEW! While right now I don't forsee our team dominating at the competition, we'll still be a force to be reckoned with (so long as OHS aren't a part of the deal).

Carey & Ellen doing wall balls

James doing wall balls

Randy doing wall balls

All at a station

All at another station

Carey DL

Sat, Nov 13

FOOD

BF = paleo pancakes + bacon

Snack =  apple

Lunch = chicken salad, spinach/avocado salad, pumpkin pudding + half block of 86% cacao

Snack =  none

Dinner = not sure what to call it, but it's gr beef, black beans, salsa,and avocado in a lettuce wrap

 










WOD

No crossfit today. 2 hr brown belt workout for karate though.

Fri, Nov 12

OMG. This morning came way too quickly. Decided to for-go work today, having acquired my 40hrs last night and not looking forward to waking up at the usual time -- sorry work peeps, I chose the lazy way out. Owen woke me up around 0645, but was kind enough to crawl in bed with me for another 20min (semi-laying/squirming) before deciding to climb on my back to help wake me up. Moms around the globe, I'm sure you can relate in some fashion...

Mad some pumpkin pudding last night. It's edible. Not sure if I'll repeat it unless I do something a little different. Wondering if raisins are paleo? The pudding is almost overly pumpkin'ish. More apple sauce or honey next time maybe. The chocolate paleo pancakes I tried though were a hit! More cinnamon next time though.

FOOD

BF = 1.5 eggs (Owen ate part of mine), 2 pieces bacon

Lunch = bbq pulled pork, banana + almond butter, 4 paleo cookies

Snack = apple

Dinner = peanuts (non-paleo, but nuts), chocolate paleo pancakes

WOD

I arrived at the box at 10am, sleepy but determined to work in a WOD before the day gets crazy. Big to-do list! Turns out there is no 10am class, but I lucked out because Brandon showed up & Amy was kind enough to lead us through the rigamorole.

WU:

CL Warm up 2x

+ 20 Snatch Balance (as many sets as necessary)

Skill - Cleans
40% x 5
50% x 5
60% x 5

WOD

15 KB Swings
250m Row
- 4x-
then finish WOD w/ 60 push ups

RESULT = 11:21 RX. Not too shabby, but would've preferred it in the 10min timeframe. I like to think my times might be forfeited some, but at the expense of proper form during the exercises. If I can keep that going, eventually times will increase.

Deloading week for cleans:  5 x 45#,   5 x 55#,   5 x 65#

Push-ups

               KBs:  Brandon duing 53#, Carey doing 35#

I just thew this one in here because I loved Amy's commentary on it. I enjoy her artistic abilities when it comes to playing paparazzi for me. Love ya, Amy!! And always appreciative, no matter what.

Thur, Nov 11

Was in bed at 9:30pm last night, so feeling a little more refreshed. My elbows are a little sore, but what doesn't kill me makes me stronger, right? It was a loooong day overall. Late night at work (got home a little before midnight) makes for a sleepy chica! And because I didn't plan better food-wise for a super-long day at work, it was another not-so-great yet still all paleo day.

FOOD

BF = fruit/spinach smoothie

Lunch = bbq pulled pork, spinach salad, 5 paleo cookies

Snack = apple + almonds

Dinner = ten 71% cacao disks + apple

Late snack = banana

I was  H U N G R Y  last night!!! Thankfully a co-worker was nice enough to give me his banana. Maybe my stomach was rumbling too loudly, interrupting work.  :P 

WOD

Deserved day off.

Wed, Nov 10

Oh my, I barely got 6hrs of sleep last night. This late night stuff has got to stop!!

FOOD

BF = banana w/ almond butter

Snack = apple + three 71% cacao disks

Lunch = fajita chicken & steak with guacamole, 5 paleo cookies

Snack = apple + four 71% cacao disks

Dinner = apple, 6 paleo cookies

Yeah, food-wise today wasn't the best. But at least it was all still paleo (except maybe the chocolate since technically it's not 85%). I was simply most proud of the fact that while at the mexican food restaurant today, I didn't eat cheese, chips, or tortillas. That, in my book, is a feat next to a miracle for myself. What will power!

WOD
Crossfit OFF day. Did an hour of karate, working falls and throws. Definitely will have bruised arms and elbows shortly. Stupid wood floors. I guess I should be glad it wasn't cement.

Tues, Nov 9

Went to bed late last night. I suppose I should clarify though, since it's all relative, right? 10pm for me is late. Felt it today, especially when work got a little slow during the afternoon. Eyelids became heavy, I fought to stay awake. I thought I'd drag during the WOD but I felt better than expected.

FOOD

BF = fruit/spinach smoothie

Snack = banana

Lunch = bbq pulled pork, spinach/avocado salad, 5 paleo cookies

Snack = six 71% cacao discs, apple

Dinner = vegetable beef soup

WOD

WU:
CLCF WU 1x
3 sets of:
10 hang power snatch
10 hang squat snatch
10 snatch balance
use PVC then progress to empty bar/low weight

Strength: Deadlift
40% x 5
50% x 5
60% x 5

WOD

10 Rounds of
8 Pull ups
8 ring dips

RESULT = 10:35 but I did 5 rnds of kipping PUs before trading to ring rows for the other 5 rnds. I didn't care to further rip my hands (see Micahel's war wounds below). Also used purple band on ring dips.

DLs:   40% = 80#,  50% = 100#,  60% = 120#.   I gotta say, after the previous DL stuff we've done these really seemed like cake!

 Carey DL

 Michael DL

Tami DL

 Michael's wod wounds from pull-ups

 Further proof of Tami's existence in 1-hand handstand club (on KB!)

 Carey enters 1-hand handstand club -- note to self: skorts & handstands don't play well together...

Michael's entry fee to the club has been paid

Michael meets the KB 1-hand handstand head on

Mon, Nov 8

Hitting the sack early last night made waking up a little more bearable this morning.

FOOD

BF = fruit/spinach smoothie

Snack = apple

Lunch = veggie/beef soup, spinach salad, 4 paleo cookies, three 71% quarter-sized chocolate discs

Snack = banana + apple

Dinner =  bbq pulled pork, fruit/spinach smoothie, 2 paleo cookies


WOD

WU

CLCF warm up 2x
+ 15 split jerks w/ PVC & 15 w/ empty bar


Strength: Squat
Deloading week -
40% x 5  (55#)
50% x 5  (70#)
60% x 5  (85#)

WOD

 "CC Flyers" Benchmark Workout

3 Rounds for Time

400m Run

21 Box Jumps (24")

12 Overhead Squats (95/65)

- cut off 15 mins-

RESULT = 11:32 but used 15# bar for OHS.

I paced the run and was able to make it through the box jumps non-stop, so I was happy about that. The OHS didn't feel too badly as I was doing them; however, there were a couple of times I had to let my shoulder rest, and shortly after the WOD I was thinking I might try 2# more next time I do OHS. But during the car ride home my shoulder started feeling a little achey. Not quite so sure now about adding poundage. Will have to see how it feels tomorrow.

Rosa hammering out some back squats

 

I'm so fast, even the camera couldn't keep up!

Pedro rockin' the back squat

Medusa dominating box jumps

Sun, Nov 7

Time changed last night, and normally you gain an hour. But not when there are wee ones in the house. You basically lose an hour because they get up at the 'normal' time, which is in all actuality now earlier than usual. And that's how it was at the Clagett Clan's abode this morning. Ryan slept in some as usual, but I got up & fed Owen his usual weekend breakfast of french toast. I was really craving it, but steered clear. After yesterday's cheat, I want to get back on track. Only 15 more days to go until the challenge is over.  So I made some Paleo cookies for healthy snacks, this time instead of using cherries I used strawberries and apricots. Delightful! Texturally they turned out better than the first batch. The trick was to make the cookies smaller & leave the fruit a bit chunkier. Both batches still tasted pretty darn good though! I'll experiment with blueberries next time, and probably raisins the time after that.
FOOD

BF = scrambled eggs + bacon

Snack = 4 paleo cookies

Lunch = fruit spinach smoothie

Snack = banana + almond butter

Dinner = bbq pulled pork + avocado/spinach salad, 2 paleo cookies

WOD

Off day. We spent the afternoon in downtown Grapevine having some family pics done by great friends.

Sat, Nov 6

FOOD

BF = apple

Snack = 2 fried eggs

Lunch = spinach/avocado salad + apple

Snack = Unfortunately I didn't do so well while at Sam's Club. Darnit, they had free samples of pie. I went for a sliver of pumpkin pie, and Owen wanted cherry. But he didn't like it, so I ate it for him. It was my first cheat since starting the Paleo challenge. I felt guilty, but it was oh so good. Noted I felt a little 'off' for a couple of hours thereafter. Sugar and processed carbs overloading the system? Had to have been that canned cherry pie filling...

Dinner = beef/veggie soup

WOD

1hr karate

then

WU

2x:

250m row

10 lunges

5 burpees

WOD - partner wod

400m farmer's walk with 1PU kettlebell in each hand; other partners run 400m+

Each person then completes (1 at a time):

25 pull ups

40 sit ups

50 push ups

65 air squats

100 DU (or 150 singles)

Team Triple Threat:  Rosa (in light blue), Christine (in red), and Carey (in dk blue)

DUs



Amy & Monica -- great coaches & paparazzi for my blog. Thanks, ladies!!



Fri, Nov 5

Well, it seems sleep has done me some good. I woke up this morning with none of the previous night's ailments. Apparently, whatever popped in my head (and hopefully not a blood vessel) seemed to have eventually released pressure while I snoozed the night away.

FOOD

BF = banana w/ almond butter, 2 weenies from a sausage roll that I picked apart to salvage out the meat

Snack = almonds, an apple

Lunch = Saltgrass wagon boss w/ broccoli, and a salad with avocado added

Dinner = fruit/spinach smoothie


WOD
WU
CFWU 2x - no pull ups
row or run 500m

Strength: Cleans
75% x 5  - (77#)
85% x 3  - (87#)
95% x 1+  - (97#)
 
WOD
AMRAP in 15 min:
3 HandStand PushUps  (HSPU)
5 Pull ups
7 Knees to Elbows (KtoE)

Result = 10 rnds + 1 HSPU:  for 2 rnds, used 1 pad for HSPU, the rest used 2 pads

Note in the video my stomp is pretty much non-existent. The more I think and try to work on it, the worse my form gets. I haven't gotten to the "AHA!" moment with that yet...

Corey and Carey hitting the bars and HSPUs

Thurs, Nov 4

From yesterday's post you saw I went to bed early last night. Amazingly I slept well, only to be awakened by the alarm. Normally when I go to bed that early I pop up about an hour or two before the alarm, so that tells me my body obviously needed the rest. Now I'm not feeling so bad about having skipped yesterday's workout. However, I've had the worst sinus headache today. I'm not stopped up and have no problems breathing, but I took some sinus stuff anyway. Didn't seem to help. Hope I'm not coming down with something worse! I already had my flu shot.

FOOD

Appetite hasn't decreased any, so I guess that's a good sign.

BF = scrambled eggs

Lunch = roast beef, carrots, spinach/avocado salad, 75% dark choco w/ almonds

Snack = grapes

Later snack = apple

Dinner = fruit/spinach smoothie

WOD

It was going to be a karate night tonight, but that was up for debate as I left work a little late. On the way, something popped in my sinus cavity and pain ensued. It was then I decided to go home and mire in my misery, not wanting to tilt my head the slightest bit.

Wed, Nov 3

I went to bed late last night, playing on the computer too long (making the blog fun, of course!). I totally felt it when the alarm went off this morning. I typically car pool but this morning I was the longer ranger -- but it allowed me to crank up the music & sing to myself as a means to stay awake on the road. Good times.

FOOD

BF = banana + scrambled bacon & eggs

Lunch = One of the users at work actually bought us bbq from Meschack's for helping get her out of a jam. WAY coolio! So I had that with spinach/avocado salad & grapes.

Snack = apple, almonds, 2 squares of 75% cacao+almond bar

Dinner =  fruit/spinach smoothie

*  A note about my diet. I ate a baking chip of 61% dark chocolate yesterday & found myself thinking it was very good. I must be acquiring that dark chocolate taste now, because when I first tried it, I thought it was bitter and wondered how anyone could ever think this was something good to eat alone! AND... I've really come to enjoy eating those spinach/avocado salads. Alone each is kinda ewey, but when tossed together with some OG dressing it turns into something marvelous. Quite filling too. It could be the whole avocado I put in there though.... 

WOD

Nope, no wod tonight. I put lil Owen to bed & realized I was really dragging and could fall asleep rather quickly, so I hit the sack about 8:35pm. Awoke when Ryan got home around 9:30pm but immediately went right back to sleep. Hooray for ZZZs!

Tues, Nov 2

As you can see from the pic, I went and voted today. My original intent was to vote during the early phase, and I either kept forgetting or put it off. That'll teach me! I prefer voting early because the lines aren't long. I waited 20min this time around, and I know that's not long compared to some folks. But I'm used to walking in, doing my thing, and getting right out. Besides, I'm an impatient person!

FOOD

BF = 3 almond/banana pancakes

Snack = almonds

Lunch = brisket, spinach/avocado salad, applesauce

Snack = almonds, apple

Dinner = roast & carrots

WOD

WU:
3x
10 ring dips
10 lunges
10 back extensions
10 pass thrus
25 doubl-unders

Strength: Strict Press
75% of 1RM x 5
85% of 1RM x 3
95% of 1RM x 1+

WOD

5 rounds of:
250m row
5 thrusters
10 burpees

STRENGTH = 1RM is 70#  -->  53# x5, 60# x3, 63# x5 (I goofed on the math), 68# x3
RESULT = 12:43 @ 55#

The thrusters felt a little light, so I probably should've gone 60# or 65#. I bet Monica wouldn't have me do them at 65#. But I still felt I got in a good workout as I was dead by the end of it.



Ok, here I have to interject to add pics of everyone at the end of the WOD.




During the WOD -- pssst, notice Tami breathing hard!!



Carey dead

Taylor dead

Clinton dying

And Tami... HOW does that lady do it?!?! It must be her super power.  :)



 

Mon, Nov 1

Happy first of November!

Where has the time gone? I realized today I only have 3 more weeks left of work before Thanksgiving, and then after that only another 3 more weeks until I'm off for Christmas! That means Xmas shopping will need to be in the works, shortly. Ugh.

FOOD

BF = 4 almond/banana pancakes

Snack = banana

Lunch = 1.5 sirloin patties & broccoli, applesauce

Snack = dark chocolate powdered almonds, apple

Dinner =  roast & carrots


WOD

Off day.  The box had an Olympic coaching session in lieu of normal classes. I missed it.  :(  Heard it was a good one though. They are sponsoring a gymnastics session in Nov. Am contemplating going to that one. I'd like to make one of my goals for 2011 to do a muscle-up! I will allegedly find out how to progress to that goal from the gymanstics seminar.