Day 4 (really, that's it?)

Hot breakfast!

Day 4 - January 4, 2012

Holy cow. Is it really only day 4? How is this possible. I feel like I've been working hard on this forever?! Perhaps it's the colony of aliens that I'm currently working on evicting from my head. Or maybe it's that it takes up all my time, energy and focus to stay headed on the right track. Probably that one.
Overall I'm feeling pretty good at the moment. Some of the muscle soreness has subsided thanks to yesterday's rest/recovery day. I'm still on plan with food and menus although I put out a call for veggie ideas on the facebook challenge group.

Food:

Breakfast - skillet frittata with chicken sausage, red peppers and chevre

Lunch - hard-boiled eggs, red pepper, cucumber and carrot sticks with hummus, apple slices with almond butter

Dinner - Cajun stuffed chicken (andouille, red peppers, pepper jack), caesar salad

Snack - dark chocolate covered almonds

Workout:
yoga

Suck it up, buttercup

meatloaf in the dark

Day 3 - January 3, 2012


I'm so sore. I considered "scooching" down the stairs this morning instead of facing the agony of walking. My arms don't straighten. I walk like I'm drunk. Apparently I overdid it. That means today is a recovery day. Lots of stretching, hydrating, mobility and rest.
Additionally, I'm sick, which is not helping anything. 
On the bright side, a co-worker stopped in the break room to tell me I had a "healthy glow", so I guess that's something!


Food:
Snack - chicken breast post-workout, while preparing meals
Breakfast - greek yogurt from Argyle Cheese Farmer with fresh strawberries
Lunch - leftover pulled pork with maple BBQ sauce, raw red peppers with hummus
Snack - almonds, turkey breast
Dinner - primal meatloaf with tomato sauce (in the dark)


Workout:
~1k (5min) row
stretching and mobility

Setting up for Success

really yummy stir fry. aren't the chopsticks pretty!

Day 2: January 2, 2012

Today was menu planning and grocery shopping day. It seems like such a small task, but in my case it's the only way to succeed. If I don't have the right foods in the house, and plans for meals written down, and the groceries to make them readily accessible, all bets are off. Meals are planned for the week and the pantry and fridge are stocked. No excuses!

Food journal:

Breakfast - kielbasa, red pepper and egg scrambled in olive oil. Strawberries

Lunch - turkey and chèvre rollups, carrots with hummus, sweet potato and beet chips

Dinner - stir fry with chicken, carrots, broccoli, water chestnuts and snap peas

Snack - cashews and dark chocolate chips

Workout(s):

1.9 mile row (3k)

Crossfit Clifton Park

I: "Gruk"

21-15-12-9-6-3 HSPU

II: 5 sets, 3 rounds

5 pull ups (sub ring rows)

10 push ups (sub knee pushups, plus box)

15 air squats

(this was absolutely awful for me. like, tears running down my face awful. I only finished four rounds in the alotted time cap, including mid-WOD scaling to pushups on the box and a 5-5-10 rep scheme)

III: Tabata flutter kicks

And then I had an asthma attack in the car on the way home.

3-2-1 Go!

Day 1 - January 1, 2012

Crudite Lunch

A little recap of my day:

Woke up sick, again! This has gone on entirely too long. For those keeping score, I've been sick since October 30th, first a triple dose of itis (sinus, bronch and ot), which caused an asthma flareup, which turned into pneumonia, which caused another asthma flareup and now I seem to be back to the itis-es. This girl just can't catch a break. 


Overall I'm happy with how I attacked challenge day 1. Monday will be menu planning and grocery shopping so I had to ad lib a bit. It did feel good to be back at ACF and moving around, even if I did have to scale considerably. I forgot how exhilarating it is to be in that room with all those people working hard and cheering you on.


Food:
Breakfast - orange juice and DayQuil
Lunch - hard boiled eggs from Elihu farm, carrots from Kilpatrick Family Farm, red peppers and kielbasa
Snack - cashews, raisins and dark chocolate chips trail mix
Dinner - pulled pork with maple barbecue sauce, sweet potato fries, dill pickle


Workout:
Fran
21-15-9 Thrusters and Pull-ups
Scaled to 35lb bar for thrusters and ring rows for pull-ups. I was able to do this pretty much unbroken, which is the point. (4:56) 


Short walk with the dog to loosen my already jelly-ish and sore legs. 

2012 90 Day Challenge - Day Zero

I'm sure a lot of people's blogs are starting this way but ... 

Yep, it's time for another attempt at cleaning up my diet, working out more often and with more purpose. I know how much better I feel while I'm doing it, so while it's difficult, I'm really not on my own. Starting off with a challenge means there are a bunch (120+!) of other people doing it too, commiserating, food logging and blogging and aiming for some lofty goals and some BIG prizes.

So here they are, my 90 day goals:

1 - lose 20 pounds

2 - a banded pullup

3 - ten burpees without going to my knees

None of these are going to be easy, but I'm looking for some real change this year, and really want to make this stick beyond the 90 day mark. So, getting ready for the last hurrah NYE party tonight and then tomorrow morning, it's on.