Friday, July 26, 2013

Possibly Lost!

On my way back from Pine Knoll Shores, NC and we are STUCK in traffic in the smokies!! I believe we are in Virginia, but I'm not totally positive. 
I unfortunately did not get a chance to stop by Crossfit in NC :( I underestimated how far away it was and they only had a 6,7,8am and 5,6,7pm class. I also ate horribly most of the time I was there! It seems that the meals that are easy to make for large groups are usually not so Paleo friendly! I felt awful! bloated and heart burny the entire time!! I did however have healthy car snacks like jerky, almonds, and fruit! I did also get some exercise digging a beer pong table for 2 hours with children's beach shovels 
We were very proud and played a whopping ONE game on it! The tide took her away in the night! 

I'm very excited to get back to CFCU next week! We start out Paleo challenge in August...let's see if I can win!!! :) You get points for making good healthy choices and not weight loss!  I got my Paleo questions answered.  I'll be posting them in my next blog! (When I'm not blogging from my phone!) 

Nap time maybe?? If you own a helicopter or teleportation device....feel free to come rescue me...I'm in the mountains somewhere!

Stay strong...and faster than we are right now



Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Sibling CamaWODerie (Get it?!?!)

Totally cheesy I know (and that's not Paleo!).  Ok...two bad jokes in a row...I'm done, I promise!

Today, my sister (who is visiting from Florida) came to Crossfit with me!  I have been telling her since I started that I thought she would love it.  She's the type that got voted most athletic in her class and was a soccer star (played boys soccer for two years before we got a girls team!).  Oh AND she played basketball, ran track, rowed in college, and biked in the Little 500.  Meanwhile, I was eating boxes of Mac n' Cheese and watching lots of TV.  I remember the first time after I got my butt in to shape and beat her on a run!  I tried not to gloat, but I was pretty proud of myself (I'm a bit competitive).  Today was great!  I know Crossfit is not for everyone, but I think it's hard to find such a supportive and encouraging workout group!  Not just supportive to me, a member, but also my sister who is a guest.  I think she looked much better than me on my first day!  I think she'll be great!  Although, I've got to give myself some credit.  This week (I know it's only been two days) has felt great!  I added 10lbs to my back squat and 20lbs to my thruster weight!  I'm so excited about the progress I'll continue to make!

In food news-
I'll e-mail my Paleo questions for Saturday!  Those of you who live around Carmel or a Hubbard and Cravens location...I found a really yummy Paleo..ish shake!  It's called the Healthy Elephant!  It could be more Paleo if you made it at home (which doesn't seem like it would be difficult to do!).  It has espresso, almond milk, honey, unsweetened cocoa, and natural peanut butter (that's the not Paleo part....I think), and I'm assuming ice.  Also there was an option to add a banana.  It was pretty dang good!  I'm thinking though...to better suit my tastes and make it more Paleo, I could make my own with some substitutions.
-Coconut milk for Almond milk  (be careful though and go for the unsweetned coconut milk!)
-Almond butter for Peanut butter

Also, I bet this could make a pretty yummy protein shake if the unsweetened cocoa was replaced with maybe a chocolate protein powder! 

Until next time-Stay strong :) and eat well!  I know I'll try!!! ;)

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Le tired

Today was the 2013 Summer Challenge at Crossfit Indy North.  It was a partner challenge consisting of 3 events for each team to participate in.  I went to support a few members of Crossfit Clay United, including my friend/coach Caitlin from college.
(Bad ass)

I am seriously tired after just watching it!  I can't even imagine doing it. I'm pretty sure I couldn't lift the weight for the majority of lifts they did!  After watching, I really think I would eventually like to do a competition of some sort!  It's going to take a lot of work to even be able to lift the Rx (prescribed) weight in our regular workouts...plus push ups, pull ups...all that jazz too!  I'm setting small goals so I can check them off the list and make new goals (one step at a time).  I have one week to work out at CFCU before I leave for a week family vacay at the beach! My sister gets to come WOD with me on Monday!! She's a beast!  I also found out my cousin Carly does Crossfit, so we will all be dropping in for some workouts at Crossfit Emerald Isle in North Carolina!  The family that Crossfits together...stays together!!!!?

In Food News:
I made a delicious dinner tonight...although it was one of those 'throw in whatever needs to be eaten today' kind of meals.  I cut up a sweet potato in small cubes, sliced some sweet peppers, and sauteed them in olive oil with cajun seasoning and some red pepper flakes (I like it REAL spicy!).  After those beauts got all nice and soft, I added in some of my ground chuck from Fresh Market.  I thought that the sweet potato might be a bit odd, but it added a really nice texture to the ground beef and then the peppers added a bit of crunch!  No too bad for a last minute meal!
Next Saturday at CFCU, they are having a Paleo info session.  I'm really bummed I'm going to miss it.  I have a lot of questions.  I will try to ask them before I leave...maybe you have the same ones?? I'll post them on here and let you know what I find out!
Q's-
-What is a good source of calcium for people who follow the Paleo diet?
-Best food choices when out to eat or on the road?
-What's so bad about corn and soy???
- What are the BIG Paleo no no's???
- Good source of carbs/ pre workout energy sources?
- How long before/after a workout to eat and what?
- Worst/Best fruits and veggies?

I'll let ya know! Stay strong! :)

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

One Month Crossfitiversary!

Today I have officially been Crossfitting for one month! One year wedding anniversary is paper right?  Sooo...one month of starting a new fitness routine, I decided, is shoes!

These little beauties are the Reebok Nano 2.0.  They just came out with a newer version of this shoe, so this version was on sale at Finish Line.  Apparently these shoes are great for Crossfit.  Very light and very flat.  I wore them to a workout yesterday, and I do like them!  I have a pretty wide foot and I feel like sometimes shoes can feel a bit restricting especially around the toes.  That is not an issue I have with these!  The only set backs so far (until I break these in) would be the tongue moves around a bit too much and they are pretty high on the ankle in the back. I'll keep you posted how it goes! I thought the camo was pretty bad a!

Ok...so what have I learned/accomplished in a month????

- Moved from the thickest pull up band to the second thinnest (almost...I was like 2inches away!...maybe today?) I WILL get a pull up soon! (I'll post a video I'm sure!)
- Added 20lbs to my back squat weight
- Not to use hand sanitizer if  you tear your hands on the bar! Ouch!
- I can lift a lot more than I think I can
-  Fresh Market turkey bacon > Health Fare turkey bacon
- Do NOT shake Kombucha!!!
- The butcher at Fresh Market has a great sense of humor

- I really need to gain more core strength to help with all lifting!
- Need to make sure to stretch when I get home!

I've posted the slowest times the past two workouts :(  But I'll get there!  I need to gain more cardiovascular and muscular strength and then I'll be a force to be reckoned with!

Stay Strong!

Monday, July 8, 2013

4th of July Recovery

Just got back last night from a 4th of July extravaganza!  It was a great weekend full of fun, friends, and FOOD!  All sorts of food I haven't eaten in quite some time.  I know I said in my last post I'd have to pick ONE food to cheat with.  I overshot that by quite a bit!! Chips, beer, cookies, breakfast casserole, cherry pie, animal crackers, and I'm sure a lot more!  Although it was temporarily good, I felt all around like crap.  I definitely felt full, sluggish, and not energized (especially after the beer).

Besides that though, I felt great!  I feel like my body is starting to change, so I definitely felt more comfortable in my swimsuit.  I still have a long way to go, but it's nice that people are already noticing a change.  This change prompted me to talk apparently a LOT about Crossfit.  Hey, it's something new in my life and I'm pretty excited about it (I also have the summer off work so I'm not doing too much else right now lol).  I was told by someone to "stop talking about Crossfit so much" (which I felt was a bit rude).  I don't want to be one of those people who only talks about one thing, but give me a break!  I'm trying to make positive changes in my life! Geesh! Other people had a slightly comical approach to my new activities.  One asked me if I was going to start flipping tires and pontoon boats!  That I liked!  Although, then I embarrassed myself by not being able to pull myself up on to the boat from the front! Almost! Next time I go to the lake I'll do it!

Now I'm back to the real world and time to get back to my fitness/wellness journey (not that occasionally cheating won't continue to be a part of it).  Started off the day right with Fresh Market eggs and Earth Fare turkey bacon (not at good as Fresh Market, but it'll work). I'll have some carby fruit and head to crossfit this evening.  I have a feeling it's gonna be rough...and today's workout has BURPEES!!!!!!! 

Tonight's dinner might be one of these recipes from a local butcher Goose the Market.

I'll let you know how it goes! Stay strong!

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Burpees May Kill Me

Yesterdays WOD was another toughy!

50 Deadlifts
40 Hang Power Cleans
30 Shoulder to Overhead

BUT add 4 over bar burpees Every Minute on the Minute!!!

I knocked out almost all of the deadlifts in the first minute!!! Then those stinkin' burpees came along! By the end I was so sluggish on my burpees I could only get a few reps in before it was back to burpees!  As you may know from the title of my blog....I perspire quite a bit when I work out!  Burpees in particular get me REAL sweaty!  Needless to say...the floor around me is rather wet after flopping myself on it four times every minute.  And I do mean flopping...after the first couple of minutes it was very much a fish out of water look for me (wetness level and form!).  My feet kept slipping every time I would jump them back.  Usually I would just move around the gym out of my sweaty spot, but we had to jump over our bar, so that very well wouldn't work!!
Regardless...I lived!  I cranked out my last five shoulders to overhead so I wouldn't have to do any more burpees!

I need my butt kicked hard this week, because I'm sure I'll be partaking in a lot of unhealthy holiday festivities.  I am going to try my best to stay away from all of the sweets!  I think I'll just have to pick out one that looks the best and let myself celebrate a little.  It will probably help that I'll be in my swimsuit!  I'm excited to show off the few new tiny muscles that are starting to pop through!

Have a great 4th of July!  Until next time- Stay strong!