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Stop Holding Your Tounge

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  • HAPPY FRIDAY!  Oh my did this week fly by or what?  I’m actually happy because it seems like things are moving along in the right direction with school.  I’m not really stressed yet, except when finding parking and then running through the rain in a dress and flip flops, and that is a good sign.  I can do this.  I can do 6 credits in a fast track setting for 8 weeks over the summer.  I CAN.
  • Runner’s World Run Streak Day 12 in the books with a 3 miler this morning.  I played around – since I was on the treadmill – with pushing myself.  I did the following running workout – which basically had me at an average pace of 6.0 mph:
    • 2 min @ 5.5 mph
    • 3 min @ 6.2 mph
    • 2 min @ 5.5 mph
    • 3 min @ 6.2 mph
    • 1 min @ 5.5 mph
    • 1 min @ 7.0 mph
      • repeat for 5x total
    • 2 min @ 5.5 mph
    • 2 min @6.2 mph
    • 2 min @ 5.5 mph
    • 2 min @ 6.2 mph
    • 2 min @ 5.5 mph
    • Cool Down at 4.0 mph
  • Because I am crazy and a sucker for countdowns and challenges, I will also be starting this tomorrow:

  • A few extra squats couldn’t hurt, right?  Lord knows I could use more butt strength.  Fear the butt.
  • I am getting more and more fearful of crossfit people – mainly because I feel like they look at me and wonder “Can I deadlift her?  Would she be a PR?”  I don’t feel judged by them, not at all!  Every single one I have come in contact with has been more than pleasant (actually some have even been nicer than runners I have come in contact with!) but I feel like a barbell with a set amount of weight to them.  I get that up and down look.  Like hungry people see people turn into “food” at least in cartoons, and I turn into a barbell. These are the things I think about when left to my own devices.  You’ve been warned.
  • I’ve been taking a conugated linoleic acid (CLA) supplement recently after it was introduced to me by another person on the NROLFW board.  While it’s not a diet pill, it can aid in the use of fat as fuel for workouts.  Because I am still running so much I was worried that I would be burning muscle I was building, but this is supposed to aid in that, I guess?  From Wikipedia:

The most promising science around CLA concerns its effect on weight management. Thirty-five intervention studies have been conducted using CLA in humans to investigate the effects of CLA on weight management. These studies, which vary widely in CLA dose and duration, show the most significant effect of CLA on weight management is on body composition, a reduction in total body fat and an increase in lean body mass. The effect of CLA on fat mass is modest and at the recommended dosage of 3.2 g/day produces a statistically significant 90 g fat loss per week (about 1 lb in 5 wk) as shown by a 2007 meta-analysis.[32] Doses higher than the recommended 3.2g do not seem to have any additional effects on body fat reduction. Another meta-analysis found that CLA supplementation produces about 1% increased growth in targeted lean body mass per week[33] With the simultaneous decrease in fat mass coupled with increases in lean body mass, often the net change in weight is small. However, the effects of CLA on body composition is a healthy effect, since the degree of fat mass is related to many causes of mortality[34] and lean body mass burns more calories than fat mass, which may help to increase resting metabolic rates. CLA use itself is not an answer to the prevalence of obesity, but it can be a useful tool in addition to a healthy lifestyle and exercise program to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight.

  • Since I am focusing more on getting rid of the jiggle juggle in my body than the number on the scale, after speaking with my doctor, I decided I’d try it out.  Not sure if it’s from the CLA, or that everything is finally starting to work, but I have a good amount of energy, and I have no adverse effects.  So something that occurs naturally is just getting an added dose.  We’ll see how I feel once the bottle I have is empty.
  • What are you up to this weekend?  I have my next race tomorrow night!  Twilight 4 Miler in Ashburn!  YAY NIGHT RACES!

Food For Thought Friday – Runner’s World Edition!

Create Your Future (goodbye Face it Friday)

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  • I’ve realized that not only my focus on the scale, and the number it exudes when I step on it, is not the only bad habit I have when it comes to my weight loss/fat loss journey.  I also then publicly post my loss or more recently my gains and then berate my actions from the past week in an effort to shame myself into not repeating them.  Well obviously this hasn’t worked.  I think the negativity I put on myself on the daily is only compounded by the fact that I am self deprecating (and most of the time not in a funny way) on this blog.  How am I supposed to motivate anyone else to do anything healthy if all I do is show myself doing these things in a negative light?
  • What A Difference A Year Makes wanna be inspired?  Go read that post right now.
  • I am going to continue to trust the process.  I am going to continue to workout and lift heavy and be hopeful.
  • I did not workout this morning.  I woke up at 4:00am having to use the little girls room, and the minute I put my weight on my feet, my legs ached.  It was Friday.  All of my workouts were coming back to hit full on.  Once classes start on Monday (UGH) I will be in class Monday – Thursday 4:30-7:10, so working out in the morning is my only option.  For those days I plan on working out in the morning.  But Friday’s?  I’m free once work is done.  Why not give myself a break from the early morning and workout in the afternoon?  Exactly.  Studies conducted in my basement show it doesn’t matter when I workout, as long as I workout. :-)

  • So I am starting today, again.  Like every Friday after I check the scale and then threaten to jump off the roof, I am coming back down and realizing that things take time.  Things that are worth it take time.  It will happen.  I just have to trust the process and follow though.
  • I can’t:
    • Out exercise a bad diet.  It might work some weeks, but really if you eat like crap it will not workout for your in the long run.
    • Be mad when I ‘only Burn 300 calories’ during my weights workout.  The after burn isn’t measured.  The muscle I am building from these workouts isn’t visible immediately.  I feel defeated if I don’t burn like 600 calories a day, but really, I should be proud I burned that much JUST doing weights.  A friend of mine who kills it at each weight workout has to go for like an hour to burn that much, and I am doing it in half the time (Heavier people burn more calories in general).
    • THINK THAT MY CALORIE BURN IS THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS
    • THINK THAT THE SCALE IS THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS
    • Listen to a million different trainers and expect to get results.  This is where I really struggle.  When I get overwhelmed or think that I am obviously failing at (Insert lifestyle change here) I immediately go to the Internet and start googling everything.  I then get a few tips from every site I find and start putting them all into motion, which just ends up with me being overwhelmed and confused and not successful.
  • My plan: Stick with Weight Watchers, Running, and NROLFW.  Eat cleanly as much as possible, hydrate like a boss, and get more sleep.

Food For Thought Friday:

Five Things Friday

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Weigh in: +1.2
Total Lost: +1.2
Amount to Lose: 26.4 pounds
Emotion: Getting back up

  • This week was me finding my groove, and I am still lifting, so I am not expecting a tremendous amount to go away anyways.  I am actually expecting to land about 10 pounds higher than my goal weight and being happy with how I look.  For now, I will just keep on tracking, running, and lifting.  I’m happy in these areas.  I had plans of getting up early and working out before I started my work from home day, but sleep took over that.  I’ll be working out on my break for lunch.  I’ve planned out the first two meals of the day, and I still have a ton of fruit and veggies.  I’m on it!
  • Tonight our friends Kim and Edwin are coming over for pizza and beer.  Because nothing says healthy start to the week than pizza and beer.  It’s fine.  I’ve got a plan: 1 slice of pizza 1 Greek Salad.  Limit 2 beers.  I can exercise self control, and that is what I plan to do.  Tomorrow with the Nationals Game, I am planning on being awesome all day with a great workout, and eating cleanly, so while at the game I can enjoy Ben’s Chili Bowl.  If you don’t live in DC, you don’t understand.  Ben’s Chili Bowl could make a monk on hunger strike, give up.  This stuff is amazing.  AH-MAZ-ING.
  • Last night my poor dogs had a Vet appointment, in which neither was spared the agony of bad things.  Moody had three vaccinations, and a shot of cortizone because his back is bad, and Blarney had to have his ears deep cleaned (like REALLY deep cleaned) and his anal glands cleared.  Poor guy.  I’m like the worst dog owner ever.  I don’t know how to take care of these random things that you never think about.  I know now, and am grossly prepared from now on.
  • Today’s workout is: 4 mile run ( building interval style).  Tomorrow is lifting & intervals and Sunday will be my long run of 5 miles.  As long as the weather stays the way it says it’s going to be, then I’ll be running outside in the morning.  Monday, being a holiday, I’m going to take advantage of the long day off and really working on my form through lifting and then a good interval run.
  • Can you believe we are almost at Memorial day?  Where has this year gone?  I’m not complaining, as next year is going to be big changes and happy changes so I am looking forward to being there, but right now I’m like “WHAT?  TIME?  WHERE?”

Have a happy and healthy Memorial Day Weekend!

I’m Feeling Friday

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  • I rejoined Weight Watchers.  It worked for the first 40 some pounds I lost, because I worked the program.  I am not giving up my lifting or my cleaner eating.  I am fusing the two.  I am excited about this.  I really hope this is the last ‘I THINK I’VE GOT IT” post.  I need to lose the body fat, so I am focusing on clean eating and lifting.  I plan on loading up on protein and veggies on the daily and eat fruit and some grain to keep me fueled for my runs.  I am going to be successful to the end this time.  I can feel it.
  • My hair is ALMOST back to the way it was before I had it chemically straightened.  You have no idea how happy this makes me.  I still have a long road ahead till it’s healthy and awesome again, but for now, it’s better than it was.
Friday OOTD

Friday OOTD

  • I’m seeing The Great Gatsby tonight with the Husband and Friend, and I am so excited.  SO EXCITED.  I love the book, and the original movie, but there is something about Leo Dicaprio being Gatsby.  It just works.

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  • Next week is a short week for me (working from home on Friday to start the three day weekend as early as possible) which I am more than looking forward to.  We’ve got a baseball game with my dad, Dinner with the Husbands parents to celebrate his mom’s birthday, and other than that – a whole lot of nothing.  Which is amazing.  Ahhhh weekends without plans are great.
  • Oh hey I’m on UglyRacePic’s!!
  • Not much else going on though.  My Workout today is:
    • NROLFW Stage 3 A2
    • 30 Minute HIIT treadmill workout
  • Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Food For Thought Friday:

Face It Friday – Paleo Week 4

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Well I am not weighing in until Stage 2 is over – I will also update my measurements then as well, so Face It Friday will be more of “How did this week go?” type post with a recap of workouts, foods I tried, things that I think worked, and things that I know didn’t.

Workout Recap

  • Friday April 19 – 3.2 Mile Run & NROLFW (Stg 1 Workout A – AMRAP)
  • Saturday April 20 – 4 Mile Run
  • Sunday April 21 – 1.5 Mile Run & NROLFW (Stg 2 Workout B – AMRAP)
  • Monday April 22 – 3.6 Mile Run
  • Tuesday April 23 – 3.0 Mile Run & NROLFW (Stage 2 – Workout A)
  • Wednesday April 24 – 3.0 Mile Run
  • Thursday April 25 – Rest Day

Total Mileage – 17.9 Miles

Things That Worked

I can usually make healthy choices throughout the day with no problem, it’s night time that for some reason all I want is sugar, bread, grease, more sugar, alcohol, etc.  So being at home most nights after dinner, it’s a real struggle.  It helps that I don’t keep that crap in my house to begin with, and that my husband doesn’t bend to my every whim of saying “I want Pinkberry” otherwise I would still be 221 pounds, and fighting for my pants to not rip. One of the key ways of keeping my in check most nights is having a reallllly filling dinner.

My Go To Filling Dinners:

  • Chicken Stir Fry with Peppers, onions, Broccoli, and Asian Slaw over a 1/4 cup of Quinoa
  • Grass Fed Beef Meatloaf with a side of roasted brussel sprouts
  • Grass Fed Steak with Roasted bacon wrapped asparagus and 1/4 avocado
  • Spaghetti Squash with Ground Turkey and homemade tomato based pasta sauce
  • Garbage Salad – take all veggies in the house and chop them up with spinach, mix in nuts, meat, or another form of protein (4-5 oz per person) and add healthy fat in the form of EVOO or avocado – MIX AND ENJOY

If I have something that at the end of the meal I am stuffed, I know the only thing I will be getting up for is refilling my water bottle.  Which is the way it should be.  I am still learning what works with Paleo and what doesn’t.  I know I have to bulk up my veggies at every meal, and sometimes it’s hard to do that, but no one said this would be easy.

I refuse to believe that you HAVE to slash calories incredibly and workout like a maniac to lose weight.  I know that you can do this, but it’s not the only way.  After my incredibly “woe is me” post yesterday I took it to the people who have lived it.

The New Rules of Lifting: Lift Like a Man Look Like a Goddess facebook group opened themselves to me with much enthusiasm.  They worked through my issues (and by they I mean like 20 women on one thread that reached over 150 posts in one day) and we came to the conclusion that A.) If I was following Paleo I shouldn’t be counting calories, and B.) since I was counting calories it was evident I wasn’t eating enough.  Me?  Not eating enough?

After much research and other blog posts, I found that I was essentially fueling my body to maintain.  I was eating enough to get me through the day and if I exercised I was eating just enough to not feel hungry.  So I was burning everything I ate which should equate to weight loss right?  Apparently not – EM2WL explains:

If you have been a low calorie dieter for an extended period of time, you may want to consider doing a full metabolism reset.  This will allow the body to reset back to its normal metabolic set point, so a small deficit will once again start the weight loss process once the reset is complete.

So while I am not doing the full metabolism reset, I am simply upping my calories, continuing to eat cleanly, and lifting/running.  I am actually so tired of being a slave to the scale that I am not going to weigh myself.  I am putting the scale away until the end of stage 2, when I will also chart my measurements.

I am more than that number.

Things That Didn’t Work

Cashews.  My mouth swells and I get all itchy.  Luckily I am not deathly allergic, because that would have been horrible to find out, you know at work, where I would have to rely on my officemate to figure out what was happening, but still annoying nonetheless. 

Coconut water.  This stuff is vile to me.  I bought two containers (small one serving) that were mixed with other fruit juices, and I swear it tasted like vomit.

Two Workouts In One Day.  Yeah I felt bad ass, but I obviously was not prepared for the extreme exhaustion I felt about two hours after the second workout.  If I am going to do this again, it will have to be after I’ve figured out my eating style and how to go about not falling asleep at work.

So, How Did This Week Go?

This week was about learning again for me.  I need to trust the process, remain in the present, not focus on months down the road, stop nit picking whatever flaws I see, THROW MY SCALE OUT THE WINDOW, and look at the strength gains I’ve made.  40 Pound Shoulder Press?  I can lift 40 pounds over my head?  Seriously?

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WAHOOO

This is the girl who just did a 40# Shoulder Press, has 3 half marathons under her belt, is keeping herself in the present, and isn’t going to stop this time.

 

Face It Friday – Paleo Edition – Week 3

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WI: +1.6
Total lost: -0.4
Amount to lose: 23.0 pounds
Emotion: it is what it is

I wouldn’t say that I had an ‘off plan’ week.  I ate whole healthy foods, I exercised a lot, and I kept up with my water intake.  I even transitioned solely to drinking my coffee and tea without anything else.  No almond milk or anything.  I consider this a huge deal as when I worked at Starbucks my drink was a Iced Venti Vanilla Breve Extra Ice Latte.  Let me break that down for you:

  • Venti Cup – 24 ounces
  • Vanilla – 7 pumps
  • Breve – Half and Half (around 1 cup)
  • 3 Shots of espresso
  • topped off with ice

It was liquid diabetes in a cup.  Putting this into MyfitnessPal to figure out calories and such I get:

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Holy Crap.

BUT NOW!  I drink my coffee straight up.  In a tumblr.  From my kitchen.  Winning.

I am not sure what caused the weight gain, and frankly, after this week in the world, it’s such a small facet of a problem.  It’s like the decimal of a problem.  It’s akin to messing up your at home pedicure, or forgetting to change your oil at exactly 3,000 miles.  It’s negligible.  It’s laughable.

It will go away.  I know you gain weight when you build muscle, and If this is part of that process, then fine!  I’m all for it.  My body is still in the overweight range, and my doctor still wants me to lose about 20 pounds, because I am no where near a healthy weight, but if this is slashing body fat that I just can’t see right now, let’s go.  We’re good.

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I took yesterday off as a rest day.  I was exhausted when I got home from work and didn’t feel like doing anything.  It would have also been the 7th day straight of exercise and while that’s awesome, and I know some people can do that with no issue, my legs were so sore, and fatigued I decided to say ‘when’ for them.

Today’s workout:

NROLFW – Stage 1 – A9 (AMRAP Workout) & 2.5 miles of intervals!  I might throw the intervals out and go running outside, depending on what is going on with these thunderstorms that the weather people keep threatening.

Menu:

  • Breakfast: 1/2 sweet potato & Poultry sausage, Protein shake, Coffee
  • Snack: Apple
  • Lunch: Chipotle Salad – Lettuce, Chicken, Veggies, mild/med salsa
  • Dinner: Homemade Pizza (Cheat Meal)

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  • What’s your ‘cheat meal’?
  • Do you think I am crazy?
  • How do you handle bad weigh ins?
Outfit of the Day

Outfit of the Day

Face It Friday – Paleo Edition – Week 2

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Weigh In: -0.6
Total Lost: -2.0
Amount to lose: ~ 20 pounds
Emotion: YAY

So if you are friends with me on facebook or twitter, I proclaimed yesterday that I would wake up early today and use the new free gym at my place of employment, that I gained access to.  Well.  If you know me in real life, you knew that the odds of that happening were slim to none.  Despite my best intentions of packing my gym bag, setting up everything I would need in the morning in the kitchen (Coffee tumblrs, my smoothie mix, etc) and even setting out my workout clothes to be easily grabbed and thrown on as I run out the door, it didn’t happen.  I had class last night, didn’t fall asleep till about midnight, and then with the thunderstorms rolling through, I had a pretty bad sleep last night.

So I am planning on starting this on Monday, I want to do this on days that I lift, so I can take advantage of all of the machines that I don’t have access to at home, so I get a full on NROLFW workout.  So we’ll try this again on Monday.  I think starting the day after class was most likely not the best option, and I know that I need to go to bed earlier in general.

But, one great thing that came from my preparing to go to the gym, and then not going, was my breakfast.  Because of Paleo, the normal English muffin with PB and a banana was out, and I have been eating eggs and sausage or bacon in the mornings, I knew I needed to figure out a way to create the same deal, but it had to be re-heatable.

Tough, huh?

not really.

Welcome Natasha from Little Pink Monster.  I was perusing my blogs the other day and saw her post entitled “Leftover Egg Cups“.  It’s pretty much my breakfast in ‘cupcake form’.

From her post:

“The concept is all over Pinterest, pour eggs or egg whites over various veggies, meats & cheeses to make convenient & tasty individual breakfast cups that you can grab & eat all week long. I’m terrible about eating breakfast. Absolutely terrible. So the idea that I could premake some yummy breakfast-in-a-cup meals sounded great. Even better though, use your leftovers from the night before! Stash a little tupperware with some sauteed onions here, maybe a handful of roasted veggies there & then on Sunday night gather them all & bake up your egg cups for the week to come. Why didn’t I think of this sooner??

Leftovers Breakfast Cups

  • 9 eggs or egg whites from a carton
  • Leftover veggies, meats &/or cheese chopped up small

Preheat the oven to 350 & then coat your muffin tin with a good dose of cooking spray. Add a handful of the toppings to each cup & then pour some whisked egg/egg whites into each cup until 3/4 of the way full. Top with additional cheese (optional) Bake for 30 minutes. Use a butter knife to loosen the edge of the cups & then allow to cool thoroughly before storing in a tupperware in the fridge.”

Little Pink Monster::Use your leftover like diced meats, sauteed onions & roasted veggies to make fantastic egg cups, it's a great grab-n-go breakfast!

Via Little Pink Monster

So today I am enjoying Paleo Egg Cups!  I used egg, sausage, onion and spinach (no cheese, because no dairy) and followed her baking instructions to give myself an amazing breakfast that was easily thrown (in tupperware) in my bag and reheated at work (about 1 minute in the microwave) and then enjoyed in about 30 seconds (I ate three of them).  SO YUMMY.  SO FILLING.  SO PALEO.

I normally would have just simply linked to the post but Meagan requested more food posts :-)

Nutritional Information based on my version from MyFitnessPal: (Per 3 Egg Cups)

  • Calories: 242
  • Carbs: 4 g
  • Fat: 15 g
  • Protein: 23 g
  • Fiber: 1 g

Thank you to Natasha for posting this information, as I had not seen it before!!!

 

Have a great Friday and I’ll post my WOD later on!

Paleo – Shopping, Eating, Living

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So today is it.  I started Paleo.  It’s kind of funny, because even though I am planning on a cheat “meal” (not a whole day) each week, I acted like yesterday was my last day to ever eat bread.  I over indulged.  I felt gross.  I came home from lunch with the family and jumped into workout clothes again and busted out another 2 miles – bringing my mileage for the day up to 5.  Not too shabby, but not really what I would call damage control.  May be that helped me not feel like I was going to explode.

The Husband and I then proceeded to drink wine and beer and watch 3 hours of Game of Thrones.  Exciting!  No really.  I was really happy that it was back.  I was also really happy to see that Joffrey is still a little ingrate that deserves his head on a spike.  BUT other than that…

Tonight is the big grocery haul for my conversion to Paleo.  The Husband was nice enough to take me last night to get somethings for breakfast and lunch today and then I am planning on pretty much meat and veggies for dinner at the Wegman’s hot bar.

Grocery List:

  • Produce: Baby carrots, bell peppers, broccoli, apples, bananas, onions, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, snap peas, brussel sprouts, Spinach, radishes, Asian Slaw, Avocados, Spaghetti Squash
  • Bread: Husband’s Sandwich Bread
  • Meat: 2 pounds of ground turkey, Steaks, Chicken Sausage, Chicken Stir fry strips, Kielbasa
  • Organic: Honest Tea, Almond Butter, Almond flour
  • Dairy: Yogurt for Jason, Eggs, Hardboiled Eggs
  • Frozen: Fruit

Dinners This Week:

  • Monday: Meat and Veggies at the Wegman’s Hot Bar
  • Tuesday: Fried Egg w/ Ground Turkey, Veggies, Quinoa
  • Wednesday: Steak w/ Roasted Brussel Sprouts
  • Thursday: Chicken Stir Fry with Quinoa and Veggies
  • Friday: Homemade Paleo Pizza
  • Saturday: Most likely out
  • Sunday: Turkey Meatballs w/ Spaghetti Squash
  • Monday: Meatloaf w/ roasted veggie side

HOLLA.  I got this.

This morning I had Jennie-O turkey sausage w/ two fried eggs – prepared at home and then eaten at my desk.  I also had my protein smoothie with Almond Milk (WHICH I ADORE) and banana and blueberries.

Tonight’s Workout:

NROLFW Stage 1 Workout A5 & 2 miles of intervals

Get Excited.

Paleo Blogs I find to be Useful:

 

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Make It Werk!

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Shoulder Presses are hard.  Shoulder Presses are hard with 20 pound dumb bells.  Holy Jello Arms.

Workout:

  • Deadlifts / 12 reps @ 40#
  • Run 0.5 miles @ 6.3mph
  • Shoulder Presses / 12 reps @ 20# (per Dumb bell)
  • Run 0.5 miles @ 6.3mph
  • Bent Rows / 12 reps @ 20#
  • Run 0.25 miles @ 6.3mph
  • Shoulder Presses / 12 reps @ 20# (per Dumb bell)
  • Run 0.5 miles @ 6.3mph
  • Bent Rows / 12 reps @ 20#
  • Run 0.25 miles @ 6.3mph
  • Lunges / 12 reps @ BW
  • Swiss Ball Crunch / 12 reps @ BW
  • Lunges / 12 reps @ BW
  • Swiss Ball Crunch / 12 reps @ BW
  • Deadlifts /12 reps @ 40#
  • Cool Down

Now I’m drinking my protein shake and eating some carrots.  I’m enjoying this transition.  I’ll go full on starting Monday after I’ve grocery shopped.

 

 

OUCH.

OUCH.

I know it’s gonna hurt tomorrow.  Thats cool.  Tomorrow might end up just being a mulching/yard work day (I’ll wear my HRM because I am that girl, and lugging 50 pound bags of mulch counts as some form of exercise, right?) and then Sunday I’ll jump back in with a run or a DVD or something.  I don’t see the point of doing long runs right now (even over 4 miles) because my next long race is in September.  So I am really enjoying focusing on other forms of exercise at this point that will make me a better runner.

Oh and I’ll eventually look better in a bathing suit too.  CAN’T WAIT FOR THAT DAY.

*Thank you all for the overwhelming support and the vote of confidence in my switching to Paleo.  It was truly heart warming.*

 

Oh, Oh, Oh, It’s Paleo

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I am making the transition to Paleo.  I’ve decided to follow this, because of many reasons:

  • I’ve tried tracking calories, points, macros, meal times, etc. and I can’t stick with it long term.
  • I’m tired of being hungry ALL THE TIME
  • I’m tired of being tired, sluggish, and feeling forced through workouts
  • I’m tired of seeing gains on the scale week after week
  • I’m tired of my clothes not fitting
  • I’m tired of being in my late 20′s and still suffering from IMMENSE ACNE
  • I’m tired of being a slave to carbs – because I am
  • I’m tired of being bloated due to dairy
  • I’m tired of watching other people be successful and waiting for my turn

I read this page on NerdFitness – The Beginners Guide to the Paleo Diet - time and time again.  Jennifer has tireless tried to convince me this is the way to go.  My friend Mei Li has become stronger, and leaner and better from Paleo and CrossFit.  How many more “results” do I need to see before I’m like “Hey, let’s do this?”

I am only saying that I am transitioning, because I have to go to the grocery store, so my food supplies are limited until I get there on Monday.  But I’ve made big changes already:

  • Breakfast: Black coffee w/ Honey, Protein smoothie with fruit and zero carb protein powder, 2 eggs fried in EVOO w/ 2 chicken sausage links

GUESS WHAT?  I AM ACTUALLY SATISFIED.  If you know me personally outside of this blog, I am normally hungry about 10 minutes after a meal – now I realize this is not physical hunger, but as I stated in my Topic Tuesday about binge eating, I don’t have a switch in my body that tells me I am not hungry anymore.  I can eat for ages.  I should have been a professional eater, frankly, because I would rock that biznass. But right now, at this moment, as I type this, I feel good.  I feel full.  I fell satisfied.  SATISFIED.

  • Lunch:  Quinoa w/ kosher salt and pepper, 1 veggie griller patty ( all mixed up ), baby carrots, apple

(Quinoa in small quantities is Paleo!  I WAS SO EXCITED TO HEAR THIS!)

To some it seems restrictive.  To me it seems freeing.  All the protein and veggies I want?  HELL YES.  Some fruit?  EVEN BETTER.  I have been printing recipes for paleo dinners and lunches (AND DESSERTS!) since yesterday.  My older sister has GI issues and was thinking about going this route, so I told her we should do it together.

Now, because I have a hard time giving up wine, I am following the 90/10 rule.  (Some people follow the 80/20 rule, but I need a bit more restriction than that) One day a week – most likely Saturday – I will eat what I want – with in reason, and not go crazy – I’ll have wine, pizza, ice cream, whatever.  So to keep myself sane.  It will be my “Treat Yo’ Self” day and it coincidentally coincides with my day that I will have my longer run of the week – so caloric-ally it balances – or I will make sure it will. I’ll move this day around if for instance there is a special occasion.

Is this Paleo?

I find myself asking that question when I look around my kitchen.  Uh, I don’t know is my predominant answer.  Luckily, NerdFitness has thought of everything.  Paleo Central is an App for your iphone that takes the guess work out of Paleo food.  OH AMEN.

PaleoCentral Iphone

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I’m sticking with NROLFW – which I’m sure Paleo will only help with the results of – and running.  I have been finding more and more resources on Paleo for Athletes and more specifically runners, and frankly the whole Carb-Loading is coming on as kind of a myth to me now.  Some of the best races I’ve had, the day before I was eating PROTEIN DENSE meals with little to no carbs.  I only used to carbs in the GU packets during the race to get me through.

NO CARBS?

Well not no carbs.  I’ll be getting my carbs from Fruits and Veggies.  The way God Intended.

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I’m sorry that picture is hilarious, and possibly sacrilegious, but still, Hilarious.

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Paleo before and After via Pinterest

I’m not going to preach at you about this, but it will become a fixture on my blog at least for the next few months while I try it out.  I’m giving it till the end of May, so about 2 months, of honest to goodness Paleo and my current exercise routine.

The only thing I have to lose is the weight and inches right?

Paleo Food For Thought:

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Workout: NROLFW Stage 1 Week 3 Workout A & 2 Miles Running