Thursday 15 March

sleep: asleep by 11pm, up at 7am with my alarm

work: 430pm:

10 minutes chest-to-bar pullup practice and ring dip practice

5x (2 strict pullups + 400m run)

eat:

12pm: deli turkey, salami and tomato; 3 hard boiled eggs

6pm: green smoothie; salami

8pm: steak; steamed broccoli; roasted sweet potato

grocery:

$32.13 at Costco (broccoli, spinach, eggs, blackberries, water)

$42.00 at Whole Foods (greek yogurt, pork chop, steak)

Wednesday 14 March

sleep: asleep by 1030pm, up at 6am without an alarm

work: 430pm:

10x 2 clean-grip deadlift EMOM: 115lbs

400m farmer walk with 2x 70lb kettlebells

5 minutes side plank

eat:

830am: omelette with ham, veggies and cheese; bacon; berries

1130am: turkey and salami roll up with tomato; 3 hard boiled eggs

6pm: steak; steamed broccoli; roasted sweet potato

8pm: strawberries

Tuesday 13 March

sleep: asleep by 11pm, up at 7am without an alarm

work: 430pm:

A: build to a tough squat clean in 12 minutes: 115lbs

B: 3 minutes AMRAP double unders + 3 minutes AMRAP wallballs + 3 minutes AMRAP double unders: 52/39/52

eat:

12pm: chili with butternut squash

6pm: steak; steamed broccoli; roasted sweet potato

9pm: strawberries

grocery:

$72.07 at Whole Foods (tulips, deli turkey, salami, steak, borsari salt, tomatoes, broccoli, strawberries, romaine)

Saturday 10 March through Monday 12 March

This weekend I'm taking a much needed weekend getaway to NYC! I know I won't sleep very much, won't workout at all, will drink way more than I should and will eat some things that are not good for me. C'est la vie! It's only three days.

Friday 9 March

sleep: asleep by 10pm, up at 630am without an alarm

work: 430pm:

open WOD 12.3: AMRAP in 18 minutes of 15 box jumps (20") + 12 push press (75lbs) + 9 toes to bar: 218 (6 rounds + 2 jumps). That was much harder than I thought it would be. It was also hard doing it when it was so quiet in the gym - pretty sure I could have gotten another half a round if I did it Saturday morning with everyone else.

eat:

7am: butternut beef scramble

2pm: Carlton salad at the Cheesecake Factory (chicken, apples, oranges, avocado, dried cranberries, goat cheese, pecans)

6pm: sausage sweet potato spinach scramble

9pm: blueberries

Thursday 8 March

sleep: asleep by 10pm, up at 7am without an alarm

rest day

eat:

1030am: banana, 1oz cheddar cheese

1pm: chili with butternut squash

3pm: larabar

5pm: butternut beef scramble

530pm: baked sweet potato

630pm: baked sweet potato

So freaking hungry... again! grrr.

Wednesday 7 March

sleep: asleep by 10pm, up at 6am without an alarm

work: 430pm:

3 sets of:
8 DB walking lunge steps (20s/30s/30s)
8 DB hang squat cleans (20s/30s/30s)
400m run @ 90%
5:00 active rest

+3 sets of:
:20 AirDyne @ 100%
2:40 active rest

eat:

11am: banana and 1oz cheddar

1pm: chili with butternut squash

6pm: sausage spinach sweet potato scramble

8pm: blueberries

Tuesday 6 March

sleep: asleep by 10pm, up at 6am without an alarm

work: 430pm

10:00 toes-to-bar practice: finally strung some together!

+

On a single 10:00 running clock:

750m row+
AMRAP (10 box jumps w/step-down, 20" + 10 push-ups, hand-release): 6 rounds + 1 jump

eat:

1130am: chili with butternut squash

6pm: sausage spinach sweet potato scramble

8pm: blueberries

Monday 5 March

sleep: asleep by 8pm, up at 730am without an alarm

work: 430pm:

heavy single in 10 minutes: high bar back squat: 200lbs (PR!)

+

4 sets @ 95-97% of:

15 pull-ups
20 wall ball shots, 14 lbs to 9′
25 double-unders

eat:

1pm: chili with butternut squash

6pm: sausage spinach sweet potato scramble

8pm: blueberries

Sunday 4 March

sleep: asleep by 130am, up at 630am without an alarm and a little hungover

rest day

eat:

730am: butternut squash beef scramble

1230pm: scrambled eggs with tomato

4pm: chili with butternut squash

5pm: blueberries

6pm: steamed broccoli; baked sweet potato with butter and cinnamon

So freaking hungry this afternoon!!

Saturday 3 March

sleep: asleep by 10pm, up at 6am without an alarm

work:

10am: Open WOD 12.2: (10 minutes to progress as far as possible of: 30 snatches at 45lbs, 30 snatches at 75lbs, 30 snatches at 100lbs, AMRAP snatches at 120lbs): 60. Had about 2 minutes left to attempt 100lbs, but wasn't even close to getting it overhead.

eat:

1130am: sausage sweet potato spinach scramble

530pm: scrambled eggs with tomato

8pm: 2 glasses red wine; spinach and artichoke dip with tortilla chips; steak salad

10pm: 3 vodka sodas

Friday 2 March

sleep: asleep by 10pm; up at 530am with an alarm

rest day

eat:

1pm: taco soup

530pm: butternut beef scramble

730pm: blackberries

grocery:

$48.93 at Costco (sweet potatoes, perrier, butternut squash, eggs, spinach, blueberries)

$23.79 at Whole Foods (1lb chorizo, 1lb stew beef, 2lbs italian sausage)

$38.93 at Trader Joe's (coffee, tea, 3lbs ground beef, jalapenos, butter, red onion, tulips)

Thursday 1 March

sleep: asleep by 10pm; up at 530am with an alarm

work:

430pm: snatch practice (got several singles at 75lbs; practiced stringing together 5-6 reps at 45lbs) + 5x (0:40 double-unders, 0:20 rest, 0:40 plank, 0:20 rest)

eat:

1130am: taco soup

6pm: salad with tomato and avocado; salmon with roasted sweet potatoes

8pm: blackberries

February recap

days with:

treats: 6

cheats: 3

binges: 2

gluten: 1

wine: 10

other alcohol: 0

grocery budget: $527.12 (way over $400!)

workouts: 25

measurements:

Waist: 85cm (-2cm)

Hips: 99 (-2cm)

Thigh: 61 (-3cm)

Calf: 40 (same)

Ribcage: 89 (same)

Bust: 107 (-1cm)

Arm: 32 (same)

Neck: 35 (same)

Total: 548 (-8cm)

Weight: 162.9 (-3.7lbs)