Saturday 31 March

sleep: asleep by 10pm; up at 9am with an alarm (tossed and turned all night)

work: 1030am:

AMRAP of 2 rounds of 0:30 on/0:30 off: (pullups + box jumps+ KB swings (35lbs) + burpees + air squats + push ups + sit ups + push press (65lbs)): 224

eat:

12pm: 7 strips bacon + 4 eggs

7pm: steak with steamed broccoli

830pm: 4 scrambled eggs

grocery:

$13.86 at Whole Foods (sweet potatoes, blueberries, strawberries, carrots)

Friday 30 March

sleep: asleep by 1030pm; up at 645am without an alarm

work: 430pm:

6 sets at 100%:

3 clean and jerks: 83/93/98/98/98/98

6 COVP pullups

9 burpees

4 minutes rest

Lots of pullups this week! And yet, they're not getting easier. My hands need a break.

eat:

12pm: hamburger patty

6pm: 2 hardboiled eggs

7pm: steak; steamed broccoli; 2 glasses wine

830pm: blueberries with coconut milk; 2 glasses wine

grocery:

$32.20 at Whole Foods (wine, blueberries, coconut milk, bacon)

Thursday 29 March

sleep: asleep by 10pm; up at 645am without an alarm

work:

7am: 5k walk

430pm: 3x (400m run + 21 KB swings (35lbs) + 12 pull ups): 15:28 (about 75% effort)

eat:

8am: 3 scrambled eggs (one was a double-yolk! score!)

12pm: chipotle bowl: barbacoa, carnitas, salsa and guacamole

7pm: paleo "fried" chicken; sauteed kale with carrots; boiled sweet potato; 3 or 4 glasses red wine

830pm: grapes

It's so nice to eat paleo meals with friends! :)

Wednesday 28 March

sleep: asleep by 11pm; up at 630pm with an alarm

work: 8 minute run + 3 rounds (15 push ups + 15 sit ups + 15 kettlebell swings (25lbs) + 15 double unders) + 8 minute run

eat:

1130am: hamburger patty

330pm: 2 hardboiled eggs

530pm: 2 hardboiled eggs

7pm: steak; steamed broccoli

830pm: scrambled eggs

grocery:

$40.11 at Costco (fish oil, gum, broccoli, eggs, water)

$105.29 at Whole Foods (steak and short ribs)

$24.06 at Trader Joe's (tulips, ground beef, onion, butter)

Tuesday 27 March

sleep: asleep by 10pm; up at 630am with an alarm

work: 430pm:

Overhead squat 8-6-4-4 (32X1): 53-63-83-103

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4 sets: (1-5 pullup ladder + 20 walking lunges): 2 sets complete then 2 sets of 1-4 ladder

eat:

1130am: chicken breast

2pm: 4 scrambled eggs

630pm: sushi

9pm: 4 scrambled eggs

Monday 26 March

sleep: asleep by 10pm; up at 530am without an alarm

work: 430pm:

A1: clean-grip deadlift, 5x 2-3, 11X1: 113/133/153/173/183 (PR)

A2: DB bench press, 5x 6-9, 2121: 30/35/40/45(6)/45(5)

+

50 GHSU, 2020

eat:

1130am: chicken breast; apple

3pm: 2 hardboiled eggs

6pm: 2 hardboiled eggs

630pm: almonds

7pm: salmon; steamed broccoli

830pm: scrambled eggs

I'm ready to get serious. I had so much fun competing in the CrossFit Open! I would love to be more competitive next year. Time to really focus on nutrition and consistency in the gym. Oh, and losing another 10-15lbs wouldn't hurt either.

Sunday 25 March

sleep: asleep by 1030pm; up at 630am without an alarm

work:

7am: 5k run (39:19)

630pm: trampoline and tumbling

eat:

8am: sausage, spinach and tomato scramble

2pm: scrambled eggs

5pm: roast chicken; steamed broccoli

Saturday 24 March

sleep: asleep by 1030pm; up at 630am without an alarm

work: CrossFit Open WOD 12.5: 16 (thrusters at 65lbs + CTB pullups) in 7 minutes. I'm pretty frustrated by the CTB pullups. I can do 2-3 consistently when I'm fresh but as soon as I start to get even the slightest bit fatigued, I cannot get the full ROM. Something to work on! (I did it twice - only got 14 the first time. Switched grip to mixed, which was definitely easier but still did not solve my problem). It's frustrating that the thrusters were so easy for me, and I didn't even get to do that many!

eat:

9am: 2 hardboiled eggs

12pm: burrito bowl (chicken and steak, salsa and guacamole)

230pm: sausage tomato and spinach scramble

730pm: steak and steamed broccoli

Friday 23 March

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

rest day

eat:

11am: hamburger

12pm: 2 hardboiled eggs

430pm: olives; salami with cheese; wine

630pm: pork chop with steamed broccoli; wine

8pm: strawberries

grocery:

$34.88 at Whole Foods (wine, cheese, olives, salami)

I have two problems. 1: I need the structure of work:gym:dinner every day. No more "rest" days for me during the work week. 2: I need to figure out a better way to unwind from a long, shitty day than eating and drinking. The combination of rest day + bad day = poor decisions.

Thursday 22 March

sleep: asleep by 11pm; up at 630am without an alarm

work: 430pm:

chest-to-bar pullup practice: got a few singles!

+
Rhiannon: 140 (+22)

eat:

12pm: hamburger patty; strawberries

230pm: 2 hardboiled eggs

530pm: 2 hardboiled eggs

630pm: pork chop; steamed broccoli

730pm: baked sweet potato with cinnamon

Wednesday 21 March

sleep: asleep by 11pm; up at 630am without an alarm

work: 430pm:

10 minutes to build to a heavy hang squat clean: up to 108lbs

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3x (5 squat clean thrusters + 250m row sprint): 83 lbs; 0:57/1:01/1:01

eat:

11am: 2 hardboiled eggs; apple

330pm: 2 hardboiled eggs

6pm: green smoothie

7pm: steak and steamed broccoli

8pm: baked sweet potato with cinnamon

grocery:

$48.54 at Costco (toilet paper, water, eggs, strawberries, broccoli)

$32.36 at Whole Foods (steak and pork chops)

$41.28 at Trader Joe's (coffee, ground beef, butter, lemons, whole chicken, tulips)

Tuesday 20 March

sleep: asleep by 1030pm; up at 630am without an alarm

work: 430pm:

400m run + 35 KB swings (35lb bell) + 400m run + 25 KB swings + 400m run + 15 KB swings: 10:05

eat:

1030am: chicken breast; half an apple

1pm: other half of apple

6pm: 2 hardboiled eggs

7pm: 2 glasses wine; steak and shrimp fajitas with guacamole

9pm: chocolate macaroons and vanilla ice cream

grocery:

$9.98 at Whole Foods (ice cream; macaroons)

Monday 19 March

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

work: 430pm:

5x (AMRAP handstand pushups + AMRAP strict pullups); got 3 or 4 good kipping HSPUs (not consecutive) and consistently got one strict pullup. Progress!

eat:

330pm: larabar; hardboiled egg

530pm: green smoothie

630pm: pork chop; steamed broccoli

8pm: baked sweet potato with cinnamon

grocery:

$2.94 at Whole Foods (larabar; apples)

Sunday 18 March

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

work: 1030am:

Heart 5k (with very sore legs): 32:07 (PR! by three minutes!)

eat:

1130am: green smoothie

1230pm: sausage spinach sweet potato scramble

6pm: steak; steamed broccoli; 1 glass red wine

730pm: blackberries with greek yogurt

grocery:

$10.57 at Biggs (bananas and greek yogurt)

Saturday 17 March

sleep: asleep by 10pm; up at 8am without an alarm

work: 10am:

CrossFit open WOD 12.4: AMRAP in 12 minutes of 150 wallballs + 90 double unders + 30 muscle ups: 143. A little disappointed I didn't make it to the double unders.

eat:

9am: deli turkey

11am: green smoothie

12pm: sausage spinach sweet potato scramble

4pm: almonds; greek yogurt with blackberries

7pm: PF Changs: Mongolian beef; 2 glasses wine

9pm: frozen yogurt with Reese's pieces

grocery:

$3.79 at Target (iced tea and gum)

$6 at Orange Leaf (frozen yogurt)

Friday 16 March

sleep: asleep by 1030pm; up at 615am without an alarm

rest day

eat:

330pm: kale chips; bacon and eggs; guacamole; 2 glasses wine

7pm: steak; steamed broccoli; 1 glass wine

8pm: baked sweet potato with butter and cinnamon

grocery:

$29.30 at Whole Foods (wine, guacamole, kale chips, bacon)

Green Smoothie

4 frozen strawberries

handful frozen mixed berries

1/2 banana

handful spinach

2 eggs

Add enough water to enable the function of the blender. Ignore puke color. Enjoy!

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!

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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!)

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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)