tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14464960426651904452024-03-14T00:36:36.653-07:00TWIN CHALLENGE<b><br><br><br><br>A Pair of Twins' journey to<br> eat clean and train dirty</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-38830408603117888822013-04-30T10:16:00.000-07:002013-05-01T08:47:19.282-07:00Surf City Civil War<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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This past weekend I participated in my first CrossFit competition
in Huntington Beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A local Box hosted
an event called the “Surf City Civil War.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It allowed co-ed teams from various SoCal Boxes to compete against each
other in three different WODs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surf City CrossFit
did an amazing job running this competition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They were very organized and kept the long day moving at a pretty
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I paired up with Alex Petrie from my gym.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This guy is a beast and an all around amazing
person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His passion for health and
fitness are impressive - he is my Paleo guru.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At first, I was ridiculously intimidated to
be competing with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our athletic
abilities are no where near the same level and I hated the thought of slowing
him down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But as everyone kept assuring
me, this was supposed to be a fun event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We even had matching socks!</div>
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The first WOD was entitled “<b>Cannon Fodder</b>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This was a two part workout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Part A (25% of the total score):<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each
team will have 4 minutes to establish a max snatch with the total score being
the total of the max weight lifted by the male and female. Only one athlete may
attempt a lift at a time. Should either athlete or both athletes fail to
establish a successful lift the athletes will use 90% of the highest weight
attempted for Part B.<br />
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2 Min Rest and Transition Period<br />
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Part B (25% of the total score):<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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4 minutes to establish as many reps as possible of snatch. The score for Part B
will be the total of the max reps from each athlete. Only one athlete may lift
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Alex maxed out his snatch at 200# (as I said earlier, he is
a beast!) which meant he was repping out 180#.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sandbagged</i> it and maxed out
at 75# (85# is my actual 1RM) which gave me a 70# snatch for the rep
portion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me tell you - that got
heavy, quick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I actually got a "no-rep"
(thanks Joey!) about 4 times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did
well in this WOD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our combined weight
was 275# and we repped out 50 snatches!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The Second WOD was “<b>Ironclad</b>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a 5 min AMRAP of rowing for calories and thrusters (65#).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Watching the teams finish this WOD was not a good idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were completely wiped out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alex and I had originally planned that I would
row and he would thrust, yet at the last minute, he decided to switch it
up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank god he sprung the news on me
about 5 minutes before our heat began.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
didn’t have time to stress out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have I
mentioned that I hate thrusters?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anything involving overhead squatting is pure evil in my book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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We actually did amazing on this WOD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Alex (the beast) rowed for 121 calories and I got 48 thrusters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever
done in my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I literally faced my
mirror (Jamie Cannon) and listened to her yell at me “three more sister, you
can do three more.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I put my WOD face on
(which let me tell you, it’s not a pretty one) and thrusted as hard as I
could.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As Alex always says, “learn to
feel that suck.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trust me, I felt it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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The third and final WOD of the day was called “<b>Bull Run</b>” and it was an evil
10 min AMRAP Chipper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>50 deadlifts
(205#/135#), 50 bar-over burpees, 50 box jumps, 50 KB swings (1.5 pood/1 pood),
and finally (when you are completely exhausted) 50 toes-to-bars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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This is what killed us…or rather, what I killed for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Toes-to-bars are my enemy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only am I slow at them, I’m also still
recovering from a popped out rib.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
fear of the pain aftermath made me even slower and more hesitant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only got 4 so poor Alex had to carry us
with 46.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ran out of time before we
could get to the deadlifts again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Watching Alex get his "game face" on is an impressive thing to behold. Nothing stops him. </span><br />
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The bummer part is that we were in the top 3 after the first two WODs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I hadn’t been so completely useless at the
toes-to-bars, we probably could have made the podium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, we lost our lead and slipped
down to 10th place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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After getting over my initial anger and disappointment with myself for
losing and letting Alex down, I realized that we did pretty well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10th place out of 40 teams is a solid performance
for my first competition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Our gym (CrossFit 714) put up an <b><u>awesome</u></b> showing. The owner and his beautiful wife hung onto 1st throughout the entire competition, but ended up slipping down to 4th place when all was said and done. The weights they put up in the first WOD were incredible. The other 2 competing teams in the Intermediate Division snagged 6th and 16th place. Rachyl and her partner took 1st place in the Beginner division, and our team in the RX division took 6th. </span><br />
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I’m not sure if I want to compete again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On one hand, it felt good to push myself beyond my comfort zone, yet on
the other hand, the anxious “I’m going to puke I’m so nervous” feeling really
sucked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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I do know that my new goal is to tackle toes-to-bar and kick it’s ass!<br />
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p.s. My my mom and sister surprised me by flying down on to support me at the competition. I honestly couldn't have done it without them. My sister knows me better than anyone. With that knowledge, she was able to help push me to get "just one more." Thanks guys! <br />
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p.s.s. And a special thanks to my incredible hubby for wrangling our spawn all day and taking a bunch of great action shots. He captured Alex's beast face perfectly! <br />
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So, this last weekend I competed in my first Crossfit Competition. It was a local event - Adrenaline Crossfit Chico vs. Feather River Crossfit in Yuba City.<br />
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After watching another competition in January, my WOD buddy and I decided, we can do this! We began bruising up our bodies with additional training and mentally readied ourselves for the big event. Both my buddy and I decided to compete in the Intermediate level, as the RX level required a sequence of deadlift reps at 185#. No thank you! My PR is 215# - I can't imagine having to bang out more than two 185# deadlifts!!<br />
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12 min cap:<br />
3 minute cumulative handstand<br />
200 meter pinch grip plate run (25#)<br />
25 wall ball shots (14#)<br />
100 meter medicine ball run (14#)<br />
wall ball shots for the remainder of time<br />
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At the conclusion of the first WOD, I was in 3rd place (out of 10 athletes) with 83 Wall Ball shots. Let me tell you, this WOD was far harder than it sounds. The 3 minute handstand took me just under 5 minutes to complete... and by that point, the sinus pressure in my head was cray cray!<br />
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<u>WOD 2</u><br />
6 min cap:<br />
Athletes will have six minutes to find their max 3 rep snatch complex. The snatch complex will consist of 3 reps: snatch with a lunge on each leg - knee must kiss the ground. Once an athlete finds their max, they can finish out the time by repping as many snatch grip high pulls as possible. The high pull count will be used to differentiate same weight lifts.<br />
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At the conclusion of the second WOD, I was tied for second place. I was able to snatch 80# and pump out 50 high pulls. Another athlete also snatched 80#, but she only got in 30 high pulls. The winner of this heat was my WOD buddy, Cassy. She snatched 85#. Bastard. She had the sweet advantage of watching me compete in the heat before hers.. and then one up me! (She is an amazing athlete!)<br />
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8 min cap:<br />
Deadlift (135#) and toes to bar ladder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12...<br />
At the conclusion of each set, an athlete is eligible to complete a 15 ft rope climb. Each rep is worth 1 point; however, the rope climb is worth 20 pts.<br />
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I was able to knock out the ladder to set 12; with 6 toes to bar. I attempted one rope climb; however, I had just learned the mechanics of the rope climb the day before. Needless to say, I only made it up about 10 feet before I had a mental panic attack. Well, at least I tried!!<br />
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And, then we waited for the results...<br />
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I came in THIRD!!!! My WOD bestie came in First - cause she is a rockstar, and a gal from the competing box came in second (that crazy athlete got 4 rope climbs - 80 pts).<br />
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Overall, it was an amazing experience. I walked into the event hoping for anything better than "dead last" - and I achieved it. <br />
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Side bar: My bestie and I made super silly shirts that said, "Two Reasons: Bitches and Drinks" in honor of one of our favorite Coaches: Tisha Ellis. Almost every time we work out with Coach Ellis, we have to listen to that stupid song... Needless to say, our shirts got a LOT of comments - love it!!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632723663337981539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-29385333101447574682013-02-11T21:15:00.002-08:002013-02-11T21:15:30.466-08:00Banana Pecan Bread<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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OMG Amazing!!!!! I seriously couldn't keep this in my house. I had to cut up in cute little pieces and take it to my box. It was deliciously sweet with a nice crunc<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">hy crust.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">3 ripe bananas</b><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">4 Tablespoons ghee, melted</b><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">3 large eggs</b><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">1 Tablespoon vanilla extract</b><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">1 1/4 cups almond flour</b><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">1/4 cup coconut flour</b><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">1/4 cup arrowroot starch</b><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">2 Tablespoons flax meal</b><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">1 teaspoon baking powder</b><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">1 teaspoon baking soda</b><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">1 teaspoon cinnamon</b><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">1/2 teaspoon salt</b><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">1 cup pecans, chopped</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Preheat your oven to 350 and grease your loaf pan with coconut oil. Mash the bananas and mix the wet ingredients together. Mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and slowly add to the wet mixture. Mix well and pour into your pan.</span><br />
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My loaf cooked for 58 minutes and possibly could have gone a little less. But then again, I have a tendency to overcook everything:)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-32575339398171699492013-02-08T07:41:00.000-08:002013-02-08T07:46:24.832-08:00Sweet Potato Chai Muffins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Something about the taste of Chai makes me ridiculously happy. I borrowed this amazing recipe from <a href="http://www.paleomg.com/" target="_blank">PaleOMG</a> (man, I love that girl).<br />
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<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">1 large sweet potato or yam, cut in half lengthwise</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">1 banana, peeled</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">2 chai tea bags (no sugar added)</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">3 eggs</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">⅓ cup pecans</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">⅓ cup flax seed meal</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">⅓ cup coconut oil, melted</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">3 tablespoons coconut nectar (or other sweetener – add more if you want sweeter muffins)</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">1 teaspoon vanilla extract</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">1 teaspoon baking powder</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">½ teaspoon cinnamon</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">¼ teaspoon baking soda</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">pinch of salt</li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">3-4 tablespoons coconut crystals (to garnish muffins)</li>
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405 degrees. Cut sweet potato in half, place on baking sheet, and bake
for 20-25 minutes, until super soft. Remove skin.</li>
<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions">Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.</li>
<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions">Place soft sweet
potato and banana in the food processor and puree. Then add chai tea
herbs from two bags (discarding the chai bags), pecans, flaxseed meal,
baking soda and powder, and cinnamon. Puree until completely broken down
and smooth.</li>
<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions">Then add the wet ingredients: coconut oil, eggs, coconut nectar, and vanilla extract.</li>
<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions">Puree until smooth.</li>
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Weight: 147.2<br />
Water Weight: 91.51<br />
Lean Body Mass: 125.2<br />
Fat Body Mass: 22.31<br />
BMI: 22.4<br />
<b>BFP: <u>15.2</u></b><br />
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Can you believe it? <u><b>15.2 body fat percentage</b></u>. This report put a smile on my face for the past month. Not only that, but it has motivated me to keep doing what I'm doing: <br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Eating clean and working out hard!!!</span></span></div>
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Due to feeling under the weather on Saturday morning (damn you Nicki Bluhm concert and vodka-sodas), I decided to take it easy... i.e., sitting on the couch in my robe until 1:00 p.m. With Sunday being my sweet girl's 3rd birthday party, needless to say, I haven't done anything in two days. I hate taking two days off in a row. I generally only allow myself one rest day (Sunday) a week, and even while I'm "resting," I'm still running around like the multi-taskin' girl that I am, squeezing in a few sit ups and air squats along the way.<br />
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I'm ready to hit the gym hard today, but I think my body is secretly <i>thanking</i> me. <br />
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p.s. I need to start practicing what I preach. Remember that "self-inflicted allergy" post I did a few days ago... threw that out the window along with three delicious cupcakes yesterday. Ouch.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-53401660604904269742013-01-25T09:25:00.001-08:002013-01-25T09:25:42.689-08:00Back in the Saddle again...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, here we go again. The Whole Life Challenge has been over since November; however, Christie and I are still pushing ourselves in healthy eating (that isn't to say that the occasional animal cracker binge does not occur) and crossfit. <br />
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I've been crossfitting at IMF Crossfit for almost a year. Each week I feel myself getting stronger and stronger... Since November I have PR'd the following:<br />
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Deadlift: 215 lbs<br />
Backsquat: 165 lbs<br />
Strict Press: 75 lbs<br />
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In addition, I accomplished a ring dip and the kipping pull ups. <br />
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What's next you ask? <br />
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Stringing together more than 1 double under in a row. What the hell is wrong with me? Each time I actually get a double under, I'm so excited, I stop. C'mon Jamie... its all in the wrists!!!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632723663337981539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-74898450134590377012013-01-24T18:01:00.002-08:002013-01-24T18:01:52.035-08:00It's the little things in life......that make me happy...<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Like my first unassisted strung-together pull-up!!!!!!!!</span></b><br />
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The trainers at CrossFit714 are amazing!! Learning a different technique from each one helped me finally get that elusive pull-up. This has been an amazing week for me. PR'd my dead lift (205), my bench (101) and got my chin up over the bar. </div>
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Floating on cloud nine!!!</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-3298434863587329812013-01-23T20:10:00.001-08:002013-01-23T20:10:26.038-08:00Self-Inflicted Allergies?(How I miss you blog!!)<br />
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The WLC ended in November and for the most part, I've continued eating Paleo. Mind you, I'm not as strict as I was. I don't think twice before I eat a chicken salad from El Pollo Loco, and I don't question our Sunday diner about what kind of beef is used in their sirloin patty and eggs. But I do try to follow the basic fundamentals on a daily basis. The few times I've "cheated" with ice cream or a handful of goldfish my body completely <i>rejects </i>(and that's the nice way of phrasing it) the dairy/gluten. It's as if my body doesn't know how to process this foreign food and does whatever it can to get rid of it.<br />
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I've come to the decision that it's just not worth it. My body functions better and is way happier when I eat clean. I've also found that my workouts and runs are dramatically better when I've only put Paleo food into my body.<br />
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The WLC is beginning again in 3 weeks.. I can't decide if I want to participate again. I was so discouraged the last time with my final workout and weight loss that I'm not sure if I want to put myself through the pressure again. On the other hand, I loved the accountability that the WLC had to offer. It almost felt like an "atta girl" every time I logged in.<br />
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A few more weeks to decide... Twin????Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-23902040175051112902012-11-13T20:08:00.000-08:002012-11-13T20:10:38.892-08:00Salsa Chicken<div style="text-align: center;">
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1 package of free range chicken tenders</div>
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1 garlic clove</div>
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1 tomato</div>
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1/2 green paper</div>
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1/2 red pepper</div>
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diced jalapeño (as tough as your tastebuds can allow)</div>
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1/2 onion</div>
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1/2 cup chopped cilantro</div>
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1 lime</div>
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salt and pepper to taste</div>
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Season your chicken and spread evenly in your pan.</div>
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Chop and mix all ingredients and squeeze the hell out of your lime to "moisten" things up. Spread mixture onto your chicken.</div>
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Bake for 30-40 minutes. </div>
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Super easy and your chicken comes out deliciously moist.</div>
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I used to make the recipe weekly when I did Weight Watcher back in the day. I would pair it with brown rice and black beans mixed with corn. Post-WLC Challenge I layered the mixture on a bed of lettuce.</div>
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Enjoy!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-33344672330915852762012-11-13T13:53:00.000-08:002012-11-14T07:16:59.441-08:00It's over...As Jamie said, "we did it!"<br />
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I unfortunately did not win the challenge. At first, I was super disappointed with myself. My WOD Saturday morning was awful. For some reason I couldn't find that <i>power</i> within myself to push through the fatigue and strain. It just wasn't my day I guess.<br />
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On a positive note, I did end up losing 10.5 inches and 7 pounds. That alone is pretty amazing. Not to mention learning how to eat and how different foods affect my body. So I guess if you put it into perspective, I did win.<br />
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There is another challenge starting in February. Jamie and I both think we are going to participate. Maybe we'll start up this blog again since there are so many demanding readers out there.<br />
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It's been fun!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-85617777681049167652012-11-11T08:09:00.000-08:002012-11-11T08:09:02.009-08:00We Did It!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In my head, I'm silently singing Dora's jam: We did it... we did it... we did it, yay! (Those of you with young children think this is funny)<br />
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I finished the challenge stronger than I thought I would... 31st out of Crossfit 714's entire box. Not too shabby. <br />
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My ending measurements:<br />
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Weight: 154.5 (3 lbs weight loss)<br />
Biceps: 11 inches both sides (no change)<br />
Thigh: 19.5 (L), 19.25 (R), this is nearly a two inch loss on both sides<br />
Neck: 13 (this is a .75 downward change)<br />Hips: 39 (this is a .5 loss)<br />
Waist: 28.5 (down 1.5 inches)<br />
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Total weight loss is at 2 lbs; Total inches lost is 6.5 pounds. I look and feel great. Pics to come soon!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632723663337981539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-81449259704144218692012-11-09T09:22:00.001-08:002012-11-09T09:22:12.223-08:00Last Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's over. I logged my last set of points this morning and am officially tied for first place with 14 other people.<br />
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Tomorrow morning is the finale at CrossFit714. I'm ridiculously excited to get in there, do the WOD, and have my measurements taken. Preliminary, my at-home measurements are about 5-6 inches lost (waist/hips), and 4 pounds down. <br />
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Jamie and I will be posting our "after" pictures and measurements up this weekend.<br />
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Keep your fingers crossed!!! <br />
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p.s. I'm pretty sure that I'm going to challenge myself again in February. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-63831667020535012172012-11-08T07:15:00.000-08:002012-11-08T07:15:50.099-08:00Take Note Ladies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a little tidbit I'd like to share with those of you who find themselves having to pee in the middle of a workout. <br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE AN ASS GASKET!! </span></b><br />
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This is one of those moments when you should completely forgo your neurotic sanitary tendencies. Toilet seat covers and sweaty bums do not mix. I guarantee that you will spend a good 10 minutes trying to pick the paper-machet off of your cheeks. Even when you get home and peel off your sweaty workout pants, your husband will casually ask you if you <i>missed something</i> when you last went to the bathroom.<br />
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Trust me. I've learned my lesson twice. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-82970417888013092412012-11-07T08:04:00.001-08:002012-11-07T08:04:38.020-08:00Pushing through the Pain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you push through the pain? How much pain is too much pain? <br />
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I've been battling a right shoulder injury since I was pregnant 3 years ago. It comes and goes, and doing Cross Fit (particularly overhead lifts) seem to aggravate it.<br />
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Not only does this issue cause me discomfort, but it causes serious frustration as well. I know that I'm strong enough to lift more weight, but I constantly hold myself back for fear of injury. <br />
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I'm being diligent about rolling my shoulder out with tennis balls, stretching and ice therapy. <br />
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Hopefully my body can overcome this hurdle soon. I want to lift more!!! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-88206180873910425782012-11-06T07:25:00.000-08:002012-11-06T07:25:08.841-08:00How big is too big?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love my muscular arms and back. I was lifting my daughter out of the pool this weekend and noticed my reflection in the window.. my back looks good!! I really enjoy the changes I can see in my body since starting Cross Fit. <br />
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Which brings me to this question: How big is too big? There seems to be a fine line between "fit" and "manly muscular." Since everyone keeps telling me that I can't get "big" doing Cross Fit, how do these women get so large? Supplements? Extreme conditioning? <br />
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I've made my hubby promise to tell me if I'm getting too big. <br />
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Strong is definitely the new sexy... but traps bigger than my husbands...not so much.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-70347804335571251452012-11-05T09:01:00.004-08:002012-11-05T09:01:27.173-08:00Athlete of the Month<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
When I first joined my Box I had no idea how out of shape I was. As I became more and more obsessed (in case you've missed that up to this point), I had one goal in mind: I wanted to be the Athlete of the Month. The thought of the coaches noticing my effort and improvement really appealed to me. Receiving the email from them telling me that I had been selected put a smile on my face for a week. Maybe they just randomly drew a person's name out of a hat, but I'm going to go with my first thought:)</div>
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Here's the little blip that was posted up in the Newsletter. Super flattering photos I know.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ATHLETE OF THE MONTH</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">CHRIS CHAPMAN</span></b></div>
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blah, blah.” After two years of boxing
three days a week and running pretty regularly, I was bored and needed a
change. I read about CrossFit714 in my
city magazine, The Villa Park Jewel.
This family (the Darmstadts) raved about the place and the mom looked
incredible. I told my husband that I
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">signed up for six months the first day I came in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I figured that if I paid for my membership up
front, I couldn’t quit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After about two
weeks, I started to regret that decision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I was completely overwhelmed with the terminology and moves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The women (and men) were ridiculously strong
and quick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought I was in shape
before I stared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Man was I wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily, towards the end of the first month,
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mentally strong as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m still
struggling with double-unders, mastering the clean, and that elusive pull-up…
but knowing my weaknesses makes me want to keep pushing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thank you CrossFit 714 for selecting me to be the Athlete of
the Month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is humbling to have the
word “Athlete” associated with my name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I look forward to checking the blog every night to see what’s in store
for me the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoy the challenges,
sweat, and dirt that the amazing trainers put me through weekly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The camaraderie and family atmosphere gives
me that extra boost to succeed and keep pushing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s nice to belong to a gym where everyone
knows your name (cue the Cheers theme song) and truly enjoys what they do. <o:p></o:p> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I can’t wait to see what my body (and mind) can accomplish
these next few years (I’ve already planned to continue my membership).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The definition and transformation of my body
I can already see in these short months is the best motivation money can buy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">p.s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know I will
wish I never uttered these words, but I really want to do some wall balls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope Kelly comes up in rotation soon.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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To the point: Here we are at the home stretch of the challenge. I'm getting slightly bored with the obligation, but I'm also slightly scared to lose the accountability. And of course, I forgot to log my points on Saturday. Up until this weekend, I had made it a point to never forget to log. Even though I was going to lose all of my nutrition points (and probably a few more if they had been an option), I still worked out, took my fish oil, and did mobility. Luckily I'm still tied for 1st place with 12 other people at my box. I never realized I was so competitive...but I really want to win.<br />
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I did the WLC WoD today at my house and had the hubby time me. Nothing like trying to do burpees on a slippery sheet on the garage floor. After my inner chubby kid caught her breath, the hubby informed me that my work out score jumped from 95 to 121. I was pretty damn proud of myself. Hopefully the adrenaline and crowd of people will push me to get an even better score.<br />
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I made two goals for myself this week:<br />
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1. Get up early every morning and take the dog on a 3 mile jog/walk.<br />
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2. Blog at least 3 times this week.<br />
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Wish me luck!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-47624557260187342782012-10-31T13:53:00.002-07:002012-10-31T13:53:48.238-07:00Are we done yet?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Are we done yet?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Don’t get me wrong.<span> </span>I’m
totally enjoying this challenge.<span> </span>I love
being accountable for the things that I eat and drink.<span> </span>Having to really think about whether a piece
of candy is worth losing a point over has been amazing.<span> </span>But I’m just over it.<span> </span>I miss my wine a few nights a week.<span> </span>I miss my Sunday cheat day.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">One more weekend before it is over.<span> </span>For some reason, the weekends seem to be the
hardest for me.<span> </span>It used to be a
tradition of mine to come home from work/gym on Fridays, pop a beer, and celebrate
getting through another week.<span> </span>Now I get
home on Fridays and enjoy a tall glass of water.<span> </span>It’s just not the same.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have enjoyed using my kitchen again.<span> </span>I forgot what nice pots and pans I have.<span> </span>I don’t think my tradition of Sunday prep day
is going to end.<span> </span>Following my golden
rule at work of “<i>if I didn’t bring it, I don’t eat it</i>” has really helped me
stay on track.</span></span></div>
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<![endif]--><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-44590027840091285042012-10-29T21:33:00.000-07:002012-10-29T21:33:30.258-07:00Absolute Pride<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, it is about 9:15 at night, and I am gushing with pride. The Giants won the World Series (again) last night, the Patriots kicked the Rams' ass last night, and my (almost) 5 year old just read me a book.<br />
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Every week, my daughter's kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Stein, writes a little report for Jenoma. This report comes to us each week in Jenoma's "homework folder". The student's get assessed for their ability to follow directions, their life skills, and their learning. Jenoma has continually received "O" for Outstanding in all categories. This week, Mrs. Stein wrote that "Jenoma continues to excel in her reading - she knocks my socks off". Note, Jenoma is the youngest kindergartner in her class. She isn't even five yet, and she can sound out words and read small books. <br />
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Pride is a crazy thing. My definition, it means "pleasure or satisfaction taken in something done by or belonging to oneself". Do the Giants or Pats belong to me? Obviously, the answer is no... however, my gorgeous blond child does belong to me... and I take great satisfaction in her growth and achievements.<br />
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Transition to me and this challenge. My sense of pride that is spilling out of me also has a sliver of happiness for what I've done. I am currently in week 8 of this challenge, and I've truly survived. Yes, I've had zero point days - in fact, I haven't scored more than one point in DIET since Tuesday; however, I have thought about each of my actions, and I've pushed myself to do well. All of last week, I was at a conference being tempted by rich foods. For breakfast, I went with eggs, bacon, and fruit - and avoided the amazing scones and cinnamon rolls altogether. This was huge for me. In the past, I would have had one of each! <br />
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I am pleased with (aka: proud) what the challenge has forced me to think about, just as I am pleased that my daughter has grown into such an amazing little person.<br />
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Perhaps this is simply what I was supposed to gain from the challenge: pride in accomplishments.<br />
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(P.S.: A google image search for "pride" brought up some fascinating options... dirty! Therefore I went with an image for reading...)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632723663337981539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-16408635445799145362012-10-24T14:16:00.000-07:002012-10-24T14:16:03.875-07:00Good Twin v. Bad Twin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'll admit it. Jamie <u><b>kicked my ass</b></u> at CrossFit this past weekend. Or as she would say, I had sand in my swimsuit. In my defense, it was my 4th day in a row of working out and I was fighting a cold (that has now blown itself into full force sickness).<br />
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Friday's class was partner work. Go Twin Power! This WOD was actually kind of fun. Jamie and I mirrored each other the entire time as we watched our men push through the work out as well. It was a ridiculous amount of exercises:<br />
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100 air squats<br />
30m barrel walk<br />
100 burpees<br />
30m barrel walk <br />
100 over-head weighted sit ups (25 lbs)<br />
30m barrel walk <br />
100 jumping pull-ups<br />
30m barrel walk <br />
100 medicine ball sit up throw (10 lbs)<br />
1200m medicine ball run (10 lbs)<br />
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Really?!! <br />
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As our men nursed hangovers Saturday morning, we decided to tackle another WOD at 8:00 a.m. I took one look at the white board and was instantly defeated. My body was angry with me and I couldn't seem to get my brain to overcome my mental fear of the WOD. <br />
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30 squat cleans (35 lb barbell)<br />
30 overhead squats (35 lb barbell)<br />
5 wall walks (<b><i>pure evil</i></b>)<br />
50m tire flip<br />
250m sled push<br />
10 box jumps<br />
10 modified rope climbs<br />
200 run<br />
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The WOD called for 3 rounds and my sandy-ass only got through 1. I just couldn't get into it. I watched my amazing sister finish her 2nd round while I rowed a slow 400 meters and did some mobilization. <br />
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I can't wait for her and Wes to come down to visit us in December to experience another workout at CrossFit714!!<br />
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I discovered something alarming and mildly amusing this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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I can’t jump rope more than 40 times without
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Anyone else?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just
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quantities of water I consume every day. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-27606099268176445012012-10-17T07:10:00.000-07:002012-10-17T07:10:06.704-07:00Choices<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This has been a rough week. I've lost at least one point everyday since Friday. WTF WLC! And I've lost points on stupid things: an eclair (yes, we know: Well I Eclair!), chocolate covered peanut butter pretzels (for the record, this was my best point loss), and candy. Really Jamie, really!<br />
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So, I've decided to start anew today and chalk up my poor choices to the start of my (ear muffs boys) period. I also attribute the weight read out this a.m. (155 vs. my steady 153) to again, the start of my period. <br />
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Choices. I need to think about choices and indulgences - and then choose wisely. What did the knight say in Indiana Jones: He chose unwisely.<br />
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I will not be that guy. (Okay, motivational speech over). Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632723663337981539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-1455456026122995952012-10-15T07:20:00.000-07:002012-10-15T07:20:48.350-07:00Weekly Challenge: Brown Bag ItWe had a UFC Paleo Pot Luck at my box Saturday night. I was rather impressed with myself for the appetizers I made: Avocado Deviled Eggs (recipe to follow) and the always scrumptious paleo cocoNUT cookies:<br />
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Needless to say, I lost my three nutrition points Saturday night for having 3 mouth-watering Coronas. How do you watch a WT UFC fight without a beer??!!<br />
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This week's challenge is to "brown bag" it all week. This might even be easier than the water challenge. Sunday is my usual prep day, so I decided to take a picture of what my counter looks like before I pack it up to stock my mini-fridge at work.<br />
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5 bags of 2 egg fritattas<br />
1 left over omelette from breakfast this morning<br />
5 portions of boysenberries and raspberries<br />
3 avocados (I generally eat half with every breakfast)<br />
5 tupperware containers full of a protein (beef, chicken and pork) and roasted veggies<br />
5 pre-made kale/spinach salads with cucumbers, tomatoes, diced chicken and shrimp<br />
5 bags of veggies<br />
5 all-natural applesauces (helps to fight off my sweet tooth)<br />
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The hubby and I are traveling up to north on Friday to hang out with the other half of this blog. I'm super excited to see my skinny sister and brother in law, not to mention doing two workouts with her box, plus a hippy-laden brew fest (bye-bye points).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972781455389456053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446496042665190445.post-47915932274126194302012-10-12T09:43:00.000-07:002012-10-12T09:43:20.810-07:00Body Fat Percentage<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</xml><![endif]-->The body fat percentage calculators online are
ridiculous!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before this challenge
started I went online searching for a way to find my body fat percentage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Honestly, I thought I was in pretty good
shape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was convinced that my numbers
would be somewhere in the 18-20% range.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My mean boss (who will remain nameless) told me that I would be in the high
twenties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In order to discourage him I
had to share a photo of myself in a bikini (I know it’s not very PC or HR
appropriate, but after 13 years of being “married,” we have a special
relationship).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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*Sexy photo, I know. Bathroom photo shoots provide <i>exceptional</i> lighting and awesome <i>"I'm trying to find the button"</i> facial expressions.<br />
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After the initial WLC
check in, and based upon my measurements, I was so discouraged to see that my body fat was at <b>31%.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b> </b> </span><br />
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According to the American Council on Exercise, I'm 1% away from being obese!!!!<br />
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Being the “Googler” that I am, I did a search for what body
fat percentages actually look like (Thank you <a href="http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/07/02/body-fat-percentage/" target="_blank">Nerd Fitness)</a>: <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">There is no [insert expletive] way I’m at 31%.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who comes up with these calculators?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do they not take into account muscle, height,
bone structure, etc.??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><u><b><span style="font-size: large;">And you wonder why women have such issues with scales and sizes??!!!</span></b></u> </span></div>
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