Read this:
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/exercising-through-injury/
I realize I've struggled with accepting my hip flexor injury; and missing CFC plus working lots really didn't help. I'm finally seeing a light though and even though it could be weeks before I am 100%, I think I'm finally taking the advice at the end of the article to heart.
"The idea is to accept your injury. You don’t have to like it, and you don’t have to give up, but you do have to accept the fact that being stubborn about the intensity of your workouts will only keep you sidelined longer. You can still work up a sweat and stay fit; just don’t overdo it."
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Eating well even though JJ was out of town!
I don't like weeks when JJ is out of town but I managed to feed myself sufficiently well on meals we already made and courtesy of client work.
Monday:
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, salmon, 1 espresso
Lunch: Cobb salad (no cheese) and tomato soup from Panera
Snack: homemade paleo kit
Dinner: 2 homemade kefta rolls with salad (sundried tomatoes, artichokes, balsamic vinegar, olive oil)
Tuesday:
Breakfast: 1 fried eggs, sauteed rotisserie chicken leftovers, pureed cauliflower with sauteed onions and garlic, 1 espresso
Lunch: Chef's salad (no cheese) and half of a medium lobster bisque from Au Bon Pain. Also got a medium latte with whole milk which always makes me feel better on a rough day.
Snack: homemade paleo kit
Dinner: homemade ratatouille with bolognese sauce. Some carrot and zucchini strings in there too.
Wednesday:
Breakfast: leftover rotisserie chicken (drumsticks), pureed cauliflower with sauteed onions and garlic, 1 espresso
Lunch: pot roast with roasted buttnernut squash, eggplant, and carrots
Snack: half a homemade paleo kit
Dinner: 2 homemade kefta rolls with salad (sundried tomatoes, artichokes, balsamic vinegar, olive oil)
Thursday:
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, 1 apple with sunbutter
Lunch: bolognese sauce with roasted eggplant, white asparagus, mushrooms, and chayote
Snack: half a homemade paleo kit
Dinner: chicken korma with broccoli
I really like lattes and was doing well with not drinking them for a while. However, sometimes, when I'm stressed at work, I just really want one. As a result, I am trying to limit myself to max 1 latte a week.
PT: hip flexor stretches, foam rolls on IT band and TFL, monster walks.
Today, I threw in 3x max pushups with 60s rest: 14+8+7=29
Still off on my first set but my third set is higher. Maybe that means push up endurance is getting better??
Monday:
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, salmon, 1 espresso
Lunch: Cobb salad (no cheese) and tomato soup from Panera
Snack: homemade paleo kit
Dinner: 2 homemade kefta rolls with salad (sundried tomatoes, artichokes, balsamic vinegar, olive oil)
Tuesday:
Breakfast: 1 fried eggs, sauteed rotisserie chicken leftovers, pureed cauliflower with sauteed onions and garlic, 1 espresso
Lunch: Chef's salad (no cheese) and half of a medium lobster bisque from Au Bon Pain. Also got a medium latte with whole milk which always makes me feel better on a rough day.
Snack: homemade paleo kit
Dinner: homemade ratatouille with bolognese sauce. Some carrot and zucchini strings in there too.
Wednesday:
Breakfast: leftover rotisserie chicken (drumsticks), pureed cauliflower with sauteed onions and garlic, 1 espresso
Lunch: pot roast with roasted buttnernut squash, eggplant, and carrots
Snack: half a homemade paleo kit
Dinner: 2 homemade kefta rolls with salad (sundried tomatoes, artichokes, balsamic vinegar, olive oil)
Thursday:
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, 1 apple with sunbutter
Lunch: bolognese sauce with roasted eggplant, white asparagus, mushrooms, and chayote
Snack: half a homemade paleo kit
Dinner: chicken korma with broccoli
I really like lattes and was doing well with not drinking them for a while. However, sometimes, when I'm stressed at work, I just really want one. As a result, I am trying to limit myself to max 1 latte a week.
PT: hip flexor stretches, foam rolls on IT band and TFL, monster walks.
Today, I threw in 3x max pushups with 60s rest: 14+8+7=29
Still off on my first set but my third set is higher. Maybe that means push up endurance is getting better??
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Weekend
I find the weekends the hardest to stay paleo especially when there are social get-togethers like dinners and bars. The Chicago restaurant week also isn't helping... I loooove food too much that when a delicious risotto comes with my entree, I'm going to eat it. I even hesitate to sub especially when the chef recommends a certain preparation.
I did find that cheating gets worse with fellow paleo crossfitters! It's just really funny but you can't blame us! All we do is talk about the food that we can't eat :)
Saturday, I ate:
9am: Muscle milk lite, apple with sunbutter
1:30pm (brunch with friends): ham, bacon, sausage, mushroom, onion, avocado omelette with orange, coffee
6:30pm ("dinner" at Thai Pastry): Tom Kha Kai (mushroom, coconut, lemongrass, and some other herbs/spices) soup, whole fried red snapper in a spicy pepper sauce, thai basil ground chicken, 1 young coconut with the coconut meat for dessert.
9pm (snacks at Tony's): bites of buffalo chicken, sliders, carrots, chocolate birthday cake, Riesling, champagne
Sunday, I ate:
Lunch at 1pm: stir fried chicken with Worcestershire sauce, pureed cauliflower (with black pepper, butter, sauteed red onions)
Snack at 5pm: some beef/elk/venison jerky with nuts and dried fruit while I made paleo kits
Dinner at 8pm (at Naha): cremini mushroom soup, pork belly with mushroom risotto, dark chocolate and hazelnut cake with orange wedges
I did find that cheating gets worse with fellow paleo crossfitters! It's just really funny but you can't blame us! All we do is talk about the food that we can't eat :)
Saturday, I ate:
9am: Muscle milk lite, apple with sunbutter
1:30pm (brunch with friends): ham, bacon, sausage, mushroom, onion, avocado omelette with orange, coffee
6:30pm ("dinner" at Thai Pastry): Tom Kha Kai (mushroom, coconut, lemongrass, and some other herbs/spices) soup, whole fried red snapper in a spicy pepper sauce, thai basil ground chicken, 1 young coconut with the coconut meat for dessert.
9pm (snacks at Tony's): bites of buffalo chicken, sliders, carrots, chocolate birthday cake, Riesling, champagne
Sunday, I ate:
Lunch at 1pm: stir fried chicken with Worcestershire sauce, pureed cauliflower (with black pepper, butter, sauteed red onions)
Snack at 5pm: some beef/elk/venison jerky with nuts and dried fruit while I made paleo kits
Dinner at 8pm (at Naha): cremini mushroom soup, pork belly with mushroom risotto, dark chocolate and hazelnut cake with orange wedges
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Possible cold?
I can't remember where I was with logging the nutrition but last night, JJ and I went to David Burke's Primehouse for restaurant week and it was AMAZING and worth the cheat!
I've been eating relatively cleanly all week so this was a nice reward.
We started with the Kobe beef sashimi served on Himalayan salt blocks. The thing came with this delicious mayo and crustry bread, all of which I ate. Then they gave us this lovely cheesy flaky bread pudding looking things... omg, I ate it with the delicious butter accompaniment. I guess if I'm cheating, this is going all out.
For our entree, I had the "Burker" which uses 40 day aged beef. JJ upgraded his steak to the 55 day dry aged steak and it is honestly one of the best pieces of steak I've ever had. I'm totally sold on the dry age!
Yesterday, I WODed one last one above Lalo's at 6am:
Press 43-51-57(8) (being off a few weeks and this felt weak but nice to be back at it!)
2 min double unders: 63 (there were a few 2s and 3s in there... need to be more patient)
Tabata pullups: 10+4+2+4+3+3+2+2=30 (not bad for a first time at unbanded! Hands hurt)
Handstand negatives: 10 (felt good... taped wrist)
Handstand holds (as free as possible): 5 (I got up at least once without the wall!... before falling over haha)
Woke up this morning with a super sore throat and decided to skip the 9am that JJ went to. Really hope I'm not getting sick!
I've been eating relatively cleanly all week so this was a nice reward.
We started with the Kobe beef sashimi served on Himalayan salt blocks. The thing came with this delicious mayo and crustry bread, all of which I ate. Then they gave us this lovely cheesy flaky bread pudding looking things... omg, I ate it with the delicious butter accompaniment. I guess if I'm cheating, this is going all out.
For our entree, I had the "Burker" which uses 40 day aged beef. JJ upgraded his steak to the 55 day dry aged steak and it is honestly one of the best pieces of steak I've ever had. I'm totally sold on the dry age!
Yesterday, I WODed one last one above Lalo's at 6am:
Press 43-51-57(8) (being off a few weeks and this felt weak but nice to be back at it!)
2 min double unders: 63 (there were a few 2s and 3s in there... need to be more patient)
Tabata pullups: 10+4+2+4+3+3+2+2=30 (not bad for a first time at unbanded! Hands hurt)
Handstand negatives: 10 (felt good... taped wrist)
Handstand holds (as free as possible): 5 (I got up at least once without the wall!... before falling over haha)
Woke up this morning with a super sore throat and decided to skip the 9am that JJ went to. Really hope I'm not getting sick!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Never hold back
Men's snowboard superpipe has got to be my favourite snowboarding event. I watch the Winter X Games, highly anticipating this event every year, and this year, a bonus to see it at the Winter Olympics in good ol' Vancouver.
Shaun White attacks every single hit with athleticism, speed, and absolutely no fear. He drops in above the wall while everyone else in the field checks their speed on their first hit. His straight air is at least 5 feet higher than everyone else's. The guy smashes his chin on the wall at the x games and keeps going because it would have ate him up if he didn't go and lay it on the floor. He knew he could do it and his competitive spirit further pushes the boundaries of the sport. The double mctwist 1260 is just insane!
At last night's final event, he knows he took the gold before he even went on his last run. He's celebrating and he even joked about doing his victory lap down the middle. But no. In true Shaun White fashion, he does a flawless run and throws in his signature move on the last hit with NO SPEED. He bests his winning run by 2 points... totally delivers no matter what the pressure is. This guy is true inspiration.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid=d924411a-bea6-4fd8-b485-f58dc5238dfe.html#mens+halfpipe+white+wins+gold
Shaun White attacks every single hit with athleticism, speed, and absolutely no fear. He drops in above the wall while everyone else in the field checks their speed on their first hit. His straight air is at least 5 feet higher than everyone else's. The guy smashes his chin on the wall at the x games and keeps going because it would have ate him up if he didn't go and lay it on the floor. He knew he could do it and his competitive spirit further pushes the boundaries of the sport. The double mctwist 1260 is just insane!
At last night's final event, he knows he took the gold before he even went on his last run. He's celebrating and he even joked about doing his victory lap down the middle. But no. In true Shaun White fashion, he does a flawless run and throws in his signature move on the last hit with NO SPEED. He bests his winning run by 2 points... totally delivers no matter what the pressure is. This guy is true inspiration.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid=d924411a-bea6-4fd8-b485-f58dc5238dfe.html#mens+halfpipe+white+wins+gold
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
New box!
Love the new space and I could get used to that quick metra ride!
WOD today:
30 DUs (took a while to get into rhythm)
10 push ups (regular)
20 DUs
20 push ups (sets of 5 on knees)
10 DUs (unbroken)
30 push ups (sets of 1s/2s on knees)
Push up endurance sucks. Guess I got lots to work on while hip recovers.
Goals I put down today for October:
30 kipping unbroken pullups
1K row: 4 min (probably will get adjusted depending on when I can get back on the rower)
Need to think about a few more goals but stepping stones include things like deadhangs/butterflies/CTBs! I want to get better at KTEs and I really want to do one strict HSPU with full range of motion too.
Today, I ate:
Breakfast at 8:30am: 2 fried eggs, 4 Tallgrass meatballs w/ tomato sauce, 1 espresso, 1 spoon of sunbutter
Lunch at 12:30pm: Market Creations buffet (chicken teriyaki, steamed sole, broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy - all saltier and sweeter than I wanted)
Snack at 5:30pm: Trio bar
Dinner at 9pm: stir fried rotisserie chicken with sauteed rapini and radish leaves, 1 apple with sunbutter
WOD today:
30 DUs (took a while to get into rhythm)
10 push ups (regular)
20 DUs
20 push ups (sets of 5 on knees)
10 DUs (unbroken)
30 push ups (sets of 1s/2s on knees)
Push up endurance sucks. Guess I got lots to work on while hip recovers.
Goals I put down today for October:
30 kipping unbroken pullups
1K row: 4 min (probably will get adjusted depending on when I can get back on the rower)
Need to think about a few more goals but stepping stones include things like deadhangs/butterflies/CTBs! I want to get better at KTEs and I really want to do one strict HSPU with full range of motion too.
Today, I ate:
Breakfast at 8:30am: 2 fried eggs, 4 Tallgrass meatballs w/ tomato sauce, 1 espresso, 1 spoon of sunbutter
Lunch at 12:30pm: Market Creations buffet (chicken teriyaki, steamed sole, broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy - all saltier and sweeter than I wanted)
Snack at 5:30pm: Trio bar
Dinner at 9pm: stir fried rotisserie chicken with sauteed rapini and radish leaves, 1 apple with sunbutter
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Sore from stretches
Geez my hip is sore today...
I ate:
Breakfast at 8:30am: 2 fried eggs, 4 Tallgrass meatballs w/ tomato sauce, 1 espresso, 1 spoon of sunbutter
Lunch at 12:30pm: JJ's homemade braised chuck roast with roasted beets
Snack at 5pm: homemade paleo kit
Dinner at 9pm: Whole Foods buffet (beets, chicken cacciatore, 1 turkey meatball, cauliflower, kale, ratatouille)
Forgot that I ate the Sweet Mandie B's cupcake that JJ picked up for me last night.
Someone at work talked about giving things up for Lent. I'm not religious but feel the need to shore up my diet some more if it is, in fact, causing my inflammation. Need to get better before snowboarding trip too. Need to give up grains and sugar between now and then... it's going to be tough!
I ate:
Breakfast at 8:30am: 2 fried eggs, 4 Tallgrass meatballs w/ tomato sauce, 1 espresso, 1 spoon of sunbutter
Lunch at 12:30pm: JJ's homemade braised chuck roast with roasted beets
Snack at 5pm: homemade paleo kit
Dinner at 9pm: Whole Foods buffet (beets, chicken cacciatore, 1 turkey meatball, cauliflower, kale, ratatouille)
Forgot that I ate the Sweet Mandie B's cupcake that JJ picked up for me last night.
Someone at work talked about giving things up for Lent. I'm not religious but feel the need to shore up my diet some more if it is, in fact, causing my inflammation. Need to get better before snowboarding trip too. Need to give up grains and sugar between now and then... it's going to be tough!
Monday, February 15, 2010
PT day 2
Physical therapy day 2.
PT really worked it today... man is it sore! Pinching is bad. Soreness is okay. Just gotta keep at it until it gets better. He says getting back to normal daily function (stairs, in and out of car, etc) without pain will be the easy part. Getting back to full crossfit WODs is going to take "some time"...
Home exercises include:
Stretches:
5 x 20s of stretching out hip while lying down on edge of bed
3 x 20s "pretzel stretch"
3 x 20s hip flexor stretch (Samson stretch without the arms above head)
Strengthening:
3 x 10 "bridges" (hip thruster things)
3 x 10 "clamps"
Been taping wrist lately (even at work) as it's been bothering me.
Today, I ate:
Breakfast at 8:30am: 2 fried eggs, 4 Tallgrass meatballs, tomato sauce, 1 americano
Lunch at 12:30pm: chicken korma with roasted butternut squash (roasted w/ garlic and cinnamon)
Snack at 4:30pm: handful of almonds, pistachios, dried cranberries, and dried cherries
Dinner at 9pm: Barbacoa (frozen, bought at Costco... kinda salty) with broccoli. Banana nut cupcake from Sweet Mandie B's (happy birthday Amy!)
PT really worked it today... man is it sore! Pinching is bad. Soreness is okay. Just gotta keep at it until it gets better. He says getting back to normal daily function (stairs, in and out of car, etc) without pain will be the easy part. Getting back to full crossfit WODs is going to take "some time"...
Home exercises include:
Stretches:
5 x 20s of stretching out hip while lying down on edge of bed
3 x 20s "pretzel stretch"
3 x 20s hip flexor stretch (Samson stretch without the arms above head)
Strengthening:
3 x 10 "bridges" (hip thruster things)
3 x 10 "clamps"
Been taping wrist lately (even at work) as it's been bothering me.
Today, I ate:
Breakfast at 8:30am: 2 fried eggs, 4 Tallgrass meatballs, tomato sauce, 1 americano
Lunch at 12:30pm: chicken korma with roasted butternut squash (roasted w/ garlic and cinnamon)
Snack at 4:30pm: handful of almonds, pistachios, dried cranberries, and dried cherries
Dinner at 9pm: Barbacoa (frozen, bought at Costco... kinda salty) with broccoli. Banana nut cupcake from Sweet Mandie B's (happy birthday Amy!)
waaay behind
I must have fallen off the wagon... sigh
I'm eating more or less like JJ...
Also, my stomach did not handle that Culvers burger very well...
Way to go, Bryce, on setting an example of refusing the donuts... even if it's because you don't like donuts?
Maybe this week I'll be better...
I'm eating more or less like JJ...
Also, my stomach did not handle that Culvers burger very well...
Way to go, Bryce, on setting an example of refusing the donuts... even if it's because you don't like donuts?
Maybe this week I'll be better...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The bus
Today, I just missed the bus. I would have made it had I been able to run pain-free. The worst part was the tease: people were getting on and the light was counting down to a red. I thought with 2 seconds left, it would have to sit there for another light but it didn't. Damn bus ran the red.
What a lame story haha
At least I enjoyed watching the snow fall as I waited for the next bus. Makes me want to go snowboarding!
Sunday, I ate:
Breakfast/Lunch at noon: Two fried eggs with breakfast steak and roasted butternut squash, 1 americano
Lunch/snack at 4pm: Whole Foods buffet of 1.5 turkey meatballs, a few wings, some beets, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, asparagus. About 1lb of food.
Dinner: Grassfed beef hotdog (no nitrates) with JJ's julienned turnip, carrot, celery, radish, apple salad. Had some delicious apple cider (no added sugar!)
Snack: 1 apple with sunbutter
Monday, I ate:
Breakfast at 8am: pot roast with steamed broccoli (no seasoning... I forgot since I was in a hurry).
Snack: 1 16oz coffee
Lunch at 1pm: wasn't feeling hungry... finally ate 3 homemade Kefta rolls with roasted veggies (carrots, butternut squash, eggplant)
Dinner at 8pm: not feeling hungry again... flank steak with salad and some almond crackers with banana/sunbutter/carob dip
Today, I ate:
Breakfast at 8:30am: grassfed hotdog wrapped in 1 fried egg, spinach and peppers with crushed walnuts, 1 americano
Lunch at 1:30pm (not hungry again): beef osso bucco with roasted cinnamon butternut squash.
Snack at 3:30pm: 1 latte (needed it to pick up my shitty mood)
Dinner (that I'm about to eat) at 9pm: spaghetti sauce with homemade bolognese sauce, small salad with sundried tomatoes, artichokes, and hearts of palm. Maybe I'll have an apple with sunbutter too...
This not feeling very hungry thing is concerning me a bit. Haven't needed or wanted a homemade paleo kit in a while. Maybe my body isn't needing as many calories since I'm not working out as much. Mood's been crappy lately... think I'm stressed/depressed with career stuff... Not sleeping enough either. Recipe for disaster... need to FIX ASAP!
What a lame story haha
At least I enjoyed watching the snow fall as I waited for the next bus. Makes me want to go snowboarding!
Sunday, I ate:
Breakfast/Lunch at noon: Two fried eggs with breakfast steak and roasted butternut squash, 1 americano
Lunch/snack at 4pm: Whole Foods buffet of 1.5 turkey meatballs, a few wings, some beets, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, asparagus. About 1lb of food.
Dinner: Grassfed beef hotdog (no nitrates) with JJ's julienned turnip, carrot, celery, radish, apple salad. Had some delicious apple cider (no added sugar!)
Snack: 1 apple with sunbutter
Monday, I ate:
Breakfast at 8am: pot roast with steamed broccoli (no seasoning... I forgot since I was in a hurry).
Snack: 1 16oz coffee
Lunch at 1pm: wasn't feeling hungry... finally ate 3 homemade Kefta rolls with roasted veggies (carrots, butternut squash, eggplant)
Dinner at 8pm: not feeling hungry again... flank steak with salad and some almond crackers with banana/sunbutter/carob dip
Today, I ate:
Breakfast at 8:30am: grassfed hotdog wrapped in 1 fried egg, spinach and peppers with crushed walnuts, 1 americano
Lunch at 1:30pm (not hungry again): beef osso bucco with roasted cinnamon butternut squash.
Snack at 3:30pm: 1 latte (needed it to pick up my shitty mood)
Dinner (that I'm about to eat) at 9pm: spaghetti sauce with homemade bolognese sauce, small salad with sundried tomatoes, artichokes, and hearts of palm. Maybe I'll have an apple with sunbutter too...
This not feeling very hungry thing is concerning me a bit. Haven't needed or wanted a homemade paleo kit in a while. Maybe my body isn't needing as many calories since I'm not working out as much. Mood's been crappy lately... think I'm stressed/depressed with career stuff... Not sleeping enough either. Recipe for disaster... need to FIX ASAP!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Tired and achy
I feel like I am starting to not be very good about posting daily. I don't have too much to say lately other than "my hip hurts", "my wrist hurts", "I miss crossfit" and "work sucks" so I'm starting to sound like a whiner too. Please forgive me.
I'm probably averaging 2-3 times a week these days. I want to go more but I'm just achy. I feel myself falling out of sync a bit and the work crankiness is starting to creep back too. End of busy season is close... just another month to go. Then I hopefully can concentrate on sleep and recovery in time for my snowboarding trip!
Friday, I ate:
Breakfast at 8:30am: 1 muscle milk light (I was in a hurry)
Snack at 10am: 1 banana and 1 16 oz coffee
Lunch at 12:30pm: yellow squash and zucchini with bolognese sauce
Snack at 4pm: homemade paleo kit
Pre-dinner snack at 7pm: 1 apple with some sunbutter
Dinner at 7:30pm: canned wild sockeye salmon salad, made with homemade mayo (egg yolk + olive oil + fresh chopped rosemary). Sundried tomatoes, artichokes, hearts of palm, balsamic dressing all made it into the salad party
Post-dinner snack at 10pm: a few bites of freshly baked carob blueberry muffins
Today, I ate:
Breakfast at 10am: Glenn's diner omelette with bacon, spinach, mushrooms, and green pepper
Snack at noon: Latte (delicious) and few spoonfuls of butternut squash coconut curry soup at Metropolis. Love that place.
Snack at 3:30pm: samples of random stuff like Starbucks VIA and deli meat turkey.
Dinner at 8pm: Veal piccata limone at Fiorentino's. Had some grilled octopus, lightly breaded calamari, other people's food (scallops, chicken, steak, 1 small strand of squid ink fettucine). I started with a minestrone soup that was delicious but very disappointing as I did not expect the amount of potatoes, beans, and pasta in it. It looked like I barely ate any of the soup. My non-crossfit friends must have thought I was crazy.
Pretty sad food day. I never felt super hungry and I just didn't feel like eating. I think I was a bit moody today...
I'm probably averaging 2-3 times a week these days. I want to go more but I'm just achy. I feel myself falling out of sync a bit and the work crankiness is starting to creep back too. End of busy season is close... just another month to go. Then I hopefully can concentrate on sleep and recovery in time for my snowboarding trip!
Friday, I ate:
Breakfast at 8:30am: 1 muscle milk light (I was in a hurry)
Snack at 10am: 1 banana and 1 16 oz coffee
Lunch at 12:30pm: yellow squash and zucchini with bolognese sauce
Snack at 4pm: homemade paleo kit
Pre-dinner snack at 7pm: 1 apple with some sunbutter
Dinner at 7:30pm: canned wild sockeye salmon salad, made with homemade mayo (egg yolk + olive oil + fresh chopped rosemary). Sundried tomatoes, artichokes, hearts of palm, balsamic dressing all made it into the salad party
Post-dinner snack at 10pm: a few bites of freshly baked carob blueberry muffins
Today, I ate:
Breakfast at 10am: Glenn's diner omelette with bacon, spinach, mushrooms, and green pepper
Snack at noon: Latte (delicious) and few spoonfuls of butternut squash coconut curry soup at Metropolis. Love that place.
Snack at 3:30pm: samples of random stuff like Starbucks VIA and deli meat turkey.
Dinner at 8pm: Veal piccata limone at Fiorentino's. Had some grilled octopus, lightly breaded calamari, other people's food (scallops, chicken, steak, 1 small strand of squid ink fettucine). I started with a minestrone soup that was delicious but very disappointing as I did not expect the amount of potatoes, beans, and pasta in it. It looked like I barely ate any of the soup. My non-crossfit friends must have thought I was crazy.
Pretty sad food day. I never felt super hungry and I just didn't feel like eating. I think I was a bit moody today...
Friday, February 5, 2010
Robb Wolf responds
I've been listening to the podcasts and decided to post my ganglion cyst/bursitis situation on Robb's blog.
His response included:
"Ganglion cysts really respond well to low carb, sleep etc. I doubt if glucosamine would help that."
and this.
More work + more stress + less sleep is messing with my insulin sensitivity apparently. I should probably be a little more strict on paleo. I love food... not being able to cheat little bits is going to be tough...
6am WOD:
3x max pushups: 16+10+6=32. I didn't do as many in my first set but more in my second and third sets. Total is a PR of 1.
Alex's alt WOD:
5 rounds of 5 strict press at 75% of my 1RM (used 53#) and 10 (unbanded kipping) pullups: 9:04
Limiting factors are still pullups but they're getting better. Blood blister but did not rip.
Finished it off with 3x 10 reverse sit-up thing using bench. Tough stuff. Thanks Rudy.
Pre-6am WOD: 1 muscle milk light
Breakfast at 8am: 2 fried eggs with Kerry Gold butter (best butter ever) and shrimp sauteed with garlic powder and tomato sauce. 1 espresso.
Mid-morning "snack": 1 16oz coffee
Lunch at 1pm: Chicken shwarma salad w/ parsley, cucumber, sumac onion, spicy tomato sauce from I Dream of Falafel
Snack at 5pm: almost-paleo banana walnut muffin
Dinner at 7pm: Dinner at Spring included yellowtail sashimi with sweet potato bouillon, lemongrass and coconut soup with shrimp dumpling, 1 glass of white wine, scallops with braised oxtail, bokchoy, and mushroom in a sweet soy sauce, 1 decaf latte.
His response included:
"Ganglion cysts really respond well to low carb, sleep etc. I doubt if glucosamine would help that."
and this.
More work + more stress + less sleep is messing with my insulin sensitivity apparently. I should probably be a little more strict on paleo. I love food... not being able to cheat little bits is going to be tough...
6am WOD:
3x max pushups: 16+10+6=32. I didn't do as many in my first set but more in my second and third sets. Total is a PR of 1.
Alex's alt WOD:
5 rounds of 5 strict press at 75% of my 1RM (used 53#) and 10 (unbanded kipping) pullups: 9:04
Limiting factors are still pullups but they're getting better. Blood blister but did not rip.
Finished it off with 3x 10 reverse sit-up thing using bench. Tough stuff. Thanks Rudy.
Pre-6am WOD: 1 muscle milk light
Breakfast at 8am: 2 fried eggs with Kerry Gold butter (best butter ever) and shrimp sauteed with garlic powder and tomato sauce. 1 espresso.
Mid-morning "snack": 1 16oz coffee
Lunch at 1pm: Chicken shwarma salad w/ parsley, cucumber, sumac onion, spicy tomato sauce from I Dream of Falafel
Snack at 5pm: almost-paleo banana walnut muffin
Dinner at 7pm: Dinner at Spring included yellowtail sashimi with sweet potato bouillon, lemongrass and coconut soup with shrimp dumpling, 1 glass of white wine, scallops with braised oxtail, bokchoy, and mushroom in a sweet soy sauce, 1 decaf latte.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Yesterday and today
I would have had a boring post yesterday... worked til JJ came to pick me up after volleyball. Decided at work at around 9pm that I needed to go to the box for a 6am. Worked like a charm.
Yesterday, I ate:
Breakfast @ 8am: sauteed shrimp with tomato sauce, 1 fried egg, some spinach and peppers with crushed almonds, 1 americano
Lunch @ 1pm: yellow and zucchini squash with homemade bolognese sauce
Snack @ 5pm: homemade almost paleo banana walnut muffin (there was a bit of honey)
Dinner @ 7:30pm: Jimmy Johns #11 unwich, no mayo and homemade paleo kit
Today, I made it to the box!
Double-under work, Press 5-3-1+: 50-57-64(3) which felt pretty heavy, and tabata push-ups. Goal was to make it through 4 rounds of regular push ups and I was 2 into that round and I failed so had to go on my knees.
12+8+4+2/3+5+6+6+7 = 53
Definitely need to work on some push-up endurance.
Did 3 sets of pullups (5-8-4). Grip slipped a bit on my first set. Rudy jokingly said I should do a butterfly pullup by the time my hip heals. I really hope my hip heals before that! I can't even do CTBs yet!
I would have liked to get Freddy's Revenge in but not this time.
Today, I ate:
Breakfast @ 8am: beef osso bucco with broccoli and sauteed baby bella mushrooms, 1 espresso
Mid-morning "snack": 16oz coffee (for $1) from Roti. I love Metropolis coffee.
Lunch @ 1pm: 1 crabcake, butternut squash in "veggie stew" (the sauce from the osso bucco with all the veggies just broken down)
Snack @ 5pm: handful of nuts and dried cranberries
Dinner @ 7:30pm: chicken/beef chili with roasted beets, maybe I'll eat that hard-boiled egg too.
Yesterday, I ate:
Breakfast @ 8am: sauteed shrimp with tomato sauce, 1 fried egg, some spinach and peppers with crushed almonds, 1 americano
Lunch @ 1pm: yellow and zucchini squash with homemade bolognese sauce
Snack @ 5pm: homemade almost paleo banana walnut muffin (there was a bit of honey)
Dinner @ 7:30pm: Jimmy Johns #11 unwich, no mayo and homemade paleo kit
Today, I made it to the box!
Double-under work, Press 5-3-1+: 50-57-64(3) which felt pretty heavy, and tabata push-ups. Goal was to make it through 4 rounds of regular push ups and I was 2 into that round and I failed so had to go on my knees.
12+8+4+2/3+5+6+6+7 = 53
Definitely need to work on some push-up endurance.
Did 3 sets of pullups (5-8-4). Grip slipped a bit on my first set. Rudy jokingly said I should do a butterfly pullup by the time my hip heals. I really hope my hip heals before that! I can't even do CTBs yet!
I would have liked to get Freddy's Revenge in but not this time.
Today, I ate:
Breakfast @ 8am: beef osso bucco with broccoli and sauteed baby bella mushrooms, 1 espresso
Mid-morning "snack": 16oz coffee (for $1) from Roti. I love Metropolis coffee.
Lunch @ 1pm: 1 crabcake, butternut squash in "veggie stew" (the sauce from the osso bucco with all the veggies just broken down)
Snack @ 5pm: handful of nuts and dried cranberries
Dinner @ 7:30pm: chicken/beef chili with roasted beets, maybe I'll eat that hard-boiled egg too.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Diagnosis
Went to the doctor today after approx 3 weeks since my hip pain.
Diagnosis: bursitis on the hip joint(s). The doctor threw out some terms I wasn't familiar with but it basically started with the hip flexor. He prescribed PT but some online websites said not to do anything until the pain is gone. Maybe I should take some ibuprofen but I've been off that stuff for a while now. Icing...
Breakfast at 8am: sauteed shrimp with garlic powder and tomato sauce, 1 fried egg, 1 espresso
Snack at 11am: paleo banana walnut muffin (made with coconut flour and almond meal)
Lunch at 1pm: chicken korma with roasted butternut squash
Snack at 5pm: homemade paleo kit
Dinner at 8pm: chicken curry with steamed broccoli, a few slices of banana on paleo almond crackers and sunbutter, some sticks of celery with sunbutter
Diagnosis: bursitis on the hip joint(s). The doctor threw out some terms I wasn't familiar with but it basically started with the hip flexor. He prescribed PT but some online websites said not to do anything until the pain is gone. Maybe I should take some ibuprofen but I've been off that stuff for a while now. Icing...
Breakfast at 8am: sauteed shrimp with garlic powder and tomato sauce, 1 fried egg, 1 espresso
Snack at 11am: paleo banana walnut muffin (made with coconut flour and almond meal)
Lunch at 1pm: chicken korma with roasted butternut squash
Snack at 5pm: homemade paleo kit
Dinner at 8pm: chicken curry with steamed broccoli, a few slices of banana on paleo almond crackers and sunbutter, some sticks of celery with sunbutter
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