So....it's been awhile. I've had a few technical difficulties. Marcus's speedy Dell laptop has not been cooperating. Sometimes it connects to the internet, sometimes it doesn't. I can't bear to try and type on the iPad (we don't have a fancy little plug-in keyboard). So, it's been a few days. The lack of carbs is affecting my memory, so we're just going to have to pick back up with today. I can't possibly remember all the details from the other 2 days....well except for the fact that Marcus ate the last of my morning glory paleo muffins yesterday. The good news is that I still didn't cheat....and still didn't lose a lot of weight so really you didn't miss much.
Though I won't go into all the details of the days I missed writing about, I will tell you that I did not have one piece of meat or one bite of eggs yesterday. I couldn't take it anymore. Really. I rebelled. I had my fabulous paleo muffins for breakfast. Who new carrot filled muffins would be delicious? I crave them. Too bad they are a pain to make. For lunch, I had a big sweet potato accompanied by broccoli, carrots, and bell peppers. It was a very colorful dish. Nevermind that I had to choke down the broccoli. For dinner it was my paleo smoothie and I was looking forward to having a muffin for a little dessert, but Marcus ate them all so I had half of one. I do not feel bad about neglecting the meat. I liked it a lot.
Today, it was back to the grind. I started out with my eggs. I attempted bacon. I baked it in the toaster oven and actually got it too crisp for even me. I couldn't eat it because it kept breaking into little pieces. I ended up having about 1/2 a piece with my 2 eggs. I had a few almonds for snack. For lunch I got 2 new pairs of boots. Don't worry Marcus, I returned a pair that I bought on Saturday and I had Nordstrom rewards and it was triple points day so I totally saved us money ;-) Besides, I needed them, both of them. For my other lunch I had chicken fajitas to go from Frontera. The problem with getting take out from a Mexican restaurant is that they give you free chips and salsa. I already had to tell them to please not put beans or rice in the bag. When I got everything back to my desk, I was going to take the chips and salsa into the breakroom so I wouldn't be tempted. I accidentally knocked the bag over on my desk and a few chips fell out. I almost instinctively picked them up and put them in my mouth. Don't worry, I didn't. I stuck with my grilled chicken.
This afternoon I went to CrossFit. I was still nursing my callouses that ripped on Tuesday from doing 99 knees to elbows from the bar. I was seriously praying that no pull-ups or bar work was required. Since Kelly is off getting married, Jack taught the class tonight. I got a little nervous after part of our warm-up was explained. It included mountain climbers....on the wall. As you all know, I have a fear of being upside down. Maybe the fear is having my legs above my head. Though daunting, I did ok on these wall mountain climbers. The actual workout was pretty tough but I was proud that I was able to push through it. I actually am seeing progress with my strength I think. Some of the progress is not real because I think I was sand-bagging early on because I was scared to do anything different or hard. Ok, I'm still sand-bagging a little, but it's getting better. I think I'm walking a fine line of being cautious and not injuring myself and still pushing myself. For example, I looked back at my progress folder from 2 months ago and I had a deadlift max of 90 pounds. 90 pounds....really?!! Have you seen my quads? While not as defined as I would like, they are powerhouses. I mean, I don't mean to brag, but I did once hold the squat record for girls at West Hall High School. I just haven't done that stuff in a long time so I'm scared of getting hurt. On Tuesday, I actually did 165 pounds on deadlift. Now, that is still not a big feat, especially compared to Whitney's 200 lb deadlift, but definite improvement. Also, I've gone from using the biggest band to help me on my pull-ups to using a slightly smaller band and now being able to do about 10 without using the box to help spring me up. I'm definitely getting stronger. It's a good feeling. I like it.
After CrossFit, I headed over to the college to meet Kristina for a run. She's on week 2 of the Couch to 5k plan and still going strong. We actually did 2 more rounds of running that we were supposed to. She did leave with bloody heel from a blister, but other than that all was good. Robyn, Wendy, Sophia, and Catherine also met us to run. We are all going to try and do the Boo run in Flowery Branch.
So, 7 official days to go. I'm really going to do this. I'm still not thrilled with my results, but I'm proud of my resolve and self control so I will keep plodding along.
Until tomorrow....
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