Having got back from a work trip to London on Friday evening, I then proceeded to spend the weekend making the most of my "last days of freedom" before the challenge started.
Being post WOD I allowed myself
This meant:
- drinking red wine
- eating bread (I never eat bread!!?)
- eating lots of potatoes
- staying up far too late
[and this was after a week of drinking red wine, eating carbs, staying up late, not exercising due to being away, feeling grimy and polluted from London town, and generally pretty gross]
It also meant:
- NOT going to the supermarket
- NOT thinking about/preparing meals and snacks for the week ahead.
MISTAKE.
As usual, I spent approx 2 hours before bed on Sunday flapping about not having my stuff ready for work, and the week ahead. This resulted in me going to bed far too late (~1pm).
The only really constructive thing I did Sunday was take my 'Before Photos'. These may or may not appear at the conclusion of the challenge (but not before!).
Breakfast
I did however get up feeling fairly positive, and with the best intentions re the Challenge. With that in mind I got up a little earlier (I hate getting up!) to make my
- omelette for breakfast
(did I mention I don't even like eggs... particularly when not accompanied by cheeeeeese!).
- Sundried tomatoes (LOVE!) and basil, plus seasoning, meant it actually turned out all good.
Standard chain-bought filter coffee in the station. Actually still enjoyed it black (was expecting the quality of the coffee to come through without the milk to conceal it, but it tasted fine). Standard coffee + Metro on the train :)
Lunch time
Hmm. This is definitely where I felt my lack of preparation. Rushing around to get errands done on my lunch, I made it to my favourite health food store (Food Therapy, Halifax) and picked up some supplies inc Suma ground almonds, whole raw almonds, local organic eggs, Clipper organic orange and coconut tea, green tea with lemon, fresh vanilla, cinammon etc. I also buy my coconut oil from here, and vitamins and other things - good selection, and very nice ladies with lots of knowledge.
I grew up eating Suma products, courtesy of my health-conscious mother <3. We used to go to the warehouse in Halifax and buy in bulk, wholesale, wandering round the wide industrial aisles nibbling and tasting things: raw liquorice, dried fruits, organic peanut butter.. and stacking our order up high with whatever we fancied. Never really realised that NOT eating fruit, veg, natural/organic/local products where possible was something some people apparently aspired to.. !
Got back to work with only minutes to spare. This resulted in a lunch of:
- 2 microwaved ("fried") eggs
- raw almonds
- an apple
Plus 1 Vitamin D3 5000 IU; Omega complex approx 1.8g DHA + EPA.
NOT IDEAL
CrossFit at 7pm
Had been looking forward to this, having not been able to get down to the box for a bit due to being away.
I was however a bit worried:
(a) about being shite (see above); and
(b) about having my stats (measurements, weight, fat percentage etc) taken for the challenge.
Well guess what. I had a great work out!:)
3 sets:
Turkish Get Up x 2 each arm - completed wtih 8kg kettlebell (to work on the weight, but happy with technique)
Max set of Strict Ring Dips - scaled to full press ups, sets of 10 (I couldn't do pretty much ANY press ups before I started CrossFit in June!)
5 rounds for time:
9 KB Thrusters 2x24/16kg (scaled to 2x 8kg)
12 Ring Rows
15 Box Jumps 24/20"
* I finished in good time(10.00min)
* Rx'd the box jumps (I can rarely rx the WODs)
* AND felt good doing it, and after! (although standard red-face time)
Tea
Being post WOD I allowed myself
- a small portion of sweet potato;
- then cooked up a big ol curry to top it.
It did contain peas and chickpeas. So I guess not the best start to the challenge. But it was super fresh and tasty.
LOVE LOVE LOVE fresh herbs and spices (my poor old herb garden will attest to this - I have to keep restocking it as I eat it all up!!)
Also
Made a batch of my usual Paleo muffins (James' favourite), to see us through the week. Recipe here @ Paleomg.
This normally requires raw honey, but obv thats not allowed on the challenge. So I made half with honey (James'), and half without (mine).
Suffice to say, the half without looked somewhat less appealing... (due to the lack of shortening/leavening). But I now have a fully Challenge-compliant breakfast alternative to EGGS. winnnnnn
Also
Made a batch of my usual Paleo muffins (James' favourite), to see us through the week. Recipe here @ Paleomg.
This normally requires raw honey, but obv thats not allowed on the challenge. So I made half with honey (James'), and half without (mine).
Suffice to say, the half without looked somewhat less appealing... (due to the lack of shortening/leavening). But I now have a fully Challenge-compliant breakfast alternative to EGGS. winnnnnn
Went to bed feeling GOOD.
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