Day 6: CrossFit (at last!) + more Paleo Discoveries

Woke up today feeling good (hello, 8.5hrs sleep!), even though it was via my alarm.

Breakfast

After the success of Wednesday, I made another smoothie:

• 1 mug frozen raspberries
• 1 30g sachet Kinetica whey (chocolate)
• 200ml coconut milk
• dash of water (to thin it out)
• crushed mixed nuts to top (LOVE the texture)

I even ate this from a bowl (over a glass) as I wanted to get every last bit, and this allowed me to get more nuts sprinkled over!!

- Suffice to say, at present, the convenience, ease, and taste of the Kinetica whey has overcome my anxieties about it (at least while I have these sample sachets to finish)...

Dog walk

Me + Fred, out for an hour, brisk walking, feeling goooood  :)
I think my positive mood may be a result of a combination of factors, but was particularly enhanced by the glorious autumn sunshine at 8.30am..  (and the fact Freddie did not eat any other dogs or generally misbehave!!)

CrossFit

Not been a Saturday before (and arrived a little late due to James going the wrong way!??)...

Good workout, although sub'd all running as required by the Doc.

I had checked the WOD online before I came, but didn't realise that the 400m Overhead/Anyhow Carry (x4) meant running... Oops.  Sub'd for prowler push, with 4kg med ball attached (by an amusing net produced by wrapping a band around the front!)..

Partner WOD, with Med Ball
400m Overhead Carry (pass ball as nec)
100 Over the Bar Throws
400m Anyhow Carry (pass ball as nec)
100 Sit Ups (pass ball between reps)
400m Anyhow Carry (pass ball as nec)
100 Over the Bar Throws
400m Overhead Carry (pass as nec)

Anytime Med Ball drops, both members of team do 10 burpees.  ..I put the ball down (without thinking!!) as we set up for the sit ups.. (Sorry, Sarah!!)

Our prowler push was 3 x 2 lengths (there and back) each, for every overhead carry in the WOD.  Well that was painful.  After the Over the Bar Throws, prowler push meant was a right struggle.  Did it though, of course, and we finished in decent time (?) - 24.44.  

I always enjoy a partner WOD.   :)

Lunch

Post-workout, so fully planned to enjoy some sweet potato! YES
[another major disadvantage / reduction of my food choices on this challenge has been no heavy exercise for medical reasons = no workouts = no High GL carbs for me!]

Rejigged a tasty recipe I use from my Jamie Oliver app (removing the cheese, substituting the flour with almond meal, and adding egg as binder) to make my own paleo veggie burgers...

• Paleo veggie burgers: chick peas, broad beans, red chilli, almond meal, egg, lime zest, lime juice fresh coriander, fresh mint, cayenne pepper, cumin, seasoning, coconut oil
• Sweet potato mash - with lemon juice, coconut cream, red chilli, fresh coriander, seasoning
• Broccoli and asparagus

LOVED getting some sweet potato down my neck.

The burgers were mega tasty, but as I didn't give them time to chill in the fridge before cooking (recommended at least 1 hr), they fell apart a bit when I removed them from the pan.  No biggie.  I'd like to try these with coconut flour instead of almond meal as well.

Tea

Feeling good, and fairly confident in my cooking/adapting skills, I launched happily into a paleo quiche, adapted from my standard quiche recipe (ie. omitting the home made shortcrust pastry, and plentiful gorgeous Grueyere :(  but adding more flavour to the egg with garlic and my tomato base).

• Paleo quiche: eggs, spinach, broccoli, onion, garlic, seasoning, coconut milk, baking powder; with my special tomato base (orig inspired by the M&S Broccoli and Tomato Quiche): blended tomatoes, onion, carrot, courgette, garlic, balsamic, seasoning, basil, oregano
• Savoy cabbage, asaparagus

This was nice.  Not incredible.  But nice.  I'm not going to lie, I missed the cheese.  First time really I've properly missed cheese.  But I do love a bit of cheese (normally!)... :/

Didn't feel the wine pangs though, even on a Saturday night!