Day 29: Feelin' Fine

I actually can't believe there's only 1 day left of the Challenge. 

Its kind of gone really really fast.  But its also gone pretty slow.

I dunno.

October has been a weird month for me.  I wouldn't say I really have a "normal" or "average" month/schedule, as such, although certain things happen on a regular basis.

But October was really quiet for me, socially, and then I had 2 big fat "MUST DO" weekends, with the most special people to me.  That, coupled with the medical situation.

Meh, I'll assess all this properly later.

Breakfast

• Challenge compliant muffin 

Lunch

Monday = convenience please.

• Leftover carrot + courgette noodles, with 'creamy' sauce (stock, thyme, oregano, basil, sundried tomatoes, olive oil, coconut milk, a little coconut flour, seasoning)
• Peas and broccoli
• 2 eggs scrambled

CrossFit

Gymnastics practice.  I vaguely worked on handstand variations, which meant that I did a few more wall climbs with one hand touches (x10), trying to get as vertical as poss.  I also worked on headstands, progressing from my initial "I can't do headstands"... to being able to get fully vertical next to the wall (I started off using the wall for support, but this was psychological - turned out I didn't need it). Nice.

Its kind of mad how some people are well good at gymnastics from having done it loads as a kid, and it all just comes back to them.  This is not me.  

Not me. But may as well be.

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I did do some sports stuff, but the only gym I did was at school, to try and get those sew on badges. (I just tried to find a pic of the badges we did, but can't find any that look right, did they have a tiger on or something?? I think the hardest one was level 6 or 7 and was pink??).  I have to admit it never interested me, because it seemed to be about looking nice (pointy toes, weird flourishes, make up, dancing with ribbons ??!) and that was not me.  But now I see the strength involved, and real skill.  I still wouldn't say its my training of choice, but its interesting.

"The Chief"

5 rounds

3min AMRAP: 

3 Power Cleans (subbed for KB)

6 Press Ups

9 Squats

Rest 1 min between rounds, carry on where you finished the last round.

Still not confident / comfortable with cleans.  Would like to be, of course, but would also like to not spend a full WOD f**king up a movement, and potentially drilling it wrong and maybe hurting my shoulder.  Disappointing I suppose.

Everything else was fine.  Wasn't easy, with a name like "The Chief" I expected nothing less.  But this seems to be a semi-regular WOD, as it was also programmed in April before I started, so looking forward to doing it again in the future, and comparing my results.

Tea

A veggie burger variation :)  And why not.

Not the quickest post-WOD meal, even when not leaving the burgers for the usual time to rest in the fridge before cooking.  But as I've said before, a big part of the process for me is all the prep that comes before the actual eating.  I love cooking!

My favourite outfit.

[is that Chantelle from Big Brother??!]

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Anyway..

• Home made veggie burgers cooked in coconut oil and chilli oil: courgette, garlic, onion, broad beans, chickpeas, egg, coconut flour, fine chopped mixed nuts, cayenne, cumin, chilli, lemon zest, lemon juice, seasoning;
• Baby potatoes, sprouts, broccoli, carrot, with olive oil and seasoning

:)