Anniversary Goal

[Athene]

Nutrition was not great today - I didn't cheat, but I didn't eat enough, didn't eat any real food until 1PM, and there was way too much time in between meals. I have to get up earlier and eat, and make time for lunch earlier at work. I know I will stop losing weight, potentially start gaining, and more importantly athletic performance will suffer if I don't eat enough.

Tomorrow is weigh-in. 2 weeks should equal 2 lbs lost, bringing me down to 158 lbs. We'll see

Training
Warm Up - 500 m row, 3 sets of 10: pull ups/squats/push ups/sit ups
WOD - Power cleans + Ring Dips 21-15-9 for time
FLEX - Quads, hip flexors, shoulders, hams.

Nutrition
7:30 AM - 250 ml milk, 250 ml black coffee
10:30 AM - double shot espresso, 250 ml milk
1:00 PM - 1 tin hardwood smoked oysters, 3 cups broccoli, 1/2 cup carrots, 1/4 cup hummus
7:30 PM - 3 oz chicken breast, 1 orange, 9 cashews
9:00 PM - 3 eggs, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar, 3 cups broccoli slaw (shredded broccoli, red cabbage, carrots)

[Athene]

Week #2 Weigh-in
158 lbs! I lost another pound this week, against all odds. That makes me happy. I know some weeks I might not lose anything, and some weeks I might lose more, so I won't fall off the wagon if next week I don't hit 157 lbs. I'm going to keep trying for this 1 lbs per week loss, I'm thinking about it like an intense 20 minute training session: just chip away at it, one rep/day at a time.

Training

Session#1
Warm Up - 500 m row, 3 sets 10 each: pull up/squat/push up/sit up
WOD - Max Pull Up with added weight 1-1-1-1-1, GHD Sit Ups 15-20-15
FLEX - Hip flexors, shoulders, chest, abs, glutes.

Session #2
3 km jog - 15:25, no stopping to walk.
Stretched calves, quads, hams.

Nutrition
8:00 AM - 250 ml coffee, 250 ml 2% milk
12:30 PM - "Karrie's Coconut Chicken" (3 oz chicken, 1/4 cup coconut milk, chopped carrot, red pepper, green pepper, yellow onion), 2 cups broccoli, 1/4 cup hummus
4:30 PM - postWOD 500 ml 2% chocolate milk
7:30 Cheat Meal - TBA: I bought some mocha gelati from the Italian grocer down the street, and I think I'm going to order pizza. An epic cheat meal is just what I need to a) Celebrate, and b) Buckle down next week and kick at training and eating

[musculArgirl2]

Congrats on the weight loss Karrie!! Yay!!! I like your cheat meal once a week plan idea. I know that this is a pretty common thing but it's still nice to read about someone doing it and mostly sticking to it as once a week.

[fitoverforty]

158 lbs! I lost another pound this week

Awesome! Good job! Keep chipping away at it - you are doing great.

[Athene]

Thanks Becky! Thanks Lynne!

I know it's not a Nobel Peace Prize, but it sure feelings good to have a community around this. If it was just me by myself I wouldn't be able to do it at all.

[Nokie173]

YAY... good job!

[Athene]

Thanks Nokie!

So the past 48 hours have been crazy - husband has some terrible flu, so I spent the whole weekend timing his pills and washing the bedding, going on late night runs to the drug store, all of that fun stuff, poor guy. I'm so happy I'm not showing any signs of contracting it yet - knock on wood. It was an unheard of 25˚C today (March 19!!) and the central air in apartment building hasn't been turned on yet so I have spent the whole weekend being tired and grouchy because it's too hot to sleep, think, or do anything in this stuffy apartment, I just have all the windows open, fans going, and am trying not to think about it. I might end up studying in the parkade if it doesn't cool down tonight

Today was day off so of course training and eating was a bit different. I tried to stay on track.

Training
Outside: 30 minute walk with the dog
Pool: 1000 m freestyle for time

Nutrition
8:30 AM - Tons of water, so thirsty, 10 almonds
11:30 AM - 1 latte (no sweetener, no flavour shots, just milk and espresso), 1 homemade protein bar
2:30 PM - 1 can tuna, 2 tbsp antipasto, 1 apple, 2 tbsp peanut butter
5:30 PM - Medium slurpee (pure sugar I know, I'm an idiot, it was just so hot and I was trying everything)
6:30 PM - 3 eggs, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar, 3 cups broccoli, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegarette

[Athene]

Today I had to call in sick to work to take husband to the doctor and to catch up on some sleep, so whole schedule was messed up. I feel bad for him, but I started feeling a little sorry for myself today! Ugh, at least I'm not sick.

Training
--Nothing--

Nutrition
1:00 PM - 250 ml 2% milk, 250 ml black coffee
3:30 PM - 1 tin hadrwood smoked oysters, 3 cups green salad, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegarette
6:30 PM - 3 eggs, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar, 1 orange
9:30 PM - 1 whey shake, 1 apple, 2 tbsp peanut butter
10:00 PM - 500 ml herbal tea

[musculArgirl2]

Hope the hubby feels better. Hopefully it's not catchy too!

[Athene]

I hope so too Becky! I'm keeping a healthy distance and washing hands like life depends on it.

Training
Warm Up - 500 m row, 20 pass throughs, 20 back squats with heavy bar
WOD - Max back squat 1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Flexibility - Shoulders, glutes, hams, calves.

Nutrition
7:30 AM - 250 ml coffee, 166 g greek yogurt
11:30 AM - 166 g greek yogurt, 3 cups green salad, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegarette
2:30 PM - 166 g greek yogurt, 1 grapefruit
7:30 PM - postWOD 300 ml 2% chocolate milk
9:30 PM - 3 eggs, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar, 12 green beans, 300 ml black tea

[Athene]

Training
Warm Up - 800 m walk, 3 sets 10 each: pull ups/squats/push ups/sit ups
WOD - 3 rounds for time: 800 m run, 50 hip extensions on GHD, 50 sit ups
Flexibility - Glutes, hams, calves, shoulders, abs.

Nutrition
7:30 AM - 166 g greek yogurt, 250 ml black coffee
11:30 AM - 166 g greek yogurt, 4 cups green salad, 8 almonds, 2 tbsp vinegarette
3:00 PM - 166 g greek yogurt, 1 grapefruit
7:00 PM - postWOD 400 ml chocolate milk
9:30 PM - 3 eggs, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar, 2 slices smoked deli ham
10:30 PM - 198 g bag chocolate covered pretzels (emotional eating, big time)

[Athene]

Training
Warm Up - 500 m row, 3 sets 10 each: pull ups/squats/push ups/sit ups
WOD - 5 rounds for time: 15 strict presses (5 each @ 60%, 50%, and 40%), 10 deadlifts at 50%
Flexibility - Hams, glutes, calves, shoulders, back, abs, hip flexors.

Nutrition
7:30 AM - 250 ml black coffee
11:30 AM - 1 can tuna, 2 tbsp antipasto, 1 grapefruit
3:00 PM - 400 ml 2% chocolate milk, 3 cups green salad, 8 almonds, 2 tbsp vinegarette
8:00 PM - 3 eggs, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar, 250 ml orange juice
10:00 PM - Doritos....(I know!! I don't think it's funny or cute either. I'm stressing and eating shitty food seems to be the preferred distraction)

[Athene]

Training
Warm Up - 500 m row, 3 sets 10 each: pull ups/squats/push ups/sit ups
WOD - 18'' box jumps and push ups, 30-20-10, for time
Flexibility - Calves, quads, shoulders, hams, chest.

Nutrition
7:30 AM - 166 g greek yogurt, 250 ml black coffee
11:30 AM - 1 can tuna, 2 tbsp antipasto, 1 grapefruit
3:00 PM - 1 whey shake, 3 cups broccoli, 1/4 cup hummus
6:00 PM - postWOD 400 ml 2% chocolate milk
8:00 PM - 5 slices pizza, 1 order cinnastix, 1 diet pepsi

[Athene]

Training
Warm Up - 100 m freestyle
WOD - 500 m freestyle sprint, for time (9:47)
Flexibility - Glutes, hams, shoulders, chest, calves.

Nutrition
10:00 AM - 400 ml 2% chocolate milk
12:00 PM - 2 slices leftover pizza, 500 ml herbal tea
4:30 PM - 1 slice leftover pizza, 500 ml herbal tea
6:30 PM - 3 eggs, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar, 1 grapefruit
9:30 PM - 6 cashews, 2 macadamias, 1 cup cooked oatmeal with milk
10:30 PM - milk chocolate bar

[Athene]

Week #3 Weigh-in: 158 lbs last week, 162 lbs this morning. I didn't realize this weigh-in was two days late, either.

It's been a bad week for eating. Looking back at the pages I see that I cheated almost every day, and ate a lot of processed carbs, which is strictly against goal. I see that I'm an emotional eater, and that I eat to stay awake at night, to distract myself, and to comfort myself. This sucks. I'm not depressed, or a particularly anxious person, I'm just really stressed out about workload, not getting a lot of sleep, and I guess I'm trying to exert some control over it by creating events in the evening with food. It's never been quite this bad before, so I'm going to try hard today, at least, to have no slip-ups. 1 day at a time I guess. If I think about the whole week being a wash, I'll just give myself permission to eat whatever I want for the whole week, and keep gaining weight.

I can't believe I'm posting all this stuff! It makes me feel silly and ashamed. The only thing that makes me feel better about it is knowing that others go through it too, and it's nothing new or special in that regard. I'm just trying to make life better and more balanced by addressing nutritional habits. I don't want to continue this habit of overeating at night, and I'm sick of weight stopping me from reaching athletic potential. I've got to sack up and give'r in the kitchen the same way I give'r at the gym.