Saturday 080621

For time:

Run 600 meters

50 Kettlebell swings (Men 55 lbs, Women 35 lbs)

Run 600 meters

30 Wall ball shots (Men 20 lb ball, Women 12 lb ball)

Run 350 meters

20 Thrusters (Men 115 lbs, Women 75 lbs)

Run 50 meters

Post time to responses.

This is the workout for our Outdoor CrossFit Competition we will be doing for Brandon and Karla’s going away party. All running will be trail running. Enjoy and have fun!!

*The 11:00am class will be canceled today.

Not a great weekend for “The Zone”.

I had a bad weekend for Zoning.  I went out to eat a couple of times but still made good choices.  I had grilled salmon both times I went out to eat and kept my portion sizes under control.  I was rather proud of myself for doing so good for eating out.  It got bad when I got home and saw that new jar of peanut butter calling my name.  You know I couldn’t resist it and sure enough, I over indulged! 

It is the start of a new week and once again I am back on the wagon and ready for a great week of Zoning.  Hopefully this coming weekend will be better. 

I do feel like my performance is getting better on my workouts.  I set a PR for “Elizabeth” on Saturday. 

Don’t have the time!

This is a common phrase I hear all the time when it comes to eating healthy meals.  This is also a common statement I hear for being able to eat small frequent meals throughout the day.  I thought the same thing about “The Zone” when I first thought about having to weigh and measure all my meals.  I couldn’t imagine how much time it was going to take to prepare 5-7 meals a day and also weigh and measure them.  From my own experience with ”The Zone” I can say, it actually saves me time and makes me eat small frequent healthy meals.

What made me think of this common phrase was this morning when I crawled out of bed and went to go get my mug of coffee and start making all my meals.  I was tired and just did not want to do it.  Well to say the least that thought was short lived.  I thought to myself that I don’t have the time not to make and prepare all my meals.  What I mean is that my day is so busy that if I didn’t prepare them I probably would go long periods without eating and the foods I would probably eat would not be healthy.  This type of eating would make me hungry, irritable, sluggish, and to many other things to list.  This is why I took an hour this morning to prepare all my meals for the day.  Even when I measure and weigh everything it doesn’t take me more than an hour to prepare 5-7 meals.  I know it would take me a lot longer than an hour to try to find food throughout the day and I know for a fact it would not be as healthy.  

I am still trying to stay disciplined and make my full month.  If I had to grade myself this 2nd week into it, I would say I have a B so far.  I am keeping my meals balanced and frequent.  However,  I am not quite sure what my total block intake is somedays but I know it is usually between 18 and 20. 

I seem to be gaining some weight since starting ”The Zone” yet I feel like I am a little leaner.  I believe this is because I was lacking some carbohydrates in my meals before I started “The Zone”.  You will notice if you are taking in good quality carbohydrates like fruits and vegetables your portion size for these will be a lot larger than your protein portions; however, if you are taking in unfavorable carbs like breads and sugars, your carbohydrate portions will be much smaller.

I will leave you with a quote to think about:

“The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings. Let food be your medicine.”
- Hippocrates

Staying Focused!

I am still staying focused on my end goal of a month in “The Zone”.  I had a good day yesterday but I am not sure exactly what my total block numbers were.  I had two meals that were not exactly weighed or measured.  However, I still made good choices on the food I ate.  The one thing I couldn’t resist was Nicole’s avocado dip she makes.  It only contains healthy ingredients and no sugar.  I did have about 12 or 14 or 16 but not over 20 small baked tostitos scoops to go with it.  I probably was under 20 total blocks for the day.

I know I could have avoided the chips and dip and kept it real strict but I did keep my portion size in control where I usually would have pigged out.  I guess “The Zone” is making me more aware of my portions.  I call that staying focused! 

Today is another great day to be Zoning.  I have planned and prepared my meals for today so I am right on track.  Here is something to remember:

“Fail to plan; plan to fail”

Happy Zoning!

New start for the week!

I was doing pretty good yesterday for a Sunday but managed to give in to my favorite food temptation.  This is all natural peanut butter.  I just love this stuff!  I ended up eating a whole jar of this over the weekend.   

Now it is a new week and I stay so busy it is a lot easier for me to stay on track.  I measured, weighed, planned, and prepared my meals for today so it should be a good “Zoning” day.