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150 walking lunges and 5 x 5 squats later... I've increased my protein intake by maybe 50% and fat intake by 20 - 25% for this week to see if that helps knock out my carb flu a bit faster. I do feel better, esp. from the additional calories I'm sure. Also, I've been super creative with the paleo! Homemade larabars (with added protein), spinach "pesto", noodles made from zucchini, chocolate zucchini bread (with added protein of course), and on Friday I'll make a paleo pizza with cauliflower crust. Any ideas for cheese substitutes??

Just back from my weigh in. Mostly good news! I'm down about 6 lbs, but a good chunk of that came from muscle. Makes me sad, but this is always the way of the first week. Most likely 90% of that 6 lbs was water weight. At any rate, if I can lose just 2 lbs (1 kg) of FAT in the next week I'll be THRILLED. Down .4% body fat. Meh. Taking my first full rest-day since the start of the challenge today. I'm exhausted.

Yesterday (Saturday) I stayed after my crossfit class for open gym time and rowed 2K and did 100 situps, then 5 x 5 increasing weight squats, plus 3 x 2 at about 80% of my 3RM. Hoping I feel the pain later today... Today I'm also staying after crossfit for a second workout which will include more mobility stuff and maybe using the GHD (glute & ham developer) which I couldn't because....I accidentally drank a bit Friday night so I was too sick/dizzy yesterday. :/ Nutrition going extremely well (except for the aforementioned couple of beers + gin and tonic). Yesterday I made key lime pie larabars, and today I'll cook the beef I've been marinating for beef jerky. YUM Really excited about my weigh-in on Monday.

Great workout! Might steal the tabatas... And the NF shirt idea, what a cool wife!

paleomg and fastpaleo are my fav. paleo websites!

That's Diane to you. I think my fav girl is Annie, mostly because it's one of the few I can actually RX! Mt. Baker, is that in the states? I'm at an affiliate in Korea!

Hard is nothing. You eat hard for breakfast. (As I told my coach when he was about to go into his last day of Crossfit regionals - he came in second, thanks to me no doubt hahaha) I cannot tell you how much better I do at challenges. It's like night and day. Something about knowing other people will DEFINITELY be seeing both sets of photos (before and after) really keeps me motivated. Today's supposed to be a rest day, but the WOD is super metcon, which I need so badly (Burpee box jumps, KBS, etc.). However, I am going to be strong, and stick with cardio, abs, and MWOD only.

Yeah, thankfully this isn't my first rodeo, so the misery isn't so confusing and depressing! RFT = rounds for time, WBS = wall ball shots, Psoas is the muscle that joins your spine to your hip. Mine gets crazy tight and hurts constantly if I don't stretch like mad.

I, too, am a maaaaad procrastinator. How's it going for you so far?

Hey, congrats on the huge change over the summer, that's awesome! Your goals are measurable and attainable, although I'm not at all sure the the angry birds workout might consist of hahaha

Sounds like things are going well!! Those catered things are the WORST, I am terrible about resisting food I don't order/make myself. Good for you!

Ohhhh nice challenge, and way to go so far! Have you tried jumping pullups?

Yaaaaay another crossfitter! Good luck on your challenge, enjoy it! Where do you work out?

How's your challenge going? I've changed one of my goals to doing the mobilitywod.com stuff instead of further strength training - I HATE MWODs, so I know it's the right thing to do. I feel like I'm wasting my time when I could be burning calories! But anyway, working hard? How's the paleo coming? I've got great recipe links if you like to cook! Starting my own website as well, but that won't be up for a while.

Oh, also, blueberry lemon paleo muffins?? RECIPE PLEASE

I usually sit around and imagine all the nasty food I'm going to eat at the end of my challenge or at my cheat meal. It helps to say "Just 3 more days/2 more weeks" whatever, then I realize that's NOTHING and I can totally do that.

Morning cardio is amazing in that it seems like the worst hell EVER before, but you just feel amazing after. So accomplished before most people are out of bed! Anything I can feel smug about, I am right there. I do mobility wods from www.mobilitywod.com. There are wods for every day for a full year (you can either search or go through the archives). I have yet to find a yoga that I enjoy. I won't waste my time if I hate it.

Have you made paleo caramel? Soaked dates + coconut milk + vanilla.... Holy jeez... LOVE DATES. Less pushups, more delicious date-y goodness.

Today I dragged my ass through a not-that-difficult workout, as the carb flu is official in FULL force. 3 RFT 32 box jumps (20"box) 32 ring rows 32 WBS (14 lbs) 35 hang split cleans I did not even finish at the 30:00 cutoff. Ridiculous. Before the workout, spend a good 40 mins on psoas mobility, psoas being my nemesis. Nutrition was excellent, though I ate 1.5 sweet potatoes and a handful of berries, so more carbs than I would have liked. No biggie at all though. In other updates, my friend just returned from her Olympic weightlifting cert in Chaing Mai, so we are discussing the possibility of my leaving my crossfit box (long, sad, complicated story) and having her train me on lifts while I continue doing crossfit on my own. Very, VERY scared of venturing out without my people. Need to look for new ones.

What a great set of goals! Enjoy your 30 mins of doing nothing, you deserve it. More of us should probably set similar ones.

I am thinking of you when I go through my MWODs. I never realized how much patience I lack when it comes to these things - but they are so crucial! Keep up the good work!

I am really struggling at keeping up with my mobility WOD part of my challenge as well. Keep at it, it's the best thing you can do for yourself!

Yesterday was kind of a bad training day... I got to the open gym at the wrong time so I only got in some mobility stuff and a few solid lifts. I feel like my snatch form is improving by leaps and bounds. Nutrition was SPOT ON, except...I drank some apple juice and ate a very small, thin cookie - I HAD NO CHOICE. My client's secretary brought them in and, this being Korea, I was compelled to partake. BAH!!! Oh well, I'm already down 1.2 kilo since the start of the challenge.

Ahhh no I meant almond milk and coconut milk actually - 1 can of super low quality coconut milk is about $3.50. The really good thing is that we can get baby bok choy super cheap, as well as spinach and a ton of asian mushrooms. And, meat buffets. So, so many meat buffets.

Wow, congrats on the little one on the way, and for committing to fitness even with such a full plate. I suggest, if you have the budget, buying some really good nuts that you really enjoy eating and put them in with the others. I make these trail mixes with almonds (which I like) walnuts (which are meh), and pistacios (which I could eat by the barrel-ful) or macadamias (YUM). Then I get all kinds of nutty goodness, and I WANT to eat. I've also found that adding a little unsweetened coconut flakes or dried fruit to the mix REALLY helps. Also, look up recipes for home-made Larabars!!