IslandGirl_Becks

Well, today is going to be low(ish) carb but not keto, and definitely high calorie. Went out to lunch with bf and co-worker, had a fajita platter. Going out to dinner tonight with a friend. Overload! But tomorrow is going to be a long, slow burn...

Wall walks and KB swings are deceptively hard back-to-back. Your shoulders are hinging and being pushed through like crazy! Well done with the pull-ups! The heaviest band is where I started, too Then one day you find yourself picking up the next lightest, and next lightest...

Yesterday washed out a little high calorie, but it was okay overall. Maybe a little high on protein. The WOD went well. I was the slowest on the burpees and gorund - overheads, but slayed on the chin-ups (bodyweight bicep curls, as I like to call them!). AMRAP 13min 10 burpee KB box step overs 10 G-OH kb (snatch, then clean+press as I tired) 20 chin-ups 2+34 rounds+reps, Rx'd @ #35 We had tacos last night and I made a grilled cheese shell. It was keto and delicious. I forgot to mention, Tuesday we did a ~1.5 mile "run" up and over a hill behind our house. My knees felt fine. Today they feel a little crappy, but I'm hoping that's because of the box step-ups. Coach told me to focus on stability, so I did. It was exhausting, especially after the Super Slow squats.

Do it. Don't feel guilty about delaying seeing your daughter by a few hours. As a daughter whose mom got out and did things as I was growing up, I was inspired by her. It modeled for me being a strong, independent woman!

Yesterday was Wednesday, and as expected the "worst of it." Unless today takes a turn south. I spent most of the day in the car running errands for my sister. At least I got a Wedgie Burger from Red Robin out of the deal! In the evening I treated myself to a Halo Top (yes, it fit my macros). Eventually, it was 11 hours eating (13hrs fasting). Tuesday I did better, a 10hr to 14hr ratio but closer to 1900kcal. Today I'm about to head into CF. I'll shake up a half pack of Keto OS to fuel the workout. I'm hoping it also gets me out of the carb flu sweats that I had going on last night! Also, I skipped the coffee shop this afternoon in favor of working at the library. Yaaay for not being over-caffeinated! And yes, I am starting to feel deflated. Depending on how next week goes, I might push myself harder again into the weight loss side of things. It would be great to be totally deflated by the 4th of July and the road trip!

Day 1 is in the books. I felt a little drag-y mid-day, but killed it at CF in the afternoon. Rolling my IT bands found some tender spots on the outsides of my legs, but I never did get them to release. More rolling today... 4 RFT 12 Front Squat (single leg distracted step-ups for me) 15 c2b pull-ups 18 weighted sit-ups #14 med ball 14:29 We made bacon and eggs for dinner and went on a nice walk. This is the way it goes when I get into ketosis: Day 2: wake up a little hungry. Feel like I'm dragging a little while after breakfast. 1/2 an exogenous ketone packet at some point in the morning or earlier afternoon, also get 1 Quest bar. Hopefully get a run in. Do BW workout for sure. Goal is ~1500kcal. Making beef stew for dinner! BF will have his on rice Day 3: the worst of it. Feeling lethargic. Coffee and more ketones. BW workout, walking. Should feel 90% deflated by then. If workout Day 4: last of the "rough" days, things should be looking up. Hard part is to not feel "oh, i've deflated" and start eating more. Need to keep ~1500kcal until Saturday. a good day to get my 2nd CF wod in. Day 5: "save" calories for dinner with M's sister. We have a date to go on an adventure. Day 6: feeling better, hopefully. Eat ~2500 kcal, <60g net carbs. Take down a big-arse alder tree!

Here are is my plan for the next 2 weeks (or up to the 4th of July) Fit into my favorite pair of jeans Keto (net) for the next 5 days Low carb/primal for the remainder Limit eating to <10 hour window Run 1x/wk (>0.5 mi counts) Sleep >8 hours every night CrossFit 2x/wk 1 "long" workout /wk. This gives me a chance to eat a bigger meal (still lc) This Saturday, it's going to be a tree job. Lowering branches, hauling branches, chipping, lifting, hiking around in my work boots, etc! Week 2... Hike? I started LC this morning, I'm hoping to get into ketosis by tomorrow morning. I have some exogenous ketones in the back cabinet to get in my system with a shake tomorrow. I ate at 8 this morning, so I'll be done with dinner by 6 tonight. Aiming to hit CF this afternoon.

I can't find my old log, so I'm starting a new one!

I've had great success with that sort of plan! You got this!!

I find it even harder when so many of those same magazines preach "banish belly fat with this one weird tip!" I've been struggling with myself in the past few weeks and am finding that I have a harder time loving myself than I thought (thanks, therapy, for making me aware of that...). When I can get over myself and truly embrace myself as I am, my anxiety levels go down as well. Now if I can just figure out how to pair loving myself as I am with growth towards a self that matches my values...

A little late but I'm here! What's on your reading list this time around? Also, you have me feeling guilty about the deflated Welsh rugby ball that i came across while putting my luggage away yesterday... i need to get my mom to teach me how to play!

I'm basically copying this over from one of my replies on another thread, but don't freak out. If you were to track yourself (weigh in) every day at the same time each day, you'd hope to see a general downward trend, not a daily loss. For me, it depends on hydration, salt intake, sugar intake, muscle inflammation, sleep... etc. Stack those things up, and I can see 5-7lbs of variation within a week. I'm not gaining/losing that much in that amount of time! That being said, don't get excited about one loss any more than you would about one increase. It's a thru-hike, not a sprint!

Ditto, and ditto. I splurged on popcorn last night. +2lbs. If you were to track yourself (weigh in) every day at the same time each day, you'd see a general downward trend, not a daily loss. For me, it depends on hydration, salt intake, sugar intake, muscle inflammation, sleep... etc. That being said, don't get excited about one loss any more than you would about one increase. It's a thru-hike, not a sprint!

Week 4 devolved into chaos... although I had a great last 2 days of the challenge! We paddleboarded saturday and sunday mornings, and I hiked both afternoons. I was lightly sunburned on my arms, and I'm rocking an ankle-high surf bootie tan on my legs. Today I'm in Portland, preppring for a week of training in southern Washington State. I'm going to have to think hard today about what worked and what really didn't in the last challenge. I'll be back for the next challenge and prepping for the road trip/family reunion week in July. 1. 5 minutes of PT, 5x/wk This one I did okay on. 17/20 B 2. Eat <100g carbs/daily !?!?! F 3. Earn 600 DuoLingo XP pts in French (150/week) 300/600 F Checklist: Write an email to C. about our upcoming trip to Europe, followed by an email in German to his parents about staying at their chalet Decrease thigh/waist measurement. Starting measurements: 57/74cm (tape acquired! "delta" TBD) Accumulate 30 hiking/running miles: 33/30 Have dinner with friends Finish 3 books - 3/3 Hidden Figures on Audiobook Bridge of Spies on Audiobook Man in the High Castle Overall, I would give myself a 50% on the challenge. A fail.

Doesn't it make you want to be a minimalist every time you do it? I can't imagine tossing 2 toddlers in the mix. You're owning it!

We had a long sit-down, talk it out last night. There was lots of talk about the different things that we both deal with, and how hard it is for me to sit by and watch the internal struggle in M's mind. We have made a conscious decision to go different directions with our lives from the direction that people we value approve of. It's kind of a catch-22. We decided to live differently than our parents, specifically his parents, want us to, but we still love them and feel the need for their validation. While I'm not taking M to therapy in 2 weeks, I am wondering about bringing him with me to session #3. I was listening to a conversation between a relationship therapist and a life coach, and they pointed out that if one person in a relationship is dealing with something (depression, etc.), it manifests itself in context of the family. We live our lives in relationship, and maybe these are tools that we can both work on together? And we decided to pass on the house. We'll take it back on when the sister/bro-in-law are winding down at vet school in 1.5 years.

I'm going to second what Tank sad - you're not inadequate or weak! The standards we hold ourselves to are often harsher than those that others place upon us. Honestly, I respect you so much for listening to your body and calling it after 3 rounds. You got it done. Also, how is it that you've already strung together 2 double unders? I did cf for 2+ years before I got two in a row! Also, smoked pork butt?!?! yum!

A positive cycle it is! The session went really well. It's going to be interesting because she's fairly tightly connected with my boyfriend's family, and they happen to be part of the reason I'm going to see her... but that's the nature of living in the same small town that I grew up in. I'm really hoping that my boyfriend goes sometime within the next month or two - maybe not with the same person. If it was someone less connected with his family, it might be healthier. Yaaay for ketosis! All the bacon! Are you using it for weight loss, or a different benefit? There are some really interesting studies with seizures and ketosis, which I find fascinating even though I don't have seizures.

Yesterday was therapy day. I think it's going to be a good fit. The only thing is that we're going to have to have a 2-way confidentiality statement, because we live in a small town. Her daughter is besties with my boyfriend's 3rd littlest sister. A lot of what it boiled down to was stress around people and acceptance... especially from/around family. My family is pretty chill, very accepting, but I came up with big standards anyway. Currently, a lot of the stress comes from M's family. That very same family that my counselor sees at dance recitals, watches track meets with... whose daughter regularly does school projects with my the #4 daughter (#7 child) in M's family. So I'm not thinking that my bf will ever go in there, but with some good tools that I can bring home or good results that inspire him to go it will be worth it. Even if I just get over some stuff that came up about middle school, it'll be good. In other news, I came home without the feeling I needed to binge. Monday I went to CF (it's hard to do T2B around a super paunchy over-stuffed stomach!), yesterday and this morning I got up and did a half mile jog.

Yaaay vacation! Good deal that the stuff you're doing so far seems to be working. Sounds like you're doing well! Just wanted to say - I'm going to my first therapy session this afternoon. I'm hoping it's a good fit. You've been part of my inspiration, getting me to finally do something about it!

Week 3 ended in a total failure. I didn't complete the mini, and since Thursday I've been borderline Binge mode. Therapy starts tomorrow.

It was a ritual for my family, too - usually after soccer games! @Maigahane, thanks for the good vibes on the house and all! I'm still trying to make decisions on the house situation. M (bf) is super excited, I'm still not 100% in on it, but financially it makes sense.

Besides car insurance, I also forgot to add that we got a costco card last Tuesday. If you need to go to Costco, Tuesday evening (after 6pm) is the time to go.

So, this week has been full of pretty serious adulting. We drove by a house a few weeks ago and saw a for-sale sign. Monday night we decided to ask for a tour. So I sent a Trulia email in, and 5 minutes later was talking to a realtor on the phone... tomorrow I'm going to call a lady to get pre-qualified for a loan and talk about finance. My TDI is getting turned in. As stated above, since Sunday I have gone from not having seriously test driven any cars to having a Rav4 sitting in front of the TDI in my driveway. I've had a 401(k) sitting around for the past 2.5 years from my first job. I finally got access to it online, and am transferring it to the same platform my other investments are in. We're figuring out how to delete a business and how to start a business with my bf... probably under his name, but really we need to sit down with an accountant and just learn how to document a business! I have my first therapy session in 3-ish years scheduled for next week. ETA: I need to get insurance on my new car. Dinner is in the crock pot, I caught up with a friend who lives 9 time zones away, and I didn't' go out for ice cream/binge last night despite the pressure of buying a car. I'm feeling a little stressed out, but amazed every day at how manageable things feel when at the end of the day I can hug M and know that none of it really matters all that much; we're happy, healthy, and financially stable.