Breathe in, Breathe out

Whole30 Day 20:
Breakfast: Ground turkey, a little salsa sweet potato slices, avocado
Lunch/Pre WOD: Chicken breast & sweet potato slices, mixed nuts
Post Wod: snack size chicken & sweet potato slices
Dinner:

WOD: ~20min.
4 Rounds:
400m row
20 GHD sit ups
10 Burpees (2 rounds) 15 GHD back ext (2 rounds)
5 HSPU

WOW...this WOD hurt mine and Marcos's head!! We were a bit dizzy after all that blood rushing to our heads & the up & down motion! Not a good feeling. Well is a beautiful day today and im soo happy to be relaxing all day!!

Take A Chance

Whole30 Day18:
Pre-WOD: Mixed nuts
Post-WOD: Ground turkey & sweet potato slices
Breakfast: 3 egg whites w/1 yolk, sauteed spinach & mushrooms
Snack: Sweet potato slices, 1 kiwi
Lunch: Grilled chkn, broccoli, some avocado
Snack: Carrots & avocado
Dinner: Ninfas- chicken fajita meat (w/no butter, oil, or seasoning) w/pico, salsa, & extra guacamole. Side of veggies (w/no butter, oil, or seasoning)

WOD:
Front Squat
115, 135, 135, 135, 135

800m run, 5 burpees every 200m, for time: 4:06 or 4:36...something w/a 6! haha

Going to Miranda Lambert concert tonight!! 2 of my sisters are coming in for it, they are going to try and make me have alcoholic beverages, might even spike my water or tea!!! But I WONT let them!! I'm going to stick w/it and stay strong. Psssh i got one more week...easy as cake..oops, did I say cake???? :-)

A little weekend inspiration...
When one door closes, God will always open another. If all doors close, He'll open a window. God always wants to give you a fresh beginning. He still has a great plan for your life. But do you know when that's going to happen? It will commence the moment you quit looking back...
~Joel Osteen

Waiting Game..

My girl Brandi from back home, dedicated to my boot camp she was indeed! She's expecting a baby boy soon, as well as the Whole30 challenge soon after!! Good luck! :-)

Whole30 Day 17:
Breakfast: Ground turkey & sweet potato slices
Snack: Few raspberries & some mango
Lunch: Grilled chicken, broccoli & cauliflower, few sweet potato fries, some avocado
Snack: Mixed nuts
Dinner: Grilled chicken breast, brocc & cauliflower, some avocado

Today is my off day. Ill roll out and work on a few skills.
Feelin good, boring day sitting in this chair looking at this computer all day...is it December yet???

Proof

Ohhh the memories!! Good times!!

Whole30 Day16:
Pre-WOD: Handful of mixed nuts (almonds. cashews, mac nuts)
Post-WOD: Boiled egg (no yolk), sweet potato slices
Breakfast: Ground turkey, sweet potato slices, some avocado
Snack: 2 egg yolks, some avocado
Lunch: Grilled chicken breast, broccoli, few sweet potato fries, some avocado
Snack: slices of sweet potato, handful of mixed nuts
Dinner:

WOD:
2-position clean: 115# 42',41',29',29',29'
(I got it together after round 2!
Burpees: 12,11,11,10

For those of you who were not able to attend the nutrition seminar last night, it was very informative and put a lot of things in perspective. I learned how insulin, inflammation, diet, and exercise are related in so many different ways! When all of these aspects are under control your risks of diseases like Diabetes, Alzheimer's, even depression, decrease tremendously. In turn, you start to look better, live longer, and live better. Who can honestly say they don't want all 3 of those things??
Yea, before Whole30 I was a pretty "healthy" eater, or so i thought. If I was eating so "healthy" then why was I having insulin spikes, inflammation, slow recovery process, and injuries?? You guessed it, my definition of "healthy", wasn't so healthy at all! So, as I start this Whole30 process, yes it is a process, you have to have mental toughness to complete this thing--which is a whole other story! But, as I go through the days, they turn into weeks, and I notice a pain that I had felt for the past several months is all of a sudden gone! What?! How did this happen?! Let me back up...for the past few months, lets say starting in August, I noticed my foot was always sore when i woke up. I also felt this pain when I would stand up from sitting for a long time. It would feel stiff & tight and looked puffy. Turns out I had developed plantar fasciitis - which is the most common cause of heel pain. I had basically strained the ligament that connects my heel bone to my toes. I went to treatment, got foot massages, got my foot "scraped", got in the hot & cold tub, still, no healing. I was told it would take "time." Little did i know that "time" was code for "Whole30 diet." Haha. You see, if you strain your plantar fascia, it gets weak, swollen, and irritated or INFLAMED! (There's that word again!) Needless to say, the pain is literally gone. The soreness, stiffness, the "junk" that was always felt in my foot when getting massages--gone! All because I changed my diet and started truly eating "healthy" which caused the inflammation to disappear! I believe in this diet 110% and encourage everyone out there to at least give it a try. New Years Resolution perhaps?? I promise you, its worth giving up the margaritas, ice cream, pizza, and everything else at there that we "cant live without." It really is life changing, and an eye opener on how to really become a healthier individual!

Use Your Legs

Whole30 Day 16:
Breakfast: 3 egg whites + one yolk, spinach & mushrooms w/a couple raspberries & mango slices
Snack: Carrots, avocado, & a few raspberries
Lunch: Ground turkey, spinach, squash & zucchini w/avocado
Snack:Carrots & avocado
Pre-Workout: mixed nuts
Post-Workout: Boiled egg (no yolk), turkey slice, sweet potato slices
Dinner: Same as lunch

WOD:
Back Squat
115-115-115-115; 30 sec rest

Clean pull
115-135-145-165-165; 60 sec rest

5x10 Hand release PU: 60sec rest

Saving Lives

Thanks to these chicka's we had a GREAT turnout for the Amazing Grace fundraiser!! Thanks to everyone who donated and came out to support!! Yall are awesome!!

Whole30 Day 15:
Pre- workout: few nuts
Post workout: boiled egg (no yolk) & sweet potato slices
Breakfast: slices of deli turkey, sweet potato slices,
Snack: sweet potato slices
Lunch: grilled chicken, avocado, broccoli
Snack: carrots
Dinner: bed of spinach w/ground turkey & some salsa on top, avocado, zucchini & squash

Sorry I skipped a few days. It was a long and busy weekend with the Amazing Grace fundraiser, A&M game, and Halloween! BUT...i did good, as badly as I wanted that candy and those chips and dips and cakes and pies...i stuck to my turkey & avocado!
As for today, i felt great! Had good energy and felt really good during my workout. This week is already lots better than last week!

Clean DL: 115, 135, 135, 135
Split Jerk: 95, 95, 115, 115

WOD: 3:50
Gymnastics ladder:
5-10-15-20-15-10-5
squat/sit-up