90 Days. A long
time. It takes 30 days to establish a
habit. I have clearly established a
habit. Does that excuse my lack up blog
updates? No. My eating and exercise have
been on point. No crazy cheating. No slacking.
Just plugging away. The mid-point
of the challenge feels strange. What was
new, is now normal. So it is hard to
think… yes… I have to put this up on my blog.
It just feels normal and right.
So should it be any wonder that after a period of comfort comes a plateau?
90 day slump meeting at Crossfit…
check. End result… How bad do you want
to get where you want to go? News Flash…
It will be hard. So how bad do I want
it? I embraced fitness late in life. I have been heavy my whole life. The first summer I decided not to work, (I
was a teacher… and often took another job over the summer.) I decided to take
up running. Keep in mind… no sports
through high school… heavy girl… you get the picture. My maiden voyage was a “jog” around the lake
in Washington park. I put on my Walkman…
oh yes, this happened in the time of the good ol’ cassette deck. I lived on State Street at the time, so I
walked to the lake in the park. I
started my jog. After about two minutes…
I thought death was eminent. But I was determined to make it all of the way
around without stopping. I was panting,
delirious, and nearing the finish when I stumbled on fell on rocks, splitting
my knees open. And so I walked back to my
apartment…bloody knees and all. So
started my “athletic” career. Since that first “jog” 13 years ago, I have
welcomed three children into my life. I
have completed 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons in costume, and a full marathon. I have completed traithlons, and coached
triathlon groups. I am not fast. I have heart.
I pick something that scares me and I do it. Crossfit is that for me. When I walked into Crossfit, Kevin did not
even blink an eye when I signed up for a year on the spot. I knew little to nothing about crossfit,
other than it was going to be a challenge unlike any I have had in my
life. So I have hung in there since the
end of August. I signed up, immediately
went primal, and I have survived the WODs.
What do I want for the remainder of the challenge? I want to push. To fight.
To use power. To be strong. To
rock out good form. So where do I go
from here? I started my first one-on-one
training with Kevin this week. After he
asked my age, and I replied that I was 38 now, but would be 39 on Friday…his
response was “Well…our goals get harder to achieve as we get older.” Well holy crap. I am old.
Also in question after my session….flexibility, strength and
stamina. What is my potential? What are my genetics? I have heart.
I will fight for what I want. I
want to throw heavy weight above my head.
I want to rock out pull ups. So
the prescription for now is volume training on sucks and tabata drills for
power. I have had no problems journaling
my food intake. I am clearly good at
eating. What I have to do now is log,
track and measure my workouts. I have to
establish my max weight for basic movements.
I have to dial in my nutrition… more to come on that after session two
ala Kevin. I need to drink more water.
Food Log… Nothing really new folks…
Monday:
5:30am Spin
Breakfast-
Scrambled eggs with zuchinni and onions, coffee.
Snack- 2
Blueberry Protein Balls (Mark Sisson Recipe)
1 Hour
training Session with Kevin
Lunch- Butternut squash, kale, cauliflower chicken
bake. Apple and almond butter
Dinner- Taco
salad with greens and avocado
Paleo
chocolate lava cake.
Suplaments-
check.
Tuesday:
Breakfast:
Eggs with bacon, avocado and tomatoes, coffee.
Snack:
Handful of almonds and raisins
Lunch:
Shepards Pie with mashed cauliflower and mixed berries
Crappy day
feel good food… dark chocolate with mint
Snack before
Zumba event- orange and two protein balls
2 hours of
Zumba in the club
1 piece of
paleo cake… make by Star… AMAZING
Sliced
Turkey… late night.
Wednesday:
Breakfast: Paleo
Blueberry chia muffin with sun nut butter and coffee.
