Monday, February 28, 2011

the one with lots of pushups

So todays wod was a hard one. took me just under 28 minutes to complete....harder than i thought it would be!

10 (yes i said 10!!!!) rounds of:

75# deadlifts 15 reps
pushups (real ones) 15 reps

i did 150 real pushups!!! woo hoo!!!

food diary:

protein shake

bowl of cereal

meal replacement shake

apple

cheesy ham scalloped potatoes and peas

roma

pretty good!

Love ya,
Sidra

Sunday, February 27, 2011

....the first one in days....

so our saturday wod was the first wod i had done since tuesday...so obviously, my period is kicking my butt!!! ick! can't wait to be done with it! anyway, this was our saturday wod:

21-15-9 reps of:

45# sumo deadlift high pulls
45# overhead squats

I think i finished in 6 minutes and some seconds....it was a good one...harder than i thought it would be...i tried not to stop at all and so that made it a challenge!
I'm feeling better now (period wise) and so i plan to do a wod everyday this coming week to get ready for the killer wod we're going to do together on saturday! can't wait! so excited!!!

love ya!
Sidra

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

....the one where i pushed it to the limit....

OK- I know, I know, no updates for a while but be assured I have been working out! Just don't make time to sit down and do a post so please accept my apologies :) I am work right now and it is so slow so this is a great time to catch up! lol!
Oh and P.S., I have religiously been taking that emergen-c and I am still sick! WTH!!?? Oh well, I think I am going to go in for a physical and have some blood work done to make sure my thyroid is ok. Anyways, I totally understand how you said you felt the other day about being exhausted before you even started. I almost always feel that way when I am close to my period. My body and my metabolism just really sluggish....don't be discouraged about your weight! I don't know much about plateaus in weight (partly because I have never lost that much at one time! lol) but I do know they are normal and are to be expected. I think you are being too hard on yourself! Dieting is too hard and I too love food to much to think of ever having to give up something I love to eat forever. Ya you can probably guess how the paleo is going....not that great. I do ok for lunch and dinner, but breakfast is killer. I love my cold cereal, no way around it.
Anyways, I can't wait to see you and talk to you in person. Sometimes when I go to blog or message you on facebook my thoughts are going faster than I can type and I can never get out everything I want to say to you. So who gets to pick our wod for that Sat. morning!? LOL!
So here a brief re-cap of what I have been doing:
Todays wod:
AMRAP in 15 min.
1 rope climb (modified)
2 deadlifts (93#)
3 HSPU (modified on a box)
4 strict pullups (WOW-i can't even budge my body at all....totally had to use my legs!)
5 burpees
I did 5 full rounds so not too bad I guess. It seems like my warm-ups are sometimes harder than the actual wod sometimes but yesterday totally kicked my butt. It looked easy on the whiteboard, but I have never pushed myself so hard to finish a wod before. It felt great to push and almost puke! LOL
Tues. wod:
50 wallballs (10#-my heaviest yet!)
Run 400M (only stopped briefly to walk and catch my breath)
Row 500M
My time was 8 something, but I pushed through to end during my row and didn't stop until I was done and that felt amazing! I usually have to stop and catch my breath and even sit for a few seconds, but this one I went all the way through only stopping a couple times during my wallballs. I usually breakup a big count like the 50 wallballs in smaller groupings so I did 25 without stopping and then I did 15 and then my last 10. I know that doesn't sound like a big accomplishment but for me it is because of how I struggle with squats. And I usually use a 6# ball so going up to 10# was huge for me! This really makes me see that I am making progress.
Anyways, enough of my blabbering. I will try to keep up better, k. Love you tons! Hang in there....see ya soon!

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

...a girl wod....

Todays wod was called "cindy" i think. but instead of doing real pull ups, i had to do jumping pull ups.

AMRAP 20

5 jumping pull ups
10 real push ups
15 air squats

I was able to do 14 rounds...though i felt like i should have done at least 15. i felt so stinkin weak during the wod...i don't know what is going on with me, but lately i am dragging when i'm doing my wods! don't like it! it better just be pms....

food diary:

protein shake

2 eggs and milk

dates and almonds

pork chops, stuffing, and peas

frozen lemon cream sandwhiches-2 of them (so yum! you have to try these-i have a recipe)

herbal tea (peppermint chai)

Monday, February 21, 2011

....the one that kicked my butt before i even started!...

today's wod-

5ounds of:

50m lunges (holding a 20lb. bar overhead)
21 burpees

I finished in just under 20 minutes....this wod was super hard for me mentally as well as physically...i was feeling tired and defeated before i even started...it was awful! i pray i don't feel like that again anytime soon!

Food Diary:

protein shake

2 eggs and baked oatmeal with milk

meal replacement shake

orange slices

stew and homemade bread

bowl of fruit loops with milk

love ya!
Sidra

Friday, February 18, 2011

...the one i should have thought thru....

Today was one of those wods on the crossfit main site that is named after a girl...anyway...i did it minus the running...you know i hate running!...so here was my wod:

5 rounds of:

30 wall balls (6.6lb)
30 box jumps (started on the 20 inch but i had to go down to the lowest one for 4 of the rounds)

i did the medicine ball squat cleans yesterday which is almost the same thing as the wall balls today...they both include squatting....squatting two days in a row...didn't think it thru....so the box jumps were rough today because my legs were done!....LOL...

owell...so i finished in just under 20 minutes...it was very hard!

food diary:

orange slices

protein shake

2 eggs and glass of milk

meal replacement shake

salad and leftover stroganoff

don't remember if i had a snack after that....
i know i had 3 pieces of chocolate! naughty!

dinner was at the ward potluck...had a little bit of this and a little bit of that and tried a few different desserts...the only thing i really ate any of was my favorite (rice crispie treats)mmmm.

not too shabby! love ya!
Sidra

Thursday, February 17, 2011

....this one was a good one!!...

So i came up with this one on my own...wasn't sure what to do when i got to the gym this morning, but finally settled on this wod.

5 rounds for time:

10 real pushups
15 (15lb.) medicine ball squat cleans
20 real sit ups

i finished in just under 13 minutes! it felt amazing! totally kicked my butt...have you ever done the medicine ball squat cleans?...they are rough!!!!

food diary:

protein shake

sugar snap peas

2 eggs and whole wheat toast

chocolate meal replacement shake (equate brand of slim fast-very good and tastes way better than slim fast!!!) Since i'm not a huge fan of lunch (unless i'm eating out) i usually don't like the sound of a sandwich or other lunch foods....so sometimes a shake like this hits the spot!

apple

jerky, dates, a few almonds

cheese enchiladas and refried beans

a few hot tamales and roma

not too shabby! (oh, i just remembered i had 3 hershey kisses and a piece of ghiradelli chocolate)
owell...

love you!
Sidra

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

...the one where i had to beat Andy's boss!.....

Yesterday Andy's boss did a wod with Andy at the gym. It was his first time ever doing a wod...he got 4 rounds of the following wod...and i just had to get more then him so Andy could tease his boss....pretty funny!

So here's the wod-

AMRAP 15 minutes

10 burpees
15 squats
20 sit ups

I did 7 rounds in 14:52 minutes!!!!! so cool! Andy got 9 rounds...so i feel pretty good about what i did...it felt so great to push myself like that...because i had to beat 4 rounds i was able to really push myself past all the pain and exhaustion....it was so cool!!!!

Food Diary

protein shake 8:45am

eggs and toast and milk 10:30ish

banana noon

apple 3pm

lasagna, salad, garlic bread 5:30pm

I tried to eat every 2 hours if i could.....that's suppose to speed up my metabolism a lot....
love you!
Sidra

Monday, February 14, 2011

....the one where my butt was draggin'....

OK-so I seriously had the "Monday morning blues" when I rolled out of bed this morning....I literally had to force myself to go to the box, but I am so glad I did! Even though I felt totally exhausted before, during and after, I was proud of myself for pushing through and just doing it.
OK-today's wod:
AMRAP in 10 minutes
25 air squats
Run 200M
(I did 3 full rounds), then (luckily) we rested for exactly 5 minutes then:
21-15-9
Burpees
100 singles
My time was 10:59! Not too bad! My squats were so hard today. Really felt lethargic and like I was in a fog. I took Nyquil a few times over the weekend and I think it was still in my body. I am going to bed early tonight and hopefully will feel refreshed in the am!
I'll post my food tomorrow....I am starting Paleo tomorrow so wish me luck! :)
luv ya - happy valentine's day!
liesl

Friday, February 11, 2011

...the one with a ton of lunges!!...

Todays wod i did with Andy...i always push myself harder when he's with me...he did what i did plus wore a 20lb vest plus added pull ups in there....

I did:
50m of lunges
25 air squats
50m of lunges
25 air squats
50m of lunges
25 air squats
50m of lunges
25 air squats

i was dying!!! really really hard..i probably won't be walking tomorrow...or sitting...or stairs...wow i might not be doing anything tomorrow! LOL

oh yeah! i finished in just over 15 minutes!

food diary:

protein shake

2 eggs and glass of lowfat milk

turkey sandwich and half a naked drink

chocolate smoothie with protein added

homemade deep dish pizza

small orange julius


love ya!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

...holy mama that was hard!!!!

So Andy has a couple days off before another class starts again....and so we went to the gym together this morning after the kids got on the bus...i had no idea what was coming...actually i did know the wod, but i had no idea how hard it would be and how deep i was gonna have to dig....

this one humbled me for sure...

7 rounds (yes 7 rounds!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm used to doing 5 but not 7)

15 power hang cleans with 35lb bar
15 kettlebell swings with 25lb
15 20" box jumps

so after two rounds i was going to die...seriously..inside, i was in the fetal position, and crying like a little girl....seriously...and i kept going...and ya know what? it didn't kill me like i thought it was going to do...i've never had to dig so deep for a wod before....i finished in 28:41 minutes...so it was a long one...very very very hard!!!! i'm so proud of myself for not giving up...i had to just keep telling myself how dissapointed i was going to be in myself if i quit early...it got me through and now i'm so happy i finished! it lets me know that i can do hard things...really hard things...and that in the future when i'm facing a killer wod i can remind myself that i am an "animal!!!" and that i WILL finish!!! woo hoo!
love ya!
Sidra

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Inspiration 101

This chick is my inspiration today...she is ripped!!!!!!!!
Just thought I would share....uh, can I look like that, please????

....simple but hard......

Ok. todays wod seemed like it wouldn't be that bad before i began...but doing a lot of real sit ups can be very difficult...here was my wod:

jumping rope
sit ups

50 of each

40 of each

30 of each

20 of each

10 of each

I finished in 9 minutes and 5 seconds! not too shabby! the sit ups were a challenge and i tried to do a few double unders at the end...this time i didn't leave any whipping marks on my arms...must be improving!?

food diary

protein shake

2 eggs and a grapefruit

sugar snap peas

i think i forgot to have lunch because i had a late breakfast...hmmm...not good

granola bar and orange

chicken fajita soup and i added tortilla chips, avacado, and shredded cheese to it...yum!!!

a few bite sized bliss dark chocolates

cup of peppermint chai with soy in it..

i think that's it...
love ya!
Sidra

....the one after a long week....

OK-so today was my first wod after a whole week off for being sick....enough of this crap! I am moving even even though I still felt like shiz this morning when I woke up....
For time:
20 inch Box jump, 50 reps (12" box)
Rope climb, 5 ascents (15 scaled rope climb)
1.5/1 pood Kettlebell swing, 50 reps (18 lbs)
50 sit-ups
30/20 pound dumbbell Hang power clean, 50 reps (7.5 lbs)
800 meter Run
50 Back extensions
My time was 29:16. WOW-hard workout for my first day back. But it felt great to move my body and push myself. I am proud to say I did all the box jumps with no walking the box! I am getting better every time we do them....soon I will try to move up to the next size! WOOHOO! I also practiced the kipping motion that will eventually help me to do pullups someday. I am going to practice this every day when I go to the box and in a month I will try "real" pullups (still assisted with a band). I am excited to set these goals and see if I can accomplish them. And look out size 14-here I come! I will have some really pretty callouses to show you in March! LOL!!
FOOD (so far)
Breakfast-banana, Protein shake
Snack-cheesestick
I am planning on having another shake for lunch before work and a yogurt with blueberries for a snack and probably pick up a greek chicken salad for dinner on my way to work. NO Diet Coke for me today! Lots of water! Some crystal light tonight at work and depending on how hungry I am, maybe an orange somewhere in there too.
Well, here's to the first day of the rest of our lives. "One day at a time." (AA really has great quotes that apply to everyone!) :)
luv ya, liesl

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

...this one was hard!...

Todays wod was the hardest one i've done in a while!....

AMRAP 20

5 chinese pushups
10 knee pullups (while hanging from the pull up bar i bring up both knees as high as i can)
15 medicine ball cleans with a 12lb ball

i did 8 rounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i really had to push myself the last round....i wanted to get that last round done before i went over 20 minutes...had to dig deep to do it...the ball cleans were brutal...already feeling sore today...hope i can walk tomorrow! LOL


Food Diary:

protein shake

2 eggs, toast, grapefruit

leftover mashed potatoes and chicken with gravy for lunch...small portion

orange

pasta with chicken, side salad, roll, cake...(dinner at ALS graduation tonight)

Did alright i guess...feel great after completing today's wod...yay!
Sidra

Monday, February 7, 2011

...the one with a lot of wall balls....

So today i did a wod that was scary to me cuz i struggle with wall balls...since my arms are so weak...anyway, i used a 9 lb. medicine ball and did 150 wall balls for time. It was way hard and i finished in 11:45 minutes. i usually use the 6 lb. medicine ball whenever i have to do wall balls in my wods, but since that was all i was doing today i thought i would try the 9lb. one and i kept the 6lb. ball close by incase i had to scale down...but i stuck with the 9lb.s the whole time and it felt great after wards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Food Diary for today:

protein shake

protein bar

couple oranges

a few ritz crackers with one wedge of laughing cow cheese

Chinese Sundaes for dinner with some cornbread

chocolate cake and milk for dessert

i don't think i ate after 7pm tonight....i'm really trying to stick to that...it helps if i eat dinner around 5:30 or 6 cuz then i don't really feel as hungry after 7pm.

later!

...the one with Andy.....

...Saturday was another family day at the gym... sorry i'm reporting late on this one!
Zada was super bored...she sat against the wall and sulked the whole time...poor thing....

my wod was.....

21-15-9

thrusters (15lb. dumbells in each hand)
ball slams (can't remember what ball i used (maybe 12lb.?)

finished in 7:16 minutes...

pretty hard! love working out with Andy!
love you!

Friday, February 4, 2011

the one with running!

...sorry, this is from two days ago...

21 dumbell deadlifts ( two 35 lb. dumbells)
run 300m
18 db dl
run 300m
15 db dl
run 300m
12 db dl
run 300m

hated the running but it kicked my butt, so did the deadlifts!

So my time was 14:20 minutes... so sore the next day from the deadlifts that i didn't do anything yesterday....

hope you're having a great week!
Luvs,
Sidra

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

...the one with box jumps...

So today i decided i would try box jumps again...remember the last time i did them was on the 24 inch box and i tore up my shin really bad...well iit has taken me a couple weeks to heal and feel good enough to try them again...but i didn't go straight to the 24 inch box...but instead used the one just under that one....not sure how how it is....but here's my wod:

100 box jumps for time...

finished in 7:51 minutes!!!

was pretty tough actually...

food diary:

protein shake

protein bar

shared noodle express with andy

some oreos and milk!

dinner was white chili with tortilla chips and a little cheese

a couple more oreos and a ding dong...yeah, lots of sugar today! LOL

will try harder tomorrow!

Sidra