Fell off the wagon

Totally fell off the wagon last week. Mostly due to the fact that I had a stomach bug and the only thing that didn't send me into cramping and huddling up on the bed was crackers. Then there was the big family shin digs with lots of delicious food and I thought to myself, HECK, I'm pretty happy with how I look. I WANT to eat totally terrible food! :) So I did. No regrets.

Getting back on track, though I suspect I shan't be too long on the wagon again since we are having a large party on Wednesday and another on Saturday. But, hey, if you can't live and enjoy some yummy food every once in a while, why bother?

In good news on the exercise front, I 1 rep maxed DL at 175! Yippee! I was pretty impressed since I haven't actually ever tried anything over 115.

Also, I can now to Pistol squats without holding on! BONUS! I am still working on stringing pullups and TTB together. AND I am doing a four week course on strengthening core and shoulders for handstand pushups/ handstands/ handstand walking.

I'm on the third day of the first week. So far. HARD!

Anyway, I am feeling good about the progress I am making and thinking to myself, "do I really want to start ALL over AGAIN?!" Probably, but not really. UHG! One thing is for sure, I will not be having more then three babies! I don't feel like having to get into shape a FOURTH time!

Day 58 & an update

Todays WOD

For time:
Run 1,000 meters
30 dips with Band assist
30 sumo deadlift high-pulls, 35 lbs
30 handstand push-ups (scale as needed) most pike some on knees
30 power snatches, 35 lbs first couple at 45
30 burpees
30 pull-ups unassisted kipping all!
30 thrusters, 45 lbs

25:01

Then ran another 2.63 to make a total of 3.5.  Was going to work on some skills, but ya right. Too tired. 

I fell off the wagon last week. I just didn't care enough to now eat what I shouldn't. Not too bad, but not great either. I am doing a lot better this week and will get er done! 

I am a bit... not discouraged but not really encouraged either by the progress I am making with gaining strength and getting leaner. I know it takes time, so not terribly bugged, but I watch all these other girls, doing all the crossfit moves I still can barely do with lots of assists. I just want to be able to do stuff more easily or at least make it look easy and maybe even get a bit more ripped. But whatever. I will continue on as I should. :) 

Day 41 - 45

Day 41

Ran 6 miles in 44:02 Did an additional 3/4 of a mile to make 15.5 miles.

Was really tired and a bit sick afterwards.

Didn't work out on Monday because I was still recovering from the flu bug I got in earnest on Sunday.


Day 44

Ran 3 miles in 21:58 then another half mile.

3 Rounds of:

50 BSU
5 HSPU - Modified against the wall to head to 4-5" box
20 Push ups - all boy!

10:22

Then worked on FS with 65 lbs ( I couldn't get to the rack)

And worked on kipping pull ups. My back KILLED after this... hmmm.



Day 45

AMRAP in 18 minutes of:

15 box jumps 18" box (finally got back to jumping in rhythm without fear of a shin accident again.)
12 Push Press 45 lbs
9 KTE - I mixed in a bunch of TTB and am getting much stronger at these!

Then rowed 500 meters in 2 minutes. No running and no other exercises because someone was waiting to exercise.

Eating has been pretty much on track and am getting better about no snacks late at night. I LOVE my evening popcorn. Truthfully haven't seen any decline in weight at all, but I am gaining strength so that's a plus.

Day 40

Did a kick-ass WOD today.

4 rounds of:

Walking lunges with 20# dumb bells total 40# total.

30 box jumps 24" box - some steps as I caught my breath.

20 pull ups - 10 kipping 10 with green band assist.

24:17

Then I ran 3 miles in 22:45.

It was exhausting!

It took awhile but I was doing a high box and I wanted to get as many pull ups without the band as I could. 

Day 38

Ran 5 miles in 37:22

Then worked on pull ups and did some push ups. 

Day 37

Today's WOD. 

Ran 5 miles 36:38

Then I did 10 kipping pull ups and worked on hang cleans.

Started with 55# and got up to 95#. Did a couple, but it was kind of messy. 

All in all good work out. 

Doing well with the food challenge. 

Day 19

Well, I have been killing it in my running! Oh ya! I ran 3 miles in 21:06 on Tuesday and did 6 miles two days in 44:13 and 43:31. I have also been making progress in my lifts, though I am still depressingly behind all the "real deal" crossfitters. 

I am going to come up with a list of goals I want to achieve in my crossfit WODS. It will happen! 

Doing great with the diet/ no sugar thing. I don't eat any at all during the week, (except honey) and then pick a day on the weekend for sugar. Last weekend I only had dark chocolate. It was YUMMY! Anyway, I am happy with how things are going. 

One thing that is annoying, is I still have a lot of lose skin on my belly. And it's SKIN! How does one get ride of that? I'll have to look at that. But I'm not going to any extremes yet, because I will be having another baby and what's the point if I am going to just stretch it all out again???? 

Day 11

The not having a treadmill thing, is really putting a cramp in my style. Today I had to walk half a mile to use a treadmill and work out and then walk a half mile (pulling my kids in a sled behind me... a workout by itself.) back after I was finished. BLAH!

It was a good work out at least. And a couple of things. I can climb a rope! Just tried on Sunday and I did it. Of course, I didn't really know how to get down again, but I did it!

Doing well with my 90 day challenge so far. I should take pictures one of these days, but haven't felt like it. I will. AND measure and all that. Though truthfully, I am not expecting WOW results. Just being smarter about the intake of food.

I did find this on pinterest today.

Build your own box. 

Totally brilliant! Love this idea. I was just thinking that I needed a higher box, but wasn't sure I wanted to commit to a full 24" box all the time. This is PERFECT! Now to get the hubby to build it for me! 

Day 3

So I did start the 90 day challenge. No sugar. I miss it already! I have to really mentally engage to not eat that delicious dark chocolate that I have in my desk at work, or the little gummie candy that is in my closet for my kids. Ack! I hate not eating sugar, but I know that it is really good for me. 

The treadmill is officially not working, so running is going to be more of a challenge. 

I did this WOD today.

4 rounds for time of:

45 sec plank

30 deadlift - 85 lbs

5 hspu - modified to feet up on the side of the treadmill. 

12:55

Then I did jump rope for a few minutes. 

And that's it because I didn't feel like doing more. 

The next challenge

So, Monday I start the 90 day challenge again. I am going to cut sugar from the start and leave caffeine because it's winter in Alaska and I need my hot tea!
I am excited as I think I'll see some progress in trimming my belly a bit more. Though I am pretty happy with how far I've come since Emma. I am back up to around 141, and smidgen bigger in my hips then I was in the summer, but that's not surprising since winter ALWAYS makes me want to stuff my face with carbs and fat... :) I am trying to curb that a bit.
BUT the tragic news is my treadmill is on the fritz. It's actually not usable anymore. It surges like crazy and you can't not hold on unless you don't mind being thrown to the wall. SO, hopefully we'll get a new one in the next month or so, but it means my running will be put on the back burner some what.
I do NOT run in the winter outside. I HATE it! It's cold and yucky.

Last weekend I did a 10K in 45:00 and a 5K in 21:40. Which makes me happy. I am pretty excited where I am with the Crossfit stuff. I still have MANY goals to reach, but I am seeing progress. I need to get with my friend who is basically a trainer to work on some of the olympic lifts.
Anyway, I will try to post more during the challenge so I can keep track of my progress, but I don't make any promises. :)

What to do?

So what do you do, when you are just keeping on? Is it worth journaling the experience of just living? I don't know so much. I am doing what I have been doing all this summer and except a couple of things like acing my shine with a 24" box jump, and being sick a whole heap recently, nothing major has changed in my lifestyle.
I still like the way I look. I still like to exercise and I try to eat fairly well. So what's the news?
Well I have been thinking about doing the 90 day challenge again, only instead of depriving myself of hot beverages in the middle of the coldest, yuckiest time of year, I will cut out sugar instead of tea (caffeine). Sugar is my worst enemy. My Dad was just diagnosed with thyroid issues. This makes three people in my family with major problems with their thyroids. It is something to be proactive about for sure. So sugar. It needs to die.

Plus just watching more carefully what I am doing is always a good idea. I don't want to slip into gaining weight without really realizing it. It is really hard in the fall/winter time for me to not stuff my face constantly because, a. It's COLD! and because it's COLD!

So here I am keeping on, and in spite of myself, I am hoping to be more active journaling my life.

September

I haven't posted in forever. Mostly because I just haven't had the energy or motivation to bother with it. I am still exercising faithfully and still happy with what I'm doing. I am however having a really hard time not eating every carb in site. This happens every fall. Every time it get's cold my body goes, "OH! COLD! STORE FAT!" And then I want to eat ALL.THE.TIME!
I haven't been resisting enough recently and I feel a bit fluffy at the moment. I will bring my diet back under control. Soon. I just have to summon the determination. It's also a bit harder when you know you will be putting on more and more clothes and your body shape will become less and less noticeable. But I don't want to back track since I've worked so hard to get here.

Yippee!

I have been meaning to take pictures or something, but I haven't gotten to it yet. I will probably at some point.  

Alive!

So, I was out sick for a week and then kind of sick for another week. Not much posting happening. I am still working out and getting back on track eating well, blah blah blah.

This week I have been so SORE! Lost of squats and push ups. Blah!

I did this WOD today:

AMRAP in 18 min of:

15 Box jumps 18" box
12 PP 35 lbs
9 KTE - some on bar some with the arm straps.

Ran 3 miles.

But yesterday was
100 Lunges
100 Push ups
100 BSU
100 Squats

Ran 3 miles and I was so SORE from this WOD on Monday.

10 rounds of 2 min

5 Pull ups
10 Push ups
15 Squats
5 Pull ups
10 Push ups
15 squats
SJR till time runs out.

Yes. You read that right. 300 Squats, 200 pushups, 100 pull ups and whatever SJR I got in.

Killed me.

30 Days

It's over! OK. Not that big of a deal really. I had a few stutters at the end with tracking, but I did finish. So yippe! I am actually planning to keep doing no sugar for the most part, and maybe Monday start tracking again. It just gets to be such a pain in the A*@ to have to think about it, especially at the end of the day. But I do want to keep my eating in check as I know I tend to over do it.

I am still doing great on exercise, but right now I feel yucky and want to sleep. I have a bit of cold coming on and my whole body is just tired.

I ran a fast 6 miles yesterday (43:50) and then another half mile warm up/cool down. After I was so tired I could hardly keep my head up. A sure sing that I am not well.

Today I was going to WOD and run but I might give in and nap. We'll see.

I didn't weigh myself yet, but I had to buy a smaller size in my favorite skirt, so I'm definitely encouraged. :)

HIIT Mams Results

So I've been doing HIIT Mamas AKA Crossfit for about 8 Months.  I am loving the results!
After I did the 90 Day Challenge, I started just watching what I was eating and most importantly, getting off of sugar.

These are the results.

8 Months: 
Chest:36, Midsection: 32.25 Waist:29.5, Hips: 39! Thighs: 21.5, Bicep: 11

Weight: 147

11 Months:
Chest: 35, Midsection: 31.75, Waist: 28, Hips: 38, Upper Thighs: 22, Thighs: 20, Bicep: 11 

Weight: 141

15 Months:

Chest: 34.75, Midsection: 31.5, Waist: 27.5, Hips: 38, Upper Thighs: 22, Thighs: 21, Bicep: 11

Weight: 139

And now a look at what I looked like this time before I got preggo with Emma. 

I think I might be a bit more muscular then I was with Emma. But all in all, I think I look about the same and I feel like I accomplished getting back to where I was pre pregnancy. Now, I am going to be working on getting more fit and possibly losing some more inches on my belly and inner thighs. But truthfully I am pretty happy. 

I want to work on doing heavier weights for my work outs and getting faster in my running. 

Onward & upward. :) 

Day 23

So I am doing good today. Though I did eat a piece of dove dark chocolate. It was a stressful afternoon... Oh well.

Todays WOD was:

30 Thrusters  - 35lbs
20 BSU
Run 400 M
20 Thrusters - 35lbs
30 BSU
Run 400 M
10 Thrusters 35lbs
40 BSU
Run 400 M

11:15

Then I ran a total of 3.5 miles.

I want to start increasing my weights on all my exercises. I should not EVER just be using 10 lb weights anymore. Time to get stronger!

Day 21

So last weekend I fell off the wagon somewhat. Not that I way overate or anything, but I didn't count and I didn't exercise. Mostly because I felt sick since Thursday.  Like REALLY nauseous and when I tried to run on Friday I felt like I was going to poop my pants the whole time. Not fun.

So, I gave up on Saturday because we were in town all day and then Sunday we just lazed around and I couldn't get motivated. So there you have it. Not my finest hour, but I am back and tracking and I am still seeing improvements.

Ran 1.5 miles to warm up. Mistake, as it made me tired before I even started.

15 Rounds with 17 seconds left on the timer.
Last time I did 17. BUT, this time I did 35 lb PP the whole time. Last time was 20 -30 alternating rounds.
And I did 25 lb KBS this time as apposed to 20 lbs last time.

And I am now standing all the way up on my box jumps now. Took me a while to get the rhythm right.
18" box.

Then I ran another 1.5 miles  outside to finish off.

I also weighed myself and I'm 139. !!!!!!! I finally broke the 140's YIPEE!!!!! :) I know weight doesn't really matter but it does make me happy.

Day 15

I've been so bad about posting... But truthfully, when I finally get the kids to bed, all I want to do is to sit in front of the computer and watch tv or play games on my ipad. GET A LIFE! :) Oh well.

Doing well, with the running/crossfitting and eating better. I went over yesterday. But I have been tracking at least and that helps.

I have been doing REALLY well with not eating sugar. And that is BIG. I have had three pieces of dark chocolate in the last two weeks. That's just a miracle! No joke.

Sunday I ran 8 miles in 1:05:35. Not the fastest ever and I started out running 8:30 min miles and then sped up considerably to finish at 8:02 minute miles. A lot better. I need to not get lazy in my running now that I am not training for a race.

Yesterday I did.

For Time:

15 Squat Clean 45lb
30 KTE
30 Box jumps
15 Bench Dips
30 Push press 45lbs
120 SJR
15 Thrusters 35lbs
30 Burpees
300 Ft of walking lunges with 20 lbs

18:17

I should have done some running too, but I just didn't feel like it. I was tired and literally my legs were cramping up from the lunges as they are still sore from doing 200 meters of lunges Friday.

Keep going Janelle!

Day 8

Today was a running day as I really didn't want to do burpees and I couldn't have left work to do so. So I ran on my lunch break.

4 Miles in 29:39. I can still run fast! Recently I was beginning to wonder if I still could as I have been plodding since the race.

Myplate:

Then I also did 15 kipping pull ups after dinner. Just for good measure.

 

 

 

Some recent summer pics of me. As you can see, I still have some belly chub that needs to come off. But not too bad. I am overall pretty happy with my body. It's good to find that place at some point. But at the same time there are still some things I would like to see change and I am working toward that.

Day 7

So I messed up a bit over the weekend, which considering it was a long weekend/holiday, who's surprised? Not me! I ate an ice cream sandwich and had some alcohol with sugar in it. BUT, no candy which is major for me! I will break my addiction to the poisonous stuff!

And I didn't finish tracking my food the 4th. BUT I am still on track and that's what counts.

Sat, I ran 3.5 miles very slowly because it was too hot to run fast. Then Sunday I tried to exercise and that flopped. I should say I tried to run. I got a mile into it and felt like I was going to hurl, so I walked up to the gym and did rowing for 20 minutes. I definitely feel it today. I then ran home for another mile and felt sick by the time I got there.

Then today.  Really hard and really fun WOD.

It was supposed to be everything but the running. I added it because I want to run more.

Couplings of:

Ran 1 mile

10 Rounds of:
5 Pull ups
5 push ups

5:21

Ran 1 mile

5 Rounds of:
10 BSU
10 Supermans
 Don't know as my stupid timer didn't start. --- about one songs worth of time 4 -5 min

Ran 1 mile

2 Rounds of:

25 10lb wall ball
25 18" box jumps

Ran 1 mile.

I was drenched and TIRED but it felt good.

Day 2

Well, another successful day of tracking and not eating sugar! It's a win in my books. :)

I did the WOD from Hiit Mamas which was.


AMRAP in 12 minutes of:

10 Burpees
100 SJR

I did 6 rounds - though to be truthful the timer had gone off, but I had also had to mess around outside realizing that jump rope does NOT work on grass.

Whatever.

Myplate.

30 Day Challenge

Well, I am back and hoping to have a little successful challenge for the month of July.
This is my challenge. No sugar. NONE. That included tea and dark chocolate! NOOOOO! Yes! No dark chocolate for a month. I want to break my addiction to the stupid stuff and I don't do well with, "just a little here and there." So NONE!
The other thing I am going to do is track my calories for the entire 31 days of July. No excuses! I have my settings for about 1800 Cals a day. It will be a BIG cut believe me!

I will obviously be continuing to exercise like I usually do. I need to be careful of my knee because it's been bothering me for several weeks. I just don't want to over train and end up injured and fat.
So, still going to run and do the WODs on HIIT Mamas and hopefully at the end of these thirty days I'll have dropped that last five pounds that keeps holding on and more importantly I want to trim down the belly situation. I know that the belly isn't going to get better until I really make improvements with quantity and quality of food.
So here goes. I will weigh myself and take measurements when I get home. We'll see.

Here is the link to Myplate. 

Midnight Sun Run 2014

This last Saturday was the Midnight Sun Run. I didn't feel that confident going into it, as I had not been able to get much below 47:24 in the distance. I haven't been focusing on running as much as I had the time previously. So I was really nervous going in. I got there and started too fast because the start was a lot more crowded then it had been the past. I think I did the first two miles in under 14:00. I was a little confused too, because the course changed a bit due to flooding.
I knew I was going to have a hard run from the first two miles. I never felt like I slipped into a good pace that was comfortable.. or as they say, comfortably hard. I struggled the whole way, but I obviously struggled to some purpose because I beat my time by 22 sec. :) I rounded the corner that is usually right at the end and saw that the course went around the other side of the building where it normally ends and nearly cried. I was like "where the HECK is the finish!" At about mile 6 I was screaming at myself to keep running and to keep pushing and to "get your ass moving Janelle!" I finished 17th overall and got my name in the newspaper. My official time was 44:02. I wished I could have run just a tiny bit faster and finished in 43:something. It just looks better. But truth be told I was shocked that I actually beat my other time and that I kept running. I was so tired by the end I just wanted to sit down on the path and sleep. In fact as soon as I crossed the finished line, I stepped to the side and bent over and just gasped for breath. It was not nearly as fun as the time before, but you can't expect a perfect race every time right?

A couple of pics.

13 Months Later

So it's been a really long time since last time I posted. I was really uninspired to post anything. Not because I haven't been doing fine, but more because nothing is changing all that much. My weight and measurements are steady, and though I see good changes in my muscle tone, I can't say that I'm awed by how awesome I'm doing. Truthfully, it's because I'm not trying that hard in the eating department. I know it will take a lot more cutting and a lot less flinging to get better results.
At the moment, I'm not in the mood to do it.
I have a race in a week and a half and hopefully I'll be able to run it in under 46 minutes, though again I haven't been all that jazzed with my running. It's been slower outside then I thought it would be and I feel tired A LOT! It sucks. Every once in a while I'll have a really good run, but they aren't all that frequent.
I also injured BOTH knees. Tendon strain I think. AND my elbow...... I feel like I'm falling apart. :) I took several days off to recoup and ice and heat and everything feels better except the arm. I am going to try to run tomorrow and I need to remember not to push too hard so I don't end up limping around again.

Here are a couple of pics, though again, not inspiring...

Running

I have definitely been more into running the last couple of weeks. I am getting ready for the Midnight sun run in little less then a month. I'm a bit nervous that I won't be as fast as last time, but all I can do is train and see what happens...

 Sunday I ran a 10K in 45:27. Which isn't too bad but not a PR either. I then finished up seven miles. Monday WOD:

Front squat - 70 lbs

21 - 1:39

Rest 2 min

15 - :38

Rest 2 min

9 - :20

Then I did 400 m sprints/recovery outside for three miles. My sprints were,

1 - 1:29

2  1:23

3 - 1:26

4 - 1:26

 

Today I did another 10k but slowly and relaxed... 49:50. 

Day 39

Todays WOD:

AMRAP in 10 Min of:
5 Pull ups - purple band assist
10 Thrusters - 20 lbs

13 Rounds + 5 Pull ups

Ran 4.75 miles, but don't know how fast as Jackson kept interrupting me every five minutes. It was fast as I was pushing hard.

Didn't have time for my thing, as Emma was up and Jackson was hangry.

Day 38

On Sunday, I ran 10 miles for the first time in almost two years. It went surprisingly well for all that. I really wanted to do it in eight minute miles and I averaged 7:58. So I was right on. Monday, I did;

AMRAP in 20 minutes of

Run 400 meters

Then 3 rounds of

5 pull ups

10 push ups

15 squats

I got 4 rounds with nine seconds left on the clock. I did bpu the first two rounds, but the the third was half and half and, the fourth was all girl. 

Then I did Monday's wod which was a bit dumb.

7 rounds of:

15 Hip extensions

3 bpu

I did it in just over a minute but then thought maybe I had done it wrong because everyone else was getting over three to four minutes so I kept doing them until I reached 3:15. Whatever.

Yesterday was off because I was so tired. 

Today, equally tired, I did this.

Run 1600 meters - 6:39

Rest 3 min

Run 1200 meters - 4:57

Rest 2 min 

Run 800 meters - 3:13

Rest 1 min

Run 400 - 1:34

Then I ran another  mile and a quarter for a total of 4.25 miles. Then I did,

15 pull ups

20 bpu

25 bsu 

35 sec hs - did 4 hspu with a five inch box under my head. 

Day 32

So let's see,

Tuesdays WOD:

5 Rounds for Time of
11 FS - 40 lbs
7 Burpee pull ups
Run 400M

15:23 Then Ran another 3 miles in 22:34.

Also did my
15 Push ups
20 BSU
30 Sec of HS.


Wednesday:

3 Rounds for time of:

Run 800M
50 Back extensions
50 BSU

I really smoked this one!

18:44. I ran a half mile to start then I finished with 1.5 miles as a leisurely pace.

Total miles 3.5

10 Pull ups
15 Pushups
20 BSU
30 Sec HS

TODAY

AMRAP in 12 minutes of:

Run 400M
5 Dead lift 65 lbs

I did 5 rounds + 400M

I did half mile warm up.

Then I ran two more miles in 14:40 and did a half mile cool down.

10 Pull ups (unassisted)
15 Push ups
20 BSU
30 Sec HS

Day 25

Wow! I did SO much today. I cleaned out and reorganized the kids closet, and went through Jackson's clothes and then I cleaned and organized my closet and weeded out my too big clothes to put into storage for next time I get fat.

AND I exercised. So tired!

Today's WOD was:

64 pull ups
8 Front Squat 45 lbs

4:37

Then I ran 5 miles in 36:54. It was a good, hard workout.

Day 24

Wow, it's been a baaaaddd week! And it's only Wednesday! Oh well. Ben and Milla are moving and what the HELL are we going to do without Ben?!

So, I came home yesterday, emotionally exhausted and exercised for a LOONNGG time.

Yesterdays WOD was:

21 15 9 6 3 of

HSPU
Front Squat 45 lbs
Burpees

I did it in 10:54.  Then I ran 4.5 miles. I did three miles of 400 sprints with 400m recovery runs in between.
Then I did my little thing  of
10 pull ups
15 push ups
20 situps
30 seconds of handstand

Today, wanted to sleep instead of working out so I left it too late of course.

I did Monday's WOD because I liked it better.

3 Rounds for time of:
50 Pistol squats alternating legs
7 Pull ups

I finished in 8:31
Then I ran 1.5 miles in about 11 minutes.

Then,
10 pull ups
15 push ups
20 situps
30 seconds of handstands.

I am hoping that if I do the little thing at the end then I'll stop losing strength between WODS. Sometimes it's such a long time between doing these elements that I lose ground.
I think I'll do it in a two week cycle and then increase by five reps after two weeks. We'll see.

Tomorrow I will post about my 1 year from PP. I haven't because I was on my period and frankly bloated and didn't want to step on the scale or measure. 

So tomorrow. 

Day 22

So last week I ran a total of 28 miles, which makes me happy. Unfortunately I am still not going nearly as fast outside as I was inside. I need to train more. Blah! But I did an eight mile run in 1:02:47, which was faster then last week, so that's good. I am needing to get my act in gear if I am going to break my PR for the Midnight Sun Run in June.

I am not going to work out today as my baby keeps waking up every five minutes and she's in my closet because I didn't want her to wake her brother up. Oh well. I'm really tired today anyway.

But TOMORROW, I'm going to kick ASS! :)

Day 16

Well today I didn't do the WOD because I am at work and instead I went for a 5 mile run. It was gloriously sunny and not too windy and not to hot. It was wonderful. I ran 5 in 38:30 and then finished up with a half mile cool down. Then went in and did 10 pull ups, 15 push ups, 20 BSU and 30 Handstand.
I am hoping if I do the above every day, I'll actually get stronger... we'll see.

I might to the WOD later, but probably not. It looks MAJOR. :)

This day last year, it was freezing cold and there was SOOO MUCH SNOW everywhere, and I was in a great deal of pain. I am amazed that I was able to give birth to this beautiful little girl. Happy Birthday Emma Joy! I love you so much!

Day 15

Tomorrow is Emma's birthday. Can't believe it's been a year already! Love that girl! I will post a full post about her and her birthday that we already had and all that. Right now I need to record and jump in the shower before the kiddos wake up.

Saturday I ran 3 miles in around 24:00 min. Not great but whatever. It was outside and windy.
Sunday I ran 8.11 miles in 1:05:27 which I was pretty happy with as it's the farthest I've gone for a year and a half.

Today days WOD:

10 Round of:
Run for 1 min.
Rest 15 sec
Bench dips for 30 sec
Rest 15 Sec

Warm up .5 miles

Total Miles 1.50 - 9mph on TM
Total BD - 211 - All the way  to the floor

Ran 1.50 miles - total 3.50 Miles

10 Pull ups - assisted with small purple band
15 Push ups
20 BSU
Handstand for 30 Sec

Day 11

Another challenge has started, but I've been too busy with birthdays to post much. I have been exercising consistently and doing pretty good. I started transitioning to outside running, which was a bit of a rude awakening for me. I was MUCH slower then I should be. I think part of it is that it's ALWAYS windy here, and I am low on iron and just don't have the energy I should have. I did run 4 miles yesterday at 30:17 which was much better then the 8 min miles I was getting before that.

Today's WOD was:

3 Rounds for time of:

Run 100 Meters
15 HSPU - I did these with my feet on the handle bar of the treadmill. I was too sore from yesterday to try the real deal.
200 JR

10:07

I will be posting more frequently once I get my head above water again.

Day 1 AGAIN!

So we are at Day 1 again of the next 90 day challenge. I am doing it again, though with some revisions. I will not be eating wheat during the week and I will cut sugar back now too. In fact, I am pretty much going to just carry on from where I left off.

Sunday I ran outside on the ice and in the wind for a very slow 4 mile run. But it was fun.
Saturday I ran 3 miles. Friday I ran a 2K in 8:37 and a 5K in 21:23.

Todays WOD was

AMRAP in 20 Min Of:

10 KTE
20 Pistol Squats (alternating legs)
30 Supermans (legs bent.)

I did 2 miles on the TM in 15:38 and then 7 rounds + KTE and 11 Squats.
Truthfully I was low energy and I didn't push myself as hard as I could have.
I then ran outside for a mile which was quite nice.

 I am not going to post my STATS because they are the same as they were a week ago.

HSPU

Todays WOD was WOW!

AMRAP in 25 minutes of:

11 Pull ups
12 DL - 75 then dropped to 65 the last two rounds
10 HSPU - did two rounds with a box under my head up against the wall. Then did half up against the wall and half knees on a chair or in a pike.

9 Rounds + 7 pull ups.

TIRED!
I also ran 3 miles.

90 Day Challenge

And the results are in!:) OK, so it's not that exciting, but I'm still glad I did it.

Pics:

8 Months: 
Chest:36, Midsection: 32.25 Waist:29.5, Hips: 39! Thighs: 21.5, Bicep: 11

Weight: 147

11 Months:
Chest: 35, Midsection: 31.75, Waist: 28, Hips: 38, Upper Thighs: 22, Thighs: 20, Bicep: 11 

Weight: 141

So basically I lost some inches and a bit of weight, but I'm not looking for the quick fix. I know it will take a bit to get me where I want to be. 

Next step is to do it again, though this time I will be not having wheat during the week from the get go. 

:) 

11 Months PP

Eleven months have gone by since I had Emma and I am really feeling good about my progress to get back into shape and even get into better shape.



Eating: Doing well, eating well. We have been not eating wheat during the week and just having it on the weekends. It helps to have a day that it's allowable. I've been doing better just eating nuts and fruits for snacks, but I should probably not munch on them as much.

Exercise: Doing great with this still and will definitely be keeping my routine the same, though I am adding more miles as it's getting closer to summer and I want to amp up for the Midnight Sun run in June. I did do a 6:25 min mile last month, which was definitely a highlight.

Measurements:
4 Months:
Neck:12.5 Chest:37.5  Midsection:35.25 Waist: 31  Hips:41  Thighs:21.5  Biceps: 11.5 Forearms:10 Calves:14 Wrist:6 Ankle:9
5 Months:
Chest: 36.5, Midsection: 33.5,  Waist: 30.25,  Hips: 40.25, Thighs: 22.25, Bicep: 11.5
6 Months:
Chest:36, Midsection: 33.75, Waist: 30,  Hips: 40, Thighs: 21.5,  Bicep:11.25
7 Months:
Chest:36, Midsection: 32.5, Waist: 29.5,  Hips: 40, Thighs: 21.5, Bicep: 11
8 Months: 
Chest:36, Midsection: 32.25 Waist:29.5, Hips: 39! Thighs: 21.5, Bicep: 11
9 Months:
Chest: 36, Midsection: 32, Waist: 28.75, Hips: 38.75, Upper Thighs: 23, Thighs:21. Bicep: 11
10 Months:
Chest 34.5, Midsection: 32, Waist: 28, Hips: 38, Upper Thighs: 22, Thighs: 20, Bicep: 11 (unflexed, 11.5 flexed)
11 Months:
Chest: 35, Midsection: 31.75, Waist: 28, Hips: 38, Upper Thighs: 22, Thighs: 20, Bicep: 11

Not much change from a month ago, but I'm not discouraged. I will get there eventually!

Weight: 141

Life: Good. Getting jazzed about the spring and the birthday party coming up. It will be great times had by all. Emma is getting so big and she is very close to walking! She loves to cruise around holding onto things and she is DETERMINED to be part of everything and gets quite put out when she's not.
Jackson is now three! He continues to change and grow and it's so fun to be watching it happen!
We went on a date for my birthday and it was SO much fun! I haven't done anything fun for my birthday in quite a few years. So all in all it was a great month!

Pics:

 

Day 89!

Woot! Here we are almost done!

I ran on Saturday and Sunday. Though Saturday I felt horrible and quit after 2.5 miles. It was BAD!
Sunday I ran a 10K in 46:02 then kept running to finish off at 7.25 miles. The most I've run to date. I think I'll need to start adding in a long run every week. Like 10 miles. Maybe when the sun comes out to play and I can run outside.

Today the WOD was:

3 Rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
Rest 2 minutes

3:10
3:05
3:07

Then I ran a total of 5.25 miles.

I will take measurements and pictures today so I can post tomorrow. It's noting amazing so don't get your hopes up. But by the time I'm done with me it will be! :)

Day 85

Almost done with the challenge!

Yesterday I was sick and the WOD was to run a 5K. I didn't feel up to seven minute miles, so I ran a 5K in 23 minutes and then ran more 5.25 in total. It was a fine run, though a bit on the low energy side.

I don't remember the last time I actually posted was. It's been a long week. I did WODs Monday, Tuesday and took Wednesday off, because we had to go to FBX. for appointments. I will skip the 11 month PP post until Monday when the challenge will be up. Then I'll do all the pics etc and recap of success and what I'll do better next time.

Day 77

Wow. TIRED!

Ran 1.25 miles to warm up.

WOD was

 AMRAP in 12 minutes of:
150 Wall ball (had to do thrusters)
90 Jump rope
30 Pull ups (assisted with green band)

Finished with .75 miles jogging. Sometimes I really hate working out!

Day 75

We're almost there! Yippe! I had a bit of a carb fest over the weekend, so now I feel fat and want to really be stringent about the last two weeks of this challenge. I am formulating a plan of what to do when this is over.
I think I will continue to do no wheat during the week and just have it on the weekend and no sugar. Those two things will definitely help me see more results.  I might have to add the snacking before bedtime back in though, as I LOVE having popcorn at night with the hubby while we watch TV shows.

So let's see. I don't even know when I last posted.

Today I did:

5 rounds of:

Run 400 Meters
15 overhead squats - 20lbs

12:25 I then ran a total of 3.25 miles.

Sunday I ran a 10K in 45:52. - not awesome but good enough.

Saturday I did this WOD.

AMRAP in 20 minutes of:

5 Push ups
10 1 leg squats alternating each round. (HARD)
15 BSU

I did 15 + Push ups, squats and 5 BSU.

Ran 4.5 miles doing quarter mile sprints at 9 - 9.5, with quarter mile recoveries at 7.5 & 8 between. Total of 6 rounds of that then the rest running at a gentle pace to finish out.

Didn't exercise Friday. Too tired.

Day 71

Here we are with only 19 days to go. I must say the results of this 90 day challenge haven't been amazing, or drastic, but I haven't been TOTALLY strict and I am pretty happy with the progress I've made. I will probably just do it again after this is over.

So I ran on the weekend like normal, worked out on Monday.

5 Rounds of:
Run 800 Meters
5 KTE
50 Push ups

It was hell. I finished in 28:20. I ran at 8.5 and 8.6 and then did incline pushups.

My back went out a couple weeks ago and I'm still dealing with that. GRRR!

Then Tuesday was off.

Wednesday I ran.
The WOD was run a mile. I haven't run a mile for time in forever, so I was interested to see how fast I could go.

6:25! SO jazzed by that number. It was on the treadmill, but typically I am faster outside. I will be doing it outside this summer to see what my real time is.

I also ran a total of 4.25 miles.

TODAY!

So todays WOD was.

AMRAP in 8 mins of:

10 DL - 20lb
15 Box Jumps
15 DL - 30 lbs
15 BJ
20 DL - 40lb
15 Bj
25 DL - 50lb
15 BJ
30 DL - 60lb
15 BJ
35 DL - 70lb
15 BJ

I finished to 5 Box Jumps on the last round. Not too bad. Then I ran 2.5 miles. I also only had a 14" box so it wasn't as hard as it should have been. And I did 65lbs instead of 60lbs because of the weight situation.

Day 64

Wow. so tired. We've been doing a lot of running WODs this week.

Today in between Jackson pooping in his under and peeing in his potty, I did this WOD

4 Rounds for time of:
Run 200 meters
11 Thrusters - 25 lbs
Run 200 Meters
11 Push press - 25 lbs
Run 200 Meters
11 Bench press - 35 lbs

I did it in 17:10, though after the first round I had to stop the timer to take care of the poop in the unders. Then I finished. Ran on a 9.0 the whole time and felt pretty good.

Ran half a mile warm up, then a mile after and another quarter to cool down.

Day 65

Wow. What. A. Day. I didn't fall asleep last night or this morning really, until around 5 and then got up at 8. SO tired! I HATE hormones! They SUCK!  Anyway, I did actually work out, because I thought it would make me feel better. Which it did.
Todays WOD.

AMRAP in 20 minutes of:

10 Push Ups
5 DL - 85 lbs
8 Push press - 20 - I did the first 4 rounds with 35 lbs.

The push ups were split between boy push ups, incline pushups and girl push ups when I couldn't actually do any more push ups.

I did 17 Rounds + Pushups and 1 DL.

10 Months PP

Woot! 10 months ago I had a little tiny baby! She's the best little girl a mama could wish and pray for!


Eating: Doing pretty good with the 90 Day Challenge. I'm on day 63 and even though it's not on the challenge yet, I am going to cut out bread and wheat products for the next 27 days. I want to see more progress in my belly and I know that this works really well for me.

Exercise: Still doing the Crossfit/HIIT WODs  and running. I am definitely getting faster and stronger, though some WODS still make me feel out of shape and BLAH! BUT I did run a 10K in 45:03 and a 5K in 21:21 this month so I am feeling pretty good about that. My plan is to continue and continue and continue etc...

Measurements:
4 Months:
Neck:12.5 Chest:37.5  Midsection:35.25 Waist: 31  Hips:41  Thighs:21.5  Biceps: 11.5 Forearms:10 Calves:14 Wrist:6 Ankle:9
5 Months:
Chest: 36.5, Midsection: 33.5,  Waist: 30.25,  Hips: 40.25, Thighs: 22.25, Bicep: 11.5
6 Months:
Chest:36, Midsection: 33.75, Waist: 30,  Hips: 40, Thighs: 21.5,  Bicep:11.25
7 Months:
Chest:36, Midsection: 32.5, Waist: 29.5,  Hips: 40, Thighs: 21.5, Bicep: 11
8 Months: 
Chest:36, Midsection: 32.25 Waist:29.5, Hips: 39! Thighs: 21.5, Bicep: 11
9 Months:
Chest: 36, Midsection: 32, Waist: 28.75, Hips: 38.75, Upper Thighs: 23, Thighs:21. Bicep: 11
10 Months:
Chest 34.5, Midsection:32, Waist:28, Hips: 38, Upper Thighs: 22, Thighs: 20, Bicep: 11 (unflexed, 11.5 flexed)

Definitely seeing more progress. Very excited about this and about what's happening with my body.

Weight: 142 - 143. Depends on the day. BUT I'm now within five pounds of pre pregnancy!

Life: Well, other then the stomach bug that my whole family has had, (Emma just got it last night) we are doing really well. Looking forward to spring and summer. It's going to be EPIC! In other words FUN! I won't have a tiny baby or a whinny two year old and I won't have to feel fat and flubbery all summer either. THANK GOD!

Pics:

 

Day 63

Yippee! Day 63! Yesterday I took the day off. Too tired after work to face a million burpees and clean squats.

Todays WOD:

5 rounds of:
Run 800 meters
25 burpees

HARSH! - 31:09 I kept the treadmill between 8 and 8.3 MPH the whole time and just forced myself to run that fast even though I didn't have any AIR!

There was no speeding up the burpees. I HATE THEM! I would do ten and then rest ten seconds and then do a couple more and gasp and wheeze and then do some more.

Day 61

Yes, I missed many days, but with kids and hubby sick and me still not feeling great, I didn't feel like blogging.
I sill exercised five days last week despite the stomach bug.

Todays was:

5 rounds of:

Run 1000 meters (1K)
30 Hip raises
30 BSU

29:13

I was pretty happy with that time despite the times of some of the other ladies on the site. I was running a good 7 min mile pace and that is what I wanted to do, so good for me.

I will do my 10 Month PP post tomorrow night when my DH goes to play hockey.

Day 54

Todays WOD was such a relief!

2 rounds SLOWLY of:

20 Body Surfers - (supermans with knees bent)
15 Hip Raises
10 On leg squats - leg behind on a chair
50 BSU

I ran 3 miles in about 24:30. It was a terrible run and I felt sick most of the way through it. Oh well.

Day 53

Yesterday I ran a 5K PR. 21:21! Yeah! It was hard and hurt, but I did it. And I did 50 push ups in 2:30 Not great, but they were all boy push ups and boy incline push ups. NO MORE GIRL PUSH UPS!

Today I ran a 10 K in 46:29 - Which wasn't fast but it hurt and was about all I could do today.

Day 50!

Day 50! Hurrah! Only 40 more days to go.

So, yes, I did this today.


5 handstand push-ups (modify as needed)
10 one-legged squats, alternating
15 pull-ups (assist as needed)
10 handstand push-ups
20 one-legged squats, alternating
30 pull-ups
15 handstand push-ups
30 one-legged squats, alternating
45 pull-ups
10 handstand push-ups
20 one-legged squats, alternating
30 pull-ups
5 handstand push-ups
10 one-legged squats, alternating
15 pull-ups

I had to do major modifications to get it done.

I did the pike position with feet on a chair for the first round and then had to switch to knees on a chair. I also held onto the green band while I did the pistol squats and quite frankly I'm not sure how much I got out of them.

And then the stupid pull ups. I used BOTH the green and the purple bands to do them all. But whatever. I did it.

18:26 but that was with a potty interruption from Jack. (I stopped the timer then started again.)

I also ran 1 mile warm up.

Day 47

It's been a while but I was sick all weekend and didn't do much other then try not to throw up again and take care of my kids without Dan around. SUCK! I hate it when he has to be away. Especially when I'm sick.  BLAH!

BUT, today.

AMRAP in seven minutes of:

20 Single Jump rope (instead of 5 Double unders - can't do em.)
13 Thrusters 30 lbs

I did 7 rounds plus JR & 7 Thrusters

Then I ran 3 miles in 22:40 and then a half mile to finish up.

Oh and 20 Burpees.

Day 43

Though according to the site it's only day 40 but she had Day 38 three days in a row... GRRR... ANYWAY, todays WOD:

7 Rounds of:

7 Push Press - 25 lbs
7 BSU
7 Burpees

Finished in 6:53

Ran 3 miles in 22:34 and then another half mile for good measure.

Day 41

Todays was fun, if you like being in pain.. :)


Half mile warm up

.31
49 Thrusters
.31
26 Power Snatch
.31
39 Squat Clean - Deep squat

Ran another 1.25 miles after for a total of 2.5

20 Burpees

TIRED!

Day 40

Well, almost halfway through this 90 challenge. Yippee! Of course I will probably just do it again. I can't say that I've seen AMAZING results, but I know that I know that I know that I know that slow and steady and CONSISTENT is the way to the body I want.

Friday I took off, mostly because I didn't have time before 8:30 PM to work out and by the time it was 8:30 I was too stinkin tired to bother.

Saturday I kicked ass and ran 4 miles in 29:18. It was definitely an effort, but it felt good. I will get down to 7 min miles one of these days.
Today I ran 5 miles, 4 in 30:13 and then jogged the last one.
Then I did 20 burpees.

Oh and I read this:

http://asklaurenfleshman.com/2013/11/keeping-it-real/ 

It's such a good, refreshing view of fitness. You have to keep in mind that reality is NOT on the pictures on google or a magazine.

:)