A new way of life

So this is my new way of life. Bye bye bread, cookies, crackers, artifical sugar, and anything else you can think of that has too many chemical ingredients. Grocery shopping yesterday was interesting, I don't think I've ever bought so many fruits and veggies. I even bought some ground bison to try. Why make this change? Well it's for a few reasons.

1. Superficial - I want to look good and starches, sugars, and grains create a bloated look.

2. Performance - Since I Crossfit, eating this way will help me maintain energy and recover from workouts better.

3. Longevity - I want to live forever! Well, maybe not forever, but I want to at least give myself the best chance at a quality of life.

4. Challenge - I just want to try this and see if I can actually stick to it. My will power is not good, and I talk a good talk. Now it's time to walk the walk. I am a sugar junky, I love anything sweet, so this is a challenge for me.

After I left the grocery store last night and I got home and starting thinking about all the things I "wouldn't" be able to eat. The thought of that actually was depressing and I realized how strong my emotional attachment is to food. It was a little alarming! I mean, do I not have thousands of other things in my life to bring me joy and happiness? If I count on food to do this for me, then I have a serious problem! The only solution is to cut it out. Food is not emotional, it's sustanance, that's it. Eat to live...don't live to eat.

I'm Back...

I see that my last post was in February! Much has happened since that last post. The most important being the birth of my beautiful baby girl, Ansley. She came in at 7lb 9oz and 21 inches long. She is almost 6 months old and is truely a blessing to me and Ryan.

I was thinking about the direction that I wanted to take this blog, because I need to keep up with it. Not that I have a lot of spare time, but what's the point in wasting the space? So, instead of trying to keep this on one topic or for one specific purpose, I'm going to use this for periodic random musings and thought "throw up". There may be posts about kids, nutrition, crossfit, faith or anything else that pops into my head!

Can I keep up??

I need to really update my blog more! It's been hectic with work, baby, and family...I guess it's only going to get worse. 

I'm now about 30 weeks along and my baby is strong and healthy...did I mention it's a GIRL?!?!? We are going to name her Ansley Nicole. We are currently in the process of trying to get the nursery done.

I've been crossfitting pretty hard the last few weeks. It makes me feel good. I can still rock out 15 pull ups in a row and do most workouts without much scaling. I have to do low box jumps and go VERY slow, and I can't do anything heavy or do situps. But other than that I haven't had to change much else. I did Murph a couple weeks ago in 52 min (Rx). I also did Fran (55#) in 6:18. Grace and I are going to film a Fran soon and see if I can do better. I can't seem to stop competing, even though right now, it's not about going fast or heavy. 

Eating has been a struggle. Last time I went to the doc, he said I already gained 35lbs, which scared the crap out of me! I'm not sure where all the weight has gone, since my belly is the only thing that's getting HUGE. I know I've had some muscle gain, due to my workouts and the added weight. I can see that my shoulders and traps are bigger than they were. I can't, however, seem to kick the sugar habit right now. It's an addiction!! I've gone back to an "eyeball" zone, or at least tried to, in order to up protein and fat and hopefully cut down a little on the sugar. Luckily my glucose test came back fine, so no gestational diabetes! I'm going to keep "trying" to watch what I eat! 

A few changes...

So, I'm going to change the direction of my blog just a little bit. I am officially 15 weeks pregnant and expecting in May! Ryan and I are really excited. I'm still crossfitting, which has kept me from being so tired I can't function all the time. I've had to cut back a little bit, but I'm still pumping out pull ups, push ups, and box jumps like I was before. I figure if I can make it through a crossfit workout, labor might not be so bad :) 

I've tried not to go wild with my eating, doc said I should only gain about 25lbs throughout the pregnancy. Plus, I want to eat well for the baby. So each meal, I try eat fiber, fruits/veggies, protein (this is tougher since I can't eat turkey sandwiches for lunch). I'm still giving myself what I want, but mixing it up seems to help. I'm also not nearly as hungry as I thought I would be. I mean, I don't eat like double what I used to eat. It's actually pretty normal. 

You know it's bad when....

pull ups and sit ups are your recovery!! That was my quote of the day from today's CF Sugarland WOD. It was a good one though! I've been doing a good job of working out almost every day and recently I have started *trying* to play tennis. I like sports and I need something new to learn. It humbles me to try and learn something new. 

Starting zoning again, well, kind of. I'm starting with zoning during the day and then relaxing a little bit at dinner. I even tried beef jerky the other day, something I never thought would happen....it was pretty good! 

I'm leaving today for a short trip to California and will be back next week. Flying to Sacramento, down to San Fran for a day, then on to Carmel for a few days. Nice and relaxing, because when I get back, I have to report back to school. I can't believe the summer is already over! That's when I start my early AM workouts!! *cue the threatening music* I'm not a morning person, but the more I think about it, the better it would be. Then I make sure I get in my workout for the day....before life gets in the way! 

Yeah for me!

This weekend was a blast! My wonderful husband took me to San Antonio for the weekend. We stayed at La Mansion and went to a fabulous dinner on Saturday night. 

The restaurant was called "Biga on the Banks", located on the Riverwalk. It was pricey, but totally worth it. We both ordered beef tenderloin, but our waiter was having non of that, so he basically put together an "experience" for us (if you knew me, you'd know that I am not a very adventurous eater....I just ate my first fish meal a couple months ago!). So, he started bringing out different appetizers and salads. My first were two pork tenderloins cooked in a spicy Asian inspired sauce. Then he gave me a lettuce wrap...chicken you might think...but no...it was filled with cashews, ostrich, buffalo, and vennison! I ate it and I LOVED IT!! Best lettuce wrap I ever had :) Then I had a spinach salad with roasted quail on top...again, not something I would ever THINK about eating, but it wasn't that bad. 

I realized this weekend, that I don't need to eat tons of junky foods. I wish I could eat every night like I did on Sat. but that is not possible until I win the lottery or something :)  I decided that I am going to recommit to zoning and see how it goes. It's going to be rocky at first. I think I'm going to phase into it...dinner probably won't be a 'zone' meal, but my goal is that all my eating during the day will be. Dinner will be eyeballed, but my husband is not a zoner and he still likes his carbs!  AND I'm going to treat myself to a bit of ice cream every night! 

Today, I got  up and worked out at 7:15 this morning. I have another goal, which is to workout before work when school starts! That involves getting up at 5am to make it to workout by 5:15. I'm the person who sleeps until the last possible moment....but I want to do this. 

Hello Dolly....

It's been raining pretty much all week because of Hurricane Dolly, so we had to cancel crossfit classes at CF Sugarland. I decided to take yesterday off, but Wednesday I made up my own WOD and it was a killer!! It involved a lot of running and burpees! 

Eating well has been non existent this week. Let's just say I had a record of Chick-fil-a for 4 days straight and then I topped it off with Wendy's the next day. It's a wonder I don't blow up to 150 lbs. Part of it is motivation and the other part is that I'm really grossed out by the things I used to eat. It's quite odd. For example, I used to LOVE making eggs, a piece of toast, cup of fruit, almonds, with a bit of butter for my toast. Now the thought of eating that makes me want to puke. I buy fruit at the store, with the intentions of eating it, but alas, a week or two later its gone bad in the fridge. I'm actually wanting more meat now...meat and sugar....GREAT eating plan!!! 

On a happy note, it's my 5th Wedding anniversary!!! Ryan is taking me somewhere for the weekend, but it's a surprise. I'm excited, this is the first time he has ever planned something for us to do. I'm usually in on the planning, so this is a welcome break.