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. 

Summer....

So, I've been relaxing most of the summer and not too keen on keeping up with things! I took about a month break from crossfitting and I've been getting back in the swing of things over the last three weeks or so. I think I needed the lay off. I also, not intentionally,  laid off on my eating. That's harder to get back on track than anything else. I'm trying to take it one thing at a time. First is getting back into my workouts, then the eating will come ( I hope!).  Money's been kind of tight, so that makes eating healthy that much harder...I'm not spending as much on buying fresh organic fruits and veggies, milk, etc. It's just too easy to make a pot of spaghetti, or a PBJ sandwich for lunch with a few chips. It's really annoying, actually. 

My workout buddy and friend, Grace, has just opened up Crossfit Sugarland. It's rockin and rollin! I'm planning on helping out some with some of the classes. Here's a pic of my playing around!

TGIF...

I'm in a much better place than I was on Tuesday...maybe because it's Friday :) 

I'm not as much in the zone this week as I was last week. I let myself have a little slack and I have of course taken it too far! Nothing too bad, just the occasional cookie here and there, and more starchy carbs than I did the first two weeks.

I need to look around for some more dinner ideas. That's what's been getting me this week. We've met people for dinner or gone to other's houses for dinner and it's been hard to eat right when the choices are limited. 

WODs this week are rockin and rollin! I DL'd today and hit 225 for 3 with 8 HSPU right after. I really need to work on deadlifts. They are not my strength. I'm not a fan of the slower lifts. I LOVE cleans, jerks, and snatches...but give me squats or deadlifts and I am not a happy camper. Since I dislike them so much, I guess that means they need the most work! 

Blah...

It's been that kind of day. Unfortunately, I've been cranky all day and can't seem to snap out of it. Maybe it's because I didn't eat well at all today. I'm not even going to tell you what I ate...it wasn't much of anything good. I pretty much just gave up today :( Where's the willpower? 

I'll get back on the wagon tomorrow. Who knew this was going to be such a struggle for me? I wish I could just say no...why do I feel like if I turn this food down, I'll never ever get to eat it again. It's some sort of mechanism in my brain....

That's about it today...just wanted to get that off my chest...

Monday, Monday...la, la, la, la,la...

It's my last full week of school before we're out for the summer!!!! Yahooooooo!!!

I tried to eat clean today, after a weekend of "loose" zoning....and when I say  loose, I mean McDonald's and some pasta and bread....gulp...my small victory today was that I had a small cookie at school, so to balance it out, I cut out my carb blocks at lunch and cut down my fat blocks by 1.5. I had the cookie right before lunch, so I kind of figured it for my lunch. 

B- 2 eggs, 2 egg whites

1 c strawberries

6 almonds

1 slice Ezekiel bread

1/3 tsp butter

L - cookie :(

3 oz extra lean brisket

1 oz 2% milk cheese

1/3 fruit cocktail

3 almonds

S#1 - 3 cashews

1/2 c lowfat plain yogurt flavored with a pinch of sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg (never done that before...it was an interesting taste...)

S#2 - 1 oz dark chocolate

D - 4 oz grilled chicken

2 c steamed broccoli with 1/3 tsp EVOO

1/3 c high protein pasta tossed with EVOO and pepper

It really is true that if you eat the protein and veggies first, then you are too full to eat the "unfavorable" carbs. I budgeted for one more block of the pasta and I ended up only eating half of what was on my plate. After gobbling up the pasta and broccoli, I couldn't finish all the pasta. I'm planning on a 1 block snack before bed...maybe some dark chocolate....mmmm...that sounds good! 

WOD for today is in my CF log...here's the link: http://www.board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=29691&page=9

It was a toughie today....I did weighted pull ups with a kettlebell in my back pack. The weight was distributed awkwardly, so it made it a bit harder.

It's been a busy week!

So...it's been a few days since I posted anything in my little world :) I did pretty good with zoning the week. I did have a birthday celebration for my mother in law on Thursday, so I indulged in some cake and dessert :) But my doctor also confirmed that I need to stay in the Zone...so alas, my little experiment is becoming a lifestyle change.

Last night my wonderful husband took me out on a date!!! I got to get dressed up and everything!! 

This morning Grace, Shawn, Jocelle, and I went to CF The Woodlands for a free Saturday workout. It was great! They just opened up a new place and we did an inaugural Fight Gone Bad....both my pleasure and my pain!!! Three rounds of pain...I managed to beat my total from my last FGB in April. I went up from 277 to 323!! Wohoo!!!! 

Tomorrow will be a rest day, as I am going to College Station to watch my sister play softball!!