Paleo Challenge Day 35

Day 35 (Sunday)

Food:
Breakfast: 2 eggs etc
AM Snack: Berry Smoothie (Coconut Milk, Coconut Sugar, Whey Protein and Fresh Mint)
Lunch: Strawberries, Chicken and salad  (at Mum and Dads)
PM Snack: Cherries and nuts
Dinner: Green Salad and Hot Chicken Roast from supermarket


Points: Food 4 Water 1 = 5

Exercise wise: Mow lawns and put up roman blinds - otherwise a quiet day

Paleo Challenge Day 34

Day 33 review (Friday)

Food: 2 Egg Omelette with Mushrooms and Parmesan cheese (always YUM!!)
AM Snack: 
Lunch: Berry Smoothie made with Cocnut Milk - some Coconut sugar, Whey Protein powder and Fresh Mint - Yum Yum
PM Snack: some nuts
Dinner: Red Curry and Green salad (No Rice....)

Points: Food 4 and water 1 = 5


Day 34 (Saturday)

Rushed start and of to Cricket
Got my 2 eggs in  around 11.00

No fitness work - some shopping etc

Snack: Strawberries
Dinner: BBQ at friends - had lots of meat and Green salad

Water 2.0+ litres

Point:s: Food 4 Water 1 = 5

Paleo Challenge Day 33

Day 32 review

Food:
Breakfast: 2 egg omelette with mushrooms and Parmesan cheese - The Usual
AM Snack: Apple
Lunch: Just Nut mixture (Raw Cashews, Almonds, and Walnuts, and Macadamia)
PM Snack: ?
Dinner: 2 egg omelette with just parmesan
Later snack: (1/2 cup)Berry smoothie made with Coconut Milk and some Whey Protein and fresh mint
( I mad more, and planning to have that as lunch today)

Points: Food 4 Water 1 = 5

Day 33
Crossfit at lunchtime today

Weight this morning 85.5 - not the reduction I was hoping for, but no exercise this morning so no water loss and I didn't eliminate much either

>>>> UPDATE
Lunchtime Crossfit

Strength Session 5 sets of Power Snatch and Snatch(as in full squat etc)
Got the weight up to 42.5kg - My technique improved a lot over the 5 sets which I'm very happy about

 WOD AQAP 3 Rounds (12min cutoff)
- 15 Pull Ups
- 10 Power Cleans Rx 65% of BW - I managed 60% !! (50kg)
- 5 Thrusters (same weight)

My time 10.30ish - I forget
My Kipping Pull Ups are going fine - Managed 10 in a row for the first round
A callous on my right hand got torn off and blood all over the place for the rest of the WOD

Paleo Challenge Day 32

Day 31 review

Food
Breakfast: usual 2 egg omelette
AM Snack: Apple
Lunch: ate it later due to Tims interview: nuts and grapes
PM Snack: Apple
Dinner: Egg Courgette quiche with bacon - couple of tablespoons of flour put in by michele which I will adjust for
Late snack - some nuts and a pear

Points: Food 3 water 1 and Crossfit 1 = 5

Day 32

Sleep in day - have hockey tonight at 7.15
Weight was up again 85.8 !!!  strange for it to be up 900grams in 2 days
Today I will cut right back on portion size and have eggs for tea - while I cook sausage meatballs for the rest of the family

Ciao!

Paleo Challenge Day 31

Day 30 review

Food: 2 egg omelette etc
AM Snack: Apple
Lunch: Nuts and apple
PM Snack: Apple
Dinner: Homemade hamburgers(2) (Mince, eggs and seasoning) and some bacon and a green salad plus some Bluevane(sp?) cheese
Late snack during movie - nuts and dried cranberries

Water: had about 2.5litres that day

Points: Food 4 water 1 and crossfit 1 = 6

Today:
Crossfit at 7.00am this morning

Strength/Skills Session
3 sets of 5 reps Push-Press
Probably should have done more but maxed it at 55kg

WOD - Benchmark "Helen" AQAP 3 rounds
- 400m run
- 21 KB swings 24kg
- 12 Pull Ups

I RX'd it!!! I finished last in the class, but who cares my time 12.48 woohoo!!

Weight this morning: 85.3 - up due to portion size and didn't really need that late snack and extra water....

Paleo Challenge Day 30

Day 29 review
Food:
Breakfast: 2 eggs omelette etc
AM Snack: Apple
Lunch: Strawberries and nuts and a few grapes
PM Snack: Apple
Dinner: Cold chicken and green salad

Points: Food 4 Water 1 and Crossfit 1 = 6

Day 30
No crossfit this morning but I am signed in for lunchtime class
Did a 34min run on an uphill track this morning - felt OK - a few walking bits....

Weight this morning - still 84.9

I'll edit this later with the Crossfit details
>>>> Around 5.00pm
Lunchtime WOD

Strength Session (actually mostly skills)
6 sets of 2 position clean and then jerk (Waist and mid-thigh)
I started with 40kg and over the 6 sets moved it up to 55kg

It was good to do this as I'm getting better at diving under the bar to catch the weight in the front squat position before the lift up.

WOD AMRAP 12min
- once only 200m run
- 20 box jumps 24" (RX was 30" - I tried one and I think over 20 I would damage myself...)
- 10 Knees To Elbows (KTE)

Managed 4 complete rounds plus 7 KTE - big sweat!!

Paleo Challenge Day 29 (days 26,27, and 28 in review)

Day 26 Review - Friday

Food:
Breakfast: 2 egg usual,
AM Snack: Apple
Lunch: nuts and grapes
PM Snack: Nothing - forgot to take something back to work)
Dinner: 2 eggs and strawberries

Points: Food 4 and water 1 = 5

Day 27 Review - Saturday
Food:
Breakfast: 2 eggs
During the day: (at cricket)  2 apples, nuts, and water
Dinner: BBQ chicken and sausages with a pineapple chilli dressing

Points: Food 4 Water 1 = 5

Day 28 Review - Sunday
Food:
Breakfast: nothing really - got up late
Near lunch - 2 eggs omelette
PM snack: grapes
Dinner: BBQ chicken and sausages and Green salad
Late snack: Strawberries and nuts

Went for a run up the gorse track.  do I get an extra exrcise point?

Points: Food 4 water 1 and the run 1 = 6...


Day 29 - today
Crossfit this morning

Strength Session
3 sets 1 rep max Overhead Squat
Cool! - PR 62.5kg

WOD - AQAP (15min cutoff) 5 Rounds
- 3 Deadlifts 110% BW - I did it with 90kg (106% of my BW)
- 6 Hand Stand Push Ups - I used a 10kg plate and ab mat
- 12 Wallballs (8/9kg)

Time 8.54 - nearly at RX for this

Weight this morning 84.9!!!!

so - target for this week - less than 83.5 - I think I need to add a couple of runs to the weeks exercise program.....