Today started off with an ominous Facebook post from SPARK about today's WOD, calling it an "old favorite". These ominous posts always freak me out because I know it's inevitable that Murph is going to show up sometime this summer and dammit, I'm not ready yet! I really want to be at my goal weight so that it's plausible that I do it fully Rx'ed - vest and all. Last time I did it (two years ago) I was Rx-no vest and I want the full deal.
Although realistically, if I put the vest on now, my weight would be less than where I started at the end of March, because I am officially over 20 pounds down. 21.4 to be exact, putting me just over halfway to my goal weight (20 pounds to go). I finally stepped on the scale this morning as a step towards ensuring I get back to being a bit stricter with my paleo. I had gotten very frustrated with weighing myself because unlike the first month of paleo, the weight wasn't pouring off. So I took a break from it, lest I become super obsessive and angry all the time. The problem with this, however, is that the longer I went without weighing myself, the more paranoid I got that I was actually gaining substantial amounts, thus making me not wanting to get back on the scale. Repeat x infinity. So, it was nice to know that my three week break from the scale didn't kill me, and I'm back on there 3 pounds lighter. I'm hoping that the great Diet Coke banishment, a stricter paleo diet (I've cheated a lot in the last while) and better sleep will help speed my loss up a bit more.
Speaking of Diet Coke banishment, this is day three. The wise internet tells me that caffeine withdrawal can last anywhere from two to nine days, so I may have less than a week to gut that out. I had a bit of a headache this morning, but not too bad (I've had worse coming off of caffeine before). Sluggishness has been my main issue so far. I was sleepy as all hell most of the day, and felt like I had to be super alert in the car this morning to make up for feeling out of sorts. I had trouble sleeping last night, which sucked. Hoping tonight's sleep is better. Last up is apathy/lethargy; I got through the WOD, and took the dog to the park, but actually having to cook dinner? Forget about it. That's why they have the pre-made meatloaf and salad in a bag at the grocery store.
Note to self: remember how much caffeine affects you (and ANYONE) before jumping back on this bandwagon again.
Finally - WOD. As mentioned, Fran reared her head today. It's been so long since I did Fran, I'm pretty sure last time I wasn't Rx'ed. I debated earlier today whether or not to Rx and decided to suck it up and go, with my goal being to come in under 10:00. The worst part was probably trying to do my pull ups on the S2 stand instead of on the pull up rig. At 5'8", I can stand flat footed on the ground and grip the bar, making it a little too short to get into my kip and cycle through pull ups (not that I can cycle that many). The nice thing was being able to easily get on and off the bar, and I actually like the coating on the S2 a ton better than the rig (I didn't need near as much chalk). Anyways, at the end of the day I came in at 8:43. Goal achieved. Next time, sub-8:00. And then, way off in the distance, the top time in our box of 3:29. Dude. Sick.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
315!!!
M and I went off to Becky's garage for a WOD on Saturday morning. It was a play on one that we had done earlier in the week at SPARK:
12 minute AMRAP:
3 power cleans (heavy)
6 push ups
9 tuck jumps / 9 ball slams
The AMRAP we had done earlier in the week was 3 pull ups, 6 KBS @ 35# and 9 tuck jumps. I wanted something different than tuck jumps again, which is where the ball slams came in. M went with tuck jumps.
I did my power cleans at 125 and the ball slams at 20. My push ups were Rx'd (yay). I finished with 8 1/3 rounds. Push ups were my slow down factor. Still working those bodyweight movements! This version was definitely a harder AMRAP than the other one, as I came in at 12 rounds before. But, more exciting than the WOD was messing around afterwards.
Becky's husband had a belt in the garage and unlike Becky's at SPARK, his actually fit me. So I figured, hey, why not try deadlifting with a belt? So try I did and boom, got my 315 DL. It was ugly (just like all my other PRs), but it actually came off the ground easier than when I got 310. I think if we hadn't done heavy deads on Thursday and I wasn't post-WOD, I could probably get to 320. I'll give it another try sometime.
In other PR news, I FINALLY got a 100# press on Friday. I was just messing around before class with some presses and decided I'd try it. 100 went up a lot easier than I thought it would, but I couldn't get 105. Hopefully someday soon.
Took a day off yesterday, back at it tonight. Yesterday was also day one off the diet coke; today is day two. Feeling a little bit tired, which I kind of expected. I imagine this week is not going to be the most pleasant, but it's a necessary evil.
I also need to mention that the room darkening experiment is going well so far. In the three nights that we've closed the roll shutters/blinds/added blackout shades, I feel that I'm sleeping a lot deeper. I am actually dreaming again! We'll see if this continues longer term.
12 minute AMRAP:
3 power cleans (heavy)
6 push ups
9 tuck jumps / 9 ball slams
The AMRAP we had done earlier in the week was 3 pull ups, 6 KBS @ 35# and 9 tuck jumps. I wanted something different than tuck jumps again, which is where the ball slams came in. M went with tuck jumps.
I did my power cleans at 125 and the ball slams at 20. My push ups were Rx'd (yay). I finished with 8 1/3 rounds. Push ups were my slow down factor. Still working those bodyweight movements! This version was definitely a harder AMRAP than the other one, as I came in at 12 rounds before. But, more exciting than the WOD was messing around afterwards.
Becky's husband had a belt in the garage and unlike Becky's at SPARK, his actually fit me. So I figured, hey, why not try deadlifting with a belt? So try I did and boom, got my 315 DL. It was ugly (just like all my other PRs), but it actually came off the ground easier than when I got 310. I think if we hadn't done heavy deads on Thursday and I wasn't post-WOD, I could probably get to 320. I'll give it another try sometime.
In other PR news, I FINALLY got a 100# press on Friday. I was just messing around before class with some presses and decided I'd try it. 100 went up a lot easier than I thought it would, but I couldn't get 105. Hopefully someday soon.
Took a day off yesterday, back at it tonight. Yesterday was also day one off the diet coke; today is day two. Feeling a little bit tired, which I kind of expected. I imagine this week is not going to be the most pleasant, but it's a necessary evil.
I also need to mention that the room darkening experiment is going well so far. In the three nights that we've closed the roll shutters/blinds/added blackout shades, I feel that I'm sleeping a lot deeper. I am actually dreaming again! We'll see if this continues longer term.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
All or Nothing
For the last 20 minutes or so I've been googling variations such as "Diet Coke and bad", "Diet Coke and paleo", "why I shouldn't drink Diet Coke", "is club soda paleo?" and others.
I love Diet Coke. Or Pepsi. Or the No Name brand you can pick up at the grocery store. If it's tar black, bubbly and comes in that telltale can or bottle, I love it. If I can pick it up for $1.00 all summer long at McDonald's, I'm down. I know it's bad - terrible, really - but I love the shit.
And I need to give it up. You see, at the end of March I did give it up. For the first six weeks of my paleo adventure, there were no diet sodas. I drank tea during the morning at work and then water the rest of the time. Then it started getting warmer, and the aforementioned dollar days kicked in, and the little voice in my head said "oh, just have one". And it's been getting worse and worse ever since.
Drinking the diets has made it easier for other crappy foods to slip back into my daily life. It's definitely affected my sleep. In fact, I would say that the manner in which its affecting my sleep is worse than it was before I started paleo - by the time I went to bed before, I was ready to just pass out, and I slept soundly, even with the caffeine. In the time I was paleo and off diet coke, I was ready to fall asleep by 10:30-11:00 and sleeping soundly, waking up pretty well rested the next morning. Now I'm still awake at 12:00 (or in tonight's case, 2am) feeling "tired but awake" and am definitely not sleeping as soundly. Last week on the days I was off work I slept in until 10:00 or so, but the last three hours didn't actually feel like sleep. I've been waking up blah. It sucks.
The no name brand soda has been giving me stomach pain. I ACTUALLY CONTINUE TO DRINK SOMETHING THAT IS ACTIVELY MAKING ME SICK. This is probably one of the most ridiculous statements in here, and I shake my head even writing it, but it's true.
The amount of times that "oh, I should just run through McDick's and grab a large, it's only $1" runs through my head is absurd. There have been times I think about altering my route on the way home so that I actually go by one.
I let it sneak back into my life and I am paying for that dearly.
And starting tomorrow, it needs to leave again. It's all or nothing, and I have to choose nothing. One little sip leads to one can, which leads to sucking back soda after soda (free refills!) wherever I happen to be. Food in particular and diet coke especially is one of those things that I really have to be all or nothing with.
You know, the weird thing is that it's not like I actively dislike the taste of water. I can suck it back like a champ too. It's just something about that fizz of the can cracking open, or the bubbles hitting the back of my throat. I am an addict, there's no denying it.
I keep having to remind myself that what I do with diet coke is not normal. Other people do not consume it in this fashion. It is not a water substitute. It is not healthy. The shit in there is gross. I really need to remember that. It's chemical after chemical after chemical.
This article was really good: http://brentscrossfitpaleolife.com/2011/03/09/can-you-get-hooked-on-diet-soda/
So yes, tomorrow once again begins my attempts to kick a horrible habit. This time I need to make sure it sticks.
I love Diet Coke. Or Pepsi. Or the No Name brand you can pick up at the grocery store. If it's tar black, bubbly and comes in that telltale can or bottle, I love it. If I can pick it up for $1.00 all summer long at McDonald's, I'm down. I know it's bad - terrible, really - but I love the shit.
And I need to give it up. You see, at the end of March I did give it up. For the first six weeks of my paleo adventure, there were no diet sodas. I drank tea during the morning at work and then water the rest of the time. Then it started getting warmer, and the aforementioned dollar days kicked in, and the little voice in my head said "oh, just have one". And it's been getting worse and worse ever since.
Drinking the diets has made it easier for other crappy foods to slip back into my daily life. It's definitely affected my sleep. In fact, I would say that the manner in which its affecting my sleep is worse than it was before I started paleo - by the time I went to bed before, I was ready to just pass out, and I slept soundly, even with the caffeine. In the time I was paleo and off diet coke, I was ready to fall asleep by 10:30-11:00 and sleeping soundly, waking up pretty well rested the next morning. Now I'm still awake at 12:00 (or in tonight's case, 2am) feeling "tired but awake" and am definitely not sleeping as soundly. Last week on the days I was off work I slept in until 10:00 or so, but the last three hours didn't actually feel like sleep. I've been waking up blah. It sucks.
The no name brand soda has been giving me stomach pain. I ACTUALLY CONTINUE TO DRINK SOMETHING THAT IS ACTIVELY MAKING ME SICK. This is probably one of the most ridiculous statements in here, and I shake my head even writing it, but it's true.
The amount of times that "oh, I should just run through McDick's and grab a large, it's only $1" runs through my head is absurd. There have been times I think about altering my route on the way home so that I actually go by one.
I let it sneak back into my life and I am paying for that dearly.
And starting tomorrow, it needs to leave again. It's all or nothing, and I have to choose nothing. One little sip leads to one can, which leads to sucking back soda after soda (free refills!) wherever I happen to be. Food in particular and diet coke especially is one of those things that I really have to be all or nothing with.
You know, the weird thing is that it's not like I actively dislike the taste of water. I can suck it back like a champ too. It's just something about that fizz of the can cracking open, or the bubbles hitting the back of my throat. I am an addict, there's no denying it.
I keep having to remind myself that what I do with diet coke is not normal. Other people do not consume it in this fashion. It is not a water substitute. It is not healthy. The shit in there is gross. I really need to remember that. It's chemical after chemical after chemical.
This article was really good: http://brentscrossfitpaleolife.com/2011/03/09/can-you-get-hooked-on-diet-soda/
So yes, tomorrow once again begins my attempts to kick a horrible habit. This time I need to make sure it sticks.
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