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I kind of overate yesterday. I know I shouldn't have. I am not going to beat myself up though. Today is a new day. I am going to do better today. Tomorrw I start my first day at Crossfit. Hopefully I survive. My sister is going with me, so it should be fun. We are getting ready to go swimming at my daughters pool at her apt. I love the fact that she has a pool. It makes it nice not to have to pay to go swimming. It is supposed to be near 100 today and 103 tomorrow.So good and hot.

E: 1 1/2 hr. weightlifting ( went with husband and our youth pastor from our church-kicked my butt), 30 min. stationary bike, swimming

B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, 7 almonds
S: 1 c. sweet potato with a little pb( yum)
L: big salad, brown rice with refried beans and salsa
S: smoothie
D: mashed potatoes, tofu, veggies
S: fruit

I felt I had a pretty good day of eating. We did Crossfit today and it wasn't that bad. I was still huffing and puffing, but it was only 7 min. workout. so afterward my sister and I went over to my gym and ran on the treadmill and did 5miles. I am hoping the workouts get a little tougher. I did have my bodyfat done with an ultrasound machine and it came up being 25. Which is normal. She told me I need to lose 2 lbs. of fat and I could do that through building muscle and eating right. Of course they promote the paleo diet. I do agree with the no dairy products. But the meat thing and eliminating grains I don't agree with. I do like the idea of eating a lot of veggies and the 2 peices of fruit a day. I know though that I really need to stick to whole foods. I feel I am addicted to things like pancakes, homemade bread and so forth. I do good when I stick to the whole foods. I really need to pray for God to help me to stay away from those foods and stick to the whole foods. I do like the idea of eating less at nightime. It makes sense to me since I slow down at night time. I find if I eat good during the day, I am less hungry at nightime. I sometimes eat, just to eat, which is wrong. I really need God's help. I am determined to good at this Crossfit bootcamp and show them that I can lose weight without doing their paleo diet. If you can pray for me to lose more weight along these 3 weeks.

E: 7 min. AMRAP at Crossfit, 5 mile run
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, 8 almonds
S: a few slices of tofu
L: quinoa with refried beans and salsa, green beans
S: smoothie or apple
D: big salad with beans
S: if hungry fruit

It has been a crazy day today. I have been running around all morning. I was starving by the time I got home and pretty much inhaled my lunch.

E: haven't yet, but will in a little bit, may do some crossfit or legs and abs
B: 1/2 c pumpkin pie oatmeal, 8 almonds, blueberry tea
S: apple with a little pb, handful of pretzles ( I was hungry running around)
L: quinoa with refried beans and salsa, salad
S: smoothie
D: don't know yet, maybe sweet potatoes, veggies

Wow I did that Crossfit workout and I was huffing and puffing. It was great. I really liked it. The bad part is that we do it outside and even at 8 am, it is still really warm. Next week we are going to a different part of the park and we are going to be in the shade, which I think will be much better. Saturday is my 5k. I am kind of excited and nervous at the same time. It is supposed to rain that day. I am hoping it waits and rains until after the race.

E: 25 min. Crossfit workout, 1 hr. weights- back, shoulders
B: 1/2 c pumpkin pie oatmeal, 8 almonds
S: tofu
L: sweet potatoes with dijon mustard, edamame, salad
S: smoothie
D: refried beans over quinoa, broccoli
S: a few sweet potatoes

I love having sweet potatoes made up and in the fridge so I can snack on them. They are so yummy. I think I will make up some hummus and roasted veggies to put into the fridge as well.
I finally got to study my personal training stuff yesterday. It is really tough and I am a little scared at taking the test. I take it in October. I have not studied or taken a test in a long time, probably 17 years ago when I took my Aerobics certification. I homeschool my kids, but this is totally different. I praying God helps me to retain the information. I am trying not to freak out. I need to study some more today. Tomorrow is my 5k run. It is supposed to rain tomorrow, so I hope it doesn't rain until after the race.

E: 1 hr. weights,-chest, tricep, bicep 40 min. stationary bike
(HIIT training)
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, 8 almonds, black cherry tea
L: refried beans over quinoa, broccoli
S: smoothie
D: homemade pizza, salad
S: fruit, maybe some popcorn

That homemade pizza was great last night. I added green pepper, onion and artichoke hearts and had a big salad last night. It hit the spot. I had my 5k this morning. It went great. It didn't rain. I finished in 29:34. The third place winner in my age group ( 40-44) finished in 29:09. So I was so close. I really think next time around I cut that time down. It was neat running with a lot of other people. I really liked it and would do it again. The nice part was I didn't stop once. Normally I stop every mile to get a quick drink. I just kept on going. Next I would like to do a 10k and the 5k mud run.

E: 5k run, 30 min. step aerobics, 20 min. crossfit workout
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal
S: apple with a little pb
L: sweet potato, hummus, salad
S: smoothie
D: went out to eat-vegetarian salad at Costa Vida( without tortilla)
S: fruit salad and I munched on some blondies I made last night-not a good choice, but they had garbanzo beans instead of oil or fat, but they did have some pb in them.

I need to stop munching on things. I made Blondies last night for the kids and kept taking little bites of it this morning. I know God gave us these bodies and if I cut out all the junk, I know God can help me to be in tune to my body and to listen to it and what it needs and when to eat and when not to eat. God gave us hunger cues to tell us when we are hungry, so I need to not eat when I am not hungry. I also truly believe that we eat so much junk this day and age that we can't really tell what our bodies are telling us to eat. I know after I had my son, I craved dates really bad. I mean, I ate them like crazy. Come to find out my iron was low and dates have a lot of iron in them. After I felt better I no longer craved them. For a while I really craved sweet potatoes. I couldn't get enough of them ( I still love them very much). I don't know if there was some kind of nutrient that I needed in them or not. It is like when you eat too much sugar, your body tries to correct itself by craving salty foods. It is because you have thrown you body off balance and it is trying to balance itself out. So I do believe that if I am in tune with my body it will tell me what to eat and what not to eat. I know this sounds funny, I am not trying to say that if you crave cake you should give in. Craving good healthy foods is what I am talking about. So I have asked God to help me be in tune with my body and to take control of this part of my life. We will see how it goes this week.

B: 1/2 c.. pumpkin pie oatmeal, almonds, tea
S: roasted edamme
L: chili over sweet potato, salad
S: 3 rice cakes with hummus, banana
D: don't know yet

I ended up overeating on oatmeal waffles last night. I did eat them plain. They are just oats, water, a little agave, cinnamon, applesauce and flax seed. They are so good. But I still shouldn't have overeated them. But today is a new day. There is a challenge on the Crossfit sight I am on to do 500 kettlebell swings a day for 10 days. I may just try it, at a lower weight of course. I am going to try it later today. I will let you know how it went and if I survived.

E: 1 hr. weights-chest, triceps, 35 min. stationary bike ( HIIT, intervals), 500 kettlebell swings( going to try it)

B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal ( never tire of this), 8 almonds
S: 1/4 c. dry roasted edamme, carrots with hummus
L: leftover chili over hashbrowns, salad
S: smoothie
D: out to eat, veggie sushi, veggies, edamme
S: 3 rice cakes with a little pb and 1/2 banana

I had a great workout at Crossfit this morning. It kicked me in the butt. We did a warmup and then an AMRAP for 12 min. Then she had us form lines in planks and the last person would run to the front and get in a plank and then yell out our number so the last person in line could run to the front. It kept going that way until we reached the trainers. Our team won.She said there was a prize for first place. Our prize was 10 burpees and 2nd place was 8 Burpees and 3rd place was 6 Burpees. Not exactly the prize I wanted. It was way fun. I wish I could afford to join there. Even though I can do the workouts on my own, it is really fun doing it as a group.

E: 1 hr. crossfit workout, 25 min. kettlebell swings( 500), 35 min. weights, legs
B: 1/2 c . pumpkin pie oatmeal, 8 almonds
S: dry roasted edamme, carrots with a little hummus
L: salad, tofu, 1/2 baked potato with bbq sauce
S: smoothie
D: refried beans over hashbrowns, salad
S: peach, a couple of sweet potatoes

I had a great day of eating yesterday. I felt good about it. Got a lot to do today, including studying my personal training book.

E: going to workout in a little bit, 15 min. Bob harper crossfit, 45 min. cardio( maybe running or bike or both)
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, 8 almonds, blueberry tea
S: tofu
L: refried beans over hashbrowns, salad
S: smoothie
D: 2 slices of gluten free bread with hummus
S: apple with a litttle almond butter

I had a great day doing Crossfit. It was so much fun. I wish I could afford to sign up. It really kicked my butt. We did an obstacle course. The first thing we did was kettlebell rope pulls, then throwing a 25lbs. medicine ball over a hurdle 10 times, then 10 squats with a heavy chain on us, then 10 lateral jump burpees, 10 supermans and carrying a sandbag while running around a cone. Then we had to sprint back to the beginning and do it all 4 or 5 more times. Had to complete in 20 min. I did 4 rounds and did tow of the other excercises, so not quite 5 rounds. It was fun, but really tough. If I could afford it I would do their 6 wk. bootcamp, but it is $200. I have one more week of classes and then I will just do some Crossfit from Bob Harper and on my own.

E: 1 hr. crossfit bootcamp class, 25 min. kettlebell swings (500), 20 min. stationary bike
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, 8 almonds
S: carrots and hummus, 1 rice cake
L: refried beans over hashbrowns, salad
S: smoothie
D: thai veggies with a few noodles, edamme
S: fruit salad, rice cake with a little pb

I threw away the natural pb I had left. It is too much of a temptation for me. I tend to llike to munch on it. I am okay with almond butter and can have a tbsp and be done, but not pb. Luckily there wasn't much left.

E: 1 hr. weights-back, shoulders, 35 min. treadmill-HIIT
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, 8 almonds
L: quinoa with roasted veggies and chickpeas, a little thai veggies
S: smoothie
D: black bean burger, salad, sweet potato
S: fruit, air popcorn

I went to Crossfit today to workout. They have a workout every Saturday. I think I am going to start going. I loved it. I could actually do 2 pullups on my own. But they have bands to use to help you with pullups. I was dripping sweat. I mean drops of sweat coming off of me. One lady said they like to make sweat angels afterward. I loved the class. Well I gotta go take a shower, I am going to get my hair done today, Yeah, grey is starting to show through.

E: 1 hr. crossfit workout, 25 min. kettlebell swings (500)- I am going for a total of 5000.

B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, 8 almonds
L: quinoa with roasted veggies and chickpeas, 1 rice cake with a little almond butter
S: smoothie
D: salad, baked beans, corn on cob
S: fruit

Glad you had a good workout! I love to sweat when I workout.

I overate on oatmeal waffles yesterday. There is nothing unhealthy about them except the fact that I ate about 4 or 5 of them yesterday.That is my problem. I just can't handle having those kinds of food in the house. I am fine with oatmeal, rice, potatoes and sweet potatoes, but as soon as I make it into something more processed and less whole foods, then I overeat them. Sundays are always hard for me, because I like to make pancakes or waffles for the kids for breakfast, but then I find myself tempted to eat them.
I am going to start doing some crossfit workouts with the kids in the afternoons, so that they can get a workout in as well. I think it is good for them.

E: 1 hr. weights-chest, bicep, 35 min. stationary bike ( HIIT intervals)
20 min. crossfit workout with kids
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, 8 almonds
S: edamme, 1/2 oatmeal pancake
L: leftover split pea soup over baked potato, salad, 2 rice cakes with a little almond butter
S: smoothie
D: stirfry with tofu
S: if hungry fruit