Last day of Bruce

Today's CF workout:

3RFT
400 meter row
21 Toes to Bar
21 KB Clean and Press (16 kg)

So believe it or not I did not finish this in the 20 minute time limit. I got through 2 rounds + 20 Toes to Bar at 20 minutes. I was having major slippage problems with the bar on the toes to bar. I was proud of myself though. First time ever using 16 kg for a KB clean and press. Tough!

After work I went to Bikram Hot Yoga and it was the last class of my first ever and one of my favorite yoga teachers. Bruce is moving to San Francisco. I am pretty bummed. I think there are a lot of great up and coming teachers but Bruce is the only yoga teacher I have that massages my feet so of course I will completely miss him.

Tomorrow I only work half a day. I leave at noon to move! Hard to believe I had a crazy idea last Sunday and now it's happening. Nifty roo.

Elizabeth and a leisurely breakfast

Well today my alarm went off at 4:45 and I rolled over, got out of bed, took 2 steps, reset my alarm, and laid back in bed. I laid there for 5 minutes and then decided I wasn't going to be able to go back to sleep so I might as well get up. The reason for getting back into bed? SHIN SPLITS! Ugh! My right shin is killing me. Not sure if it was the running yesterday or what but it freaking hurts. I ended up getting up and heading to CF and my shin didn't really hurt during the workout. Much more pain would be endured during the workout...ELIZABETH! Dun, dun, dun!

21-15-9
Cleans (full squat cleans)
Ring Dips

11:47. I used 75# for the cleans and a purple band for the dips. This is one of those workouts that looks 'easy' on paper but completely sucks.

Since I'm going to the conference today I have a leisurely morning and don't leave for work until 8 AM! So I cooked a yummy breakfast of eggs, bacon, broccoli, spinach, and avacado with a side of blueberries! While eating, I'm icing my right shin with some soybeans. Everyone have a nice Tuesday. I head to Bikram hot yoga after work and then Wednesday is an 'off' day.

The cure for shin splints...Frozen soybeans?

Bacon! The best way to start a morning.

Moooving

CF Workout:

400 meter run
21 back ext
400 meter run
18 back ext
400 meter run
15 back extensions
run, 12, run, 9, run 6, run 3

This was quite a bit of running which I enjoy so it was a good workout. Finished in 16:07.

So I had a brilliant idea yesterday. I've been trying to come up with some ways to save money each month and it hit me that I have a dining room that I never use. Next thing you know I was down in my apt rental office and then walking around the apt complex checking out some smaller apartments to better suit my needs. Things have moved quick and I will be moving out of my apt Friday afternoon into my new apt. So long 330. It's been a fun time. My future lies in 219. 330 overlooked the street and 219 overlooks the apartment pool. I guess now I can look over my balcony and see who is out by the pool to decide if I want to hang out at the pool too.: )

Sorry for people that want to come visit. There will be a little less room for you but there is still plenty of floor space in 219.

Tomorrow I'm headed to a conference hosted by the Tx Medical Association so that will be a nice little break from the day to day work. The conference doesn't start until 9 AM but I will still be waking up at 4:45 for CF. That is dedication.

Still here

Well hello. Sorry it's been a while. Rest assured I'm still alive and well. I made it through 60 days of Paleo with a few mistakes the last week but overall it went well. The end of the 60 days happened to correspond with my trip to Rhode Island so I splurged a bit on a few margaritas, cake, and ice cream. Since then I'm been pretty much as strict as I was during the 60 days. I made a trip to the grocery store today and the contents of my basket did not look any different now than they did last month.

As I mentioned, last weekend I traveled to Newport, RI to celebrate the baby shower of Shana! Six amazing friends from Germany all met up for a fabulous weekend. Although not everyone I love from Germany could be there (you know who you are), this was quite a fun group.

Amazing Germany Friends- Nicole, Leigh Anne, Shana, Heather, me, Angela, and Amanda


Nicole, Heather, and Shana


The harbor in Newport


Shana's Baby Shower Star Wars Cake (at her request)

I'm still Crossfitting and yogaing and have been happy with some recent successes at both. Who knows... maybe it's all the awesome eating I've been doing.

I started to try a few new dishes the last few weeks of Paleo. These are a couple of them.

The first is super easy and is has become one of my go-to meals for when I get home late. Asparagus with prosciutto and olive oil. Preheat oven to 425. Wrap a strip of prosciutto around a few sprigs of asparagus. Drizzle a bit of olive oil over and pop it in the oven for 10ish minutes. Once it comes out of the oven, let it sit for about 5 minutes and then you can eat it with your fingers.

My other dish is brussel sprouts, mushrooms, shrimp, and coconut milk curry. This is also super easy. Slice each brussel sprout into 4 pieces. Sauté brussel sprouts in a sauce pan with coconut oil until they start to get tender. Add the mushrooms along with some chili powder and hot curry powder. When the mushrooms and sprouts are pretty tender, add in the shrimp. Here I add in more chili powder and hot curry powder. Sauté the shrimp for a couple minutes to get it a little cooked. Add in 1/2 can of coconut milk. Add in 1 teaspoon (or 2) of Thai Kitchen Hot Curry Paste. Bring this to a light bowl to make sure the shrimp is cooked all the way through. This should take 3-5 minutes- any longer and the shrimp will get rubbery. Pour all this into a bowl and enjoy! Yes, I love hot curry spicy things. You can scale down the spices if you don't.

Today was full or errands. The most exciting of them included:

- Finally getting my 10,000 mile service on my VW RAbbit (even though my car is now at 12,000 miles)

- Making a trip to Half Priced Books to get some new mystery novels and travel books...buying travel books is always exciting!!

- Shopping at Whole Foods because it's the only store in Austin that has chocolate almond butter that you can squeeze out of a machine. Yum!

- An amazing massage with Shelby- who I've decided is my personal Yoda! Thanks, Shelby.

What a day!

What a day.

Started early with CF.

8 RFT

12 jumping squats

8 clapping push ups

12 DB Snatches

This was a 'fun' one. I finished in 18 something I think. I did the clapping push ups from my knees so I did not break my face. Rx'd weight was 35 lbs for the DB and I managed 30 pretty well so that made me feel awesome. My body is really sore. I'm planning on soaking in some warm epsom salt in a bit and no CF tomorrow.

Today at work was just long. So long. I am finding it hard to believe it's only Tuesday evening. I did have some very good stuff happen today. I'll save any of the news for a private conversation vs a public forum. : )

I am looking forward to the rest of the week though. CF Central gym is closed for a week because most of the coaches went to the CF Games in LA. Tomorrow after work I'm headed to another Vinyasa class. Thursday afternoon I'm meeting up with Lory for a WOD at the local high school. Friday is a work happy hour.

I'm on day 43 of Paleo. I do plan on having a margarita Friday. Maybe that is another reason I'm so looking forward to it.

Monday

Crazy WOD today.

For time:
800m Run
50 Burpees
50 Pullups
800m Run

Ugh...I got to 48 pull ups and my hands were ripped and bleeding so I stopped there and took off running. I finished in 18:11.

I went to Vinyasa yoga after work today. I'm so inflexible. That is all.

So freakin Hot!

Good workout this morning...

For time:

"Tom Green"
SDHP 1-10
Thruster 10-1
M:95 F:65

Used Rxd weight of 65 pounds. Finished in 11:57. Felt really good about this one. I have a strong dislike for thrusters and they actually felt OK today.

Went to hot yoga after work. It was so humid outside and the room was extraordinarily HOT! Going outside after class into the humdity actually felt like a relief. Rest day tomorrow. Looking forward to it.

I'm on day 40 of the Paleo Challenge. Feeling awesome. Today's dinner was brussel sprouts, mushrooms, and shrimp all sautéed in olive oil and Southwest Seasoning. Afterwards I had a banana with almond butter, 4 dates and a few dried apricots. I'm sleeping well and have so much energy.