Today marks 'Week 3, day 1'.
The 84.1kg at the start, now 81.8kg on my scales, (which weigh me about 500g more than the Crossfit ones anyway)
Bust, (fullest part), was 110cm, now 106cm
Waist, (most narrow part), was a disgusting 95.5cm, now 88cm
Navel had swelled to 102cm, now 95-96cm
Didn't re-do hips or thighs.
Another week down. Not perfect but controlled. Was pleased to note my last treadmill session had improved. I could actually keep up running on an incline of 1 for 32 mins at 10kmph, and not stop for a breather after 20 something minutes. Nothing worth writing home about but the best managed since about March.
Had a really tough WOD on Tuesday. (I thought it was tough anyway). During our skills session we practiced front squats. As trainer knows my form looks awkward, he decided to help me, decide I needed a really light weight, and to only increase weight gradually. (I think he thinks I'm really unfit, haven't trained much before or ever really done barwork ever). I did notice I wasn't squatting very low, as it got a bit painful....and I was still getting used to the front squat. After a while I decided to do a squat with no weight.....ouch.....I pulled my groin somehow. I told the coach that, indeed I'm not that pathetic and weak! Not sure how exactly I strained my groin but it was sore for a couple of days, seems to be all good now.
After that......I did a workout, 40 walking lunges, 40 pushups, 40 sit ups, 1 min constant skipping, then 20 of each, plus a min skipping, then 20 of each again, 1 min skipping, then 10 of each, 1 min skipping. I have to say by Thursday, I had severe DOMS, particularly across my abs. Trainer told me how to scale my sit ups when they got too tough....pffffff.....was determined not to do that haha! I did a scaled version, (some of us were asked to for time), I think the RX version is 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 for all the 'fitzos'!
Oh well, if he thinks I'm elementary or unfit now......he is gonna be shown hahaha! At the end of the Paleo challenge, he has said he is doing 5 burpees for each kilo each person loses......so for me I want him doing 50, and there are almost 30 people doing this challenge so he may be busy!!! And I'm on the easiest dietary choice of the 3 options.
I missed Crossfit on Wednesday, - groin was still sore and there were huge threats of snow storms. Thursday I had severe DOMS and spent all Thursday and Friday doing an assignment for my course. Saturday got the treadmill run in and some work doing pushups, kettlebells swings and squats and tricep dips. I still need to be a bit more consistent with workouts I feel, - my 3-4 a week effort need to be stepped up to at least 5 now! Diet wise, still good on no diet or normal soft drinks. No real binges......although after tea, then wine one night I had 2 jacket microwaved potatoes with cheese, squeezed lemon and pepper. Regretted that, still felt full when I woke up, but did skip breakfast. Another day, my steak was so good, (my 220g portion was supposed to be 2 meals), I cooked it all to have half for tea, and half cold the next day for breakfast. Umm, had all for tea, was slightly overfull but skipped protein out of my breakfast the next morning.
On Saturday night, - a new friend I'm sorta seeing found out luv Paua, so made me paua patties. I was thinking 2, 3 max for me with some side salad. But he made me 5, had his steak, I know paua is expensive to buy, but he can catch them himself. He didn't want to eat any more than half of one so I ended up having 4 and a half. Anyway, these were the best paua patties I've ever had, no flour, pretty much just paua meat and onion in these ones! I keep telling him about my challenge, my need and desire for results lol, performance all round and of course fatloss! He made me tea another night, I tell him....'healthy, and not too much', but feel too rude if I get too strict about the paleo ingredients hardcore. He is right into resistance training and building muscle himself, and is doing a hardcore programme.
Other news, my best mate from Perth and her partner are coming to stay at my house tomorrow! (I lived with her for just over a year before returning to NZ, and her partner moved in a couple of months before I moved back). On Wednesday and Thursday, I think we are heading up to Queenstown. Am very excited about that. Am about to head to the pool now, do 1km of laps, then Crossfit. Final house pampering tomorrow morning, then a Crossfit workout at lunch, then meeting them mid arvo or so I think. Healthy version lasagna and salad for tea at mine!
So that's me at the moment, talk soon. Oh yeah, - we have a 'mild' high of 9 degrees today. For a good few days last week I didn't see anything above 4!...and into the negatives at night!
Pip
Wonderful job. Keep it up.
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