8:15am - Scrambled eggs and peppered mackerel.
12:30pm - Home made beef burger with a salad of lettuce, red pepper, red onion and tomato. Added some olive oil and paleo ketchup. Some cherries.
3:30pm - Almonds, macadmias and a banana.
7:00pm - Skills class. 2 min handstand hold in sets of 30s. 3 handstand negatives. 20x leg raises with back against the wall. I can quite get these to 90 degrees so that's something to work on. Some double under practise, managed to string together 3. 2 min sit ups - 53 (for the challenge board). 5x skin the cat working on form. 30s upright hollow hold on the rings to finish.
9:00pm - Pork chop with cabbage and carrots. Some paleo brownie after.
Water throughout the day.
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Monday, 27 June 2011
Day 22 Summary
8:15am - Scrambled duck eggs, leftover paleo pancakes and bacon.
12:30pm - Italian chicken salad same as yesterday. Some fresh strawberries.
3:30pm - A banana and some almonds and macadamias.
6:30pm - Focus. Shoulder press 5 x 5. 35kg, 37.5kg, 40kg, 40kg x 3, 37.5kg. Very happy with this as my current 1 rep max was 42.5kg. In fact only a couple of months back 40kg was my 1RM so delighted with 8 reps at this weight. Great progress!
WoD - 25 pullups (foot in blue band), 200m run, 15 thrusters @ 35kg, 400m run, 15 thrusters @ 35kg, 200m run, 25 pullups (foot in blue band). 11:59.
I indulged in a little moaning after this (thanks for listening Ami!) about how being last in these things can be a little disheartening sometimes but then I remember that I'm always pushing myself. Maybe I am last quite often but I never feel like I took it too easy for the sake of a low time. 35kg on the thrusters is 5kg more than I've previously used at this volume and progress with the pull ups on the blue band is coming along well. In hindsight I'm very happy with how today's class went. Bloody tough on my wrists though. I MUST remember to keep the weight in the heel of my palm!
9:00pm - Made some of the Plan P burgers and had them with cabbage and broccoli as they required the least amount of chopping. Had some paleo ketchup on the side and they were lovely! Finished off with some strawberries.
Drank nothing but water today. No tea at all as it's been too hot (for a change)!
12:30pm - Italian chicken salad same as yesterday. Some fresh strawberries.
3:30pm - A banana and some almonds and macadamias.
6:30pm - Focus. Shoulder press 5 x 5. 35kg, 37.5kg, 40kg, 40kg x 3, 37.5kg. Very happy with this as my current 1 rep max was 42.5kg. In fact only a couple of months back 40kg was my 1RM so delighted with 8 reps at this weight. Great progress!
WoD - 25 pullups (foot in blue band), 200m run, 15 thrusters @ 35kg, 400m run, 15 thrusters @ 35kg, 200m run, 25 pullups (foot in blue band). 11:59.
I indulged in a little moaning after this (thanks for listening Ami!) about how being last in these things can be a little disheartening sometimes but then I remember that I'm always pushing myself. Maybe I am last quite often but I never feel like I took it too easy for the sake of a low time. 35kg on the thrusters is 5kg more than I've previously used at this volume and progress with the pull ups on the blue band is coming along well. In hindsight I'm very happy with how today's class went. Bloody tough on my wrists though. I MUST remember to keep the weight in the heel of my palm!
9:00pm - Made some of the Plan P burgers and had them with cabbage and broccoli as they required the least amount of chopping. Had some paleo ketchup on the side and they were lovely! Finished off with some strawberries.
Drank nothing but water today. No tea at all as it's been too hot (for a change)!
Day 21 Summary
9:00am - Sausages and some paleo pancakes with fresh strawberries. Black tea and honey.
12:30pm - Chicken with italian herbs with a salad of lettuce, red onion, tomato and red pepper. Added a little balsamic dressing, olive oil and some raw salsa, which I'd made previously. A pear.
4:00pm - Handful of macadamis and almonds and two small oranges.
8:30pm - Curry night round a friends house! I had some boiled rice with tandoori chicken, tandoori prawn skewers, lamb kofte and a courgette curry (tomato sauce). There are some non paleo items there but given the naan, poppadom, chutneys, daal and beer on offer I think I did well.
Drank water all day.
12:30pm - Chicken with italian herbs with a salad of lettuce, red onion, tomato and red pepper. Added a little balsamic dressing, olive oil and some raw salsa, which I'd made previously. A pear.
4:00pm - Handful of macadamis and almonds and two small oranges.
8:30pm - Curry night round a friends house! I had some boiled rice with tandoori chicken, tandoori prawn skewers, lamb kofte and a courgette curry (tomato sauce). There are some non paleo items there but given the naan, poppadom, chutneys, daal and beer on offer I think I did well.
Drank water all day.
Saturday, 25 June 2011
Day 20 Summary
9:00am - Sausages and eggs with paleo ketchup. Black tea and honey.
11:00am - Gymnastics class. Lots of different skills practised. My hand stands sucked as, for some reason, I just couldn't get up on against the wall, which is not usually a problem. In contrast I felt very strong on the rings and with my tuck holds, so that was nice.
1:00pm - Ate out and had zero paleo choices so had an all day breakfast. Bacon, eggs, sausages, mushrooms (these were probably ok) with black pudding, beans, toast and chips (these were not).
2:30pm - Still out with the family and had 2 coffees with milk and sugar and a millionaire's shortbread. A bit of a 'fuck this paleo shit' moment unfortunately. These are becoming more common as I get sick of being so limited in my choices when I'm out! It's really no excuse for my lack of willpower.
7:00pm - After all the excess earlier I didn't really want to eat. Honestly felt a bit sick and bloated. Figured I should though so I had a sausage, an orange and literally about 8 nuts.
10:00pm - Black tea and honey.
Today was an odd day. Lunch was a mess as far as the diet was concerned and it had a knock on effect for the rest of the day. I didn't feel good after indulging in all that wheat and sugar, which meant I didn't really want to eat in the evening.
It also seems to have made me really thirsty, which is odd.
11:00am - Gymnastics class. Lots of different skills practised. My hand stands sucked as, for some reason, I just couldn't get up on against the wall, which is not usually a problem. In contrast I felt very strong on the rings and with my tuck holds, so that was nice.
1:00pm - Ate out and had zero paleo choices so had an all day breakfast. Bacon, eggs, sausages, mushrooms (these were probably ok) with black pudding, beans, toast and chips (these were not).
2:30pm - Still out with the family and had 2 coffees with milk and sugar and a millionaire's shortbread. A bit of a 'fuck this paleo shit' moment unfortunately. These are becoming more common as I get sick of being so limited in my choices when I'm out! It's really no excuse for my lack of willpower.
7:00pm - After all the excess earlier I didn't really want to eat. Honestly felt a bit sick and bloated. Figured I should though so I had a sausage, an orange and literally about 8 nuts.
10:00pm - Black tea and honey.
Today was an odd day. Lunch was a mess as far as the diet was concerned and it had a knock on effect for the rest of the day. I didn't feel good after indulging in all that wheat and sugar, which meant I didn't really want to eat in the evening.
It also seems to have made me really thirsty, which is odd.
Day 19 Summary
8:15am - Burgers with raw salsa and eggs. Black tea and honey.
10:30am - Handful of mixed nuts.
12:30pm - Homemade chilli with steak mince, courgettes, mushrooms and tomatoes.
3:30pm - Paleo brownie.
7:30pm - Salmon fillet with cajun spices, salsa and brocolli.
9:30pm - Paleo brownie and a black coffee with honey.
I don't think I'm eating enough calories at the moment as the brownies are not supposed to be going down in that kind of volume but I am getting reeeaaally hungry!
10:30am - Handful of mixed nuts.
12:30pm - Homemade chilli with steak mince, courgettes, mushrooms and tomatoes.
3:30pm - Paleo brownie.
7:30pm - Salmon fillet with cajun spices, salsa and brocolli.
9:30pm - Paleo brownie and a black coffee with honey.
I don't think I'm eating enough calories at the moment as the brownies are not supposed to be going down in that kind of volume but I am getting reeeaaally hungry!
Day 18 Summary
9:00am - Bacon and eggs. Black tea and honey.
11:00am - Paleo Brownie. Black tea and honey.
1:00pm - Thai red curry and rice.
3:00pm - Shared a non paleo chocolate brownie ice cream sundae!
6:00pm - Focus, push jerk. 35kg x 3, 40kg x 3, 45kg x 3, 50kg x 3, 55kg x 1. Found the technique for these bloody tough and wasn't dipping under the bar properly. Had to bail out twice :/
WoD - 21, 15, 9 SDHP x 20kg and burpees. 5:46.
8:00pm - Gluten free butchers burgers with a raw salsa of tomato, onion, parsley and lemon juice.
9:30pm - Black tea and honey.
11:00am - Paleo Brownie. Black tea and honey.
1:00pm - Thai red curry and rice.
3:00pm - Shared a non paleo chocolate brownie ice cream sundae!
6:00pm - Focus, push jerk. 35kg x 3, 40kg x 3, 45kg x 3, 50kg x 3, 55kg x 1. Found the technique for these bloody tough and wasn't dipping under the bar properly. Had to bail out twice :/
WoD - 21, 15, 9 SDHP x 20kg and burpees. 5:46.
8:00pm - Gluten free butchers burgers with a raw salsa of tomato, onion, parsley and lemon juice.
9:30pm - Black tea and honey.
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Day 18 - Using Up Some Leftover Tomatoes
As the title suggests I had some tomatoes to use up so first thing I did was make some more paleo ketchup and pop it into some handy spare jars. Instead of tinned tomatoes I used two fresh tomatoes that I diced and then simmered for 5 minutes to soften them a little before adding the rest of the ingredients. You'll see it in the background of the picture below.
The next thing I did was make a raw salsa that I've made for friend's BBQs before. It's very easy, very healthy and I personally think it's delicious. I had to modify it to allow for the ingredients I had to hand as it was a spur of the moment thing.
I diced (reasonably small) 3 tomatoes and half an onion. popped them in a handy bit of tupperware and chucked in about 1tsp dried parsley (I forgot the recipe is supposed to be coriander haha but it worked out well!), 1 tsp hot chilli powder and squeezed in the juice of half a lemon. Mixed them up and then served over gluten free butcher's burgers for a light dinner as I wasn't as hungry as usual due to my earlier *ahem* indulgence!
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| Focus is crap and I didn't find out till it was too late, sorry! |
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