Sunday Reckoning

So to review the past week....

• Ate in the zone for the most part...with two exceptions - although I am not really sure that are all that notable. First - three times this week I had a 1 pt weight watchers ice cream bar and then on Friday, we had pizza but I had only one slice. I even ate out a few times and made good choices.


• Worked out at Cross Fit on Monday, Wednesday and Friday - got through the fundamentals training. It is all getting easier or at least better.


• Walked Mon, Tues, Wed so I did not hit my goal of doing something every day


• Weighed in today - at 167.4 so down 2.8 :-)!!! That could just be fluctuation - next week's weigh in will be more telling/significant!

Here is a picture of J and I at the Cross Fit gym....

This next week is going to be tough - with work and the election (I work it). So here is the plan...

• Eat in the zone - so far so good - doing fair with the blocks although I could probably do better with portions.
• Walk on Monday, Wednesday, Thurs, Fri
• Bike today if it is not raining
• Work out on Monday, Thurs, Fri and try to do the warm ups at home on the off days.
• Hope to get to 165 by next Sunday

sweatin fool

When people work out....some folks get misty, some folks have torrential downpours, others don't do nothing at all. I could cure the drought.

but at least I am working out :-)

day two-in it

In case anyone reads this - it is a quilting/fitness blog. Thought I would post a pix of another one of my quilts just to keep the quilting part going...

The quilt above is one that I did as a block of the month where I was actually the teacher. I made the blocks in a number of different color ways - see first pix. I finally put one of them together and it is shown hanging in my front hallway. The picture does not do the fabric justice - it is a beautiful line of fabrics called Napa Sonoma by a local fabric designer, Susie Robbins.

Now the fitness part... walked this am/ate in the zone all day although I do have to pay attention to portions, particularly during dinner time. I am a bit sore from yesterday - I am told I will be more so tomorrow...looking forward to that!!! I am back at CrossFit tomorrow at 6:30pm.

Monday - dida WOD

So today - I, so far, have eaten well - zone breakfast, zone snack, zone lunch and getting ready to chow down on a zone dinner. even limited myself to one cuppa coffee - thereafter, I had green ginger tea straight up.

Finally got through the warmups and to the first three of the fundamentals. And did a WOD - mini Diana - which, if I remember, was 15 - 12 - 8 of deadlift and handstand pushups. Did them in 5 min 32 sec which is, of course, not a new worlds or olympic record, but what the heck.

The race is on!!!!!

The challenge is on....

J (my son) and I are challenging each other to hit some goals by Christmas morn. We have invited daughters/sisters C and O - but have not gotten word on whether they are in or not. Stakes are winner takes all - J and I are putting in $100 each. If C/O are in, they need to pitch in $50 each.
My goals are:

• Weight – 155 - I currently tip the scales at 170 (yikes and hence the challenge)
• Tactics:
  Crossfit three times per week (four if schedule permits)
  Do something every day – walk, ride a bike, do the warmup exercises
  Eat in the zone every day – once two weeks have passed, then allow a cheat day
  Journal it all

So - yesterday I did officially join crossfit and did the warmup exercises. That was as much as I could do - although they are significant in my estimation:

• jump rope for 5 min

then 3 rounds of 10 each of...

• three different stretches
• squats (rough)
• situps
• not sure what it is called but you lay on the floor (or on the ab-mat which is a terrific invention) , lace your fingers behind your head and lift your head off the ground
• pushups (really rough)
• pull ups - I do the baby kind
• dips - I also do the baby kind

I actually did not feel too good after I did those - probably because I only drank coffee before I did them. I know better next time.

Food - brekkie - toast/pnut butter and apple

Lunch - chicken tortilla soup with some french bread

snack - apple, cheese, crackers, macadamia nuts

dinner - pasta with marinara sauce, squash, french bread, milk

Not exactly good, but have gotten a fairly good start today - will post tomorrow.