YUMMIES

I think we need a bakery like this here in Austin. If there is already one, please point me in their direction. Major props to Bonita and her tribe for completing the dreaded "Burpee Mile". I'll attempt "Murph" before I do a "Burpee Mile"...ouch.






Here is some Paleo cupcake porn from the Raw Goddess. The icing just needs to be modified without Agave Nectar.



Had a lovely Sushi date last night, followed by packing and cleaning. This girl knows how to party!Today consisted of a nice 7.5 miler followed by Starbucks with my friend, Peggy. Errands, packing and cleaning...oy!

I'll be doing a Paleo Turkey day, so I imagine it will be salad, turkey, nuts and some fruit. Works for me:). I'm CRAVING wine something fierce today...but no wine shall be consumed.

Have a safe holiday everyone!

Barbara

Riddle me this...

Folks, I'm a bit confused. What is new right?

:)

My legs are strong, 500lb leg presses make me think very strong. WHY am I having trouble with the Squat Clean at 55lbs? While in the gym this morning I practiced my cleans with 55lb barbell and getting up from the squat was really difficult! I know that 45lbs is too light but 55lb seems too heavy? It's odd to me. I do realize different muscles are at play here but still, my legs are stronger than this. I'm not complaining just wondering if it's all in my head.


Perhaps I'll just keep the heavier weight but not get in all reps as prescribed. Today's gym workout was Chest/Ab focused with a TOUGH as nails hill spin class. Oucha ma goucha!



Crossfit works

After 4 months of CF, many of my friends and co-workers are commenting on my arms, YAY!!! Progress that shows! The Black Box summit is going on today and I'm super jealous!!!!Man, I'd love to be soaking in all that million dollar information.

Paleo going well...3 pans of veggies being roasted, chicken/fish being cooked. My stomach is leaner and I'm feeling pretty damn good today! Tried my first Persimmon fruit, only to find it very bitter..bleech.

Packing, packing, packing.

Sushi tonight:)

B

Sleep, It's Whats for Breakfast!

Nope....Barbara was not cranking away at her planned spin/weights session this morning. She was sleeping--rather trying to catch up on much needed Zzzzzzz's. You see dear readers, I live in the Ghetto(::::in the ghetto:::chorus).I arrived home yesterday to find two cop cars outside MY BUILDING!!! WTF!?!?!?!?!!? What in all that is chocolate and holy is going on?!?!?!!? The car gets parked, I grab my moving boxes and get to serious packing. I'M DONE WITH THIS HELL HOLE!

At bedtime I try to relax and remember all of Mel's kickass advice posted here and here,then my downstairs neighbors start playing beats. Those beats lasted until 2:45am and weren't loud enough to warrant a noise call. They WERE loud enough to be heard through my pillow...all...night..morning...I HATE YOU!

Am I moody? Slightly.

I move next week and pray to GOD that it's quieter there.

This would be why I opted for sleep in lieu of a workout.Whats really sad is that the complex didn't even call me for a statement regarding the break-in I discovered at the gym. They just assume it's normal at this point.



TGIF and maybe a Valium.

Edit~Paleo Question. Dried fruit seems to be allowed in the book yet Crystal said it's best to steer clear. What say you? I've cut it out but look at it longingly when I'm in the work kitchen. It sits in a bowl and says"Eat me"!

Perhaps I should just stick to my fresh fruit.

B

He Makes Me Happy

Billy Joel.....even mixed with Country, he makes me smile.

It's been years since I first heard this song yet it always gives me chills. There were days, weeks,months where I played his CD's endlessly yet never got tired of them. I'll always have a love affair with Billy Joel in my head.

Energy ...Where Art Thou?

Oy...Day 4 is a toughie. I just feel out of sorts and like I'm running on fumes. It probably doesn't help that have been doing 2 workouts per day. Why? I dunno...felt like it. I'm VERY motivated and in the zone so I'll just go with it for now.



Couple interesting tidbits:



1-Got a "booty" text at 6am yesterday. Hmmmm guess that is thinking ahead?



2- Got a mistaken identity text for another Barbara who is an actor? Odd no? I replied and stated that if they needed another Barbara to read the scripts, I'd happily oblige :)



This morning WOD was a toughie.



"Jess"



5 rounds of 400 M Run, 15 Power Cleans. RX'd weight was 65 but I did 45lb, finished first so I realize my weight wasn't heavy enough. It's time for me to set outside of my comfort zone and get HEAVY! I must add that 45lb mixed with many many DEEP squats feels quite heavy to me!



Just saying....



Time was 24:06...



Last night I hit the gym for a serious leg/ab workout with a few biceps. THIS is why 45lb hurt so damn much!



Leg Ext

12-70lbs

10-75lbs

8-85lbs

6-100lbs

12 70lbs



Leg Press

20-2701lbs

20-270lbs

15-360lbs



Calves on press

4 sets of 25-35 with 270lbs



1 leg lunges on leg press

2 sets of 20(each leg) 90lbs



Walking lunges with 50lbs

gym length twice



plie' squats with 35lbs

2 sets of 20



Hammies on the ball

3 sets of 20



21's with 45lb bar-3 sets..frigging ouch!



Ab's--reverse crunches on bench(3x),In/Outs on bench,wall ball with 12lb

Pilate's crap...

Hmmm maybe my energy isn't so low? It sure felt sluggish this morning though :(. Thank goodness for my secret weapon.....GREEN TEA EXTRACT!!!!!!! Awesomeness in a small potent bottle.

B

Taking It Black

Day 3 of Paleo(after this weekends upset) and it's black coffee once again. I REALLY thought there might be tears and tantrums having to drink black coffee but I've made peace with it. You simply have to get quality coffee if you're drinking it black. Any Starbucks BURNED coffee can be doctored up with cream and sugar. When you drink it black you discover flaws in the flavor, the aroma lacks and its rather blah:(. Not so with this machine, today I'm indugling in Butter Toffee flavor and it's pretty damn incredible............................for black coffee.

Recently, A co-worker decided to buy a Keurig single serving coffee machine for the staff, we only have 14 people. OMG!!!! Amazing perfect yummy blends that taste great black. Eye opening for sure.




Paleo is going great this round. Energy is good today and I knocked out 35 min of sprint intervals in my fasted state. I typically do cardio/workouts before breakfast and have for years.I've been checking out a great new site called "The Label Says Paleo". It's a new blog started by a group of crossfitters in town, who are all taking the 30 day plunge...:)


Lots of fantastic recipes to be had so check it out!


Oh.....another reason why I'm moving next week; The vending machine was shattered to pieces when I arrived this morning. Glass all over the floor leading to the crime scene. This makes the 3rd break-in I have discovered while living here .Ghettofab baby! This is why I sleep next to my .38

Question~ Do you guys do your workouts in a fasted state of after food? Just curious.

B

Holy Yum

Wow....it's almost Paleo, just modify the Agave with ripe bananna or something?

Check out the Recipe on Rawmazing.

Remote Control

Ken Ober the host of MTV's Remote Control passed away at the age of 52. I bet many of you never saw this show in the late 80's but it certainly had its hay day. This brings back lots of memories.

RIP Ken Ober!


and yes....I was there from the day MTV went on the air!

B

Thoughts and News

I can't begin to tell you how crummy and SLLLLLLUUUGISH I have felt all the live long day. There wasn't enough coffee in the world to get me out of this sugar/carb/dairy funk and it's my own fault. YES, I went by the book today, YES, this Sat was a planned splurge, NO Sunday was NOT! Do you know how EASY it was to fall back into unhealthy choices with sugar coursing through my veins?? It's CRACK!!!! I had a full week of 100% paleo and Sat/Sun's fun was like getting hit with a Hostess Cupcake Mack Truck.

This being said, I'm glad I feel like crud!!!!! I'm glad because I DO.NOT.WANT.THIS AGAIN! I honestly feel like I've come down with something icky. What is more likely is that by tomorrow I'll feel better and less foggy due to getting back together with Paleo. Look, we had a silly fight, I was wrong and now we are OK.

There are no excuses and it's go time for more then a month!

In better news...

I EXCITED about a new opportunity that was referred to me. I am happy to announce that I'll be working promo's at Whole Foods for "Frenchie's Kitchen". Frenchie's is a healthy FRESH Dog food company and it was created by my friend Dave's girlfriend.She created it for her French Bulldog who had bad tummy problems instigated by most dogfood on the market. This will also provide me with extra weekend income throughout the year..win...win



Most of you don't know but my mother was a Samoyed breeder/trainer/shower for years. From the time I was 1 day old to when she passed, those dogs ruled our world. My mother was very loving with her animals and most lived to be more than 13-15 years old(our cat was 18). I think she would be quit supportive of a great healthy food for our furry friends.

B

Back On the Wagon

Saturday was a planned treat day from day 1. No matter, Sunday was NOT easy due to having dairy, flour, sugar and a whole mess of other crap running through my bloodstream. It was mentally foggy and I made me feel like a bloated cow.

Moooo

This cow did manage to run 7 miles in an hour which felt amazing! Carbs can make you run fast.Yesterday was a lazy prep, roast, cooking kinda day. I tackled allot and managed some packing too. Dang I can't believe how much shit I have in such a tiny living space?!?!?!? Need more boxes as well.

Today it's back on the plan and 100%. I have no planned treats until the end of Dec and its going to be an interesting ride. I'm sure there will be tough calls the weekend I'm moving, and lots of work goodies to turn down.

My workout will either be legs tonight or rest day.

B