The Life and Thoughts of Robyn

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Crossfit Challenge--Halfway Point

Thoughts and conclusions halfway through the 45-day paleo challenge:
1. No hospitalizations for sugar withdrawal
2. Weight is down 5 pounds and clothes are loose
3. No sugar highs (seem kind of draggy)
4. In Crossfit workouts, maybe a little bit stronger
5. In running workouts, not faster (which surprises the me without the Oreo milkshakes)
6. Arms and stomach more toned
7. Self-discipline is working ("just saying no" not as bad as feared)
8. It's harder to get sleep points than the other points, but I'm counting hours such as the one last night trying to get back to sleep after the hospital called my husband :)
9. I sure eat a lot (or am hungry often)
10. I'm eating things I would have thought would turn to fat, like peanut butter and nuts, but haven't gotten fatter. 
Well, another 22 days to go, so it will be interesting to see continued differences.
Points: 5
Sleep: 7
Exercise: Crossfit, overhead squat, built to 80#, then 15 minutes of Cindy (5 pullups, 10 pushups, 15 squats), 22 2/3 rounds, baby. That's a workout made for gymnasts. Also water ran for 60 minutes, saving the Achilles' for the 20-miler later this week.
Food:
breakfast: apple and peanut butter
snack: raw cashews
lunch: chicken, corn, watermelon
later: more watermelon and corn, and more nuts
green salad with chicken





No comments:

Post a Comment