Log: Monday October 11

Workout

* CrossFit: Had my first real CrossFit workout today at CrossFit Pacific Coast! So excited to be there!!

5 min jump rope warmup
3 x Max Effort Supine Chin Ups
(16-10-11, used green band)

AMRAP 15 Min
16 KB Clean and Jerks (1/2 pood)
8 Knees to Elbows
(8 rounds)

Food / Sleep
* Felt like maybe I'd crash in late AM, so just ate more protein & was fine
* Need to get to bed early tonight, had a long day at work & need to get up at least 1h earlier every day this week for various reasons

Sleep
* ~7 hours, broken
* Had to wake up early for my 7AM CF class!
Breakfast/PWO
* 1 small original Backyard Bowl
* 1/2 Japanese sweet potato
AM Snack
* More sweet potato, this thing is crack
* 3 oz turkey
Lunch
* Work had lunch catered today, Giovanni's sandwiches/pizza/pasta
* Sandwich sans bread = 2oz turkey, some tomatoes
* Iceberg salad w/ tomatoes, some mozzarella, lite vinaigrette
* 4 oz epic pot roast!
PM Snack
* Famished around 5PM
* 3/4 c homemade applesauce
* 6 almonds
* ~ 1/2 homemade curry chicken salad
* Some sweet potato bites, nom
Dinner
* Scramble w/ 3 eggs, feta, crimini mushrooms, 1/2 TJ chicken sausage, coconut oil
* Frozen green beans & mixed veg, coconut oil
* Avocado slices
* Small glass red wine

Log: Sunday October 10

Workout

* Rest day: Didn't feel much like a rest, running around town doing errands in the heat and then lots of cooking at home!

Food / Sleep

Sleep
* 8 hours, broken (seems Jackie won't let us sleep in past 9 AM)
* Tried to nap in PM, almost asleep but Jackie was at it again
AM Snack
* Wasn't really hungry, had a cup of tea
* Was getting lightheaded but not hungry yet so had 2 oz OJ
Breakfast
* Ate at Cajun Kitchen pretty late, around 11:30AM
* Rancher's Scramble (3 eggs, est. 2 strips bacon, tomato, 1 oz swiss, cooked in canola)
* 1/2 c home fries
* 2 decafs w/ sugar and half & half
Lunch
* Snacked periodically on almonds & dates
Dinner
* Homemade applesauce!
* Curry chicken salad on romaine
* Pot roast came out AMAZING. Had about 4oz, rest will be for leftovers. Mmm
* ~1.5 glasses red wine
* Finished off remaining Nuttin Better for the cals & deliciousness. Turns out I didn't really need it.

Log: Saturday October 9

Workout

* Derby: 2 hours in 80 degree full sun. Drank nearly 2L of water. Felt sluggish as usual getting going but after "hard" warmup (anything in this heat is hard), felt really strong through drills. Scrimmage would have been destruction but otherwise the 2 blocker/1 jammer drill went really well for me. Didn't need an assist at all.
* Bike: I installed 2 new tires (yay!) and took this bad boy for a spin around the hood. Cornering is amazing! Can't wait to take her in next week for a tuneup.

Food/Sleep

Sleep
* 8 hours, broken (seems Jackie won't let us sleep in past 9 AM)
* Tried to nap in PM but couldn't fall asleep after 30 min despite feeling extremely tired.
Breakfast
* Scramble: 3 eggs, feta, coconut oil
* Chard with lemon juice
* 1/2 avocado
* Cup of tea with sugar & 2%
Lunch/PWO
* Carob almond smoothie from Lazy Acres (made w/ nonfat ice milk)
* Lacres snacking: cheese, bite pasta salad
* Couple almonds
Dinner
* Hungry for meat!
* 1/2lb grass-fed ground beef
* 1 Orowheat sandwich thin w/ veganaise, mustard, ketchup
* 1.5 oz cheddar
* Romaine, 3/4 large tom, 1/4 avo
* 1/2 beer

Bacon's Paleo Challenge

Bacon and eggs are good for you!

My goal is to eat clean paleo while achieving major performance gains in my derby game. Paleo just feels right, and I don't experience any of the bloating or "heaviness" that I feel when on a higher-carb, grain-based diet. The majority of my food is local / organic / grass-fed, so what I'm eating is (usually) very high quality. Oh yeah, and extremely delicious.

In roller derby, I'm a jammer and need to be able to sprint for 2 full minutes – and while sprinting, I need to be able to turn on the turbo jets and sprint even faster in short bursts. I need to be able to jump and juke and move side to side while retaining, even gaining, speed. I have a very strong endurance base and can make it through a 1 hour game or 2 hour practice no problem, but I am very challenged with the shorter sprints.