DAY 29
After work i went grocery shopping and finished up some laundry then headed to Austin for the 6:30 Westlake Crossfit class. The WOD for today was a 15 min AMRAP of 5 pull ups, 10 push ups, and 15 air squats! I did my girly knee push ups and got FOURTEEEEN rounds with 1 pull up :) i was extremely proud of myself because i was unrealistically shooting for fifteen rounds, tried really hard, and came super close!! I couldnt have done anything different to reach my goal of fifteen rounds because I gave the work out my all- which is an awesome feeling to encounter afterwards!
For dinner Jesse and I made Paleo meatballs with ground meat, celery, onions, and a few more ingredients with veggies. We mixed bell peppers, mushrooms, and broccoli and cooked them for our side and it was delicious! Jesse made sure i ate ALOT of veggies also :)
DAY 30
I worked out with my 6am Westlake Crossfit class this morning and ate nothing beforehand. The work out consisted of 10x of 2 Squat Cleans, 5 Burpees, and a downhill farmers walk (where you hold a dumbell in each hand and just walk to the certain location) then lunges with the dumbells still in each hand moving uphill (SOO HARD)!!
I started off using 75lbs for the Squat cleans but after 2 rounds i had to move my weight down to 70lbs! It was extremely difficuly coming up out of the squat, even though it was only TWO reps per round. By the end of the work out i had moved my weight down to 65lbs and used a 20lb DB for the entire 10x of farmers walk and lunges! Lets just say that from Mondays work out AND yesterdays work out ... i can barely move today (Wednesday) from being SO extremely sore!! My time was 17:57 also for this work out!
After the work out i made a protein smoothie with strawberries and blueberries, one banana, water and protein powder!
I had class all day from 9:30-3:30 and snacked on grapes and banana chips throughout the day.
After class i made three scrambled eggs and snacked on a full avocado and one banana with Almond butter.
6:00 me and my friend went out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. I first told the lady NO BREAD (just so we wouldnt even be tempted) and ordered a fresh salad with my 6oz sirloin steak with a side of veggies (broccoli and carrots). It was delicious and i ate everything!!
Its Decemeber 1st now and my 30 days of strict paleo was a success for me- even though i did not eat 100% for the ENTiRE month- i did my best and i am proud of the results! I will still continue this diet as well as my blog- but lets just say i have some birthday cake waiting in my fridge for this day that i cannot wait to eat :) So of course i will continue eating mainly paleo foods with the exception of some days where i feel the need to splurge! Everyone needs a cheat day every once in a while!!
For breakfast, i am on my way to the kitchen to make a protein smoothie! So delicious!! :) Everyone have a great day and thank you for the support and motivation.

Hi Amanda - I found your blog on WLCF site. I am moving from Philly to Austin in May and was looking for a new crossfit gym and think I might join WL!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I have also been trying to eat paleo and have some ideas for you. I work full time as well so what I usually will bring for snacks are apples, almonds, sometimes dried fruit, bananas and hard boiled eggs. Breakfast will usually be an omelette with ham and tomatoes and avocado on the side.
Lunch:
Salad with chicken or sometimes I will have a piece of chicken, a sweet potato with raisins and cinnamon, and veggies
Dinner:
salmon, chicken, or steak w/ broccoli/mushrooms/spinach and avocado
I found this awesome chili recipe that is super easy to make and delicious. You should check it out:
http://theclothesmakethegirl.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-favorite-chili-recipe.html
Those are a few of my suggestions - good luck!
Melinda
Congrats Amanda on a great month!!!
ReplyDeletethank you so much Melinda and i highly recommend Westlake Crossfit for you :) everyone is amazing and it is such a great atomosphere! hope to meet you soon,
ReplyDeletethank you Mackenzie- hope to see you soon!! Havnt been able to make it in to the noon classes but will once school gets out, thanks for all the support!