Eating real food, why is it so hard to look at french fries or an Italian sub and not walk away? Then make a better decision to eat something real like a chicken breast or a piece of steak? I have been having issues always choosing the correct thing to eat this week. I ate an Italian sub this week, and felt like I carried a brick in my gut for 15 hours. I noticed that my performance while doing my weekly sprints was affected. Even though I had extra carbs in my system, I felt like there was no gas in the tank. I also followed the next meal with french fries that were tossed in gluten and fried in shitty canola oil, I felt like I needed to take a shower after indulging in every one of those fries. That evening I didn’t sleep very well, actually it was only 5 hours and it wasn’t continuous sleep. Then throughout yesterday I felt bloated all day, and even though yesterday I made healthy meal choices (YAY), I don’t feel like I adsorbed any of the meals I ate because my intestines and body were stunned and still in the reaction phase by my bad choices and acting out like a two year old that didn’t get what it wanted. To be honest, my body didn’t get what it wanted so acting childish and throwing a tantrum was well deserved. I should have eaten the sweet potato mash, cauliflower, and grilled pork chops that I had every intention of preparing but failed to do so, and ate crap.

Well with the good and the bad, I will move on and try my best to eat the best food possible, and not be lazy about preparing and eating the food I worked hard to prepare and shop for.

TGIF: I woke up earlier this morning by 30 minutes and got on my spinning bike for 25 minutes and went for a leisurely ride while watching Netflix. Last night I made seasoned fingerling potatoes, broccoli, salt and pepper flank steak and chicken breasts. For breakfast-chicken sausage, different root veggies hash and hard cooked eggs. I will eat like I am suppose to today-and have success at my crossfit gym completing the Barbell Class to start the weekend on a more positive note.

7.8.15 WOD

1-1/4 back squats *30X1 tempo: 3 seconds down; 1 second pause at top *no bouncing during the 1/4 squat!!! – 4 sets x 4 reps – rest 30 seconds before A2 (65, 70. 75. 80) during each set the 4^th rep was impossible, going slow and holding at the bottom, then exploding up is difficult. But I got it done!
then
amrap strict ring pull ups (chin over rings)-I subbed ring rows, since I can barely do a chin up with the resistance bands on the bar. (6,8,9, 7) – 4 sets – rest 90 seconds before A1

then
5 rounds for time:
5 thrusters I started at 45 for the first 3 sets, but had to scale down to 35 pounds for the last two sets,  these are a really difficult movement. In time like the dreaded burpees they won’t be as difficult, just the bane of my existence.
7 burpee over the bar-these were relatively easy but still kicked my bum, considering the other day my WOD had 75 burpees for the METCON portion of the workout.

I was sweaty and out of breathe after this WOD, I know one day they will get easier. However, each WOD or Barbell class makes me stronger.