Yeah. I Do CrossFit, Bitches.

I do CrossFit.  What of it?

First CrossFit workout done!  My On Ramp class is 3 dudes and moi.  To my great delight, I was NOT the last one to finish the WOD (workout of the day).  So what did we do today? 

Box jumps.  Jumping from the floor onto a 20" high box.  I jumped onto a 16" box, because I have never done a movement like that before and it scared the shit out of me.  At the end of the set, Joe (coach) said "Hey, not bad!  You're ready for the big girl box!"  Thanks, Joe.

Sit ups.  The old school kind, not crunches.  No problems here.  I may have had twins, but I've also been doing ab heavy workouts for the last 2 years.  I could do this shit all day.

Squats.  I do not squat low enough for CrossFit.  This is a problem.  I think I did about a zillion squats today while my form was critiqued.  Basically a bunch of guys stared at my ass and told me how it wasn't close enough to the ground.  Awesome. 

Push ups.  "Full release" which means toes and chest supporting weight on the floor, pick up your body, full extension, then back down and touch, release hands, repeat.  The point is to not let your hips/knees/abs touch the floor.  I could do about 5 of these in a row before needing to modify to my knees.  That's more than one of the guys could do!  During the third cycle, I recall hearing Grant shout "Keep your junk off the floor, Amy!".  Laughing is not conducive to pushups.

Inverse push ups (they have a name, I wasn't paying attention).  Grab the rings, feet out, legs straight, and plank hang, then pull yourself up to the rings.  I like this movement. 

A few cycles of each, a few sprints (4x100m, 2x200m) and we're done.  Afterwards, I kind of lost feeling in my arms from the elbow to the shoulder.  (It's back, though....whew!)

Did I mention I had to take my kids?  And the class was at 6:15am? And we had to leave the house at 5:40 to make it on time?  FUN!  They watched me through the window from the kids area.  They actually did okay, aside from intense fear of Grant's big boxer (Sam-the sweetest freakin' dog).  He was kind enough to kennel the dog so the boys wouldn't have a collective apoplexy.

Overall?  It was fun.  I dug it.  I will keep going.

Day 4 of 30 Paleo challenge, so what am I eating?  Did you know that coconuts are awesome?  2tbsp of coconut butter has about the same amount of calories as peanut butter (which is off limits-legumes you know), but also FIVE grams of fiber?  Holy crap (pun intended)!  It's a teeny bit sweet, and is kind of tasty on fruit.  I also made chickpea-free hummus (legumes again), and it's pretty darn good.  The base is roasted cauliflower and tahini.  I don't even like cauliflower!

Coconut milk in my coffee.  Who knew?



Coconut curry shrimp and broccoli.

It sometimes takes a little creativity to figure out what to eat, but so far so good.  I also eat hard boiled eggs, meat cookies, lots of raw veggies, and fruit (glorious fruit!).  I am eagerly awaiting a shipment of coconut oil and coconut flour.  Waffles can be paleo if they're made with the right stuff!

Waffles with coconut butter.....mmmmmmmmmmmm......

Oh sorry, drifted off there. 

It's probably good that I love coconut with a burning passion. 

So.  Incredibly long story short.  I feel good.  My workout went well.  Transformation in progress.

Also?  RAGNAR IS THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!  I am so friggin' excited!!!!  I feel like we've been waiting forever for this!  Frankly, after the weekend I had with the kids, the thought of spending two days in a van with 5 other people sounds like fucking heaven.

Thursday is my official Ragnar pack and prep day...still two more CrossFit workouts and three runs to go before that though.  So close....and yet.....so....far.....