Workout

Workout today was 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 sets of front squats. I was doing 40 kilos. And I rode to and from work. We were going to do the stairs but didn't.

I was in a real fitness funk last week and didn't work out at all. I went to CrossFit on Wednesday and still was just not feeling it. But today I felt like the funk had lifted...

And this might be why! My amazing new shoes!

They are so light! As soon as I put them on, I was like, "why was I not wearing these before!!!". I love them...

Bye bye old shoes!

The other thing in health news is that I've now gone Paleo. In a nutshell, you can only eat what humans were able to eat in paleolithic time. It's also known as the Cave(wo)man diet. It's going really well. I'm trying to keep my carb intake to 50g - 100g per day.

 But it's shocking the amount of sugar in things. As you probably know, sugar is a carbohydrate. I was drinking juice the other morning, and I knew there was a lot of sugar in fruit but for some reason this was a shock. In this little bottle of juice...

...there was 40.3g of sugar!!! As you can see, I was already half way through so I finished it and it was so yummy (I love juice) but no more til I lose this fat!

GlossyBox

My first GlossyBox arrived the other day. It was very exciting.

I was so excited I snapped a pic right there in the post office! It's so beautifully wrapped!
In case you're not sure what a GlossyBox is, it's basically a subscription to a monthly delivery of 5 sample sized items. It's supposedly high end brands like Bobbi Brown and Jurlique but it also have things like Dencorub and Palmers in it. So there'll be about 20 items each month that are available, and you get a random selection of 5. Now you won't be able to subscribe to GlossyBox anymore cos they recently got bought out by Lust Have It, which you can find here: http://www.lusthaveit.com.au/

See beautifully it's presented?

 And this is what I got in it:

My favourite item was the SheerCover lip gloss and my least favourite is the PowerBalance band...because that's a crock of shit.

Workout

Crossfit

Deadlift
5-5-5-5-5

Finisher, 7 Min Amrap
10 Strict Pull-ups
30 Double Unders

Got up to 55kgs on the deadlifts. Was about the heaviest I could lift without the bar slipping out of my hands. Only got 2 rounds out on the finisher, can't do Double Unders but attempts were counted.
I tells ya, I am dog tired...

Olympic fairness

I was watching telly and on Foxtel, they're showing lots of advertisements for the Olympic Game coverage for London 2012. And one of the segments, a show jumper talks about her successes. How hard she trained and how good it felt to get a gold medal...and I thought, "You didn't really do most of the hard work, lady!"



Photo credit: http://xmiriam.deviantart.com/

I hope they gave the horse a medal as well.

Workout

No Crossfit today. I completed the second session on my 5K Runner app. I am terrible at running and this is a big fitness goal! Would love to be able to run 5k!

And my lovely puppy came along!

Dieting...

So. I'm fat. I'm not quite ready to declare how fat to the vast accessibility of the internets but trust me, my weight at the moment is shocking.

I'm doing Lite n Easy, which mortifies me. I take the lunches out of the bag to take to work and do my best to conceal it. It just seems so serious! It's too close to acknowledging my weight problem is the real deal: I'm a full blown fatty.

And so far, I've not lost much weight. Have been on Lite n Easy for about 3 weeks. I keep slipping, I have to tighten it up! I am hungry a lot on the portion sizes and find it way too easy to reach the cookie jar at work. I have no one to blame but myself. Maybe this blog will keep me honest! Fingers crossed!

One thing I didn't factor into doing L n E is the massive convenience! It's so awesome to have everything done for me! I have a good hour back every night cos dinner is done!

The meals are surprisingly okay. They're pretty shit but for something that comes frozen, it's not as bad as I thought.

This is what I had tonight:



This is the label,which is a tiny bit deceiving...



This was the meal after it was heated.

It looks a lot worse than it tastes. The only thing is I have to add so much salt! All the meals are a tiny bit bland...I may not be the best judge though as I LOVE SALT.

Workout

Crossfit

"Jack"
20 Min AMRAP
Push press, 10 reps - 15kgs
10 KB Swings - 12kgs
10 Box jumps - 12 inch

I completed 7 rounds.
I could have gone heavier with my Kettlebell, to 16 kilos and I think I could have gone up on my box jump, probably 20 inch. I was tired but not exhausted after.
I know I definitely could have done the 16 kilo KB, I have before, just being lazy. Going up in the box jump just seems intimidating. It's a big increment!
Maybe it was for the best I didn't go up, I fell and scraped my shin on one of the box jumps. No one saw....shame!

Shellac

I got my nails done with Shellac with the colour Tropix. I'm less than impressed. This is the second time I've had it done, both at different places.
I was not impressed with this particular salon, which was located in Greenslopes in the Brisbane area.
Firstly, the first lady who started doing my nails did a good job, however after she put the base coat on and directed me towards the lamp, that was the last I saw of her. Each colour coat was done by the two other ladies, with the second finishing the top coat.
Secondly, the UV lamp they used was not the special CND lamp. I don't know if it's 100% necessary but the last place used on and the CND Shellac website states:

Substituting another lamp will result in insufficient cure, which reduces durability and length of wear. The UV output of the CND lamp is specifically calibrated to the system and Shellac formulas for proper cure.

Maybe they're just trying to make money but I would have preferred it.
Lastly, the salon used CND base and colour coat and then OPI Gelish top coat. Didn't like that they mixed the brands like that.
Overall, just not too happy. Plus I think its already lifting on one nail.

Passionfruit

I hate passionfruit seeds. They're like eating crunchy bugs.

I wonder if they'll ever make seedless passionfruits?