To junk or not to junk

So I’m pretty strict with what I eat.  I allow cheats based on time crunches.  For example, my oldest daughter had a softball game yesterday at 6:30.  It takes approximately 38 minutes, no really 38 minutes, to get there.  I get off at 5:00PM.   Yes, there was a time crunch.  Not even appropriate time to heat and eat leftovers. Yesterday we had junk food for supper. And I hate it!

Also, yesterday was the company cookout. I packed my lunch hoping to stay at the office because I had half a ton of things to get done.  It wasn’t to be.  So, here I stand at the cookout and the only thing to eat is “god knows what in it” hamburgers and hot dogs, canned beans (reheated, of course), homemade pasta salad, and watermelon.  I didn’t have a burger, hot dog, or beans.  I ate some of the pasta, figuring it was the lesser of the offered evils, and quite a bit of the watermelon.

 

What do you do? When you’ve planned but other plans take over?

I made the call

I called.   I scheduled a consultation.  Just…to see.   It’s the 18^th at 3:15.

 

Now we shall wait and see.

Mommy Tucks...

A friend recently had mommy-lipo.  Quite literally they smoothed out the portion of her tummy that remained from her c-section.   …did I ever tell you that I had an consult done.  Well, I did.  Before I started my journey I went in to ask.  This ‘wonderful man’  (in quotes because of the down his nose way of looking me over) told me it would take lipo and TWO tummy tucks totally between $26k and $28k.   I left, defeated. There was no way on this earth or any other planet that I was gonna throw down the price of a freakin’ car!! I decided I would literally work it off.  I’ve done very well. I have lost an incredible amount of inches off my entire frame. Certain areas of me are increasing in inches with lifting.. my biceps for example from 11” to 13”. 

But there are certain areas, one in particular, that seems to be holding out for some sort of apocalypse.  My tummy has taken a stand and refuses to budge.  I wonder if it’s worth it.  I wonder how much more I could do, on my own before succumbing to the temptation of (whispering) plastic surgery…

Ugh!  Sigh! 

I doubt I could spend that much money for that reason.. on me… Seriously?!  I don’t condemn anyone for doing it and I’m proud of my friend for doing what she wants with her body and her money. She, her husband and my husband all work for the same company.  Recently a close friend they work with was in a boating accident and died.  He was 34, with a family – young children, a wife.  He was the best sort of guy.  Give you the shirt of his back and skin to go with it…  Just… gone.   She told me that she’d gotten the tuck.  Then she said “you know, when he died.. I decided life is too damn short.  I’ve got all this cash sitting in retirement… and I may not even make it to retirement!  So I’m gonna be happy now!”    I know that feeling.  I had the same one when 9/11 happened.  It started the ball rolling on the divorce from my first husband.

Mmmmm a mommy tuck…   wonder what the healing time is.  The cost.. If it will hurt any muscle mass I’ve created…

To be continued.

Bench PR

PR’d my Bench Press today.  I like to start out lower than my current max and build up. My last max was 75#; I started with 65# today. Then gradually added weight.  I did a few lifts on my own then asked a friend to spot me. I added 5# on each side at first then again. (we only have one set of 10# plates at the box; cause they keep getting dropped and broken) Then I switched the double 5s out and threw on the 10s and added 2.5s to each side.  Easy peasy!  Took the 2.5s off and added 5s to each side. Couldn’t move it from my chest. Nothing.  Took the 5s off and added back the 2.5s; Boom!  Right back up it went!  So, 90# it is. For now.

 

Heavy Lifting

I haven’t written in a while.  Not since The Open.  Work has been busy, my daughter tried tennis and then got into softball.  Frankly there has barely been any time to get settled long enough to sleep.

Roughly six weeks ago Coach started the competition team on a heavy lifting program coupled with a Zone/Paleo mix for nutrition.  I really love it!  I’ve heard a few say they miss the daily WODs or working with the group and I get that.  But for right now, for me. Show me the bar!  I’ve expressed my interest in continuing this style of programming to Coach.  There is a team meeting on Tuesday, which sadly is the same day my daughter’s softball game.  So, I’m not sure if I will be able to go. 

I missed 10 days during the beginning of this program due to a sinus infection. It was all I could do to work.  So, It put me behind in my lifting and in the program.  I’m working on 80% and 85% in most lifts where the rest of the team is maxing out.    He’s mentioned possibly making a few teams within the team.  For obvious reasons, I mean I can’t lift what the guys are lifting.  I’m not lifting the weight that most of the ladies are lifting.  So, we’ll see how it shakes out on Wednesday.

I began June by removing all artificial sugars.  I have stopped drinking, the very little amount that I drank.  I have given up gummy peaches, my ‘go to’ sweet.  I have also greatly lessened the amount of ice cream I eat. I hope to keep that regulated. Old Habits die hard.  =)

Tomorrow is my one year Crossfitiversary!!

Oh and did I mention I got an 11# PR on my High Bar Back Squat today?!  Yea, I’m pretty happy about it!