Day 23

Good morning! I can't believe its day 23, and I have just 1 week left of the Paleo challenge. I'm procrastinating a bit this morning because I have a bunch to do around the house, so of course I'm checking in here instead. Chad and I rolled out of bed reluctantly this morning, as we didn't go to sleep til midnight and had to get up at 5:30 to make it to CrossFit. We ended up being the only ones who showed, so we got a private session. Today's WOD didn't look too bad, but then we got started... Here it is:
WARM UP- DYNAMIC
HIGH KNEES – 30 YARDS
LUNGE ROTATES – LUNGE OVER LEG THAT IS FORWARD 15 YARDS
REVERSE LUNGE REACH OVER TOP REACHING BACK OVER LEG THAT IS FORWARD – 15 YARDS
SIDE LUNGE – LUNGE, LUNGE, SKIP 30 YARDS
FRANKENSTEIN SKIPS- 30 YARDS
ARM SWINGS- 30 SECONDS
ARM REACHES SUPINATED TO PRONATED- 45 SECONDS
STRENGTH: CLEAN AND JERK
5.5.5.5.5
REMEMBER THE JERK POSITION WE WENT OVER IN CLASS. PLEASE WORK ON TECHNIQUE BEFORE GOING TO HEAVY.
THE CLEAN AND JERK ARE TWO SEPARATE MOVEMENTS.
WOD- THE NUMBER SIX IS YOUR FRIEND: 6′S
6 ROUNDS FOR TIME
6 PULL UPS
6 HANDSTAND PUSH UPS
6 KNEE TO ELBOWS
6 BURPEES TO BOX
6 KB THRUSTERS (M 80LBS) (W 50LBS)
6 BACK SQUATS (M 185 LBS) (W 125)
STRETCH COOL DOWN- GREAT JOB!!

My time was 18:25 and I was absolutely gassed at the end of this! I think what has been the biggest surprise this month is the noticeable tightness of my pants in the thigh area. In college I became quite familiar with this experience during season, because our lifting would pick up substantially. Now, after years of trying to shrink my thighs, I'm attempting to cope with the fact that they are definitely getting bigger. I'm looking forward to doing my measurements, which I promise to post next week.

I know you're probably shocked but of course I had my breakfast cake this morning with chicken sausage and blueberries. I did stick to one cup of coffee but had 2 tbsp of cashew butter. I feel like I've been hungrier than usual this week, but I've also been getting my butt kicked at CrossFit. I just have to make it through tomorrow, and that will be 5 days this week!

I know I haven't tried out any new recipes in a while, but I'm loving everything I've been making. Both Chad are craving some meatloaf so that's my plan for dinner. I always change up the spices I add, depending on what I'm craving that day so my recipe is constantly changing. I'm thinking I'm gonna stick to a pretty standard meatloaf tonight with lots of fresh garlic. I'll post pictures and the exact recipe tonight. I also want to make carrot-sweet potato cakes.