Sunday, 01/9/11

Wake-up: 0700 (~5 1/2 hours)

Workout:

Food:
0730
1/2 chicken thigh

1345
1 hb egg

1430
@ Whole Foods
almond butter sample
peanut butter sample
chocolate peanut butter sample
1 sample piece of almond crust pizza w/ tomato sauce & cheese

1530
1 1/2 hamburger w/ mustard and bacon
sampling of my Paleo blueberry cobbler - almonds, almond butter, blueberries coconut milk, honey
1 sample of Naz’s shrimp salad w/ mango, cucumber, onion, bell pepper, lemon juice & oil

1900
@ Paleo Supper Club
Jen’s soup
Logan’s meat log - bacon wrapped ground beef stuffed w/ bacon
Michael’s ceviche
Naz’s ceviche
Leslie’s beef wrapped asparagus
Nina’s roasted chicken
Armen’s butter lettuce salad w/ avocado, cucumber and lemon juice & olive oil dressing
My blueberry cobbler w/ honey coconut milk topping

Saturday, 1/8/11

Wake-up: 0700 (~7 hours)

Workout:

Food:
0830
@ Vahe Boujekian’s
scrambled eggs w/ sausage, onion, tomatoes & cheese
cucumber & peppers
yogurt
pistachio candy stuff

1230
cucumber, tomatoes, peppers & yogurt
olives & cheese

1330
3 pieces pf turkey roll w/ cheesse and tortilla
Dried fruit - pums, pears, peaches, apricots, apples

1430-1630
@ Ben Chi’s
chips & salsa w/ brie cheese
dark chocolate covered blueberries and acai
fajita chicken w/ onion, bell peppers & mushroom
pesto spaghetti
cucumber salad w/ tomatoes, feta cheese & olive oil
bischatti (sp??)...

2030
@???
3s pizza
1s quesadilla
2 fried (battered) shrimp

Friday, 1/7/11

Wake-up: 0730 (~8 1/2 hours)

Workout:

Food:
0900
4 eggs
2s bacon
1 gouda stuffed chicken sausage

1230
2 gouda stuffed chicken sausages
1 bag bbq pop chips
almonds

1630
1 gouda stuffed chicken sausage
1 chicken thigh

2100
2 1/2 chicken thighs w/ parmesan
roasted broccoli, yams and green beans
1/2 apple w/ peanut butter

Thursday, 1/6/11

Wake-up: 0445 (~5 1/2 hours)

Workout:

Food:
0500
1 chicken thigh

0530
4 eggs
2s bacon

1000
1 Italian sausage
1 apple
almonds

1200
1 chicken thigh

1430
1 chicken thigh
1 Italian sausage

1730
almonds
1 sample size bag of bbq pop chips
1 sample size bag of sea salt & vinegar pop chips
several handfuls of Cherry Republic, Triple Cherry Granola

2030
2 1/2 chicken thighs
spinach salad w/ kalamata olives, parmesan cheese & olive oil

2300
2 chicken thighs w/ parmesan cheese, mayo & mustard

Wednesday, 1/5/11

Wake-up: 0545 (~4 1/2 hours)

Workout:

Food:
0900
4 eggs
1/2 Italian sausage

1200
almonds

1545
2 cans of canned salmon w/ mayo and mustard

2130
1 Italian sausage
2 chicken thighs

Tuesday, 1/4/11

Wake-up: 0730 (~8 hours)

Workout: not today

Food:
0900
4 scrambled eggs w/ onion, bell pepper, mushroom & spinach
2s bacon

1415
tri tip
1 banana

1700
tri tip w/ mayo

2300
1 lg Paleo Kit

Monday, 1/3/11

Wake-up: 0545 (~6 1/2 hours)

Workout:

Food:
0615
tri-tip

0915
4 eggs
2s bacon

1130
1/2 pc of Jen’s petrified turkey bacon

1415
tri-tip
1/2 yam
handful of Cherry Republic, Triple Cherry Granola

1630
tritip
Cherry Republic, Triple Cherry Granola
pistachios

1800
pistachios

2030
6 scrambled eggs w/ onion, mushrooms, bell peppers & spinach
5s bacon

Friday, 12/17/10

Wake-up: 0545 (~6 1/2 hours)

Workout: Nope

Food:
0800
pork w/ mayo

1330
pork w/ mayo
2 chocolate covered apple wedges, 1 w/ nuts

Thursday, 12/16/10

Wake-up: 0445 (~6 3/4 hours)

Workout:

Food:
0530
breakfast sausage
Gouda cheese

1145
@ Benito’s
carne asada burrito w/ cheese, guac, pico & extra carnitas
corn chips & salsa

1730
1 chicken & egg white quickwrap

1930
pork sausage w/ gouda cheese

2300
almonds w/ gouda cheese

Wednesday, 12/15/10

Wake-up: 0700 (~8 hours)

Workout:

Food:
0800
tri-tip w/ mayo & A1 Sauce
1s bacon
2 bundles of prosciutto wrapped asparagus (~10 pieces)

1300
@ Benito’s
1 carne asada burrito w/ extra carnitas, cheese, guacamole, pico de gaillo & hot salsa
corn chips
2 grain free chocolate chip cookies

2015
1 Mediterranean turkey & swiss Quickwrap

2130
steak w/ A1 & mayo
pork breakfast sausage
gouda cheese
the rest of Shirley’s chocolate chip banana nut bread

Tuesday, 12/14/10

Wake-up: 0500 (~7 hours)

Workout: Nope

0700
@ Le Tip breakfast
3pc egg fritata
bacon
watermelon, pineapple, orange pieces

1330
@ Buddha’s Belly
1 bowl miso
chicken lettuce cups - chicken breast, shiitake mushroom, jicama, pine nuts, garlic, bamboo shoot, cilantro, crispy noodles, crisp iceberg lettuce, hoisin sauce
spicy Ahi tuna tartare - sushi-grade ahi tuna, ginger, green onion, cucumber, wasabi flying fish roe, daikon sprouts, crispy won ton chips
Thai Green Curry - chicken breast, japanese eggplant, broccoli, carrot, spicy coconut green curry sauce, cilantro, with 2 orders of extra chicken

1530
Shirley’s gluten free chocolate chip banana nut bread (more than enough)

2130
Dinner…?
Steak & yams… I think

Monday, 12/13/10

Wake-up: 0545 (~4 hours)... I had a horribly hard time sleeping last night

Workout:

Food:
0900
tri-tip
prosciutto wrapped asparagus
mashed cauliflower

1230
tri-tip
prosciutto wrapped asparagus

1430
1lg Paleo Kit

1730
1 jolly rancher
almonds

2100
canned salmon w/ mayo, mustard
steak w/ yams

Sunday, 12/12/10

Wake-up: 0630 (~10 1/2 hours)

Workout: Yea right! I’m in so much post Fran pain… I can’t believe it.

Food:
0715
1s pizza

1230
1s pizza

1330
2 pineapple bacon sausages
1/2 pint Ben & Jerry’s Americone Dream

1700
3/4 little cheese wrapped salame roll from Ralph’s
1/2s bacon

1900
Paleo Supper Club @ Leslie’s

Appetizers
lamb w/ satay sauce
Jen’s grassfed meatballs w/ salsa
grganic turkey/grassfed beef meatballs
“faked” potpatoes - honey dates stuffed with sweet potatoes topped with coconut sprinkles
fruit salad w/ bananas, watermelon, grapes, blackberries, and others…

Dinner
Tri-tip
chard salad
mashed cauliflower w/ bacon, parsley, onions & bell pepper
squash
prosciutto wrapped asparagus

Dessert
paleo brownie - unsweetened cocoa powder, almond meal, honey, hazlenuts
Paleo ice-cream - coconut milk, real vanilla bean, blended halawy dates

I think that was it…

Saturday, 12/11/10

Wake-up: 0600 (~7 hours)

Workout: 1210 @ Fran Challenge Finals
Fran

Time - 5:18

Wow this is over 2 minutes slower than my PR… and 1:35 slower than my prelims time. Today was the first “moving” WOD that I’ve done in 3 weeks. I did do the static holds WOD on Wednesday, but it was nowhere as fast or as intense as Fran was today. I chose right before my heat to do the workout, a game time decision. I immediately could tell that my conditioning was not there… along with the drive out of my thruster. My right leg would not push. Normally, if I have any imbalances in my squat, they go completely unnoticed.

Today, however, was different. I could feel myself dropping into my squat, and pushing really heavy from my left side. My right leg did support me, but I had no drive out of the bottom.

I’ve told myself that I will be smart and train when I can, and stop when I can’t. Today, I did not feel any pain, other than the punch to my soul by Fran. I have not been in pain in almost a week now, but I still have limited function in my right leg. I practiced some thrusters before my workout and felt OK, so I decided to go ahead with the workout. When I was the last person (I could see) out of my first set of thrusters my brain started to mind-fuck me. I started contemplating quitting. I mean, I not healthy so I could get away with it. And then I saw people really moving ahead of me in this workout and I started doubting myself for even being there. It was a hard workout to do today.

I think that I may look into getting an MRI this week… an MRI!?? For something where there are absolutely no symptoms of pain presently. Something is wrong. Doc G suggested to me that this may be something I need to do ASAP after I told him yesterday that there is a major difference in the firing of the muscles of my right quad. I can flex my quad, and the Vastus Lateralus is soft. I can’t hold my knee in extension parallel to the ground. I can flex my quads, and the rest of my leg is tight, but the lateral side of my leg is soft. My VL is not firing properly. I’m afraid that without even realizing it, I am compensating for it somewhere else and I’m going to have some sort of injury somewhere else down the road. I’m starting to get a little concerned about what’s going on here.

Food:
0720
1 1/2 pineapple bacon sausages

1115
1 small coconut water

1330
@ BarbiesQ
smoked brisket w/ bbq
baked beans

1300-1800
2 memphis style pork ribs w/ bbq
1 corona
5 dos equis

1930
@ Pizza Hut
4s Med Meat Lover’s w/ extra cheese and double meat - Parmesan cheese, chili peppers

1130
1/2s pizza

Friday, 12/10/10

Wake-up: 0500 (~7 hours)

Workout: Just some mobilizing with lacrosse balls & foam rolling

Food:
0540
roasted turkey breast

1000
roasted turkey breast
1sm coconut water

1330
turkey breast

1515
@ Benito’s
carne asada burrito w/ cheese, guac, pico de gallo & extra carnitas
corn chips w/ salsa

2130
Mark Dufresne’s
baked chicken thighs w/ pineapple & onion
fried plantains
mixed greens salad w/ tomatoes, avocado, blueberries, walnuts, lemon dressing