Carla's 30 Day Primal Challenge! page 3

[Carla]

28 weeks pregnant today!!!

Monday, September 20th - Day 14

Food:

9am: From Starbuck's: 1 grande whole milk latte (I couldn't resist! Hopefully, no heartburn later because of this... )

12:30pm: From Salata: Salad of spinach, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, black olives, green olives, shredded cabbage, walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds, blue cheese, hard boiled eggs, green apples, red grapes, strawberries, avocado, sun dried tomatoes, grilled chicken, & ginger lime vinaigrette (I love these salads!!), "cinnamon roll" larabar

7pm: From Max & Julie Brasserie: Steak a Cheval (8 oz ground beef grilled w/ a fried egg on top), Cauliflower Gratin (baked cauliflower w/ a bunch of cheese & cream)

Cheats:

None

Activity:

5am

Warm-up:

10 squats, 10 push-ups (on knees), 10 lunges

Burgener warm up w/ PVC pipe

Work-out:

Hang Snatch: 2-2-2-2-2

35#-45#-45#-55#-55#

Then

50 squat clean to thruster - 55#
Perform 5 push-ups (on knees) every minute, on the minute

Completed in 9:40

[Carla]

Halfway through the challenge!!! 15 days left. I'm thinking about planning a cheat for Friday morning. One of my good friends really wants to go to this bagel shop we like for coffee and bagels... I was thinking about just getting one bagel w/ cream cheese and coffee. I can't decide if I want to do it or not though! I've been so good so I really don't think that one bagel will throw me off the wagon but still... I will let y'all know. I have 3 more days to decide...

Tuesday, September 21th - Day 15

Food:

9am: decaf cup of coffee w/ half & half

10am: half caf cup of coffee w/ half & half

11:30am: From Barnaby's: hamburger w/ topped with all meat chili, shredded cheddar cheese, onions, & jalapenos (no bun), side of broccoli

2:30pm: kerrygold cheddar cheese, ~4 handfuls of almonds

8pm: salad of spinach, red bell pepper, carrots, olive oil, & balsamic vinegar, 2 salmon cakes (wild alaskan salmon, egg, spicy mustard, & hot sauce, pan fried in coconut oil), 1 medium nectarine, 2 dreyers frozen sugar-free fruit bars

Cheats:

None

Activity:

6am

Warm-up:

10 squats, 10 push-ups (on knees), 10 lunges

lunges, bearcrawl, lunges, bearcrawl

Work-out:

Tabata row for calories: 4
Tabata slamball - 20#: 9
Tabata push-ups (on toes): 4
Tabata kipping pull-ups: 4
Tabata squats: 13

[PrimalChristian]

Wow...thanks for your journal...it is inspiring me to get off of my butt more and get into working out more....mainly because you are pregnant...I have no excuses =P

Keep up the good work...and stay focused...you have come this far. Stay away from the awesome bagels =)

[Carla]

Wow...thanks for your journal...it is inspiring me to get off of my butt more and get into working out more....mainly because you are pregnant...I have no excuses =P

Keep up the good work...and stay focused...you have come this far. Stay away from the awesome bagels =)

I should stay away!! Still thinking about it... Let me know if you have any questions about work out programs! Thanks for the feedback!

[PrimalChristian]

Thanks! I am a begginer so I am trying to get down the basic pushup, plank, squat...and the painful pullup...you should see me...its hilarious!

[Carla]

Feeling really, really good... I slept in today because I was SO tired all day yesterday and sore from Monday's workout. I got in a good 9 hours with only one bathroom break!! Went to bed at 10pm and woke up at 7am with no alarm... Yea!

I'm going to a wedding this weekend and there are a lot of group eating activities (I'm in the wedding party) but I'm feeling pretty good about sticking with this! I will be strong, I will be strong, I will be strong!

Wednesday, September 22th - Day 16! (past the hump!)

Food:

9:30am: 1 decaf cup of coffee w/ half & half, 1 regular cup of coffee w/ half & half, 1 "pecan pie" larabar

12:30pm: 2 salmon cakes (wild alaskan salmon, egg, spicy mustard, & hot sauce, pan fried in coconut oil), raw red bell pepper slices, raw carrots

2pm: handful of almonds

5:30pm smoothie made of whey protein, frozen mixed organic berries, unsweetened coconut milk, & spinach

8pm: From Chipotle: Salad of lettuce, grilled peppers & onions, chicken, spicy red tomatillo sauce, pico de gallo, sour cream, cheese, & guacamole, 1 peach, 3 sugar free dryers frozen fruit bars

Cheats:

None

Activity:

None

[Carla]

Thursday, September 23th - Day 17

Food:

8:30am: 1 half caf cup of coffee w/ half & half, 1 small pear, kerrygold cheddar cheese

11am: 2 salmon cakes (wild alaskan salmon, egg, spicy mustard, & hot sauce, pan fried in coconut oil), raw red bell pepper slices, raw carrots, handful of almonds, kerrygold cheddar cheese

1pm: 2 handfuls of almonds

5:30pm: smoothie of whey protein, unsweetened coconut milk, half and half, 1 small banana, spinach

8:30pm: From Khun Kay Thai Cafe: 1 cup tom yum soup (lemon-lime juice, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaf and mushrooms in a hot and sour soup w/ chicken), Stir-fried shrimp w/ Thai chili sauce and mixed vegetables, 1 nectarine, 2 dreyers sugar free frozen fruit bars

Cheats:

None

Activity:

6am

Warm-up:

50 slamball - 20#
50 walking lunges

Workout:

Front Squat: 3-3-3-3-3
53#-83#-93#-103#-103#

Then

(1 power clean, 2 hang squat clean, 3 push press)
10 push-ups (on knees)
4 rounds

Rest 1 minute after each round

Completed in 6:27

[Carla]

Time to play catch-up! I was out of town for a wedding this past weekend... I was relatively good. Luckily I logged everything in "My Net Diary" (similar to Fit Day but I think it's better) so I don't have to remember everything I ate!

Tomorrow I take my glucose tolerance test at the doctor office though... Yuck!

Friday, September 24th - Day 18

Food:

8:30am: 1 cup of coffee w/ half & half, 1 cup decaf coffee w/ half & half, From Einstein's Bagels: 1/2 blueberry bagel w/ plain cream cheese

11:30am: kerrygold cheddar cheese

2pm: From McDonalds: 6 piece chicken nuggets (I know, I know... This was on the drive to the wedding and I was hungry!)

3pm: "Boundless Nutrition" mocha chocolate bar

8:30pm: At the wedding: chicken fajita meat, beef fajita meat, cheddar cheese, sour cream, salsa, & guacamole (I skipped the tortillas!)

Cheats:

*1/2 blueberry bagel
*breading from chicken nuggets
*"Boundless Nutrition" mocha chocolate bar (there are some grains and sugar in here)

Activity:

6:30am

3 mile walk

[Carla]

Saturday, September 25th - Day 19

Food:

12pm: at Sagra's for brunch: 2 cups of coffee w/ half & half, 1 virgin bloody mary, mixed greens salad w/ balsamic vinaigrette, egg frittata w/ sausage, goat cheese, spinach, and portabello mushrooms

6pm: fried pork skins w/ tabasco sauce

8:30pm: From Thai Bistro: Cashew chicken sauteed w/ mixed vegetables (no rice, yea!)

Cheats:

None

Activity:

None

[Carla]

Sunday, September 26th - Day 20

Food:

9am: 1 cup coffee w/ half & half, "think thin" gluten free chocolate brownie bar

12pm: fried pork skins w/ tabasco sauce, 2 pieces babybel gouda cheese

2:30pm: grilled pork medallions wrapped in bacon, guacamole, asparagus, 1 ear of corn on the cob w/ butter

7pm: "think thin" gluten free chocolate fudge bar (hmmm... these are really good, should probably limit them to one per day though... ), 4 pieces babybel gouda cheese

8:30pm: 1 medium apple w/ peanut butter

Cheats:

*1 ear of corn on the cob

Activity:

None