Can you believe it is already February 10? How does time fly so fast these days? I blame it on the kid, something about desperately wanting him to be a baby as long as possible makes time speed up. We're officially at the phase where he is just more and more fun each day. He babbles all day, he doesn't crawl but he's an expert at scooting backwards and rolling in the direction he wants to go, he cracks up at eskimo kisses and he reaches for his Daddy when I'm holding him.
Seeing his little personality come out is awesome and while on one hand I can't wait to hear that little voice say real words and I think seeing his funny bobble head walking around would be the cutest thing, it completely terrifies me to think that in four months he'll be a year old. That's by far the thing I hate most about being a working mother. While I love the time with adults and feeling responsible and needed, I get nervous about all the wasted time away from him while he's so little! I guess this is why people end up having more, right? Even that idea terrifies me, mostly for the fact that I would be afraid that a new baby would take away from our experience with Ryker. Ugh, parenthood....shit's rough!
We had an epic parenting win yesterday. We have this recliner that is OLD, my mom sent it out to us with a couch when we first bought the house and we've since gotten rid of the couch, it was hell on my back while I was breastfeeding, but we kept the dirty old recliner because it really is comfy and we don't freak out if Ryker spits up on it. Well, ever since Ryker has mastered the ability to hold his bottle himself, we've let him lay in the crease of that chair and feed himself. Sometimes, when he finishes he ends up rolling around a little, but with the angle that the seat is at, he never really had much of chance of going anywhere. That all changed yesterday. I was sitting cross legged tucked in with a blanket and my computer, with Vic to my left when I saw Ryker gearing up to roll towards the end of the cushion. I gasped loudly, Vic looked up and in slow motion, Ryker made his way off the chair. I almost fell over trying to untangle myself and the blanket. Vic, being our hero, dove across the floor and saved Ryker from slamming into the laminate floors. Our dilemma about wanting concrete floors is now over. Ryker cried for a minute but I think he was more scared than hurt. Vic's elbow, on the other hand, is a swollen mess. Needless to say, we learned our couch lesson and Ryker is now banished to his playmat on the ground.
I ran the Virginia Beach Polar Plunge 5k this weekend with my friends Misty, Kristy and girls from Rife !
Misty and I dragged our hubby's and Ryker down to the beach at 7 am, so of course we found the boys a spot at the hotel bar/restaurant, Mahi Mah's, so that they could entertain themselves over Bloody Mary's while we ran in the 35 degree weather. I anticipated the run being way busier, so we got there much too early. A pre-race cocktail sounded like a good idea, makes sense, right? Two screwdrivers for me and two Bloody Mary's for Misty later, we actually wound up running a 5k PR! We finished under 28 minutes. The boys were so surprised and we were so proud of ourselves, which meant more cocktails for everyone! Luckily, I had a built in cheat day for my Whole 30, for an early Valentine's Day celebration. We chased our morning drinks with some fish tacos and had a pretty awesome day. I guess this #amileaday challenge is really paying off!
On the workout note, I've made the executive decision to put Crossfit on the back burner for a while. With my bum shoulder, I haven't been able to really do any of the WOD's to the intensity that I would like, even with the amount of healing that I've already done. So, I'm going to start following more of a bodybuilder weightlifting style routine and focus on improving my speed and distance running. As soon as my surgery is done, whenever that is, and I've healed up from that, I want to hit CrossFit WODS hard and set the goal of signing up for the Open next year. For now, it's going to be all about building up muscle and strength and really getting beach ready. I'm excited to switch it up a little! I'm going to keep an eye on Rife's WODs and keep going to the ones that I can actually do, mostly because I want to hang out with my friends. Don't get me wrong, the coaches have been amazing at helping me out with modifying everything, but I'm kind of sick of modifying the workouts.
Also on that note, I bought this amazing roller for my legs. I've been getting the same old runner's injuries that I used to get when I was putting in 50 miles a week lately, so it was time to do something. I have a foam roller, but that thing is just frustrating sometimes. This roller is basically just a steel pipe with handles and rolly things on it, but it's a God send. You can find it here! Since Vic and I are totally impatient, we celebrated Valentine's Day a week early...and he got me a 6 Pack Bag! It's also amazing. I felt a little silly walking into work today in my uniform and a GIANT pink bag that is basically the size of a small cooler, but I was able to fit my breakfast, lunch, snacks, multivitamins, protein shake (shh, don't tell the Whole 30 that we added in protein) and even a jar of almond butter and my lint roller for my uniform! Uh, I'm in love!
So far, here is a look at today. I went to the base gym around 5:30 and worked out until a little shy of 8 am. I'm super bummed that yesterday was the first day in my #amileaday challenge that I just didn't bother to cover any ground...unless Sam's Club counts, which it doesn't. So, today I just lifted until I couldn't squat or leg press anymore, and then I did a few miles on the elliptical. I might try and get another workout tonight and actually run. We'll see!
LEG DAY
15 min elliptical warm up
10x90 hack squat
10x160 hack squat
12x150 leg press
12x160 leg press
12x170 leg press
12x200 leg press
8x250 leg press
7x260 leg press
10x90 leg curl
12x90 leg extension
12x95 leg curl
12x100 leg extension
12x100 leg curl
12x110 leg extension
10x55 glute press (each)
10x70 glute press (each)
12x90 calf press
20x80 dumbbell calf raises
10x30 plié squat
20 min elliptical
Ab work
And....
Breakfast:
3 eggs scrambled, Whole Foods chorizo, 1 cup of spinach
1 gala apple with 2 tbs almond butter
Lunch:
2 cilantro chicken sausages, 1 cup of spinach
.5 cup sliced carrots, .5 cup sliced radishes, 2 tbs apple cider vinegar
Nibbled on some raw, unsalted cashews with unsweetened cranberries and blueberries
Snacks:
Lemon LaraBar
EAS Lean Protein Shake
I forgot to pull anything out for dinner, so Lord knows what we'll end up eating. I don't know how many times I have to try and learn my lesson, but we are eating extra clean this week. It takes me FOREVER to recover from a shitty eating weekend, and this weekend was no different. Lots of veggies for this girl!
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