Nutrition, Diet, and Exercise: Notes, Goals, and Resources (these people just keep talking about crossfit)

[csb]

This whole week was a wash eating and exercise.

I only worked out on Monday. Then I had pizza.  Tuesday was a super fatty tuna meal with wine pairings (tyee tuna!!!!) then ice cream.  Didn't work out on Wednesday, due to a stomach ache from eating such rich food.  At simple pizza made at home.  Thursday was a ton of chicken curry + beers after work + Culver's custard due to it being $1 scoop day.  And today is chipotle...which means I won't be going to the gym.  Also, my uncle/aunt are visiting me this evening/over the weekend.  Which means a ton more eating/drinking shenanigans. 

I'm calling it a wash and restarting on Monday.  Tbh, it makes me feel real better knowing I can just restart and not persevering on "failing"

Just make some of your meals healthier, like maybe breakfast, and it's not starting over. You're just flexing within your day. 

 

[Orchid PE]

That could work. So some things I'm thinking of that would be safe in the truck:

• Bananas
  
• Oranges
  
• Apples
  
• Peanut butter
  
• Almonds
  
• Soup in a thermos
  
• Clif bars (or granola bars)
  
• Canned chicken or tuna 
  
• Boiled eggs (I think these could last in a small cooler)
  
• Cheese sticks (cooler)
  
• Lunch meat, slice of cheese (cooler)
  

I'll need to start grabbing extra condiments at fast food places, specifically mustard and mayo.

I could bring an electric kettle to boil water for oatmeal or something. However, I'd hate to trip out switch house power at a substation lol. 

 

[Supe]

Definitely look into a real deal thermos, not a cheap knock off.  They will absolutely keep food warm.  I would heat food up at 5am and it would still be warm at lunchtime.  Used to bring a lot of steak and rice/chicken and rice/pork and rice to work with me.  Eggs, too.  They work best if you preheat them with boiling water before putting your food in.  

 

[Road Guy]

I’ve got an old school Stanley one that I’ll put chilli in on long ski days - it’s excellent

 

[leggo PE]

If looking for good lunches that don't need to be totally refrigerated, I would definitely turns to beans, pulses, and grains.

I don't have any issues with quinoa, and make a pretty decent vegan taco bowl that is super filling and delicious cold. I also make a really good lentil salad that is pretty simple and tastes great cold or room temperature. Ditto for a lentil rice salad.

I'm not a huge pasta salad person, but could do that too. I do not like to eat the same thing every day, so I think a bit of meal prep on the weekend could set you up really well if you were to plan out your meals (I'm a big meal planner as well). You could also do a bento box style lunch, with different compartment of different things to comprise a full meal (like, for me, maybe veggies and hummus, a hard boiled egg, some cheese, an apple, and maybe some nuts)... Something like that would be highly versatile and I think would be good for me who could prep different options and then combine as I wanted throughout the week.

 

[Tiger15]

This whole week was a wash eating and exercise.

I only worked out on Monday. Then I had pizza.  Tuesday was a super fatty tuna meal with wine pairings (tyee tuna!!!!) then ice cream.  Didn't work out on Wednesday, due to a stomach ache from eating such rich food.  At simple pizza made at home.  Thursday was a ton of chicken curry + beers after work + Culver's custard due to it being $1 scoop day.  And today is chipotle...which means I won't be going to the gym.  Also, my uncle/aunt are visiting me this evening/over the weekend.  Which means a ton more eating/drinking shenanigans. 

I'm calling it a wash and restarting on Monday.  Tbh, it makes me feel real better knowing I can just restart and not persevering on "failing"

Just make some of your meals healthier, like maybe breakfast, and it's not starting over. You're just flexing within your day. 

This. Remember. It's about progress, not perfection.

 

[Orchid PE]

Definitely look into a real deal thermos, not a cheap knock off.  They will absolutely keep food warm.  I would heat food up at 5am and it would still be warm at lunchtime.  Used to bring a lot of steak and rice/chicken and rice/pork and rice to work with me.  Eggs, too.  They work best if you preheat them with boiling water before putting your food in.  

I’ve got an old school Stanley one that I’ll put chilli in on long ski days - it’s excellent

Are the "new" Stanleys any good? I have their coffee press and it's decent.

https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Classic-Vacuum-Bottle-Hammertone/dp/B000FZX93K/ref=sr_1_5?crid=37G7JV6NOG6VC&dchild=1&keywords=stanley+thermos&qid=1601067321&sprefix=stanley+%2Caps%2C300&sr=8-5

Big daddy:

https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Classic-Legendary-Vacuum-Insulated/dp/B07L6M56VN/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=stanley+thermos&qid=1601067528&sr=8-10

 

[JayKay PE]

Lol, I sucked on Monday.  No gains, back squat I only got to 130 lbs and I was forced-FORCED I TELL YOU-to attempt real chin ups using bands.  And guess what had to be done after this:

500m row + 15 thrusters + 30sec plank AMRP over 10 minutes.  I feel like if the row was dropped to 250m, it would have been much more manageable, but the 500m was a killer.  And a bunch of chin-up attempts (I was doing negatives, so jump up and lower myself down) + strict + presses meant my arms were kinda jelly at the end of class.

I mean, last week I did skip my W/F/Sat classes due to drinking and hanging out with family, but I didn't think I'd slide this much.  I'm chalking it up to the change in weather (day started at mid-70s and dropped to high 50s by the afternoon with rain) and me just not feeling it.  Just keep swimming!

 

[Orchid PE]

I had to break down the squat rack the other day for moving. I probably won't have a place to set it back up for a while. I hate taking long breaks. It feels like restarting.

 

[Road Guy]

from your earlier post I think the new stanley stuff is the same as the old ones, my younger kid bought one last winter to do some yurt to yurt skiing and he said it held up really well.

-you could probably trade your squat rack for solid gold since its still hard to get stuff - but then you have to replace it.

 

[Tiger15]

I did a "(not)cr0ssf1t at home" workout this morning. I have aspirations to workout 3 times a week, but I've actually only been working out a few times a month. (I miss the gym)

20 minutes As Many Rounds As Possible
50 double-unders
12 Thrusters (2x 25lb weights)
21 kettle bell swings (2x 25lb weights)
12 bentover rear delt fly (2x 25lb weights)
21 Pushups

Finished 2 rounds (with interruptions by rain and a puppy)
As you can probably guess, I have very limited equipment at home.

 

[Violator]

what is a double under?

 

[JayKay PE]

what is a double under?

When one boy likes another boy at a bar, and they've had too many cosmos...

 

[Tiger15]

what is a double under?

Jumping rope.... When for every single jump the rope goes around twice. I.e. the rope passes under your feet twice every time you jump.

It's one of the foundational crossfit movements. It takes a lot more energy because you have to jump higher and keep the rope moving very fast. Some people say that the energy you use to do 1 double under is equivalent to 3 single unders. That sounds cool, but I'm sure it has no basis in science. LOL

So people can do triple unders... they are aliens. 

 

[Road Guy]

its like a single under, just with a higher jump (is how our coach explained them)..       

 

[Violator]

never heard of such a thing, but also haven't jumped rope since elementary school.  Now I am intrigued. :reading:

 

[Tiger15]

never heard of such a thing, but also haven't jumped rope since elementary school.  Now I am intrigued. :reading:

 

[leggo PE]

Jumping rope is SO much harder as an adult than when I was a kid! I guess I just can't jump as high normally? I mean, I'm not tall by any means, but I definitely have a higher center of gravity then my 7 year old neighbor who makes jumping rope look like a piece of cake.

 

[Orchid PE]

Another thing I've found that's harder as an adult is hula hooping. I'll just leave it at that.

 

[Tiger15]

Another thing I've found that's harder as an adult is hula hooping. I'll just leave it at that.

This is true.
To elaborate, the smaller your waist is the easier it is to hula hoop because you take up less of the hoop. So the hoop is traveling farther and has more inertia to keep it moving. This is why it's so much easier for kids because they have tiny waists.