Well...the Open is over. I can't believe it. Looking back now it went so fast. I ended up ok. I have alot to work on to be where I want to be next year. Kind of formulating a plan now. Finished 18 in the Southwest and 234 Worldwide. Am I happy? EH. I am ok. Always wishing for better!!  |
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| Food is all washed cut up and bagged |
Going to get food stuff out of the way. This might be a boring read for anyone who has ZERO interest in my CrossFit stories. So I will post food first then tell my story of the Open.
Since I am leaving on Saturday for Vegas it will be the first time to put a swimsuit on in a while...going to stay on point with my food this week. I plan on relaxing a bit in Vegas. NOT GOING CRAZY. It's just really hard when we fly to get the right foods. When we drive ...yes we pack a cooler with healthy food.
This week is going to be CRAZY BUSY for me. My baby boy turns 22 this week - going to have some bday stuff going on. I can't brag enough about how proud this boy makes me. He is boing to be a Dad, trying to finish school, and buying a house. Its crazy because I can remember the day he was born like it was yesterday! I am proud that in spite of all the trials and tribulations he has and is still facing in his life- he stood firm it what he believed in and made it a point to make something of himself! LOVE YOU SON!
So- This week looks like this. Had to make salsa for my nieces 16th Bday party so of course the batch was EXTRA large. I love my fresh salsa on my eggs...on anything really. Breakfast it going to be my staple-only I will be swapping out my spinach and hitting the kale hard. So breakfast-so simple- 3 eggs (1 whole 2 egg whites-I do switch this up from time to time and do 2 whole and 1 white-just depends on my fats) handful of kale and a lean protien-opting for chicken sausage. Super easy to cook even if all you have access to is a microwave.
Next- I saw this recipe on PaleOMG and I couldnt resist it. I really tried not too eat too many things like this during the open. I did pretty well. Last year I gained almost 10 pounds during the open. This year I lost 2. Not trying to lose any weight. Super happy where I am at. Just took my fats way to low. Anywhoo...So I did make these and I am tabling making the biscuits and gravy recipe. The one adjusment I did make because I wasn't cooking bacon and I don't save my fat I just subbed 2T of olive oil and I did have to cook them just a little longer. These are delicious! I am adding the biscuits and gravy recipe as well. You use the biscuits from the below recipe for it. I really spiced these up- they are a little on the sweet side with the sweet potato and coconut flour- wondering if you make them with almond flour how that might taste. 
http://paleomg.com/shrimp-and-jalapeno-sweet-potato-biscuits/
http://paleomg.com/biscuits-and-gravy/
I made a small scotch meatloaf (recipe posted last Sunday) cut the recipe kind of in half -made this small because I don't really want to have a bunch of food I have to freeze. And thank heavens for Fast Paleo- if you haven't "liked" their FB page yet-I recommend you do so. They have recipes posting all day so I decided to give this one a try. If you have never worked with fish sauce..just be careful..the recipe calls for a few drops and that is all you need. Learned that the hard way last year! Also my Pops gave me a couple of trout filets and I cooked them as well. I am so ready for the week. Plenty of fruit and veggies from my Bountiful Basket. All I had to do was cook some meat!
http://fastpaleo.com/thai-mini-meatballs/
REFLECTIONS ON THE OPEN:
I am going to be brief. I have so much to say about this experience and what it does to you physically and emotionally. There are 100's of pictures I would love to post to really be able to sum up how I feel. Of all the pics of me, and again-there are a lot. For some reason this is my absolute favorite one. And here is why. Going into 13.5 I was willing to settle for 30 reps. In fact. Going in to each WOD I was willing to settle for far less than I should have. This pic kind of sums it all up. I struggle with chest to bar. I was bound and determined to make every rep count. I had to break them up a lot. But I got more than I had hoped for. I know now that with hard work TRAINING MY STRENGTHS AND MY WEAKNESS' that next year I won't be saying eh...I am ok with how I ended. The muscle up..may have...come back off the bucket list. Have some new tools in my belt on how to get there.
WHAT I HAVE GAINED: I have gained more than I can put into words. I look at my life and from where I was...to where I am going...it's really hard to believe. I am eternally grateful for my family-who I have always said took a leap of faith and opened CF22. Kat, Liz, Andy-they lead by example. The morals and standards by which they run CF22 is beyond what you will find at most places. Amy-my sweet sis who trained me for so long when I was still trying to figure things out and pushed me to start CF. My brother Matty-yet another shining example of what it means to really be an athlete. So SO SO proud of my Momma and my niece Riley. Our family had 9 competitors this year. We had 6 in the Individual Open. 1 in Masters 40-44, 1 in the Masters 45-49 and 1 in the Masters 60+. Each week as the workouts came out-each one of us had a different way of getting ready for what was ahead. This truly has been a fun experience and I can hardly wait to get started training toward next year. I clearly know what I need to work on. NO LONGER will I feel defeat when a WOD comes out that has pullups, chest to bar, handstand pushups, strict ring dips...and so on and so forth. I will be training the things I normally scale. So if you see me taking longer to finish a wod,...just know...I am training for the Open in 2014...where I WILL meet my goal of finishing in the top 100 Women in the Masters 45-49 world wide. Gots lots to do!
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