OK...I admit it...

Hey everybody!

OK, I admit it...I am not a blogger. It's been quite a while since my last post. In my defense, it is kind of hard to blog with a teething 4 month old. Plus, I've never really been one to write about what I am doing or thinking about. In the past I have tried to keep a journal...it seems that a lot of smart people I know keep one...but not me. I am alright for a couple of days, then I forget a night or three and before I know it, the journal has become a safe haven for dust bunnies.  So, again, sorry for the lack of blogs...I will try to do better.

I guess now it would be good to catch everyone up on what's going on with my challenge. Well, I have been eating clean for a few weeks now (with the exception of this past Tuesday and tonight). I have noticed a huge difference in my performance in the gym as far as weight increase goes. I have already made my 200lbs+ deadlift. I recently got 125lbs overhead, which was freakin awesome and I jumped up 10lbs on my strict press.

As far as working on my pull ups and running, I am working with my coach and my husband. I am moving to the next color band on pull ups, no matter how bad I want to stay with the green band. The running, in a word, SUCKS! I am doing intervals with my husband and pushing myself to go as fast as I can. Steve says he can see an improvement...me, I just keep chanting in my head "I am a Velicoraptor, I am a Velicoraptor". Believe it or not, it helps me stay with the Pose running method. However, if I really were this particular dinosaur in the Jurassic period, I would have died way before the meteor crash because of my currant lack of speed.

How is Paleo and menu planning going, you may ask? Well, Paleo is going great. My husband and my coach have noticed a change. I stepped on the scale at home and my current status is 199.6lbs...not a bad drop from 207. I get pinched again on Tuesday so we will see how the inches look. Depending on what the results are, I may or may not start adding the Zone to my eating habits. The menu planning...eh. I understand the benefits of a little forethought in planning meals (saving money by getting just what you are planning to cook, not wondering what the heck to fix for dinner, etc). I am just getting waylaid by my lazy side in this area. But tomorrow is grocery day, so I may surprise myself and actually get a menu planned.

I am on day 64 of, not only this challenge, but also the push up challenge I placed upon myself. I have noticed a huge gain in this area. I can do ten boy push ups in a row and I am also doing incline push ups. I may be wrong, but I think my push ups helped me get 95lbs up in a strict press. I know that ten push ups in a row may not sound like a lot to some, but from not being able to do any, this is big. Am I doing them in the gym? I am doing a mix. I try to do as many on my toes as I can, then switch to me knees...some days are better than others though, but I still keep trying.

Well, I think that pretty much does it. I will try to do better about blogging, especially since I am coming to the end of my challenges. Until my next post,

I am Sincerely
- Mel