“Holly”
For time:
50 Deadlifts, 60 lbs
50 Walking lunges
40 Front squats, 30-40 lbs
40 Knees-to-elbows
30 Power cleans, 20-30 lbs
30 Burpee box jumps, 18 inch
20 Thrusters, 20-30 lbs
20 Double-unders (sub 80 single jump rope)
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just wanted something more from my workouts. I have been running off and on for
the past couple years, a 5k here or there. Got into some crazy stuff trained
and ran my first half marathon this last April. I somewhat slacked off this
past summer but knew I needed to kick into gear. So one of the ladies I met
this last year during half training, Kari, she had told me about this hiit
mamas thing and I was totally inspired in her story. So my challenge started
Jan of this year and it’s almost over. But this chick is hooked. No stopping me
now!! Weighing in at 163 Jan 4th, the last week of this
crazy amazing challenge weighing in at 150. All I can say is Wow!!!!” – Holly
realize that a few of my Mamas will have to modify this a bit, if you
are a shift worker, etc. The point is to stop eating AT LEAST 2 hours
before you go to bed. I would like most of us to stick to the 8:00pm
rule, even if we stay up later than 10:00pm. 🙂
Eating Before Bed – What to Avoid
“One of the most important keys to your weight loss journey is not eating before bed.
Eating before bed gives our body immediate fuel to be used as energy –
the only problem is we don’t need energy at this time. The food that is
not used for normal body processes (our bodies are still active when we
sleep) is left to be digested by the body and is eventually stored. This
is a lot of activity for a body that wants to be resting!
While on a weight loss journey we want to maximize the number of pounds we can lose everyday in a healthy manner.
A great way to do this is to stop eating 2 hours before we go to bed.
Not eating before bed allows our body’s natural sleeping metabolism to
help us burn fat while we sleep. Instead of the sleeping energy
processes using our pre-bed snack for fuel they are able to breakdown
fat to gather energy to recover from our day. This is an important part
of any weight loss journey and can be stalled by eating before bed.
By not eating after 8 pm we are limiting those extra
calories that we may have eaten! Stop the madness and save yourself
from these extra calories by not eating before bed.
Getting a good night sleep is important for everyone. It helps us
re-energize from long, tiring days, rebuild our muscles from intense
workouts, and relax our mind from the stresses of daily living. Eating
before bed can have negative effects on our sleep quality. It can make
us feel bloated, uncomfortable, stuffed or too hot. It can ruin our
sleep. On top of that many people experience acid reflux if they eat in
bed or eat and lie down right away making getting a good sleep much more
difficult. If you feel like your sleep has been interrupted by
poor digestion or stomach issues make sure you aren’t eating 2 hours
before you go to bed.
Sleeping is the perfect time to
give our body a rest from food. It
wants to digest what it already has to deal with and doesn’t want you to
add to the fire. This is saying that you are sticking to your 5-6
smalls meals per day and aren’t overly hungry at bed time. I will list a
few pre-bed snacks for those who NEED an after dinner snack. There are
going to be times when you need to eat before bed. Don’t go
to bed hungry. If you can’t help it and need an after supper snack you
need to try these few tips:
- Re-evaluate your daily meals – are you eating enough throughout the day? Have you eaten every 3 hours today?
- Make sure you are eating vegetables, a lean protein and a healthy
fat for supper. This combination will keep you feeling full longer. - First try drinking a glass of water. Sometimes we are really just thirsty and water will do the trick.
- As a last resort, try one of these after supper snacks – a banana
with peanut butter, celery with peanut butter or a handful of almonds
Reducing the Want to Eat Before Bed
One of the main reasons people eat at night is they don’t eat enough
during the day. Many people have their biggest meal at dinner and then
snack before bed. This extreme hunger from not eating during the day
causes over-eating and worse cravings at night. The best way to prevent
this is to eat small meals every 3 hours throughout the day and keep
your body burning.
Much of our bedtime snacking is caused by stress. Stress is such a
huge factor is stalling weight loss and can ruin your efforts if you let
it! Recognize your stress don’t let it consume you. Do not turn to food
in times of stress. One of the best ways to cut your nighttime binges
is to reduce your overall stress! Try things like mediation, yoga or
massage to reduce your stress and prevent eating at night.
Here are other ways to stop eating before bed:
- Eat 5-6 small meals throughout the day.
- Keep all junk food out of your house.
- Form a habit of not eating after a certain time (if you go to bed at 10 pm stop eating every night at 8 pm)
- Do your workouts in the morning.
- Eat protein, healthy fats and lots of vegetables at supper time.
Your Challenge This Week
Today I want you to stop eating 2 hours before bed!
You will feel lighter, less bloated, have increased weight loss, better
sleeps and more energy. These are some amazing reasons to take on this added challenge.”
Happy Friday!
I followed 4-29-14 crossfitmom.com modification for this WOD because it is 20 reps of each exercise.
I did 80 sjr at end
60 lb deadlift, 40 lb squats, 40 lb thrusters and KTE on bar
75#, 45#, Kte on floor, 15" box, 35#, 35#
80 sjr
Broke up DL, lunges, squats, Kte, box burpees into 2 sets
23:20
Happy Friday!
Congrats Holly! You look amazing!
15:22
18:23
Way to Go Holly! Amazing results!
16:29
can only do 15lb weighted front squats. Getting better though 🙂
Everything else as Rx'd
17:25
22:19
30# heaviest weights
K2e in floor
Step ups
Single jr
17:36
35# squats
25# power cleans
25# thrusters
swapped KTE's and box jumps (did 40 box jumps and 30 KTE)
did 80 sjr
17:35
20# on everything
Burpee with push-ups, high jump (no box)
80 sjr
16:22
20 lbs. all
Single jump rope
I procrastinated this wod all morning! Had to take little breaks to get through the knees-to-elbows and the burpee box jumps…
KILLER!
18:09 95# dead lifts and back squats 24 in box. 45# cleans and thrusters. Single jump rope. Ab routine then RPM.
16:32.
60# DL, 20# for the rest. 14" box. 'Toes to bar' on floor. SJR. Rest as rx'd.
Great job Holly!
3 mile run
21:10
65# DL
40# front squats
k2e on bar
30# cleans and thrusters
double-unders
Great job Holly!
16:30 had to separate burpee box jumps and take a few breaks to catch my breathe….Glad it's over!
11:06
Subbed push ups for KTE because I did this with my PE class and we all didn't have access to a bar. They asked me "who makes up these exercises?!?!?" I just laugh and smile! Thanks Jenni
I teach PE too. What level? I just started at a k-8 school last year but used to be 9-12.
I do tabatas with k-8 and CF-inspired workouts for older kids. They love to hate it.
Congratulations on your pregnancy!
60# deadlift
KTE on floor
30# squat clean and thruster
single jump rope
really worked on deep lunges and squats
21:39
Way to go Holly!!
20:24
65# dead lift
45# front squats
40# thrusters
K2e all on bar
Killer!
16:23
40# DL
22# squat
KTW on bar
22#power clean
Separated burpees and box jumps
Jump burpee no push up
16# thrusters
Left shoulder really bothering me.
5 min bike warm up and 15 min bike afterwards.
19:05
60lb Deadlifts, 40lb squats, 30lb cleans and thrusters. Half kte on bar, half on floor. SJR
20 minute elliptical after
22:22
65lb deadlifts, 45lb squats, cleans & thrusters.
24 inch box.
23:47
100# dl
105# squats
50# pc and thrusters
18" box
I felt like I was moving very slow towards the end and having to catch my breath a lot, but I promised myself I'd do it all in 1 round and not to lighten my weights.
18:07
Also named holly 🙂
15:97. 35# dlifts, 35# fsquats, 20# cleans, 20# thrusters, sjr. The burpees killed me in the middle, i had to do 2 sets.
25:27,
40# squats
30# power clean
30# thrusters
SJR
Pat 22:05 #95dl,18in,#65 rest and single jr
Maia 22:15 #65 dl, 18inch, #40 rest and single jr