Sandwich - what kind of a name is that for a WOD for people who aren't allowed bread?? I dreeeeeeeem of sandwiches but after that session - not anymore (......ah now I see the logic!!) 800m row (achilles too sore for the run), 21,15,9 wall balls (3kg) and american swings 16kg, 800m row. Finally just cos he could, Andrew finished us all off (literally!) with a team 2500m row (500m each) bleurgh. Unfortunately my overenthusiastic hip thrusting (probably without engaging my core sufficiently) during the swings did something horrid to my back- so back to the physio for me!
I failed at the first hurdle in apple rolling (again literally) - apple was too big and not round enough (note for next year!) so it wouldn't go under the apple limbo bar. I
scampered lumbered off with my tail between my legs to put a heat back on my back.
Now it's at this stage that all the primal beings out there will be squawking about sitting - apparently
spine wizards osteopaths will tell you that sitting is to your spine what sugar is to your teeth (or in fact your tummy).
Mobility WOD had plenty of posts on squatting and there's a rather
amusing video on You Tube for any of my time-rich friends regarding the advantages of squatting over sitting. Moral of the story - must squat more. OK I get it! (and I might even don the fetching attire seen in the photo!)
Was a good cavegirl for the rest of the day despite being tempted to rip the hands off anyone I saw holding pastry (obviously cured of my sandwich addiction since the morning) and made some more submlime moroccan tomato stew.
Had some
epic minor fails over the next few days by succumbing to dark chocolate and a couple of martinis when a friend came to visit on Sunday evening although I also made an amazing kick ass
slow cooked pork shoulder with ginger and apple along with Jamie Oliver's
spicy roast butternutsquash. More moroccan eggs for brekkie with the rest of the spring greens followed by an unpleasant trip to the physio. Went to St Nick's market to the new
Grillstock food store (perfect for salivating caveboys and girls) and had their pulled pork and coleslaw bun without the bun (almost as good as mine but not quite) and then proper steak from the lovely butchers at
Ruby and White with asparagus and bearnaise sauce for tea.
Apart from the chocolate I'm on a roll (mmmm bread!) so had bacon, eggs, courgette fritters, asparagus and bearnaise sauce for brekkie and Chorizo and salad for lunch. I've been sagely following the advice of coach Andrew to concentrate on eating more green stuff rather than trying to find grain free alternatives to pancakes and muffins and bread and cake and... ok I'm going to stop now. Minor problem is that I'm not a great fan of green stuff so I set about searching for some recipes that might encourage me or give me inspiration. Hugh Weirdly-Eatitall's book Veg every day has a few paleo recipes but a
curried leek and kale recipe (cooked with coconut milk) particularly appealed especially when I thought I could add some diced bacon. Et voila - supper of leftover slowcooked pork, leftover squash and some super yummy curried leek and kale with bacon - stuffed!
As it's coming up for Hallowe'en I feel slightly obliged to start mining the squash mountain. Also I have to admit to still missing the idea or maybe the texture of carb side dishes. Unfortunately I can't bring myself to eat cauliflower *hiss* devil's food -which can be mashed to make faux rice but I've seen recipes involving spaghetti squash and mashed pumpkin that might kid my brain into believing pasta and mashed potato. I saw some cute teeny pumkins in the supermarket so I shall get one and see how I go (it may get boring as I may well get ever so slightly obsessed for a week)
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