Last week I had a bit of a run in with an unhappy woman who emailed me letting me know that I don’t eat enough and that I give off the wrong message when I post what I eat in a day. I try to preface everything I do or say, but there are always things that people interpret the wrong way. And the last thing I want to have is people comparing in a negative light. What’s funny about what I do is that I always have someone saying I eat too much or I eat too little. So which one is it? Well, it’s neither. They are probably just comparing to what THEIR body needs instead of understanding that what MY body needs is completely different. Our life stressors, our schedules, our bodies, our needs, our workouts…they are all different. So why would you compare?
Well, because that’s human nature.
If you think I eat too little, well consider my workouts. Last week, my workouts that I’m actually working the entire time range from 12-30 minutes. So that means I’m working out a max of 30 minutes per day. Max. So if you’re working out 1-3 hours per day, you obviously need a different amount of fuel compared to a person like me who is working out for 30 minutes. If you think I eat too much, well that’s weird. Have you seen the normal American diet lately? Come on, bro.
My point is, stop f*cking comparing. No single person is like you, so why would you compare yourself to someone else? I share what I ate in a day to help inspire you with your own meals or show you that eating clean while traveling is possible or help you see that daily healthy eating habits are possible. It’s not for you to think that you should be eating 10 plantain chips because someone else ate 10. Instead, you think – Oh, maybe I should check out plantain chips for a snack for myself. It’s all about perspective.
Comparison is the the enemy. It eats us lives and hinders our growth. So stop comparing. Stop slowing yourself down. Take responsibility for your own needs, your own body, and your own decisions. That’s going to get you so much farther in life.
Sunday – See video here
Every 3 minutes for 6 rounds:
10 thrusters
10 bar facing burpees
10 pull ups or toes to bar (alternating)
My slowest time is 1:47
Monday –
Back Squats: 4 x 5. All sets at 83% (18 mins) – I used 135#
Then 9 min AMRAP Of:
5 Squat Cleans (165/105)
10 Toes 2 Bar
I got 7 + 2 using 85#
Tuesday –
Every 90 sec for 9 sets (12 mins) – 2 Snatch + 1 OHS:
Sets 1-3 @ 65% of 1 rep max snatch
Sets 4-6 @ 75%
Sets 7-9 @ 85%
I worked up to 95#
14 min AMRAP Of:
40/35 cal Row
30 Box Jumps (30″/24″) – Must Step Down
20 Burpees
10 Squat Snatch (135/95)
I got 2 rounds + 8 calories using 65#
Wednesday –
20 mins Moving w. Purpose:
Deadlift: 8 reps with 5 sec descent each rep. 2 sec reset at the bottom of each rep. All sets at 50% of 1 rep max. – I used 105#
Single Arm OH Squat: 8 & 8. As heavy as great movement allows. – I used 10# dumbbell
30 sec Hollow Hold
I got 4 + 8
Every 2 mins for 10 mins:
200m Sprint. (“Crack n Back”) – slowest time was :47
Thursday – Rest day
Friday – Rest day
Saturday – Rest day
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Free Travel Workout:
2 rounds:
50 side skater jumps
40 jumping lunges (total)
30 burpees
20 hand release push ups
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I know this post is old, but I’m new to your blog and just had to comment! I’m pretty good at not comparing myself to others, but what bothers me is when others compare me to other people. At my CF gym, there are a lot of young, single people who are there 5-7 days a week. I won’t go into the details of my insane work schedule, parenthood, etc, but I love CF and I go when I can. Sometimes that means I only make it in twice that week. When the coaches – and at my gym these are all single guys under 30 – give me shit for it, it makes me want to leave and find another box! Don’t compare me to people who clearly have more time than me. Maybe I need to keep trying new boxes until I find the “middle aged lady trying to keep her shit together while still getting in a WOD when she can” box 🙂
i think it’s good to remember that people may not be comparing you to other people when they make comments about your absence. when i haven’t seen someone at the gym for a while and give them shit, i’m not comparing them to any other person, i’m thinking simply about them not being there. and giving them shit is just friendly banter, not me thinking down on them. so if you feel as though they are talking down to you, then it’s definitely worth finding a new gym. but remember that they are probably just giving you shit to make conversation or get you motivated to come back again, they aren’t trying to do the opposite.