Good morning, buttercup!! I wish I could act like I’m in this perky good mood, but my husband is doing this “thing” right now. He started working out in the mornings so he sets his alarm at 5am and leaves all of his clothes and backpack and even toothbrush in the other room so he doesn’t wake me up when he gets up. BUT he presses snooze and lets his alarm go off 3 separate times and goes back to sleep every time. And after the first alarm, I’m pretty much completely ready to get up. After the second alarm, I’m pretty annoyed. Third alarm, I hate him. It’s a pattern at this point. BUT, I’m very happy and supportive that he’s working out in the morning so I hold my tongue and don’t smash his face in with a pillow. It’s quite a loving feeling.
I say all this because, well, sometimes we don’t always support our significant other when it comes to their health goals. I get emails all.the.time from people who either don’t feel supported or are obviously having a hard time supporting their partner when it comes to healthier eating choices and/or working out. It might be because you or your partner never worked out and now someone wants to so it feels a little strange or foreign. Or because someone changed their diet and the other person is having a much harder time. Or it could be because one person has lost weight and the other person hasn’t so there becomes a bit of a jealousy situation. No matter what situation may be your own, it’s important to remember that health should come first and foremost. If we don’t have our health, we don’t have much else longterm. We won’t be able to care for our significant other or experience certain situations or enjoy the little moments together because our health is diminishing. But if we put our own health first, and support our significant other in their goals that make them happier and healthier, we will be able to enjoy so many amazing moments in the future.
My husband’s alarm goes off 3 times every morning when he wakes up to go to the gym and you know what? It annoys the sh*t out of me. But I bite my tongue, get up to work on my blog, and kiss him as he walks out the door to the gym…because I’m so proud of him for taking care of himself so we can have an enjoyable, exciting and amazing future together. Don’t let your own frustration or jealousy or upsets get in the way of your partners success. Support and push each other to be better. That’s how relationships grow and thrive!
Sunday – Rest Day
Monday – FIT on Broadway Class
#1 – 5 minute As Many Rounds As Possible Of:
5 single leg v-ups (each side)
10 calories on air dyne bike
15 dumbbell thrusters
*1 minute rest then repeat one more time through and try to match and beat last score
#2 – 5 minute As Many Rounds As Possible Of:
5 barbell high pulls
10 burpees
15 barbell bicep curls
*1 minute rest then repeat one more time through and try to match and beat last score
#3 – 5 minute As Many Rounds As Possible Of:
5 double Russian kettlebell swings
100m run
15 kettlebell sumo deadlift
*1 minute rest then repeat one more time through and try to match and beat last score
** 2 minutes rest after second set of #1 before you move to the next and so on
Tuesday – Orange Theory Class – see workout here
Wednesday – CrossFit Broadway Class
5 sets of each: (15 mins)
– 4 Strict C2B Pull Ups + 4 Kipping Pull Ups + 4 Bar Muscle Ups (I did 1 bar muscle up, 4 kipping pull ups, 2 strict pull ups)
*Choose a number in which you can go unbroken for all reps.
– 64′ HS Walk (2 lengths of platforms) – no more than 1 minute
** 1 min rest after finishing HS Walks
Then 10 min As Many Rounds As Possible Of:
10 + 10 Single Arm OH Lunge- on spot (55/35)
20 Push Ups
100m Run
I got 4+3 rx
Thursday – Rest Day
Friday – Orange Theory Class – see workout here (front desk girl turned computers off 10 minutes early so my numbers are a bit off)
Saturday – CrossFit Broadway Class
5 rounds:
400m run
30 box jumps (24/20)
30 wall ball (20/14)
I finished in 25:13 rx
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What I Ate in a Day:
When I woke up, I started my morning off with an iced Chameleon cold brew coffee with a splash of heavy cream and some stevia extract.
When breakfast rolled along, I had arugula, Applegate Farms breakfast links, and 1 fried plantain.
Later on in the afternoon (since my lunch was later than usual) I had 1/2 a Perfect Bar and saved the rest for later.
For lunch, I had arugula topped with quick taco meat that I cooked up (just ground buffalo and Primal Palate taco seasonings) with some crumbled Siete Foods grain free tortilla chips on top
After my workout in the afternoon, I ate the other half of the Perfect Bar then ate some plantain chips while I made dinner.
For dinner, I made some Jovial gluten free brown rice pasta with hot italian sausage, roasted brussels sprouts and carrots, olives, and parmesan (no rice and cheese is not paleo)
And for a Friday night treat, I had a scoop of sea salt caramel ice cream and topped it with a few bite size WOW Baking gluten free brownies!
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Lol at everyone having a go at your husband for snoozing, I can imagine you’d have no problem speaking to him about it if you wanted to, particularly as you’ve written a blog post about it haha. My boyfriend is exactly the same he owns a CF gym so is up at 5 every morning but not until after 3 snoozes. But I just enjoy a starfish and extra sleep after he’s gone ahah.
lol for real. i’m not scared to yell at my husband if need be. i’m just talking about supporting your significant other!
Have you talked to him and does he know that he’s ruining your sleep with his snooze habit? What good is it for him to put his gym clothes, etc in another room if he’s waking you three times with the alarm? I just wonder if you bring it up to him, in a supportive way, of course, if you guys can find a method to wake him up without disturbing you. What did you do when you were the one getting up early to go coach classes? Not attacking him, just trying to be supportive.
hahaha i think you’re thinking too far into this. i wake up normally at 5:30am so it’s not ruining my sleep. i just wake up earlier than i normally would. i’m just lucky enough in life right now to not have to set an alarm, he sadly does.
Errrrr my gawd, could you just send like, this entire post to my fiance? I wake up at 5:30 to get my workout in before I go to work and he can get so salty about being woken up sometimes.
I notice you use arugula in a lot of your meals! is that a staple that you buy from whole foods each week? i’m interested to see what your grocery cart looks like, especially because you talk about your butcher box being delivered to your door. Do you think you could do a blog post on that? Also, What fish oil do you like to use?
maybe someday!! i just love arugula and it’s a super easy green so i add it to most meals!
Hi Juli! Here is the alarm clock I have and LOVE! You can adjust the settings so the brightness gradually increases with each minute and it is really like the sun is slowly rising next to you and makes no noise. It’s a much more peaceful way to wakeup – we call it the happy lamp! 🙂
Hi Juli! A question for here or the podcast if you need material for next week 🙂 — Waist/core “thickening.” I got a body composition test done three months ago when starting Crossfit and starting with a nutrition coach to get my body fat percentage UP to a healthy range, plus increase muscle and size (#bootygainz?). Anyway, retested today and I’m up from 6% BF to 8% (with a +/-3% error note) which is a good trend although still too low, and my various girths ans overall weight is way up! All very exciting except the woman commented on how my waist measurement has increased, likely due to a lot of core work causing ‘thickening.’ Is this inevitable with heavy lifting and will it just continue to thicken? You have amazing and strong abs but don’t seem to sport a thick waist — just genetics, or has that changed for you just as your leg size has, as you changed up your approach to crossfit? ???? My waist went from 66.8 to 68.3 inches.. Hm maybe it’s just that my hips and booty need to grow so that I have a waist again hahaha!!!! ???? Thanks!
*** cm! Lol! Not inches!!! Haha
Hey Juli,
There is a lightbulb called the MagicLight bulb that has it’s own wifi. It can be on a timer to turn on and lighten up slowly just like the sun. It also does some other fun stuff. I bought it on Amazon. Instead of buying a new lamp, you can stick it into a lamp you already have.
Love your blog and your IG stories…you are so.damn.funny.
Hi Julie! I was wondering if you had to get your heart rate zones tested in order to have your OTF heart rate monitor read properly for you. I just started OTF and every since I purchased my own heart rate monitor it hasn’t been reading as well as the one I borrowed. Sometimes I am in the grey the whole class or barely get any splat points. When I was borrowing one of their monitors I was scoring one of the highest numbers of splat points in my class. They told me that I may have to get my heart rate tested since I am more “in shape”… did you have to do this? Thank you!
i do not, never had to do that
Hi Juli,
How about a nice pair of ear plugs? My husband works in his office next to our bedroom late into the night so I pop those suckers in and it erases his frenzied typing clatter. Might be worth a try.
Hi to Jackson.
I agree about the light bulbs that connect to WiFi. It was a game changer for us. My husband and I get up early to work out and these gradually brighten and wake you up just as the sun would. We still set an alarm, but by the time it goes off, we aren’t sound asleep anymore.
Also, I wanted to ask what type of sea salt caramel ice cream you eat? I have recently discovered I have a gluten sensitivity in addition to my dairy sensitivity, so just curious. I’m trying to find treats I can enjoy so that I don’t feel like I’m deprived all the time! Lol
talenti! you can shop their gf flavors here: https://www.talentigelato.com/product-category/gluten-free