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Mother-Daughter-Daughter Day

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Hi, I'm Tina!

I’m the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). I use macros and functional nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

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Lunch, facials, Starbucks, and shopping? Sounds like a really nice way to spend the day, right? Especially with two of my favorite people!

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More on our Mother-Daughter-Daughter Day in a minute!

Workout

After breakfast, I headed to CrossFit for workout. Usually, I arrive at the box 15-30 minutes before the start of class, so I can work on skills, but I was running late yesterday and made it just in time. Thank goodness””I didn’t want to run a mile, which is the “punishment” for being late to class.

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Yesterday’s workout was a partner WOD, so I worked with my friend Whit to accumulate as many reps (points) as possible in 30 minutes of the following: 100 meter Prowler Pushes (50 meters each), max unbroken Double Unders, and max unbroken Pull-ups.

WOD:

With a partner, you will complete a

30 minute AMRAP of:


100m Partner Prowler Push
Max UNBROKEN Double Unders (two attempts to get your longest UB set)
Max UNBROKEN Pull-ups (once you drop from the bar the set is over)

Rx: Prowler+100lbs, prowler+50lbs
Beginner: 50m partner prowler push

Score = total reps.

Prowler push = 1 rep, each double under = 1 rep, each pull-up = 1 rep. Add totals from each round at the end of the WOD

My goodness, the Prowler Pushes were hard! We (the ladies) don’t usually put on much weight (if any) and it was really hot outside yesterday, so Whit and I were dying by the end””I even walked for part of one””but we still managed to get 5 rounds, which included 65 Double Unders and 65 pull-ups. If you do CrossFit, you know that these two numbers should probably not be the same””the Double Under score should be a whole heck of a lot higher. I guess Whit and I really need to work on them!

On a more positive note, we did ALL 65 pull-ups unassisted. That’s right! My first WOD with real, live pull-ups and I smashed my PR of 4 pull-ups with 8 yesterday””two different times! Insanity. I still can’t believe I can do pull-ups. It really seemed like an impossible feat when I started CrossFit. I just goes to show you that persistence and hard work go a long way!

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Snack

After CrossFit, I came home, quickly showered, made a protein shake, and then hit the road to drive to my sister’s house to meet her and my mom.

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When I arrived, I saw Batman.

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And received a couple of presents from my sister. Murphy also got some fancy organic dog bones from “Grandma.”

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Lunch

All three of us were hungry, so we headed to Panera for lunch.

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I ordered the BBQ Chicken Salad with the dressing on the side. I have to admit the salad was a little boring””it was mostly just chicken and romaine with a few black beans and corn kernels””but both of the dressings were really delicious, and I ended up dipping my bread into them.

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After lunch, we went to get facials at Catherine Hinds. I used my last facial in the series that I bought nearly two years ago, so I probably won’t visit again for awhile, which is a wicked bummer since their services are so cheap, but the drive is just too far for me.

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After our facials, we hit up Old Navy and Nordstrom Rack for some shopping.

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I also returned a shirt to Nordstrom Rack that I bought back in March. (Clearly, shopping isn’t a priority for me.)

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Since I returned the shirt 4.5 months after I bought it, I received a store credit, which was totally cool since I still had a gift card to spend from the tweet-up I attended there last September, and I was determined to spend it yesterday. I must have tried on at least 50 things, but I eventually left with two fun tops. Hooray!

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Snack

After our shopping adventures, we returned to my sister’s house where we chatted for a little while longer and snacked on some a zillion blue corn chips. By then, it was almost 5:00, so I decided to hit the road and battle rush hour traffic.

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Dinner

Two and a half hours later (yep, it took me 2.5 hours to drive 27 miles), I arrived home. I was starving, so I threw together a salad with a can of tuna on top, homemade croutons, and leftover dressing (so good) from Wednesday’s dinner. It was pretty simple, but I was not in the mood to cook anything complicated after my infuriating commute home. I finished off the night with a couple of spoonfuls of Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Butter, which, of course, made me a bit happier.

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Brew at the Zoo Giveaway

I totally forgot to pick a winner for the Brew at the Zoo giveaway. Oops, sorry! Without further ado, here’s your winner:

Marcy Borak

Love this contest!!!

Hmmm”¦fav animal at a zoo is probably the lions- incredible to watch their strength

(If SeaWorld is considered a “zoo” then my answer changes to sharks)

Congrats, Marcy! Please email me at tina@carrotsncake.com to claim your prize.

Question of the Day

What’s the worst commute/drive you’ve ever experienced? How do you handle traffic? Do you listen to music/talk radio and find a zen place or do you get frustrated and angry (like I do)?

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