Weaknesses include:

Chips and salasa, cookie dough, brownies, m&ms, popsicles, Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, cupcakes, chocolate covered cinnamon bears.....

Post weekend belly bloat after a few too many indulgences...

I stumbled into a free year at Axiom and I'm hoping to utilize the shit out of it in addition to Crossfit to deminish that layer of love. I can see and feel the muscles below! 

Smoothie time!

This Magic Bullet is a dream! Loving combing new ingredients in my daily protein smoothie. Today was fat free Greek yogurt, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, spinach, berries and chocolate whey. Happy camper!

Edward Scissorhands

Bahahahahaha!.... More like this bitch has calloused hands. 

Today.

Today I woke up and made my girls a fun and healthy breakfast. 

I made it for me, too : ) I blended gluten free oatmeal in the food prossesor until it was the texture of flour, added baking powder, eggs, coconut milk, coconut oil and a bit of 100% maple syrup and then made them in the waffle maker. So good! I've been low on carbs so inventions like this should help... We'll that and more veggies!

I ate my eggs on the road because it was a busy morning of preschool and gymnastics but I have committed to myself and I'm not letting busy throw me off. 

I bought a Simple Truth organic rotisserie chicken the other night and have been eating off of it for a couple days. 

Right now I'm boiling it down and making a yummy chicken, veggie and rice soup for dinner. Gimme all the carbs!! 

It's been a great day and I'm planning on going out for a jog this evening. Yikes! I haven't run since... Ever? I'll surely be posting on how it goes. 

Nailed it

Eat enough

This morning for breakfast I had three fried egg whites cooked in coconut oil, 4 slices of nitrate free deli ham and smoothie of frozen mixed berries, nonfat Greek yogurt and chocolate whey. Consciously trying to start the day off by eating enough and of the right things : ) 

In other news; the Magic Bullet may be my new favorite kitchen gadget!! 

But damn it's hard... I feel like that was a ton of food but when I tracked it it's less than 350 calories 😒 Erg! I am determined to get the hang of this!

Good stuff

Good mood. Good WOD. Good snack. Good read. 

Phew!!

I went to the new box for the first time yesterday; Happy Valentine's Day to me! I got more coaching in the first 10 minutes of class than I had received in the last month and a half combined. It. Was. Wonderful! We got some real time to work on power cleans cleans before moving on to an ass kicking (but sensible) WOD... 15 EMOM of 1 power clean, 3 burpees, 5 pull-ups. Then a 500 meter cool down on the rower. There is a weightlifting class today that I am really looking forward to. Phew! I DO still love it. So happy to be right where I am. 

Aaaaand it clicked

Soooo I got the opportunity to participate in a women's WOD hosted by AMRAP.... The call it 'women's power hour' and they host it at a different box every month. I have done a couple times in the past and always love it. 

It. Was. Awesome! The workout was great but the company was even better. It clicked! With the ownership change of my original box I lost my CF family. Cheesy but true. I got to work out with 4 of my favorite women today and it reminded me of what a huge part community plays in crossfit. I'm still going to make the move to be with the coaches and programming I prefer. I'm super excited and glad to have had the chance to be active in the 'replacement box' while my coaches got the new facility. They really are great and making new connections and meeting new people within the larger CF community is a wonderful thing. 

Relocating with a grateful and happy heart.

 I was a little embarrassed when I first saw that no one else was hanging on the bars for the photo but decided to change my opinion. I'm a goofball and a bit of a monkey and have some strengths that I'm proud of. I'm just going to keep doing me and laugh off all the rest.  

Kinda the last straw

So I've been noticing, and maybe even have written that it's been harder and harder to talk myself into going to the box. I'll muster it up and make it a few times and then I find myself trying to talk myself into again... This is a little bizarre because I think I love crossfit. I love the way it makes me feel and the results I've been getting physically and mentally. The box I started with sold out to another affiliate at the end of December and all the coaches I've been used to left to start their own box; which they currently have but it's tiny... Meaning nowhere for the kids to hang out while I lift heavy things and put them down : ) I stayed out of convenience and cheapness and I think ultimately am paying the price for that choice in huge classes and lackluster coaching. 

I am coming to realize, as corny as it sounds that not all boxes (or coaches for that matter) are created equally. 

Tonight's WOD made me so anxious and frustrated that I literally cried and talked myself out of going. It's not that I am incapable of finishing it... It's just twice as shit as needs to be in a good WOD. (In my humble/newbie option, of course) 

It comes down to that. My opinion. And I think my old coaches, in their tiny gym, with their massive knowledge can help me along further in this journey.... And keep me safe and happy while doing so. 

So here's to change and knowing yourself and knowing when to hold em and when to fold em... Folding on the current box and holding onto what I hope will reignite my passion for the sport of fitness. 

Thank you, Crossfit for teaching me to work with my body; not against it... To embrace my muscular build instead instead of wishing for something else. For getting me excited about progress and changing my life in such a good way. 

Breakfast

Getting it on the plate is only half the battle... The bacon and waffle went down a lot easier than the broccoli and eggs. I just reminded myself that I couldn't track it if I didn't eat it. Ha! Why did that work? 

Breakin it down

A solid 4 days tracked. Not perfect but trying. Think I'm going to get a hang of this : ) Goal: 40% carbs 30% protein 30% fat  

Typical dinner... More brussel sprouts than chicken and no quinoa for me but plenty for the Spud and Taters.