Month: February 2013

  • Happy Valentines Day!

    Happy Valentines Day! Hope your day is full of bacon,coffee and PRs!  

  • Wise Words from the Community

    Im still down and out with a pulled muscle in my neck/shoulder so no workout this AM for me.  But I will share some wise words that I have read recently: Relax! You’ll Be More Productive More and more of us find ourselves unable to juggle overwhelming demands and maintain a seemingly unsustainable pace. Paradoxically,…

  • Rest When Your Body Tells You

    Sometimes you need a reminder of how far you have come to keep your mind from focusing on the recent slip ups.  Look at this pic from 2009. I look bloated and puffy.  This was the start of me getting healthy. I was working out often but didn’t change my diet. I look so different…

  • Find the Best Possible Diet For You

    So I was considering doing that three day cleanse that I posted late last week but the more I talked with people and thought about it — all I need to do is get my head in the game and start eating clean again. Coach Chef from CrossFit Rubicon gave me some good stuff to…

  • To Cleanse or Not…

    Last night, I was out to dinner with some of the staff from CrossFit Impavidus. We went to Mortons for steak and good times with people that are family. This week has been tough physically for me. I have fell off the wagon in regards to my nutrition. My birthday was the straw that broke the…

  • Make Every Day Count

    Another rest day is here! Hurray. I am sore from all the work this week which was made harder by all the crap food I ate. Birthday weeks are hard!!! Here are some interesting things I have come across this week around the web: ‘I Drank the CrossFit Kool-Aid’ The Bob Harper talks about how…

  • Don’t Eat Toxins

    I had a great day yesterday filled with lots of great people around me and an easy relaxed day. I went out to lunch with two of my favorite people -Scotty & Britt – was able to take a nap – and go out to dinner with Scotty and eat a good meal and just…

  • Health, Joy & Progress

    Yes, today is my birthday! It’s hard to believe another year has passed but if it’s going to pass, I am thankful it was a pretty awesome year. I still feel like a young twenty something chick most days, so it’s hard to believe that I am really getting up there. One of the things…

  • World Cancer Day 2013

    Today is World Cancer Day: Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide and in 2008 was responsible for 7.6 million deaths. 5 Ways to Make a Difference on World Cancer Day On World Cancer Day, A Chance To Accelerate Efforts Toward A Cure World Cancer Day 

  • What If…

    Being Responsive to Change Going after what you want is scary sometimes. Ok, most of the time! Learning to be comfortable being uncomfortable is scary and goes against most of our human nature. We want to steer clear of danger and the unknown. I many times look at folks who just jump head first into…