Category: Health/Nutrition

  • The Progress We Make

    Focus To Get Your Diet Back on Track Happy Monday! Every weekend seems busier than the previous –but all in good ways.  Working out, of course was on the docket but I also watched the team CrossFit Affiliate League competition at CrossFit Impavidus on Saturday. The kiddos came with us but of course had the…

  • It’s Always Too Early to Quit

    Why Are you Thinking About Quitting? I know it’s now almost mid-January and some of you are out there –talking to yourself about giving up on your fitness goals and quitting whatever you committed to on the eve of Dec 31st. But really — Why are you quitting? I came across this great post by…

  • Preparing Spaghetti Squash

    Last night i made myself a spaghetti squash meat sauce spaghetti meal and it was great! If you have never tried it instead of gluten free or ‘normal’ spaghetti squash you should! Preparing spaghetti squash is easy and can be done in a microwave! I bet you don’t realize all the health benefits of eating…

  • Oh Baby, Carrots!

    My world has been shattered. I eat baby carrots all the time and had no idea they were rinsed in chlorine. I wonder how many other people don’t realize this – and should be. It’s not that you have to choose not to eat them, but you should at least be informed to what you…

  • Do you have a partner in Clean?

    Wonder Twins Powers Activate! I have been feeling uninspired by my overall nutrition and have been working through some things that are out of balance and all of that combined has led me to not be on point with what I am putting in my body. During my 5 mile  run with my friend on…

  • Coming Clean About Eating Clean

    I had seriously the best weekend – I had a super great Thanksgiving day filled with fitness and family and food.  I had a date with my silver fox husband. I worked out to raise money for Wounded Warriors Project with a super fun partner, and had a fun, laugh filled lunch with the ladies…

  • Planning is Key When Traveling

    Planning is Key When Trying to Stay Paleo When Traveling Now that I am more recovered from my trip there are a few things I wanted to share from the overall experience with regard to eating well and health and fitness. First off, it’s Vegas and we all know the Vegas of the strip and…

  • Mobility, Bacon and My Back – What?!

    Because you Can My back is tight from all the work this past week. Its not hurt, but I can definitely tell I used those back muscles. You can rest assured I will be doing extra mobility to help ease it. But I needed my workout today — so off I went! I’m glad I…

  • Stop Lying To Yourself about Your Nutrition

    Whole Life Challenge: Are You Being Truthful? We are headed into the second week of the Whole Life Challenge at CrossFit Impavidus and for some the first week was mind blowingly hard. For others, it has opened their eyes and they see how easy it can be. It just takes some attention. Most of us…

  • I. Could. Not. Get. Up.

    Hormone Poisoning aka Getting Hit By A Mac Truck This morning I woke up feeling like I had a bunch of gluten, dairy and got hit by a mac truck! The cause? A combo of working out hard 4 days in a row (two of them hero WODs-9/11 and Arnie) and what my friend/author Melicious…