Month: May 2012

  • Work Hard!

    I’m off to see my brother get married so I am going to be pretty busy for the new few days! Enjoy these words of inspiration to tie you over until I return! And check out my friend Melissa’s blog while I am away: The Clothes Make the Girl

  • One Lift At A Time, One Squat At A Time

    I have to remember that when I am seeing pics of me working out, that I need to change the voices in my head. I have written about it before, probably way too much, but it creeps back when I see spontaneous pics where I am not posing. It’s an ongoing battle of those darn…

  • Video: I Want To Marry You

    I love stuff like this — real videos, with real emotions tied into it. It makes you want to believe in true love and romance!

  • Memorial Day Murph at CrossFit

    Yesterday was a great day. Our CrossFit Impavidus community got together and did Murph so we could honor the fallen heroes. For his selfless leadership, courageous actions and extraordinary devotion to duty, LT. Michael P. Murphy received the Medal of Honor, the first service menber to receive the medal in Operation Enduring Freedom, and the…

  • Recipe: Blueberry & Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Loaf

    Blueberry & Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Loaf Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 40 mins Serves: 4-5 Ingredients 1 medium banana (the browner, the better) 1/4 cup pureed pumpkin (I used canned Pure Pumpkin) 1/4 cup blueberries 1/8 cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips or dark chocolate chips 1.5 cups roasted unsalted cashews 1 cup almond meal/flour 2 tablespoons…

  • Memorial Day Fruit Trifle

  • A Look At Eating Like A Caveman

    HealthWatch: Plenty Of Options When Cooking For Caveman Diet Just because you eat like a caveman, doesn’t mean you’re stuck gnawing on bones, nuts and twigs. Cooking for the Paleo Diet can include quite a tasty variety of foods. Switching to a Paleo Diet means cutting out a lot of carbs, salts and processed foods and…

  • Thank You.

  • Cloud Nine

    Last night I scored 3 of the 40 athletes in the Whole Life Nutrition/CrossFit Challenge I lead at CrossFit Impavidus — Each one has lost over 25# in 8 weeks and had marked improvement in their strength and conditioning. Those are beyond amazing results no doubt, but for me what was even more rewarding was seeing their…

  • If You Want It

    I wrote this post as the final blog entry in the 2nd CrossFit Impavidus Whole Life Challenge —  We are now one day away from the end of the challenge. How can that be? 8 weeks ago, you were different people sitting in the gym learning about what was expected of you, filtering it in…