Send the pain below..

Chevelle comes on right at the perfect moment this past Thursday evening, as my previously shredded legs from Tuesday shake with the continous reps of box jumps and wall balls. Music can either make me nauseous, or put me in perfect harmony with my workout. It is a magical thing, really. The numerous air squats I had done last Tuesday left my quads filled with lactic acid, and I wobbled around. However, I was determined to put in my work out of the day, (WOD) despite the pain I had below...

Walking into my CrossFit box that evening, it was open gym. I like Thursdays because the board has what I call a Russian Roulette of WOD's to choose from. Since I've only been a crossfitter for going on two months, I am still very new to a lot of the workouts. That night, for instance, wall balls. I was coaxed into doing the "Kelly" and I accepted the challenge from peer pressure, and knowing how stubborn I was even though I was going to be in a lot of pain. I wanted to scale, but again, my fellow crossfitters encouraged me not to. Inside, I was feeling defeated, and angry that I had not allowed myself another recovery day. I pushed on, and even though I fell off my box from the box jumps due to fatigued legs, I got back on and continued. I have the huge battle bruise to prove it. It is amazing how you can push your body to great lengths if you allow your mind to.

There were times when I wanted to throw the medicine ball down and walk out, because my legs were trying to give up with every squat. I just shook it off, and slowly kept going. Quitting is not an option. Ironically, my legs recovered the next day. I pushed out all the lactic acid, and my legs felt fine the next day!! How the heck does that happen?? Oh, the life of CrossFit, you never know what you're going to get, and I will take it any day than being a rat in a gym on a hamster wheel.

Color me RAAD!!

I finally have a moment while my littles are busy cleaning  playing in their playroom. Of course when I realize that they are having too much fun picking up, I yell occasionally to scare them back to cleaning-- like no play at the pool today.

Recently, I did the Color Me Rad 5k, and it was a ton of fun. It was probably the least pressured, easiest 5k I ever did. Plus, my friends ran around looking like assorted Skittles. They gave us these color packs that had colored cornstarch, and the best part was, we could attack random strangers. All in good fun! You come out to the event in a white shirt, and the 5k is your art canvas. It reminded me of my days as a kid getting into all the messy finger paints. Your worries and and stress goes right out the window in perfect abandonment.

If you've never done a 5k before, this would be a great starting point. There is no pressure, and no time to finish in. It does get bottled-neck in the color zones. So, you can slow down and take a breather. I highly recommend doing this run with friends! We headed to the nearest California Pizza Kitchen afterwards, and the looks on the waitstaff was priceless. In fact, one of my friends went into the restroom, and a poor lady tried to give her money because she thought she was homeless, lol.


Oh yea, make sure you wash your face as soon as your done, this stuff likes to linger for a few days.

Oh.. man! :)

Mmmm... Paleo Treats..

So, recently I was in contact with an amazing Paleo company that serves these delicious treats. Being on such a new lifestyle without sugar can be challenging if you don't know how to manipulate some ingredients. It is simple knowledge with simple ingredients. So after scouring the Internet, I would like to introduce to you, Paleo Treats.

The people at Paleo Treats were super nice in responding to my emails, and I was ultra excited when they sent me an awesome box of samples to try. I mean who doesn't LOVE healthy desserts that are clean? Plus, if you have allergies or sensitive to certain foods in your diet, then no worries there! These have no gluten, no grain, or dairy!

My first taste test was the "Mac Attack". If you're a huge coconut fan, these macroons on steroids are a super treat.

My husband, (who is not Paleo or on a lifestyle journey to well-being) loved the "Brownie Bombs". It made me smile when he gobbled it up, and said, "Not bad!" Which is a HUGE compliment, because he loves his brownies and will critique them. Btw, he is an active duty Marine, and is in good shape. ;) I had one, and was almost in a Cacao coma. I couldn't believe how moist they were.

Others that I tried were "Cacao Now" and "Mustang Bars". Fruity and chocolaty (Cacao), it really hit the sweet spot. Of course these are treats, so try to refrain yourself!

Wanna try them out? I have a really cool link that will get you to their website, and it will save you 5% off your order. How awesome is that? I am all about saving some green.

Click on the link below!