Beet ice cream bootie

Yesterday I went over my calories. Here’s how it happened: Workout: really tough but felt great afterwards Breakfast: greek yogurt. an hour later i went for a skim two shot latte. Lunch: First of all, that’s only 200 calories for breakfast. After a workout. That’s not enough. I had meetings until 12:30 so I didn’t … Continue reading →

Five years later…

I’m blogging from my iPad. Yes, my iPad. Y’all know I’m one of those technocrastinators who would rather just not download an app than update my iPhone’s iOS so it’s actually functional (don’t get me started on those “critical” Word updates). I would never admit that I wanted something as crazy as an iPad and … Continue reading →

Brutal Bootie

You guys, today’s WOD was a doozy. I had a doctor’s appointment at 9, so I slept in and went to the 7:15 class. It was my first class with Doug and I have to say, I’m a big fan of both his taste in music and style in coaching. I used to listen to … Continue reading →

Cheatin’ on CrossFit

So yesterday a friend at work asked me to come to a class at our company’s gym. She’s trying to lose the baby weight and get back in the gym so I thought, heck yes, fitness solidarity. I’m in. The class was called “body sculpt” and I’ve done similar classes before. This’ll be easy compared … Continue reading →

Only one

Yesterday at CrossFit Durham, I was the only one: who used the few minutes before the workout began to work on getting a full range of motion pushup from the toes. because i was the only one there who didn’t have one. who could perform absolutely zero ring skills. you know when you used to … Continue reading →

Vacation Bootie

Alright, alright, I’ve been back for almost a week. But I just started life again. I worked Thursday and Friday of last week, but contractors don’t get things like PTO, so I had no choice. Costa Rica was fabulous. Just driving around the country was an adventure. We didn’t even get a flat, which I … Continue reading →