Okay, okay, I admit, Jere and I are completely addicted to adrenaline and endorphins. Our latest adventure included a 4.2 mile obstacle race called the Iron Knight and of course the big move to Ohio in the middle of the winter. We laugh and call ourselves out every time we’re about to do something ridiculous…”off…
Lessons from the Sunshine State
We have learned more in the short 7 months that we have been in Florida than we could have ever learned anywhere else. Our journey to Florida was incredible, honestly we thought that Florida would be the place we would settle down, collect ourselves & the shatter pieces of our dreams and build something new….
Nuclear Winter – a celebration of pain
Yesterday was another milestone in our CrossFit career. This was my second competition and Jere’s first. It was mostly for fun but the atmosphere was very similar to my first competition the Iron Curtain, awesome energy from a community of people that are all cheering each other on. It reminded us that we are in…
Back in action
After an Epic cheat day I’m finally starting to feel normal again. Yesterday’s WOD was rough, overhead squat max #113 a PR but my shoulder was hurting and prevented me from going any heavier….definitely inflammation from the gluten and terrible eating, my back hurt last night as I was trying to sleep too. Today and…
Best cheat day ever!
We get one cheat day per week for two reasons: Get all our cravings out of the way and keep paleo manageable Spike our caloric intake once a week to keep our metabolism working hard. The rules of cheating are as follows: Pick 1 day a week to cheat and stick to that one day….
Baby Steps
As a type A, want it yesterday, must be the best kind of person, I naturally was attracted to CrossFit. I love the competition, I love the full lifestyle that it promotes, I love that for a moment the world stops and I am facing myself in an epic battle, I love that every time…
The person that lives in my head
Okay so there’s not really a person that lives in my head, but who is that constant annoying voice that is always making lists, judging people (including me) and telling me what I should be doing. From the books that I have been reading, I call this “voice” one of three things: my Ego (from…
What is Paleo?
If I get that question one more time! I have explained paleo eating about a million times, which is followed usually by something like, “Oh I love sugar and bread, I could never……” Fine than why did you ask? What I’m not going to do is write about what paleo is, no I’m going to…
Packing, Stuffed Peppers and Baby Preparation
Over the next year we will be sharing our story as we go after the 2011 goals that we have set for ourselves. Everyday we either move closer to our goals or further away. Our biggest opportunity for improvement is focus. Jere and I love to start new big projects….we both unfortunately don’t love the…
Goals Goals Goals
Now that it is 6 days into the new year I have to ask….have you made goals for 2011? How about revamped your 3 and 10 year goals? I’m huge on goal setting. Here’s my theory, if you do not set goals for yourself, someone else undoubtedly will. If you don’t know where you are…
You must learn to Ship
The idea of “shipping” comes from Seth Godin’s new book Linchpin and it goes like this: “The only purpose of starting is to finish, and while the projects we do are never really finished, they must ship. Shipping means hitting the publish button on your blog, showing a presentation to the sales team, answering the…
"Life is full of setbacks"
“Life is full of setbacks. Success is determined by how you handle setbacks.” – lululemon manifesto Story of our lives for the past 2 years. This thought has been on my heart to share, but I have been embarrassed to be open about our current situation. I kept thinking “this is going to be an…
Coach Shanna Marie 