Getting Back to Normal

Wow!  I haven't been on here in forever!  I've been pretty busy this past year, with recovering from injuries and surgery, playing in Mexico, making cupcakes in California, and planning our wedding!  It feels good to  finally be back!

Most recently I have been working on getting back to my pre-surgery measurements, as that is when I was fitted for my wedding dress!  After surgery, I lost 15 pounds...FAIL...and now I'm trying to gain it all back, plus some :)

My fiance has been programming my "gain-a-shit-ton-of-weight" plan and it has been working pretty well!  In a week and a half I've gained 5 pounds, 2 inches in my waist, and an inch in my hips.  Hopefully by next week I'll be at my original measurements...fingers crossed!

With this plan I'm only working out 4 days a week, doing a heavy squat program along with some other heavy power lifting and olympic lifting.  My diet has been pretty clean as well, just eating a lot of food!  Typically by this time of day I'm already on my 3rd meal.  We also did an experiment for a week, with eating only organic meat, fruits and vegetables, and what a difference it made in the way we felt.  It's pricey, but well worth it.

Paleo's not so bad...

12 days into our paleo challenge and we're getting pretty creative with our recipes. The other night I made a Rosemary-mint marinated chicken with homemade baba ganoush and fresh veggies for dipping. To go along with that, I also threw together a grape, avocado, bacon salad! The guys were a little skeptical, but it managed to be a big hit!

Tonight we made paleo-pulled pork with a homemade peach-BBQ sauce...de-lish!!!! And for dessert, paleo walnut brownies!!! Yum! Yum!

Roast Beast!!!!

Here's the roast we made the other night for dinner! Even though we followed the recipe, it was a little more done than I prefer, but it was still delicious!

Paleo Challenge

Today is day 2 of our 30-day Paleo Challenge.  This is the first time that I have ever tried a strict paleo diet, and it's not easy!  But I want to be a supportive girlfriend and do this with Tyler, and I'm anxiuos to see the results!  Last night we did our measurements and a WOD so we would have something to compare to when day 30 hits.  I'm hoping it gets easier as the days go by, because these first 2 days have been pretty rough on me.

I can't wait for dinner tonight!!!  We're making a Paleo Roast BEAST with some veggies and nuts!

Coach B!!!!!!

So, this past weekend I attended the Olympic Lifting Course at Rainer CrossFit and got my Oly-Certification!  It was such a great experience!  I got the opportunity to work with a handful of world-class athletes and coaches, including Mike Burgener!

Let the Weight Loss Begin!!!!

Today is day 1 of our Eat Clean | Clean More Challenge!  Be sure to get weighed in and record your results so that we can track your progress through-out the challenge.  Good luck everyone!

Amanda Miller Event

In memory of Amanda Miller: July 16, 1985 – April 23, 2010

“I just competed in the CF Games less than a year ago and now I’m dying.”
- Amanda Miller, March 9, 2010

Just over a month after writing those words in her blog, Amanda Miller passed away. She was 24.

In 2009, after finishing sixth in the Mid-Atlantic Regional and doing 131 burpees in 10 minutes as a fundraiser for the trip, Miller arrived at The Ranch in Aromas to compete in the CrossFit Games. Nicknamed “Guns” for the prominent tattoos on her hips, Miller worked her way to a 55th-place finish.

Not long afterward, she faced another challenge when recurring melanoma spread to her lymph nodes and beyond. Miller died on April 23, and the April 27 CrossFit.com WOD was dedicated to the athlete who was born in Florida but lived in Virginia.

The first WOD of the 2010 CrossFit Games was also dedicated to Miller. With the top women grouped in the final heat of the opening workout at the Home Depot Center, Dave Castro announced the event that would kick off the Games and honor a fallen athlete

Event Details:

When: Saturday, April 23, 2011 10am-3pm

Where: CrossFit Mukilteo

              4433 Russell Rd. Ste 111

              Mukilteo, WA 98275

              425-374-3499

Cost: $35/athlete-proceeds go to the Melanoma Research Foundation

Main Event: Athletes will have their choice in participating in 1 of 2 WODs (workout of the day).  There will be an RX'd group and a scaled group.  Once you've decided which group you want to join, you will then sign up for which heat you'd like to participate in.  The "scaled" group will go first and the "RX'd" group will be the last heat to go.

RX'D WOD:

"Amanda"

9-7-5

Muscle-Ups

Snatches (135lb/95lb)

Scaled WOD: (This is the mainsite WOD that was first dedicated to Amanda)

30 Handstand Push-ups

40 Pull-ups

50 Kettelbell swings 53/35

60 Sit-ups

70 Burpees

**You do not have to participate in the WODs in order to doante.  Just follow this link:

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/CFMUK/in-memory-of-amanda-miller