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Sometimes we’re given mountains.
You’ve been given this mountain to show other women (and men) that it can be moved. (Rachel Hollis) I recently watched a Rachel Hollis documentary called Made For More and it hit me. Hard. In the stomach. When I stood up from that punch it slapped me. Across the face....
Stepping outside of the Box
I know this will sound weird to people who truly know me.... but I get very nervous and anxious when stepping into a new place and having to meet new people. I go through all the scenarios in my head of what could go wrong; I could fall off the assault bike. I could...
Assault the assault bike
I'm SUPER slow on the assault bike. I've tried many Jedi mind tricks to think of it differently so that I don't dread it. It challenges me in MANY ways. Sometimes I blame shortness. Sometimes I blame my heavy legs. Sometimes I just flat out don't wanna. I imagine...
A glance at the past.
It's been said in memes and various poems that we're not supposed to look back because we're not going that way. When I Googled it to find out who actually said it I was barraged with various reasons why looking back is a bad idea. I respectfully disagree. How on...
If I fits I sits.
This past weekend my wife and I were in Charlottesville, VA to take a mini vacation and do some volunteer work in a neighboring town. On Sunday we decided to take in the beauty of the day and visit the Downtown Mall. If you've never been, it's a really pretty,...
Stop the insanity…. or….. not?
You've heard it before; The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. I have tried and failed at more than my fair share of weight loss fads. I've stopped eating carbs, I've counted point after point. I've even...
It’s the small things.
In April of 2018 Deion (my son) moved out of our house and I have not had ice cream in my freezer since then. I have had 1 small milkshake and one small slice of ice cream cake but neither of them were worth the calories. For anyone who doesn’t know me, I love ice...
Meeting the newbies.
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting a new member. For anyone who knows me, they know I LOVE meeting new members. I love when I can share my passion about CrossFit and my love for my 13 Stripes family with someone who is just starting their foundations classes with...
Sometimes we get humbled.
Every now and then something happens at the gym that reminds me that I'm still working on getting stronger. I'm not there yet but I'm well on my way. Tonight was a tough cardio workout. It was 4 minute intervals, 5 rounds. 4 minutes of work which was 15 calories on...
I went hungry.
Yes, I did. I went to the grocery store AFTER my workout last night which, by the way, was an amazing test of leg, arm and lung strength and I was HUNGRY. You guys - it's never a good idea to go to the grocery store hungry because you end up leaving with much more...