Posts by sarabliss

@nmward - That is true about Florida rain; it ended up stopping so I went!

@joaree - I'm so glad this thread has been around as long as it has; I appreciate having you guys as support! Ring dips are when you hold onto two rings and push yourself off the ground until your arms are straight (it's more of a gymnastics move, but it's very hard because the rings are suspended by bands aka they move if you move). I love zucchini pasta!

Tried a new restaurant Wednesday with the boyfriend and got a smoked salmon club with a baby arugula salad - yum! Last night I made sweet potato/black bean burgers topped with homemade hummus.

@nmward:

800 Meter Run

Then

4 Rds:
5 Muscle Up
10 Shoulder To Overhead (95/65)
15 Box Jump

Then

800 Meter Run

My issues: I HATE RUNNING. How the eff do I do a muscle up modification? I'm scared that it's ring dips (can't do those either). Your burgers sound amaaaazing and I may have to make some myself!

@burton - There are a ton of Tara Stiles videos floating around on the internet for free. YogaYak on YouTube is a good one, too. JM's Yoga video IS hard!

@nmward - To be completely honest, my weight has been consistently up since I've started CrossFit but I know I physically look better. It's so so so hard but at a certain point you have to nix the scale and go by your clothes and how they fit you. I LOVE quinoa!

@joaree - Great attitude - dwelling won't help!

@jaylaine - Unless you're consuming mass amounts of calories and protein, lifting weights will never make you "huge." As a woman, you have to seriously dedicate your time to lifting and gaining muscle mass to become what you're afraid of looking like. How many calories are you eating per day?

@nmward - Nope, that sounds like a great range. Pretty much the same as me. Making a cookbook sounds awesome! I'm jealous of all you guys able to go hiking.

@burton - I understand how you feel. I was my "tiniest" when I was eating 1500 calories a day, weighed 115 lbs and was doing the Bridge to 10K running program like 5 days a week. It was awful though. I was hungry and I HATE running. I think my body is best at 120 lbs. That means I'd be happy losing about 5 lbs but I'm pretty okay with how I look either way. Yoga is great! 

@joaree - There have definitely been a couple smoothies that made me cringe, but I'd say out of the 14 smoothies I've had, only 2 were gross (and it was my own fault!). For example: once recipe called for raw cashews but I used salted because they were cheaper - fruit smoothies with SALTED cashews are NOT good haha.

@burton - We had like five straight days of DOWNPOURS so as soon as the sun came out I have been spending every possible moment outside! I love me some vitamin D. I finally have my summer "bronze" back, and my hair has lightened up a little. I'd love if you followed me on Instagram! My only suggestions with the plateau: are you eating enough calories? Sometimes people don't look at things from the opposite end of the spectrum. Also, try carb cycling or calorie cycling. Have three low-carb days  followed by one high carb day. Confusing the body is the best way to go sometimes.

@nmward - I am for about 1700-1800 calories a day, with a "whatever" day about once a week haha. You should be eating a little bit more now that you do CrossFit because frankly, you should be hungrier! I know I felt like I was STARVING on 1500 calories when I started CrossFit haha. And don't feel bad about the ring dips - I've been doing this since March and I still can't do them. The workout you did last night is called "Cindy!" It's hard as hell - good work!

Today's eats: peach/banana protein smoothie in the AM, cucumber/lime juice smoothie in PM, broccoli and homemade veggie dip for a snack, celery & homemade hummus for a snack, dried strawberries for a snack, and parmesan crusted Swai with mixed veggies for dinner later!

I AM THE WORST. I have been so busy enjoying the weather and getting caught up with work that I have been neglecting this site! All is well with me - I have been having one fruit smoothie and one green smoothie per day since May 1st and I feel awesome. Getting tons of fruits and veggies that I don't normally get. Less bloated, too! I haven't weighed in since I started, but I know I feel better and that's what matters. If you have an Instagram, you can see all my smoothies and recipes: blisssara is my username. Made it to CrossFit four times this week and today I went on a 45 minute walk with Nugget, did a short full-body circuit and a short yoga sequence when I got back!

@burton - Yep I love oats, and that's one of my favorite ways to eat them! PB & banana is good, too.

So, all of my old roommates/closest friends are a year younger than me, so they graduate tomorrow. Yesterday was their last day of finals, so naturally they wanted to go out and celebrate. It was $7 for all-you-can-drink from 10pm-1am at one of our favorite bars... so needless to say I don't feel great this morning. Powering through! Hoping to feel better by CrossFit time, but I can always just go tomorrow if I'm not feeling it later today.

@joaree - Awesome job with all that activity, and especially the good grade. :)

@sally - It's funny how rewarding being sore can be.

As I'm trying to get rid of everything in my pantry/avoid going shopping... my eats for the next few days are going to be boring. Lots of oatmeal. I'll be gone 21-25 and 28-30 so I'm not going to go shopping until May and just start fresh.

@Chrissy - He found a healthy recipe for strawberry shortcake pancakes followed by a coconut pineapple "milkshake." Sweet tooth = satisfied! Haha. He did use a couple things that I'd rather not eat (Fat-Free Reddi Whipp in a can) BUT he was just trying to keep it low-cal for me haha can't blame him. And it was DELICIOUS.

@Chrissy - Definitely keep us posted! And that's so exciting about Saturday! Focus on the good stuff. :)