Crossfit Christmas

Christmas is right around the corner! Here's a list of possible gift selections for the Crossfit-crazy person in your life. I better be getting a few of these. *coughJoshcough*

Stocking Stuffers:

Lacrosse balls

Tiger balm

Socks… good ones

Body glide

Head bands

Lifting gloves

Power straps

Custom jumprope

Blender bottles

Gift certificate for sports massage

KT-tape

Epsom salt

Eye black

Under the tree:

Foam rollers

Gym bag

Custom Nanos

Oly lifting shoes

Athletic clothing

Custom kettlebell

Plyo box

A giant tire

For the Competitors:

Pop-up tent

Portable chairs

Giant rolling cooler

Battery powered fans

Busy Week!

 

Tuesday night we celebrated my birthday at my parent's house. My birthday present from Josh also came in that same day, and he met me up at the box so I could wear them for my workout!! Check out our new kicks! (Somehow, he got a pair for my birthday, too....)

 

 

 

These are the Reebok Nano 2.0s! They are super comfy. I didn't realize how much cushion was in between my feet and the floor in my old shoes... I could feel my feet a lot better in these. Also, there's more room and give in the toe, so my burpees and box jumps were better from the extra leverage I could get!

 

 

My dad grilled filets, and mom roasted some vegetables and made sweet potatoes and sauteed onions/mushrooms for the sides. And yes, I even had a roll! Guess what else I had....

 

 

Yep. Happy Birthday to me! Carter ate like a champ, and then played with mom in the kitchen.

 

 

 

 

And later, Aunt Stephanie came over! She's in town visiting from Pennsylvania! She got some good sugar!

 

 

Carter got his hair cut for the THIRD time Thursday. He's such a big boy!

 

 

And I decided to (**drum roll, please!**) go brunette! I really think I'm going to like it once I get used to it. I'm still caught off guard when I look in the mirror!

 

 

My parents got me a gift card to Academy, so after Nichole treated me to dinner for my birthday last night, I went by there and picked up some new workout gear! I even bought my first pair of spandex shorts!! Eek!!

 

 ---24DC Update---

 

Wednesday was day 10 of the 24 Day Challenge. Thursday morning I measured and weighed to see what the results of the Cleanse phase were:

 

4 pounds down

1 inch lost in hips

 

I feel great! Between being without my computer and just being busy in general, it wasn't possible to blog my food every day. To be honest, I haven't been being very good. I'd say I've been at about 70% "good"/30% "bad" for the past week. That means I need to do some serious planning for the upcoming week! I'm now on day 13 of the challenge, so I'm over halfway finished! After seeing such great results in the Cleanse phase and loving Spark so much, Josh and I decided to become Advocare distributors. I can't wait to see what my final results are for these 24 days!

Perfectly Boiled Eggs

WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!

This recipe could change your life. Just saying....

Ok, I don't know how many of you are even aware that boiled eggs are not supposed to have greenish/grey yolks. I didn't know... but now I do! A perfectly boiled egg should have a bright yellow yolk, just like if you were to scramble it or fry it! I'm going to give you the skinny on how to boil your eggs to perfection.

Perfectly Boiled Eggs

Put your eggs in a pot and cover them completely with cold tap water by about an inch or two. Place them on the stove over high heat, and stare at them until they start boiling. Just kidding... but keep a sly eye on them, because as soon as they get to a full boil, take them off of the heat and cover the pan. Let the eggs stand for 10 minutes. If you're using the eggs immediately, you can peel them under cold running water. If you're not using them right away, throw them gently place them in an ice water bath to lower their temperature and stop the cooking. I usually dry them off and then store them in a Tupperware in the fridge for the week.

Speaking of eggs, mom and I found these precious ceramic egg crates on clearance at Target last week, and we each picked up two. Josh thought I was crazy, but then we bought 2 1/2 dozen farm fresh eggs at Publix, and they weren't easy to store - voila! They are being used!