Lindsay's Ramblings

This week, the weights have been beating me! I have felt SO weak.  I did back squats Wednesday, and 175lbs felt really heavy. I went up to 190lbs on my next set and could barely squeeze out 2 reps, even though last week I did 3!!  It's so frustrating! But there's always next week to do better. :) Today's WOD (I made this one up): 4 rounds for time of 5 strict wide grip pullups, 10 power cleans with 95lbs, 15 double unders, 20 situps.  Everything was pretty easy besides the power cleans. Anyways, I'm super excited for tomorrow-our family's annual trip to the pumpkin patch! It's always a fun time. And I'm SO looking forward to pumpkin donuts! :)

I'm just gonna be honest here. Sometimes eating is not about pleasure. Sometimes you just have to eat what's best your body, even when you don't really feel like it; even when it doesn't seem appealing, knowing that's it's fuel for your body. I'm not saying that you should never enjoy anything you eat. Of course you should. Food is something to be savored and enjoyed at times . But it may not be enjoyable ALL the time. That may be bad to say, but I just don't think we should always base what we eat on what sounds good to us, or just to satisfy our taste buds. Honestly, if I based what I ate only on the taste and what I was craving at the moment, I probably wouldn't be eating healthy 90% of the time! I am not afraid to admit that there are times when I don't really feel like eating chicken and broccoli (or whatever it is), but I eat it anyway. I don't really crave the taste of healthy foods, but I do cra...

Just thought I would share some of the healthy meals that I make on a regular basis.  * Turkey salsa burgers - Ground turkey breast mixed with 1 egg and a few tablespoons of salsa and some seasonings, formed into patties and cooked. I eat them bunless with a little ketchup. * Taco turkey - Ground turkey cooked with homemade taco seasoning. I use this for a taco salad, or mix with chopped steamed cauliflower and salsa. * Crockpot chicken -I just throw in some chicken breasts in the crockpot with a low sodium organic chicken broth and some seasonings. * Meatloaf -I use a recipe I got out of Oxygen magazine. I usually use a pound of lean beef and a pound of turkey mixed together. * Eggs with salsa -I scramble 2 eggs with 2 whites, mix in about 2 tablespoons of salsa and a little mozarella cheese. * Sweet potato fries - Just coat with a little olive oil, salt, pepper, cumin, paprikia, and bake in oven. * Meat spaghetti sauce -I use lean ground beef,...

A lot of people ask how I get the motivation that I have. I know I have mentioned it before, but one thing that keeps me motivated and ensures that I don't slack in my training is setting goals . I truly think this is important and that failure to do so is the reason why so many people don't continue in their fitness journey. Now I'm not  talking about physical goals, but rather performance goals. Too many people start an exercise program for one reason and one reason only-to lose weight or to look better. Yes, of course wanting to look good motivates me, but I think that the main reason why I very rarely skip workouts and why I look forward to going to the gym is because I know that each workout is making me stronger and taking me closer to my goals. Setting new goals keeps me challenged, and if I'm constantly trying to get better at something, I always have something to strive for and I can never get bored! If I were just going to...

I had a really great weekend that seemed to go by nice and slow for a change! Love those kind of weekends. We didn't do anything exciting, but the weekend did include a candle lit pizza dinner. Papa Murphy's take and bake pizzas are great .  Then we topped it off with chocolate chip cookies for dessert. My husband was in heaven . I mean, seriously, I have never seen someone get so much pleasure from pizza, especially now that he's dieting for a show. I like to switch up our treats and have something different each week, but I don't think he'd ever  tire of having pizza and only pizza every single week! Anyways, I just finished my WOD-what a great workout! Actually, my arms are still shaking as I type this!  The workout was called "Lynne", and it's 5 rounds of: bodyweight bench press for max reps and then max pullups. You can rest as long as needed between exercises.  I used 120lbs for the bench press, and could only sq...

·          "We must realize that food is not the enemy, nor is it a god. Food does not make or break you. It is your mind, your habits, and your attitude that will make or break you. " -Unknown