Lindsay's Ramblings

"If you're going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. " -George S. Patton (I definitely was thinking of this today as I was running in between sets of deadlifts. Running is torture to me! My body really wanted to stop or slow down,but I forced myself to keep going!)

Another beautiful day! Sunny and almost 50 degrees! It was nice to take Asher out on a walk this morning and not freeze to death. But it's just a tease-it's supposed to be back in the 30s later this week. :( I just gotta make it through February and then warm weather will be right around the corner! We had a great meal yesterday at Bob Evans. I had eggs, turkey sausage, home fries, biscuits, and a big plate of mulitgrain pancakes! Then dessert: Today is "salmon Sunday"-every Sunday my husband and me have salmon patties for lunch, and I SO look forward to that meal! It feels like I'm eating something bad, even though they're really healthy. All we do is use canned salmon, an egg, about a cup of ground up oats(I use the Magic Bullet), a little ground flaxseed, onion and garlic powder and pepper-just form into patties and fry on a skillet with oil so that they're nice and crunchy on the outside. So yummy. I like to eat them with ketchup!

Time for a random thoughts post: *How I've missed the sun! It makes me feel so good *This week went by fast! *Glad it's Friday :) *I love my husband so freakin' much! *Sweet potato fries are DElish *Why does everything taste better with ketchup? *Can't wait for my cheat meal tomorrow at Bob Evans. *I am ready to pig OUT *Breakfast food is my favorite *I miss my Dad's biscuits and gravy-it was the best! *Can't wait for our cabin get away in the Smokies *Can March please get here soon ??? * Ouch my biceps hurt-100 pullups will do that I guess *I wonder what my workout tomorrow is going to be?? *I like purple nail polish :) *Just wish my nails would grow

I don't want my life to be controlled by food or about the way I look. That's why I have a problem with the Paleo and The Zone diets that are big with CrossFitters. I don't think there's anything WRONG with them, but it's just not for me! I don't WANT to be on a diet. I just want to open up the fridge when I'm hungry, grab something, and eat it! I don't want to constantly think about how many carbs, fat and protein are in a food, and I don't want to have to weigh and measure every little thing I put into my body. I just want to eat! And I want to enjoy the food I eat. There are many things in my diet that I don't like at all, but I eat them regularly anyway because I know it's good for me. I don't like broccoli or salads; I can tolerate cauliflower, sweet potatoes and asparagus...but I would NOT eat any of those foods by choice , and I don't particularly enjoy eating them. I just force it down. But I do want to enjoy some of the t...

We woke up to more snow this morning! I am so beyond ready for Spring. But hey, if it's gonna be cold, I guess it might as well snow! It sure is pretty, but I really HATE driving in it, and Kentucky never does a good job at clearing the roads! Asher loves playing in the snow, so I took him out to play some fetch, and of course, I had to get some pictures! He's just looks so cute up against the snow background!

This guy was just awesome! He definitely knew what he was talking about! "If man made it, don't eat it." "How do you build up your bank account? By putting something in it everyday.Your health account is no different. What I do today, I am wearing tomorrow. If I put inferior foods in my body today, I’m going to be inferior tomorrow, it’s that simple." “Inactivity is the killer and, remember, it’s never too late.” “It’s a lifestyle, it’s something you do the rest of your life – How long are you going to keep breathing? How long do you keep eating? You just do it.” "You have got to take care of the most important person in the world, YOU! For many of these guys, the only things they think about is making money, money, money and business stuff, and they forget about their body. Without their body, they are nothing." "That is the beautiful part about weights: even if you are 100 year old, you can lift something. Maybe it's only a half a pound or a...

Can't the weekends pleeeeeeease go by SLOWER???? So this weekend we had our cheat meal at Krispy Kreme!! SOOO good, but I ate way too many! Here's what was left of a dozen donuts: The sad thing is I ate just as many as my husband, and he's twice my size! Maybe next time we shouldn't get a whole dozen. One day I'll learn... Sunday we went and visited my cousin in the hospital who just had a baby! He is just sooo adorable. Here's me with little baby Landen: Of course, every time I post pics of me holding a baby to Facebook everyone says, "It's your turn now!" or "When are you and Matt gonna have one?" I am just NOT ready for that at all. I keep telling myself maybe in a few years I'll be ready or I'll want to have a baby, but I just don't know if I'll ever want to have one! Maybe my need or desire to have a child will kick in one day, but it's not there yet! There are times when I think that it would be fun to have a kid...