Crossfit and Paleo, Yep, I said it.

  I don't even know where to start with this one. Crossfit and Paleo to me are like boob milk and dry diapers to a newborn. Seriously. I can fully credit this chapter in my journey to my super awesome cousin Kaylea. I was telling her one day about my fitness inspiration, Emily Schromm. (check out her awesome blog: baconandskinnyjeans.blogspot.com) Kaylea says the magic words to me: you know how you get her body? CROSSFIT! I know Lincoln has one too! Crossfit? What is this Crossfit you speak of? So.... I look it up. I call. I join. I meet Jeremy. The devil man himself. =) I must give CFL props. From the second I walked in the door, I felt like a family member. The very first day, almost every trainer introduced themselves to me. Super friendly, super fantastic, super contagious personalities. And so, I began my intro sessions. Crossfit is hardcore and asskicking. YES! Score. Not only do I have new friends, but I can get fit too? What? Score again. I quickly learned that adding weight training to running is a super uber fantastic way to change your body fast. I am no longer worried about what the scale says because I can see the difference in the mirror. That was something new to me. When I was losing weight, I was still flabby, just in a littler way, so the scale was my best friend. It showed my progress when I couldn't necessarily see it. But still flabby. I have muscles now. Seriously. I have photographic proof. Muscles! Not the scary "is she a chick or is he a dude muscles", but the cute kind. The oh my LORD I want her body kind. Well, let's pump the brakes. I'm not there, YET. But, one day I will look like Brandi and Maranda. Just you wait. Anyway, back on track... fitness is super important and Crossfit is the perfect solution to fitness goals.
  Enter Collin and Paleo. Collin is our nutrition guru. Our doctor in training. Needless to say, the man knows his shit. And so, he introduces me to paleo. Paleo is a chosen style of eating by crossfitters. It's a fantastic way to eating and everyone should do it. It takes us back to our roots and eliminates all the man made shit that we don't NEED to eat. Collin can explain things WAY better than I ever could. SOOOOO, if you wanna know paleo, ask him. HA! But basically, paleo is lots of lean meats, fish, veggies, some fruit, some nuts, no grain, no sugar, no dairy. Now, to some, this might sound "hard" or "restrictive". BUT, you are talking to the girl who ate egg whites, tuna, and chicken for NINE MONTHS. To me, this is heaven! SOOOOO MANY POSSIBILITES! There are lots of good blogs and cookbooks out there that make my mouth water. I feel like I'm cheating every single night when I cook dinner, but I'm not!
 I wish I could force everyone to join Crossfit and eat paleo, but alas, I cannot. On to the next blog!