Deadlifts and Diamonds

I practically live on sport energy gels. These yummy, gooey, pack and go gels are what get me through my weekly 40 mile bike rides. I love the feeling of cruisin' on my bike in the early morning to take in the scenery and rev up my endorphins and I especially love cranking out a few sprints to get my heart rate soaring and feel the wind on my face. Why have a road bike if you're not going fast right? Cranking out sprints and 3 hour rides takes endurance and most importantly, energy. To prepare and recover from every ride, I pack several gels. I'm a sucker for their flavor (can you say salted caramel flavor!!), packaging, and convenience. Yes, I'm a sucker because I spend $1.50 to $3.00 per gel pack and I'm burning through at least 3 packs per ride. The ingredients in most of these gels are a sugar source and electrolytes--exactly what the body needs for an endurance sport, but if you look into the source of their sugar, you'll see that this isn't the hea...

The only thing standing between you and your  goal...is fear.  Fear of the unknown, fear of  failure , of success, is all that keeps us from our full potential. For me, the goal is to complete a triathlon, but I'm terrified of the water. You can put me in a boat or even a floatie on the water, but don't put me down for swimming.  Well, who  wouldn't  be afraid to swim 1-3 miles in open water? Yes, miles in a triathlon, not laps….miles of open, cold, deep waters . I’m anxious just thinking about it.  Now, I know the majority of this fear is in my mind. Sure, there is the very real fear that I am not conditioned to swim,  hell I can barely hold my head underwater for 5 seconds without gasping for air, but if I ever want to hold the title of 'triathlete', then I'll have to start somewhere. My first real attempt at swimming was last year and let's just say it didn't go so well. I jumped in the water with new goggles and a sexy sw...

Living the life of a fit chick   8 AM  Heading to work  with pineapple and protein powder smoothie in tow. 10 AM Picked up a free gift card today just for filling out a survey! Yay! 12PM Quick lunch with Jimmy John.   6 PM Hittin' the gym 7:30 PM Finally home!  8PM  Dinner with the family Oh, and Marley wants to say hi.... Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to share a picture from your day in the comments below!

Happy Friday Ladies! No today's not my birthday, but it feels like it is everytime I get a package in the mail. After posting the story “Fun Gym Clothes” , the shirt I ordered finally came in! There’s nothing like coming home after a long day at work and the gym to find a hot pink present waiting for you on the table and smelling the scent of steak on the grill. Mmmm. Lately, I’ve been doing some online shopping and every day I come home I find a new gift waiting for me. It’s a nice little treat--a little gift for myself every day. Inside this pink package is the shirt I purchased from the Etsy shop ‘Hello Fabulous’.   Too Legit To Quit Gym Tanks from Hello Fabulous The shop is ran by two sisters who silkscreen their own unique gym tanks. I am a super fan of their shop now. They even sent a nicely designed thank you note with a coupon code. Yes! I work in commercial print so I’m a sucker for printed items. Speaking of print, I also picke...

Happy Weekend. Its been a lovely few days relaxing, cooking, laughing my ass off and snuggling with Drew and the pets.  Aaaaaah.  On Friday, I had a hot date with Drew and we headed out for dinner and a movie. We started off the night right with a South African dinner. Who knew I liked lamb? I had written it off until I tried it falling off the bone and dipped in mint. Delicious. South Africa does it right. During dinner we caught an impromtu flash mob of zumba moms in the plaza and jammed out before heading to the Alamo Drafthouse for 22 Jump Street. Honestly, I've never laughed so hard in a movie theater. Hilarious. If you havn't seen 21 Jump Street with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, then stop what you're doing (well finish reading this) then watch 21 Jump Street.  Saturday morning we headed out for mani pedis and in the afternoon we bbq'd some thick, bacon filled burgers with friends and watched a few soccer games while the rain poured. On Sunday, we...

A year and a half into my fitness journey and I still do not own a gym tshirt. Nope, not one. I have plain tank tops, but they are too tight and well, just plain and boring! I tried to cut up an old tshirt and 'Project Runway' it into a workout shirt, but that was a horrendous Pintrest Fail. Oh well, guess I'll spend the $20 and just buy a shirt!  I decided to steer clear of Lulumon and Nike's price tags and went in search for workout clothes in the 20 dollar range. There's a lot of bad workout clothes out there, trust me, I looked, but here are some fun fitness finds to add to your gym wardrobe. I compiled this list solely for saving you and myself some time. I don't have any affiliation with these sites and I don't make any money if you decide to buy one of these tops. I just thought I'd share :) Check these out: Muscle Club  For my lady lifters out there, check out the Muscleclub.com for sassy workout gear and the shortest of short shorts....