Radical Heavy Liftin’, Pink Wearin’, Veggie Munchin’

Mimi, Mimi, Mimi, where have you been?

Oh you know…

just working too many hours as a waitress, trucking off to Europe for a few weeks, finishing my first CrossFit Open in Amsterdam, and organizing a Love Your Body Challenge.

I have so many awesome things to talk to you beauties about this month and can’t wait to get back to work with y’all.

I thought that it was about time to get back onto this, “treat your body like it belongs to somebody you dearly love,” train.

After all, we’ve only got one body and one life, why does it have to be so hard to love both of them? I have some juicy nuggets coming your way this month, THAT, I am warning you now, ON A WEDNESDAY, that April is going to be so chalk full of positivity and support that every day might just find itself in the running as the best day ever. 😉

Sound like hard work?

Good. It should.

I know I’m ready for it, so you should be too.

Okay, good talk. Thanks for getting so excited with me 🙂

You’re talkin’ this huge game girl, what you go up those sleeves anyways?

Things to look forward to on be true. be you. be strong. in April:

My First CrossFit Open: All the thoughts/all the feels/all the tears

PR Playlist #3: Drake just happened to come out with a new album since the last time we talked, no? YES. YES HE DID.

Escaping Winter: #OopsI’mInEurope…Again

CrossFit: International Fit Family

A Little Love Pt. 1: CrossFit Munich

A Little Love Pt. 2: CrossFit Amsterdam

Previewing of the Love Your Body Challenge: updates on how the trial run is going.

SO EXCITED FOR APRIL

#LookBackAtIt Campaign: The Return Of

……..

That’s just the beginning, are you even ready?

All that cool stuff on top of the already radical WOD-lovin’, burpee-smilin’, heavy liftin’, pink wearin’, veggie munchin’, protein hoardin’, beautiful-bod-cherishin’ fun that is be true. be you. be strong.

Hold on tight babes, this could get really awesome, really quick.

Open Fitness Journal: February 11-15 (#IFellOffTheWagon)

…… but I didn’t really.

I’ve simply been overcome by the awesomeness (trying to find the silver lining here) of what happens when ALL the out-of-staters come to town to ski and it’s -5 degrees #RealFeel -49 so they end up gobbling to their hearts content and drinking

**ahem,

warming their insides up with local yummies instead.

So really what that means is working on a job that pays the bills, instead of this fun stuff (some day soon, right?)

FEAR NOT BEAUTIFUL HUMANS

I’m going to get all the love into this post and I hope that it fills you up.

Oh please forgive me for neglecting you this week.  

**you ready? 😉 😉 **

What to expect:

BAM BAM MOTIVATION, WOD LOVE, #ACTIVERESTDAY WISDOM, DRAKE.

omg

I know I slipped that one in there, like best surprise EVER.

Kind of like when he drops his album the day before Valentine’s Day and I’m all, “Drake, how’d you know I needed a Valentine?” and then I think about it for a second, like DUH, he drove in the snow for me.

😉 What a gentleman.

Da Nitty Gritty

So real talk I’ve been on that Barbell WOD grind for over two weeks now and I’m kind of obsessed I think.  I’ve got all these mixed feelings about the CrossFit Open that is coming up but the programming that Cal Strength is giving me has been delivering me more and more confidence.

Everyday I seem to have this moment where I’m all, “I’m tired,” but then I work out and I’m all, “I love CrossFit even more than I did yesterday, I’m a bad ass.”  Does that ever happen to you?

My favorite WOD’s from the past week?

3. ALL THE ARMS

10 min clock
Accending ladder of:
3 shoulder to OH (135/95)
3 pull ups
6…6…9…9…

15 + 27

2. I Can’t Feel My Shoulders

30 – 20 – 10
OHS (55#)
15 – 12 – 9
Push ups

Time: 6:10

1. 1 Minute Assault

1 min max cal on AB test

15 calories

Girls Gotta Eat

girls gotta eat with an extra large steak knife?

Do you even #RestDay

What about for your crazy body thoughts, do you ever take a rest day on that????

I’m sorry but

what if one day a week (like a cheat day) we took time to love ourselves unconditionally.

Confidence kicks serious ass.

I’m sorry I’m being all aggressive but this is serious stuff.

Here’s a little Eat To Perform nugget.  You could read it if you wanted to..

War on the Bikini Body Ideal

Also here’s THIS:

if youre

reading

this its

too late

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/if-youre-reading-this-its/id966997496

YOU KNOW WHY

Music: PR Playlist NUMBA 2

DISCLAIMER: I’M ADDICTED TO YOUNG MONEY$$$$$

EXPLANATION:

(Mimi… what does that mean? It means I can’t stop listening to Nicki Minaj and I’m 500% okay with it.)

#sorrynotsorry

Honestly, I just can’t even get enough of when Nicki birds out, SERIOUSLY MIMI WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!

Just listen… when Nicki purrs like a bird, I’m freakin’ obsessed.  The girl crush is all too real.

Sneak Peak:

Drake (shocking, I know)

Ellie Goulding

J. Cole (Listen to his new album, babes, it’s phenom)

Clean Bandit

I MEAN DO I REALLY NEED TO KEEP GOING?

Blast this stuff and PR the crap out of something.

(don’t quote me on it, or do 😉 )

because, SURPRISE: I PR’d my snatch on Monday.  If we’re being real though…

part of lifting is failing.  Part of life is failing.

So here’s a little comic relief for ya if this playlist doesn’t in fact come with built in PR’s.  And without further a due…

Snatch Fail Montage: Starring: Mimi