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Booty Shorts and Modesty

Two summers ago, I was working as a raft guide on the Colorado River, and spent my days doing the best I could to keep myself covered and protected from the 100+ degree heat and sun. All of the...

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Sometimes I am not so sure why bloggers will leak little bits and pieces of things like, “I haven’t been posting much because I’m working on this SUPER AWESOME project but I’m not going to tell you...

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It’s All Mental

Tuesday night’s WOD was a tough one. 7 Rounds: 400m run, 4 heavy power cleans, 14 wall balls, 24 horizontal jumps over the bar. Time cap: 30 minutes. My clean max is 100#, so I used 85# for the...

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The Whole30 Effect {Guest Post}

Editor’s Note: This is Matt (no seriously, click that link. You will regret it if you don’t). You know how everyone has that one gym friend who just gets it? Well for me, that person is Matt. Matt...

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Spring Faves

Guys. It’s spring. Finally! In fact, it’s almost just downright summer. Two weeks ago, it was snowing at this moment. Now, it’s almost 90 degrees. Oh Colorado, we love you. I have decided that...

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The Grind

I have been a little quiet over here the past week or so, and really it is just because not that many interesting things have been going on in my life. In fact, we are downright caught up in The...

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Progenex Cocoon Review

A few weeks ago, Progenex came out with a nighttime protein supplement called Cocoon. I already use Progenex More Muscle and have also used Recovery, both with awesome results, so I knew I had to...

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You Get What You Pay For

On Sunday night, Brandon and I returned from a very long weekend of amazing but exhausting wedding shenanigans to an empty refrigerator. Usually in our house this means time to go to Sprouts, a...

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Whole30 Round 2: Day 31

Well folks, I made it. Thirty days of clean eating in the bag. And y’know what? Even though I eat mostly paleo, ate strict paleo/zone for the first several weeks of the year, and practically never...

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Shit You Can Only Say to CrossFit Girls

image via So there’s Shit CrossFit Girls Say, which I love. I think my favorite one is either “Is this a legume? What’s a legume?” or “3…2…Hold on I have to pee!” because I am definitely guilty of...

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The Positive

I’m sure that a lot of you have seen that new Dove Campaign for Beauty video floating around… The one where women describe themselves to a composite artist, who then draws the same woman again from...

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Whole30 and PMS

As the title suggests, this is going to be a pretty girly post. I plan to talk about things like birth control, cramps, and maybe even tampons. So if that sort of thing scares you, I invite you to...

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Whole30 Round 2: Week 3

I would say that Week 3 of my Whole30 was a big success, especially compared to Week 2. Work was much better and did not cause me any extra stress, I slept super well, and I even came up with an...

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{Whole30 Recipe} Cinnamon Sweet Potato Fritters

Spring has sprung in Colorado, but in case you think that means we are covered in flowers and birdies, think again. What spring in Colorado really means is that we’ve gotten more snow in the past 2...

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Wedding Crap {the early days}

Warning: Girly content ahead! I promise I will not turn this into a wedding blog. I really won’t. But I feel like my life is already being taken over by thinking about wedding details at all...

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Tabata Ab & Booty Circuit

I think part of the reason that I have been bummin on Whole30 a little bit is because I haven’t seen any real physical results. I really am not doing Whole30 to get my body fat down, but sometimes...

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Whole30 Round 2: Week 2 Recap

Today marks the halfway point of my April Whole30! And Week 2 had some very memorable moments. For example, on Friday night we made grilled beef heart. Yep, you read that right: Beef HEART. Brandon...

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What My Best Friend Has to Say About It

This is a picture of my best friend, Steph Fellows. Milking a cow. In South America somewhere. You know how sometimes I refer to my friend who is so ridiculously athletic that she could probably...

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The Anxiety Lens

image via Today’s post is about anxiety, and I think it’s only fitting that I feel anxious about writing it. Because if you have anxiety you know that it isn’t easy to talk about. In fact, talking...

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Spring 2013 Health & Fitness Goals

I just realized that my Winter Goals timeline came to a close on April 1st! Apparently this has not been a very goal-oriented quarter for me if I’m just realizing this now. In fact, I feel like I...

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Whole30 Round 2: Week 1 Recap

First of all, thank you all so much for all the love yesterday! I am so so excited for so many reasons. Even though I am already feeling a little wedding planning stress (I already had a...

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Heck Yes

I did not run a half marathon yesterday. Instead, I slept in a little, went to Whole Foods for some grapefruit/ginger/cayenne juice to try to make my allergies go away, and then went on an awesome...

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The Half Marathon That Wasn’t Meant to Be

I have no idea where this came from, but it seems appropriate. You probably don’t know this, but I am signed up to run a half marathon on Sunday. The reason you probably don’t know it is because I...

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W30R2: Day 3

Today is the day of the Whole30 that is supposed to suck. And it is living up to its reputation. I didn’t realize how many grains I really was eating (primarily in the form of tortilla chips… all...

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Day 365: How Did I Get Here?

First of all, I just realized that I never officially said a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to write guest posts for me last week. It was an amazing honor to be trusted to post some...

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Whole 30 Round 2: Day 1

We left Moab yesterday morning after enjoying a pretty amazing Easter sunrise over a big valley full of red cliffs and sandstone pillars. That desert just fills my heart up, and although it feels...

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The Art of Running with Small Dogs {by Evan Pollitt}

Editor’s Note: Our final guest post comes from Evan of Salt, Dogs, and Duct Tape. He is an hilarious writer with a knack for calling it as it is, and I am so excited to feature him as we wrap up...

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Health is a Choice {by Laura McElduff}

Editor’s Note: Happy weekend! This guest post comes to us from Laura of NJ Paleo Runner. She has been through the same trajectory that almost all of us can relate to–starting out with...

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Fat Girl Gone Healthy {by Mandy}

Editor’s Note: Today’s post is written by Mandy, who struggled with depression and body issues for many years but felt helpless and didn’t know what to do about it. Four years ago she finally...

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Booty Shorts and Modesty

An Announcement + A Poll

It’s All Mental

The Whole30 Effect {Guest Post}

Spring Faves

The Grind

Progenex Cocoon Review

You Get What You Pay For

Whole30 Round 2: Day 31

Shit You Can Only Say to CrossFit Girls

The Positive

Whole30 and PMS

Whole30 Round 2: Week 3

{Whole30 Recipe} Cinnamon Sweet Potato Fritters

Wedding Crap {the early days}

Tabata Ab & Booty Circuit

Whole30 Round 2: Week 2 Recap

What My Best Friend Has to Say About It

The Anxiety Lens

Spring 2013 Health & Fitness Goals

Whole30 Round 2: Week 1 Recap

Heck Yes

The Half Marathon That Wasn’t Meant to Be

W30R2: Day 3

Day 365: How Did I Get Here?

Whole 30 Round 2: Day 1

The Art of Running with Small Dogs {by Evan Pollitt}

Health is a Choice {by Laura McElduff}

Fat Girl Gone Healthy {by Mandy}

CrossFitting for Life {by Dana Harker}

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