XMAS!

Hope everyone is having a very merry christmas :)

Me and my family opened a few presents tonight and my dad gave me a 35lb kettle bell AND a pull up bar for my bathroom door in San Marcos!! I am extremely excited because now i will have NO excuse for not working out when i cant make it to Austin and dont wanna drive to the REC!

Also, Me and Kayla (another member of Westlake Crossfit) are going to do a whole month of 100% paleo in January!!! Robb Wolf has a 30 day paleo meal plan in his new book, "The Paleo Solution" so hopefully i will be able to incorporate some delicious new recipes, instead of the same ol' eggs and bacon, avocado, tilapia and sausage diet i usually consume.

This morning i made paleo pancakes for my family, which were delicious!!

2 eggs
1/2 cup nut butter (i used almond butter)
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract

It sounds very interesting and looks a little different, but it tastes extremely good with a great cinnamon kick! Robb Wold suggests topping the pancakes with applesauce (no added sugar) blueberries or real maple sugar! We used real maple sugar, which was great .. but because it does contain natural sugars it was pretty sweet. I might try something different as a topping for next time!

If anyone is into the paleo diet or wants to know more about why in the heck we dont eat bread, rice, beans, and corn- you need to read "The Paleo Solution" by Robb Wolf! It is an incredible and entertaining book that will literally tell you everything about the paleolithic diet. Its amazing and i have learned so much!!

After reading, it is almost impossible not to share all the knowledgeable information you have learned , but you will soon realize the simple mindedness of those who are unwilling to change their eating habbits due to lazyness ... even after you share the reality of what certain foods can do to their bodies! Ugh, it gets annoying. I know a few people who rave about wanting to eat healther, but still make excuses for everything! If you REALLY want to do something, than do it .. dont cheat just because its your "favorite restaurant" or it was a special occassion! (I actually need to work on the "special occassion" aspect of this as well) And NO!!! you really dont NEEED bread ... and its easy to live without it, trust me :)

MERRY.CHRISTmas.EVERYONE!!!
its almost the New Year, so start setting your goals NOW and be fully prepared to implement them once 2011 rolls around :) you can do anything you set your mind to!