B4B was a GREAT success!! Loving being a Granny...Oct is quickly slipping away..**SIGH**

B4B crew-photo courtesy of Matt Jensen

Another amazing event behind us. Its no secret that this my fav! We
had a great turnout! This is only a small portion of the group that participated. What an amazing group of people. This year we were able to write names on the whiteboard in memory of or for people battling Breast Cancer. I was a little emotional when I saw this board on Saturday. Tugs at my heart strings!

 

 

Can I just say that being a Granny is seriously the BEST?? LOOK AT HER!! I seriously am obsessed with her. She is such a little cutie! I call this her "What you talkin bout Willis?" face. She has my whole heart and my soul! Love my sweet Scarlet!

 

 

October has flown by. I can't believe this month is almost over! Last night the Mr and I carved our annual pumpkins. We have kind of made this a tradition. We are getting pretty dam good at it. Of course we use patterns but its still fun to kind of feel a part of the festivities! I kept the seeds this year. Decided to roast them. I rinsed them all off let them sit overnight-added a little sea salt, cracked black pepper, a little cayenne and paprika and just threw them on a cookie sheet for about 20 minutes. Awesome Paleo perfect snack!

 

Bountiful Baskets are starting to get light. This is about the time of year I start passing on the opportunity to order. The fruit side was good. I love what I got but the veggie side is so light.

 

I wasn't even sure what the potato looking things were. So cut one open. It was starchy and had a flavor similar to sweet potato ...so what do I do? get to slicing on my mandolin and baked them-a little olive oil, greek seasoning and sea salt and cracked black pepper. YUM! I let them get pretty crispy.

 

I am keeping my menu simple. I polled the crowd at coffee this morning to see what people were making and Amanda had a great suggestion to do zucchini stuffed meatloaf. PERFECT because I got yellow squash in my  basket-no real recipe for this. I sliced my squash thinly.

I used 2 # ground Turkey-seasoned with my fav- S & P, greek seasoning, red pepper flakes-1/2 large yellow onion and fresh garlic-added some parsley flakes too. Used 1 egg to bind and a little bit of almond flour just to hold it all together. I cooked this at about 375 for 45 minutes. The last 10 minutes I uncover and broil

 

 

 

I am going to have to freeze some of this for sure! So I grilled the rest of my chicken. I have a huge bag of kale- I will cut my little heads of romaine up and I think I am set for the week.

 

We are less than a month away from fitness elevated. Today instead of sprinting we did a little bit of an obstacle course! it was a good time..How do you get ready for the unknowing and unpredictable??? practice a little bit at everything!

 

 

Well. That's it. That's all I have for a Sunday. Trying to keep my posts less wordy, WHICH IS REALLY HARD FOR ME.

 

Make it a great week everyone. Focus on what you are trying to accomplish! this is the week of the SUGAR!!! try and resist the candy if you can and if you can't...just get right back on the wagon if you give in. We are heading into Holiday season big time!!! Set yourself some structured goals and include a plan if you fail.

 

And as always- eat clean...train dirty!

Croni OUT!

Hi..I am a Granny. Welcome to this world sweet Miss Scarlet!

Crazy how life changes in the blink of an eye! From last week to this week an amazing little beautiful life has been added to this family that I love so much!

My baby with his baby-so amazing-Jenna in the background resting up!

Its safe to say I think she might have runners legs!! Happy Baby!

Meet my sweet granddaughter Scarlet T McCloyn she was born 10/14/2013 she was  7 lb 15 oz 19 1/2 inches and she is a perfect little thang! Great job to my amazing daughter in law Jenna. I admire you so much. You were so amazing during the whole process. I admire and applaud your for making sure the experience was exactly how you wanted it to be. I am so in love with this gorgeous little girl and I am so excited for my son and his wife to start a new chapter in their life with this little bundle of joy! 


Scarlets Grandparents-Tammy and Byron(Jennas Parents)

 

Food business will be quick short and sweet. I am just one month away from my next competition. I am excited and scared all at the same time. I have been doing ok on my eating but I am going to really start dialing it in and I am going to be focusing a little more on strength and endurance. Not going crazy. I feel that I am getting a little stronger and with the limited amount of "extra" time I have to do more work..I am doing what I can. Going to have to just trust myself and hope for the best. Excited that my niece Riley is competing-so excited for her. So it's just 3 of us from 22 I think. Myself, Riley and Christy Theall.

Menu is somewhat simple this week. Grilled chicken-now I really wanted to do a Paleo Fried Chicken but honestly..it was a little too much - I just grabbed some bone in chicken- yes I know-bone in with skin gross right? Here is the deal. I leave it like that while I am cooking it but strip it down before I eat it. Boneless/skinless sometimes equals no flavor. Right when I get it home I put it in a Ziploc with my preferred seasonings- S & P, greek seasoning-a little garlic power-a little onion powder-red pepper flakes and of course-Franks Red Hot! Throw that on the grill and YUM!!

I am going to continue grilling outside until I simply can not stand it anymore!!
I made a batch of soup - I have really been loving having salads at lunch but sometimes I feel like I still get hungry so I am going to try adding a little soup- this is a great recipe- I am skipping the bacon but I will be adding just a little chicken to this-it made 4 really good servings. PaleOMG  of course.

http://paleomg.com/simple-creamy-cauliflower-and-artichoke-soup/

I also made some amazing Paleo cookies-its a PaleOMG recipe for muffins that I just modified slightly. I added just a little more flour until the consistency was a little thicker. This are seriously so addicting so I caution you if you have a problem with treats...maybe skip these! I had to giggle a little while I was making these...bowls..normal..computer...normal..sweet little baby boots by the Kleenex box...my new normal!!!
http://paleomg.com/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-muffins/

Breakfast will be my norm this week- eggs-sausage, spinach and I have been adding a little green pepper and tomato-adds a little flavor. I have been using this turkey sausage- LOVE IT..Don't judge me. I haven't really investigated the ingredients and I probably do not want to-it's cooked-cut and easy to pack. That the long and the short of it.



Well that's it for food

This next Saturday is on of my most favorite events that CrossFit22 does all year. Barbells for Boobs. Its a fundraiser for Mammograms in Action-funds go to pay for mammograms for women who may otherwise not be able to have one and they try to keep the funds here in Utah. Not only do we WOD and it's CRAZY fun-it's just the fact that we get to be a part of something so amazing! I have my own page this year and my goal is to raise 200.00. So far...I am sad and embarrassed to say that I have raised ZERO.
So here it is- I am putting it out there- if I can 40 friends, readers-browsers to simply donate 5.00 I can reach my goal. See my link below- I will be pushing this ALL WEEK!!

http://fundraise.barbellsforboobs.org/fundraise?fcid=272721


Well its was on crazy whirlwind of a week. Looking forward to a little bit more normal week.
Stay focused peeps. If you fail...get right back at it. Make this week the week you are in control for a change!

And as always...closing with a little humor!

Croni OUT!

 

Two words. Food Prep.

Going to try and keep things short and sweet again.

Here's the deal. Sometimes people ask me "how" I do it. I am always confused by this. I juggle quite a few things but not near as many things as the average Joe. Being an empty nester I have learned to make busy work for me. I love that people think I am busier than I am. Here are the only 2 words that I have for people wanting to know "HOW" I do it. FOOD PREP.
That's it. If you are serious about making this all work- fitness, food, family, life...get SERIOUS about food prep.

Bountiful Baskets...you did NOT disappoint this week. A plethora of fruits and veggies. And all things I actually can use!!! so excited. I actually jumped out of my car this week and helped. I don't get a chance to really volunteer and they had so few this week. I was happy to be able to finally do my part!  

 
 
 
 I love being able to see the fruits of my labor. Apples have not been treating me well lately so I am going to dry these. I borrowed Jo's dehydrator while she's in Hawaii. Mahalo...do lots of burpees on the beach I can't think of any other place that you could actually enjoy them!
 
 
So here is how my food prep looks this week. I would recommend ALWAYS prepping fruits and veggies right when you get them home. It makes reaching for them a complete NO BRAINER!!

 

 

I grabbed super simple stuff this week. Turkey breast and chicken thighs. So easy to throw on the grill. WHO CARES IF IT IS POURING OUTSIDE?? It takes about 30 minutes to cook this up...can you not squeeze out 30 minutes for food prep?

 

 

Since I got a sweet potato in my basket I decided to slice and bake the for snacks. I also grabbed a big bag of Kale. I sometimes like to switch this out for the spinach I used for breakfast. I baked some of this as well. I love to snack on kale when I am craving something maybe I should not be eating! 

 

 

So basically- my menu for the week- I have cooked and sliced up my turkey, I have tons of romaine cut up for salads- I have sliced green peppers, asparagus my baked sweet potatoes and my kale for snacks. I also baked in a muffin tin a dozen eggs. Have you tried this? if not do it. I find that 23 minutes in my oven does these perfect.

TIS THE SEASON OF THE PUMPKIN. I will be sharing in the near future some awesome things you can do with pumpkin puree. My first share will be a recipe from PaleOMG for Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. I made these on Wednesday evening. I am happy to report..I still have some left...the combo of these with a PSL from Starbucks (pumpkin spice latte' ..nonfat..no whip..2 pumps) If you to have a treat...this is a GREAT one (thanks Laura and Amanda for alerting me to this one)
http://paleomg.com/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-muffins/

Well I am officially on soon to be Granny status. I am so excited I can hardly see straight. The arrival of this sweet baby girl has been anticipated for what seems to be the timeline of elephant gestation. I love these kiddos so much. They are going to be amazing parents and I can't wait to meet this sweet little girl.  

 

 

Well that's it. That's my post for Sunday. Trying to not be so wordy and just see how that works out.

 

Of course I need to need to end with something comical...Sméagol has a story with me..before the Mr and I were an item..I used to tease him that this is who he reminded me of..and the sweatshirt...speaks for itself!

 

 

Heres wishing everyone a STRONG and CLEAN week! Set some goals today and be damned and go to hell before you let anything derail you!!

 

CRONI...OUT

 

Eat like you mean it...short share from me

OCTOBER IS HERE!!! I can't believe it...I love this time of year and this year I love it even more because my sweet baby girl granddaughter is going to be here SOON!!! I am so excited I can hardly stand it.

A few weeks ago I asked a question. How is your relationship with food? Since I was asking to question to whomever might be reading this blog I had to stop and ask myself the same thing. The past 2 weeks I have kind of evaluated how my relationship with food has changed, and how it has changed me. I have learned that having a healthy relationship with food has resulted in some pretty amazing changes. I have learned to love things I didn't know I even liked and I have learned to dust myself off when I fall or fail. This is just a little peek at how I rewarded myself after a freaking insane WOD tonight...who needs burpees and thrusters?? NO ONE they are horrible and even WORSE together in the same WOD. PAINFUL yet so thrilling once it was over. Here I have Trout, a small beet and lemon cucumber.

 

What this is all leading to is this. Tonight I forced myself to WOD in front of the mirror. The purpose of this was to check myself on my Thruster form. I have a tendency to exhibit some bad habits that I do not really want to get into..(butt coming up first-elbows low-horrible posture) well there you have it. BUT something else happened beside me trying to keep my form in check. Have you ever looked in the mirror and been OK (at the very most) with that reflection? Today..while burpeeing and doing thrusters, I was damn near proud of where I am so far. Oh I know I have plenty of work to do and so much more growth in me. But for the first time..in about 47 years. This girl is getting content. My hard work is paying off...and I am proud. Don't get it twisted. I am not boasting.
But I am giving myself credit for how hard I work...I am on a journey and so so excited for whats yet to come. And at the end of the day...I am putting it all out there..today..at the end of the WOD..this image meant something to me. I pushed hard today. I went that place I often tell everyone I just don't really go. I didn't look first and then turn on the light...I just went for it. And here's the deal..the harder I pushed the easier it got. Not easy in the sense of the wod getting easy. Easier in the sense that I got comfortable there.

LESSON LEARNED...Push..and you shall go there..
That's it..that's my share. Call it self absorbed. But I have worked hard and sometimes I am going to toot my own horn. Get over it haters.

You know I like to end with something funny... and Jo gives me more funny than she really should!!! I am simply going to caption this

                           ONE OLD SHOE....ONE NEW SHOE... (thanks for the laughs)

 

You know we have all done this at some point....

 

Well...you know what day it is...HUMP DAY..keep pushing- eat clean..train dirty...appreciate yourself and all your hard work- and please...start working on your relationship with food!!!

 

CRONI out!