First blog!

Well hey there!

This is my first official blog since the lovely LiveJournal days in college. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you're either too young or too old to understand. I wish I still had my LJ, but it disappeared. :( Sorry to disappoint.

Anyway... I just had a random inkling to start up a blog. Considering I just started CrossFit a few weeks ago, I thought now would be a good time! I wasn't sure if I wanted to document my progress on CrossFit, given it would be boring to some (many?!), or blog about food. I mean, who doesn't like food?! I polled my friends and family on Facebook, and they told me to do both. 

So here it is: a two-sided blog about my CrossFit journey and adventures with food. You will find it entertaining to know I'm no food expert either. I really solely on Publix Apron's recipes, Pinterest findings, and whatever the back of the box tells me to do. Yup.


Lucky for you, I took pictures of myself when I started CrossFit on May 1st, 2012. I joined a gym called CrossFit Rebels in Clearwater, Florida. Here they are:

And before you criticize me, saying "you're already thin/in shape/skinny/whatever," please know that I have joined this fitness program to get STRONG. Or at least stronger. Do you know that I can only do like, 5 normal push ups before my arms give out? And don't even get me started on pull ups. They're non-existent.

I plan on taking new pictures in the same outfit on day 30 to see the difference (if there is one).


I thought I was "in shape" before joining CF. Hah. That's funny. At the end of week 1, my arms were so sore that they swelled up and I looked like a man. No joke. It was scary. By the end of week 2, I was sore again so I needed the weekend to rest. Last week was my 3rd and I had minimal soreness!! I was ready to get back to the gym Monday, but alas... I somehow tweaked my neck muscle. I woke up Saturday feeling paralyzed, and it hurt to even sit. To the point that I called in sick to work Monday for the first time IN MY LIFE. I'm 27, so do the math.


So here it is, Tuesday night, and I'm praying I can get up and do CrossFit in the morning. However, I'm not willing to risk making my injury worse so it could be Thursday before I get back to the Rebels.


Ta ta for now, tomorrow I shall talk about food! Get excited.


Andrea