I love cheese

What??  Cheese isn't Paleo!  Hold up Paleo Police!  I love cheese, but cheese generally doesn't love me.  How do I know?  My face tells me so- the pimples do to be exact.  It's true, once I stopped eating dairy in general my face cleared up.  Every once in a while doesn't hurt- but I can tell when I have gone overboard.  This morning was a cheese day.  In other words, I added two slices of provolone to my eggs.  So delicious!

Pictured above is spinach and chopped onions sautéed in bacon grease.  I then added three eggs to the pan and scrambled them right there in the pan while they cooked.  Once cooked I turned off the heat and added two slices of yummy provolone. Mixed it all up until the cheese was melted and incorporated into the eggs and veggies.  Yum!  Even better would have been some whole cream added to the eggs but I didn't have any.  My good friend showed me how to make eggs like this.  It is delicious, trust me.

Take a chance eggs

What do you do when there's not much in the fridge?  You take a chance and create something new!

My ingredients:

Two eggs

Ground turkey

Butternut squash

Homemade Paleo mayo

Salt

Garam masala spice

Chopped sundried tomatoes

Pre-cooked chopped onions

Bacon grease

I cooked the ground turkey in a little bacon grease and seasoned with salt and garam masala (no idea how this would turn out.). Set aside.

Cooked the frozen butternut squash on the stove.  While that was cooking I scrambled the eggs in a little bit of bacon grease and added the onions (they had been sautéed in- wait for it- bacon grease! ) When it was almost done cooking I threw in the ground turkey and sundried tomatoes.  Then I scooped it on a plate next to the butternut squash and drizzled it with the mayo.  Omg it was good!!

2 year CrossFit Anniversary! (AKA yummy egg celebration)

I realized this morning as I was brushing my teeth that today is my two year CrossFit Anniversary.  Two years ago I walked into the gym for my very first CrossFit work out.  I was so very nervous, in fact I was ready to cry I was that anxious about it all.  The night before I dreamt that I showed up for my work out and everyone sneered at me and were even angry about me being there- I was the "FNG".

So how did it go?  First off I could not even do a decent push up on my knees and lets not get started on my squats (which I had never attempted before that day.)  My first WOD was Cindy- which is traditionally 20 minute AMRAP of 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups and 15 squats.  Since it was my first work-out my coach had me do ten minutes.  Which, I have to say probably saved my life.  10 minutes was hard- I did jumping pull-ups, very shallow push-ups on my knees and very shallow squats.  My coach, who is now one of my dearest friends- looked me dead in the eye in the middle of my work out when I thought I was about to puke- "you are not going to throw up."  I didn't.  I went home after that- showered and took a two hour nap.  The next several days were painful- I could barely walk down the stairs and sitting down to pee was a feat in itself (I had to hold on the walls around me).  It sounds awful but I was in love.  After only two weeks I knew I was stronger already.  It works that fast.

Fast forward two years later-
Initially I lost twenty pounds and two dress sizes within the first 6 months (I started eating paleo about a month after I started CrossFit).  I have gained eight of those pounds back, but still fit into the same clothes- which means I have gained a ton of muscle.  My one rep max for deadlift is now 205- I worked hard for that!  I cannot RX all WODs- which to be honest a lot of people can't or choose not to- but that is a discussion for another day.  Two years ago I couldn't even run one lap around the track without stopping- the other day I went for a nice 2 mile run with no problems.  I am a little disappointed I still can't do a kipping pull-up- but to be honest I haven't worked hard enough for it.  I have never had any upper body strength.  I played volleyball in high school and couldn't even serve the ball overhanded- I had to hit it from the side.  But now I have real muscles in my arms!  Let me tell you I am proud of them too.
To sum it up- I am stronger, leaner, faster and more confident.  I am part of a community of like minded individuals who share this passion with me- to be stronger, faster, healthier.  I hope to pass it on to my children.  I shudder to think of all the time I threw away sitting on the couch because I had no energy to do anything.  The times when my children wanted to me to go out and play with them but all I could do was sit and watch because I felt too tired.  I really wish CrossFit had come into my life a lot sooner!

To celebrate this milestone I made the most delicious eggs.  I saw a recipe somewhere on FaceBook- can't remember where- but I just know it had eggs, avocado and bacon in it.  That is what inspired me to make this dish.

Green Eggs and Bacon (a tribute to Dr. Seuss's birthday which is March 2nd.)

1/2 green pepper- diced

1 ripe avocado- peeled and diced

1 tablespoon coconut oil

3 eggs

salt and pepper to taste

3 strips of bacon- cooked and crumbled

1/4 cup diced tomatoes

cilantro (half handful or however much you like)

hot sauce (I like Tapatios)

Heat pan on medium high heat- add coconut oil.  Stir fry green pepper until it starts to brown slightly, add avocado.  Cook veggies until the avocado starts to brown slightly.  Whisk the eggs in a bowl- season with salt and pepper.  Add to veggies and scramble the eggs with the veggies.  Once the eggs are cooked, immediately scoop out on a plate.  Top with tomatoes, cilantro (I just break up the leaves with my hands), and crumbled bacon.  Add a dash or two or three of hot sauce.  Enjoy!