I often get asked "Jenny how do you keep your motivation?" It's been a difficult question to answer, because there is no magic pill. I can't really explain WHY I was able to be so successful and why I continue to be successful. But your questions made me wonder, could there be an answer, and guess what? There just might be, and it's called self-determination and the development of autonomy over behavioral patterns. I love to do research and I came across this super interesting article that I thi... [More]

Earlier this week my husband brought home a bunch of bell peppers not realizing that I had also bought bell peppers! I had bell peppers overflowing out of my produce drawer. I love a stuffed bell pepper. I usually make mine with 99% lean ground turkey, brown rice, fresh diced tomatoes, feta cheese and mozzarella cheese. On Tuesday night, my friend Courtney from Journey of a Dreamer posted a recipe for Paleo Cauliflower Cilantro Rice and BAM...I knew that when I made my stuffed peppers I would us... [More]

 I teamed up with 10 other health and fitness bloggers, and we decided to work together to put on a health and fitness themed group giveaway for you all! It's March, and I think everyone is itching for Spring. Well, we can't do much to hurry along Mother Nature, but why not enjoy this time between winter and spring with some health and fitness goodies? With lots of great prizes and friendly blogs to check out, this is a post you'll want to bookmark           &nb... [More]

Matthew and I spent all week working on our skills that we learned last week; heel and easy walk. We made some progress but not as much as I would have liked because I didn't have the proper equipment. No fault of mine, though. I went to the store and bought the right gear, but I just could not get the training collar to work properly. I brought it with me today and Helene (the trainer) said it was defective and I should have called her when I was having issues and she would have brought me some... [More]

All stories have a beginning, and this is the beginning of my journey with CrossFit. I am physically fit, I have good endurance, but I am not happy with the level that I am performing at. I want to be S.T.R.O.N.G.E.R. I want to be able to pick up my dog when he won't get in the house when it's time to take the kids to school in the morning , I want to be able to do a pull-up. I want to do a lot of things that I physically just can't do right now. Sure, losing 212lbs is awesome, and I am SO PROUD... [More]