Cheers to dragging yourself out of bed at 5am to visit the iron jungle. To the hours sacrificed food-prepping for the upcoming week to free up time— for more gym time. To walking past the treadmill and towards the free weights. To not giving a fuck about your messy hair, panda eyes and drenched clothing. Cheers to deodorant, shin splints, waterfall faces and protein powder. To box jumps, burpees, deadlifts and double-unders. To the make out session with the floor after a killer workout. To doing just 1 more rep. Cheers to taking a stand against excuses. To never being “too busy” to get a workout in. Cheers to your refrigerator filled with wonderfully fresh and delicious foods. To drinking more water than the average person. Cheers to looking in the mirror and being completely satisfied with what you see. To loving yourself and taking care of your precious body.

To moving, sweating and pushing the limits. 

To your strength, commitment and will-power.

Cheers to never giving up and always being the best that you can be.

• MONDAY – Rowing, plyo, weights, wall balls, pull ups, handstands. The usual fun stuff!
• TUESDAY – Crossfit.
• WEDNESDAY – Caveman. We did Deadlifts in one of the circuit stations and I lost my form in my very last one (thankfully) because it was really heavy and I have to blame my weak grip. Nothing serious but my back was pretty sore the next day. Better be careful next time!!
• THURSDAY – Bikrams. It was a good class in terms of exercise but mentally, all I could focus on was my fist to the instructor’s face because he was so annoying and kept on babbling. Don’t worry, I would never do this in real life though— maybe throw a kettle bell at someone but not a fist! The room was a LOT hotter than normal and he even said this was the hottest Bikram’s class he’s ever experienced… not sure if that was a bad thing though because it was REALLY damn hot but a good challenge. This guy literally had a giant puddle under him …and I don’t think I’ve ever sweat that much in my life!
• FRIDAY- HIIT (just 4 minutes on bike), technique (handstand push ups) and an amazingly painful date with Mr. Foam Roller.
  

  I did NOT eat clean tonight because of my company party. Poutine, burger sliders, half a BIG MAC, McD fries (and lots of it), vodka… GASP. It was so worth it!

• SATURDAY- Active rest day: short bike ride.
  

  Quick grocery run on Saturday night— Ate pretty clean today after the night before!

• SUNDAY – Rest. I also went to TEDxVancouver.
  

  What an inspirational rest day!

• I was excited to go to work today because I made an amazing tofu spaghetti squash pasta last night and all I could think of was eating the leftovers for lunch.
• I am sore everywhere. Best feeling ever.
• I wasn’t planning on working out today but I did a 4 minute HIIT workout at the gym then had a one hour date with Mr. Foam-Roller. It was soooo painful but amazing. I think I rolled out a million knots in my body today.

  

• I did sneak in some handstand push ups in there. Practice makes perfect.
• I am thinking of split-training again. Gotta change up the routine.
• I forced Boyfriend to make a commitment starting next week to workout with me. He has a free membership at my company’s amazing gym 20 minutes from his place yet he never comes but is willing to drive 40 minutes elsewhere and pay to workout. What is up with that?! I think he secretly hates me.
• Tonight is our team’s wrap party! Time to get wasteddd… and then get up super early on tomorrow morning for a bike ride. That’s the life of a normal Vancouverite!
• I cannot wait to go grocery shopping for next week. On Sunday. Farmers market… here I come!
• I’ve been obsessed with apples lately. Apple crisp. Apple pie. Slow-cooked cinnamon apple steel cut oats. Nuked apples. Plain old apples. Yum. Apples.
• I am so stoked for TEDx Vancouver this Sunday and to see people I haven’t seen in a long time.