FOOD!

Hey everyone! Jen here!

It has been too long since I've blogged, so here we go!

The other day I enjoyed an amazing lunch at Melissa's house, and have to share the delicious, simple, easy, clean recipe!

Buffalo Chicken Quinoa

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts

1 cup quinoa

2-3 stalks of celery

hand full of carrots

1 cup of  your favorite wing sauce 

crumbled blue cheese

Directions:

(I doubled this recipe to last for the week,)

Cook the chicken breast.  I put the chicken in the crock-pot on high for 2 hours (went to the gym) came home and shredded it.

Heat up the wing sauce, pour 1/4 over the chicken and mix until coated.

Boil the quinoa following the directions on the package.

Add to the chicken.

Dice carrots and celery, saute for about 5 mins in a pan or until desired tenderness.

Add to the quinoa and chicken.

Pour the remaining wing sauce over the bowl and mix!

Serve with a sprinkle of crumbled blue cheese and enjoy!!

This is a very simple and quick meal to throw together! It is full of flavor and holds up well for the week, if it lasts that long! 

A very special thank you to Melissa Domoy for finding this recipe!! 

Do you have a great recipe you know everyone will love? Send them to me! I would love to try them and share them!

Thanks everyone! Keep training hard and eating right! 

Also every time I say quinoa this video is all I think of......"What's a legume?" (at 3:25)  Enjoy haha

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not  an act, but a habit.

Michele Davis: CrossFitter of the Month! July 2015

                            CrossFitter Of The Month: July 2015

               Congratulations Michele!!!!

Michele has been with us since the beginning. 

She is an extremely dedicated member of CrossFit Silver Fox! She has busted her ass from day one and it has really shown.  When you see Michele, tell her congratulations! 

Here is a little bit about Michele.

• When did you start this thing called CrossFit?

I started in the beginning of October...

• What do you do when you’re not here? Your profession?

I work at Pioneer Credit, sitting in a chair for 8 hours a day ;)

• What brought your to CrossFit Silver Fox?

Amanda saw the article in the paper and had asked me if I wanted to try it.. and I said sure why not... and here I am 9 months later :)

• What keeps you at CrossFit Silver Fox?

For me it has become as much as a routine as anything else in my life.. It's almost weird when I have to miss a day which is very rare.. I plan everything I do around gym class just do I don't have to miss it. I love all the new people I have met throughout these last 9 months, we have had lots of laughs and lots of funny stories. Jason also knows what he is doing and knows what I can and can not do.. When the weight is heavy and I think I can't lift it he is  there saying "oh just lift it" and I end up doing it and surprise myself that I did it..  And he is very patient with me as well.. Couldn't ask for a better trainer...And gym class just wouldn't be the same without me either. hahaha

• Biggest Improvements/struggles with Crossfit?

Well my biggest improvement would have to be just about everything.. From where I was 9 months ago to where I am today everything has improved overall. well except my counting.. I struggle counting sets and reps and rounds.. and I always end up doing extra.. I still struggle with running it is not my favorite never has been and pull ups kill my hands...

• How many days do you train at CrossFit Silver Fox?

I am at gym class 5 days a week Mon-Fri..

• What makes your come in and train on days when you don’t want to?

There have been many days when I don't want to come at all and I just don't want to work out, and sitting on the couch or laying in bed seems like a much better option.  But I know when I am finished I will feel so much better and I tell myself it was worth it to come. And when I am done with the workout it makes me not only physically feel better but I mentally feel better too. Also having my gym friend Amanda helps to, when I don't want to go she is there saying "come on get dressed and lets go" which I am grateful for because when I don't feel like coming I probably wouldn't... And you don't improve at all by sitting on the couch watching the TV either..

• What is your approach towards nutrition?

Well I love food I think that is a given for just about anyone. I try to eat as healthy as possible, no junk food, and just to be conscious of what I eat. 

• If you could design your own workout?

If I could design my own workout it would be hang cleans, sit-ups and handstands and climbing the rope..

• What is the most challenging part of your CrossFit journey?

The most challenging part of my journey is thinking that the "weight" will just fall off.. I'm used to the scale moving and I have to understand that with what we do the scale doesn't move a whole lot real quick.. Muscle weighs more than fat and I have to remind myself of that.. So getting on the scale and seeing it not "move" is hard for me..

• Super Power you would want most?

To have super powers like She-Ra (He-mans sister)... I just like her..

• Any advice for new comers?

Don't give up, I know every cliché  but its a true statement. You might not be able to walk for the first few weeks I know I couldn't ,but it is 100% worth it in the end. 

• Favorite activities outside of CrossFit?

Sleeping, I can never ever get enough of it ever...

• Name something about yourself that is a little known fact.

When I have a few minutes to actually sit down and I'm not binge watching TV  to catch up on all my shows.. I like to play video games..

• Accomplishments at the gym. PR’s, Weight Loss, etc?

I didn't know what to expect when I started here, but I have worked really hard and have had a few PR's here and there.. and was really stoked when I was able to climb the rope.. I tried in like feb I think or earlier and I couldn't even hang there and when we tried it a few weeks ago I was able to do it.. Never in a million years thought that would ever be possible.. 

• Goals for the remainder of the year?     To lift heavier weight and not just stick to what feels comfortable and is easy..