I feel like I have a rather laid back approach when it comes to food and fitness. As in, anything goes as long as I am having fun and that everything tastes good!

Last Thursday, I met up with my running group for a “fun” track workout. I use the word fun lightly because I am not sure if I was having fun the entire time.

We started off the workout with two warm-up miles in the neighborhood around the track. After a quick water break we headed to the track for the following workout. 1 mile around the track where we did .25 miles of intervals where we alternated between speeding up or slowing down.

It was hard and I probably would have never done that on my own. But I knew that it would make be a better runner so I just did it.

I spent the majority of my Friday eating some goodies from Trader Joe’s.

Eggplant Naan Pizza with Feta Cheese.

Veggie chili and cheese with some tortilla chips.

Soo good.

Instead of waking up at 8 am to join my running group for a 5 mile run on Saturday, I decided to venture out on my own later on in the day.

I decided to run a new path and I ended up getting super lost.

The views were amazing, but I spent most of the run trying to figure out where I was.

I ended up walking around a few times and I turned off the RunKeeper app so I could use the GPS on my phone so that I could navigate my way back to the car.

I think I did cover 5 miles but it was one of the more frustrating runs I have done . I should have just gotten up early to run with the rest of the group.

To make matters worse, since I spent so much time being lost- I had to show up to work in my sweaty running clothes. I am sure my co-workers/clients were THRILLED.

Lesson learned.

So for the past few months or so I have been enjoying a chai tea latte from Starbucks. I honestly get it because it’s warm and I work next to The Bucks.

Little did I know, that I was consuming about 500 calories in one go. I don’t have a problem with the drink being so high in caloric value-but it’s a bit too much for a daily treat.

And it’s not even that good. Thankfully, I have switched over to the skinny version which is not the same but justifiable.

When I don’t feel like running I tend to just head into the gym to do a “junk” workout. 30 minutes on the crazy elliptical followed by squats, lunches, free weights and crunches.

Saturday and Sunday were a blur of work, Indian food, Les Misérables ( which I did not like) and my brother coming home from Italy!

He brought back a fake Italian accent, pasta, pesto, chocolate and scarves for my mom, sister and I.

Yesterday, (Tuesday) I tried something that I honestly thought I would never do. I went to my first basic CrossFit class. Last month, my friends and I bought an deal for 30 days of unlimited CrossFit classes.

I will be honest, I only bought the deal just to see what all the CrossFit buzz was all about.

And I am pretty sure I enjoyed the workout. Don’t worry this is not going to become one of those CrossFit blogs.

I am so glad I went to the class with a friend, because the whole class was a bit intimidating. I don’t usually jump on top of boxes and swing heavy bells as part of my normal workout routine.

As we waited for the basic class to start- we were able to checkout one of the more advanced classes and truthfully it is a bit terrifying watching people throw down heavy weights and follow it up with a head stand.

Like that can’t be normal.

I will say this the entire workout was fun, I felt like I could do things and my own pace and I did not feel pressured to do anything that I was not comfortable with.

For instance, I did not feel comfortable doing a box jump so I just did a step up. The hardest part was remembering how many rounds I had completed.

I also learned a few new terms. Like the GHD machine, anyone know what that is?

The actual workout was 15 minutes. The other 45 minutes of the class were spent watching demos and going over the skills of the moves, which was actually helpful.

I was dripping with sweat after those 15 minutes. And I am pretty sure I am going back for another class.

We followed up CrossFit with some Mexican food, I got my usual favorites from Azul 17.

Yum.

Have you ever tried CrossFit? Do you have a special workout plan or do you just find fun/random things to do?