Memorial Weekend is upon us and for the vast majority of the 14,000+ CrossFit boxes around the world, that means Hero WOD Murph is on tap. Murph was one of the first Hero WODs ever created.. and it's one of the most grueling. Then again, what would you expect for a WOD honoring a fallen Navy Seal who willingly gave his life just for the unknown chance that his actions would result in any form of help. What did Murph do? If you're familiar with the movie Lone Survivor, you're

A portion is the amount of food that you serve yourself for a meal or snack, like when you pour a bowl of cereal or get a scoop of potato salad. A serving is a measured amount of food or drink, such as one slice of bread or one cup of milk. Many foods that appear to be a single portion actually contain multiple servings. I made this mistake recently with a can of Campbell's Tomato Soup. It's a very small can so I "assumed" it was a single serving but low & behold, it was actu

Yep its Monday again. Most people hate Monday's, but why? Mondays are a chance for you to get your week started off on the right foot. Not just from a workout standpoint but from a work standpoint as well. Your attitude Monday will set the tone for what the rest of your week is going to be like. Instead of waking up on Monday and being like "Oh Rats the weekend is done, it's Monday and I have to suffer through another 5 days a work before I'm off, be like "OK Monday here you

Many times we over-estimate how many calories we burn throughout the day and under-estimate the calories consumed. Maintaining a healthy weight is directly related to proper portion sizes so accurately measuring your food and ingredients may be the just the difference you need to break a new plateau. Time to dust off those measuring cups and do a spot check! PRO TIP: Make sure your cup and spoon is level when measuring, don’t heap or round them unless it's called for. It’s a

Starving yourself and skipping meals is absolutely, hands down, bar none, the worst way to lose weight! Lot's of bad things happen when you try this, including losing lean muscle as your body burns it off first AND just as important, you rob yourself of important nutrients and you fool your body into storing MORE fat (since it's not sure when it'll be fed again). Be consistent & don’t skip a meal! Did you know? Skipping a meal will likely cause you to over eat later in the da

Everything is bigger in Texas. We've heard it all our lives and when it comes to eating out, the old adage certainly holds true. Restaurants commonly give us twice the amount of food that we should be consuming in one sitting. The best solution in this scenario is to tell your waiter to simply bag up 1/2 your meal before it even comes to your table. Chances are, you won't dig into the bag to keep eating... but if it's on your plate, staring you in the face, even the best-inte