Paleo meatballs

Meatball Ingredients:

1 lb 93% lean ground beef

2 large organic eggs

2 large stalks celery, minced

3 green onions, minced

2 garlic cloves, minced

Ragu Ingredients:

1 jalapeno, diced and seeded

5 button mushrooms, sliced

2 Roma tomatoes, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/3 -1/2 cup white wine

Directions ( I keep it simple):

• Mix all the meatball ingredients together in a bowl, form them into balls, then sear them on two ends.
• Add all the "Ragu" ingredients except for the white wine and cover the pan to let it cook a bit, after about 8 minutes, add the white wine and continue to simmer until sauce has thickened and meat has cooked through

SO Freaking good! I promise

Served with roasted sweet potatoes over a bed of raw spinach :)

Nike Women's Half Marathon Series and My Fitness Journey

My fitnessMY 

My fitness journey has being continuing even though I've been away. Lately I've been relying on Instagram to post about my fitness journey, but since I'm starting training this week for my first half marathon ever, I'm going to make an effort to return to the blog.

Though I relied solely on crossfit for the first three months of my fitness journey, work and life made it impractical to make it to sessions regularly. So, I made lemons out of lemonade -- I joined an awesome gym and I kick my own butt longer and harder than I ever have in the past.

Also, I'm turning ** this weekend! Gah, after 21 every birthday becomes incrementally more awkward. I start an analysis of my life: what i've accomplished vs. what I thought I would have accomplished by now, then I tell myself to stop.

Along with training for the half marathon, I'm planning on starting a new macro eating plan soon, along with a more structured strength training program.

Hopefully, you will have progress pics to look forward to, new recipes based on macros, and stories of struggles and triumphs.