On Coconut Oil

Pretty basically everywhere I go lately, I hear about coconut oil. And so I figured it was time to try it out.


I picked up Dr. Bronner’s Unrefined Whole Kernel oil at Whole Foods and made chicken and peppers with it.


Pros: Easier clean up than olive oil, and if you accidentally use to much like yoahsss truly tends to do, it doesn’t splatter.

Cons: Contrary to what I’ve heard, the coconut flavor doesn’t cook out completely. The whole time I felt like I should have had some Malibu Rum in hand (+ possibly my swimsuit and a tan).

Re: cooking, I think I’ll stick with EVOO. However, I quickly transferred it from my kitchen to my bathroom, and it’s served as lovely lotion/chapstick this week.

Put the lime in the coconut, my friends!

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one tri: one well

As someone who has a lot of obsessions (see here, here and here), I realize my words might lose their oomph when I get to raving.  

But, if you know me, you know that one of my greatest obsessions in life is water.

Good, clean, h2izzo.

I recently went on a date and he asked me if I'm one of those people that carries a water bottle around everywhere they go. To which I said: No. I am not one of those people; I am that person.

To say it's an obsession would be an understatement I'm not comfortable making.

That being said, one of my favorite charities, which I discovered through the one and only Courtney, is charity: water. When she was on the Mercy Ship, Scott Harrison, the founder, was there as well. After leaving the ship, he started the charity, and the rest is history.

This year, in an effort to combine three of my favorite things (water + courtney + working out), I've decided to dedicate my triathlon to building a well.

The cost of one well is $5,000, and I hope to take a good chunk out of that through fundraising. Feel free to check out my campaign. I'd would love your support, if you feel compelled to do so. 

If everyone that reads my blog on an average day gives $13, it'd be more than enough to cover the cost. However, I certainly realize that money is really tight right now, and $13 is a lot of money to a kid like me. So, if you want to provide support, I'd love for you to pass along the link to my well, so others who relate to my passion for the cause can share the love. The thought of giving clean water to kids who walk miles to find dirty water every day warms my heart, and I know it'll keep me going during the race.

Thank you in advance for your help! I truly, truly appreciate it.

PS: Looking to get inspired? Watch charity: water's fifth birthday video below. It'll make you want to tri, too!

images and video via charity: water

::flywheel::

You know when you were little and you thought you were realll funny because you'd tell your mom: Mom, I don't like you. [and she'd pretend she was sad because she knew what was coming] and then you'd drop an: I LOVE you!

That's the joke I want to make right now.

I don't like trying new workouts. I LOVE it. Borderline obsessed, makes my day, one of my favoritest things, type of love. (And the comparison to my mom continues, amiright?!).

FlyWheel  recently opened in Atlanta I was fortunate enough to be able to try it last Thursday. I spent the entire day hyper, anticipating the workout ahead - and let me tell you, it did not disappoint.

I hesitate to call it a spinning class, because it's more of an experience. From the online login, where you can track your position in the class, to the provided shoes, atmosphere, and still or ambient water (they fancy, huh?), I was loving life the whole time I was there.

But even without the fanfare, the workout was incredible. In just 45 minutes I burned more than 700 calories and walked out with shaking hands, arms and legs (I'm not even going to address how sweaty I was).

I can't wait to go back aaand try FlyBarre. Will it rival PureBarre? We'll soon find out. I can't wait!

PS: I clearly drank the juice. Or possibly, the ambient water.