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Gross.

You can absorb the calories with your thighs.

It depends... are you planning on using a marinade?

When someone moans about something I think is insignificant, I try to remember that it's significant to them. Personally, I think whining about having to work holidays is ridiculous, but maybe the person whining about it is missing a really important family, like the last Christmas of a dying relative. It isn't my place to…

I figure when it starts to feel easy, that's the time to up the standards and make it harder. In other words, it never gets easy.

I don't really shop much for foods that are offered in fat-free versions. I eat mostly meat, eggs, fresh vegetables, fruit, and lots of yummy paleo recipes that incorporate those things. But to be honest, if I had to choose between a fat-free and a full fat version of something, I'd choose full fat and be sensible about my…

If it were me, I'd buy a straight bar and enough weight to keep me occupied for a while, a few kettle bells, some sweet Altras and some Crossfit clothes, a speed rope, a pullup bar I could kip on, and the rest would towards wine.

Did an awesome WOD today and resisted the urge to order a pizza, opting instead for smoked pork ribs and steamed cauliflower. I am a paleo Crossfit goddess right now. I'm glowing.

I second these!

This. I just can't get behind any program that requires you to cut out food.

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. A fat woman calling herself curvy does not make you any less curvy.

If you're paying 95% of the bills, it seems like you could probably make a small cut somewhere and pay 100% of the bills somewhere else without her. I'd be gone.

I heard someone say once that giving up on a diet because you cheated one day is like smashing your iPhone with a hammer because you dropped it. Going over on your sodium will probably not result in your untimely death overnight. Drink some water and go to the gym tomorrow. No biggie.

I recently had knee surgery as well and I've been doing Crossfit. When I was still on crutches, I did pistols on my good leg, pullups, pushups, situps, russian twists, and pretty much anything else I could do seated. For cardio, I did an upper-body only row. When I was finally allowed to put some weight on my knee, I did…

There are two that get me every time: Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine Alone by Heart

But that makes it harder!

I would do pushups, dips, and pullups! They are easy to scale, effective, and require next to no equipment (you may need a machine to scale your pullups, or you can use a regular pullup bar with resistance bands!) Have fun!

I burned 1500 calories just trying to chop up a butternut squash. Those bishes are hard.

If it's that bad, I'd do about 20 minutes of vigorous calisthenics to earn a few more calories. Drink water with your meal and eat a large portion of the healthiest thing on your plate (veggies, etc.) If it's that bad, you might just have to go to bed early. I have gone to bed early to avoid late-night dessert impulses.

Burn It Down by AWOLNATION

I'd make two loaves of banana bread and freeze whatever was left.

5am - just some rain 6am - everything was coated in ice 6:30am - ice became coated in a snowy-sleety mix Now - Snowing on top of our slush-covered ice. Best day ever.

Oh, my list could go on and on.... so I won't even start.

My Crossfit gym. That's it. My social life is nonexistent.

When I started at Crossfit, I had to use the widest resistance band to do pullups. I have been at Crossfit for about 2 months and I have moved from that band to the thinner black band, and now I'm using an even thinner blue band. I can do multiple pullups with the band and I'm working on perfecting my kipping so I can do…

We have three kitties. Normally we only have two at a time, but when the tornado hit our town in 2011, we felt we could accept one of the displaced tornado kitties as well. Their names are Templeton, Charlotte, and Taki. Templeton is a long-haired tuxedo male, Charlotte is a gray short-haired female, and Taki is a big…

You could try taking a couple weeks off from full Crossfit WODS and do your pullups, pushups, situps, russian twists, wall balls (without squats), etc. Stretch your knee, ice it, move it around so it doesn't get stiff, but take a break from squat cleans and power snatches and stuff like that. If it still hurts this much…

I use no-calorie cooking spray whenever possible. If I use oil for just myself, I count all the calories. If I make multiple servings, I divide the amount I used by the serving amount.

Oh boy, does he have YOU figured out! If I pretend to be useless in the kitchen, I get to leave and my wife will cook for me. If it were me, I'd make dinner and if he didn't like it, he could make himself something else. If he can't pour a bowl of cereal, I guess he's screwed. You are not his personal chef, you do not…