Tracy Evelyn Health & Fitness

Guys.  This recipe looks AMAZING and I'm going to be making it ASAP.  Check out paleomg.com for more amazing ideas like this one! You're welcome ;) picture from paleomg.com Sweet Pulled Pork Waffle Sliders Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time 8 hours Total time 8 hours 20 mins Serves:  4-6 Ingredients For the pulled pork 2 pounds pork butt 1 yellow onion, sliced 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder salt and pepper, to taste For the mayo ⅔ cup avocado oil 1 egg 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon dijon mustard ¼ teaspoon garlic powder salt and pepper, to taste 1 teaspoon maple syrup (use 1 more teaspoon if you would like it sweeter) For the waffles 2 cups almond flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon garlic powder salt and pepper, to taste 3 eggs, whisked ½ cup canned coconut milk 2 tablespoons bacon fat 3 pieces of  bacon , cooked and chopped 2 tablespoons chives, finely c...

I'm excited to announce that I am working a new TRAINING job! Personal training is different than the CrossFit background that I have, but I am able to apply the same concepts with all my clients! I emphasize good form over heavy or quick repetitions. I preach good food and ENOUGH food. I want to help you LOVE your body inside and out! I am working one on one with clients and in a fun group setting! Message me if you want some information on coming in to see me, I'm working some awesome people over at Wimberly Training  and having a blast! xxoo

A lot of women come into the gym wanting to be thinner, to look more lean and be toned.  These are all nice things. More than your body LOOKING a certain way, I want to encourage you to start looking at WHAT your body can DO . How well does your body move ? Can you pick up your kids after a long day at work? Do you have the energy to go for a walk in the evenings with your husband after dinner? Are you able to make it through a 3 mile hike on the weekends? If you are shaking your head and a little embarrassed, DON'T BE !  We all have found ourselves there at some point, and NOW is your time to start turning it around. Find a gym, a trainer, a nutrition coach to help guide you to being healthier. Find out what your body is capable of and look in the mirror and be PROUD of what your body can do. My body can SQUAT, it can PICK UP my child, it can walk for MILES. Go and find out what your body is capable of, I bet you will surprise yourself! xoxo

In August of 2015, I started my first month at Northwest Iron. I was SO nervous. I've only been a member of one other CrossFit gym (which I went to for 2 years!). I started off slow, getting to know people and coaches, and trying to find my place in the gym. I was LOW on the totem pole there, which was a tough transition from being one of the top-dogs at my previous gym. I was humbled daily, but more than that I was SO motivated by the strong powerful and fast women that surrounded me in each workout. I started a nutrition plan in November and I just KNEW that I would immediately start hitting my goals, and turning into a lean-mean-CrossFitting-machine. Fast forward to January and there I was, crying every day and super stressed out because I wasn't doing ANYTHING better. Sure, I had lost a few pounds and a few inches, but I didn't feel anywhere NEAR close to doing better during a wod, or hitting any bigger numbers in my lifts. One day some of the trainers and I were ha...

Guilty pleasures are wonderful, no?  Here are a few of mine : Backstreet Boys . Lady Gaga  (seriously, why is bad romance just a great song to dance to in the shower?!). Gossip Girl. knitting (duh) pictures of babies and / or most kid related items . cooler ranch doritos - Coach G$, can I have room in my macros for these PLEASE?! any cookie that doesn't contain nuts - bleh. anything gold / glittery. what are your guilty pleasures?

You've seen those HUGE knit blankets that everyone is dying over, right?! I mean, they are really amazing - I've thought about making an enormous one for our living room rug instead of an area rug from the store. One of my long standing customers (who has purchased multiple things from my shop ) asked me if I thought I would be able to make one, so I gave it a go! The materials are a little spendy, but these blankets are amazing - here it is! Don't you just want to grab it and snuggle up!? Honestly, it is THE coziest blanket I've ever made. I listed it on my Etsy shop in this lap blanket size, but I would be OVER THE MOON excited if someone wanted a larger size!   xxoo

I always have great blogging ideas when I'm driving, or in the shower, doing dishes, running a load of laundry. You know. Blogging in my head because I have no where to write it down. Then I get to my computer or notepad to jot something down and BAM. It's gone. What? Ugh. Anyway, these last few months have been great. Hard. Unbearable at times. I know it has been exactly what it is supposed to be. I have : -Visited Chicago -Purchased our first home -Started flexible dieting -Made some amazing  knit goods -Lost some friends -Made some new friends -Started piecing together who I am supposed to be.. A great wife. A great mother. A great friend. This morning I got in a yelling match with my 5 year old (seriously.) and after 10 minutes in the car, completely silent and both of us fuming (duh) (oh and I was still fighting with her in my head because I know out loud would just be bad) it was time for me to apologize. This is not how I want her to talk to her daughte...