monday wednesday and friday i go to crossfit before work. how do i get there you ask? citibike. if youre not in NYC, citibikes are like zip cars but the bike version and they are alllll over the city. my dad got me an annual membership, not sure why since i dont live here, but whatevs. i dont like riding the bikes except for in the mornings because, as a non-native new yorker, the cars are fucking scary. 

most new yorkers are probably super critical of the bikes, it seems sort of touristy, and real new yorkers would have their own bikes. they seem cool to me but also i get the other side. what i dont understand about new yorkers, particularly men, is why they are so so so so forward with girls on the street.

so i was riding my citi bike to crossfitnyc this morning at ***7:15 AM** wearing my workout clothes, no make up, hair thrown in a pony and obviously just gotten up, when a man on the corner legit looks me up and down on the bike and whistles at me as i turn the corner. so many things wrong with this. its super early, im on a BIKE, and most importantly, i look like shit! it's not like guys here only hassle the models ... its EVERYONE. keep it in your pants, dude. 

leg days are my fave because.. i've got legs. today i front squatted 113# thanks to my big ole thighs and butt. proud of them babies. 

i decided that even though i really wanted to make coconut whipped cream, i cant yet allow myself to buy anything with the phrase "full fat" in it. im just not there yet now matter what any paleo person says to me. instead, i had nuts, berries, and coconut milk (light fat) for breakfast. 

~~DIVINE~~

look at how the coconut milk drapes over the raspberries, seeping into their crevices just enough so when you bite into the berry it melts all over your tongue. so damn good.

even though i legit didnt stop sweating the whole day because of the heat in the city, i decided to make paleomg's roasted red pepper and avocado soup. her recipes are THE BEST. she used pre-roasted red peppers but i wanted to roast my own. 

voilà. crispy skin but juicy, fall-apart-in-your-hands flesh. smells great too!!

final product:

looks shitty but tastes so good! try it. 

Day 5 of my Whole30 complete! feeling good. stay strong everyone