Pura Vida! And hello from Costa Rica! We are on our one year wedding anniversary vacation and it’s been an amazing couple days so far! But wifi has been scarce so I haven’t been posting much and I even uploaded the wrong podcast yesterday. Blog fail. But we are back on track, back to PaleOMG (kind of) and back new delicious recipes and fun posts this week! I’m trying to be on a true vacation while still running my business which means my husband is out getting himself a cocktail right now while also ordering me dessert to eat in bed while I finish up this post. My dream vacation involves dessert, his involves cocktails. We even each other out perfectly.

This vacation has been a true vacation so far. I’m usually in the gym almost every day when I travel, but because our hotel doesn’t have a gym and we are spending most days walking, I’ve been spending most of my time indulging in cocktails I normally wouldn’t drink. And it’s been wonderful! We found a cocktail that matched our favorite drink in Jamaica (where we got married) so we’ve been having multiple each day!

I try to stay pretty healthy on vacations, but this one has been a little different for some reason. I’m trying to enjoy the time lying in bed, watching the sunrise, the moments on the beach watching the waves role in, and the moments spent with my husband that I’ll never get back. I try to make good choices when it comes to my food (I still haven’t had any gluten), but I’m also enjoying a week that I probably won’t have for another year, until we celebrate our second year of marriage. And I do this knowing that I’ll be back to my routine, back to my workouts, and back to my healthy habits once I’m home.

I know I push health so much on here and I’m still doing that right now and still think good food and drink choices are important when traveling…but don’t miss out on those little moments in between. Don’t miss the drinks with your husband, or the dessert with your wife, or the whateveryouenjoythemost with your loved one. Remember that these moments don’t have to destroy your goals, they can just enhance your life. Work hard at home, enjoy the moments in between, and then get back to work! Life is all about balance!

Sunday –  Orange Theory Class – see the workout here (did not like this workout – but the clock reset 10 minutes into class so the numbers were all screwed up, as well)

Monday –  Orange Theory Class – see the workout here

Tuesday –  Orange Theory Class – see the workout here

Wednesday –  Orange Theory Class – see the workout here

Thursday – Workout by myself at CrossFit Broadway

Deadlift: 3 x 10. All sets at 74% (14 mins) – I used 155#

Then For Time: (12 min time cap)

18-15-12-9-6-3 Power Cleans (165/115)

50 Double Unders

I finished in 9:42 using 85#

Friday – Rest day – Traveling to Costa Rica

Saturday – Rest day – Costa Rica beach day

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Free Travel Workout – see workout here

4 rounds:

20 air squats

20 banded glute (per leg)

20 banded hamstring curls with static band hold

20 back step lunges

20 burpees

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GapFit Ballet Long Sleeve Tee

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What I Ate in a Day on Vacation:

Our first day in Costa Rica started off with coffee and milk then I had a breakfast of eggs, fried cheese, plantains, avocado, tomato, rice, and tortilla. I didn’t eat the tortilla or the avocado and didn’t finish the fried cheese. It was all delicious, though!

At the beach, I had 2 (maybe 3…really don’t remember) coconut waters then drank a ton of water in between before chowing down on some beef fajitas. I didn’t eat the tortillas on my plate but my husband had some leftover tortilla on his that had some cheese on it from his quesadilla so I snagged a couple pieces of that.

Once we got to our hotel, I had a big delicious cocktail (dirty monkey) that has coconut milk, vodka, coffee liqueur and chocolate in it. Then we went to a happy hour and I had a small sangria before dinner.

At dinner, we both ordered steak oscar with mashed potatoes, veggies, crab meat, all topped with hollandaise. And I ordered another sangria but it was giantic and I didn’t end up finishing it.

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24 Comments

  1. Annie says:

    Completely agree with your point about balance. I workout and eat well so I can enjoy life for those times when it really counts!

    My fiance and I are thinking about a bit of a delayed honeymoon for maybe this time next year, maybe to CR. Can’t wait to read all about your travels so I can steal your ideas!!

  2. meghan says:

    loooooooove this cover photo!

  3. Lisa says:

    Juli – You ever love love love a form of exercise or fitness activity that didn’t make you look your best? Everyone keeps telling me I’m gaining weight or suggesting I start execising … which btw is the biggest fkin insult as I’m at the gym 5-6x week!

    I’m mostly doing HIIT which I love but now I’m thinking maybe my body doesn’t respond best to that and maybe I should go back to distance running. Hey my knees hurt like fk but I was skinny AF.

    Was it hard for you to give up competitive crossfit and how did you know you needed to?

    1. juli says:

      yes it was definitely hard to give up competing. i actually cried many times about it. but i wasn’t comfortable in my skin so it was worth it longterm. i knew i needed to because my body wasn’t responding well to it, physically or internally. so I continue to play around with my workouts and find what balance is best for you. but i recommend you doing exact what you love. who gives a fuck what people say about your body, it’s YOURS. remember that. people always have something negative to say no matter what

      1. Lisa says:

        Thanks girl for keeping it real … and for spelling out fuck lol. I do love my HIIT but I shamefully confess that I am one of those people who has something negative to say about my body. It’s so disheartening to be so squishy and have the muffin top and literally not fit into dresses I bought last year … and I’m spending so much $$$ for fancy HIIT classes (including OTF).

        Maybe I should take a break and try to reset everything.

        Btw can you do an episode or blog posting on how you learned to listen to your body? Cause I fkin have no idea how to do that or even what it means. Lots of love and thanks for responding! You da best.

  4. Sara says:

    I typically CrossFit, but your posts inspired me to try Orange Theory today. I loved it! I think it will be fun to add some more variety to my workouts. Which OT sensor do you use?

    1. juli says:

      around the ribcage! glad to hear you loved it!

  5. TIFFINY LITTLE says:

    Do you pack things for airplanes? I have two full days of plane rides and a cheap hotel…Im not sure what to pack

    1. juli says:

      i’m not sure what you mean? what kind of things do you mean?