You know you're addicted when...

...you're excited for the next day's WOD to be posted, even though you can't do it because you'll be working. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that counts as addiction. Back when I went to an unnamed Globo gym, I NEVER got excited about going. It was always this feeling of dread; a chore I was procrastinating to complete. To be honest, I don't even consider CF a gym; it's a lifestyle for me, and something I am completely hooked on. Even on a (usually forced) rest day, I have these feelings of withdrawal and emptiness. I get a bit envious seeing everyone else's posts in our facebook group talking about how much fun they had during the WOD, or even if they hated it and talked about how much it killed them. Gahhhhhhh! I want to go!! Once you take your first drink of the CF Kool-Aid, you're hooked!  The only thing that saved me today was running into a fellow CF'er while grocery shopping after work. She admitted to me that she was checking out our cart to inspect what goods we were going to consume. Was it paleo?! Luckily we had a cart full of (mostly) healthy options. Phewf! We then later ran into each other in the carb aisle, which only brought on carb jokes and how we were there because of some other healthy reasons: her daughter, and our....dogs! Yeah. The dogs wanted it.

Tonight I'm making one of my favorite dishes. It's quick, requires very little cooking (only the quinoa), and makes for great leftovers for many days to come. The other good thing is that you eat it cold, so no re-heating is required in the nutrient-killing microwave! This is also a great dish to keep in a cooler on long car rides, so you don't feel tempted to stop at a restaurant you will regret afterward!

I call this...

Qurazy Quinoa Salad

Ingredients: 

- 2 cups quinoa

- 4 cups water

- 1 red bell pepper (diced)

- 3 green onions (bottom portion) or 1/4 white onion (chopped)

- 1 mango (shredded or diced)

- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut (shredded)

- 1/2 of a chopped avocado (optional - we are experimenting with this for the first time tonight)

- 1/4 cup sliced almonds or walnut pieces (I prefer walnuts in this recipe)

- juice from 1 lime (or lemon)

 - 1 pinch salt (optional)

- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

- 3-5 tbsp balsamic vinegar (I use closer to 5)

- pinch of black pepper to taste

-1/2 cup shelled edamame (optional)

Instructions:

1. Cook quinoa how you normally would and then cool in the fridge for 30 minutes (or until cool)
2. Stir in the ingredients and let cool again for a bit
3. Serve cold and enjoy!!