Sometimes it’s important to sit quietly and listen to your heart. In this world of overwhelming demands, we sometimes get lost in our day to day life. I’ve taken some time off from writing in order to search – a bit internally, and a bit externally – for a quiet place to think. It isContinue reading “Quiet down and listen”
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Break the cycle: the end to Yo-yo dieting
The idea of yo-yo dieting is simple – rapid weight loss, followed by weight gain, followed by weight loss, and the cycle continues. According to many studies the overall health ramifications are not set in stone – there’s nothing (that I can find) that’s really showing that there are cardiovascular ramifications for those who fallContinue reading “Break the cycle: the end to Yo-yo dieting”
31 days of clean foods: reflection
Today I decided, as my 31 days comes to a close, to write a little bit about this past month. The last few days have not been the best, I haven’t been completely true to my “clean” rules as I have outlined, I have been dealing with menstrual cramps that are not giving me anyContinue reading “31 days of clean foods: reflection”
31 days of clean food: day 24-25
Well, Christmas is a time for family, friends, giving, and getting…. FAT. Okay, okay, I won’t be dramatic, but these last two days have not been easy for me. Christmas Eve we went to my moms house, but not before hitting the gym – I did some cardio in the morning but I’m really findingContinue reading “31 days of clean food: day 24-25”
31 days of clean food: days 21-23
The last few days had been busy, worked til late last night and didn’t get a chance to post so I’m posting days 21-23. Next post will be up after Christmas so I can have some time with the family. These last few days have been rough – between my stomach hurting and working longContinue reading “31 days of clean food: days 21-23”
31 Days of clean foods: day 18
Day 18 was like any other, woke up at 5am and headed to the gym for Body Pump. About 10 minutes prior to pump I consumed a small apple, 2 eggs, and 1 slice of Ezekiel toast. I felt good during pump, I had energy and really felt strong. After class I headed home toContinue reading “31 Days of clean foods: day 18”
31 Days of Clean Foods: Day 16&17
14 days left. Yup, 2 weeks – but I feel like I don’t want to eat junk anymore – I have no cravings, although being so restrictive has it’s downfalls – in today’s world it is possible, but it’s not easy to eat whole all the time. Maybe it’s because I’m still new, only 17Continue reading “31 Days of Clean Foods: Day 16&17”
31 days of Clean Foods: Day 10 & Day 11
Wednesday: Day 10: Woke up 5:23am, well – actually I woke up at 5 but stayed in bed until 5:23 because I was having a lot of issues with motivation – playing on facebook/instagram sounded like much more fun. Eventually I got out of bed and walked the dogs, grabbed food for the day, andContinue reading “31 days of Clean Foods: Day 10 & Day 11”
31 days of clean foods: day 9
Today I woke up 5am, I had a shake with one scoop of metabolic nutrition protizyme, 1 organic banana, and about 1/2 cup muscleegg before heading to the gym for my workout. I got to the gym for the Beach body burn groupX class at 6am. The class didn’t really get started until around 6:10Continue reading “31 days of clean foods: day 9”
31 Days of Clean foods: Day 4
Always learning. I woke up at 5, made it to the gym by 6 (barely). I decided to just get a shake at the gym because I didn’t have time to make breakfast because um, well, I was surfing instagram and Pinterest in bed until I realized it was 5:40 and I had to getContinue reading “31 Days of Clean foods: Day 4”
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