Whole30 Days 8 through 14
OMG. The Whole30 timeline is completely on point. Meaning, days 10 and 11 are the hardest days. And my wall came on day 12 - by wall I mean complete meltdown. It was as though a sugar addict possessed my body. Poor Devin. At one point during the meltdown, he said “ok, just eat the cookie.” I didn’t. Devin and I had been planning to go out to eat this past weekend for our one year engagement anniversary. Devin put a lot of effort into planning the date, and I knew we’d be eating a non-Whole30 approved meal. So…. I held back. I think low blood sugar also contributed to the meltdown. While you can make extraordinary meals on the Whole30, I hadn’t quite figured out an easy to whip up, yummy meal for those evenings when I was just too tired to cook. Leftovers are great, but we were using them for lunches. By Thursday night, I didn’t have it in me. We ate salmon burgers and sliced potatoes … Read More
Whole30 Days 1 through 7
As a registered dietitian, you’re probably wondering why I’m following the Whole30 eating pattern. Good question! Let’s start with a few points first :) I’ve always been a proponent of the 30 day eating pattern as a way to learn more about the foods you’re eating and how they affect you. In essence, the Whole30 is a 30 day elimination diet. An elimination diet is one that removes typical allergenic foods from your diet for a period of time, and then reintroduces them slowly to see which may affect you. The draw of the Whole30 for me personally is that I’m highly aware of how sugar affects my body and my mood, however I love chocolate and almost consider it an essential part of my diet. While a small piece of chocolate a day isn’t necessarily bad, I also feel like I want to have control over what food I eat vs. feeling as though my food is in charge. Towards the end of January, Devin and I decided to start our first Whole30. With just 6 weeks until … Read More
What Can You Learn During Training?
Training for any race, whether a 5K or a marathon, leaves a definite mark on a person. You learn a few things about yourself. Sometimes you learn that you’re more equipped to hit the snooze button than you originally thought. Sometimes you learn that you have a little more to give than you ever knew. Either way, taking on the opportunity to jump into a training program and work towards that race goal is eye opening and exhilarating. Since I’ve started working with distance athletes, both as a nutrition coach and run coach, my athletes learn a lot about themselves – and they help me learn a lot too! They have big “ah – ha!” moments, and sometimes just little insights. But either way, once they cross the finish line, they know themselves just a little bit better. Two of my coaching clients have shared their stories and allowed me to share them with you. I hope you find them as motivating as I did! Brandon F. If you had asked me a … Read More
Winter is Here + A Workout
Holy cow! We’ve almost dug ourselves out of the over 2 feet of snow that got dumped on us this past weekend. I have to admit it was kind of fun being stuck inside and braving the storm with Devin :) So many firsts for us this year! We tried to shovel often to keep up with the accumulations. The car probably proved the most difficult. That’s me on a ladder shoveling the snow off the top. Since Friday, we’ve barely been out of the house (read: we’ve been out of the house once, to walk across the street to Chipotle). So, shoveling has been our main source of exercise. Thank goodness Snowzilla came equipped with it’s own workout each day ;) Because we live in a townhouse development, there’s little room to pile the snow, so we’ve waited patiently for plows to take some of it away. We’re hoping to go to work tomorrow! However don’t feel bad for us! We’ve had lots of fun in the snow and I even decided to try a headstand. … Read More
2015 In Review
What a whirlwind year! It feels like it was just 2014 to me! There is one word that can summarize my entire 2015: Change. Overwhelming, exciting, joyous change! As I take these few days to reflect, I can see in the end, God always has the best plans. Devin and started to talk about moving in with each other at the beginning of the year. After a wonderful Christmas in paradise, it helped us to decided that next big step in our relationship. We started looking for townhomes to make our first home. I spent a cold January weekend in Clearwater Florida with my very bestest of friends. We ran our first half marathon together and just enjoyed being able to spend a few days together. Then in the midst of one of the coldest February’s on record, Devin popped the question post run – on Valentine’s Day. Read the full story here Remember our house hunt? We found out we were approved for our rental the day of our … Read More