I am receiving compensation for this event and review, but all opinions are my own. Last week I was invited to a talk at the Nava Health and Vitality Center. The topic of the evening centered around enjoying the holidays more, with “less stress, anxiety, weight gain and more happiness, family time and joy.” Sounded like a…
Category: diet
How to eat the rainbow
Tuesday was “Eat the Rainbow” day for the Lindsay’s Elf4Health challenge. In addition, the Holiday Sweat Challenge was offering a bonus point for eating 9 fruits and veggies. As an added incentive, Beer Geek was working in the office, which meant lunch was definitely going to be brussels sprouts. (Yes, I can only eat them…
Respecting your food intolerances
I don’t have food allergies. As a mom to a kid with an allergy to peanuts, hazelnuts, and almonds, I know the difference. “Food allergies are “IgE mediated.” This means that your immune system produces abnormally large amounts of an antibody called immunoglobulin E — IgE for short. IgE antibodies fight the “enemy” food allergens…
Metabolic Effect Diet and WIAW
I’m not really one to talk about dieting. I’ve been within a 10 pound range of weight since I lost the baby weight with Shoo. But I’m feeling soft and even my running skirts aren’t fitting as well as they should, so I need to make some changes. I know Kim has had a ton…
Rungry and Hangry
I admit, I’m not one of those runners who increases their mileage and can eat anything they want. Instead, as soon as I begin to approach 40 miles a week, my body becomes super efficient at using every calorie that comes it’s way. I gained weight when I trained for my first marathon. Did it…
Glad that’s over…
The sugar detox, that is. I didn’t have any of the physical withdrawal symptoms that some people had: no headaches or crankiness or anything like that. I just found myself constantly on the prowl for food. Some of that would have happened anyways (thank you, hormones, for making my life awesome. Not.) But a big…
And then I fell off the wagon…
And I didn’t just fall. I plunged. It started with a fruit leather. Ok, really it started with running 34 miles in the last five days. And did I mention the yoga class? Ok, it started because I was hungry. I should have grabbed an apple, but frankly, that thought never crossed my mind. So,…
Searching for balance
Like almost everyone I know, my life is busy and it’s a challenge every single day to accomplish what needs to be accomplished. In fact, I don’t really search for balance in my life, so much as I try to make sure that every piece of my life gets to be the priority at one…