For many of us, it’s time for the January Whole30 for the first, 6th or 16th time. Many of use enjoy the holidays with traditions and with food. When tradition meets food, we relax the mindset that guides us most of the year. A new year with a fresh restart of Whole30 is just …
Posts from: December 2016
This is the first day of Christmas Vacation for this exhausted teacher. I’ve been fighting off whatever the students had, which is a combo of the plague, flu, and some unnamed “virus” that causes respiratory misery and coughing. Since I wasn’t running any fever and I’m pretty much used to feeling like warmed over garbage, …
Living in a small space means I have to get creative with dinners. I like to make meals that can be cooked in one pot or one pan. I literally have 4 feet total of counter space and it is broken into 3 sections. I just do not have a flat surface to make …
Tis the season for quick and healthy meals to help break up the endless menagerie of cookies and fruitcake. With the big day coming soon, there are still parties and celebrations and baking marathons coming up. A quick dinner of chicken and rainbow chard can be on the table in 30 minutes. Pre-cooking the chicken …
One of the non-negotiable parts of a successful Whole30 is cooking real fresh meals at home. If you are new to cooking, this program will definitely force you out of your fast-food comfort zone and teach you some basic cooking skills. In this age of YouTube, learning to cook is as easy as watching someone …
It’s almost Christmas and you need a gift for your favorite runner. Now what?? Here is my list of best ideas for 2016. This list includes ideas for all budgets and most are available for quick shipping. 1. Fashletics– motivational jewelry for all runners. I wear my “dig deep rise up” daily. I never take …
It’s been a rough few weeks with back-to-back sinus infections and strep throat. It seems as soon as I recover from one, I’m back to the doctor for something else. The big difference this year is Stephen is matching me step for step. He is NEVER sick. He had the flu about 4 or 5 …
It’s time for Whole30! With January quickly approaching, many people are getting ready for their first (or 5th) Whole30 program. The Whole30 has been the most effective approach to healthy eating but it has done much more than that. My first round of Whole30 taught me so much about sustainable food, functional movement, the mind-gut …
It’s a cold, windy day and I had errands to run in Birmingham. I’m fighting off a vicious sinus infection and my fridge and freezer are empty. I needed to stock up on basic vegetables from Trader Joes, some paleo staples from Whole Foods, and a big restock at Penzeys. I didn’t want to be …