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Clean eating works!

We’re almost at the end of week 2 of the End of Winter Clean Up. Check out the success our members have had so far: Marisa G. is feeling great on the Clean Up program. She lost 4 pounds during the first 4 days! Granted much of this is water weight but it goes to…

In defense of clean eating

We’re nearing the end of Week 1 of the Performance Fitness End of Winter Clean Up – our 28 day nutrition challenge to eat super clean. We’ve cut out sugar (real and fake), alcohol, processed foods and refined carbohydrates from our diets, all in the hopes of establish some new habits, being healthier, achieving our…

You want fries with that? Negociating the Fast Food Waters.

Strict Paleo rocks! Why? Because of the focus it gives me, and because of last week’s Mexican fast food triumph. I had a two day workshop in King of Prussia last weekend. Late to bed and late to rise, I didn’t have time to pack anything for lunch. Saturday was going to be an 8…

Main Line 5K

I hate running. No, seriously, I HATE running! I know, hate is a pretty strong word but if the word fits… Running, in my opinion at least, is tedious, monotonous and painful. And I don’t like the way it makes my jiggly parts, well – jiggle. In spite of this hate-hate relationship with running I’ve…

Living in a Paleo World but am I a Paleo girl?

I started the Paleo Diet Challenge, the team challenge that I doing with the folks at CFDV, on January 4th. I broke the news about The Challenge to The Husband on Christmas Eve while we were in Giant doing our food shopping for Christmas dinner. “So, I guess I should tell you now… I’m doing…

New Year’s shopping list

Ah, January 4th. The first Monday after the New Year. The reset button has been pushed; time to get back to routine. Most people are headed back to work for the first time in a few days, if not weeks. And let’s not forget the daily workout – a routine that some haven’t engaged in…

“C” is for cookie

The week before Christmas is a minefield – at least it is for me. Clients give me their home baked goodies (I think they’re trying to get back at me for all the push-ups), while for some reason The Husband buys bags and bags of holiday M & Ms (Apparently this is essential for his…

Day 15 of the 30 Day Challenge

Day 15 of the 30 Day Holiday Challenge and I haven’t had a meltdown, although I did have pumpkin cake on Sunday night. In spite of the pumpkin cake and my Friday night cheat meal I’ve had 2 big achievements in the past 15 days: Lost 3 total inches Increased my max rep push-ups by…

The D word

Back in February I attended the CrossFit Level 1 certification. The first session of the morning was dedicated to nutrition lecture. This was a good thing since I still couldn’t move my arms and legs from the prior day’s brutal training. Our presenter, one of the “master” CrossFit trainers, was clearly chagrined at the prospect…

A new routine

So this whole 30 day experiment has got me thinking. What could I achieve if I changed my routine? Those habits and behaviors that are just a part of my daily life. What if I gave up some of the food behaviors that just “have” to be a part of my life: the evening Dove…