We’ve made it to Friday, how was your work week?
To be honest, I need a bit of support this Friday. I’ll post up my concerns below because I really don’t want today to be about me:
It’s Friendly Friday!
Where I get to post up my favorite blog posts that I’ve come upon throughout the week.
The fitness blogosphere has some very talented people and I think they should be given a high five from time to time. Consider this their high-fives!
If you have a blog or read a great post this week please leave it in the comments below. I love finding new blogs and such.
Why I Hung Up My Competition Heels
Shelsea is a former pro bikini model. I love that she opened up so much this week in explaining why she left the stage and the impact it had on her mind and body. As someone who often feels they have to look a certain way because of this industry, I truly appreciated her candidness.
Check it out!
Right now any recipe I can find that is already vegan and paleo friendly is a winner. I love experimenting in my kitchen, but seriously sometimes it’s nice to have something already planned out for me.
Gina is amazing in the kitchen, so I have no worries that these banana chia bites will let me down.
I’m on my way to make them right after I finish typing away as a matter of fact. TGIM… Thank Goodness It’s Muffins!
Do these not look awesome? I’ll let you know how they come out.
The Weight On The Barbell Is Important Not The Scale
We all struggle with trying to avoid the dirty little scale on the bathroom floor. It seems to pull us towards it with a gravitational force we can’t fight. But the truth of the matter is, so what. What does the scale say about you?
Nia really helped to pump me up this week for my personal strength training. This lady is awesome in the weight room and is a great source of motivation. Forget trying to see a number go down and instead focus on numbers you can control that should be going up… do this and you will see results! Thanks Nia!
Now if I could just squat like this girl, I would be one happy lady.
Tots Who Hate Veggies And Pregnancy Recovery
Marks Daily Apple is a blog I enjoy reading but not because I agree with everything he says but because I love hearing his opinions on things such as why grains are the most awful things we could put into our bodies (which is why I am doing this pegan challenge). I am not on “Team Mark” but the man does write some great posts.
This particular one he covers how to handle kids who don’t like veggies… something most parents have to deal with. Then he goes into how to recover from pregnancy. A man talking about pregnancy? I know, I know… but he makes some great points for all my pregnant friends out there.
On more shout out…
My friend Anne over at fANNEtastic Food has just recently passed her RD exam and is now officially a registered dietician. Not one to wait long before taking action, she has already launched her own nutrition consulting business. Need an RD to help hit your goals, check her out. Though she is based in DC, she’ll Skype with you to help you hit your goals.
Did you missed last week’s Friendly Friday?
PEGAN UPDATE:
I have been feeling pretty sluggish and extremely tired. At first I didn’t give it any attention, but then it hit me… is it my pegan diet?
It’s been 2 weeks since I cut grains out of my diet in an effort to see how a high fat vegan diet would make me feel. Well, I don’t think it’s making me feel so great. It’s as if my body is taking a longer time to recover from workouts and by time 9:30 rolls around I just want to crash.
I don’t want to give up when I only have 2 weeks left, but at the same time starting next weekend, I have 4 weekends in a row of races. I need to be in top shape, especially since the final race of the 4 is the BIG Palmetto70.
Just things I’m thinking about right now…
If you have a blog to share or you learned something interested this weekend, please comment below!
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I honestly think you have done an amazing job being committed to this diet trial. That being said- get off it! Your body is telling you what it needs. You definitely don’t want to go into the races feeling sluggish- injuring due to this challenge would be no fun
Thanks Erica, I agree it’s time to put the paleo away and work on being the strongest/healthiest me possible!
Thank you for the sweet shout out!
I hope you feel better – I agree with the comment above that it might be time to stop the diet trial if you aren’t feeling so great on it…
You’re welcome! Hope it’s doing well!
I’m so bad at being mid-challenge and seeing something not working for me but giving up on it. But do as I say, not as I do I guess! I strive to listen to my body, but I’m still at a disconnect. I hope you figure something out soon. You’ve got an intense schedule!
I agree, it sucks to give up but I have to think of the ultimate challenge…. to see how the body responds, and that i saw!
I’m a vegan and although not Paleo, do a pretty good job avoiding a lot of carbs, mainly grains and sugars. I think the banana chia bite looks really interesting but I was wondering what you used to replace the egg.
I would use flax-egg or chia egg
I wasn’t sure if you just wanted fitness blogs or any blogs. I blog at tnstayinthecarmom.blogspot.com. I write about being a mom who’s always on the go. I enjoy reading your blog even though I haven’t been able to exercise in a year and a half due to a chronic pain condition. I keep hoping that I will heal from this but until then, it’s just walking for me.
Sorry to hear its still bothering you! Loved that you shared your link.
Sorry that you’re feeling sluggish from the challenge. I’m not sure which races you have coming up aside from Palmetto relay (although feel free to tell me so I’ll know if I need to up my game because I have a few coming up too!). I’ve heard that people feel like c-r-a-p the first month or so they go paleo (and that’s not even vegan paleo) while their bodies adjust…
I guess if your first race is a local 5K or something fairly non-competitive, you could see how that goes and decide whether you want to just revert back to your previous diet and add back the grains. If you’re not experiencing any health benefits from it and it’s just causing you stress though, don’t do it. 2 weeks is enough to know. It’s your body and your diet, so don’t feel like you need to do it for anyone but YOU.
Gonna check out some of these links now!
Thanks girl, I have the Shamrock 5K (though I am voluneteering to run with the Special olympics so not competitive), then the color me rad, then the bridge run (pr goal) and then the Palmetto70… You’re right just gotta listen to my body.