Live Fit and Sore

Category: Health/Nutrition

  • 6 Things To Help Me Improve in Thirty Days

    I have a lot on my mind — so much so that I woke up with a headache. A lot of what’s on my mind is causing me a lot of grief. First off — I went to my doctor yesterday and accidentally saw the number on the scale. Whenever I get weighed, I make…

  • 14 Best Sites to Learn About Paleo

    I get asked a lot about Paleo and how to do ‘it’. With the Whole Life Challenge coming up at CFI — i am sure the questions will be the same. Top 14 Sites I use to help me stay on the Paleo track! The Beginner’s Guide to the Paleo Diet Pinterest: Recipes Encouraged Paleo Foods…

  • Hidden Calories from Beverages

    I received an email asking me to help bring about an awareness that the average person gets more than 20% of their total caloric intake each day from beverages. To highlight just how many calories a teenager could save per day by drinking water instead of sugary beverages like soda or energy drinks, Nestlé Waters North…

  • Sick and Inspired

    Yeah, I am sick with Strep. Both HB and I have it so this is definitely a rest day for me in bed, under the covers with lots of hydration.  I haven’t felt this run down in a very long time. I am blaming it on the hot, sweaty guys I had to wrestle this…

  • Rethinking Cancer: What it means for healthcare

    Rethinking cancer New studies show that aggressive measures aren’t always best. What does this mean for healthcare? This year, several more such studies have been released. In the spring, the preventive services task force was back with a recommendation that a common test for prostate cancer be abandoned because the chances that men would be harmed by…

  • Hanging with Some Wimpy Kids

    Today we went and saw the new Wimpy Kid Movie before it’s released in the theaters thanks to a connection through CrossFit. The people I get to meet and become friends with spans far and wide! It was such a cute movie. It reminded me of my parents and me parenting. The perfect combo. It’s…

  • Learn About Adrenal Failure

    I’m happy it’s a rest day. I am sore from yesterday’s Ouch workout and have been really busy at work — lots of stress makes for a worn out Steph. It seems like things in my life are moving at such a fast pace, and mostly good stuff, that I have no down time! Down…

  • School Physical Ed Not Helping In The Fight Against Obesity

    No shocker in this info….   Physical Education Programs In School Not Enough To Combat Obesity In Most States: Study Only six states nationwide require the recommended 150 minutes of elementary school-based physical education, according to a study by University of Georgia kinesiology professor Bryan McCullick. For older students, two states mandate the appropriate amount of…

  • Talking Around the Obesity Problem

    Why Doctors And Patients Talk Around Our Growing Waistlines Many patients say their doctors don’t spend enough time, if any, talking with them about losing weight. But doctors often complain that when they do bring up the issue, nothing changes. Lisa Flowers says weight is something she wishes her doctor would address more directly. At 47,…

  • Is Your Daughter’s Wish To Be Thinner?

    What Do You Do When Your 10-Year-Old Girl Says She’s Fat? According to MissRepresentation, 80% of 10-year-old girls say they have been on a diet, and “the number one magic wish for girls 11-17 is to be thinner.” Now, personally, I’m pretty sure I didn’t figure out that I was fat and unlovable until I was around…