Live Fit and Sore

Category: Health/Nutrition

  • TED Talk: Looking past limits

    Wow — this really moved me.

  • Cancer Patients – What NOT to say to them.

    What not to say to a cancer patient Have any experiences or any to add? Three little words kept me from sharing my feelings with family and friends until long after my cancer treatment was done: “You’ll be fine.” Though well-intended, the words were conversation-enders, and made me feel guilty for being sad and frightened.…

  • Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Gary Taubes

    Gary Taubes on “Why We Get Fat” Yes, Yes, Yes.  Eating the crap foods creates cravings for more crap food — and you are living in a vicious cycle.  That’s why I think eating a Paleo like diet is key. Cut out most carbs and eat whole, clean food —  not processed – you are good to…

  • Colon Cancer Sucks

    I keep reading about these young people being taken away from all of us from cancer.  So many of us live our lives worrying about some pretty insignificant things — cancer is the reality in so many people’s lives and it doesn’t go away. Take a moment every day to realize how much you have…

  • Safeway’s Simple Nutrition Shelf Tags – A Review

    A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Safeway to do a review of their new Safeway.com/Simplenutrition healthy options label system they were rolling out in their stores.  In their words: Safeway understands that shoppers want to make better nutrition for themselves and their families. But they also understand reading nutrition labels and wading through all…

  • Paleo does a body good

    Grains? We Don’t Need No Stinking Grains!. Another person who has found ‘paleo’ eating. I thought this was a really good post by someone who discovered paleo and how it worked out for them. Hope you find some inspiration in it! More Results Many people have asked me why I’ve been trying this diet this…

  • CrossFit Games Workout

    Man, I’m sore. It was almost enough to keep me in bed this morning and skip my workout — but nope, I got up and headed to CrossFit Impavidus. It was a tough workout. So many times, I will look at what the WOD is when I first walk in to the box, and say…

  • Fat Stigma Becoming the Norm

    Fat Stigma Spreads Around the Globe What are your thoughts on this –Do you feel anger or annoyance at overweight people? Do you feel that it’s their fault and deserve no understanding or empathy?  It’s interesting reading this that it’s not just a feeling pervasive in the Anglosphere — but is becoming world wide. Is…

  • CrossFit: Keep an Open Mind

    This morning was tough — less than 12 hours earlier I did a WOD and here I am again, working out. Warmupx2 20 DU/40 SU 10 OHS 10 Good Mornings 10 Hollow Rocks 10 Pull ups (2 min dead hang p/ups) Skill Handstand Walks Med Ball Cleans WOD 5 RFT 15 Med Ball Cleans (14lb)…

  • Thoughts from Shopping on a Sunday Afternoon

    Today is a rest day –and pulling those sleds and flipping those tires yesterday made this rest day much appreciated! I went to Wegman’s for my weekly grocery shopping pilgrimage. I probably spend at least another 20 bucks a week buying gluten free stuff for Nate. It’s mind boggling that gluten is found in just…