If I was to take a survey concerning my current mode of transportation, I’d proudly select “cycling” as my primary mode of transport, with “my own 2 feet” coming in a close second.
In truth, I haven’t driven my car in weeks. My husband would argue that this is because I (he?) lost the keys, but actually it’s because I like biking. By biking to work (15 miles each way) I can fit in additional IM workout, I’m civil to my coworkers throughout the day, and I eat whatever I want (which I would do anyway but I feel a little bit better knowing I’ll burn off those animal crackers I just ate by the time I get home).
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Today for lunch, I had vegetables with a side of fries. That’s right, I said fries. Before I lose all credibility as a sports RD, let me tell you what else I did today- I got up with the sun and rode my bike to work. I’ll ride it home too (only option) and then go for a run. This past weekend, I ran a marathon. So like many of you, I feel entitled to a little junk food now and then (keeps my sanity in check). Read the rest of this entry »
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As a RD who loves to teach clients and culinary student how to cook more healthfully, I relish the fact that the kitchen (be it gourmet and granite-topped, commercial and covered in stainless, or a simple 5′ x 5′ room containing a stove and sink) has the power to totally change one’s health and lifestyle. I love the fact that any one of us can taking a dish that was once laden with fat, calories, and other junk, and add or subtract oils, fruit, vegetables, spices, herbs, and other items to give it a “healthy face lift” of sorts.
To a nutrition nerd, these changes sometimes seem obvious, and consequently I’m floored by tales of fat-laden mashed potaotes and sugar-filled zucchni breads that commonly fill commerical kitchens (and sometime the home-kitchen too!). While I was hoping that these nutrition follies were unusual, it seems that some of the cooking mistakes commonly performed in my own kitchen (by a client or, ahem, myself!) happen across the nation.
For an always entertaining read, check out Jenna’s blog, Eat Right Around Chicago, to learn more about common cooking mistakes (and how to remedy those mistakes)!http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/eat-right-around-chicago/2010/07/healthy-eats-gives-11-healthy-cooking-mistakes.html
Bon Appetite!
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This weekend while riding, a terrible event happened. I lost my pager. Yes, that’s right, I said pager. You probably thought those things no longer existed thanks to the advent of the cell phone. You’re not alone. First of all, I should back up. I do not wear a uber-cool pager 24/7. I only wear it evenings and weekends while I’m on-call at the local hospital. I know what you’re thinking- hasn’t medicine advanced far enough to eliminate the need for pagers? Won’t cell phones suffice? - I agree completely and can’t believe I have to wear the thing.
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Any long-time runner can tell you that all running partners are unique. Some are simply perfect; everyone wants to run with them because they are entertaining and make the miles fly by. Others come from the bottom of the running-buddy-barrel; they may have never heard the word “deodorant” , wear alarmingly short running shorts, have really bad running-hygiene habits, ask too many questions during a speed session and so on. Some running buddies are chatty-Cathys while others appear mute. Some never let you stop to use the facilities while others always need you to stop so they can use the facilities. The list goes on and on.
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If you’re like me, when you hear that a friend, relative, nemesis, or even a complete stranger has competed in a sporting event, you get curious. You start to worry; what if they’re faster than me? No… no, it can’t be possible. To ease your fears, you begin to stalk them- I’m talking on-line race results stalking (only). You know the drill; you go to the race website, click on results and either ease your worries or confirm your greatest fear.
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Do you ever feel like Ironman and triathlon training is taking over your life? This morning when I woke up, my husband asked me what was on tap for this weekend. “A 5k race tonight, a long run on Saturday and then a long ride on Sunday” was my reply. Crestfallen, he said “No, I mean what’s on tap for us this weekend?”
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I was chased by a lawn mower yesterday. Now, it’s not all that uncommon for me to be chased by something while running. I’ve been pursued by dogs, deer, opossum, Canadian geese, and, of course, the ever-present highschool kids who think it’s hilarious to drive along side a runner yelling “Run, Forrest! Run!”
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Surveys concerning our nation’s nutritional shortfalls abound but I don’t need some randomized, controlled-trial survey to tell me what America eats. I already know because I run. I run in the afternoons, I run in the evenings, and, because my schedule comands it, I run in the mornings on garbage day. Now this kind of run is not for the faint of heart (or stomach), especially as the temperature heats up! But by running before waste management makes it to my neighborhood, I get an up-close-and-personal view (and 7 day food recall) of what my fellow citizens are consuming.
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This morning when I woke up I could hardly move. Every muscle, tendon, and cell was screaming at me, competing for attention along with every inch of chaffed skin (and let me tell you, I’m chaffed from my neck to my toes). But despite all this pain, I woke up with a smile on my face. Why? I remembered that somehow, I survived another marathon. Read the rest of this entry »
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