Over the past month or so, I’ve really cracked down on my diet. Gone are the days (mostly) when I’d snag chips from the kids, polish off the crusts from their sandwiches and other behavior that contributed to unwanted weight gain. Between clean eating and a bout with the flu, I lost 5 pounds and [Read More]
It’s All Greek To Me
Along with countless throngs of health-conscious individuals, I’ve donned my gladiator sandals and toga and set out on the Greek Yogurt Odyssey that’s going on in grocery stores around the country. I first became acquainted with Fage Greek Yogurt. Impressed with it’s high protein content and relatively low sugar, I came to love it as [Read More]
Now About that Diet…
Um yeah the D word. After laying out my “off season” workout plan I said something about new eating discipline didn’t I? Let’s just say, for me the time between Halloween and New Year’s is a veritable mine field of bad eating potential. I’ve been known to pack on up to 10 “festivity” pounds in years past. Typically, I [Read More]
Moving On
So now what? If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me this in the last few weeks…Post marathon recovery aches and pains. Check. Not bad at all this time.Post marathon head cold. Check. Glad to have this out of the way.Register for Boston. Check. Now if only securing a hotel were as easy.Register [Read More]
The A-B-C’s of Vitamin D
With daylight hours fading to a precious minimum these days now’s a good time to think about Vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin”. Did you know that 40-60% of the US population is vitamin D deficient? Vitamin D is the only vitamin the body manufactures from sunlight (UVB). But the level of vitamin D found in our [Read More]
Recipe For Recovery
Congratulations you’ve crossed the finish line! Now what?Here’s my apres marathon recovery plan: 1. While still in the finishing area: take in some carbs and protein. In my case this was sports drink, part of a banana and a Power Recovery Bar. 2. To minimize inflammation, I take an Aleve. I experience significantly less muscle [Read More]
Tips for Combating Childhood Obesity
Let me preface this by saying I’m certainly no expert, and the only “credential” I have is that I’m a running coach and mom with full-time responsibility for the feeding/activity of my kids. Nevertheless, I thought I’d share some of the things I do to help keep Things 1 and 2 in robust health. Like many [Read More]
