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Introduction Text NO MORE EXCUSES! Back on Spark. Focusing on personal development and continuing my education. Not everyone here is going to agree with me and that's okay. It's not up to me change people's minds. All I can do is tell my truth and hope to help someone along the way. Hopefully my results will speak for themselves. Just Eat Real Food (thanks for that btw Sean Croxton). I was a Certified Personal Trainer who decided training wasn't my thing. Working out is fun and it should never be work, find something you love to do and do it! I have a few jobs. I work as a supply Educational Assistant. I also work at a local farm store 1-2 days a week and with my carpenter husband when he needs a hand or a painter. I have a gluten intolerance and I went gluten free before getting tested for Celiac Disease. I eat vegetables, meats, fats, some fruit and dark chocolate. Unprocessed and preservative free. And it's changed my life! I think my diet can best be described as a High Fat/ Moderate Protein/ Lower Carb diet with a Primal/Paleo/Atkins influence. I get 90% my carbohydrates from vegetables and fruits so that in itself makes me low carb compared to the SAD. I can be anywhere from 50-150g of carbs a day depending on activity level and what's in season. Blood sugar regulation is really important to me as diabetes runs in my family. I try to keep my blood sugar levels as low as possible. I love to cook! I typically eat foods that start with these ingredients. Carrots Green Beans Broccoli Red Pepper Spinach Onions Garlic Parsnip Beets Radish Romaine Avocado Sweet Potatoes Russet Potatoes Squash Ginger Jalapeno Peppers Asparagus Granny Smith or Gala Apples Raspberries Strawberries Blueberries Bananas (during race season) Eggs - pastured when possible Heavy Whipping Cream Yogurt Aged Parmesan Aged Cheddar - Occasionally Butter Coconut Oil Olive Oil Avocado Oil Bacon Fat I buy meats at my work. A farm store that sells local grass fed pastured, drug and hormone free meats and produce. One main reason I work there is for the discount and freebies! Whole Roasting Chickens Beef Chicken Pork I also occasionally get free Bison, Emu and Elk Almond Flour Brown Rice Flour Coconut Flour Arrowroot Flour Ground Flaxseeds Ground Chia Seeds Psyllium Husks Cocoa Powder 80% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Spices Nuts Seeds

To never stop learning and growing. Persistence. Patience. Passion. Power. Prioritize.

Consistently strength training and constantly mixing it up with different exercises like walking, HIIT, interval training, biking, running, sprinting, MTB racing and playing rec soccer. I keep track of my exercise the old fashioned way, in a journal. 2019 Winter Routine Soccer 1 x a week Biking 2-3 x a week Strength Training / HIIT 2-3 x a week Walking 2-3 x a week Yoga/Stretching 3-4 x week

Food produces hormonal effects in the body. Some hormones say 'store that fat'; others say 'release sugar'; others say 'build muscle.' Study after study shows that diets based on the same amount of calories, but different proportions of fat, protein and carbohydrates, result in different amounts of weight loss. - Dr. Jonny Bowden

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. - Vince Lombardi The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. - Michelangelo

Add a Link JERF - Just Eat Real Food I'm not a doctor or dietitian. I'm just a real whole foods nutrition nerd. I eat mostly vegetables, fats, meats, some fruit and dark chocolate. Unprocessed and preservative free food. And it's changed my life! 5'4" Maintaining since 2012 42 years old 2 kids Lowering my A1C and keeping my blood sugar levels steady eating LCHF.
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