Has D-I-E-T become a four letter word?

By Samantha May 17, 2013 Balance, Life No Comments

Hi friends!

Are you ready for another weekend? I don’t have too much on my plate: a long run tomorrow (and that’s relative to me) followed by some hot yoga goodness. I am trying out a new sriracha recipe with my Mom and I get to have a low key relaxing Sunday at home with the BF.

Let’s jump into a discussion, shall we? What comes to mind when you think of the word DIET?

Not good is it? I didn’t think so.

 

Now you all know that I am the Queen of Diets. I’ve done Weight Watchers, Eat Clean, 17 Day Diet, Low carb, no carb, high fat….I’ve tried them all!! And the one thing that we can all agree on is that a TEMPORARY diet will never work. Notice that I said temporary?

I think we all know that while Jenny Craig or any of the other meal order services would be nice, its not going to be logical in the long run (unless you are a celebrity). Now that the news has broken that short term eat plans won’t work, there’s a new trend: lifestyle eating.

Just like with any other trend/fad/whathaveyou in health and wellness ‘lifestyle eating’ is a smashing hit right now. I’ll tell you that ‘lifestyle eating’ is a term I made up about 30 seconds ago, so don’t google it – you won’t find anything…I think. By lifestyle eating I mean eating a certain way for the rest of your life.

 

But is this any different from a diet? I don’t know. A lot of people love and believe in a lifestyle eating plan (paleo, vegetarian, vegan). Is that bad? NO!

So why is there such a stigma when you say “I’m going to do ________ plan”?

Like I’ve said about so many other subjects here on the blog, I think its fear. Fear that someone else is doing ‘the right thing, the right way’. Fear they know something you should know. Fear their way is better than yours. I also think diet just has a bad rap from so many years of crazy fad diets.

Can’t diet just mean ‘the way you eat’?

But here’s the key: everyone is different, so one person’s eating style might not be the best option for you. Experiment!! Try out lots of different foods, cooking methods, types of cuisine. You will know what’s right for you when you try it. Eat food that makes you feels good (and not in an ‘I’m filling an emotional void’ sort of good).

I’ll leave you with this little nugget of wisdom….

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Mighty May Goals – Half Way Point

By Samantha May 14, 2013 Balance, Goals, motivation, Training, Yoga 5 Comments

Hi friends!

Can you believe we are almost half way through May? It feels like every time I write a new post it includes the phrase “new month” or “half way”. Time is flying incredibly fast. Life has been pretty busy: workouts, team sports, lots of family and friend time, and of course work.

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I’ve been nursing a stupid cold/sinus problem since Sunday afternoon, which means my workouts have fallen by the way side. A lot of people say you can exercise as long as your symptoms are above the neck, but it is seriously hard to breath when you have a gallon of phlegm in your nose.

 

Because of said illness, I have been putting sriracha on everything. I’m gonna burn that sucker out!! Let’s check in on the Mighty May Goals, shall we?

1). Complete 25 workouts during the month – Meh…about that. So far we’ve had 14 days, and I’ve had 6 workouts. Definitely less than stellar.

2). Stick within 1500-1800 calories range – I think I’ve been doing really well with this, less the nights where I drink. I’ve been able to keep most of my foods whole and unprocessed.

3). Eat veggies at every meal – Womp womp. You know its easy for me to have veggies at lunch and dinner, but breakfast has still been a struggle. I only ate a veggie once with breakfast last week, but I’ve hit all 3 days this week!

4). Daily Mediation from ‘Meditation from the Mat’ – This may be the most disappointing. I did the first 6 days worth all on day 6. I haven’t picked it up since. Remembering is my biggest downfall. Forming news habits can be tough. The rest of the week, I’ll be setting an alarm to pop up and remind me to get to my mat!

Overall I’d give myself a C- so far for the month. That is shitty! I haven’t been focusing on goals like I should be. I’m glad I’ve taken this time to reevaluate my Mighty May goals, so when I do wrap up post on the 31st I have a better grade than a C !!

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I’ll leave you with this nugget of wisdom. Do work every day!!

Update-a-didly-do

By Samantha May 8, 2013 Balance, Get Fit, Goals, Life, motivation, Training No Comments

Uh can you tell I’m in a good mood? Haha.

But why, you ask? Lots of reasons people and I’m gonna tell ya.

1) This morning I had my 3-month follow up with my doctor. I really expected her to give me the Spanish inquisition about not losing enough weight, blah – blah – blah! But I was down a whole 2 el bees from my last appointment, which is awesome. At least its not a gain, right? My heart burn and blood pressure are also doing well – not great – but good. She suggested I make an appointment with the clinic dietitian so I could discuss proper fueling for my See Jane Run Half training. I may or may not have been caught doing this on the way out of the doc’s office…

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2) I had a pretty rockin’ night at sand volleyball yesterday. We only took one match out of three, but my serves were on point and I was diggin like nobody’s biznass. Before I know it I’ll be in the Olympics. Watch out Misty May!

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3) I had a seriously kickass workout at the gym this morning. Yes, I said the gym. After a terribly awful horrible run on Monday night where I for sure thought I pulled a groin muscle (told my doctor ‘I broke my va-jay-jay‘) , plenty of tears and guacamole – it finally hit me like a ton a bricks. If I want to do awesome things like play volleyball and softball and run half marathons, I need to cross train. I need to be consistent. I can’t be active and involved if I’m injured. Do the work, achieve the dreams.

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4) Summer bowling starts up again tonight!! I enjoy bowling with my ladies so much more than bowling with boring old boys. The Pin-Ups are here to reign again this season!!

Now I would say that’s enough do be in an awesomely awesome good mood. And I promise I won’t keep talking like this. I get it.  It annoys me too.

Have you have any reasons to be in an awesome mood lately?