MINDFUL EATING, PART TWO

MINDFUL EATING, PART TWO

In my last blog post I tried to set the stage and define mindful eating and intuitive eating. There are many overlaps between these similar concepts, so I will simply refer to them collectively as mindful eating for the remainder of this post.  Working on being...
ONE NEAT TRICK

ONE NEAT TRICK

I get it. You’re in pain. Exercise and nutrition are not your #1 priorities in life. Health Care is often a dystopian nightmare. You need help, but you don’t know who to trust. The system is evidently *the* problem, but you don’t have time for a revolution.  Know...
MINDFUL EATING, PART ONE

MINDFUL EATING, PART ONE

Much of the last decade in nutrition has been focused on macro tracking, ie: weighing and measuring all your food items and tracking the grams of protein, carbohydrate and fat eaten per day. All of this, typically done, in an effort to eat in a caloric deficit, which...
WRITE YOUR OWN WORKOUTS

WRITE YOUR OWN WORKOUTS

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. You might have heard of this foodie Netflix series. If not, check it out! We watched it recently, and I found it fascinating and practical because it is so simple and works pretty well for making delicious meals with only a few ingredients. I’m...
INVESTED STRENGTH

INVESTED STRENGTH

Recently Sarah and I have decided to do some joint learning about Investment Retirement Accounts (IRAs). I got a little headache just writing that out. Adulting 101! Anyhow, we have learned a lot to be honest, check out Amanda Holden @dumpster.doggy for a start. Her...
RIGHT TOOL, RIGHT TIME

RIGHT TOOL, RIGHT TIME

“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”  This phrase is known as Maslow’s Hammer, and is his rather famous quote about the mental bias we have for something that is well known to us. Abraham Maslow was an influential psychologist, most...
YOUR ATHLETE LIFESTYLE

YOUR ATHLETE LIFESTYLE

When I was 17, my football career ended, and it was traumatic. I was a senior in high school, and a few years prior had basically walked on to the JV team as a sophomore with a weight loss goal. Football is a beautiful and violent sport, and I had seen enough to know...
SYSTEMS OF DYSFUNCTION: NAME THEM

SYSTEMS OF DYSFUNCTION: NAME THEM

My mom was always concerned about us getting cold in the Bay Area.  “Bring a jacket or you’ll freeze to death.” I think it’s because she was from Puerto Rico and couldn’t reconcile the climate here versus the tropics. Island people! “Close the window or you’ll...
SYSTEMS OF MOBILITY: PICK ONE

SYSTEMS OF MOBILITY: PICK ONE

A few years ago I had an older client who, after some thoughtful, consistent work, had made significant progress on their strength and fitness. But as it goes the results were starting to come more slowly. Was it normal? Or was it age-related, diet, sleep, and/or...
WISDOM IS POWER

WISDOM IS POWER

Confession: I’ve only read a few of the Strength and Fitness “required reading” books. And I mean read cover to cover, not Audible ;). I think I started with Building The Gymnastic Body circa 2009, as Gymnastics was my main interest at the time. Then Good Calories,...