tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209501165421832372024-03-18T20:23:56.548-04:00Eat Hard Work HardEating clean (mostly) and running when absolutely necessaryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10265257172267896591noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820950116542183237.post-57650359338284907852014-12-17T02:53:00.005-05:002014-12-17T02:53:46.715-05:00Letting Go<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow I can't believe it's just over a week until Christmas and two weeks until the end of the year! Where the heck did 2014 go?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the year comes to a close I've been looking back at my <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/01/friday-five-2014-goals.html" rel="" target="_blank">2014 goals</a> and thinking about what I want my 2015 to be like. And honestly, lately, I've felt myself coming up a little short. With my recent injury and all my efforts to make friends, I definitely haven't checked everything off my list (or even made a December monthly goals list. Oops).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But then I saw <a href="http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-16031/10-things-to-let-go-of-before-the-end-of-the-year.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this article</a> on Facebook and I realized that, while goals have kept me focused on moving forward in the past, maybe what I really need to focus on right now is letting go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My favorite yoga instructor always tells us to stop thinking about what we "should do" and to just focus on what we "can do" right here, right now. To view how or even if we take each pose as one choice that we own and not some big reflection of our fitness, flexibility, or self worth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I move into 2015 I want to apply these lessons to my life off the mat. To have less expectations and more trust, and to let go of the need to have it all figured out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is definitely not going to be easy for my competitive, goal-oriented self, and I haven't exactly figured out how to work towards this yet, but I'm sure going to try!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be sure to stop by BOTH of our co-hostess' blogs as they are really cool and full of their fitness and running adventures so read some posts, leave some comments, share and subscribe so you receive regular updates. We are very happy to have them as co-hostesses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to <a href="http://www.windetergent.com/the-science/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the company's science page</a>, WIN Detergent is "specially formulated to get persistent, sweaty smells out of the synthetic materials used in today’s workout apparel. Apparently, while these materials are really good at wicking away moisture, they are also good at holding on to oils. This means that fancy fitness clothes are actually MORE prone to smelling bad, which is MESSED UP because you get the most sweaty and stinky in them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily, WIN is supposed to be optimized to break down the bonds that are trapping smelly oils to your clothes. WIN comes in both a blue-capped regular/lightly scented version as well as a dye-free, fragrance free GREEN version.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really like <a href="http://bit.ly/WINBrandPage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WIN Detergent</a>! It made my smelliest workout gear as fresh as new, and I particularly liked the regular scent. I'd also highly recommend the GREEN version to anyone with fragrance/dye allergies or super sensitive skin</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />ALSO, one lucky reader will win TWO full bottles of WIN detergent, one regular and one green! How awesome is that?? Oh and just in case you don’t win, you can also use the coupon code WINGIVE1 for $1 off a bottle of WIN <a href="http://www.amazon.com/windetergent">here</a> through December 15.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diatta Harris | <a href="http://facebook.com/femmefitalefitness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Femme Fitale Fit Club </a>and Sheila Simmons | <a href="http://thefrugalexerciser.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Frugal Exerciser</a>.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amanda | <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/eathardworkhard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/eathard_workhard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heather | <a href="http://divasrunforbling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/divasrunbling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/divasrun4bling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Sheila Simmons (The Frugal Exerciser)</strong><strong> |</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/Laurend1985" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"> </span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Laurend1985" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Twitter</span></a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugalExerciser" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Facebook</span></a> |subscribe via GFC or email.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Amanda (Eat Hard Work Hard)</strong> | <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Blog</span></a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/eathardworkhard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Twitter</span></a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/eathard_workhard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Instagram</span></a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy first Workout Wednesday after Thanksgiving! I don't know about you, but I'm still recovering after my normal three-house marathon which included trying no less than 5 different pies. No regrets though!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you may have read a few weeks ago, I've been trying to get back into weight lifting. I found a sweet <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/11/new-weight-training-plan.html" target="_blank">3 days a week total body plan</a>, which I think had to turn into an <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/11/all-upper-body-strength-training-plan.html" target="_blank">upper-body only strength training plan</a> on doctor's orders. I was doing a pretty good job of fitting in my lifts but was frustrated because I couldn't find a good way to track them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to Chaitali from <a href="http://runningandenjoying.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Running, and Enjoying the Journey</a>, I've found something that works pretty well for me: <a href="https://www.fitocracy.com/" target="_blank">Fitocracy</a>.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How it Works</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fitocracy is designed to help provide fitness motivation with workout tracking along with points, badges, and other virtual community incentives for working out. The app is free to download on Android or iPhone. After some quick profile set up, it's super easy to begin tracking your workouts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The app comes with lots of built in workout routines you can do, or you can build your own. I created and saved routines for each of my three upper body workouts super easily.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After completing each workout, you get awarded a certain number of points. You can also "level up" when you reach certain points thresholds. This part of the app wasn't that interesting to me so I didn't look into it that much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Pros</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Customizability: </b>I love that you can create and save your own workout routines. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Ease of use:</b> It's really easy to find and add exercises to your workout routine from the large exercise library. And, being able to select from recent and copy recent workouts makes tracking each session pretty painless.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: </b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can't beat free .99!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Cons</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Tracking view options: </b>It's hard to see at a glance how many workouts you've completed recently outside of point totals. It would be really nice to have a way to see your workout history at a glance.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speed: </b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The app will sometimes freeze or take a long time to load routines, which is annoying if you are trying to get in and out of the gym quickly.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bottom Line:</b><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This app provides an easy way to keep track of strength training. Would definitely recommend it to anyone who is trying to stick to a weight lifting routine!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now on to the party!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diatta Harris | <a href="http://facebook.com/femmefitalefitness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Femme Fitale Fit Club </a>and Sheila Simmons | <a href="http://thefrugalexerciser.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Frugal Exerciser</a>.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amanda | <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/eathardworkhard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/eathard_workhard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heather | <a href="http://divasrunforbling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/divasrunbling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/divasrun4bling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be sure to stop by BOTH of our co-hostess' blogs as they are really cool and full of their fitness and running adventures so read some posts, leave some comments, share and subscribe so you receive regular updates. We are very happy to have them as co-hostesses.</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Diatta Harris (Femme Fitale Fit Club)| </strong><a href="http://facebook.com/femmefitalefitness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Facebook</span></a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/DSTPRL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Twitter</span></a> |<a href="http://instagram.com/FemmeFitaleFitClub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"> Instagram</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Sheila Simmons (The Frugal Exerciser)</strong><strong> |</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/Laurend1985" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"> </span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Laurend1985" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Twitter</span></a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugalExerciser" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Facebook</span></a> |subscribe via GFC or email.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Amanda (Eat Hard Work Hard)</strong> | <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Blog</span></a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/eathardworkhard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Twitter</span></a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/eathard_workhard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Instagram</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Heather (Divas Run For Bling)</strong> | <a href="http://divasrunforbling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/divasrunbling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/divasrun4bling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10265257172267896591noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820950116542183237.post-53966896606669639232014-11-26T03:37:00.001-05:002014-11-26T03:37:33.445-05:00Gratitude<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 2 hour bus ride from Santa Barbara unexpectedly took 4.5 hours, so I missed my flight to DC, missed standby on the last flight out by 1 spot, and won't be able to get out until tomorrow morning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While this is definitely straining my efforts to <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/11/all-upper-body-strength-training-plan.html" target="_blank">avoid being an asshole</a>, I'm still trying to keep up with the thanksgiving spirit by focusing on everything I'm grateful for. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm super grateful for all the friends that have kept me company doing non-physical </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">activities during <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/11/injury-time-out.html" target="_blank">my injury</a>, especially since I didn't think I had any friends outside of volleyball! I also really appreciate all the support from my blog friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And, even though I'm still pretty mad I can't be as active as I normally am, I'm still really thankful that my body is able to do all the things it does for me every day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diatta Harris | <a href="http://facebook.com/femmefitalefitness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Femme Fitale Fit Club </a>and Sheila Simmons | <a href="http://thefrugalexerciser.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Frugal Exerciser</a>.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amanda | <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/eathardworkhard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/eathard_workhard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heather | <a href="http://divasrunforbling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/divasrunbling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/divasrun4bling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10265257172267896591noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820950116542183237.post-42247168487023247132014-11-19T01:53:00.006-05:002014-11-19T11:16:39.733-05:00All Upper Body Strength Training Plan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diatta Harris | <a href="http://facebook.com/femmefitalefitness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Femme Fitale Fit Club </a>and Sheila Simmons | <a href="http://thefrugalexerciser.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Frugal Exerciser</a>.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amanda | <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/eathardworkhard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/eathard_workhard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heather | <a href="http://divasrunforbling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/divasrunbling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/divasrun4bling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whelp, as you may have seen if you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/eathard_workhard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, I got some bad news this weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't mentioned it a ton, but ever since I ran the <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/04/chardonnay-10-miler-race-recap.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chardonnay 10-miler </a>in April, my achilles have been hurting and the place where the tendon meets my heels has been swollen. I mean really swollen. The bf sweetly calls it my "gross foot tumors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a long time it only bothered me when I ran, so I cut back on running. But then I started to have pain after other activities. And taking a whole 3-weeks off from high impact activities during my work trip didn't help at all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I finally went to the doctor on Friday and found out I have achilles tendinitis and am not supposed to do ANYTHING for AT LEAST 6 weeks! Not </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">even low-impact things like lower-body weight lifting or taking a 30-minute walk. Not sure cut out ALL activity, but I'm trying to follow instructions as much as possible. Although I did play an all-day volleyball tournament on Saturday. #dietstartsnextweek </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Workout Wednesday! It's a week after my trip and I'm still kind of getting back in the groove. Pretty sure I'm past the point where I can blame jet lag for things, but I can still try :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For some reason, even though it's been on my goal list for months and months, I had a hard time sticking to a consistent strength training schedule. But since I started following the advice and below 3 days a week plan from <a href="http://greatist.com/fitness/how-make-strength-training-plan-and-keep-it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this Greatist article</a> (modified so I can do it at home), I've been doing a much better job of getting my lifts in every week.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I'm really happy with the plan that I've found, I haven't quite found the perfect system for tracking my workouts yet. When I was traveling I just used my phone's notes app to keep track of everything, which worked but doesn't give me an easy way to see progress. I just downloaded <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.jamesgay.fitnotes&hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FitNotes</a> and it's ok so far but I'm not blown away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend! I spent a little bit of mine catching up with friends and playing beach volleyball (in November! I love California!) but most of my weekend was filled with unpacking, cleaning and cooking. Sounds lame but it was actually pretty awesome. You know you're getting old when the most exciting thing about your weekend is </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">meal prep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speaking of meal prep, I realized my last meal prep post was on August 4. AUGUST people! That's just crazy talk! So I'm super happy to share everything I cooked for this week with you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/4 cup sliced almonds</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mix the quinoa, chia seeds, cranberries and spices in the baking dish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mix in the pumpkin, egg, egg whites, almond milk, and agave necter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sprinkle the almonds evenly over the top.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bake for 45 minutes-1 hour or until liquid is absorbed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love quinoa breakfast bakes! (see my other versions <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/06/meal-prep-monday-cheesy-quinoa.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2013/11/meal-prep-monday-apple-quinoa-breakfast.html" target="_blank">here</a>) They're super easy since they only take one pan and you don't even have to pre-cook the quinoa. This version is full of fall flavors and is super filling from the quinoa and all that pumpkin fiber. It isn't very sweet, which I love, but if you are craving a sweet breakfast I'd recommend upping the agave or topping it with some maple syrup. Mmm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Friday! I'm still digging myself out from under piles of laundry and emails, and I'm definitely looking forward to my first weekend back in Santa Barbara in almost a month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It also turned into fall while I was away, which means it gets dark at 5:00 but also means that the holidays are right around the corner. I LOVE pretty much all holidays/excuses to eat ridiculous amounts of food, but this can be a difficult time to try to stay healthy. So I'm joining this week's holiday health-themed </span><a href="http://eatprayrundc.com/2014/11/06/friday-five-5-ways-stay-healthy-holidays/" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Friday Five Linkup</a> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with <a href="http://www.eatprayrun.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eat Pray Run DC</a>, <a href="http://www.marontherun.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mar on the Run</a> and <a href="http://www.yousignedupforwhat.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You Signed Up for What?!</a> with my two cents on how to have a healthy AND happy holiday season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're like me, there's no way you're going to skip out on all the delicious treats during the big holiday meals. So try to eat a little healthier during all the "normal" non-special meals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you probably know by now, I'm a big fan of being able to eat anything in moderation. Plus, "banning" foods actually makes you more likely to go overboard. So, like I said last year, just <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2013/11/happy-thanksgiving.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">eat the darn pie</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You're probably super busy, so sometimes sticking to the normal workout schedule just isn't possible. But you can almost always fit in a quick 15-30 minute workout video (some of my fav <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/02/workout-wednesday-fast-and-free-at-home.html" target="_blank">cardio</a> and <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/02/workout-wednesday-free-dumbbell.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">strength training</a> routines) at home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, the holidays can be super stressful so taking time to relax is also super important for staying healthy. Whether it's doing yoga, meditating, or closing the bedroom door, hiding under the covers and pretending not to be home for 15 minutes, a little down time can go a long way.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10265257172267896591noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820950116542183237.post-29482830011566564252014-11-05T10:58:00.000-05:002014-11-06T15:51:24.526-05:00I'm A City Fit Girls Ambassador!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Woohoo! I'm happy to report that after an awesome weekend in DC I am FINALLY back in Santa Barbara after 25 DAYS away!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In other exciting news, I'm also happy to announce that I'm now a City Fit Girls Ambassador!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cityfitgirlsonline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">City Fit Girls</a> is "a</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;"> movement of thousands of women who love fitness and wellness" and their mission is "to inspire, uplift, encourage, and motivate women to live healthy lives". </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;">City Fit Girls was founded by two awesome young ladies from Philly, Takia McClendon and Kiera Smalls. The company is based in Philadelphia, and the ambassador program includes local bloggers like Workout Wednesday participant Janelle </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;">from </span><a href="http://runwithnoregrets.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;" target="_blank">Run With No Regrets</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;">. I was so excited when the ambassador program opened up to more bloggers nationwide, and I'm super excited to rep City Fit Girls in California!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stay tuned for more City Fit Girls news, events and content and check out the site, blog, and (super cute) shop <a href="http://www.cityfitgirlsonline.com/">here</a>.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #585858; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diatta Harris | <a href="http://facebook.com/femmefitalefitness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Femme Fitale Fit Club </a>and Sheila Simmons | <a href="http://thefrugalexerciser.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Frugal Exerciser</a>.</span></h3>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;">Amanda | <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eat Hard Work Hard</a> and Heather | <a href="http://divasrunforbling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Divas Run For Bling</a></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be sure to stop by BOTH of our co-hostess' blogs as they are really cool and full of their fitness and running adventures so read some posts, leave some comments, share and subscribe so you receive regular updates. We are very happy to have them as co-hostesses.</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Sheila Simmons (The Frugal Exerciser)</strong><strong> |</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/Laurend1985" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"> </span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Laurend1985" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Twitter</span></a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugalExerciser" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Facebook</span></a> |subscribe via GFC or email.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WOOHOO! After 3 long weeks away, I'm finally on my way back to the US! Plus, I'm stopping through DC for a little much needed R&R and some quality time with the bf. Even better than giant plates of smoked meat!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since it's the last Friday of October, I'm sharing how I did on my October goals and setting five goals for this month as usual on the </span><a href="http://eatprayrundc.com/2014/10/30/friday-five-halloween-edition/" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Friday Five Link Up</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh and the check-in people had witches hats on, so I guess it's also Halloween! Kind of missed the whole lead up here in Asia so I don't have a festive theme post or anything like that. But yay go eat some candy and pumpkin flavored things! Anyhoo...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strike>1. Workout at least 4 days a week during my trip</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Smashed this with 16 workouts in 21 days, despite one still-not-built yet hotel gym.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Eat delicious food in moderation</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I definitely did the first part though. Partial credit? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok so my average was technically juuust shy of this magic number. But if you take out the 3-4 nights when I only slept 4-5 hours because of crazy early morning flights, I definitely hit this mark most of the time. </span><br />
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<strike><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blog at least twice a week</span></strike><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nailed it, thanks to some awesome <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/search/label/guest%20post" target="_blank">guest posts</a>. Thanks so much for all the awesome content guys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still didn't get out a TON but I did do a little Jakarta sightseeing, and even took a (terrifying) carriage ride around Monas. And if wading through a sea of whizzing motorbikes and taxis in a tiny horse drawn vehicle isn't fun, then I don't know what is!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Cook at least one new recipe</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I've been gone so much lately, it's been ages since I cooked anything new. Got to get back in that kitchen!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Lift weights 3 times a week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started following </span><a href="http://greatist.com/fitness/how-make-strength-training-plan-and-keep-it" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">this strength training plan</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and advice on sticking with it</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> from Greatist and I've really liked how it feels to have a consistent lifting program again. Going to keep it up at least 3 times a week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Do 3 morning workouts a week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still not a morning person but this is going to be more important than ever with it turning into fall and the days getting shorter while I was gone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Enjoy Santa Barbara</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's almost 9 months after my move! But, since I've spent a lot of that time traveling, I still feel pretty new in town. Have to spend more time exploring, settling in, and and enjoying everything the city has to offer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a frantic last-minute rush to do ALL THE THINGS, I played in a volleyball tournament, ran a race, visited friends out of town, or all three four weekends in a row before my trip. Some lazy weekends spent with reality TV, books, or nature are definitely in order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Woohoo it's the last Wednesday of my work trip which means I only have TWO more days until I head back to the US! It's a good thing too, because I'm pretty sure if I was in Asia I would weigh about 10000 pounds. There's just so much rice, noodles, fried things, and adorable baked goods shaped like pandas. I mean, come on, how can you resist (eating) that face?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since this hotel surprisingly doesn't' have a giant breakfast buffet spread, I found some healthy in-room breakfast options at the grocery store. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plain oatmeal, yogurt, fruit and nuts is a lot closer to my normal breakfast and will hopefully start the (painful) travel food detox process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I haven't been doing so well on the healthy travel eating train (surprise, surprise), I HAVE been really good about fitting in fitness and am on track to meet my <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/10/september-recap-and-october-goals.html" target="_blank">October Goal</a> of at least 4 workouts a week. Woot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you've been reading for awhile, you probably know that I travel A LOT. I have a bunch fo go-to travel workouts (see <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2013/12/workout-wednesday-hotel-room-workouts.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/03/five-free-hotel-room-workout-videos.html" target="_blank">here</a>), but I'm always looking for more tools for my fit travel arsenal. And I'm happy to report I found a new one on this trip: the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dailyyoga.inc&hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daily Yoga App</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I joined a yoga studio to get all zen and California after my move, and before this trip had been going 3-4 times a week. I'm still pretty terrible at it, though, and terrified of how much worse I'd get if I didn't practice at all for 3 weeks. I tried a couple YouTube videos, but it was hard to find what I was looking for and loading videos with unreliable hotel internet connections. So I went looking for a (free, natch) app and found Daily Yoga.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Downloading the free version of Daily Yoga to your Android or Apple device gives you access to 15 yoga sessions from 10-30 minutes long, plus the yoga pose library which is really helpful for breaking down all the different moves. There's also a subscription-based Pro option which gives you access to more programs and options. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Customizability: </b>Most<b> </b>sessions give you a choice between several different lengths and you can also swap out any poses for similar choices from the library to create your own flow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Instruction:</b> It's definitely not the same as being in the studio, but I like the verbal instruction and having the yoga pose library for reference is really helpful for beginners.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Value: </b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You really do get a lot for a free app, and the ads aren't too intrusive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for being this week's guest star, Alexis! I don't need as many fall layers any more since the move to California, so it's great to share this with everyone who still has some cold weather running ahead of them! For more from Alexis, check out her <a href="http://www.flecksoflex.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blog</a> and follow her on <a href="http://instagram.com/flecksoflex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/flecksoflex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While it's been in the high 90s and super humid here in Jakarta, it's still October and that means one thing to me--pumpkin! So to satisfy my fall flavor craving, I have a great recipe for you today courtesy of Andy, Cr</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">eative Web Producer and Founder of <a href="http://www.plumdeluxe.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Plum Deluxe</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Plum Deluxe is an online community fostering a national conversation about mindfulness and self-care, encouraging individuals to create moments that matter with friends and family - whether that's hosting a dinner party, going to a yoga class, or just improving their daily routines. Pretty cool, right? Oh and in addition to founding his own business, Andy also makes his own snacks! How much more awesome could he get?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mmm thanks for sharing, Andy! I can't wait to get back to my oven to make these! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more fun recipes and ideas for making moments that matter, visit Andy over at <a href="http://plumdeluxe.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Plum Deluxe</a> – you’ll find all of his recipes online <a href="http://plumdeluxe.com/recipe-index" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Wednesday! I'm still jet lagged but I'm really enjoying Indonesia despite driving to 3-4 meetings a day in Jakarta traffic. Mostly because of all the delicious Indonesian food I've been eating. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speaking of (not) eating way too much yummy and unhealthy food, I have a great guest post for you today from Janelle at <a href="http://runwithnoregrets.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Run With No Regrets</a>. Janelle blogs to "</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">encourage others to live a healthy life and to have NO REGRETS" and she's been </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a great Workout Wednesday Linkup participant. Today, Janelle's writing about something I have no experience with but have been dying to know more about: working with a dietitian! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hi, my name is Janelle at <a href="http://runwithnoregrets.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Run
With No Regrets</span></a> and I'm a huge fan of Amanda’s blog! I'm so happy
that I'm able to Guest Post for her while she’s away! </span></blockquote>
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health. While I've always been in pretty good shape, I didn't know a thing
about nutrition. I ate what I wanted and didn't worry about it because I could
“run it off”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But when I suffered a stress fracture in my foot in early
2013, my physical activity plummeted. I was down in the dumps and didn't make
healthy eating choices. I ended up gaining 10 pounds! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once that happened and my injury was healed, I knew I had to
make a change. I decided it was time to work with a professional to learn how
to eat healthy in addition to working out. So I signed up for nutrition
counseling with a dietitian and I haven't looked back!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A dietitian is a professional with expertise in nutrition
and diet. They are knowledgeable of how food affects the human body, and work with individuals to help reach their goals, from losing weight to managing and
preventing diseases.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You have probably heard the terms “dietitian”,
“nutritionist”, “health coach”. While having similar goals, these terms are not
necessarily interchangeable. A <b>registered
dietitian</b> has very specific credentials for their practice, including a
specialized Bachelor’s degree, hundreds of hours of supervised work experience,
and national exam certification. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the <a href="http://www.eatright.org/Public/content.aspx?id=6713" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics</span></a>, you can
learn more about the differences between a dietitian and nutritionist. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are SO many benefits to working with a dietitian. Here
is just a snapshot of what a dietitian can provide for you:</span> </div>
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<li><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -17.95pt;">Support: </b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -17.95pt;">Want
to lose weight? A dietitian will help you reach your goals! </span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -17.95pt;">Education on
nutrition:</b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -17.95pt;"> What are healthy fats? Are carbs good or bad Should I go
organic? What’s the Paleo diet?</span> </li>
<li><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -17.95pt;">Healthy meal
plans: </b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -17.95pt;">Take the stress out of figuring out what to eat each day. </span> </li>
<li><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -17.95pt;">Accountability: </b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -17.95pt;">Regular
visits and logging of meals keeps you honest.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At your first visit, your dietitian should take your
baseline information such as age, weight and height, ask what you eat in a
typical day, and inquire about your weight loss goals. From the information you
provide, she/he should be able to create a plan for you with a designated
calorie count per day, with allotments of servings for carbs, protein, fruits,
vegetables, dairy, and fats, depending on your needs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At subsequent visits, you’ll check in, get weighed, and
discuss your victories and challenges with your dietitian since you last met. I
just had a visit with my dietitian last week and I had to confess to her that I’ve
been eating a lot of junk food due to stress! It happens! But the great thing
is that I always know that I have a visit coming up with her that can jolt me
back on the right track, and if need be, I can always shoot an email. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first place I
would check is with your healthcare provider.</b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> With my insurance plan at </span><a href="http://www.ibx.com/individuals/member_resources/health_wellness/nutrition_counseling.html" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Independence Blue Cross</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, I'm entitled to 6
FREE sessions of nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian. Most
dietitians will accept insurance for payment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Does your company
have a wellness program? </b>They may be able to give you information about
nutrition counseling options. At my place of work, the wellness program
arranges for the dietitians to come to us! If your company has this option, you
should definitely try it out! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>No health insurance? </b>If
paying out-of-pocket is out of your budget, there are still options for you! Search
for a registered dietitian online that you can work with on the phone or even
on Skype or Google Hangout. Many of these services offer your first session for
free or have affordable payment plan options. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For me, there have been CLEAR improvements in my health
since working with a dietitian! After the first month, I was able to lose the
weight that I gained and keep it off. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But more than that, I have learned so much. While I don’t
follow a strict nutrition plan anymore, my body has adapted to a healthy eating
routine. When I eat too much junk food, I feel sluggish. When I prepare a meal,
it feels incomplete without vegetables. I take my lunch to work almost every
day. I watch my serving sizes, and I limit my alcohol intake. These are things
I <i>never</i> did before seeing a
dietitian! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The whole process is so easy and in many cases at no cost to
you. So what does it hurt to give it a try? See what a dietitian can do for you
and your health!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for that info, Janelle! I'm definitely considering working with a dietitian when I get back from this trip and have to transition off of my constant rice and noodles diet! For more from Janelle, check out her <a href="http://runwithnoregrets.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blog</a> and follow her on <a href="http://instagram.com/runwithnoregrets" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Janelle_RWNR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now on to the party!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10265257172267896591noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820950116542183237.post-11411729807065236072014-10-13T10:28:00.001-04:002014-10-13T10:30:35.257-04:00Guest Post - Healthy Homemade Chocolate and Oatmeal Pancakes Recipes <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got to my hotel at about 2 AM yesterday and had a 7 AM start today, so my brain isn't working too well right now. Lucky for me (and you!) I have a great guest post lined up for you today courtesy of Upala from <a href="http://prettyinpinkfitness.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pretty in Pink Fitness </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upala is a fellow <a href="http://www.fitapproach.com/sweat-pink/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sweat Pink Ambassador</a> and online fitness and nutrition coach</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. She loves </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">who</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> loves helping and </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">motivating people</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and says her biggest joy is seeing the excitement in people when they </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">have accomplished their fitness goals. Sounds like my kind of girl!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, Upala hasTWO yummy and healthy recipes for you:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Who loves chocolate?? I love chocolate but not the extra calories and fat that is added in it. Most store bought chocolate contain high fructose corn syrup and soy lethin. There are some healthier brands of chocolate but there is nothing healthier than homemade chocolate. We can avoid the artificial ingredients when making our own chocolate at home. Making homemade chocolate is SO easy, I wish I would have discovered this sooner! </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1⁄4 cup Coconut oil<br /> 2 tbsp Hershey’s Cacao powder<br />1⁄4 cup Honey (adjust honey to taste)<br />Freezer safe container </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Directions:<br />Pour 1⁄4 cup melted coconut oil into pan<br />Add 2 tbsp cacao powder and 1⁄4 cup honey into pan with coconut oil<br />Stir for about 30sec-1 min (Be careful and don’t burn mixture)<br />Pour chocolate mixture in freezer safe container<br />Place into freezer for 3-4 hours or until mixture hardens. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every morning I have oatmeal with eggs and I thought it was time to switch it up. I love pancakes but I </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">did not want to have the flour that is used to make the pancake and have an uncomfortable and bloated </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">feeling afterwards. I came up with this extremely easy recipe for pancakes. You can’t even tell this is a </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">healthy recipe. It tastes delicious!</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Place quick oats, eggs and almond milk in a blender and blend for 30 seconds (I like my batter thick)</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you desire a thinner batter add 1-2 more egg white</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pour about 1-2 tsp of coconut oil on pan and wait for about 30 seconds for the oil to get hot</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pour batter in pan and cook for about 2-3 minutes (flipping the pancake mixture over many times)</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Top pancakes with banana, orange, walnuts and maple syrup</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for sharing these recipes, Upala! I LOVE chocolate but I've never made it myself before---can't wait to try this out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more from Upala, check out here blog, <a href="http://prettyinpinkfitness.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pretty in Pink Fitness</a> or follow her on <a href="http://instagram.com/pretty_in_pink_fitness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Wednesday! I am leaving for Indonesia in TWO DAYS and I'm not coming back November. I'm freaking out juuust a little bit and have a ton to do to get ready. I also haven't done much to prepare to stay healthy during this trip. Luckily, I've done this before and should be fairly good at it. So for today's Workout Wednesday Link Up, I'm sharing my favorite past posts for fit work travel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/05/five-reasons-to-exercise-while-traveling.html" target="_blank">Five Reasons to Exercise While Traveling</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know about you, but I need extra motivation to workout when I'm extra busy and jet-lagged.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/07/healthy-airplane-food-packing-list.html" target="_blank">Healthy Airplane Food Packing List</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To avoid the crazy high prices and unhealthy choices at the airport </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everything you need for healthy work travel (including snacks!), all fitting nicely into a carry on bag.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/03/five-free-hotel-room-workout-videos.html" target="_blank">Five Free Hotel Room Workout Videos</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So you can keep up with your fitness even if you don't have a gym.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2013/12/workout-wednesday-hotel-room-workouts.html" target="_blank">Three More Hotel Room Workouts</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And you don't even need YouTube access for these!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Q: Do you have any tips for staying fit while traveling? Or for packing super fast?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to this week's Workout Wednesday (WOW) Link Up!</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be sure to stop by BOTH of our co-hostess' blogs as they are really cool and full of their fitness and running adventures so read some posts, leave some comments, share and subscribe so you receive regular updates. We are very happy to have them as co-hostesses.
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Woohoo Friday! I'm super excited for the weekend, and for the fact that I'm leaving for a 3-week Southeast Asia work trip in exactly ONE WEEK! Eek. I should probably be more prepared...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyways, since it's the first Friday of October, I'm sharing how I did on my goals in September along with five goals for this month on the </span><a href="http://www.marontherun.com/2014/10/03/friday-five-fitness-inspirations/" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Friday Five Link Up</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. While I didn't hit every goal, I definitely did better than my <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/09/august-recap-and-september-goals.html" target="_blank">August utter fail</a>. Yay for progress!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Do 2 days of strength training a week</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><strike><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finish my first 10K</span></strike><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nailed it, loved it. You can read all about it <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/09/sheisbeautiful-10k-race-recap.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get at least 7 hours of sleep a night </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been stuck around 6.6 hours a night for awhile now. Someone just needs to take away my laptop, Kindle, and phone every night at 11:00. Any volunteers? You do have to give all the electronics back though...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't lose my Fitbit again, but I fell juust short of this with an average step count of $9,845. So close to victory!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was my biggest success of the month! Through a combination of internet stalking, referrals, and actually making friends, I now have phone numbers for a TON of good beach volleyball players and was able to set up TWO games a week most nights. I know it doesn't sound that exciting, but being able to find people to play with totally makes me feel like I've "made it" and am more at home in my new city.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/05/five-reasons-to-exercise-while-traveling.html" target="_blank">mentioned during my last trip</a>, exercising while I travel is really important to me. So I'm going to work hard to get in 4 workouts a week, even if they're just short 15 minute hotel room ab sessions some days.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Eat delicious food in moderation</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you know me at all you probably know moderation is not my strong suit. And Indonesian food has some of the BEST food of all the places I get to travel. But I'm going to try to control myself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is even harder when I'm traveling internationally and dealing with jet lag and a home office in a crazily different time zone. But it's also even more important to my health while traveling, so I'm going to work on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a lot of awesome guest post submissions coming in, so I hope to keep the blog fairly active.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Make time for fun</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I get to travel to some pretty amazing places for work, but I don't usually get to do much fun/touristy stuff. My schedule should be a little more flexible this trip, and I definitely need to make myself get out and have fun. Even if I don't feel like it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Wednesday! </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm hosting the Workout Wednesday (WOW) linkup as usual, with my fabulous co-hostesses Diatta Harris from </span><a href="http://femmefitalefitclub.com/" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Femme Fitale Fit Club</a>,<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Sheila Simmons from</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://thefrugalexerciser.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">The Frugal Exerciser</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and Jen from <a href="http://comebackmomma.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Comeback Mama</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today's theme is "Your Favorite Race". Hopefully you all know by now that the <a href="http://www.runsheisbeautiful.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">She.is.beautiful</a> 10 K was my FAVORITE race ever. Ok so I've only run a total of 4 races ever, but it was amazing I promise. You can read all about it in my race recap <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/09/sheisbeautiful-10k-race-recap.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About 300 - 750 words. It's cool if you go over or under though. Stuff happens.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Posts that can be submitted to me for review by October 10 (I know, super soon but this really snuck up on me!).</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reciprocal guest post any time after November 5 if you would like one.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok so I know I've been saying this every month but how is it October already?! Even though we aren't really having much fall weather here in Santa Barbara, the bucket loads of pumpkin products in Trader Joe's and my constant Pumpkin Spice Latte cravings are definitely hitting home the fact that the year is almost over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The box was jampacked full of delicious local finds from all over Michigan. And, to go with her local products theme, Miss Nutralicious sent a cute card, a detailed description of the box's contents, and even included a foodie road map showing exactly where everything came from. Love that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-<b>Yooper Bar: </b>Umm, this was simply amazing! It's a good things these aren't sold here or I would have a serious problem on my hands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey all! I made a quick stop in DC for a wedding this weekend and am heading back to the West Coast today, but I wanted to drop in to tell you something awesome: it's <a href="http://nowmoveit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Active Nation Day</a> today!</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21.6000003814697px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">Active Nation Day was created in 2012 by Lorna Jane Clarkson (who </span><a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/08/meeting-lorna-jane.html" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">I met last month</a><span style="background-color: white;">!) to help women live an authentic and active life. So today,</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22px;">Lorna Jane is hosting events all over the world to help inspire ALL women EVERYWHERE to move more.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">I LOVE the idea of this campaign! As you may have read <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/09/finding-positive-fitness-motivation.html" target="_blank">last week</a>, I've been struggling to find positive workout motivation that comes from a place of loving my body and wanting to be good to it. So I love <a href="http://www.lornajane.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lorna Jane</a>'s positive messaging and her efforts get more women living an active, healthy lifestyle.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">1. Download the new Lorna Jane App on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/lorna-jane/id551554881?mt=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.lornajane.app&hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a> for a cool new way to keep track of your fitness.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's Wednesday and you know what that means. Time for another </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Workout Wednesday (WOW) linkup.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today's theme is: "<b>Your Fitness Motivation." </b>I've actually been thinking about this a lot since running the <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/09/sheisbeautiful-10k-race-recap.html" target="_blank">She.is.beautiful 10K</a> on Sunday. I've always enjoyed being active, and especially playing sports, but like many women I started my fitness journey with the main goal of losing weight and changing my body on the outside. And, for awhile, it worked! I was in the best shape of my life and I felt strong, healthy, and really happy about how I looked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though I was still super active, it didn't feel as good and exercise sometimes felt more like a punishment for those extra pounds than a way to improve my body's performance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But ROCKING my first 10K the day after winning my first California Beach Volleyball Association tournament really made me appreciate how amazing my body really is. Yea my abs didn't look as amazing in my bathing suit on on Saturday as they did a year ago, but they were still strong enough to stretch out for crazy dives and to power swings that won us a tournament. Yes my thighs are a little bigger, but they carried me up every hill and through every mile of that race on Sunday with very little training. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How can I not love my body when it does so many great things for me?</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I'm attempting an attitude adjustment to focus on how exercise improves what my body can do instead of how it appears. Sure, I like the way my arms muscles look in selfies, but I also love that they are now (finally!) strong enough to do proper chaturangas in yoga class. And when I do cardio I want to focus more on getting faster and increasing my lung capacity than burning calories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whew! I can't believe it's Monday already! I had a super active weekend, with a beach volleyball tournament on Saturday and my first 10K on Sunday. I was pretty nervous about playing a whole day of volleyball the day before my race, but it was totally worth it because we won!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was my 3rd <a href="http://www.cbva.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CBVA</a> tournament, the first time my partner and I played together, and both of our first tournament win! I'm starting to feel like a real Californian :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After getting back from LA, resting, and re-hydrating as much as possible Saturday night, I was up bright and early again for the <a href="http://www.runsheisbeautiful.com/santa-barbara" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">She.is.beautiful 10K</a> on Sunday. She.is.beautiful is an all women's race which focuses on encouraging self love, confidence, and empowerment for all levels of runners and walkers. The whole positive focus of the race was really cool, as was the fact that race proceeds went to benefit <a href="http://www.girlsincsb.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Girls Inc.</a>, an awesome nonprofit whose mission is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We headed to the start line about 20 minutes before the 8:00 AM start. My legs were feeling pretty dead from Saturday's tournament, plus I rolled my ankle AFTER the tournament when I stepped in a hole running into the ocean (typical me). I was figuring I'd be lucky to run under 11 minute miles and might have to walk a lot. So I left my speedier coworkers and headed back to the 9-12 minute mile marker.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, the 9-12 minute mile section was by far the most popular and the most crowded. With the 5K and 10K starting at the same time and over 1400 runners in both races, it took me a few minutes to even weave my way in to the corral. While the crowding was a little crazy, the energy was super positive and I loved seeing the sea of pink. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The race organizers led what looked like a pretty fun workout at about 8:55, but I was a little too pinned in to move much. Then, right around 8:00 AM we were off!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since everything was so crowded, I was stuck at a walk at first, then a slow jog until things cleared out after a quarter of a mile or so. I'm not gonna lie, my legs felt pretty terrible and I was doing my best to take it slowly, so I was pretty surprised when my phone kept telling me my split pace was under 10 minutes. I was worried I would burn out but figured I'd just go with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The course was similar to the <a href="http://www.eathardworkhard.com/2014/04/chardonnay-10-miler-race-recap.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chardonnay 10-Miler</a>, so there were lots of pretty beach views to distract me from my tired legs and all the runners were really supportive and encouraging. The race organizers also did a great job of getting out volunteers to cheer everyone on, and even had male-only-staffed water stations. It was great to see a group of men supporting a group of women at an athletic event, and the gender role reversal felt pretty empowering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok so that's still over 20 minutes slower than the 1st place finisher (36:48! How is that even possible?!) but for a tired and painful leg day where I thought I'd be lucky to run 10 minute miles, I'm pretty proud of myself. I even ran negative splits on every mile after mile 2, except for a slight slow down on terrible-hill-filled mile 5. Plus I also finished 176 out of over 700 runners and 37th out of the 150+ runners in my 25-29 age group. Really makes me want to run another 10K that I actually train and am rested for to see how fast I can go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would ABSOLUTELY recommend this race next year to any ladies near Santa Barbara. It would also make a great run-cation, and any out of town visitors can totally come hang out with me. I'm even considering driving up to Santa Cruz for the <a href="http://www.runsheisbeautiful.com/santa-cruz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">She.is.beautiful race</a> in March!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whew thank goodness it's Friday! It's been a super busy week after four days in LA, working over 12 hours at an event on Monday, and driving straight to work for a meeting on Tuesday, so I'm super glad the weekend's almost here. Although I'm driving right back to LA for a beach volleyball tournament on Saturday and running the <a href="http://www.runsheisbeautiful.com/santa-barbara" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">She.is.beautiful 10K</a> in Santa Barbara on Sunday, so I'm not sure how much relaxing I'm going to be doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My weekends have been pretty packed in general lately. Saturday will mark my 3rd weekend in a row driving down to LA! And, as part of my ongoing effort to make new friends in my new city, I've also filled my week days with multiple beach volleyball pick up games, indoor volleyball drop-ins and yoga dates. I even joined and then promptly forgot about a dodge ball team which starts playing tonight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nothing is more relaxing to me than cuddling up with a good book in bed, on the beach, or anywhere else lying down can happen. Definitely need more lying around in my life.</span><br />
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