Aug 15, 2012
From August 1 through August 23, I’m documenting my Whole30, including the when, what, where, and how much of my sleep, activity, food, and mood. Read about why I’m doing the Whole30 right here. Not familiar with the Whole30? Learn all about it here and get extra help with the Whole30 Daily.
Whole30: Day 14
I needed to write Chapter 17 of Living Paleo for Dummies today, and I’m ever so...
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Whole30: Day 14 Recap
Aug 14, 2012
I could use your help! I’m working on a list of questions we can ask ourselves to determine what our food triggers are, what things we should look out for when choosing to have a treat, and other eating-related things that might make it harder — or easier — to customize and/or stick to paleo guidelines. It’s like a more detailed questionnaire version of Whole9′s legendary F-Off...
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Questions For You
Aug 13, 2012
From August 1 through August 23, I’m documenting my Whole30, including the when, what, where, and how much of my sleep, activity, food, and mood. Read about why I’m doing the Whole30 right here. Not familiar with the Whole30? Learn all about it here and get extra help with the Whole30 Daily.
Whole30: Day 13
High point of the day: Gastronomista likes Well Fed!
Low point of the day: Cupcaking on my...
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Whole30: Day 13 Recap
Aug 13, 2012
In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I’m following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy and crank through a mini-metcon.
I like cupcakes, but not cupcaking.
Oh, dear. Today was pretty lousy in terms of feeling successful under the barbell. Between my T3 experimentation and my monthly hormone poisoning, I...
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Strength Monday – 08/13/12
Aug 13, 2012
I’ve had a ginormous girl crush on the Gastronomista site since I discovered it last year. First, there’s the elegant, sassy visual design and editorial tone. See?
Then there are the bios on this About page that totally won my heart.
See what I mean? (Except for the not liking mayonnaise thing, but we can work on that.)
Finally, there’s the intelligent, conversational writing about...
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Gastronomista Giveaway
Aug 12, 2012
From August 1 through August 23, I’m documenting my Whole30, including the when, what, where, and how much of my sleep, activity, food, and mood. Read about why I’m doing the Whole30 right here. Not familiar with the Whole30? Learn all about it here and get extra help with the Whole30 Daily.
Whole30: Day 12
Dear T3,
So… this is how it’s going to be, huh? One day, it’s all...
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Whole30: Day 12 Recap
Aug 12, 2012
From August 1 through August 23, I’m documenting my Whole30, including the when, what, where, and how much of my sleep, activity, food, and mood. Read about why I’m doing the Whole30 right here. Not familiar with the Whole30? Learn all about it here and get extra help with the Whole30 Daily.
Whole30: Day 11
I slept like a champ last night and woke up ready for a kickass Saturday. Happily, today...
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Whole30: Day 11 Recap
Aug 11, 2012
Oh, the webbernet! It gets me all riled up with dire news and mainstream idiocy, then blammo! it hits me with something so awesome, it must be shared. Welcome to this week’s collection of Rants & Raves!
Rants
I’m trying to be peaceful during my Whole30 and my thyroid experiment, but sometimes I allow stuff to get me worked up. Join me!
If you’re going to eat caviar, please...
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Rants & Raves – 08/11/12
Aug 10, 2012
From August 1 through August 23, I’m documenting my Whole30, including the when, what, where, and how much of my sleep, activity, food, and mood. Read about why I’m doing the Whole30 right here. Not familiar with the Whole30? Learn all about it here and get extra help with the Whole30 Daily.
Whole30: Day 10
I slept great last night and woke up ready to go to the gym. My workout was mostly OK,...
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Whole30: Day 10 Recap
Aug 10, 2012
I know everyone isn’t interested in my hormone experiments, so if you’re less than enthralled by tales of T4 and TSH, skip this one. For my #FUThyroid friends, welcome! To get up to speed, you might want to read this post about my previous status in April and this Thyroid Update from July 29 before continuing on to today’s installment. (Need more context? You can read all of my previous...
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Thyroid Update: Wilson’s Syndrome Protocol
Aug 10, 2012
In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I’m following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy and crank through a mini-metcon.
A little bit meh.
Today’s workout was neither terrible nor awesome. We lifted some stuff. It took a while. Then we were done. Some days are just like that.
WARMUP
5:00...
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Strength Friday — 08/10/12
Get your hands on Well Fed goodies: bracelets, knee socks, bulk cookbook orders, and more!
Melissa "Melicious" Joulwan • melissa@theclothesmakethegirl.com
Reading right now...
The Redbreast: A Harry Hole Novel
The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million
The Redbreast: A Harry Hole Novel
I'm about two-thirds of the way through this detective thriller, and I'm hooked. It's set in modern Norway with flashbacks to WWII (catnip for me!) and features a somewhat grim hero that engenders empathy. I can't help pulling for the guy as I watch him struggle with his case and his life. The cast of characters is a realistic but motley crew, and it reminds me of other favorites set in cold, snowy climes: the Millenium Trilogy and Smila's Sense of Snow.
Recently finished...
The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million
I picked up this book after reading an interview with Lee Child (author of the Jack Reacher thrillers). He referred to The Lost as "the book of the century" and since I devour as much as I can about the Holocaust to try to make sense of it all, I decided I needed to read it immediately. Part memoir, part detective tale, this book was thoroughly engrossing. It's intelligent, annoying, moving, frustrating, and ultimately, rewarding and beautifully written. It challenged me in ways I didn't expect, and I was sad when it was finished.
