Comments on My life as a trimommy: Food and Finding the Best Path

Kelly, I have read every book on your list, I have...

2011-11-09T01:06:52.625-05:00

Kelly, I have read every book on your list, I have watched the movies and a few more...one of Troy and I's favs on Netflix is "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead." It actually made Troy cry and he would kill me if he ever knew I said that in public!
It's funny my first thought after hearing everyones "you have to do what's best for you" comments was...what about what&

Gotta agree-the word DIET is a four letter work as...

2011-10-23T05:12:37.916-04:00

Gotta agree-the word DIET is a four letter work as far as I am concerned.
Nutrition is such a personal thing and there are emotions attached to some.
I know that for me, eating clean food in its simple form is what worked for me (I used to be fat-as in 100+lbs heavier.)
I tried Paleo for a bit but found with HIM training, I was dragging. I went back to eating clean 90% of the time

I hate the word "diet." I think instead...

2011-10-21T15:47:49.359-04:00

I hate the word "diet." I think instead of thinking in terms of a "diet," people should think in terms of what's considered "healthy nutrition." Almost 5 years ago I decided to go vegetarian after reading The China Study. The idea of eating whole foods just made sense to me. With 2 young boys, I really became mindful of what we were putting in our/and their

Like others, I feel that each individual has to do...

2011-10-21T09:50:22.348-04:00

Like others, I feel that each individual has to do what they feel is best for them. For me, that path led me to be a vegetarian. I never really ate much meat anyway. During one of my training seasons I did a 6 week vegan challenge and felt a lot better. I went back to eating meat occasionally after that, but over time phased meat out all together. For me, it works. There are times when I

My coach and my nutritionist are striving to get m...

2011-10-21T09:41:24.292-04:00

My coach and my nutritionist are striving to get me to a sense of balance in my nutrition. Notice that I don't say diet. Diet has a negative connotation. They don't want me to throw anything out or make it a negative. They want me to do everything in balance. That is what I am trying to do because it will be the best way for me to succeed. However, remember it is all about what

Wow, it really seams that although we are all on d...

2011-10-21T07:09:26.378-04:00

Wow, it really seams that although we are all on different pages of the 'diet' book, we all seem to agree that every person is different and different things work for each person.

I happen to find that if I eat Oatmeal in the morning of a hard/long workout, or teaching more than one class (be it cardio based, or yoga, or water) that if I just ate a bowl of Oatmeal I would tank

I think everyone is different! I went vegetarian n...

2011-10-21T02:23:39.477-04:00

I think everyone is different! I went vegetarian not because I don't think that meat is bad for you, but because of my personal beliefs about the treatment of animals. I have found that I feel no worse having not eaten meat in almost 5 years, so apparently it works for me. I would NEVER go vegan either. I think everyone can agree that sugary, processed foods are bad for you, but it's hard

First off, if you liked Forks over Knives, here...

2011-10-20T23:14:47.871-04:00

First off, if you liked Forks over Knives, here's another documentary to look up that supports the vegan diet - "Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days." Also, if you like to see the contradiction in dietary advice, check out another documentary called "Fat Head."

And thank you for the list of books. I've been wanting to find a good resource for the

I agree w/ Michael.. you have to figure out what w...

2011-10-20T22:30:41.472-04:00

I agree w/ Michael.. you have to figure out what works best for you. I was vegetarian, then vegan, then raw vegan for a number of years.... it worked short term, but long term it burned me out. While others are highly successful on those types of diets. Take what works for you and leave the rest.

Quinoa and oats work for you... great. If removing those things from your diet showed no

All I know is I lost 70 lbs since you suggested th...

2011-10-20T21:59:45.029-04:00

All I know is I lost 70 lbs since you suggested that I avoid grains...most of the time, and I've stopped losing the lbs and started feeling a tiny bit depressed when I included them back in my diet (ant other crap too to be fair!). I do have a hard time believing that grains are bad though...especially since dieticians highly recommended to have some. But there's no way you're making

I think you truly have to eat what works for you. ...

2011-10-20T21:49:21.171-04:00

I think you truly have to eat what works for you. Try out different things and see how you feel. I went vegetarian for 3 months this past year, which was great for me because I learned to enjoy many new veggies in the process, although I learned it wasn't quite the right thing for me - at least at the time. I do think it's hard to believe that healthy unprocessed foods like oatmeal are