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Welcome to the newest incarnation of my blog: Barefoot in MA. Moving from Vermont back into civilization to the outskirts of Boston makes it harder to stick to that healthy diet I was used to when I was surrounded by farms instead of fast food. Thankfully, the area I moved to boasts several local (albeit pricey) farms and I’m lucky enough to have a friend in Western MA who can hook me up with fresh grass-fed beef and all-natural pork. It also helps ...
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August has been a pretty crazy month for me, but while my blog entries cooled down, my workouts continued to fire up! I’ve been traveling a lot, which means my routine has needed to shift to accommodate my locale.
The first adventure was a five day intensive Lomilomi retreat. Lomilomi is a style of Hawaiian massage that I’ve been studying for about two years now. This was my third class and it was incredibly inspiring. I knew that I would ...
Continue Reading →Another week, another workout! Yesterday I had the day off for the US Independence Day. In preparation of a few extra drinks I crafted a high-intensity full-body workout. I was really happy with this one and felt it was pretty well-balanced. It was also the first time I tried doing double kettlebell step-ups and I was surprised how much the 50lbs slowed me down. It was a great exercise for legs, abs and balance; probably my favorite and the hardest ...
Continue Reading →One of my friends, Rosie of Rock Bodies, is a personal trainer who often posts delicious healthy recipes to Facebook. She found a recipe for pancakes that uses just two ingredients: banana and eggs. Seriously, that’s it. They are AMAZING. Before I made them though I had to finish my workout for the day (especially since I was having local sausage with my pancakes).
Today I wanted to focus on arms and abs. Yesterday I did Zuzka’s ZShred #3 which ...
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It has have been a while since my last entry but I’m still going STRONG on workouts and sticking to my food allergy/healthy diet. I’m really enjoying seeing my muscle tone improve and I’ve been taking on new challenges. I’ve fallen in love with kettlebells and have also added some heavier free weights to my collection. My biggest struggle continues to be learning to do pullups. So far I can do ONE unassisted and that’s a good start.
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Continue Reading →Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 75 days already! The burpees have basically just become a part of my life at this point, even though they still manage to leave me gasping for air but my endurance for them has greatly increased. My biggest focus these days is on food. I’ve been experimenting with more recipes and more flours and there’s one recipe I’m just dying to share with you!
Chicken Pot Pie Two Ways (Paleo *or* gluten/dairy/corn free)
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Wow, I’m already 10 days past the half-way point of my 90 day challenge! That is awesome!! I’m definitely feeling stronger and am seeing more definition in my muscles. I have a lot more energy. I can also admit that even though burpees still shoot my heart rate way up and cause me to lose my breath, I can do them faster and I’m recovering quicker between sets. It definitely helps that I’m doing the ZCUT workouts on top ...
Continue Reading →I made something so delicious last night that I just had to blog about it!
Blackberry Peach Nicecream (adapted from Chocolate Covered Katie’s “Secretly Healthy Red Velvet Ice Cream“
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