January 2013
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The Top 7 Myths about Crossfit and Why They're...
I understand that Crossfit isn’t for everyone. I GET IT. But don’t let the myths about Crossfit give you an excuse not to try it, okay? If you’re even a little bit interested, I would highly recommend trying it at least 4-5 times (once isn’t really enough to get a good feel for it). It’s literally changed my life.
Myth #1: Crossfit is only for super-fit people....
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Potlucking Out
I told you guys that I’m doing a January Whole30 with my dad, my sister, and a few people from my Crossfit box. Well, we all got smart and decided to throw a Whole30 potluck. Let me tell you — that was ageniusidea, for a few reasons:
It reminded me of all the delicious Whole30 food out there, because sometimes, it’s all too easy to get stuck in a rut.
It’s a fun,...
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Celebrating Others Healthfully
I think one of the most difficult things about being on Whole30 is participating in the celebrations of loved ones. Saying no to non-Whole30 foods is just half the battle. The other half of the battle is trying to explain why you can’t partake in birthday cake, drinks, etc.
Since I’m now on my third Whole30, I feel like I have a little bit of experience with this. Just last night, I...
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Wedding Dress Shopping: Health for a Wedding vs. a...
As I mentioned in this post, I’m getting married in the spring at two separate ceremonies (one in Mexico over Memorial Day weekend and one in my hometown three weeks later).
You can ask any of my friends to verify this, but I’ve never been a wedding person. I’ve never fantasized about my own wedding, never gotten addicted to any of the seemingly omnipresent wedding shows on...
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New Year Egg Drop Soup with Pork
This is, hands down, my new favorite recipe. I’ve already made it three times and I’m not sick of it. That’s saying a lot because usually I have a hard time eating something more than two or three times in a row.
It’s an easy recipe, but one ingredient you really can’t skimp on is this one:
Sesame oil makes this recipe, so please don’t try to make it without...
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One Month at a Time: January
I feel like I can hear all the new year’s resolutions being made (or already broken) as I type this, both in the blog world and in real life. But here I sit, on the second day of 2013, without having made a single resolution, goal, or intention for the year. While I usually love the opportunity for a fresh start — and am definitely in favor of setting SMART goals — I think...
December 2012
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Happy Happy
Dear Healthisa Readers,
In the spirit of rest, rejuvenation, and yes, health, I’m officially signing off for the rest of 2012.
At the time of year when things might normally be winding down, my life seems to be picking up. Work has been ramping up thanks to some new and exciting programs — definitely relevant to the Healthista crowd, so I’ll be sure to share next year after...
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Fit Yo Pants Result Highlights
I wanted to share some of your amazing Fit Yo Pants Challenge results, because they’re pretty amazing!
First up, here’s Elizabeth:
The last side profile is an amazing difference in just six weeks!
Next up, queenbliss:
To help her stay motivated, she says: “I kept the pants on the hanger and saw them every morning when I woke up and every time I went to bed. I knew I...
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Do You Fit Yo Pants?!
The Fit Yo Pants Challenge is officially over, and it’s time to pick a winner!
If you completed the challenge and now fit yo pants, first of all, CONGRATS! Amazing job, you. Way to dedicate yourself and meet your goal!
Second of all, if you want to be entered to win the $100 Amazon gift card, you’ll need to send me an “after” pic with you fitting yo pants by Wednesday,...
November 2012
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Top Ten Food Words Worth Savoring →
For all you foodie wordsmiths out there. Personal favorites? Ambrosial (“pleasing to the senses”) and Balthazar (“an oversize wine bottle”).
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A Post-Thanksgiving Workout to Help You Fit Yo...
So! Did we all survive Thanksgiving? Is it even worth repeating all the post-Thanksgiving cliches? (“I survived… Plus a couple pounds!” “Ugh, I ate more pumpkin pie than I should have,” “I must have gained 10 POUNDS this week!”).
Alright, alright. Let’s skip the Thanksgiving weight cliches and skip right to the part where we all get back on track...
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Obligatory Thanksgiving Post Roundup
I’m taking a little blogging vacay this week, but I wanted to leave you with some resources for having a very tasty and thankful Thanksgiving.
My Dream Thanksgiving Menu
The Thanksgiving Recipe Database You NEED to Have
Stress-Free Thanksgiving Menu
Have a Healthista-Approved Holiday
The dish I’ll be contributing to our Thanksgiving dinner: roasted butternut squash with apples...
Like Fit Missy on Facebook by Midnight EST for a... →
After you Like the page, just let me know you did on this post from 11/14.
All the deets here.
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Win an Hour of Free Fitness Consultations &...
In the hopes of helping you Fit Yo Pants (hope everyone is doing well with that!), I bring you an AWESOME giveaway, care of our friends at Fit Missy!
When my girl Vesna emailed me about a new workout program she developed called Fit Missy, I was pretty excited. She’s been creating workouts and sharing them with Your Healthista readers for several years now under the Trainerpack name, and...
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Green Soup with Ham (Meatballs)
This recipe will officially help you Fit Yo Pants!
Whoa! I feel like I haven’t been here in a while. How’s are all the Fit Yo Pantsers doing? We have a little less than a month to go, so I hope you’re making some progress and committing to all the things I asked you to.
I’m coming to you with a rich, hearty soup that will fill you up as it helps you fit yo...
October 2012
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The Fit Yo Pants Workout You Can Do with a Friend!
Last week, I asked you to commit to moving your body for 20-45 minutes, four times a week. I don’t care what you do, you just have to move! But if you need some inspiration for that movement, I’m here for you. This is a workout you can do with a friend, so you should have some extra motivation/encouragement! You also won’t need any extra equipment for this workout, so you have...
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Dairy-Free Pesto You Can Eat on ANYTHING
This recipe will officially help you Fit Yo Pants!
My man likes to say that “pesto is fancy-people ranch,” and I think he’s right. Pesto is one of those condiments, like ranch, that tastes good on just about anything. And it makes most things taste a whole lot better.
Since I’m kinda enjoying the dairy free life right now (thanks to the Whole30), I wanted to create a...
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October-Appropriate Pumpkin Chili
This recipe will officially help you Fit Yo Pants!
I know that when most of you see the word “pumpkin” in a recipe title, you roll your eyes. I get it. Trust me, I do. But sometimes that ubiquitous squash just makes a recipe really special. This is one of those times. And really, we only get to abuse pumpkin for a couple months out of the year, so let’s make the most of it!
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The First Step on the Road to Fit Yo Pants
All your pics have been submitted. You’re ready to fit yo pants. Now, the only question remaining is HOW?
The first thing I need you to do — the first step to fitting yo pants, if you will — is to recognize that whatever you’re doing right now needs to change. You don’t fit yo pants right now, and you clearly want to, so you need to do something different. ...
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Last Day to Join the Fit Yo Pants Challenge!
You have until midnight tonight (EST) to send me a pic of you in your just-a-tad-too-small pants. Don’t worry, I won’t publish your pic (though if you win, I might ask your permission to anonymously post your before and after!) If you fit yo pants by Dec. 1, you’re entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card! All the deets/rules here.
All you have to do to start the challenge is...
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Have You Picked Yo Pants?
You have until tomorrow at midnight to pick yo pants for Fit Yo Pants! Remember, pick a pair that’s a smidge (the uber-scientific term for “around one size”) too small. If your pants look like this, they’re not right for this challenge.
All you have to do is send me a pic of you in yo pants (hide your face if you want!) by midnight EST tomorrow to be entered in the...
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It's Time to Fit Yo Pants!
We all have that one pair of pants that used to fit us, but are now just a little too tight to squeeze into. Or maybe they zip, but they just don’t fit like they used to (muffin top?). I know I have a couple pairs like that. Before you retire them for good (and shell out your hard-earned cash for new ones), we’re going to give one last, concerted effort to fit into them with the Fit...
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What to Eat When You Have a Cold →
You know, because everyone has a cold this time of year.
My On the Verge broth is in there!
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Shrimp Pad Thai with Spaghetti Squash
You guys. This recipe. I can’t even describe to you how amazing and delicious it is. You seriously won’t miss the noodles at all. I actually liked this dish better than traditional Pad Thai (which I often find sorta bland and boring). Because I’ve never made Pad Thai before, I used a few recipes for inspiration and ended up adapting/combining them to create an entirely new...
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Kale & Spicy Sausage Saute
I’ll admit, I didn’t have high hopes for this recipe. I originally bought the ingredients to make a soup, but I just didn’t feel like another tomato-based soup since I had already been eating Creamy Chicken Tomato soup all week.
I decided to take the ingredients and make a saute instead, and I’m glad I did! This recipe turned out much more awesome than anticipated.
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Healthista Whole30 Week Four: Recipes + Grocery...
One more week! That’s NOTHING. You can do anything for seven (now six!) days, right? Right. So for those of you playing along at home, this is the last week of the Healthista Whole30. Find out everything you need to know about the Whole30 on the Whole9 website!
I have some delish recipes of my sleeve, but in case you missed them, here are the recipes/grocery lists from previous weeks:
Week...
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What to Expect When You're on the Last Week of...
T-7 days until this Whole30 thing is complete. If you’ve been following along for the past three weeks, I’d love to hear from you! Shoot me an email or comment on this post and let me know how things have been going. And find out everything you need to know about the Whole30 on the Whole9 website!
Your meal plan and grocery list for this last week will be posted tomorrow morning,...
September 2012
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SWYPO Foods
Oh heyyyyy, day 16! How you doin’? We’re doin’ just fine. Juuustttt fine. Today, I want to talk about Sex With Your Pants On foods. Please, allow me to explain.
The Hartwigs discourage re-creating your favorite junk foods so they’re Whole30 compliant. They call this “SWYPO” (Sex With Your Pants On) because, as they say, “It’s good… but it’s not that...
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Whole30 Approved: Sweet Potato & Sausage Breakfast...
I was originally inspired by this recipe, but the idea of cooking eggs in the crock pot just weirded me out a little bit. Plus, I just love runny yolks. This breakfast pie is kinda like a deconstructed frittata, and I’m pretty sure I’m now obsessed with it. Thanks, PaleOMG. This ingredient combo is a complete and utter win.
You’ll need (makes 6-8 small servings or 4-6 large...
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Healthista Whole30 Week Three: Recipes + Grocery...
Congrats! You’re just about halfway through the Healthista Whole30. I hope you’re hanging in there. I’ve had a couple snafus (finding out something had sugar in it after the fact, for one), but otherwise am having an awesome Whole30 experience. Find out everything you need to know about the Whole30 on the Whole9 website!
For those of you who’ve asked about if you can still...
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Day 11: Exercise During the Whole30
We made it to Day 11! Almost halfway through and pretty painless, right?
I promised you all a post on working out during the Whole30, so here it is.
I believe that my workouts only benefit from a clean diet, but I also know that if you’re spending a lot of time and energy focused on overhauling your eating, spending energy on workouts isn’t feasible. That’s okay.
Just do one...
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Some Mainstream Press for Whole30 →
Nice article/interview with Melissa Hartwig. My favorite Q&A:
It seems like there’s been quite a bit of backlash lately against the Paleo lifestyle. What do you say to the critics?
If people started looking at the actual recommendations of ours and other Paleo programs—if we just told you what we ate, without sticking a label on it—I don’t think anyone would even blink. We eat a modest...
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The Deal with Fruit
Whether you’re doing the Whole30 or not, you’ve probably heard something about fruit and how maybe it’s not one of those foods you can eat unlimited quantities of without consequence after all. One of the only questions I got yesterday was about fruit.
Fruit contains plenty of fructose, which is a naturally occurring fruit sugar. Naturally occurring is good, right? Well, yes....
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Open Call for Whole30 Questions!
Aaaand we’re already a week in. No problemo, right? Just three more weeks and you can say you’re a graduate of the Healthista Whole30! Not bad, not bad. I checked off days five, six, and seven pretty effortlessly. Some highlights: Thai green curry (no rice, obv), Indian Rasam soup (it was just broth but SO GOOD), and the Enchilada Chicken Stew I tested over the weekend for this...
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Whole30 Week Two: Recipes + Grocery List
We’re almost done with the first week of the Healthista Whole30! Woo! That wasn’t so bad, right? In case you missed the recipes and grocery list from Week One and want to catch up, here it is.
I promised a reader I’d get the recipes and grocery list for next week up today, and I figured it will help you plan your week if you have some inspiration earlier. I have some yummy stuff...
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Day Four Down + Whole30 on the Weekend
So you almost made it through your first workweek of the Whole30! Look at you go. My Day Four looked eerily similar to days one through three, including all the familiar elements (frittata, chicken salad, meatloaf). I snacked on nuts and some fruit, including my quick version of a baked apple — cut up an apple, top with almond butter + cinnamon, and microwave for two minutes to soften....
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Whole30 Day Three + Cinnamon-Coconut Roasted Nuts
We’re three days in! Woo! Somehow, it feels longer than that, right? But nope, only three days down. And 27 more to go. No biggie — we got this!
I’m still working on finishing my giant batches of frittata, turkey meatloaf, and chicken salad (luckily, I’m not bored of those foods yet), but I did add a couple fun snacks today.
I munched on some frozen mango after dinner....
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Whole30 Day Two: CHECK! + Tips for Surviving Your...
My Day Two looked a lot like Day One. I had the same frittata for breakfast, chicken salad (plus some extra avocado for lunch), and meatloaf + zucchini for dinner. I also had a few servings of fruit and some coconut water after my workout. Today will probably look very similar, since I still have tons of chicken salad and meatloaf left. I’m gonna keep eating ‘em until they’re...
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Whole30 Approved: Avocado Sonoma Chicken Salad
So, this chicken salad is so good that I’ve made it twice in the span of a week. My goal was to create something that tastes like Whole Foods’ Sonoma Chicken Salad (you know, the one that costs like $11.99/pound?) but is Whole30 approved and not a pain in the butt to create. I have to say: mission accomplished.
You’ll need (makes 4-6 servings):
1.5 pounds cooked chicken...
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Whole30 Day One: CHECK
Hi, all! Hope your respective Whole30s are going swimmingly. My Day One was just fine. Here’s a rundown:
Breakfast Basil, pancetta, and tomato frittata
Lunch Avocado Sonoma Chicken Salad - Recipe coming soon. For now, all I have is this blurry phone pic. I also had some fresh strawberries.
Dinner Modified version of PaleoOMG’s Chicken-Basil Meatloaf (mine was made with ground...
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Healthista Whole30: Who's In?!
Reblog or comment on this post to publicly pledge to be a part of the Healthista Whole30 from today (September 10) until October 10. Feel free to grab the image above for your own use!
First, get a refresher on what the Whole30 is all about in my intro post and on the Whole9 site. Then, check out the basic meal plan I created for your first week here. Finally, read these tips and get ready for...
