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Just to drive the point home…

Dear SHC, OK. I GET IT. (Mostly) On buzz feed today I came across how many calories athletes eat while training. It’s pretty amazing. Check out Elif Jale Yesilirmak.  She is a wrestler and packs away 3,000 Calories A Day!   Look at what is on that table! A mix of ALL food groups and categories! LOOK at how tiny […]

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I seem to be an “emotional” powerlifter…

What do emotions effect in your life? Emotional eater? Shopper? How about powerlifting? I actually almost had an “ugly cry” moment at the gym today. We all have our moments. At least that is what I tell myself. I was excited to get to the gym this morning! After a kick butt lifting day on Tuesday and a great massage […]

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I have had it with number obession.

Math has never been a strong suit but this has nothing to do with math and everything to do with scales and clothing sizes. Often, when trying to be all “healthy” and show off our great attitude we will say.. “it’s not the number on the scale that matters, it’s the size of the clothes!” Righttttttttt… in some way that does […]

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This seems Monday worthy :)

“Optimist: someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it’s a cha-cha.” – Robert Brault and just for fun.. here is Steve and I doing a Cha Cha to help raise money for the Kelowna Hospice.. be warned.. it’s kinda unique..

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Food for this week…

Basically I am looking at 541g of carbs in a day and 118 g of Protein. Here is how that breaks down for food on Monday.. and a basic plan for the rest of the week with some shifting around on lifting days. Meal 1:   117 g of carbs / 24.7g of Protein 2cups of oatmeal 1 Banana 1 […]

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