The Tao of Me

As with my therapist, I also meet regularly with my nutritionist, Danielle. This nutritionist is a free benefit that I get through work. I’ve been meeting with her monthly for the past 18 months and she has been instrumental in helping me deal with such things as the GI issues I developed earlier this year. [...]

A week ago I met with my nutritionist. She has been helping me figure out ways to deal with my GI issues. As per usual, we reviewed my stats, what I’ve been eating for the past month and how I’ve been feeling. I told her that I’ve been sticking to the blandest diet ever. I’ve [...]

Since June, I’ve been actively trying to change my diet by eliminating processed foods and eating more wholesome, natural foods. I can honestly say that I’ve kicked the snacky chips and pretzels habit. I’ve become a regular at the Farmers Market and now snack on things like whole, raw almonds and corn on the cob. [...]

Just a few random thoughts on this Friday: 1. One last thing on the LA County Half-Marathon. This pretty much sums it up… …lots of walking. 2. After seeing this photo, taken on Black Friday, I decided that I hated my highlights… …last night I finally got rid of them and went to one color. [...]

Today is my 2-year runniversary! Meaning, 2 years ago today, I ran my first race – the Big Sur Half-Marathon! Today also makes one month since the Portland Marathon. A month that was full of post-season baseball. Check that — World Series baseball (I will never get tired of saying that.) And a month full [...]

A month ago I was up 10 lbs from my “happy” weight, 4 lbs above my “acceptable max” weight. That marathon training had me hungry all. the. time. So when it was over I sat down with my nutritionist to make a plan on how to cut back on my calorie intake and get back [...]

Last week I had my second visit with Danielle, my nutritionist. In our first visit, she recommended I get my Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR tested) which I did. So this visit was to review the results and talk about the proper methods of nutrition I should follow, specifically for my immediate goals of training for [...]