My name is Gretchen and I am a wife, a personal trainer, a flight attendant & a paleo figure competitor. Figure competitions have been more of a recent passion in my life. I have been a personal trainer for about 3 years and as a personal trainer, competing in a figure competition was a big goal of mine.… Continue Reading
Seven Shades of Paleo
There’s an episode of The Simpsons that Paul McCartney guest stars on and there’s a scene that goes something like this – Paul McCartney and Lisa are talking and Lisa tells Paul that she’s a vegetarian and she’s thinking about becoming a vegan; to which Paul replies, “I’m a level seven vegan. I don’t eat… Continue Reading
Pushing Your Buttons…
It’s kind of like when you’re walking through the toy section at Target; you know – there’re those toys that have the buttons that say “push me”. Now, it’s likely that you aren’t even remotely interested in buying that troll looking doll that sings AND dances; but not pushing the button is completely out of the question. … Continue Reading
The State of School Lunch…
School lunch, I remember it well. Some days were good, other days the menu held items referred to as “S**t on a Shingle and “Barf on a Bun”. The lunch ladies were always kind and knew our names (I grew up in a VERY small town) and I gotta give them gals some mad-props because they… Continue Reading
Want Dinner on the Table Fast – Try Paleo Slow Cooking!
Life moves fast. It’s in constant motion from the time you wake up until you go to bed. Balancing the kids, school, work, activities, etc; who has time to actually think about what’s for dinner? It happens almost everyday – you get home after a long day, you’re hungry, tired and definitely don’t feel like… Continue Reading
“What the Paleo World Eats”: Call for Contributors – Round 2
Back in April we put out a blog post asking YOU to tell and show us what a week in your paleo food life looked like. Some of you took us up on the challenge and sent some awesome photos and great supporting information: store receipts, food costs and family stories. The submissions we received… Continue Reading
Hey Perky! Let’s Talk About That Coffee…
First it was the ‘paleo-fied’ desserts, then went the shaker bottle, next was ‘natural’ sweeteners followed closely by the artificial, and it didn’t stop there. Nope, I even rained on your summer BBQ fun by putting a cramp in your grilling style. Yep, that’s right! It’s your favorite fun-hater back to make you contemplate that… Continue Reading
A Paleo Challenge Motivates Steve to Get Healthy
Food for thought: nutrition is paramount to optimal health and fitness. Whether it’s Zone, GOMAD, primal, or paleo, for better or for worse, I have witnessed the contagiousness of diet in many athletic communities: it’s mentioned, it peeks interest, it drives experimentation. After personal observation, experimentation, and even more observation, you can add me to… Continue Reading
Paleo Book Review: Everyday Paleo Family Cookbook
Hey Good Lookin’! What you got cookin?? If you said – chicken and broccoli – again… Then I highly suggest you KEEP READING!!! Let me be the first to tell you, there is more to life then a dry piece of plain meat and soggy vegetables or a bowl full of spinach. AND, contrary to… Continue Reading
Cracking the Code on Egg Labeling
Lately the media has been throwing out some ‘scrambled’ messages about eggs. The headlines claim that eating egg yolks is as bad for health as puffing on a cigarette. I know that none of you have ‘sucker’ tattooed on your forehead and that you aren’t believing all the hype – but just in case you… Continue Reading
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