Jen's Gone Paleo: Pork Breakfast Sausage

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Barefoot Coconut: A Prepackaged Yellow Jacket

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Lunch Break

So, today I had a few hours to kill and decided to go grab soup and a salad for lunch at Panera. I sat down hoping to get some reading done while I ate only to quickly realize that was not going to happen. I was sitting next to a table of older women late 60's and up I would guess. What were they talking about that had me so distracted? They were discussing one of their Mother's who was there and had just stepped out to smoke. A direct quote from the 60 something daughter was, "Yes the Dr. said he'd rather Mom smoke 2-3 cigarette's a day." To which someone was aghast but the daughter quickly defended her mother and said, "Well, she only really takes a few puffs and then snubs it out."

1. When would a Dr tell you to smoke?

2. When did it become OK to smoke if you were only taking a few drags and then snubbing it out a few times a day?

The mother walked back in and said, "Now I feel better". Which saddened me further. I get it, I know it's a personal choice. I was a smoker and most of the men in my family smoke. Nothing I'm not familiar with. Just struck a chord.

Oh the the icing on the story, the woman who was smoking had just had a heart attack and because no one was around DROVE HERSELF TO THE HOSPITAL! Ahhhhh!!

THEN to make matters 'worse' they began down a road of discussing who was 'sicker' or had more ailments. Who was on more medications and who was visiting whom in the hospital. One lady then grabbed her phone and called the hospital to find out if her friend was still there as she wanted to visit.

Listening to all this made me very aware how I want to be the exact opposite of this. I DO NOT want to be sitting in a restaurant discussing how many meds I'm on...etc..etc...I don't want my kids caring for me, wiping my ass, visiting me in the hospital/nursing home. It just reinforces why I train so hard. So, at least I can say I tried my damnedest to stay well!

Grocery Store Saddness

So, I stopped by Safeway after eating a protein filled brunch to pick up some more protein for supper. They had a good selection of chicken and some Wild Alaskan caught Salmon. Next to that I added a few Lara bars for the kids and grabbed up a few Honey Crisp apples and Pacific Rose apples too. I was about to checkout when I passed a mom not much younger than me and I notice she is bargaining with her son. THEN I notice she is bargaining with him in regards to a CANDY BAR! She was trying to get him to choose a Butterfinger crisp?!...she was giving him the choice to grab a bar...a candy bar and he was barely, BARELY old enough to TALK! I was so saddened when I passed them as it is just a reminder of how poorly we feed ourselves and our children in this country. This little boy will eat that bar and then crash and be grouchy (after he has bounced off the walls for a while) and miserable and mom will likely not know why. (I even gave her the benefit of the doubt and looked at what was in her cart hoping the candy bar was just a REALLY bad treat, but no...her cart showed the lack of knowledge we as American's have regarding food).

SUGAR is bad and that is hard to understand. I'm so glad that I am aware of this now at 33 and my children at 4 and 7 are aware. I just wish I could help more moms know how to better feed their children.

So, that was a sad trip to the store today. Maybe someday....

GYM BABY

EVOLUTION Back 2 Basics has had our first Gym baby!

Congrats April and John.

Addie~ Jan. 30, 2012

8lbs 10oz

April has been a client of mine for over a year. She came to me overweight and needing a diet re-vamp. We worked together to get her physically prepared to carry a baby and completely changed her diet. Thru Paleo, Juice Plus, and CrossFit training she was able to shed pounds, gain muscle and take control of her health.

We love you guys! Thanks for sharing the experience with us.

The HCG Solution

Nothing makes me more frustrated than to walk into a 'big box' store to find The HCG Solution being pimped to the masses. And for only $19.88 you can have all your dreams come true. What it fails to mention and in most of the reviews online, fails to mention is the VLC (very low calorie) diet. 500 calories a day LOW. Like body barely functioning low! Like body eating all your lean muscle low.

Quick fixes are dangerous and not worth $19.88 or any amount of money. Take that $20 and change and go buy some whole food (no not processed crap), you know apples and meat and such and eat some real food add in a bit of exercise and see what that does for you.

Angi H. After Photos (11 months later)