{"id":17159,"date":"2015-08-04T14:45:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T20:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=17159"},"modified":"2015-08-04T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T20:45:17","slug":"grains-and-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2015\/08\/grains-and-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"Grains and Gains"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Recently I talked about how I was going to start adding in some whole grains back into my diet<\/a> to see how I handle them. \u00a0I’ve been focusing on old fashioned oatmeal and whole grain breads. \u00a0So far things have been going well with that. \u00a0Those grains aren’t causing me any sleep or digestive issues. \u00a0This means I can get back to eating oatmeal (I do love it!) and having a sandwich on occasion.<\/p>\n

I pressed my luck and splurged a bit. \u00a0I got a cheese danish from the farmer’s market last week and had that for breakfast with coffee. \u00a0It was delicious and decadent. \u00a0And it caused me a lot of problems. \u00a0Booo<\/p>\n

It left me feeling bloated and crappy. \u00a0Plus I couldn’t sleep that night. \u00a0The bloaty feeling stuck around for two days after eating that danish. \u00a0Bleck! \u00a0So while delicious, I know that those are the types of things I need to stay away from. \u00a0I can have a few bites if I really want it but otherwise, white flour based treats are out. \u00a0Which is fine because I typically don’t gravitate towards that stuff anyway.<\/p>\n

My gains are with running and this makes my heart sing! \u00a0I took some time off running<\/a> since it was starting to bother my hip. \u00a0Instead I started focusing more on HIIT workouts (Insanity Max 30<\/a>) and weight workouts with 21 Day Fix Extreme<\/a> (21FX). Both of these have helped me get back on track and being able to start running again.<\/p>\n

Max 30 helped me keep my endurance and cardio levels up. \u00a021DFX helped me strengthen my core and work on my leg strength. \u00a0That program has a lot of one legged exercises (think one legged squats) that helped me with balance and to make my legs and hips stronger.<\/p>\n

I started running again last week and it went well. \u00a0My hips were only a little sore after the run but the soreness didn’t last. It did not linger through the next day and I could walk up stairs without limping.<\/p>\n

Score! \u00a0This is amazing! \u00a0Running is so much my jam and we have so many amazing places to run here. \u00a0I love getting up early in the mornings and knocking out a run. \u00a0Nothing makes me feel as amazing as a run does. \u00a0It always puts me in a good mood and starts the day off on the right foot. \u00a0I love it. \u00a0I can’t go run every day but right now I’ll take something over nothing.<\/p>\n

Where do I go from here? \u00a0Still going to focus on eating whole grains on occasion and keeping that in check. \u00a0Along with adding running back in a few days a week. \u00a0I’m also getting ready to start a new workout routine called CIZE. \u00a0I have a challenge group that starts next Monday and it’s not too late to join in. \u00a0CIZE is a hip-hop dance focused workout routine.<\/a> \u00a0No burpees and no weights. \u00a0Just shakin’ the booty and getting exercise at the same time. \u00a0There’s still time to join the challenge group if you want in. \u00a0Give me a shout and I’ll send you all the details!<\/p>\n

How are your workouts going lately?<\/em><\/p>\n

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