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Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 02, 1999

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I ran the Top of Utah Marathon in 4:43 after having my third child the year before. 5 K in 24:19, 10 K in 53 minutes pregnant. Survived personal training from my lovable but slightly overbearing husband Sasha for more than 8 years!!

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break 23:45 in the 5k.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay thin and full of energy.

Not be an embarassment to my family full of world class athletes.

Personal:

Madly in love with Sasha. We have been married since 1996 and have been blessed with seven of the most adorable and talented children : Benjamin, Jennifer, Julia, and Joseph, Jacob, William and Stephen.

All of our children have run in at least one race, including Jacob and William who did it inside the womb. I enjoy various non-running activities such as: baking, sewing, playing organ, piano and flute, painting, and playing with our  vivacious children.

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Gonna do two more this afternoon with my girls.

I taught a lesson in my ward about eating whole foods. Mostly went well. I was a little nervous for some reason. Usually I don't mind speaking in front of people. I was fine once I got warmed up.

At the end this lady that gave me a hard time the last time I spoke on Food Storage gave me a hard time again. I asked the women to bring the most unhealthy thing they had in their house to be donated to science.....Only a few ladies brought things and the lady that I dubbed the winner or the Biggest Loser because it was the unhealthiest didn't mind when I threw the packet of ramen noodles in the trash.....that was part of the game and part of the point.

Ramen noodles is a great example of cheap really really bad for you food. I happen to love them and grew up on them but they are full of everything that is bad for you and nothing redeeming except you won't starve if you eat them.

Another thing that I talked about was Cream of Chicken soup. That has just about everything bad for you in it too and is a staple in every Mormon cookbook ever printed.

I challenged the women to buy one healthy thing instead of a processed food they usually buy. Buy a bag of blueberries instead of those blueberry poptarts....for example. Maybe you ladies on the blog can try this too. Eating whole foods can be more expensive but you can make it work if you spend less money on processed foods.


Comments
From josse on Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 21:01:08

So on the same subject, my visiting teachers came over. And they asked me about my diet. Which is very similar to yours. After I told them all they could talk about was how hard that would be and how they wouldn't be able to do it. I find it interesting how so many people find it so easy to eat so badly and feel so crappy from eating that way. If they would only just try it and feel the differance. And if they have a craving for something sweet find better and more healthy alternatives. Tonight and for the last couple of days I have had some bad cravings for something sweet (which I usually don't have). So I just got some yogurt that is sweeted with pure maple suryp and added my whole made 7 grain ceral with dates, raisins, dried cranberries, golden flax seed unprocessed coconut, and lot of other good for you things. It was great and took away that craving for cin-a-bons that my hubby brought home from the airport last night (shame on him he bought a whole box of them).

Any way good for you on the education of eating healthy. You rock!!!!

From sarah on Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 21:43:51

Thanks Josse...I think you rock more..When I'm craving cinammon buns...I just make myself some...Even my whole wheat unrefined sugar kind is probably not as good for you as your yummy yogurt!!

From kt on Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 22:30:33

I am just learning about this eatting healthy stuff! And I have found for the most part so far I love it. I need to learn to expand my food list. Although my visiting teacher brought over homemade cinammon rolls today hot out of her oven (they are the best) I smelled them but did not eat any! My dinner mainly consits of chicken, brown rice and beans mixed together. I did find a whole grain pumkin bread recipe and tried that out. I used olive oil 7 grains ground up and whole weat flour (no eggs) Anyways it is my little peice of food heaven. I did buy blue berries yesterday, although I have no idea what to do with them. I will get there!

From sarah on Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 23:05:35

When I was trying out healthy eating for the first time I just tried to look up recipes that I wanted to make and healthify them as best I could while maintaining the original form as best as possible. I love to make blueberry muffins, blueberry pancakes, smoothies, sprinkle them on my breakfast..etc.

I prefer the wild blueberries that they sell at Walmart because they are smaller than some varieties and perfect for baking. The bigger ones would be better for smoothies or putting in or on things...they are just a bit too juicy for baking. Looks like you are doing great.

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