Sistas of Strength Fitness and Nutrition Blog
Amanda Perry on life, specifically fitness, nutrition, motherhood and relationships.
No matter who you are and what type of nutrition plan you follow (or don't follow!) you're going to have days where you don't eat well. Honestly, those days aren't really all that important as long as they're also not all that frequent. What is … [Read more...]
My husband went to jury duty a few weeks ago and the court ordered lunch for the jurors from a standard pizza joint. My husband ordered a salad with grilled chicken instead of going with a pizza or a sub. One woman there gave him a hard time about … [Read more...]
I attended Dan John's Intervention seminar this weekend. Not intervention like the show, but intervention as in a way to stop and rethink your approach to training. We talked a lot about goal setting and the thing I loved most is that he tied all … [Read more...]
Good morning everyone! I'm going to do a series of posts on moms making time for things that they love (although the tips are really applicable to anyone who's busy, not just moms!). As a busy working mom, I'm learning that it's so important to … [Read more...]
This summer at church (don't stop reading here...I'm not going to get all preachy on you) our Pastor was talking about how as a kid he always asked "Do I have to?" when his parents wanted him to do something he hated. He admitted that sometimes his … [Read more...]
I bonked today. Hit a wall. Crashed. Used up all the fuel in the tank. Get the point? Usually CJ sleeps through the night, but he got up a few times last night so I went into his room to comfort him and get him back to sleep. No big deal at … [Read more...]
I didn't post as much as I wanted to about nutrition during pregnancy, but I will be sure to do some posts on that topic in the future. I did, however, mention my extreme hatred for vegetables that I had during my first trimester. I struggled quite a … [Read more...]
Just like being a mom, breastfeeding is NOT easy! However, nursing your baby has so many benefits (most importantly, the wonderful nutrition your baby receives from your milk!) I'm not sure why all of the books/resources say that breastfeeding … [Read more...]
For this week's flashback Friday I'm looking back at the past year instead of the past week because yesterday marks one year since I started up this lil ole blog! My first post was about Viking Warrior Conditioning. I was using an 8K … [Read more...]
It's Flashback Friday! What I'm thankful for this week: I'm thankful that I am 34 weeks pregnant and still able to work out as often as I can. Our bodies can truly be amazing. I'm glad that I took the time to research working out during … [Read more...]
