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Real Life Tips for E2M Success

Real life tips for E2M success

Michelle and I successfully completed our first eight week cycle of E2M and are now halfway into our second round. We both continue to be very happy with the results. And not just the weight loss. We both feel fitter, stronger, and more healthy overall. It’s been a great way to jolt us out of a pandemic rut and implement some positive new lifestyle habits.

For this second round, we recruited some curious friends to join us. They had a lot of questions. We didn’t have all the answers (trust the process!) but we did have some tip from our first round experience about how you can best set yourself up for E2M success. Continue Reading

Iron for Endurance Athletes

Iron for endurance athletes

One silver lining to having a chronic disease is that you visit the doctor quite often and have your blood tested quite often. For someone that enjoys running and endurance events like I do, those blood tests can be a great tool when things suddenly and unexpectedly go off the rails during training. 

Sidenote, it’s also very helpful to have a doctor that is an athlete/runner herself or is used to working with and interpreting blood tests from dedicated amateur athletes. I’ve found my doctor (a dedicated cross-fitter and ultra-runner) very sympathetic to the mental aspects of training, too. When I tell her my frustrations or need to run, I know she understands. Continue Reading