Comments on: Confessions Of A Former Runner http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/04/24/confessions-of-a-former-runner/ Balancing Wholesome Nutrition With Sensible Exercise Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:31:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: HEAB http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/04/24/confessions-of-a-former-runner/#comment-112355 HEAB Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:19:04 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=2446#comment-112355 Cameo, Always good to hear from others who relate to this post, and there a lot of us out there. So please know that you are not alone. I haven't read Why We Get Fat, but I have read excerpts from Good Calories Bad Calories - could not get through the whole thing as it reads like one giant research paper. I do agree with many points that Taubes makes, and speaking from my own experience, I will say that my appetite was out of control back when I ran - totally had the "runner's puff", and I blame all the carbs/sugar I was inhaling to fuel my runs. I look and feel so much better without all that stuff in my life. I wrote a post about it here: http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/10/05/a-cardio-update/ Cameo,
Always good to hear from others who relate to this post, and there a lot of us out there. So please know that you are not alone. I haven’t read Why We Get Fat, but I have read excerpts from Good Calories Bad Calories – could not get through the whole thing as it reads like one giant research paper. I do agree with many points that Taubes makes, and speaking from my own experience, I will say that my appetite was out of control back when I ran – totally had the “runner’s puff”, and I blame all the carbs/sugar I was inhaling to fuel my runs. I look and feel so much better without all that stuff in my life. I wrote a post about it here: http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/10/05/a-cardio-update/

]]> By: cameo http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/04/24/confessions-of-a-former-runner/#comment-112277 cameo Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:00:51 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=2446#comment-112277 Great post - came via your "7 Links" post. It's interesting because I battled a serious exercise addiction for years (think, lost menstrual cycle) and I truly believed I had to push my body every day or else I would get fat. I took about 2 years "off" (yoga and core work) and now am just easing back into running, though not nearly as much as I used to. I have been reading Gary Taube's book, "Why We Get Fat" and he has so many arguments for why exercise makes people eat more, period. He posits that it leads to weight gain more than weight loss...have you read? I don't know where I stand on it, but it certainly is interesting! Great post – came via your “7 Links” post. It’s interesting because I battled a serious exercise addiction for years (think, lost menstrual cycle) and I truly believed I had to push my body every day or else I would get fat. I took about 2 years “off” (yoga and core work) and now am just easing back into running, though not nearly as much as I used to. I have been reading Gary Taube’s book, “Why We Get Fat” and he has so many arguments for why exercise makes people eat more, period. He posits that it leads to weight gain more than weight loss…have you read? I don’t know where I stand on it, but it certainly is interesting!

]]> By: Lots O’ Links | Heather Eats Almond Butter http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/04/24/confessions-of-a-former-runner/#comment-112173 Lots O’ Links | Heather Eats Almond Butter Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:36:55 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=2446#comment-112173 [...] Confessions of A Former Runner [...] [...] Confessions of A Former Runner [...]

]]> By: Katherina @ Zephyr Runs http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/04/24/confessions-of-a-former-runner/#comment-105919 Katherina @ Zephyr Runs Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:23:23 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=2446#comment-105919 You're such a source of inspiration, Heather! I love this post and love you for it. You’re such a source of inspiration, Heather! I love this post and love you for it.

]]> By: the end of running « Chocolate and Chaturangas http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/04/24/confessions-of-a-former-runner/#comment-105866 the end of running « Chocolate and Chaturangas Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:17:28 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=2446#comment-105866 [...] my stress fracture in December, I’ve adopted a new mentality, much like Andie and Heather. In fact, these two ladies helped me more than they’ll ever know through telling their [...] [...] my stress fracture in December, I’ve adopted a new mentality, much like Andie and Heather. In fact, these two ladies helped me more than they’ll ever know through telling their [...]

]]> By: Caitlin http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/04/24/confessions-of-a-former-runner/#comment-83677 Caitlin Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:13:17 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=2446#comment-83677 Hi Heather, I just discovered your blog, and this post made me very happy! I ran ran ran too for many years...and I do still love running. However, due to schedules, etc. I find it easier to fit yoga and walking walking walking into my routine these days. To my surprise, I still feel awesome and fit...maybe even more so. Yoga is an amazing form of exercise...and it is good for both the mind & body! Hi Heather,

I just discovered your blog, and this post made me very happy! I ran ran ran too for many years…and I do still love running. However, due to schedules, etc. I find it easier to fit yoga and walking walking walking into my routine these days. To my surprise, I still feel awesome and fit…maybe even more so. Yoga is an amazing form of exercise…and it is good for both the mind & body!

]]> By: *Andrea* http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/04/24/confessions-of-a-former-runner/#comment-82021 *Andrea* Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:45:20 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=2446#comment-82021 great post!! love amazon! i don't know why i haven't signed up for prime yet... i also am not obsessed with sushi like every other girl i know. great to hear about your transition from running to yoga! i am soooo unflexible and would love to get into yoga. it's hard to make it to classes though when i work until 7 or 8pm, but i need to start those podcasts or yoga online videos. great post!! love amazon! i don’t know why i haven’t signed up for prime yet… i also am not obsessed with sushi like every other girl i know. great to hear about your transition from running to yoga! i am soooo unflexible and would love to get into yoga. it’s hard to make it to classes though when i work until 7 or 8pm, but i need to start those podcasts or yoga online videos.

]]> By: HEAB http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/04/24/confessions-of-a-former-runner/#comment-81984 HEAB Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:56:00 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=2446#comment-81984 Pamela, Better late than never. :) The hot yoga workshop was at Hot Yoga Nashville on Eliston Place...gosh, 2 years ago this month. Most of their classes were Bikram yoga, but for a few years, one of the owners taught a 30-day vinyasa workshop. However, it's now under new ownership, and I'm not sure what kind of classes the studio currently offers. I do know that Kali Yuga offers heated vinyasa classes - over on the East side. Great little space! Pamela,
Better late than never. :)

The hot yoga workshop was at Hot Yoga Nashville on Eliston Place…gosh, 2 years ago this month. Most of their classes were Bikram yoga, but for a few years, one of the owners taught a 30-day vinyasa workshop. However, it’s now under new ownership, and I’m not sure what kind of classes the studio currently offers. I do know that Kali Yuga offers heated vinyasa classes – over on the East side. Great little space!

]]> By: HEAB http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/04/24/confessions-of-a-former-runner/#comment-81982 HEAB Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:53:23 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=2446#comment-81982 Dorry, I hear Lululemon is an amazing company to work for - so excited for you! :) Dorry,
I hear Lululemon is an amazing company to work for – so excited for you! :)

]]> By: Pamela http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/04/24/confessions-of-a-former-runner/#comment-81979 Pamela Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:40:19 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=2446#comment-81979 I just stumbled across this entry (hah, welcome to the party 2 years late!), and I really really really love it. I am passionate about both yoga and running, epecially the blissed out feeling I get from both, and I'm working at looking at them as stress-relieving, centering, and calming practices, rather than a means to an end. (Weight loss, of course.) As a local gal, what hot studio did you attend for 30 days straight? Hot Yoga? Is there something similar happening today, in 2011? I'm a big fan of a lot of the vinyasa studios around town, but I've not been to a hot yoga class since college. Any tips would be appreciated! I just stumbled across this entry (hah, welcome to the party 2 years late!), and I really really really love it. I am passionate about both yoga and running, epecially the blissed out feeling I get from both, and I’m working at looking at them as stress-relieving, centering, and calming practices, rather than a means to an end. (Weight loss, of course.)

As a local gal, what hot studio did you attend for 30 days straight? Hot Yoga? Is there something similar happening today, in 2011? I’m a big fan of a lot of the vinyasa studios around town, but I’ve not been to a hot yoga class since college. Any tips would be appreciated!

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