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The SEXY Diet Part V

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Boundaries

Do you have boundaries?

So…story time. I’ve been hanging out with this boy (man? guy? dude?) and it’s been really fun! I’m jazzed to have a partner in crime that loves good food, working out and vacations as much as I do. If I have learned anything in the past year, it is that vacation is WAY more fun with other people :)

In this past week, I realized something that I believe most women deal with…I was eating JUST LIKE HIM! Yeah, I’ll have a triple patty burger. Yes, I’ll eat the entire 16 ounce prime rib. Sure, I’ll have a twenty ounce americano with four shots of espresso. Half a bottle of wine? Why not!

And then it hit me…my shorts were fitting tighter. I was going to bed at night feeling absolutely ill. What the hell was going on here?

I was letting HIM be the pace setter at meal time and not paying attention to what I needed.

Have you ever noticed this? Do you eat the same as your significant other (even if they have a totally different body type than you)? What about your friends? Do your eating patterns reflect those that you spend the most time with (I bet they do)? Do you get frustrated that so and so can eat such and such and you can only have X, Y and Z?

Guess what? That’s just reality! I don’t need the same amount of food as a 225 lb dude. You have to take the time to discover what foods and how much and when works best for you. My man friend likes skipping breakfast, drinking coffee till noon, ravaging 8 eggs and 12 slices of bacon and plowing six bacon cheese burgers for dinner. Do I think that is the diet plan that works best for me? Absolutely not!

This week, I encourage you to create boundaries for yourself. I have gone back to what I know nourishes me. Pre-workout breakfast of eggs and coconut oil, short americanos, post-workout yams and salmon, a real lunch with lots of veggies, and a decent dinner with about four ounces of protein. Oh yeah, and I have just about given up on wine. All alcohol makes me sick…

Can you relate? Let me know in the comments if you have experienced this before, and if creating boundaries for yourself is helpful :)

Love,

Heather

The OPENutrition Seminar Series will be at Alpine Crossfit June 22nd and 23rd from 12 to 3:30! If you want to come learn the why’s and how’s of sports nutrition and eating psychology, join us! Register in advance online at www.regonline.com/OPENCFAlpine. Come take advantage of hydrostatic body fat testing as well provided by Rosanne Allen. See you there!

Our second OPENutrition Challenge Webinar is going LIVE Monday, June 24th from 6 to 8 p.m. Mountain Time. For thirty bucks you get a lesson on how to gain lean mass, shed body fat and boost performance. Register in advance online at www.regonline.com.

Loving the SEXY diet blog posts? Have you ordered your tank yet? Hop on to our store to get your SEXY tank tops ;) We have new colors and designs coming down the pipe here shortly!

The SEXY Diet Part III

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WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM FOOD?

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It is a few weeks into the OPENutrition Challenge for a lot of folks, and I’m getting a lot of emails about the following complaints:

I’m tired.

I have low energy.

I’m not feeling very enthusiastic.

I’m bored.

My response to this is: What are you expecting from your food?

Often times, we make it to where we are expecting our diet to “fix” us. If we just eat the right right foods we will have tons of energy, we will be beautiful, we will never have bad workouts, we will be cool calm and collected, etc.

That’s a lot to expect from what you put in your mouth!

If I could make any recommendation for the folks who are feeling like they want to throw in the towel and lick their wounds with a mouthful of ice cream, it would be to STOP expecting food to do so much for you.

Feeling blue? Call a friend!

Had a long day at work? Take a bath!

Not setting a PR every time you step in the gym? WELCOME TO REALITY!

Feeling tired? MAYBE YOU NEED TO SLEEP!

I don’t mean to come off harsh, but I see a lot of us pointing the finger at food at blaming it for not giving us the life we want. Food is powerful, but it does not have the power to create the abundant, loving, rich life that you may be seeking. You may need to get out of your kitchen and starting DOING things. If you want to feel sexy, put on your best most flattering out fit and go strut your stuff! Don’t have any clothes that fit and flatter you now? GO BUY SOME! Buy something that makes you FEEL sexy right now in this moment, rather than waiting till the stars are alined to love yourself.

Keep up the great work everyone! I know it is easy to turn to food to make you feel better, but often times we don’t need more (or less) food, we need to START leading the lives we believe we will have once our body/diet/fitness is “just right”.

If I had my “ideal” body with chiseled abs, a tall perky ass and double C tits, you know what I would do? I’d go to Victoria Secret and buy some lingerie to adorn myself with. Want to guess what is on my agenda for the week? ;)

Love,

Heather

HAPPY SUMMER!

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Hello from OPENutrition! It’s that time of year where everyone is getting outside, working on their tans, hopefully getting in some vacation time and enjoying their training! I’m personally excited for all the great food summer has to offer! Who doesn’t get excited about fresh fish, grill outs, and farmer’s markets?!


With all the fun summer has to offer, business has picked up around here at OPENutrition! We have SIX seminars coming up in the month of June to help you dial in your food for the summer months. Whether you are looking to shed your winter coat, add some new lean mass or set personal records in the gym, we are here to help! The OPENutrition Seminar Series has now gone LIVE on the internet as well. We had our first ever webinar last month, and it was a great success! Be on the look out for more of those being offered this summer.

In addition to putting on the OPENutrition Seminar and Challenges, we are also working with lots of athletes one on one. If you are looking for a nutrition coach that specializes in sports nutrition, eating psychology and developing a sustainable plan, we are just a phone call away! You can book those by emailing me personally at Heather@OPENutrition.com.

For all of our awesome supporters, we now have an online store for you to order your OPENutrition apparel! We have the MY DIET IS SEXY tank tops in stock, as well two new t-shirt designs. Head on over to our store to grab some new clothes ;)

It has been a phenomenal year so far. I cannot say thank you enough to all of the gyms and athletes that have helped propel OPENutrition. I continue to be amazed that I literally have my dream job, traveling around the country helping athletes improve their sports nutrition and their relationship with food. Every single day of work is truly gratifying!

Have a great summer everyone! Enjoy the good food and the sunshine!

 

OPENutrition Summer 2013 Seminar Schedule

 

Register online at OPENutrition.com/seminar-series
If your gym is interested in hosting the OPENutrition Seminar Series, please send an email to Heather@OPENutrition.com. We are currently booking seminars for the fall.

 

June 1st + 2nd

CrossFit MHZ

Frederick, Colorado

OPENutrition Seminar Series
Register here!

June 6th
CrossFit Eminence
Thornton, Colorado
Competition Nutrition Seminar
Register here!

June 8th + 9th
CrossFit Verve
Denver, Colorado
OPENutrition Seminar Series
Register here!

June 15th + 16th
Flatirons CrossFit
Boulder, Colorado
OPENutrition Seminar Series
Register here!

June 22nd + 23rd
Alpine CrossFit
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
OPENutrition Seminar Series
Register here!

June 29th + 30th
Flatirons CrossFit
Boulder, Colorado
Primal Lifestyle Challenge
Register here!

Happy Spring!

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Happy Spring from OPENutrition! This year has proven to be a busy one, with seminars in Seattle, Boulder, Denver, Lynnwood and Grand Junction already! Thanks a million to all of the affiliates who had us out and to all of the athletes who took the OPENutrition Challenge!

Coming up, we have the two day seminar at Crossfit Helix. After that we will be headed off to PaleoFX in Austin to rub elbows with everyone in the Paleo community! If you see us there, make sure to say hi! We’ll have a great big bag of KalliBar samples to hand out :)

The Women’s Psychology of Eating Forums have been a huge hit! Athletes have been very engaged and excited about the topic of eating psychology and how it can help them improve their nutrition. Our next women’s only forum will be at Crossfit Eminence in Thorton, Colorado next month. We are projected to have over thirty five ladies attend, so it is going to be a ton of fun!

At the end of April, we will be back at Northwest Crossfit in Washington. Our seminar is being hosted in Bellevue and we’ll be kicking off another OPENutrition Body Composition Challenge. If you are in the Seattle area, join us for the weekend and take on the challenge before summer hits!

Scheduling one on one nutrition consults is easier than ever now with OPENutrition! Thanks to our lovely assistant Carly, you can now check our availability through MindBody Online. Heather, Annah and Melynda are all available to work with clients over the phone on everything from weight loss to mass gains to eating psychology to race day nutrition. If you are looking for individual support with your diet, book a session with one of our nutrition gurus!

To help our athletes make sustainable change with their nutrition, we have partnered with Blue Valley Meats as well as Mile High Organics to bring you high quality meat and vegetables! Blue Valley Meats is now selling beef, pork and lamb at our nutrition seminars in the Seattle area as well as making deliveries to Crossfit gyms. Check out their website to see where they deliver (and make sure you order the OPENutrition package)! Sheri from Mile High Organics is helping us to bring meat and vegetables to Crossfit affiliates in Colorado. Winners of the OPENutrition Body Composition Challenge at Crossfit South Denver received a whole box of beef and veggies to celebrate their success!

If you are looking for one more way to measure your results from the OPENutrition Challenge, consider investing in a before and after body fat test with Rosanne Allen. Rosanne runs the body fat dunk tank of Colorado and is available at multiple Crossfit affiliates in the Front Range. To schedule a test with her, check out her website!

We wish you all a happy spring and hope to see you soon!

OPENutrition Spring 2013 Seminar Schedule

Register online at OPENutrition.Eventbrite.com
If your gym is interested in hosting the OPENutrition Seminar Series this summer, send an email to info@OPENutrition.com. We are currently booking gyms for June and August.

March 23rd + 24th

Crossfit Helix

Greeley, Colorado

OPENutrition Seminar Series and Body Composition Challenge

April 6th
Crossfit Eminence
Thornton, Colorado
Crossfit Women’s Psychology of Eating Forum

April 27th + 28th
Northwest Crossfit
Bellevue, Washington
OPENutrition Seminar Series and Body Composition Challenge

Thank You Crossfit Junction!

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THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE ATHLETES WHO ATTENDED OUR SEMINAR THIS WEEKEND!

Good luck to everyone who is taking the OPENutrition Five Week Challenge! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group here.

It was really fun working with you guys and we look forward to coming back in the fall :) Thanks again to Amy, Nick and Amber for having us out!

Grand Junction

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And we’re back! This weekend OPENutrition is putting on our two day, six hour, four part seminar series at Crossfit Junction! Join us for a fun and informational weekend talking about eating for performance.

OPENutrition Seminar Series at Crossfit Junction

Grand Junction, Colorado

Saturday, March 2nd 12 to 3:30 and Sunday, March 3rd from 12 to 3:30

OPENutrition 101 + Post-workout Nutrition + Dynamic Eating Psychology + Body Composition

Register in advance online at EVENTBRITE or at the door on Saturday.

Attending the OPENutrition Seminar Series makes you eligible to take our five week challenge! Enter to win a month of free Crossfit!!

We will be at Crossfit Junction from 3:30 to 6:3o this afternoon to answer any questions you might have about the seminar. Thanks to Angelo, Amber and Amy for the killer workout this morning and for having us out!

Updates!

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Hey Everybody! We have lots of great stuff coming up here at OPENutrition!

For starters, check out our JAM-PACKED seminar schedule starting March 2nd and 3rd in Grand Junction! From there we will be headed to Telluride, Boulder, Denver, Greeley, and Thorton! You can check out our event schedule and register online at OPENutrition.Eventbrite.com

Next up, we now have online scheduling for our coaches!! Thanks to our lovely assistant Carly for setting that up! Heather Kelly of OPENutrition, Annah Borak of Your Life Extraordinary and Melynda Barron of Crossfit Advantage are now available through Mind Body Online! Book a nutrition coaching session here!

Lastly, Heather is taking off on a 25 day river trip on the Grand Canyon and will be out of touch till February 25th! If you have an urgent comment or question, please get in touch with info@OPENutrition.com. Carly will be happy to help you as best she can :)

See y’all soon!! Happy Eating!!

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Spring!

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January isn’t even over yet, but we are already gearing up for SPRING!! OPENutrition is excited to be back in Colorado for the month of March offering our seminar series all over the state. Check out our EVENTBRITE page to see our schedule and register online!

Saturday, March 2nd and Sunday, March 3rd

OPENutrition Seminar Series at Crossfit Junction

Register at EVENTBRITE

Saturday, March 9th and Sunday, March 10th

OPENutrition Seminar Series at Telluride Crossfit

Register at EVENTBRITE

Saturday, March 23rd and Sunday, March 24th

OPENutrition Seminar Series at Crossfit Helix

Register at EVENTBRITE

Thank You Boulder!

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Sheri of Mile High Organics explaining the benefits of grass-fed beef and pasture raised eggs!

Thank you to all of the athletes who attended the OPENutrition Seminar Series at Flatirons Crossfit! It was a super fun, engaging group of folks and we look forward to coming back to Boulder!

If you would like to see some of the commonly used resources such as a shopping list, sample meal plan and guide to better sleep, check out the OPENutrition 101 page!

Thanks so much to Tim, Randy and Brian for letting us come and train! We will back to do it again this summer!

Missed the seminar today? Check is out at Crossfit South Denver TOMORROW where we will be presenting OPENutrition 101 and kicking off the Body Composition Challenge! Register online at EVENTBRITE!

Want more? Join us for the Crossfit Women’s Psychology of Eating Forum tomorrow night from 6 to 8 p.m. at Crossfit South Denver. Register here.

Looking for some one on one nutrition coaching time? Send an email to Heather@OPENutrition.com :)

Joining Forces Round Two

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OPENutrition is super excited to announce that we will be partnering with Rosanne Allen to bring hydrostatic body fat testing to our athletes in Colorado! Rosanne is a very knowledgeable and friendly Crossfitter from Flatirons Crossfit who can help you track your weight loss or mass gain progress. Hydrostatic weighing is the gold standard for body fat testing, so if you’re curious where your numbers fall, get in touch with Rosanne! Before and after body fat testing can now be incorporated with your OPENutrition Challenge!

logo_frontWould you like to have blood work to back up the success of your OPENutrition Challenge? Your Life Extraordinary offers biometric testing for folks in the Front Range area. Tom and Annah are also FANTASTIC personal trainers that would love to help you put together a training plan that fits your goals. Annah will also be joining the ranks of OPENutrition to offer one on one nutrition consulting for those interested in improving their body composition. You can learn more about Annah here.

Thank you Rosanne, Tom and Annah for all of your support and we look forward to working with you lots more this year!