Following Fit | My ongoing journey to understand all things fitness and nutrition.

This is Lynn: She’s 56. When her husband asked her if there were any cute men in the gym where she works out, Lynn said, “I don’t know. I’m too busy sweating to notice.” This is …

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Coco Crazy

Kristen May 14, 2013

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When I was in high school, I had an English teacher (Hi, CHSers, you know who this is!) who gave everyone a knickname. My name? Koko Krispey (“Krispey” is a nickname that has stuck with me, by the way, since …

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Things I Thought I’d Never

Kristen May 1, 2013

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Things I Thought I’d Never Hear an Actual Client Say: “I don’t want to get bulky.” “Oh my god, really? You eat after 7 PM?” “I stopped drinking protein shakes because I don’t want to get bigger.” “I don’t do …

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Coming Clean, One Year Later

Kristen April 24, 2013

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I remember April 24, 2012 very well. It was a Tuesday, and I was at school teaching that day. I had spent four months wrestling with uncharacteristic binge eating habits, and I was fed up with myself and with food. …

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Because a List means I’m Saying Something Unified, Right?

Kristen April 23, 2013

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Sometimes it’s hard to get back into the habit of doing something when you haven’t done it for a while. That’s me and blogging right now. I have had zero desire to write a post. Not because I don’t like …

Hi There.

Kristen April 14, 2013

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I’ve been a bit AWOL from the blog lately — more AWOL than I intended when I warned you that I’d be MIA in this post. Frankly, I am going to be AWOL a little while longer. I can’t really …

How I Stop a Binge

Kristen April 2, 2013

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My life is dog poop. I don’t mean that my life is bad. Just that all I ever think or talk about is whether or not the puppy, Bertha, is progressing in her potty training. Potty training is …

My Year-Ago Self: Easter 2012

Kristen March 29, 2013

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I distinctly remember Easter Day 2012. Well, sort of. I *think* I worked at the gym in the morning, since I have had a few Sunday morning clients since I started there last January. And I *think* I did …

Completely Non-fitness-related Totally Self-Absorbed Post

Kristen March 25, 2013

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This was my weekend: We adopted a four-month-old Pomeranian puppy named Bertha. She’s sweet, and tiny, and the cats are even starting to hang out with her. She isn’t, however, house-trained like we originally thought. So should I …

3 Lessons for Women from the Fitness World

Kristen March 21, 2013

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I’ve learned a lot, of course, from my personal training certification, from my nutrition course work, and from writing this blog. But there are some genuinely odd things I’ve learned from the world of fitness & nutrition that, despite their …