Since going Paleo my family has fallen even more in love with our grill. Paleo and grilling just work well together. The past couple of years I've even been stepping outside my grilling comfort zone more and more. Grilling things I'd never thought to have grilled before and trying new flavor combinations. I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the results of most of my flavor experiments. In the past I'd never have thought to grill fruit, but it's amazing. Grilling fruit and adding it to traditionally savory dishes? Brilliant. Oh yes, and? New rule: every burger recipe for the rest of forever must contain grilled pineapple. OK, maybe more of a guideline. It's a seriously delicious combination though. This Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burger is always a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not only Paleo, but Whole30, glutenfree, lower carb, and clean eating friendly. I promise you won't miss the bun! paleo, grilled pineapple burger, smoky
If you haven't heard of Fitfluential, you should definitely check it out.
For my application I would like to talk a little about my passion for fitness. In particular my passion for running.
I was never a runner. Never. Running the mile for the fitness test in high school was pure torture to me.
I didn't start running until I was 30. It began as a simple mathematical equation: me+running=burning the most calories in the shortest amount of time. It was all about the weight loss.
Then I decided to try a 5k. That changed everything. And when I say everything, I mean my entire life.
My only goal for the 5k was to run the entire thing. Which I did. I didn't know if I could, I didn't believe in myself at all at that point in my life. Then, I crossed the finish line. I'd done it! I'd set a goal, I'd trained, I'd accomplished it. Somehow I changed that day. It seems impossible to even explain everything that was set in motion at that finish line. I began to believe in myself, I began to believe that I COULD. I began to allow myself to try. I began to face the fear that was strangling my life in so many areas. I began to become the me that I am today.
After that 5k I wanted more. I wanted to test this new found 'I can do anything' attitude. So...I signed up for a marathon. (Seriously, I do not suggest this people, it's what I did though). It was during marathon training that my running took a shift from a method of weight loss to a passion in my life. (FYI, marathon training is not a great way to lose weight, in 6 months of training I lost 5 pounds, lol, I ran that race 10-15 pounds heavier than I am now.)
I set a goal, I trained. I did it. Yes, I over-trained, hurt my hip, my time was horrible, blah, blah, blah, but you know what? I DID IT. And no one can take away what that did for me. I. Ran. A. Marathon. Me, this small town girl, stay at home mom, ran a marathon.
That accomplishment watered the tiny seed of belief my first 5k had planted. Which has in turn flourished into the belief in myself that I have today. It's still a journey, a process, and I blog a lot about that, but running has forever changed me.
Today, running is my therapy, it's my me time, it's helped me find myself. I am a runner. There may be months at a time that life gets in the way and I don't squeeze one single run in, but I am a runner. I love that. I love what it's done in my life.
I have a passion for running, I have a passion for weights, I have a passion for fitness. As a lifestyle, not a fad. Sure, I'll try the latest and greatest and tell all about it on my blog, but while fitness fads may come and go: fitness is a lifestyle to me. Through my blog I hope to share this passion, this lifestyle and what it's done for me with others.
THAT is why I think I would make an amazing fitfluential ambassador.
For my application I would like to talk a little about my passion for fitness. In particular my passion for running.
I was never a runner. Never. Running the mile for the fitness test in high school was pure torture to me.
I didn't start running until I was 30. It began as a simple mathematical equation: me+running=burning the most calories in the shortest amount of time. It was all about the weight loss.
Then I decided to try a 5k. That changed everything. And when I say everything, I mean my entire life.
My only goal for the 5k was to run the entire thing. Which I did. I didn't know if I could, I didn't believe in myself at all at that point in my life. Then, I crossed the finish line. I'd done it! I'd set a goal, I'd trained, I'd accomplished it. Somehow I changed that day. It seems impossible to even explain everything that was set in motion at that finish line. I began to believe in myself, I began to believe that I COULD. I began to allow myself to try. I began to face the fear that was strangling my life in so many areas. I began to become the me that I am today.
After that 5k I wanted more. I wanted to test this new found 'I can do anything' attitude. So...I signed up for a marathon. (Seriously, I do not suggest this people, it's what I did though). It was during marathon training that my running took a shift from a method of weight loss to a passion in my life. (FYI, marathon training is not a great way to lose weight, in 6 months of training I lost 5 pounds, lol, I ran that race 10-15 pounds heavier than I am now.)
I set a goal, I trained. I did it. Yes, I over-trained, hurt my hip, my time was horrible, blah, blah, blah, but you know what? I DID IT. And no one can take away what that did for me. I. Ran. A. Marathon. Me, this small town girl, stay at home mom, ran a marathon.
That accomplishment watered the tiny seed of belief my first 5k had planted. Which has in turn flourished into the belief in myself that I have today. It's still a journey, a process, and I blog a lot about that, but running has forever changed me.
Today, running is my therapy, it's my me time, it's helped me find myself. I am a runner. There may be months at a time that life gets in the way and I don't squeeze one single run in, but I am a runner. I love that. I love what it's done in my life.
I have a passion for running, I have a passion for weights, I have a passion for fitness. As a lifestyle, not a fad. Sure, I'll try the latest and greatest and tell all about it on my blog, but while fitness fads may come and go: fitness is a lifestyle to me. Through my blog I hope to share this passion, this lifestyle and what it's done for me with others.
THAT is why I think I would make an amazing fitfluential ambassador.