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...
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Hi there! Thanks for stopping by to learn a little bit about me. I'm Kerri, a single mom of 4 originally from rural Colorado. I'm a fan of semi-colons, ellipses, and Oxford commas. I love good strong coffee and hanging out on Instagram and Twitter. Things like self-sufficiency, permaculture, and regenerative agriculture fascinate me. I'm passionate about holistic abuse recovery, strength, fitness, real food, relentless positivity, and debt-free living. I believe in a life lived on purpose.
My motto is: "Always Learning. Always growing."
Every day our world edges ever closer to the abyss. Health care has become sick care. Obesity reigns. Disease is rampant. Being weak and unfit is the norm. Saying we're sedentary is an understatement. We're overmedicated and under-muscled. Not only are we unhealthy, but unhappy and unsatisfied as well. How do we undo this? How do we fix it? How do we begin to heal? Join host Kerri Olkjer as she weeds through the health, fitness, nutrition, and wellness industry nonsense to bring you the nuggets of truth and pearls of wisdom that offer us real help and real hope for living healthier, happier, longer lives. We are committed to presenting actionable things that we can all do to make a difference in our health. We believe in making our lives, prioritizing our health and fitness, and finding that unforced rhythm that is sustainable for life.
It's a journey and it's time to get started. It's time to get healthy! It's time to get strong.
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My fitness and weight loss journey has been a bit long and winding, but I don't regret a moment of it. I am who I am because of what I've faced in life.
I can't really separate my health and fitness journey from my abuse recovery journey. They're so completely intertwined. Wellness is all encompassing. The pictures show the weight loss, but the changes in my mental health and emotional well-being have been life-changing.
Long story short, I went from this:
Long story short, I went from this:
My highest weight--250 pounds, Size 22. I was absolutely drowning. Unhappy, unhealthy, in a relationship with an extremely abusive and controlling man, spiraling in life.
To this:
150 size 8. Strong and healthy. Free.
I found running, lifting heavy weights, Crossfit and low carb protein-centric eating. I did the tough mental work that weight loss and abuse recovery takes. I broke free from "the monster" (as the abuser will be called on this blog henceforth). I transformed inside and out. I also fell down and got scared and failed and struggled and got up and tried again a hundred times. And there's still much work to do. Especially in my abuse recovery journey.
Health, wellness, and fitness are a journey not a destination.
Join me?
Side note: People think I am keto (low carb protein-centric) for the weight loss, but that's actually not true. Yes, that's what I have blogged about, but it's far bigger than that for me. I know how to tweak keto for weight loss or for maintenance, but I'm keto for the health benefits and how I feel. My grandmother died of ALS and my mother has Parkinson's. My family history is filled with diabetes and cancer. I've had some health issues personally. All of that considered, my experience and research points to keto (for me, a paleo version) as the best approach for me. I'm not going down but swinging! I currently do 20-40 grams of TOTAL carbs. I don't mess around with counting net carbs. This is a long-term lifestyle for me, for health reasons, not a fad diet.
No photoshopped journey here. I'm a real person. I struggle. But I'm not giving up. I fall down, I get back up; I fall down, I get back up. And frankly, I'm going to enjoy myself all along the way. :)