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Friday Rundown

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Hi, guys! Happy Friday! Here’s a quick recap of “ what I’m loving lately ,” but in a different format – just to switch things up and keep ’em interesting! I thought it might be fun to give you guys a little rundown. Enjoy! Summer Hack : Insulated wine glass Lifehack :  Mesh laundry bags to keep socks organized – otherwise, we lose them! Favorite Daily Apps : Stitcher (podcasts), MyFitnessPal, Trello, Instagram, MyFLO Best Piece of Advice : I’m not sure I can pick just one, so here are 37 . Where I’d Retire : Mal and I joke about retiring at The Pinehills , but we’ll probably end up somewhere on the Cape or Duxbury. Travel Hack : Packing protein powder  because food options are typically lacking. I like to add it to my iced coffee, oatmeal, yogurt, mashed banana or fresh berries and nut butter. Splurge Booze : We’re not fancy, so a $20 bottle is a “splurge.” I recently discovered Domaine A. Cailbourdin Pouilly-Fume Les Cris, Loire, France, and I’m obsessed. It’s the best wi

Two Lunches > One Lunch 

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Hi, guys! Happy Thursday to you! This week is FLYIN’ for me! Yesterday was quite a busy day, and I spent almost all of it at the Derby Street Shoppes . My morning started with an early wake up before the rest of my family – well, ok, Murphy felt me get out of bed and followed me downstairs. The potential for food with just so strong! For breakfast, I made myself a rice cake with a thick layer of sunflower butter and banana slices on top. Then, I took the pug for a walk. Quinn must have heard Murphy and me come back into the house because, as soon as we got settled, I heard his bedroom door open. I walked upstairs, gave him a big hug (he’s so cuddly in the morning), and carried him downstairs into the living room. He watched a little TV while I got ready for the day. (Later in the day, I found this photo below on my iPhone. Apparently, somebody borrowed it to snap some photos!) Once I was ready, I got Qman ready for school and packed up the rest of my things to take for a full d

CrossFit Training: How Primal Enables Elite Performance

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Home » Fitness August 24, 2017 CrossFit Training: How Primal Enables Elite Performance By Mark Sisson 0 Comments   Print By now, you know that CrossFit and Primal are totally compatible . You can get enough carbs , calories , and micronutrients eating this way. The specific foods we recommend support healthy recovery , injury prevention, tissue health, ample energy reserves , and even longevity . The lifestyle recommendations—the Primal Laws—provide extra advantages most “diets” completely ignore. And the focus on fat-adaptation buttresses an energy system many athletes lack. All in all, Primal is a great choice for any CrossFitter. But one final question remains: Can it support and enable elite performance? Most of my previous posts in the series answer this question, at least partly. We now know that there’s nothing stopping someone from eating enough calories and carbs on Primal to support CrossFit training. It may be a bit easier to obtain carbs and ca

Want to Upgrade Your Primal Cooking Experience?

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Hey, everyone. I’ve got a regular post coming yet this morning, but I just had to let you all know about a great opportunity that’s right up the Primal alley. If you’re a foodie, you’ll know that sous vide cooking is one of the best ways to prepare great-tasting healthy meals. My good friends (and yours, I’m sure), Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades, have been working to perfect the art, ease, and economy of home sous vide cooking for almost a decade. They’re about to unveil their latest, greatest home SousVide+ version—and, boy, it’s a beauty. They’ve launched a new Kickstarter campaign to offer the first units to interested foodies at significant discounts to MSRP as well as offering enticing upgrade packages . Have a look , and get in on the venture if you can! If you’re looking to upgrade your food experience, you won’t be disappointed. More to come this morning… Thanks, everyone! The post Want to Upgrade Your Primal Cooking Experience? appeared first on Mark's Daily

Chocolate Coconut Truffles

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These healthy coconut chocolate truffles are a quick, healthy, and scrumptious portable snack. Mazen, Thomas, and I have been gobbling them up! I started to name them protein balls, because they do have some protein powder in them, but the texture is more of a chocolate ganache than a protein bar, so I decided to call them truffles instead. The only sweetness comes from dates, which are the base of the recipes, so they can be your everyday real food truffles : ) And don’t they look oh so pretty rolled in chia and coconut? Add pitted dates to your food processor and blend until a pea-like consistency is formed.  It doesn’t take too long.  Then toss in the nuts and keep blending. Put the remaining ingredients into the date and nut mixture, and blend until a sticky ball is formed. Depending on the consistency and type of protein powder you have, you might need to use a little more or less milk. Don’t worry if you add a little too much milk, you can always add more dry ingredients (