Body Fat

I'm taking a course called "Fitness and prescription" [Conditionnement physique], which is (naturally) all about prescribing fitness interventions. Fair enough. We've just finished a unit on body composition, in which a short section at the end delineated "guidelines" to follow on how to address weight gain: - Eat often; eat larger portions; snack; drink milk … Continue reading Body Fat →

Pancake Bay

This summer has been beyond hectic; I'm beyond thrilled to announce that I am in the home stretch. I wrote my nutrition exam at the end of July, submitted all of the paperwork required for the end of my internship, and took three days off from the lab to go to Pancake Bay with my … Continue reading Pancake Bay →

On Anxiety

Over the course of the past year, I've gained weight. Deliberately. I did it without too much anxiety - after all, school became my new focus, and I began to really emphasize food quality over (limited) quantity. I ate more food than I did in the two years prior combined, and certainly more than I … Continue reading On Anxiety →

Women on Water Paddling Festival

I just spent a marvellous weekend at a women's paddling retreat hosted by Wild Women Expeditions (<--- awesome organization for women only - they have trips and expeditions all over the world!). Around 150 women from all over Canada and the United States came together at camp Tapawingo, Parry Sound, to participate in different paddling … Continue reading Women on Water Paddling Festival →