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Transitioning to a Vegan Diet

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching | March 5, 2011 |

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.“—La Rochefoucauld I realize that not everyone can go cold tofu and go vegan overnight like I did! I…

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What a Vegan Eats

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching | March 4, 2011 |

“What do you eat?” is one of the most common questions I’m asked besides “Why?” I think it is simpler to say what I don’t eat, since that list is…

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Being Sick Blows!

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching | March 3, 2011 |

Actually, it sucks and blows simultaneously! Just when training was hitting full steam, I got a bug of some sort that threw me into full-on sinus infection/tonsillitis. I’ll spare you…

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Gettin’ Busy!

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching | February 21, 2011 |

The weather’s picking up, the training’s picking up…woo hoo! Time to throw the bike on the car and head out to some long ride locations. Friday I got out for…

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Bike Fit: Are you Riding Across the US?…Do you Have a Defibrillator in There?

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching | February 17, 2011 |

Today I had my performance bike fitting by Russell Cree at Upper Echelon Fitness in Portland (no longer in business). I admit, I felt a little like a Tour de…

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It’s Heart Day!

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching | February 14, 2011 |

Happy Valentine’s Day 2011! This year I took care of my heart for Valentine’s Day. My gift to myself was a copy of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell…

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The Science of Vegan Diet

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching | February 12, 2011 |

My blog post, Why I’m Vegan, explained that I chose to become vegan after learning about the health benefits of a whole foods plant-based diet, but it did not explain…

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Whoops! Missed a weekly posting!

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching | February 8, 2011 |

Well, whoops! I missed my weekly posting date! Thanks, girlfriend Rachel, for keeping me honest and on track by subtly asking if my blog feed updater was broken…doh! Isn’t that…

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Why I’m Vegan

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching | January 27, 2011 |

My friend, Ranger John, asked me during one of his Dark Forest podcasts in December to explain why I’m vegan. I promised to do that, unfortunately it wasn’t as prompt…

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Week 2 Recap

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching | January 25, 2011 |

Unfortunately I didn’t get quite as much training in this week, not really sure why… I ended up being on vacation the whole time, and maybe my brain thought I…

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