Comments on: Coaching with empathy

By: Melissa @Whole9

Melissa @Whole9 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:37:42 +0000

Denise – welcome! And I know from experience (and from my longstanding friendship with Lu) that The Den would take very good care of you! I encourage you to go in and see what they’re about, and make sure you tell Lu, Austin and the crew that I sent you over.

Thanks for contributing, and good for you for taking this first step!

Melissa

By: Denise

Denise — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:05:16 +0000

I have been trolling this site for a solid two weeks waiting for some sort of divine sign that I should be doing the Whole30 plan, and Lu’s article really inspired me. I have tried many, many diets (much to the chagrin of my husband) and nothing has ever stuck with me or struck me the way the this plan has. It makes sense in a way nothing else has.

I understand what it’s like to be afraid of failure, because at 180 pounds and 5’3″, I have never pushed myself at all. I expect little of myself and, consequently, am never disappointed. After discovering this site, my husband and I have decided to start our own Whole30 plan. We actually live in Medford, so perhaps we’ll get up the courage to one day walk into The Den and learn about CrossFit.

Thank you both so much for all the work you’re doing. It’s fantastic.

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By: Nadine

Nadine — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:49:23 +0000

Melissa,
I’m glad your seminars are going well =)
As a vegetarian I am really looking forward to your upcoming post!
While I eat mostly fruit, veggies, nuts and seeds, beans are a staple – notice I didn’t mention grains

Thanks for all the articles/info! they are wonderful!
and even though I don’t eat animals, I try to be open and take what I can from the information you guys provide.

Nadine

By: Bryan L

Bryan L — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:44:29 +0000

Melissa,

I was wondering about the same issues as were Chris P and Jenn, and my experiences on this subject are similar to theirs. I’m really looking forward to your upcoming post about it.

By: Melissa @ Whole9

Melissa @ Whole9 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:27:38 +0000

@ChrisP: The seminar went surprisingly well. We framed our discussion such that people KNEW they were going to hear some new, and unsettling, information, and all we asked them to do was keep an open mind and hear us out. It's definitely worth writing about, so we'll put something up in the next week or two. Looking forward to meeting you as well! @Jenn: Check out our "How to Win Friends and Influence Paleo" post. That may give you some tips and tricks with how to spread the Good Food Word. And we're working on our Grain Manifesto now, so stay tuned for our quick and easy to understand position on why we don't eat grains.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:55:36 +0000

I echo Chris P.’s thoughts. I don’t encounter many vegetarians, but everyone I know that’s not a crossfitter buys in to “conventional wisdom” regarding nutrition. I never bring up the subject of why I eat what I eat, and even if they ask how I’m getting the visible results, they don’t get the no grains thing. I agree with Chris that the subject of nutrition is as sensitive as religion and politics! I would love to hear how you approached nutrition empathetically with the yoga group.

By: Chris P. - CrossFit King of Prussia

Chris P. - CrossFit King of Prussia — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:14:01 +0000

so how did the seminar go at the yoga studio? I encounter plenty of people with similar backgrounds (not necessarily vegetarian, but of the “whole grains = healthy” mentality) and I’m wondering what the best approach is…bringing stuff up like that is like talking about politics or religion! Either way, I look forward to meeting you on the 28th at CrossFit KoP!