Hi! I’m so happy you stopped by!
My name is Michele and I’m the creator of Paleo Running Momma – a website dedicated to bringing you the most delicious paleo friendly meals and desserts.
When I changed my diet in 2013, I started searching the internet for tips, recipes, and other people’s stories that resonated with my own. The amount of resources and incredible people I found inspired me to create this blog. It was time for me to give back and share experiences, mistakes, successes and failures as I learned to cook and eat real, whole, delicious food and make it work for me as a runner, too.
I started eating paleo for some really unoriginal reasons – to address longstanding digestive problems (IBS), help myself heal from a painful running injury, and finally drop my diet coke and cereal habits (trust me – it was time!)
When I started getting serious about healing my body, I began by going “gluten free”, but quickly realized there was more than just gluten that could be in my way. I learned that by eliminating processed foods, grains and refined sugar from my diet, I could potentially improve not only my IBS and tendinitis, but my overall health – physical and mental – as well as become a stronger athlete.
After I completed my first Whole30, I was hooked!
I was able to figure out what foods I tolerated best and which ones I struggled with.
While I don’t eat 100% paleo (I get asked this a lot!) it’s more of a guideline for how I cook and eat generally.
Now, I’m here to share what I’ve learned about food, specifically, how to create truly delicious paleo and Whole30 meals, grain free baked goods and real-food desserts that you and your families will legitimately crave and want to eat on the regular! You’ll find loads of real-life recipes for all occasions that your brain will love as much as your body does!
Fun Facts About Me
1.) When I started this blog I was obsessed with long distance running (to put it mildly!) and (secretly) wanted paleo to turn me into a superwoman-style runner.
While I DID qualify for and run the Boston Marathon twice (2014 and 2016) it wasn’t thanks to a paleo diet – in fact, I qualified for Boston the first time while eating a SAD diet and the second time on Paleo.
That said, I believe you can absolutely run well (and long distances) while eating a paleo diet! I did this for about 2 years before scaling back on my training and getting into yoga, which is what I do the most now!
2.) I have 3 kids – Diana, Emily, and Drew. I’ve always gotten lots of questions about whether or not the kids eat paleo – the answer is yes and no! They eat the dinners I cook for them, but, aside from that I don’t put restrictions on them since I found it wasn’t mentally healthy for any of us! Truthfully, my kids do not have medical conditions that require them to eat strictly paleo, so, I take a moderate approach to what they eat and we’re all pretty happy this way.
3.) The first thing I ever tried to “cook” by myself was peanut butter at the age of 4. My “recipe” involved peanuts, some aluminum foil and a hammer. Needless to say, it didn’t work, but little did I know I was actually on the right track! If only I’d had a food processor – my nut butter dreams could’ve come true!
4.) The first thing I ever cooked on the stovetop was bacon. I almost get emotional when I think about it 😉 Oh if only I’d known how that moment would shape my future! Now, I’m about my bacon and basically only eat the sugar-free Whole30 friendly variety from U.S. Wellness Meats. This stuff is AMAZING! My family goes wild over it.
5.) Comfort food is my jam. Seriously, I don’t really think “emotional eating” is such a bad thing, especially if you’re eating delicious REAL food that makes your body, mind and soul happy!
All the recipes I post are ones that I’m EXCITED to eat and genuinely make me happy. I cover everything from breakfast to dessert (in fact, those two are my favorites!) including lots of Whole30 friendly family favorites. My goal for this website is to introduce you all to new favorites that truly make you happy to eat Paleo style! Paleo comfort food for life!
6.) I have a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University and worked as a social worker for 3 years before deciding to stay home full time to raise my kids. I had NO idea what a blog was at that time, and always planned to head back to work when my youngest started kindergarten.
I started this site 100% as an outlet, not with a business in mind, but when the time rolled around, I realized I felt so much more passion for creating recipes for Paleo Running Momma than for returning to my old career. I gave it a shot and put all my efforts into growing this blog, which meant learning a lot from scratch. The decision did not come easy, but I couldn’t be happier with where I am now!
If you have a question or would like to personally contact me, you can email me at the following address:
paleorunningmomma @ gmail . com
Glad to have stumbled upon your blog! Nice to meet you and I look forward to reading!
Nice to meet you as well! Glad you found me!
Glad I found you as well, time to get serious about the paleo lifestyle change & learn more about paleo recipes! Thanks
She is doing a great job. I have found her luckily. keep up the good work and best wishes from me.
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I just found your blog…and I’m really looking forward to reading 🙂 I’ve thought about going Paleo for awhile…but I’m kind of a peanut butter junkie so I don’t know if I could do it…but your recipes look awesome!
Welcome! Nice to meet you and thanks for reading 🙂 Hope you try some recipes! I used to eat lots of pb too…now it’s almond or sunbutter. One of the best things about eating paleo is how many new and awesome foods, food combos and recipes I’ve discovered that I never would have before!
Hi there! I’m super happy to have come across your blog. I guess, it’s good to click on random comments from the blogs I follow too 🙂 Haha!
I am looking to learning more about the paleo way of living from you. I am not sure, however, that I can give up diary though. But, hey! I can incorporate it anyway. PLus, from what I see it looks like you’ve got plenty of cooking happening here 😀
Nice to ‘meet’ you! 😀
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Olena
Just realized I responded to both your comments in the other one, so hi again and nice to meet you! Definitely check my blog regularly for meal ideas, recipes and lots of thoughts and experiences on paleo. See you around!
I’m so glad I found you from the GMA segment! And my story is as original as yours 🙂
I know, I feel like a lot of people have really similar stories, but, we have them for a reason! Glad you found me and great to meet you!
Hi Michele!
My ears always perk up when I hear anything about the Paleo diet on TV. I caught your segment this morning and I started looking into Paleo because of a history of diabetes, obesity and my own struggle with weight.
Years ago I started running to help with losing weight but as I’ve gotten older I have discovered issues with my digestion and inflammation of my joints.
I feel SO much better since I’ve incorporated Paleo principles in my lifestyle.
Thank you for sharing your story and your knowledge!
I look forward to learning more from you 🙂
Blessings & health,
Natalie
Thanks so much for visiting my blog! It really is amazing how many seemingly chronic health issues can improve when we start eating whole, unprocessed foods and checking in with how our bodies respond. I’m glad to hear you’re feeling well! Hope you enjoy reading, and feel free to ask about anything specific you want to hear about 🙂
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Thanks I will check it out 🙂
I am doing a little searching and reading about paleo….I have never been a huge follow a certain diet person….I eat fairly healthy but I will admit to a love for cereal and diet coke too :). I love to snack on cereals and am seeing that although it is not really unhealthy it may not be the best either. I am curious as to what you suggest as a good breakfast for someone who doesn’t care for eggs?
I really like eggs but eating breakfast paleo can really be anything, even foods that are not normally breakfast foods. It just about eating lots of meat veggies and fruit along with some nuts seeds and fats. It’s definitely a lot of experimenting to see what foods you like and what makes you feel best. There’s a lot of new foods I eat now that I never would’ve thought of before, especially not in the morning! I have a few recipes for sweet potato and butternut squash hashes that you can eat with or without eggs on top, but you could really eat anything in the morning that you’d eat for other meals.
hi. I had been eating some paleo until may when i became 100 percent. For breakfast I found a paleo protein bar. I put it in a loaf pan and cut a slice for breakfast with fruit.no baking required. my cholesterol came down 20 points overall and the bad 9 points in 3 months without meds, I still have a ways to go but I will get there. I am sold on paleo, let me know if you want the recipe. Good luck
Congrats on the coaching gig! 🙂
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Hi, Michele! Wow, I’m so glad to have found your blog (via HRG). You mention that you want to give back by sharing the awesome things you’ve learned/found from blogs and research and I think that is so cool! It is similar to how I feel about all things motherhood/baby. I research and read the heck out of each topic that is the slightest bit of interest to me and I feel like all that good stuff needs to be put in the spotlight for others. Looking forward to reading more (esp learning about Paleo b/c I’ve heard so much about it, but still haven’t had enough motivation to push myself in that direction)! 🙂
Hi and glad you found me! I write a little about everything going on in my life and on my mind, but definitely a lot of paleo and running stuff! Paleo is a great way to address lots of health issues from a nutritional standpoint but not for everyone and doesn’t need to be. That being said it can’t hurt to shift focus to more “real food” than packaged stuff. Hope you enjoy the blog, and glad to meet you!
I totally agree that most runners find paleo too weird and/or won’t work for them. A well-formulate paleo diet works for anyone! And to create a well-formulated diet, as in way of eating, you need to be well-informed, and this is where most people fall down. I’m primal, or lacopaleo (paleo + a bit of dairy, and peanut butter), and I went primal for weight loss reasons. I didn’t realise it would change my overall wellbeing! And, my entire body composition and running ability – I annihilated my 10km PB last month by almost 4 minutes, after previously chasing a fast 10km time for two years. Us paleo-primal runners need to keep putting the word out!
That’s awesome! I think over time people will start to see real food really can be for anyone, athletes included!