I ran my fourth half-marathon of the year on Saturday. It was yet another virtual run called the Bunny Hop sponsored by FUNd Run 4 Bling. Let me tell you how screwed up my run was though. I planned on waking up at 5AM to get this done early. I went to bed early, around [...]
[Continue reading...]Keep learning.
29 Mar posted by
Right now I am half ways through my Lifestyle and Weight Management Specialist certification. Alot of what I’m learning isn’t “news” to me, but it got me thinking about how much I have learned the past couple of years when I decided to change my life with food and exercise. I got to thinking about [...]
[Continue reading...]Empty nest.
27 Mar posted by
Do you have kids? I have one! What do you do when you’re at home all by yourself? Empty nest? Ugghh, that was a bad show, but I think I liked it when I was little…. Anyways! My dad stopped by and picked up my little guy for a night out at the farm. When [...]
[Continue reading...]Broadening my horizons!
25 Mar posted by
If you haven’t been following me on Facebook then you may not know about my new adventure. I had signed up with NESTA last week for their Lifestyle and Weight Management course. I have been looking into this for so long. I would get this close to signing up and then I would think, uh [...]
[Continue reading...]LÄRABAR review
20 Mar posted by
LÄRABAR® is a delicious blend of unsweetened fruits, nuts and spices. Made from whole food, each flavor contains no more than nine ingredients. Pure and simple, just as nature intended. I was so excited when Stacy from LÄRABAR sent me 4 über bars in each flavor: Bananas Foster Salted Nut Roll Apple Turnover Cherry Cobbler [...]
[Continue reading...]Superfood burgers to the rescue!
19 Mar posted by
Sometimes a girl just wants a burger. But, if she doesn’t eat meat, she needs to be creative. Here is my recipe for blackbean and quinoa burgers. These protein packed superfood burgers will knock your socks off. You will need: Quinoa 1/2 cup dry Blackbeans 1 can Onion Garlic Olive oil Veggie broth (or water) [...]
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18 Mar posted by
This month I have two half-marathons on the calendar. I ran the first (3rd of the year) on Saturday. It was another virtual race, St. Patrick’s Day run, that I did on the treadmill. It was too cold to run outside. I ran the race using the Galloway Method. I really liked it. It really [...]
[Continue reading...]Gardening and spaghetti squash.
15 Mar posted by
Yesterday it was so beautiful out it really got me in the mood for Spring. I’ve been thinking alot about gardening lately. We are in the process of re-doing our backyard, so it’s pretty much an open slate. We plan on building one or two large raised beds for flowers and veggies. I just need [...]
[Continue reading...]Small changes in the kitchen.
14 Mar posted by
I remember when I decided to get serious about my health two years ago. I knew I needed to workout, but I didn’t know where to start in the kitchen. Completely lost. Well, over the past couple years I learned alot about what your body needs to function at it’s best. And, not everyone is [...]
[Continue reading...]Vegetarian Eggplant Parmesan
13 Mar posted by
Vegetarian eggplant parm. isn’t as borning as it sounds. It’s actually quite delicious. You can make it with any kind of sauce (we make our own). Our sauce is just peppers, onion, garlic, and tomato sauce. With spices course. Slice your eggplant thin and use any kind of breading you like. We like panko and [...]
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