Hi friends! Today we're focusing on the topic of health. Time for some real talk: In both working in the health & wellness industry and just randomly talking to people in my life, one thing that I've noticed is that people love to make excuses when it comes to their health. There certainly may be obstacles in taking charge of your health, and sometimes eating well and exercising often are not easy, but when it comes down it, they're excuses used to justify why people are giving up on themselves. The other day my neighbor and I were talking. He's a middle-aged guy, and was telling me how his sister just passed away. She was in her 60s and died of a heart attack. "People in my family just don't live long. We don't usually make it past 60, it's just the way it is," he ... [Read More]
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ProYo Giveaway + My Favorite Summer Things {Weekend Recap}
Hi friends! First thing's first: I have a giveaway for you lovely people! Remember when I posted a review last week about ProYo's high protein frozen yogurt (Check it out here if you missed it!)? Well, the lovely folks at ProYo offered to give away a box of each of their flavors to one lucky reader! (7/1 UPDATE: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.) Anyone in the Continental U.S. can enter to win a box of Dutch chocolate, banana vanilla, vanilla bean, and blueberry pomegranate ProYo treats (4 boxes total) by doing any of the following: Leave a comment below telling me which ProYo flavor you most want to try Repost my Instagram photo announcing this giveaway Retweet any tweets I shoot out regarding this giveaway Follow @ProYoTreats on Instagram OR Twitter (Do ... [Read More]
10 Ways to Live Your Healthiest Summer Yet
Hi and Happy Friday! Any fun plans for the weekend? Speaking of the weekend, Sunday marks the first official day of summer in the northern hemisphere! While San Diego has been getting a lot of June gloom weather - where it's overcast for large parts of the day anywhere close to the ocean - I'm expecting it to officially feel like summer here pretty soon. In honor of the summer and its official start, I came up with a list of ways to make summer 2015 your healthiest one yet. Let's get to it! 1.) Eat lots of in-season produce. This is the time of year when tomatoes are at their sweetest and juiciest and when watermelon is abundant. Take advantage of it! Bonus: Watermelon is mostly made of water, which will keep you hydrated in the hot weather. 2.) Get outside and ... [Read More]
Cherry Almond Smoothie
In the minds of many Americans, Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer, even though summer doesn't technically start for around another month. It feels like summer to me because last weekend marked the first sunburn of the year for my light skin (with very odd tan lines might I add - I think I have streaks of lines on my arm where my headphone cord was hanging down!) despite putting on suntan lotion multiple times. Meanwhile my hubby got nicely bronzed, because sometimes life just isn't fair my friends. When I think of summer, I think of things like the beach, sangria, backyard BBQs, and sundresses - my favorite attire ever. Of course there's the summery food that comes to mind, which includes lots of seasonal fruit, corn on the cob, bright salads, and of course, refreshing ... [Read More]
Goddess Kale Salad
Happy first day of summer! Summery things I did today include: Going hiking with Harley... ...and thoroughly enjoying this dinner on my patio this evening... Lightly fried zucchini + beefsteak tomato + cheddar + horseradish mustard = one bangin' grilled cheese. I was craving grilled cheese all day, and this guy totally hit the spot. I refrained from eating a second one... though I easily could have! And now onto more yummy eats... Recently I had a blogger date with Gina, the chick behind Health, Love and Chocolate. We met for lunch, and while we were both enjoying kale caesar salads, I started talking about how I'm a pretty new kale eater. I told her I feel confident that I can whip up a yummy kale salad now, but that I like the kale super tender and never seem to get it quite that way ... [Read More]
Hiking Mantra of the Day: Just Hold On
Per my usual Friday outdoor workout theme, this afternoon I took Harley for a hike. We went to Mount Madonna Park to do the same hike we ventured through recently, and I quickly remembered why we've been going at 7 am and not 2 pm... it's damn hot around here! I'm a complete wuss in the heat. It just sucks the life out of me. I'm not alone, as Harley has little endurance in warm weather too...so we were quite the pair today! Besides it being hot and the sun being strong, I worked out my legs at the gym yesterday and they're feeling pretty damn achy today. 30 minutes into the hike, already dripping with sweat, I debated whether we should just turn around and call it a day. I was thinking that just an hour is okay with me. I had my iPhone music shuffle on, and just then, the Alabama ... [Read More]