Most people have certain foods they eat all the time. Though I like to change up my eats, I definitely have some staple foods that I don't get sick of - including bananas, protein bars, berries, peanut butter, almonds, apples and yogurt. I usually eat a yogurt a day, and a lot of the time they're Greek. When it comes to Greek yogurt, Chobani is by far my favorite brand. A couple of weeks ago, I got excited when I saw a package at my door, because the lovely people at Chobani sent me two of their new flavors to try! I already had a bunch of Chobani yogurts, so this package really stocked up my fridge with their Greek yogurt goodness. I've been sampling their new pear and banana flavors, and not surprisingly, they're pretty tasty. I love banana in general, so that flavor is ... [Read More]
Archives for February 2013
Happy SITS Day to Me
Hi friends! Guess what today is? If you're thinking National Pistachio Day, weirdly enough you're right...but that's actually not what I'm referring to. Today is my SITS Day! The SITS Girls is a community of women bloggers - 40,000 of them! - with a tagline of "where women get social." The brand is all about creating a resource for people to find support online and become social media savvy. They offer tons of info on how to better your blog and grow your online presence. In a nutshell (intentional phrasing in honor of National Pistachio Day!), they're fabulous! So what does it mean that it's my SITS Day? Today I'm highlighted on The SITS Girls website as their featured blogger: http://www.thesitsgirls.com/bloggers/foodie-loves-fitness/ I love the idea of women supporting ... [Read More]
My First Juice Recipe: Minty Strawberry, Kale & Tangerine
When I first started really getting into reading healthy living blogs a couple of years ago, I noticed that everyone was talking about green smoothies. Every time I would see a picture of a ''green monster" drink, all I could think was, Drinking spinach? ICK! Here and there I've tried a green juice, but I've never been crazy about them. Actually, I don't think I ever allowed myself to like them because I was so turned off by the color. I'm a big smoothie person, and I like brightly colored, pretty drinks -- not ones that are a nasty green color. But recently, I've been more and more curious about juicing. After trying BluePrint juices recently, I knew that I could start to overlook the unappealing visual of a green juice a bit, and focus more on the taste. I think the idea of ... [Read More]
A Weekend of Celebration
The past two days were all about celebrating the great things going on in my life. I have so much to celebrate, including these biggies: First, my hubby just finished his last day of work as an active duty Marine Corps officer. My years as a military wife have been full of ups & downs and lots of adventure. Adam and I have grown so much as a couple, and I'm really proud of how we've made it through everything together. Secondly, we received word last week that Adam has been offered a civilian job that he really wanted. YEA! The job is in San Jose, so we'll be moving very soon to Northern Cali. I absolutely adore San Diego and will be a bit sad to leave here, but I am super excited to move up to the Bay Area. Wine country! Redwoods! San Fran! I can't wait to explore up there and ... [Read More]
Drunken Noodle Soup
Happy Friday everyone! I don't know about you all, but I'm super excited for the weekend. Got some fun things planned! In blog news, I updated the recipe page today. Go check it out! You may also notice that some new fonts and colors are making an appearance on my site. I'm fooling around with things to try to find a new look that I like. It might just take me 27 hours to figure out, but I'm learning and experimenting with it! Yesterday morning I had the second part of my root canal done. I'm not going to lie, I hated every minute of it, but I'm glad that it's over with. I noticed after the first part was done a few weeks ago that I'm now able to eat on the left side of my mouth without shooting pain, so it seems to be successful. WOO! As expected, my mouth was really sore ... [Read More]
By the Skin of My Teeth
A couple of weeks ago, I talked about my participation in a DietBet. If you're curious about the details of the game, check out this post, but the gist of this DietBet is that I put money into a pot, betting that I could lose 4% of my body weight in a month. I did really well the first few weeks of the bet, working out hard and watching everything I ate. I needed to lose a bit over 5 pounds to reach my 4% goal, and I was well on my way to accomplishing it. But then I hit a roadblock. My grandma was diagnosed with cancer. I flew to my home state of New Jersey to be with her in the hospital as she underwent a major surgery to remove the tumor. This would have obviously been enough to throw me off my game in itself, but when her health deteriorated with a case of pneumonia and the ... [Read More]
