Hi friends! Anyone else psyched for Thanksgiving? It's 4 PM on Tuesday and I'm already done with my work week! Tomorrow my hubby and I are heading down to San Diego for the rest of the week, and I'm really looking forward to it. It's crazy to think that I haven't been back to San Diego since moving from there to the Bay Area earlier this year -- which was already 7 months ago. I adore SoCal and my friends there, and we have a lot of fun things planned! First up, my weekly autumn slim down recap: With the exception of indulging a little bit more than I had planned on last weekend, the past week my eating has been super healthy and my workouts have been great. I've really been enjoying writing down my workouts on a daily basis. It allows me to look back at the whole week and recognize ... [Read More]
Archives for November 2013
Cheddar Rice Croquettes with Homemade Port Cranberry Sauce
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in my house! I know I know, I'm a little bit early, but I'm traveling to see my family and friends for the holidays in Jersey mid-December, so I wanted to have a couple weeks to enjoy all of my decor. I put up decorations yesterday and decorated my tree tonight, so now I'm feeling all Christmasy. Plus Harley hates loves to wear a bow as if she's a holiday present. Can't you tell by the snarled look on her face? ;-) After dying laughing at Harley Claus in Petco the other day, I couldn't resist superimposing a Santa hat on her in the above picture. Something about how big her ears are with wearing a hat just cracks me up! And speaking of the holidays, this week us Americans are celebrating Thanksgiving. I thought it'd be fitting to post a ... [Read More]
Harley Turns Three
This weekend there was a birthday in my household.... ...my canine child! Harley was born today -- or at least approximately around this date. We aren't exactly sure since we rescued her as a puppy after her litter and their mom were found on the street. In any event, my little pup is now 3 years old. Back then: Now: About a year and a half ago, I wrote one of my favorite posts, titled A Year with Harley: Life Lessons from My Dog. In honor of her birthday, I'm adding 3 new things to the list of lessons that Harley has taught me. #1 - Never forget something interesting I've heard that the average dog has the intelligence level of a 2-year old child. One commonality I've noticed between toddlers and dogs is that they can be relentless when they've ... [Read More]
Total Body Rowing Circuit Workout
Happy, happy Friday! As usual, I'm looking forward to the weekend. Then next week I have a 2-day work week, and then I'm heading down to San Diego to spend some time there and celebrate Thanksgiving. I'm excited! Onto workouts... You may have noticed that when I talk about the workouts I've done in a week, I often mention rowing. It's a form of exercise that I started doing a lot of earlier this year. I find it to be really efficient and an awesome form of cardio, and I actually talked about some of the benefits of rowing in this Girls Gone Sporty article. While I'll sometimes do intervals of rowing/resting, I've recently gotten really into incorporating rowing into circuit workouts that last 45-60 minutes. I feel so sweaty and accomplished by the end of them, and I especially ... [Read More]
A Day of Detoxing
3 apples, 3 stalks of celery, 4 cups of kale, 2 Persian cucumbers, 3 large carrots, 1 cup of lentils, 2 cups of spinach, 1 cup of diced tomatoes, juice from 1/2 lemon. That's the awesome list of fruits and vegetables that I put into my body today. When I woke up this morning, I decided on a whim that this lovely Thursday would be a detoxifying day for me. Maybe it was because I felt like I needed a good dose of vegetables and fruits today, or maybe I just felt like a super healthy, self-love kinda day. My workout of the day was an hour of yoga, working out all of my tight spots and giving my achy muscles some low-impact movement. I juiced for breakfast and lunch, and surprisingly, wasn't really even feeling like I was starving for a real meal with some chewing involved until ... [Read More]
Autumn Slim Down Update & What I Ate Wednesday
Happy Wednesday! Firstly, here's my weekly update on my autumn slim down challenge: I think that taking a break from the scale last week was a great idea for me, and I continued to push forward with eating smaller portions of healthy, delicious food with some indulgences sprinkled in, and working out daily. I don't think I could lose the scale completely, but I think I might ditch the scale for a week or more at a time more often. Since I first talked about wanting to lose 5-10 pounds a little over a month ago, I've lost 5 pounds. I feel great, and want to continue my weight loss efforts for the next couple of weeks to see if I can tone up a bit more and lose another couple of pounds. (source) For anyone out there reading this whose trying to lose weight, I know that it feels like ... [Read More]