Hi friends! My post title makes this pretty obvious, but I'm currently participating in a DietBet game. I figure that springtime is the perfect time to shed a couple of pounds and tone up. Each week for the next month I'll be doing a recap of my weekly progress, as well as discussing an important healthy living theme. So what is DietBet? DietBet is a game that emphasizes online community in helping people to lose weight. I'm participating in Jen Widerstrom's Summer Shake Down - whose The Biggest Loser trainer - which currently has 2,128 players and a pot of $63,840! For this game, all participants bet $30 on themselves that they can lose 4% of their body weight in a month. Everyone that achieves that goal wins the game and gets to split the pot evenly (after an admin ... [Read More]
Archives for April 2015
My Current Favorite San Diego Studio Workouts {April 2015}
Hello, hello! Today we're talking about the local workouts that I've been loving! Recently I mentioned that I collaborated on a new project with ClassPass, which means that I've been a ClassPass workout crazy person. I think I'm sort of on a mission to try all of the awesome workouts that my health-conscious city of San Diego has to offer, and ClassPass is a great way to explore tons of studios in the area. Last week my friend Trish and I attended a ClassPass event at Core40 in Little Italy. You may recall me talking about Core40 in Solana Beach before because it's a total butt kicking workout, and this was the first time that I visited their downtown location. Since I live in the northern part of San Diego County, I haven't spent much time downtown lately. The class was ... [Read More]
Chocolate Coconut Caramel Smoothie [Vegan & Healthy!]
Like most Americans - any Americans with a sweet tooth, at least - I have Girl Scout cookie memories. Growing up, my mom had a similar sentiment to the food kept in the house as I do now: lots of healthy food, and then a few "goodies" in one cabinet that were treats we broke out after dinner some nights for dessert. (source) My mom bought Girl Scout cookies, but she would usually get ones that I deemed weird (and that still wouldn't be my pick today). I remember some sort of shortbread cookie and something with lemon (ick), and then there were the two I liked the most: Thin Mints and Samoas. This Girl Scout cookie season, I found myself craving the chocolate mint and chocolate coconut caramel flavors that I looked forward to as a kid for dessert at night. This led to me recreate these ... [Read More]
My New Yoga Playlist {April 2015}
“Keep close to Nature’s heart ... and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” - John Muir Happy Earth Day! You may remember that a few weeks ago I shared a new playlist that I've been rocking out to. Well, when I get on a music downloading and playlist arranging kick, I don't stop at just one playlist. Besides my latest feel-good workout playlist, I also came up with a new playlist to listen to while I practice yoga. Besides yoga, I've also been listening to this playlist during stretch/foam rolling sessions. It'd also be a good one for those who do barre workouts on their own. The playlist is a combo of slower jams (i.e. Sam Smith's "Lay Me Down") and more fast-paced songs (like Imagine Dragon's "I Bet My ... [Read More]
Las Vegas Fun: Boating Around Lake Mead & Vegan Dining at Downtown Container Park
Hi there! Hope that you all had a great weekend. The highlight of my weekend was hanging out in beautiful La Jolla, where my favorite activity is.... ...sea lion stalking! It's the time of the year when all of the mamas give birth and there are lots of sea lions and their pups lounging around. It is too cute! La Jolla is always packed with people, and it's no secret as to why. I think the coast there has the most gorgeous views in San Diego, and I've taken a lot of my visitors there to walk around, check out the seals, and visit some of the shops and restaurants. Any who, today I want to back it up a bit to two weekends ago when I arrived in Las Vegas for work. Before the show I was there for started, my co-workers and I got away from work to have some fun in ... [Read More]
5-Ingredient Creamy Honey Fruit Dip
Happy weekend everyone! I'm looking forward to a few days being home with my hubby. Last week he was away training for the Marine Corps Reserves, and then I left for Vegas for my work trip before he got back last weekend, so this weekend we're excited to get some time together. On our agenda is finishing up our bathroom revamp, repainting part of the exterior of our house, and also having some fun outdoors and relaxing. Any fun plans for your weekend? Speaking of weekends, last Friday night I got together with my friend Tiffany for a wine night. We see each other pretty often, but usually we make workout dates, so it was nice to chill, talk, drink wine, and munch on snacks together (and not be sweating while I was with her for once!). For our wine night I whipped up a few healthy ... [Read More]