Two Quick and Healthy Breakfast Ideas Meal Idea #1: Savory Have you ever been to the Melting Pot? The Melting pot is a swanky fondue restaurant that I fell in love with in college. For an appetizer you can order cheese fondue and with it comes bread, chips, veggies, and green apples. So, that's how […]
A New Addition to My Workout Mix- a JUMP ROPE!
Apparently jump roping is NOT like riding a bike, you don't always remember how. Last night I did this jump rope workout which was KILLER, but I definitely had some issues with the jump rope. I love when I find a good at home workout that works up a good sweat without requiring a lot […]
My Mid Day Pick Me Ups
This morning I actually woke up even though I forgot to set an alarm! Whew...close one.. Middle of the Week Pick Me Ups In the days in between Monday and Friday, I always do a few small things to keep me going: 1. Listen to upbeat 90's music channel on Songza Ap in the morning. […]
Quick Dinner Idea: TJ's Shrimp Stir Fry Meal
Hello Monday, what are you doing back so soon? I feel like you were just here... Anyone else feel like the weekend flew by and now it's Monday again? Every. Single. Week! Okay boo hoo let's move onto last nights terrific dinner! Last night's shrimp stir fry dinner (and tonight's leftovers) was bomb dot com […]
Using What You Got Meal Planning
Sunday Runday My run this morning was about a million times better than last week! It was still hot and humid outside, but I improved my time by over 10 minutes! I think I'm learning why it takes well planned schedules to strength train AND train for a cardio event (running, biking, etc.) So, I […]
New Daily Workout Log Page + Workout Planning Tips
New Daily Workout Log Page First thing is first, I set up a Daily Workout Log Page which will provide a record of my daily workouts organized by week, check it out! I also usually track my workout plans and progress in my notebook- Side Note Regarding Weighing In: I used to keep track of […]
Friday Focus on...... Coconut Oil
What I use Coconut Oil For (Mostly)... MY HAIR I drench my dry frizzed out hair in coconut oil for 30-40 minutes with no heat, or 15-20 minutes with heat. To apply the heat I set the blowdryer up with some sort of makeshift holder and let it blow on my shower cap covered head […]
An Accidentally Vegetarian Day and Healthy Grilled Cheese
An "Accidentally" Vegetarian Day Some days I look back and realize I didn't eat any meat at all, I call these my accidentally vegetarian days! Breakfast yesterday started with refrigerator oats-greek yogurt style and a stop at Starbucks for a skinny caramel macchiato, extra caramel, extra hot. For lunch I went with a greek vegetarian […]
Sweet Potato Pancake and Retraining Your Brain
Happy Hump Day Everyone! Man this week is flying by so fast but'm thankful for that because I hate when they drag on and on! Breakfast yesterday morning was something new for me, I had a.... 2 Ingredient Sweet Potato Pancake I first saw sweet potato pancakes on one of my favorite blogs carrotsncakes.com here. […]
Yesterday's Eats & Calorie Counting Journey Part One
No complaints on yesterday's eats... they were yummy! Quick recap: Breakfast was a creamy cold bowl of refrigerator oats-nut butter style made with unsweetened chocolate almond milk. It was so good; I can't even explain it... and so filling! When I saw the egg rolls at lunchtime, I REALLY wanted one, but there was no […]
Late Weekend Photos 7/26-7/28
I totally spaced putting up photos from the weekend because I didn't do that much, but here are some snap shots anyways... Breakfast Quesadilla with egg whites, spinach, and reduced fat cheese. Oil-free popcorn St. Francis Fish Tacos! My Monday went by super fast so it wasn't too bad, but I'm wishing it was still […]
New Glasses and 7/21-7/28 Meal Ideas
Hi y'all I hope your weekend was fabulous and didn't go by too quickly like mine did! This morning started off with a very very very slow run. It was the first time in a LONG WHILE that I woke up early to run. As I was walking for warm up I was thinking how […]
Past Weeks Workouts & Plans for Next Week
At the beginning of this week I posted my workout plans and I thought it would be fun to recap what I actually did... so here it goes: Sunday: Traveling day/Off Monday: - 1 mile warm up on tread (9:38mi)followed by the - Sweaty Monsoon Workout from fitnessista.com: For the 1 min push ups= 10 […]
Chocolate Banana Nut Bread Oats
Happy Friday Everyone! Last night I had a very yummy and healthy dinner at an all organic restaurant called the Palm Greens Cafe in Palm Springs. I know why people come here to retire now, it may be hot but the food is so dang good! My friend and I ordered spaghetti squash and a […]
Dinner and Intuitive Eating
Has something like this ever happen to you at dinner time? I had planned to just have my chia pudding for dinner around 530pm before I headed out for Zumba. Well at 4:15pm I was starving so I started with some innocent sugar snap peas and about 10 minutes later decided I was too hungry […]
5 Minute Omelette Bowl Breakfast/Dinner Idea
Breakfast for Dinner: The Omelette Bowl All weekend I was CRAVING eggs and never seem to be able to have any. So I knew I wanted eggs this week, without fail! Therefore, the last two nights I've had the easiest and yet most delicious breakfast for dinner ever. I call it an omelette bowl because […]
Peach Cobbler Chia Protein Pudding
Another Dessert for Breakfast: Peach Cobbler Chia Protein Pudding This morning started with a bowl of Peach Cobbler Chia Protein Pudding... mmmm I love dessert for breakfast if you haven't noticed 😉 To make it I threw together the following ingredients in a bowl, whisked away, and stuck it in the refrigerator to let the […]
7/21-7/27 Meals and Workouts
Plans for Meals & Workouts Last night I actually stopped at TJ's as I drove in from Phoenix. When I walked in the door I took out my camera snapped this picture and washed all the fruit. I did this before I brought anything else in or went potty. I knew if the fruit wasn't […]
Family Weekend Photo Recap
We spent the weekend enjoying the Princess Hotel in Scottsdale for Paul's works Family Weekend. It was so much fun hanging out all weekend with him and getting to know his co workers and their families! Since we've been doing long distance they give him a hard time teasing him that I don't really exist […]
Friday Focus on.... The Coffee Bar Sweeteners
In light of Starbucks treat receipt being back.... What Should You Use to Sweeten Your Morning Cup of Joe?????? The number one question I get when people find out I am going to be a dietitian is always something like "What color packet should I be using to sweeten my coffee?" I can't tell you […]