~avocado, toast and a hard boiled egg ~ Today I am sharing my protein packed breakfast. It’s my new favorite and I eat it almost every day. I find the fewer decisions I have to make the more likely I am to stick to a cleaner diet. It’s that simple. If you had told me a [Read more…]
Reality Check on my M & M portions
Hi Everyone- This is my favorite time of year with the cooler temps, pumpkins and squash. But, it is also the time when I indulge in comfort foods and baked goods; also known as the calorie creep! This post is a reality check on the portions of your favorite treat! So the scale doesn’t play a trick on [Read more…]
Running Playlist
Hi everyone- Here is a short running Spotify playlist. This running playlist is for those hills that require… let’s say patience! I am not a musician so my descriptions are limited to “a slow beat” and ” the pace of running up a hill, very sloooowly.” The first song, Extreme Ways, is from the Jason Bourne [Read more…]
Have you checked the ingredients? |2 Minute Tuesday
Hey there- For this week’s 2 Minute Tuesday, I am sharing a simple suggestion my sister shared with me that is surprisingly easy and productive: check the ingredient list on your favorite snacks! The results may surprise you and help you make better choices at the grocery store. My sister shared with me why this snack cracker [Read more…]
Recovering from Lasik surgery: It’s a process
Hi Everyone- Excuse the typos! I am recovering from Lasik surgery. Anticipating the decreased vision after 40 I had one eye corrected for mono-vision. Apparently, my brain doesn’t like change! Reading is difficult unless I can increase the font and the same eye is pretty sore. Like really sore. My post op appointment went well, [Read more…]
Manitou Springs Incline in Colorado … One Step at a Time
I did it! I climbed the Incline in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Manitou Springs is JUST next to Colorado Springs. Until last summer I had not heard of the Incline- or maybe I blocked it out of my mind when friends described this mile hike. It’s described as one mile of steps. “What’s the big deal?” [Read more…]
5 Strategies to Drink More Water
Hi everyone- It’s March.. 2 months into the new year! How are your resolutions? Did you make any? My resolution this year was to drink more water. Last year my resolution was to drink less diet Pepsi. So, I am still on the same theme, but focused on water. I like water, but I can’t [Read more…]
2 Healthy Choices in 2 Minutes: 2 Minute Tuesday
Hi there~ How are you? Today’s 2 Minute Tuesday is about 2 healthy choices that take seconds to make and prep! One of my resolutions I made was to make easy healthy choices. So I decided this 2 Minute Tuesday would showcase the 2 healthy choices I make everyday. The first healthy choice I make everyday is to drink water. I [Read more…]
How to add more water to your diet this year!
In 2014 I committed to drink less soda. I am not proud to admit I have had a diet Pepsi in hand since high school. Not proud of that one, but it’s my reality. Here are the small changes I made last year: Never leave the house without a large water bottle Stopped going to fast [Read more…]
Jump into the new year with a jump rope workout
Hi everyone My boys’ fitness trainer for tennis introduced them to the jump rope. Their jump ropes have been hanging in the garage since last summer. So here is a video I was all too eager to share with the family to get all of us jumping in 2015! I am a runner because I don’t have to [Read more…]
Outdoor running essentials…
Hi there- It’s done! I finished my first 1/2 marathon. It was pretty good until mile 12 and then I felt the symptoms of low blood sugar. I didn’t know that’s why I was almost in tears and felt very nauseous. Of course, I thought “This is what a heart attack feels like.” And, I had [Read more…]
Sweet Mini Bell Peppers
While volunteering in my son’s class I noticed one of of his friends was snacking on sweet mini bell peppers. His mother is a genius. Peppers are nutrient dense; rich in vitamins A and C. If that isn’t enough, they contain phytochemicals which are naturally occurring compounds found in plants. And, the best part: no [Read more…]
Kick the Soda Habit
Happy New Year! What are your resolutions? One of mine resolutions actually started this past summer. I am not proud to admit this, but I started drinking diet soda in high school. Diet Pepsi is my soda of choice! Afternoons are my weakness. Some people crave chocolate or chips, but a Diet Pepsi is my caffeinated, carbonated crack! [Read more…]
