While the weather so far this week has not been ideal San Francisco weather (super windy and quite chilly), the warmer weather is supposed to blow in this weekend. In honor of the springlike weather (and really just to encourage it to come my way), I made a sunshine smoothie: 1/2 cup of almond milk, …
WIAW – and my surprise in the mail
Most of my meals yesterday were repeats of typical weekday breakfasts, lunches and snacks. Eggs and Oats, rice cakes, veggies, cottage cheese salad, sweet potato pop chips (not pictured) But on my way home on the bus I remembered about a bag of Shiratake Noodles I had in the back of the fridge and decided …
a pot of gold at the end of the “patience” rainbow
Look what happened over the weekend: Yes that is a sweaty me, but look at my wrist! I finally feel good enough to run outside with my Garmin. I literally had to brush off a layer of dust on this baby before I put it on and somehow it still managed to be charged enough …
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Another Foodie Pen Pal
I loved participating in Lindsay's (from The Lean Green Bean) Foodie Pen Pal program last month, so I decided to join in the fun again. It's a great way to get to know new people and share some of your favorite things and new food finds. I sent a package of goodies to Shannon from Because …
G’day Mate
In February of 2008 I stepped onto a Quantas flight from LA to Australia and unloaded my books and crosswords in the seat back pocket in front of me. Little did I know that this pocket belonged to the seat of one of my soon-to-be dearest friends, Vanessa. Vanessa and I studied abroad in Australia …
Standing Room Only
Have you heard of this new fad of standing desks? Well, I do not have one of these new fangled contraptions that allows you to comfortably view your computer screen and type while in a standing position, but that did not stop me from creating my own version. My colitis has been acting up lately …
Count It
I normally eat similar snacks throughout the day, carrots, dry cereal, rice cakes, bananas... Well yesterday I switched it up with some new treats and I was pleasantly surprised. This bag of sweet potato pop chips was the perfect amount of salty and sweet. And in a 100 calorie pack you can't go wrong. Later …
cheaper than therapy
As everyone knows life, has it's up and downs that leave us stressed, excited, overwhelmed, happy... What to do with all of these emotions!?! I do... pilates! After an hour of stretching, posing, pulsing and tucking, combined with deep breathing I feel a huge sense of relief and calm. As soon as I walk into …
WIAW – Farmer’s Market Style
It's been a while since I brought this breakfast to work, so I thought I would bring back the 9 grain cereal (sans sprinkles for the sugar cleanse). Snacks of carrots and hummus and rice cakes found their way to my desk throughout the day. And lunch was a typical salad with turkey, avocado, almond …
I know him – he’s on TV
Day one of sugar cleanse: Honestly, I did not really have any strong craving for anything sweet. In the morning I wanted to dip my spoon into my jar of cookie butter but was able to restrain myself and left the apartment with no regrets. There was still plenty of snacking to refuel after my …
Almond Jay 