The weather has been beautiful this past week, and before the rain came today, it truly felt like Spring. And what comes out during Spring? Flowers! When I walked into work after a 6:30am pilates class I was met with these beautiful hydrangeas left on my desk by my coworker. This burst of color by …
Gifts and Truths
No better way to start the day than with peanut butter. Well, PB2 in this recipe. Smooth Oats Heaping 1/4 cup of old fashioned oats Little more than a 1/2 cup of almond milk Heaping spoonful of PB2 1/2 of a banana Cook old fashioned oats and almond milk until the oats are cooked through, …
Playing Hookie
The day was just too beautiful to sit inside in front of a computer screen. I did go to the office and enjoy a bag full of cereal and sliced almonds while responding to emails and working on website issues. And then I checked out for the day to spend the afternoon with my Dad …
PB2 on WIAW2
It's that time of the week again and time for my seconde WIAW 🙂 And for this post I am premiering PB2! This magnificent ingredient is simply peanut butter minus the oil (in powder form) and can be easily used in smoothies, reconstituted with water or in hot cereal, like the 9 grain cereal I …
I don’t eat clams but my legs can do a mean one
Why do Mondays always feel the same? I tried to drag the weekend into the work week by enjoying leftovers from dinner Saturday night from Blue Barn Cafe. Sadly the salad was a bit soggy and with every bite it still remained Monday. I made it through a day full of staring at the computer, …
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Calm after the storm
After days of rain and a night of festivities around the neighborhood, Sunday was a slow, relaxing day full of sleep, sun and eats. The day began with a replenishing breakfast of eggs and then a walk through the farmers market - one of my favorite weekend activities. To be honest, not much else was …
Feeling Green
I hope everyone enjoyed their Saint Patrick's Day! I started off the day with a protein pancake: - egg whites - 1 scoop of protein powder - 1/2 banana - dash of cinammon - handful of spinach The gym was seen on the holiday and my legs were exhausted after some clams and a whole …
Early start to Friday
Because running is out of the picture (hopefully for not too much longer) I have decided to dedicate my workouts to pilates. In addition to home workouts focused on abs and arms I signed up for 10 pilates classes at a studio located a block from my apartment. I've already been to a few classes …
Long time no sweat
Egg sandwich was on the menu for breakfast yesterday morning. Simple: egg whites, nutritional yeast, sandwich thin and yes, ketchup! For some reason I was ravenous by the time I go to work at 7:30 so I scarfed this down like it was nobody's business. Then a wave of exhaustion came from out of nowhere …
Colitis and Me
Sounds like a children's book, but in reality it's just me telling you about my personal journey with colitis. It all started when I was a junior in high school, experiencing the extreme stress of preparing for college applications and a demanding AP class schedule. I was able to sit through first period and then I …
Almond Jay 