Yesterday I ate: - Plain yogurt with frozen berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries) - 2 slices of banana bread with peanut butter (the very last of the banana bread! Sighs) - My own "trail mix" of almonds and raisins (seriously, the raisins are so sweet!) - Salad with spinach,…
... and still going strong ;) What I ate yesterday: - 1 bowl of oats mixed with water, a banana, cinnamon, and peanut butter - 1 bowl of spicy parsnip soup - 1/2 glass of skim milk - 2 slices homemade apple banana bread with a smear of peanut butter…
Welcome to Day Two of not eating added sugars! Yesterday went very well: - Plain yogurt with frozen mixed berries - 3 slices homemade banana bread (I omitted the vanilla extract) with a smidgen of almond butter - Salad with spinach, green pepper, tomato, celery, carrots, chickpeas, corn (yes! I…
Today is the first day of our week-long challenge of not eating foods with added sugars! Are you in? Throughout the challenge I'd like to address what kinds of foods are good replacements for the ones that we eat every day which include hidden sugars. I really like my bread…
A few days ago I got a surprise package in the mail! The ever sweet and generous Rhodey Girl sent me a couple of Larabars to try- my first ever! Of course, I ripped open the cashew cookie bar immediately to try it. I am very particular about eating foods…
I've mentioned in the past that I wanted to try going for an entire week without any added sugar, and so I've decided that next week- from when I wake up on Sunday March 8th until I fall asleep on Saturday March 14th- will be it! And I encourage anyone…
Another book sent by Penguin Group, this one addresses how women can use strength training to get healthy and stay in shape. Tailored for women, this book written by Lou Schuler (a journalist who has written many fitness articles and books for men) outlines the necessity of incorporating strength training…
Last month's poll The results are in! If you recall, our last poll was to learn what kind of exercise we all enjoy the most. We had 59 total voters: 46% are into cardio, 22% are well-rounded individuals who get a kick from all kinds of exercise, 14% prefer stretching,…
Today marks the one-year anniversary for my blog. A year ago today, I published my first post! (Hopefully both my understanding of health and my skill in writing have improved muchly over that period of time). To celebrate, I baked a batch of these peanut butter cookies last night. They…
Remember this post? And the excitement that ensued? Drumroll, please, because on Saturday I successfully completed this challenge: Woohoo! I skipped the first couple weeks when doing the 200 crunches challenge and began with week three. After I had reached the first day of week six, I just stopped doing…
