Today is the last day! How are you doing? Will you be binging on sugar tomorrow or do you think you will be able to continue eating less sugar in your diet on a more regular basis? I have really had an enormous amount of fun with this challenge, and…
Can you believe it's almost over already?! Yesterday I ate: - Plain yogurt with frozen blueberries and 1/2 an apple - Handful of grapes - Salad with spinach, tomato, carrots, celery, green pepper, some of the quinoa dish, and hummus - Quesadilla (2 homemade tortillas grilled on the George Foreman…
You can view the recipe for my Quinoa with Chickpeas and Shrimp by checking out my Living Well article at The Uniter! How are we all doing? There has been far too much talk of cupcakes in my life- between cupcake recipes on Twitter and people mentioning how they will…
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…
