A couple weeks ago, The Bird Cage asked me for advice about protein powders. Challenge accepted! (And my apologies for being so tardy with this blog post. I had hoped to have it published early last week). I've written about protein powders a few times before: - Vegan Sources of…
I've been thinking of doing a loooooong green smoothie "fast" for a few months now, but haven't gotten around to it, mostly because social events revolving around food kept cropping up. So last week I took a look at my schedule and discovered that, starting the day after Easter (today!),…
Today I want to focus on the positive. In fact, I want to talk about an entire year of positivity! Now that we've reached the end of 2010, it's time for some reflection on the past 12 months and what they brought us. My year in review January: I purchased…
Check out all of my previous HITT at Aspire Fitness blog posts: Week One: HITT and the City Week Two: Tracking Food and Exercise Online with Aspire Fitness Week Three: Looking for the Ultimate Workout Week Four: The HITT Diet Plan Week Five: Seeking Motivation Week Six: Resting Between Workouts…
On Wednesday night, I had the opportunity to attend an event at the Park Theatre: the premiere of the documentary "Fresh, the Movie", followed by a panel discussion of four local farmers. Nicole and I both attended as representatives of The Food Label Movement. It was great to see that the…
Check out all of my HITT at Aspire Fitness blog posts here: Week One: HITT and the City Week Two: Tracking food and exercise online with Aspire Fitness Week Three: Looking for the Ultimate Workout Week Four: The HITT Diet Plan Week Five: Seeking Motivation Learning to Rest Last week…
Be sure to answer this month's poll about time spent driving! A major part of my Operation Lose Five Pounds is about figuring out exactly who I am. Not who I used to be, or who I'd like to be, but who I am now. And that means listening to…
The sisterroomate left in October to visit the father dear (he's working with the United Nations in Cambodia) and to explore Southeast Asia. She was supposed to be the sistertraveller only until about a month ago, but then she scored an internship working with some kind of non-governmental organization, helping…
And the winner of the Musselman's Applesauce Holiday Giftbasket is... Mary! She of the comment: My son, who is working on his master’s degree in anatomy, says that applesauce is the perfect pre and post workout food since it has simple carbs and natural sugar. It is my plan to…
The Vegan Challenge may be over, but the effects of it are still lingering, for me, at least. I've decided to go back to my omnivoric ways, the same as I intended before beginning the vegan challenge. There will be a few changes, however; I'll be cutting out dairy from…
