November 2012
3 posts
Hemp Hearts - Review and GIVEAWAY!
I am not going to lie, this is probably my favorite product to review so far. Having little knowledge of hemp other than those hemp necklaces stoners wore in high school, I was so excited when a bag of hemp hearts arrived at my door last month.
First of all - can we say how just beautiful this bag is?
I know I am not reviewing the aesthetics - but I just wanted to pop open this bag just...
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MIMM - The Lovely Little Things
Its a Marvelous Monday indeed! Such a great past few days that make me truly enjoy the little things this Monday!
I’ve been a little MIA this past week - and for good reason.
Mama Crames came to DC for an entire week. Such a cutie :) We had such a wonderful week. It was her first time in DC - and we really enjoyed our mother daughter time. Love you mother!
Sometimes, it takes a...
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REVIEW: Quest Protein Bars
Again, on a search for the perfect on the go protein bar has proven on the difficult side. I love My Simply Bars, but wanted to try another hyped up product out there: Quest Bar. Not only do they look amazing, everyone says they taste incredible too! My turn :)
Do you like brownies? Strawberry cheesecake? Peanut butter? Chocolate in any form? A lemon pie? Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?...
October 2012
8 posts
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What I Ate {for a Clean Halloween} Wednesday
My heart truly goes out to everyone that has been affected by the hurricane. Most in DC were pretty lucky and didn’t get hit too hard. Lots of naked trees outside though!
If there was one good thing that came out of my days at home, I got to play around in the kitchen more than usual for my meals (since these are really Tuesday eats hehe) and find the best way to curb any Halloween...
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REVIEW: P28 Protein Bread
As hurricane Sandy started to reap havoc on the east coast, I was forced to think of what perishable things I could make sure I had prepared in case of any power outages. Naturally, I think of protein. My egg whites and chicken won’t last too long! And I am almost out of protein powder (#fitgirlproblems).
DING DING DING
I do have lots of PROTEIN BREAD :)
When I first saw people blogging...
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Marvelous in My Hurricane Monday
Well its Monday and the thought of Sandy has taken over the east coast. Maybe I should be concerned? I don’t even own a flashlight. I do love my candles though :)
So what is making my Monday marvelous today is…
Waking up cuddled with this guy -
Working with this guy on my lap -
And missing this guy -
Makes it much easier when I have these to look at all day -
Much...
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REVIEW: The Simply Bar and Simply Chips
Earlier this fall, I received a nice package from the people over at The Simply Bar. I had seen these bars all over the place - even ordering a package of my own a few months ago. Then, they came out with CHIPS! I immediately bought some Chili flavored ones and loved them - they were delicious, crispy, perfect.
Well, I was so curious the try the Herb flavor as well as a few of the other Simply...
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Marvelous in my Monday
How to make my Monday more marvelous?
Sometimes I just have the case of the Mondays. Some weeks are harder than others! I made it a goal for myself to start thinking more positively about a new week. Making weekly mini goals to myself - pushing extra hard this week at the gym, no extra finger dips in the peanut butter jar, drinking more water.
I decided this week to...
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What I Ate Wednesday
Its Wednesday - HUMP DAY - half way - woot woot! Here are my eats for What I ate Wednesday (from yesterday teehee).
Breakfast was a deliciously random concoction of all things drool-worthy - peanut butter, chocolate, oat bran, and egg whites!
Cooked up in some coconut oil and topped with unsweetened chocolate and stevia. Yumm! And a side of NATS water - because I wont be at the game today!
...
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Loving Lately
It’s that time again. A loving lately post - all about what I am loving lately.
Greens
Two wonderful bloggers - Kasey and Heather are busy bees spreading the word about PLANT power, greens, and promoting using the sources of plants for our protein! I will be the first to admit, I am obsessed with getting the right amount of protein in my body everyday. But that has led me to forget about...
Weekend Wonderfuls turned Marvelous Mondays
I love love love Ms. Katie’s Healthy Diva Eats blog. It so cute, peppy, informative, and just wonderful. Well therefore, it really does suit her to have a Marvelous In My Monday link up. I decided to join in the fun today as my weekend wonderfuls made for a marvelous Monday today :)
Marvelous Morning OMMMM….
I am truly in love with my Stroga these days. Truly in love. Truly...
September 2012
3 posts
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Crunch time?
Crunch time.
Those last few weeks before bikini season? Those few days before you birthday? That cute body con dress you so want to wear but feel bloated?
Story of my life.
I am guilty of constantly trying to look perfect for events or occasions in my life. So sue me.
But what I am realizing more and more, is that when I shoot to tighten up for an occasion, I lose sight of my long term goals -...
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Weekend wonderfuls
I apologize. I have been a bit MIA. Lots of stuff going on - but boy did I miss blogging. I have so much to catch you guys up on :)
**As promised, I will be posting a review of P28 Protein Bread this week. I’m trying to eat it in a many concoctions as possible first ;) **
Anyways, I must say, I have been loving DC recently. I set a goal when I turned 24 that I would go out and try more...
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What I Ate Wednesday
September.
What defines September?
Is it that pumpkin spiced latte at Starbucks that the blogging world is raving about?
Is it that fall wool cape you’ve been dying to bring out of the closet (ding ding ding ding)?
I don’t think I consciously realized it was September until I started putting pumpkin in everything that crawled into my mouth.
My breakfast was no excepted. I am...
August 2012
11 posts
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Peanut Butter and Balls
Two of my favorite things.
(long pause)
Kidding. Okay, well partially. I will get to this in a bit…
Today’s eats all packed to go. I am telling ya. Fail to plan, plan to FAIL. I hate to say it, but diet is seriously everything. I am learning more and more from my current program that you can’t outwork an unhealthy diet.
Here I have meals 2-4 and my pre-workout BALLS.
For...
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What I Ate Wednesday
Wednesday is FINALLY here! Wednesday is my new rest day and boy do I look forward to it. Although I am bit more limited on my eats, I still make it work incredibly well :)
Since this is what I ate yesterday (Tuesday), I left out my pre-and-post workout meals to show exactly what it is that I eat on a rest day!
MMMMM egg white oats :)
I am loving this new combo! I cooked on the stove...
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Pretty Pancakes and Pouring Rain
As you know by now, pancakes of every size and color define my weekends. I wouldn’t go a day without them. The thought of them gets me up in the mornings :)
Well this weekend as no exception. I even made some extra batter so I could start my Monday with some too.
Brown Rice Flour Pancakes with Cinnamon Vanilla Frosting (same recipe as the brown rice flour waffles here!)
Purple Protein...
WatchMy relationship with peanut butter. To a T.
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What I Ate Wednesday - for real
On the wonderful What I Ate Wednesday, I usually post what I ate the day before. Well, this time is all about Wednesday! It is Mitch and my 2 year anniversary this week so we went to a beautiful dinner at Oya in Chinatown last night. I wanted to include my delicious meal in my post…
Meal 1: A new favorite of mine - Ezekiel Sprouted Cereal with unsweetened almond milk and some Cookies and...
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August's Conscious Box
I get these monthly boxes from Conscious Box (posted about it first here) - sometimes they are amazing, sometimes I will admit they kinda suck.
Well this month was dynamite.
Think its because it had so much FOOD??!? #foodieproblems
This will unfortunately be my last month - and it was a great one indeed! If you ever want to get a box of surprises for a few months, DO IT. Its super fun, easy...
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Gooey, melty, delicious CHEESE
I was a single gal this weekend. Mitch was back at home with this little guy -
And while he was gone, I must admit another man stole my heart -
We had a wonderful weekend together :)
I had a great weekend with friends, but I always came back to this little guy. He is too hard to leave at home alone!
We made some wonderful treats this weekend though…
I found the most incredible...
More food, more carbs, and less working out?
So I have recently started a new program that I am super excited about! I have read about James Wilson’s Body Earned program on many of the great blogs I follow and have heard incredible reviews. Since I was getting into kinda a rut - from just running, to insanity, to boot camps - I just needed some structure in the gym, and something that wouldn’t require me going 2 times a day to...
Boot Camp Survivors
Sunday I taught my first bootcamp! I have been wanting to do this for so long. For years, I will sit in different spin and other classes thinking about how I would do things! Last week, I decided - why not? Even if it doesn’t turn into something more lucrative, I still knew I would be having fun, doing what I love, and helping people reach their goals! Win win to me :)
I had a great group...
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I had pizza tonight
….and it was incredible. I don’t remember the last time I had a great piece of pizza. And guess what? I ate the whole thing.
And for 332 calories, I didn’t feel bad about it!
Yes - 332 calories.
How’d I do it? Cauliflower.
Cauliflower is an amazing vegetable. I’ve made so many carb free delights with this veggie! Well Friday’s are often cheating days for me...
July 2012
15 posts
Foodie Penpals - JULY edition
Its Foodie Penpal time!! Melissa over at Live, Love & Run had me this time! Look at some of my favorites of the goodies she got me:
I can’t get enough of these Vega smoothies! I have been super fortunate to get samples of these in a lot of the packages I have gotten over the past few months, from my conscious box to my penpals. I had never tried the Choc-A-Lot yet, so I was really...
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Jazz and Waffles
What a peaceful, wonderful weekend. After OF COURSE watching the Olympic opening ceremonies - decked out in Canandianess, I spent Saturday with a cousin that was in town from London, England (ironically). I basically don’t have any family in the US, so anytime I get to connect with a relative, it is really nice! We spent a few hours in Adams Morgan, and had lunch at Tryst. I have never been...
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Shoulders and Puppy Eyes
Please tell me how cute my babyz is? Marley loves peanut butter. So much he will sit and lick his lips as I eat it. Well, this is PB2. I guess he isn’t too picky ;) Like mother like son.
Today was SHOULDA day at the gym. I love training my shoulders.
Here is what I did:
Something that has been saving my after-work workouts is my Fitmixer Amino Acids drink.
I have seen a TON of...
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What I ate Wednesday
I love What I ate Wednesday!!! And guys, this is actually what I ate TODAY (usually, its the day before) but I had some great and fabulous things to share with you.
I had my amazing Brown-Rice Flour waffles topped with some delicious protein frosting, made from my new Tera’s Whey Bourbon Vanilla protein powder. Let me tell you, this tasted like white chocolate. Since the waffle was...
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Gluten Free treats
Gluten free. Seems like a trend these days. I swear half those that are gluten free are doing it so they will stop eating bread. I hate to break it to those folks, being gluten free doesn’t mean you will lose weight or that you automatically become healthier. There are a lot of great carbs made from gluten.
Those that are even partially celiac, I feel your pain. Don’t you just want a...
Homemade makes everything better (and skinnier)
I have a confession. I love to try new things. I am guilty. The thing is, sometimes this gets me in trouble :)
As I was walking back from dinner at Ping Pong Dim Sum I needed to take out cash, so getting cash back to CVS was my best bet. Well that meant I had to buy something (fail). Sure enough, the two glasses of wine in my (don’t make fun, I am a bit of a light weight) told me to get...
“I’ve completely updated the Work it Out and Recipe sections - go check...”
The best day of the week
Its raining, it’s not 100 degrees, and I feel like being lazy. Don’t judge me. I already got in my workout in - my favorite VIDA Extreme class. Its at 11 am so its the perfect time, and it kicks my ass each and every time. When I get home, I literally collapse. So I need today to do, just about nothing. That is what makes it the best day!!
Although this week at work was little more...
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Not your average bag of Lay's
I found this great brand of protein bar not too long ago that are super clean - The Simply Bar! Although I do prefer to make my own protein goodies for the day, I love my simply bars for on the road, or rushed days!
Well guess what I found? The Simply Protein Chips.
Wait, what? I know we have all heard of protein bars, powders, just about everything else. But chips? I know, these people are...
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Ab-day-swag-day
I created a killer ab workout that I just have to share! I try to switch it up every week or so, keep my musclies guessing! I made dearest Nicole do this with me last week and she is living proof of it being schweady, tough, and pure awesome!
I use my Gymboss for a workout like this (intervals). If you have an iphone, download bitimer. Set it up for 20 seconds on (work), 10 seconds off (rest)....
What I Ate Wednesday
I am horrible. It’s been a week since I last posted - and I have SO much to share! I promise to post some challenging workouts this week!
But you know, I love my WIAW so here goes!
I have discovered a new favorite breakfast (surprise, right).
Clean French Toast. I don’t think I have had french toast since I was a little girl. It is always something I’ve stayed away from in...
What I Ate Wednesday
Is it only Wednesday? Oy. Is it bad I always just crave the weekend? I just love Saturday. Sleep in a bit, my favorite workout classes, sunshine, balconies, blah blah. Oh well, I DID have some great eats this week for my What I Ate Wednesday - FITNESS edition!
I start every morning with my GNC Pro-Sculpt delicious drink. I just finally bought the new flavor - BLUE RASPBERRY.
I love this...
Black Bean Spaghetti
Yes! Organic Market is such a great little haven in DC. I haven’t decided whether or not its a good thing that it is on my way home from work everyday :). I definitely could spend all my money there - so having it as a temptation everyday is not easy (esepcailly when craving some yogurt covered almond hehe). But when I need a little motivation in the kitchen, it is often exactly what I...
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So you want to try that protein stuff...
A lot of my friends have been wanting to incorporate more protein in their diets. Well they aren’t alone! Around 60% of the US population are trying to do the same! It isn’t that complicated and doesn’t mean you have to eat a plate full of chicken at every meal!
Protein is an essential part of our diets. Not only does it give you that nice full feeling, and keep you full for a while, it is...
What I'm Listening to Now
Everyone loves a new workout playlist - and I am ALWAYS in need of new songs - so I thought I would share some new tunes I have to keep me going at the gym! Note: this is a mix of all types of music so I don’t get bored! Enjoy!
1. Houdini by Foster the People
2. Cashin’ Out by Cash Out (original right?)
3. On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons
4. Drank in my Cup by Kirko...
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Foodie Penpals - June
The no better joy than getting a foodie penpals package in the mail. I was having a bad day and then my package arrived at my doorsteps.
No complaints about the insides this time either :) Courtney over at Our Ongoing Adventures went above and beyond to not only accommodate my clean eating, but gave me some great little treats.
I will go over a few of my favorite items. First off, she had a...
June 2012
17 posts
Blueberry Protein-Pie-Pancakes - watch out,...
So I found the most magical, most amazing ingredient.
Xanthan gum. GUM you say? Oh yes. Don’t underestimate the power of GUM.
You may have seen this random ingredient in some of my recipes - today’s blueberry pie pancakes, a few of my protein smoothies. If you look at some of your favorite health foods, you will probably notice it among some of the ingredients. Like my Tera’s...
Baked Tofu with "Noodles" and Clean Peanut Butter...
Ever since last weekend - when I ate those delicious summer rolls with peanut sauce - I have wanted to experiment and make some type of clean peanut sauce. This has been a pretty busy week at work, and although made some great lunches, I didn’t really have time to spend experimenting at night!
When Friday night came along, I knew all I wanted to do was make a peanut sauce with PB2. PB2 is...
What I Ate Wednesday...SNACK edition
I basically have the best snacks ever for this edition of What I Ate Wednesday! I promise to share more than snacks though :)
For breakfast, I had a new creation/obsession/favorite breakfast EVER. I ordered some samples of Shakeology from Beachbody.com the other day and was super excited to them out.
I have had the chocolate before when I was back in Wisconsin. I found them served at a local...
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Zucchini Fritters and Peach Candles
Another great weekend. Sunday was a me day. I slept in, took a class at the gym, and did some Insanity cardio abs. Mitch went on a bike ride with a friend, so I had the place to myself. As much as I love living with the boy, sometimes as with any roomie, its nice to be alone.
I decided to take a walk to this store over in Adams Morgan that I’ve walked/driven by millions of times. And Beige...
Day of Fathers
I thought it was appropriate for today’s post to be about my Dad.
Ive read a lot of blog posts today about Dads. How inspiring they are, how they have been there through thick and thin, and how they are huge role models.
Well, my Dad is the best :). I think its fair for us all to think this way lol. And since I only have one Dad, he is the best Dad I have ever had :)
Michael Martin...
Weekend Wonderfuls
What a wonderful Saturday. I can’t begin to explain how much I value my weekends. I try to fit as much into my 2 days off from work as I can without being too busy.
I always want to start out my weekends right though. There is nothing better than a Saturday morning workout. I try to take Misook’s VIDA Extreme class every Saturday. And every time, she whoops my ass. Its an 11 AM class...
Powercakes to Power Through
What a crazy, crazy week.
I have gotten a lot of questions lately about how I fit everything in during a busy week. My boss and I just picked up a new client and I have never been this busy at work in my life! Let me just say I now drink coffee again. It has been a while.
But I didn’t let my routine go. My normal routine goes a bit like this - and I didn’t allow this week to be an...
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My Conscious Box and My New Favorite Things!
So I got my conscious box yesterday. I randomly found out about this through my many blogs I read! The Conscious Box is a monthly package - every month including different items - that are all pure, natural, and vegan products. The focus is on sustainability, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility. So these items are anything from vegan beauty products to products from ethical driven...
