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I must admit that yesterday I didn’t feel so great. I didn’t get around to working out, but I was tired for much of the day that I don’t think I would have made it through a workout anyway. Luckily today I’m feeling much better. I even breezed through an intense power yoga class this read on ..

Due to technical difficulties I wasn’t able to post my smoothies last night. Damn internet. Breakfast Smoothie: “Best foods you’re not eating smoothie” 4 c. swiss chard 1 banana 1/2 c. frozen blueberries 1 tbsp. hemp seeds 1 tbsp. chia seeds 1 tsp. turmeric 1 tsp. cinnamon Verdict: This smoothie was delicious. I really liked read on ..

Before I started my Bikini Birthday quest I already had the gears in motion in my head thinking about how I could live to my optimum health. I decided I should see a Naturopath to get a thorough analysis of my lifestyle. Today, over a month later I finally had my appointment. This was my read on ..

Did I mention how much I love soups and stews?? Pretty sure that I have. Or at least you can gather that fact by my meals so far this week! (Lamb Stew, Fish Stew, and Leftovers for lunch…) Another thing I love: coming home to a cooked (or partially cooked) meal. When I came home read on ..

I didn’t to a weigh in last Wednesday because I was afraid that weighing in the morning after Fat Tuesday would be a bad idea. So I waited until this morning to step back on the scale. Here are my results: Start: Week 1: Week 2: Week 4: Weight 153.6 lb 150.0 lb 150.8 lb read on ..

A few weeks back I read this cool article in the New York Times about snacks called Snack Time Never Ends. The article talks about how commonplace it has become to serve snacks at any possible children’s gathering: sporting events, meetings, clubs, etc. I don’t think it’s too far off to say that this is read on ..

Had I known I was going to wake up to 3” of snow and that Canada was going to lose the hockey game to the US, I probably would have made a warm, comforting bowl of oatmeal instead of the muesli I whipped up last night in anticipation of this morning’s breakfast. Nevertheless, my Gingerbread read on ..

Sunday means brunch at my in-laws. Brunch means solid food.  I was very excited to have brunch today: an english muffin with pb, cheesy scrambled eggs, bacon, and couple of home-fries.  Mmmmm. I also brought my homemade cinnamon buns to share with the in-laws at brunch today. I got this recipe from the Bread Baker’s read on ..

On a Saturday morning the only thing that really gets me out of bed is breakfast. I’ll lie in bed thinking about what I’m going to eat and my excitement is what gets me up just a little earlier. This morning I was thinking “mmmmm…. oameal” until I remembered that I can only have green read on ..

So today marked the last day of part one of my new weightlifting routine. For the last 4 weeks I have been doing the following exercises for no more than 12 reps each set. The next 4 weeks I will try to increase my weights by lowering my repetitions to no less than 6 and read on ..