I am having one of those days where I just can’t seem to stop eating. This is somewhat atypical for me, and ordinarily brought on due to fighting off an illness or not having eaten enough the day before. I am thinking that the latter is the case here; and if it is, I am […]
One of the best things is life is to see how well others appreciate a person that is special and important to you. I had the opportunity to tag along to one of El Profesor’s lectures today. The sheer joy that I experienced was not just because I was able to watch him in his […]
I am sitting at my desk researching summer course offerings at local colleges. It is likely the first step in the process to “going back to school”… or whatever that means. I am not sure yet. What I do know is that if I actually take the leap, I will not squander the opportunity as […]
A new sport means new gear. Having fallen in and out of love with running over the past sixteen years (we’re going steady now, though), there have been more than a couple of occasions when I have had to restock my supply of gear. This has typically meant spending upwards of $100 on new shoes, […]
I have been known to take a pretty hard stance against wearing race shirts for races that haven’t been run. In my 2+ years of racing, I have missed a couple of races: once for being sick; once for being sore; and thrice (all in 2014) for being injured. I even refused to wear a […]
Courtesy of a mid-nineties episode of Seinfeld, the “big salad” or large New York-style diner salad entered the mainstream. It’s the perfect lunch option for the health-conscious…or is it? The answer is, it depends. The bigger the salad, the more add-ins it likely contains. Each add-in ingredient brings its own nutritional value and adds to […]
I make green smoothies pretty often. I have been on kicks where I will make one every single day for weeks. Any great green smoothie begins with three ingredients: Almond Milk I prefer to use unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze. I am not a fan of overly-sweet foods, so this unsweetened option works well for me. […]
Never underestimate the power of spending the day with one of your best girl friends.
I am pleased that chain restaurants in New York are required to provide calorie counts for menu items. I think it’s great, frankly, and I appreciate how easy it makes to eliminate the clearly unhealthy item from your order. But what about those instances where the calorie count is moderate? There are those times when you […]
It is easy to get sucked in to every piece of fitness advice that you see online or the cover of a healthy lifestyle magazine. But it is important to remember that the results of the best studies are based on statistics…and you are not a statistic. You’re a person. And had you been included […]
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