I can’t resist running in this weather. I am literally exhausted with tight quads and an aching back and the mid-60 weather and clear blue skies call to me. I am still getting used to running in my Kinvara 4 from Saucony and because the weather was super perfect I ran a bit longer in [...][...]
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Exercise As A Threat?
Over the last few years we have acclimated to seeing calories next to our favorite food items. At first it seemed to deter some people, but eventually you just shrugged it off and ate it because you wanted that personal-size Uno pizza that is like a 1,400 calories. (Not me, because I just can̵[...]
It’s Nutrition Month!
When I was working on a campaign for a diet company, we tagged March as the month diets die. February is just disgusting when it comes to weather and keeping track of what you are putting in your body has just become tedious. So it seems perfect that March is National Nutrition Month. You are [.[...]
Just Drink Your Tea (or Coffee)
There was a six month period back in college where I grabbed a Red Bull every morning on my way out the door. Somehow I had convinced myself that this was the right direction to take since I hated the taste of coffee. Then there was this super charged drink sold at Duane Reade that [...][...]
January 2nd, 2013 - 7:04 pm § in Food
Cake Batter Rice Krispie Cupcakes
I made them and they were delicious. Going into NYE I had a small problem. My oven has not been working. Well, it is working it just shuts itself off constantly because the heat sensor isn’t working properly, and it makes baking and roasting and really anything done in the oven annoying. So I [...]
A Rude Awakening
I knew deep down that my body wasn’t very happy with me. When I looked in the mirror my hips and thighs just seemed wider. I was exercising, but not as intensely as I had in the past. I mean I hadn’t been to a spin class in probably five months, and last Sunday’s five mile run [.[...]
Most Googled Diets of 2012
Google prepares a list the year’s most popular searches including diets. I thought it was an interesting look at what fads and healthy eating ideas peeked people’s interest–supermodels and fad diets galore! 10. Marissa Miller Diet: The Victoria Secret model said one of her go to he[...]
November 25th, 2012 - 7:59 pm § in Food
Cookies N Cream Popcorn
I have a ridiculous sweet tooth. And when my sweet tooth is really bad it is followed by a craving for something salty. That’s why I usually have yogurt with some sort of salty topping. Then I saw this gem of a recipe on Pinterest and thought “perfect.” Mostly because it was someth[...]
July 15th, 2012 - 10:00 am § in Food
Triple D Stop: Burger Me, Truckee
Even though we are on the Nevada side of Tahoe this year we still made a trip over to Truckee for the day. Since we are “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives” fans our first stop was Burger Me. It was the perfect place too, since it can cater to everyone in our party (vegetarians, kosher observa[...]
June 20th, 2012 - 10:00 am § in Food
Dressed Up Mexican
We recently over stuffed ourselves at Mike Isabella’s second DC restaurant Bandolero. Similar to our night at Graffiato we went with the tasting menu to ensure a little of everything. We started with La Cata a smathering of dips including guacamole, and totopos — tortilla chips dressed with[...]
