Great results take hard work. There is no magic pill to lose weight, no cream to make your cellulite vanish, and no sports drink that will make you deadlift 1,000 lbs. Sorry to rain on your fat-burning pill parade. I am often asked for suggestions on how to improve a workout or create a better… Continue reading A Quick Guide to Supplements
Do you ever go full steam ahead with something, only to run into a speed bump in the road that throws you completely off course? This seems to happen to me a lot, unfortunately. Maybe its just my personality, but when I enjoy something, I tend to want to eat/sleep/breathe it. Like, last year I… Continue reading Healthy-ish Banana Bread and Getting out of a Rut
Happy Fourth of July Weekend everyone!! I hope you are going to get out and enjoy the (hopefully) lovely weather. After a busy workweek, I am embracing this three day weekend with open arms. I had planned to sleep in today, but wound up waking around 8am anyway. I usually have an egg white omelete… Continue reading Patriotic Breakfast Parfait
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This is an initiative to bring together some food bloggers from across the world. The motive behind is completely healthy & happy. This is to actually get and help get genuine appreciation and not just empty likes without a word read. It is to encourage comments on fellow blogger’s…
Gosh this recipe is good. This is adapted from a recipe that my mother cooks. I’m not sure where she found the original version (I believe it was in a magazine). Its great for when you are craving an Asian-inspired dish, but don’t want the calories of ordering take-out Chinese. I swapped out the ingredients in mom’s recipe to… Continue reading Slow Cooker Ginger-Garlic Chicken
I love to travel. I try to go to at least one new place per year, and this year it was Charleston, South Carolina. Mom and I went for Mother’s Day weekend, she is a great travel buddy. We try to go on a girl’s trip every year, while Dad stays home with the cat. Charleston… Continue reading Traveling Foodie: Charleston, SC
Hi there! It’s starting to feel like summer here at the Jersey Shore (what happened to spring?!) I hope wherever you live, you are enjoying the beautiful weather. Its 2:00 on Sunday and I am ready for a nap. After a long weekend in Charleston, SC filled with SO MUCH FOOD (specifically, beer and BBQ)… Continue reading Protein Oats with Egg White and PB
Last weekend I competed in my very first Strongman Competition!! It was awesome!! On Saturday, Ladies Lift Here hosted the 2015 May Queen Strongwoman Show. I cannot speak highly enough about Amanda and the LLH team, who put on an OUTSTANDING competition. If you have been following my blog, you know I have competed… Continue reading May Queen Strongwoman Competition
I have been slacking in the kitchen lately. Does that ever happen to you? Sometimes you just don’t feel like cooking. I think its because it was so nice out last weekend, I wanted to spend every possible minute outside. I woke up extra early yesterday in order to make breakfast for the rest of the… Continue reading WIAW and Strong(wo)man Competition
Happy Spring everyone!!! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the Easter/Passover festivities. We were quite busy in the kitchen getting ready for our Easter Sunday dinner. We bake a lot of traditional Italian dishes and breads, which are delicious, but quite an indulgence. Thank goodness we only make them once per year! In other news,… Continue reading Easter Festivities and Training Update
Dinosaurs and Deadlifts 