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When I went to the New Harvest conference a few weekends ago they gave us a kit to test the Omega-3 levels in our blood. Then, after 30 days of taking New Harvest we can test it again and see if and/or how it’s changed. I haven’t had time to stab myself until today and thought I’d share the ... Read More about Bloody Failure

I conveniently “forgot” to take pictures of the bowl of cereal and granola bar I had today – hence the name of this post to remind me. I’m still within a good range of cals, so I’m not mad at me. Other eats are documented with pictures and not clever commentary because it’s Sunday and I’m taking ... Read More about Cereal Sunday or Serial Sunday…

I’ve decided to start my training a little early since I will be traveling a bit over the next few months and will miss out on some key runs. Hopefully a head start will relieve some of the marathon training stress! I will be okay with missing some runs or making them up at another time so I can ... Read More about Day One of Training

Since I have 5 pounds of chickpeas to eat before they go bad, I knew roasted chickpeas were in order. They work as a snack or part of a meal :) When I’ve roasted chickpeas in the past I make a sauce for them, but I wasn’t in the mood for that. Instead I made a “Hummustard Sauce”. I mixed hummus ... Read More about Hummustard Roasted Chickpeas

Six miles used to be my favorite distance (it technically still is for mid-week runs) but I’ve been happily running nine miles the last few weekends.  I think nine miles is my favorite long distance weekend run. Before I left I had a piece of toast with PB, banana and jelly. Oh, and a lot of ... Read More about 9 is the new 6

One girl’s dessert is another man’s, “What is this weird stuff?!” I was craving ice cream, but we don’t have any so I had to make some. I made it with the recipe below and served it with a Vitatop. I made some for Ben too and his response was, “Ah, Babe. This is weird.” :( You can’t please 'em ... Read More about One Girl’s Dessert

I look forward to Friday Kickboxing class each week! This is definitely my favorite group fitness class ever!!! I only discovered KB a few months ago when I joined my gym and fell in love. I’m studying to become a personal trainer, but what I really want to do is teach kickboxing :) These ... Read More about Friday Kickboxing

This afternoon I met my friend Kristin and her dogs for lunch. We took a walk and chatted about the crazy events of life. My walking buddies Max and Willow: I packed my lunch to take over – a salad with veggies, chickpeas and tons of guacamole. I figure guac goes back fast and I refuse to let it ... Read More about Walk and Talk

One of my big goals of 2010 is to run a marathon in under 4 hours! It’s a goal I hate to even admit on the blog because I know it’s going to be very very hard for me and I am very very scared :/ But, I came clean with my goals toward the beginning of the year so I might as well share my plan for ... Read More about 4 Hours or Bust!

Yes! I have been waiting for my travels to be over to break into my chickpea stash and finally was able to tonight! A lot of chickpeas on a salad. A little bit of ravioli and bread (in comparison). My afternoon eats were not photogenic at all so I will spare you. Instead, I will share ... Read More about Chickpeas are back

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I had to cut my run very short today because there was what appeared to be a very drunk guy on the path. As I was coming up from behind him I could see him weaving around and flailing his arms as he spoke to himself. He was obviously upset and I didn’t want to encounter him like this. Before that, ... Read More about Better Short then Sorry!

My lunch was caught, cleaned and cooked within two hours of eating it! Talk about fresh! Ben’s dad and brother (Jon) caught Snapper, Whiting and Mackerel. I couldn’t tell what kind I ended up with, but either way it was great! Caught Cleaned Cooked! As you may know, I am pescatarian.  I ... Read More about Caught, Cleaned and Cooked!

Cherry Season is upon us! This is the best time of year :) I eat a lot of cherries. 70% of them do not end up documented on the blog. It’s for the best, trust me. This morning I did another super sweaty six miler. I was sopping, but determined to get some exercise in since I’ve been enjoying the ... Read More about Life is a cup of cherries

Mexican Meatless Mondays will continue next week. If you are really craving vegetarian Mexican food you can make one of the past recipes… Stuffed Peppers Tofu Tacos Mexican Pizza Today I thought I’d profess my love for manatees. I read about manatees when I was a little kid in California and for ... Read More about Manatee Monday

This is where I’m hanging out today…not too shabby, huh. I’m in Marco Island for a few days with Ben’s family. They have been coming every year since Ben was a baby. We’re in southern Florida. It’s June. “It’s hot!” is an understatement. Just saying. Ben’s mom picked up this Kashi cereal for ... Read More about Not too shabby