After multiple days of random snacking on crap I've decided a Crap Free Week is in order. I got the idea from Caitlin and Chandra, but I did let them know I was copying them :) Crap Free Weeks - 4/28 to 5/14 - 17 days total Since it takes 14 days to make or break a habit I'm hoping this will give me ... Read More about Crap Free Week
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Stress tooth
I had a major stress tooth (instead of sweet tooth) this afternoon and had a random candy from a candy jar at work and half of this bar for a snack, I used to live off of these. I love when dinner is ready for you when you get home & that's basically the case with leftovers! I just heated ... Read More about Stress tooth
Race Week
The OC Half Marathon is 6 days away which means it is Taper Week. Since I am not running this race like a "race", but rather just trying to keep myself in shape with high mileage for a  full mary in the distant future I'm not too concerned with serious taper. But, I am planning on scaling back ... Read More about Race Week
The Stinking Rose
 Ben and I have our dating anniversary today, but since we live too far to really celebrate on a Monday he surprised me with reservations at a restaurant I've wanted to try for a long time: The Stinking Rose It's a kitchy restaurant in Beverly Hills that is all about garlic!  The decor is over ... Read More about The Stinking Rose
Oats in Paso
I originally discovered Jamba Juice oatmeal in Paso here and really enjoyed it. So, that is my go-to breakfast when I visit Paso Robles. Ben and I walked 5 miles round trip from the hotel to Jamby for some exercise too! I can't visit Jamba Juice without a smoothie, I got the 16 Mango Mantra ... Read More about Oats in Paso
Give it a taste!
After hours of horrible traffic up to Paso Robles (Central CA wine country) we finally made it to the wedding site! I was saving up my appetite to try all the good stuff. We were there to try the appetizers, fish and vegetarian options for the reception dinner. We started with appetizers, which I ... Read More about Give it a taste!
Dress Rehearsal
Today was my last long run before the OC Half Marathon! I like to do a "dress rehearsal" before a race and wear the same clothes/eat the same thing that I will for the race. But...I didn't bring my favorite shorts to Ben's so my dress rehearsal wasn't perfect. However it was a success, as in I ... Read More about Dress Rehearsal
Blogger Meet Up
After over a year of blogging I finally had my first blogger meet up tonight! I met Meghann, Ashley and Chantelle! I've been reading Meghann's blog for a while & I am super partial to Ashely because of the red hair (I'm biased) and Chantelle is living in LB super close to where I used to be. We ... Read More about Blogger Meet Up
Fill 'er up!
This Intuitive Eating things is interesting. I didn't run today and my appetite was significantly less. I am normally super hunger for lunch by 11am or so, but today I was fine until 1pm. Lunch was a big salad with one of the homemade black bean patties I made earlier this week: I also picked up ... Read More about Fill 'er up!
Amazing Greens & your taste buddies
I brought my Amazing Greens to drink at work today and offered it to a few of my friends. Everyone thought it looked and smelled disgusting. The one person I conned into convinced to try it thought it was gross, but did say, "I've tasted worse." My point is, I told you guys that it wasn't that bad ... Read More about Amazing Greens & your taste buddies
How many calories do I need?
I stumbled upon this site today that tells you how many calories you should be eating to get to your ideal weight. I did it and the ideal weight it gave me is lower than I care to be, so I didn't like that about the information, but it was informative. It says I burn 1777 calories a day (not ... Read More about How many calories do I need?
Road Trip from Home
Have you guys ever heard of Pea Soup Anderson's? It's a landmark restaurant in California known for their pea soup. Ben and I have been there on road trips up the coast. *I tried to link to it, but their site is down. And The Girls Next Store went there on a recent episode - which reminded me I had ... Read More about Road Trip from Home
8 things
As I was logging on to post right now I realized that I forgot to have my Amazing Grass with breakfast! So now I'm happily (?) drinking away. Like I said before, I don't think it's that bad to drink straight up, but that may be because I was expecting it to taste horrible. It's all relative. 5.7 ... Read More about 8 things
Lead by example
I am not doing well with the intuitive eating right now. I am actually doing the opposite of Intuitive Eating. When I was hungry today I tried to avoid eating. Then, when I was overly full I ate more. WTF. I really believe in Intuitive Eating and I want to lose weight by listening to my body. I ... Read More about Lead by example
Hunger x 2 & Amazing Grass x2
I was super hungry all day today! I had to make myself wait as long as possible for lunch and a snack. Lunch: I tried a few of these out of curiosity - nothing special.        Snack: Then, more snack, because I was still hungry. I had Amazing Grass for the second time today before ... Read More about Hunger x 2 & Amazing Grass x2
Earth Day 2009
Hello Friends, Since today is Earth Day & I'm a California Hippie I thought I would challenge all my readers to doing something earthy friendly. Please pick one or all of these options and put it into action today! 1. Drink out of a reusable water bottle - if you don't have one go out and buy ... Read More about Earth Day 2009