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 the top, with nods…
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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 🙂 Smoothie and oatmeal, breakfast of…
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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 wanted to have a Mexican flavor….
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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 finished 14 miles!…
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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 met at…
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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 thise 8 grain crisps from…
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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 and I…
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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…
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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…
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