I love to cook, it is one of my favorite things to do and was actually the how I started blogging; I was in cooking school and began sharing my favorite recipes online. One of the biggest things I took away from cooking school, was how unhealthy many of the recipes were. I knew there had to be a healthier way to cook great tasting food. Finding recipes that taste great and are also better for our bodies, is something…
“No sugar and no carbs, for three weeks.” When my trainer said this is how we were starting our program I thought, “No big deal, three weeks isn’t so hard.” I definitely underestimated how hard this would be for me. It has been way more of a struggle than I had originally thought, especially since I have had family visiting and baby showers to attend! Every time I hit a wall during my diet I start to do research, to…
I did it, I fell prey to the Costco disease. I mean how can you not? So many great deals! The only problem with this is that I currently do not have a Costco-size household. For example, while we were shopping my friend warned me that I didn’t need the bag of 15 plums, I didn’t listen…but she was correct. So many plums, too little time! I ate about 5 plums before the rest started to get overripe. I felt…
As you all know I am very diligent when it comes to caring for my skin. This, along with my skin type, has helped me avoid bad acne breakouts as an adult. However, I do still get the occasional pimple and unfortunately I am prone to scaring. I know many others can relate to struggling with acne scars, even as an adult, so I wanted to focus on foods that can help fade these annoying scars. Including the following foods…
One of the biggest things I struggle with is making time to eat. With my schedule being so irregular and constantly on-the-go, it’s easy for me to get distracted and skip meals. This is something I’ve been trying to work on; skipping meals is unhealthy and being hangry all day is not the best way to work. I’ve taken steps to make eating on-the-go easier, like putting a cooler with snacks in my car and prepping meals ahead of time.…
