Elise

About Elise

I’m a nurse. An exercise lover. A whole foods connoisseur. A health enthusiast. And I have IBS. No need to cue the sappy violin music yet... I’ve found that eating a mostly plant-based diet has allowed me to continue to live and love life to the fullest. Although moderation isn’t something I do well, I’m 100% devoted to giving my body pure, wholesome, quality food. Nutritious and delicious, all the time. Hungry Hungry Hippie is a way for me to share my daily dealings with food, fitness, and everything in between.

breath taking

I can’t even put into words the gorgeous views I have been taking in over the last couple of hours…literally took my breath away. I was also running up and down a mountainside though, so that may have contributed a bit… I set out to go on a 30-45 minute run and literally lost myself in the beauty of the landscape. The time flew by, and if my playlist hadn’t ended I may have kept running forever. I was just so caught up in the scenery, I felt on top of the world. Here’s the… Read more >

Elise January 13, 2009 dried papaya, dried pineapple, fish, mexican food, soy milk Read more >

lazy day-zy

It’s weird that I’m boozing into the wee hours with my fam, and yet, I’m still up and ready to start my day at 8 am. I guess reading and lazing about in the sun all day isn’t really too demanding, so my body doesn’t feel like it needs all the zzz time. A little bit of home, even in Mexico…starbucks coffee with my morning crossword 🙂 I was ravenous by 10, which isn’t really normal for me. I tried to ignore it, but it was clear my stomach was not going to leave me… Read more >

Elise January 12, 2009 cereal Read more >

a whale of a time

I heart being on vacation. Doing nothing will never get old. AM routine, same old same old (glass of lactose free milk, followed by a mug of cafe con “leche”). With no real agenda for the day, we spent the morning lazing about on the sun deck and roof. Later, my parents ditched us for a Costco shopping spree, so my sister and I headed to the beach. I grabbed an apple for the road. Rather than get harassed by vendors every five seconds (like yesterday) on the public beach, we decided to go to… Read more >

Elise January 12, 2009 big salad, fish, mexican food Read more >

plenty of fish in the sea?

Fresh guacamole, sunshine for days…this is the life! I’m definitely glad I ditched NYC, no matter how long and annoying the flights were. Now that I’m here, even multiple 3 hour layovers seem well worth it. It’s like I forgot that “winter” in other parts of the world were actually tolerable. Anyways, I have been feasting while on vacation, I had to take a hiatus from my pseudo-vegan eating for a more practical diet while on vacay. So now I’m sticking to a pesce-vegetarian diet. I know it’s stupid (since I’m on vacation) but it… Read more >

Elise January 11, 2009 dried papaya, mexican food, soy milk Read more >

surf and turf (vegan style)

Ok, actually being vegan in Mexico is pretty impossible, so I’ve made a few compromises for the sake of enjoying the vacation…let’s just say, chips and guac will never get old. But I’m getting ahead of myself. This morning I slept in and woke up to the sun beaming through my window. Here’s the view from out my room. LOVE it!!!! New York, smell ya later. My parents’ villa has 3 floors and my room is on the bottom floor along with my parents’. There’s also the casita (where my sis is staying) which… Read more >

Elise January 11, 2009 mexican food, soy milk Read more >

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