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The Average Woman

Quoting Kathie Lee and Hoda isn’t usually my thing, but I was enjoying my coffee in front of the tv this morning and here’s what I heard. The average woman gains 8 pounds between Thanksgiving and mid-January. The average woman is 5’4” and weighs 164.  The average woman of that height should weigh 145.  [according to what source, I don’t know] I find these stats to be irrelevant.  I don’t care about being compared to every other woman.  It doesn’t motivate me and it certainly doesn’t inspire me.  If I were a person who thrived… Read more >

Making a salad a meal

Hi, I’m in a salad rut.  [never a bad thing]   As I’ve repeatedly blogged about, I’m a bit of a prep queen.  Whenever I know I have several shifts in a row, I make sure to prepare healthy and flexible food options ahead of time.  I hate coming home to an empty fridge (and after 12+ hours on my feet, I definitely don’t have the energy to start cooking a meal from scratch).  This week’s examples: Lentils & wheat berries.  [Soaking on stand-by] Veggies. [I always have greens, tomatoes, bell peppers, & carrots on… Read more >

12 miles/hr

Here’s a fun little “would you rather.” It’s pretty much the question that most Angelinos face on a daily basis.  Would you rather drive or ride your bike for 12 miles?  What if I told you the cycling route would be a guaranteed 60 minute commute, but you may or may not be in your car for 1-2 hours?  Welcome to my life. I chose the bike.   My parents are in So Cal this week to see all the new babies in the fam, so on Monday night they took us out to dinnah…. Read more >

So many birthdays!

I’m royally sore today.  It must be the rollercoasters (because I didn’t work out yesterday).  Unless you consider shoving toddlers out of the way to get to the front row of the parade a workout…not that I did that.  For breakfast I wanted something cool and something crunchy.  So I went with a smoothie topped in granola.  The smoothie had frozen strawberries, soymilk, Antioxidant Natural Greens, and ice.  With Love Grown Clusters of Oats on top.  It was great, but I was really just passing the time until lunch.  Why so stoked for my mid-day… Read more >

The mystery pasta

You guys are HILARIOUS!  I loved the guesses about my pasta’s hidden ingredients.  To back up a bit.  A few days ago, I had a typical oatmeal breakfast with strawberries, raisins, and peanut butter.   But then I added Love Grown Raisin Almond Crunch Oat Clusters of Love…    All I have to say is: damn.    This is definitely their best flavor – and that’s saying a lot because I friggin’ adored their other granola flavors (especially cocoa).   I couldn’t stop.  Next thing I knew, I saw the bottom of the bag.  Yikes!  Needless… Read more >