My mother in law always has the most beautiful holiday decorations! When Ben and I were at the gym today I thought about how intimidating it can be for people to even show up at a gym when they’re new to that scene. The first few times I walked into the weight area of our…

“I’m a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.” -Mike Tyson I’m not ready to take gym selfies of me so I sneak pics of Ben.  Swoon! P.S. I finished posting all of my October food journal entries.  Goodnight!

This may look like an average jar of salsa to you. But, it’s actually a bottle of low fat, low calorie, high flavor salad dressing! I’ve been using salsa to dress my salads lately. I’ve tried a few different fat free/low calorie dressings and they all have that weird, slightly sweet, reminiscent of Elmers glue…

When I was leaving work today I spotted my first snowflakes of the year. It made me want to cancel my Group Power class. Pull on a pair of baggy sweats. And then slightly under bake a pan of Ghirardeli double chocolate brownies. Top them with a store bought container of cream cheese frosting. And…

I have this complete mental hang up about having a big fat satisfying dinner every night! Even though I stay within my prescribed amount of calories and macronutrients I have a habit of saving a disproportionate amount of my calories for the end of the day.  It’s sort of like a little reward for eating…

Simple enough, right? Precut veggies ready to go in the pan or oven. Not really. I still have to separate them from one another and weigh them, in their own groups. And then, I can roast or sauté them. I’m not complaining about my process. It’s how I have to do things. I’m just irritated…