Hi and happy Wednesday. So I just posted a “Throwback Thursday” photo on Instagram…and then someone pointed out that it’s actually Wednesday. Delete. I blame it on 5:30 a.m. clients three days in a row. Thank god for Starbucks reward drinks. Yesterday I treated myself to a venti soy latte. The barista asked me if [...]
Food + Nutrition Topics
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Recent Eats + My New Favorite Salad Combo
May 10, 2014 { 14 comments }Welcome to recent eats: the salad and smoothie edition. I think that our immediate launch into summer here in Charlotte put me in the mood for cold and light food. I’m NOT COMPLAINING though. I will take 90 degree days over 40 degree days ANYTIME. I am a summer girl through and through. Bring on [...]
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My Six Favorite Hot Teas
May 8, 2014 { 31 comments }I love hot tea and typically drink at least two cups each day and some days it’s upwards of 4. I credit my mom for this as she was always making tea and offering me a cup when I was growing up. I should have taken a picture of her tea stash when I went [...]
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8 Tips for Green Smoothies that Look Pretty and Taste Great
April 30, 2014 { 23 comments }It’s day 30 of the April Green Smoothie Challenge. We made it! I’ll be posting a recap of the last week with an overview of the challenge later this week but for today’s post I wanted to give you my tips for making green smoothies that look pretty and taste great. Some of the complaints/struggles [...]
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Recent (REALLY GOOD!) Eats + Rethinking Mashed Cauliflower
April 23, 2014 { 23 comments }I take back all the mean things that I said about mashed cauliflower. I was too quick to judge! Back in December I made mashed cauliflower at home for the first time. The problem was that I gave it a half-hearted effort and tried to puree it in small batches in my tiny food processor. [...]
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How To Rebound from an Indulgent Holiday
April 21, 2014 { 22 comments }Yesterday my Instagram and Facebook feeds were full of sweet family photos, beautiful Easter dresses, babies with bunny ears, Easter dinner spreads, mimosas and the like. This morning my feeds are overflowing with posts about Easter indulgences, candy overload and needing to get back on track. I even received a text message from Earth Fare [...]
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Recent Eats: Creative in the Kitchen
April 16, 2014 { 18 comments }So glad y’all are loving the Tommie Copper giveaway. Remember, you have until midnight tonight to enter! And be sure to check back later tonight for an Erin McDermott Jewelry giveaway! (WOOHOO!!!) It’s been a week since I’ve shared recent eats so I want to quickly show you some of my favorites. Many of my [...]
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Adding A New Job Title…
April 1, 2014 { 56 comments }I’m adding a new job title to my repertoire…personal chef! (This is not an April Fool’s joke!) The job title list for me now includes blogger, author, personal trainer, yoga teacher, group exercise instructor, CrossFit coach, marketing and communications manager and personal chef. After all, I am a gemini and we’re said to be “jacks [...]
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What I Bought at the Grocery This Week {Restock Trip}
March 27, 2014 { 35 comments }I went a little crazy at the grocery store this morning restocking on a lot of items that I like to keep on hand. I like to share these kinds of shopping trips with you so that you get an idea of how I stock my pantry and fridge to be able to consistently cook [...]
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Loving Lately: Food Edition
March 19, 2014 { 47 comments }This week’s posts have been heavy on the food topics and I’ve got another one for you today. I will try to get a new workout up for you tomorrow. Any requests? I’m thinking lots of squats! :) I always like to get recommendations from others on new food products to try. I have discovered [...]
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Learning the ALDI Secrets
March 17, 2014 { 21 comments }I’m back with one last ALDI post to wrap up this series. I have learned SO much through this short term ambassadorship with ALDI. I’ve gone from being fairly unfamiliar with the brand and the benefits of being an ALDI shopper to understanding their unique operating procedures and the method behind their customer service experience [...]
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Recent Eats: Photo Shoot Week Edition
March 15, 2014 { 25 comments }Welcome to recent eats, photo shoot week edition. Let me sum it up for you…it was NOT EXCITING. Lots of juicing, smoothies, soup, protein and veggies. Not a carb to be seen until we wrapped on Friday (scroll down for the Friday night celebration carb fest). Y’all know I am all about eat all foods [...]
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An Afternoon in the ALDI Test Kitchen {Giveaway!}
March 10, 2014 { 205 comments }I’ve spent the last month serving as a short-term blog ambassador for ALDI to bring awareness to not only their brand and the unique shopping and saving experience they provide but also their new focus on providing customers with nutritious and affordable food. ALDI recently launched a new organics line, Simply Nature, and introduced organic [...]
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My Vacation Food Philosophy
March 4, 2014 { 27 comments }How I eat on vacation can be summed up pretty simply…whatever I want! I consider vacations (and girl’s weekends and quick getaways) to be sacred me time and I allow myself to let loose a little and eat, drink, sleep as I please. This goes back to my childhood. My family always spent two weeks [...]
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Packing More Protein Into Breakfast with AllWhites Egg Whites {Recipe & Giveaway}
March 3, 2014 { 353 comments }Breakfast is an important meal that I never skip. There are so many benefits of eating breakfast including higher energy levels, increased mental focus, better portion control throughout the day, metabolism boost and maintaining body weight. My struggle with breakfast is getting enough protein. I blogged about how important protein is as a part of [...]
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Salmon, Strawberry & Goat Cheese Salad {Recipe}
February 27, 2014 { 10 comments }It’s been really fun to explore what it’s like shopping at ALDI and sharing the experience with you. I have loved reading your feedback, comments and questions on my first two posts. If you’re catching up you can read about my first shopping trip here and everything I purchased with a cost breakdown here. One [...]
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Protein Takes You Places {Review & Giveaway}
February 24, 2014 { 247 comments }One of the most challenging aspects of my all over the place schedule is making sure that I fuel myself properly given often long stretches between meals and late dinners. I always make sure to eat a substantial breakfast, lunch and dinner but I often find myself needing a good snack, especially in the afternoon. [...]
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ALDI Shopping Haul + Cost Comparison
February 20, 2014 { 36 comments }This is a follow up from yesterday’s post about my first ALDI shopping experience. Yesterday was all about the actual experience of visiting the store and today is a break down of what I bought, what I paid and how much I saved. I went to Harris Teeter and priced out the same items I [...]
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Shopping (And Saving) At ALDI
February 19, 2014 { 60 comments }Several weeks ago I shared what a week of food shopping at Trader Joe’s looks like for me and received some good feedback and thoughtful discussion. I want to keep that going in the next two posts and share my experience shopping at a different budget store. I grew up in a small town in [...]
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Easy Baked Tofu Tutorial
February 18, 2014 { 32 comments }I always keep a package of firm tofu in the fridge for an easy, meatless protein. One serving of tofu averages 10 grams of protein. Let me give you a little comparison here… – 1/2 cup serving of raw firm tofu contains 94 calories – 4 oz ground beef contains 331 calories – 1/2 cup of [...]
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What A Week of Food Shopping Looks Like for Me
January 29, 2014 { 38 comments }Good morning. I hope everyone is staying warm and safe. Many of my friends in Atlanta and Birmingham have endured really scary situations with this winter weather…like having to spend the night in offices, 12-hour commutes to go just a few miles, being stranded in gridlock overnight, problems getting to their children and so on. [...]
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This Week’s Eats + What Can’t You Live Without
January 24, 2014 { 24 comments }Happy Friday! This week flew by thanks to days packed with training and teaching and evenings packed with social engagements. I usually try not to plan more than one weeknight out per week but this week I was out Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Here’s a look at this week’s eats. Not as many home cooked [...]
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Video Blog: Managing Stress, Workout Shoes, Bodywork and Finding Your Ideal Weight
January 17, 2014 { 32 comments }Happy Friday! I have a video blog for you today where I answer questions on the following topics… – Managing stress and anxiety – The right shoes for strength training, running and CrossFit – Post workout carb/protein ratios (and my lack of following them) – Bodywork and massage for athletes – My workout schedule – [...]
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How To Make Dinner Happen After A Long Day + Recent Eats
January 9, 2014 { 25 comments }I am long overdue a post with some recent eats. I’ve gone all week without sharing any with you and there is lots of good stuff to share! I was training a client this morning and she commented that she was reading my blog and didn’t understand how I have time to put together the [...]
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Healthy in 2014, 2024 and Beyond!
December 20, 2013 { 6 comments }The New Year is just around the corner and that means it’s time to reflect on the past year and set goals for the year ahead. This year I want to encourage you not to think only of short-term goals but also long-term goals around health and the aging process. What can you initiate in [...]
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Anemia As An Athlete
December 18, 2013 { 66 comments }I have been on and off with supplementation over the years. In recent years I stopped taking supplements in an effort to get what I need from my food. All that has changed again after the annual physical I had a couple of months ago. At the appointment my doctor (who I can’t even begin [...]
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The Week in Food and Fitness
December 8, 2013 { 26 comments }Please vote for my Chicken Marsala Mac and Cheese recipe in the Colombo Marsala Wine Challenge. It takes two seconds! My dish is today’s featured recipe on their Facebook page! Like ,share and help spread the word!!! Hi there! Hope y’all are staying warm. It has been such a wonderful weekend. I have a ton to [...]
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Five Things I’m Doing To Age Gracefully & Healthfully
December 6, 2013 { 20 comments }Let’s have an honest conversation about aging and growing old. I think it’s easy to have tunnel vision when it comes this topic. We have the tendency to limit aging to focus more on the next phase in our life instead of the overall big picture. So for us growing older means hitting common social [...]
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Dealing with Stress and the Stomach
October 14, 2013 { 152 comments }When I am super stressed or anxious one of the first symptoms I experience is digestive issues. It seems to be one of the ways that my body physically manifests the emotional stress of anything from a job interview to an argument to receiving really bad news. I have had this post in the “to [...]
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Easy & Healthy Homemade Granola Bars
October 12, 2013 { 53 comments }Today I had the great honor of giving a presentation about healthy eating to a group of nearly 40 young local gymnasts. These girls are on the competitive team at International Gymnastics and they train over 20 hours a week, including 4 hours after school every day. We talked about fueling their bodies for their [...]
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The Meal Formula That’s Working For Me Lately
October 5, 2013 { 18 comments }Good morning! It’s a beautiful day here in Charlotte. I got myself out of bed and onto my yoga mat for 7:30 a.m. super flow at Y2 Yoga this morning. I’m currently enjoying a soy latte with one pump of pumpkin spice outside of Starbucks before heading to Metro CrossFit for The Burpee 350. We’re [...]
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Video Blog: Balancing Workout Types, At Home Workouts, College Meal Planning and More
September 6, 2013 { 10 comments }HAPPY FRIDAY! This short week definitely felt like a regular week over here. Between social engagements and big work projects, it was jam-packed. I have a video post for you today. First I talk about a couple things that I have in the works that have been keeping me busy and then I answer your [...]
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Carb Me
August 20, 2013 { 15 comments }Y’all…I don’t know what’s been up with me but I have been craving carbs something fierce over the last couple of weeks. Tomato sandwiches… Sliders… Cookies…(and one AMAZING carrot cake whoopie pie from Whole Foods on Saturday night which I devoured it its entirety while watching Mad Men). Grilled cheese with avocado and a fried [...]
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Hungry, Hungry!
August 16, 2013 { 17 comments }Thursday was one of those days where I was hungry all day long. Nothing satisfied me and I was hungry again an hour after eating a meal. I find the fluctuations in my appetite really interesting. Breakfast was another “Nutty Fruity” smoothie from Berrybrook Farm. I couldn’t stop thinking about how delicious the one [...]
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Video Blog: Workout Ruts, CrossFit Questions, Working Out With Injuries & Ashtanga Home Practice
July 10, 2013 { 10 comments }Hi everyone. Thank you for your thoughtful (and kind) responses to my last post. I wanted to check in via video today so you could have a chance to see me smiling! I received TONS of great questions on Facebook and Twitter. I wasn’t able to answer them all but many will become a full written [...]
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Getting Through A Crazy Week
June 13, 2013 { 18 comments }My week has been consumed by Metro CrossFit. First, some of our coaches were out on vacation so I covered double the amount of classes that I usually do. And second, I’m in final crazy planning mode for our first anniversary throwdown and celebration on Saturday. I can’t believe it’s been a year since we [...]
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Friday Video Blog
May 24, 2013 { 32 comments }To all of you who are enjoying the long weekend at the beach or in the mountains or somewhere else fabulous…I am jealous! Have fun! I’m staying in Charlotte but the weather is supposed to be beautiful so pool time is definitely in order along with lots of reading, rest and relaxation. I’ll just pretend [...]
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What Do You Eat In A Week?
April 27, 2013 { 13 comments }I was listening to NPR this morning and they were interviewing Mary Roach, science writer and author of Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal. Apparently, the alimentary canal is the tube from the mouth to the rear. In the book she covers topics like… How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Why doesn’t [...]
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Video Post: Early AM Workout Nutrition, Packing Gym Bags, CrossFit Recovery and More
April 12, 2013 { 17 comments }Happy Friday! Happy Friday! Wait, let me say it again…happy Friday! Thank you so much for the amazing feedback on yesterday’s post. I’ve said it so many times but I feel so grateful to have this space where we can all share and contribute. Your feedback and openness touches my heart. Seriously. It has been [...]
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Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes
April 5, 2013 { 15 comments }I can count the number of the times I’ve tried to bake desserts that skew more towards healthy than sinful and my experiences have mostly led me to believe that when you want a sweet, you just need to go for it. There was one incident where Pintest led me to believe it was a [...]
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Eating Healthy And Homemade When You Are Busy
April 2, 2013 { 32 comments }It’s no secret that I work a lot. One of the questions that I have been asked countless times over the years is how I have the energy and creativity to make homemade meals when I’m working long days and late hours. The first thing I always say is that it’s like therapy for me. [...]
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Loving Lately: Food Edition
March 27, 2013 { 43 comments }From time to time I like to share things I’m loving with you. These posts can cover anything from beauty to food to fitness products and everything in between. Tonight we’re going to talk food. 2% plain Greek yogurt. Y’all…seriously. Take the plunge to 2%. It’s night and day difference in texture and taste. Whole [...]
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Resetting the Eats + PB&J Smoothie
March 12, 2013 { 31 comments }http://oascentral.blogher.org/RealMedia/ads/adstream_jx.ads/SocialBoom/OID4380_Cigna_Cigna_SocialBoom_031/@x13 On Sunday I bid farewell to this stuff… Of course I had to go out with a bang. This is a carrot cake whoopie pie with cream cheese filling. My heart skips a beat just looking at it. It tasted better than it even looks. On Monday I said hello to this stuff. Protein, [...]
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Smoothies In February + Raw Organic Whey Giveaway
February 2, 2013 { 230 comments }One question that I frequently receive is about whether or not I use protein powder and what brand I recommend. I’ll answer the first part of the question first. I don’t regularly use protein powder because I focus on getting my protein from natural food sources. I’ve cut back on my use of protein powder [...]
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Where is the sun? Also, gut health, questioning priorities and Zedd.
January 16, 2013 { 25 comments }We are on day four of rain in Charlotte. I haven’t seen the sun in days and according to the forecast we have one more day of this. Clearly, I am not alone. It seems many of you are experiencing similar conditions. I feel like I’ve been blogging about the weather a lot lately. I [...]
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(Not Trying To) Get Back On Track
December 31, 2012 { 12 comments }I have a few end of year/new year related posts to share with you in the upcoming days but for today I thought I would actually share some of the things I’ve been eating lately. It’s been a while since I have written a meals-based post and I’m sure most of you could use a [...]
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Cooking with Chobani
December 19, 2012 { 22 comments }Last week I was invited to attend a holiday cooking event at the Chobani office in Charlotte. I love all things food and cooking and I love Chobani so I eagerly accepted. Chobani opened a sales office in uptown Charlotte about six months ago. Their offices are on the sixteenth floor of one of the [...]
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Carb Loading…and Les Mills GRIT!
December 7, 2012 { 14 comments }I’m drowning my sorrows and preparing for tomorrow’s race with pizza. And red wine…and strawberry ice cream. Okay, I’m totally kidding when I say that I’m carb loading for a 5K. The truth is that I’ve just been craving pizza all week and something about Friday night pizza feels like complete perfection. Running nutrition lesson…despite [...]
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Let’s Talk Paleo
November 8, 2012 { 23 comments }Hello and happy Thursday. I hope it’s been a great day for everyone! Mine has been good minus a small freak out about the paint color I chose for the living room (I second guess EVERYTHING) and the fact that it’s dark and cold at 6 p.m. now…but I’m going to have to get over [...]
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Fall Recipe Favorites
November 4, 2012 { 15 comments }I made a pot of my favorite chicken tortilla soup this evening and it reminded me of all the “fall-ish” recipes that I love but have kind of forgotten about on my old recipe blog, Bakin’ and Eggs. I thought I would do a little roundup to give you some recipe inspiration. And yes, I [...]