Throwing the Bok Choy Out with the Milk Shakes

I had originally titled this post with the well-known phrase “throwing the baby out with the bath water,” but I didn’t want to confuse people, given how my past with over eager baby wishers already trying to lease out my womb. But I digress. How many of us amid our attempts at maintaining a healthy lifestyle fall … Continue reading

Acknowledging the Good of 2013

After posting the random WordPress report on how awesome my readers were yesterday, I decided that the best way to come back to the blogosphere before I travel back to Florida for my grandfather’s Memorial this week is to look back on my own year and my own personal changes/accomplishments. Sure, I know New Years … Continue reading

Baring it All: My REAL Before Photo

We have a lot of fun on my blog. We laugh, we cook, and sure we get serious sometimes when it comes to health and often the emotional baggage that comes with it. But if I’m being honest here– I like to dance my way through life, put on a smile while chanting “WHOOO! Look … Continue reading

Overnight Fridge Oatmeal (2 ways!)

This year has been about taking baby steps toward living a more clean-eating lifestyle with the Hubs. Living in a very processed world, it’s near impossibly to successfully go cold turkey into the real-food realm (though apparently some have done it successfully). But for us, that was never feasible. So baby steps it was. But … Continue reading

“What are you doing to me?!”

That phrase seems to be the theme for a little over the past week. You see, as you go along your health journey, there comes a point where you definitely notice some changes– and they aren’t visible. Sure, maybe pounds are coming off. Yes, you definitely feel better. But that’s not what I’m talking about … Continue reading

Spinach Turkey Burgers

The first time I ever made turkey burgers, I followed a “healthy recipe” and they came out absolutely dry. Sure, the recipe suggested topping it with a slice of avocado, but that did little to remedy the…well…dryness. So even though the Hubs has been asking for turkey burgers FOREVER, I’ve been dragging my feet— haunted … Continue reading