It starts with a glass. It ends with a baby.
You might remember me mentioning my friend Thressa. She’s an itty, bitty, little thing who works out more in one month than I do in two years time. I don’t know how she does it – its like a constant, intense battle to get me anywhere near a building that contains workout equipment and audio [Read On]
When juicing, I found that I was always craving something a little more spicy – especially for lunch and dinner. Here’s one of my favorites: Spinach & Fennel Ingredients 1 Fennel Bulb 1 Cucumber 3 Celery Stalks 3 cups Spinach Directions Wash all produce well, juice, pour over ice
Engaging in healthy eating habits in order to lose weight fast does not mean converting to vegetarianism, even if it means you will be involved in eating more produce. It also does not mean your food as to be odd or boring. Losing weight may seem to be everyone’s goal lately, but if you want [Read On]
Although you’d expect a large fitness center like Lifetime Fitness to be pro-family, the opposite sure seems to be true. Sure, the facilities have childcare centers but that’s because they operate under the assumption that children should be kept away from the grown-ups. For a place that advocates for fitness, Lifetime Fitness offers very little [Read On]
For the past six months or so, I have been running to not only get back into shape, but to complete a goal of mine. I used to run six miles a day. I would wake up at 5 am, drive to the Lifetime in downtown St Paul and run on a treadmill before work. [Read On]
It isn’t easy to get a gallon of water in each day — particularly not in the third trimester when it feels like the baby is taking over my entire abdomen. Adding to the difficulty is my heartburn. For the first few weeks of March, I had terrible heartburn from lunch until bedtime (and sometimes [Read On]
I’ve been searching for a solution to my low-iron problem and have recently added chlorella, a mineral-rich blue-green algae, to my diet, based on a tip from my sister-in-law. (Click here to read my other tips on increasing iron in your diet.) Most commonly known for boosting the immune system, fighting infection and purifying the [Read On]
March in Minnesota usually means temps in the 30s with snow storms one day, and temps in the 50s with melting snow the next day. However, this winter was crazy: warm and snow-free for the most part. So it makes sense that March has been unusual. It’s the 13th and we’ve already had days [Read On]
Chard and Carrot Juice Ingredients 2 Asian Pears 2 Apples (Choose any variety!) 2 Beets (Australian beetroot) 2 Carrots 1 cup Cabbage (Choose any variety!) 6 handfuls Chard 3 cups (Australian silverbeet) This is the juicer I use:
What’s the hardest thing about being pregnant? For me, it’s giving up wine and coffee. I do it because I must, but that certainly doesn’t mean I give it up without complaining. It’s awfully hard to go an entire nine months without two of the things that make your life happy. And I’m pretty sure [Read On]
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So, you saw tonight’s episode of Glee and you’re desperate to purchase the swimsuit featured on the show? Well, I’ve found it for you, but you better hurry – I don’t expect stock to last, at least not with the thousands of women racing to get this cute number. I think it would be fun [Read On]
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