Fast & Lose!

Let’s talk about intermittent fasting. There are several formulas, and my absolute favorite is picking an 8 hour window in which you consume all foods for the day. For example, my personal window is noon to 8. This means the only real meal I miss is breakfast (so I don’t feel deprived) Stopping any and…

Burn, Baby, Burn

Hi Everybuddy! A new day equates to a new chance to learn training trivia that might mean the difference between winning that game of  Pursuit of Personal Best–or kicking the board over. (or does that only happen in Monopoly?) Metaphors aside, it’s important to stay informed, so without further ado, let’s get our game on!…

A Trinity of Exercise Tips

Healthy folk like us probably already know these following 3 tips for boosting energy, but reviewing them might rev up that “get up ‘n go” mentality even so. Use energy—to have energy: Exercise gives your cells more energy to burn and circulates oxygen. It also causes your body to release epinephrine and norepinephrine, stress hormones…

QUARANTINE DIET

  Breakfast 1/2 Grapefruit 1 Slice Whole Wheat Toast 8oz. Milk   Lunch 4oz. Lean Broiled Chicken Breast 1 Cup Steamed  Zucchini 1 Oreo Cookie Herb Tea   Mid Afternoon Snack Rest of the Package of Oreos 1 Quart Rocky Road Ice Cream 1 Jar Hot Fudge   Dinner 2 Loaves Garlic Bread Large Pepperoni…

Armchair Warrior

the grave won’t find me –ever bind me pristine to its shroud… I’ll go all bruised –and scarred— I choose to live my life out loud. My legs off-road my hands just holds for fishing poles or Frisbees my arms reach high to catch that fly but chances are it missed me. Diana’s eye is…

Reindeer Games

  It’s that time of year. Time for your holiday workout routine. Again, and already, somehow the Yuletide season is upon us once more, and there’s a grab bag brimming with extra work for you to do to prepare for the big day. So join me for this fun breakdown of the “exercise” involved with…

Journaling Montecito Style

Hey-lo, bloggers, blog-ettes, and people of less bloggable nature. I write to announce with tremendous, virtual fanfare–da-da-da-DAH! an article published by the Montecito Journal, and written by moi. C’est moi..c’est moi–I’m proud to admit–as originally said by Lancelot and that’s saying a lot. That’s a Lot of Eyeballs! Less passively, I say: yAy!! As I…