Hello, friends! Thank you so much for your lovely responses to my heartfelt post yesterday. I appreciate you so very much. I thought you might enjoy seeing what I’m actually eating these days in my “cutting” diet. It may not seem like much of a cut…and I realise I’m very lucky to have a wondrous …
Hello friends! I’m now 18 days away from competing in my first-ever bodybuilding competition! Somehow passing the 3-week mark has made it seem SO CLOSE!!! I’ve been training for this since mid-November 2016, and now the finish line is in sight. According to my coach, I’m coming in right on track. And I feel on …
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Hello friends! These pumpkin applesauce muffins remind me of fall… even though autumn is not really an official “season” here in Philippines. We like to pretend it is, though, and it’s easy to do when a typhoon rolls through and it gets dark and stormy like it did this past week. If the air-con is …
Hello friends! In Philippines you’re allowed to celebrate your birthday all month long… and so I have. Even though my calories have been lowered (boo!) and my workouts have been stepped up (whoa!), I’ve still found time to relax a bit and really enjoy turning 47. 47!!! I know!! I kind of can’t believe it… …
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Hello friends! I know, I know… I haven’t written in forever! I’m sorry about that, but the last couple weeks of our home leave in the US passed by in a flash. We enjoyed a wonderful visit with Mark’s family at the beach in North Carolina and then a great week in Denver with my …
Hello friends! This here chocolate mousse is soooo rich… soooo creamy… soooo chocolatey… sooo0 decadent, and sooo0 easy to make, that even though I didn’t do my usual photo shoot, I’m giving you the recipe anyway. I know a picture is worth a thousand words, but one taste is worth more, in this case. Please trust me …
Hello friends! This raspberry protein smoothie bowl will fill you up with sweet summer berries and the staying power of protein, no matter where you live. When I arrived in the US on June 13, I vowed to eat berries of some sort every day of my 6 week home leave. And so far I’ve held …
Apparently, June is National Avocado Month in the US, and I’m sneaking in this kale salad with avocado, roasted sweet potatoes, & smoky chickpeas just in time… I normally don’t pay attention to things like “national months” and all, but since I’m here in the US for several weeks, I might as well salute this …
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Hello friends! I’m sitting here wrapped in a blanket in the middle of June, watching the sun rise over Sleeping Giant (can you make it out in the picture? It’s the mountain ridge on the right that looks like a guy sleeping on his back…) and drinking in the sweetly fresh morning air that’s wafting …
And just like that, it’s the end of another expat “season”… School’s out!!! Bootcamp is on summer holiday! (I think we’re both happy and sad about that… it’s been SOOO hot lately!) And we are just a few days away from getting on a plane to spend the next 7 weeks in Colorado, USA!!! I …
