Sometimes jet lag beats you down. Other times, it gets you up. Literally. After returning from the U.S. late Friday night, I spent most of the weekend with my face planted in my pillow. This was the result of not sleeping much for the 48 hours surrounding the trip, with a wee bit of over-the-counter …
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Howdy, folks! Yesterday began as an over-caffeinated, under-caloried, high-anxiety kind of day. Ever have one of those?? I woke up super early… what’s new? But maybe I won’t have jet lag when I get back to Manila- I can only hope. These days I certainly don’t need coffee, but I love coffee. I also had some cereal before I …
I haven’t weighed myself for 42 days. This means I’ve missed about 150-200 weigh-ins. Friends, you think I’m kidding, but I’m not. I’m a board-certified, Master’s-degree holding nutrition professional. I’ve spent 7 years in full-time nutrition education and I could spell out for you the metabolic pathways of protein synthesis and lipogenesis (but I like …
For some folks, the mere mention of the the word “kale” makes their minds go crazy thinking of massaged kale salads, kale chips, green smoothies, sautéed kale with caramelised onions… the list goes on and on. Others get a blank look on their face and say, ‘Excuse me, did you say ‘stale’?” “No, KALE. It’s …
Have you ever been a day ahead?? Mostly I feel a day behind, but getting ready for my trip to the U.S. makes me feel a day ahead… literally. We’re 14 hours ahead of U.S. Mountain Time, and it still kind of boggles my mind that I can get on a plane at 9:20 in …
Happy Sunday, folks! It’s unusual for me to be blogging on a Sunday, and even more unusual to post a workout. Sundays are my day of rest, in all ways… because I know Monday’s a-comin… But as I was looking over my workout book to see what kind of heinous torture fun exercise we’re going to …
Lately I’ve been waking up early… I mean super early. Like when I wake up after 4:30 I feel like I “slept in.” Is this a hormonal thing or something?? It’s not like I set my alarm, I just open my eyes feeling like it should be 6am or some more reasonable hour. And while …
I’m not usually a mixed-drink kind of girl. Now, my Pa’s gin & tonic is another story altogether, and one probably deserving of its own post. But before I digress, let me just say I find most mixed drinks to be just too much… Too much pre-fab mixer… Too much sugar… Way too many calories… And just too much trouble …
Our weather took a turn to the cool(er) side a couple of days ago! In Philippines that means it didn’t get above 93 F (34C) during the day, and down to about 75 F (24C) at night. This is as close as we’re gonna get to autumn, folks. Sometimes I create my own little fall/winter …
Sometimes people are shocked by how much I eat. I’m not a large person. By Western standards anyway. Of course by Filipino standards I’m still an XL, but I just can’t let that get to me… I’ve been posting regularly “What I Ate Wednesday,” and Wednesdays (along with Mondays and Fridays) are heavy training days …
