Tag: Food

My Food Story – 7 Years in the Making

My Food Story – 7 Years in the Making

I find it funny that we have so many different thoughts on how to approach the subject of food. Food seems like it should be simple, but often times, it is such a complicated, emotional, and stressful topic for many people. And that makes me 

Food is More than Calories: How Food Affects Performance and Recovery

Food is More than Calories: How Food Affects Performance and Recovery

For the longest time, I thought, “If I eat less, I will be faster, smaller, and an overall better runner.” In the running culture (and really in the fitness world) we think that if we are skinny, we are fit. And if we are skinny, 

A REALLY GOOD WEEKEND (Father’s Day 2018)

A REALLY GOOD WEEKEND (Father’s Day 2018)

Hello there beloved readers and friends, I am coming to you on a glorious Monday feeling nothing but refreshed and ready for this week. This weekend was the first in a really, really long time (like almost a month?) that we had zero plans all 

A Casual Pretty Much Perfect, Wednesday

A Casual Pretty Much Perfect, Wednesday

Well hello there friends! I hope you are doing well today and that your Thursday is starting off on a good note. I can’t believe we are already at Thursday, I feel like it should be a Tuesday or something. But, I won’t complain – 

Our Vegan Month: Thoughts, What’s Next + My Current Food Mindset

Our Vegan Month: Thoughts, What’s Next + My Current Food Mindset

As promised, I wanted to share with you all a little update into our month of going vegan and share with you all some thoughts on how we liked it, what we found was hard, and what is next for us. As I am sitting 

Going Vegan?!

Going Vegan?!

V E G A N. It is so trendy right now and part of me thinks that that is a good thing. I love how, we as Americans, are wanting to be more aware of what is going in our bodies, where our food is 

Recent Favorites Eats

Recent Favorites Eats

I don’t know what it is, maybe my nosy curious personality, but I love knowing what other people eat, what their favorite foods are, and what a typical meal for them, is. Since I love knowing what other people eat, I figured at least someone 

Recommendations on How to Learn the Art of Mindful Eating

Recommendations on How to Learn the Art of Mindful Eating

I had a friend message me, over Facebook, asking for my recommendations on how to start eating healthier. As I thought about this, I immediately knew that I needed to not only respond to her with encouragement and suggestions, but turn it into a blog 

Vegan Lasagna and Romper Love (TOL #76)

Hellloo and happy Thursday! I always love Thursdays, because the week is slowly winding down and we are getting ready for the weekend!! Woohoo! I don’t have much on the agenda, yet, but I will be going on a course preview run on Saturday with 

The Beauty of Living a Balanced Life 

The Beauty of Living a Balanced Life 

As I sat down to eat a piece of ice cream cake, last weekend, I started thinking about how good is feels to live a balanced life. Like, man, it feels real good. Most of you all know that I battled an eating disorder for