Spinach, carmelized onion & goat cheese quesadilla

Here’s Whatchu Need: – A whole bag of baby spinach – Half a container of crimini mushrooms – 2 tomatoes – Half a vidalia onion – 2oz. of soft goat cheese – olive oil – pinch of sugar – 4 whole wheat tortillas Step 1. Chop up onions, put with olive oil in pan, pinch [...]

Head Games & Other Disasters

This had to be the most emotionally draining test for me. I attended my first high belt level sparring seminar. And I got my ass whooped. It was in NYC and I was there for about 5 hours. It certainly brought me down a few pegs, and watching these super young people moving in ways I [...]

Half Off Cardiokickboxing Classes!

Many moons ago, I decided to join Cardiokickboxing at CW Taekwondo. It’s been almost three years and I’m still going and loving it. I want to share the Yelp Deal with you guys, so you can take advantage of trying this class. (Just click on the photo to direct you) If you don’t believe me, [...]

2011 Dezolutions List

1. Finish 2010 Resolutions 2.Two piece on the beach 3. Make time for exercise/cooking 4. Vacation somewhere w/no agenda 5. Green Belt in Taekwondo 6. Take my GMATS 7. Go down ONE WHOLE Pant Size. 7a. Go down ONE MORE Pant Size 8. Pay Off Credit Card Bill 9. Find a fantastic designer piece on [...]

Losing Weight – From a Guy’s Perspective

I’m on vacation this week, so I’ve recruited a good friend of mine, Dan, to write a guest post! We met in taekwondo class and quickly became friends.  He has recently started to share his weight loss success with a few people and I was incredibly proud of his determination and almost shocked to see [...]

Kale & Potato Soup

You can make it veggie/vegan if you like. But I like my soup with meat and a little extra kick. Original Recipe can be found here. INGREDIENTS 6 ounces chorizo, cut in half lengthwise and sliced 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, chopped 8 cups turkey or chicken stock ( I actually used 9 cups [...]

Happy Hour Making Me Fat?

The wonderful people over at Women’s Health Base, has offered some amazing insight to the way Happy Hour really works for your body. They are an on-line health resource for women. They write and produce unique (medically reviewed) content for their readers that spans any subject from Fitness & Diet, to beauty, to general health concerns/questions. They just want to [...]

When in doubt, always bet cupcakes.

Thursday night in-class sparring competition was so much fun to be a part of. I was excited when I was paired up with none other than my Ninja Biffle. We decided to make things a little more interesting (more interesting than kicking the crap out of each other??) by making a friendly wager.  The loser [...]

Losing Weight: Great For The Body, Bad For The Wallet

I like my money right where I can see it… hanging in my closet.” – Carrie Bradshaw   The downside of getting smaller? Not too much. Aww, poor lil chubby girl gonna complain about losing weight? A little bit Losing weight: great for the body, bad for the wallet. When you’ve had just too many [...]

Miami, Budgeting, Vespas & Pole Dancing.

I’ve been inspired lately. Unfortunately, not inspired to write as often as I should, but I’m still excited for life. Perhaps it’s Spring? I realized I have 10 yoga classes left at my favorite place and I need to use before September! So I’m going to try to squeeze a few in here and there! [...]

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