So I lived in Gwangju, South Korea from 2009-2013 (a lil over 4 years-yeow!). One of my go-to snacks/quick meals to purchase at a mom and pop diner there was kimbap. It's kind of like a maki sushi roll, without the sushi. My favorite kind was the chamchi kimbap, which is canned tuna fish w/ …
Howdy ho, Junior Rangers! So I'm about a week and half into my new plant-based lifestyle and I'm feeling pretty darn good, ya'll. Honestly, it's not as hard a transition as I thought it'd be. I also finished my first athletic competition-ish event: The Colorado Tough Mudder Half! It may not be a big deal …
So I'm on my 3rd day of my new vegan lifestyle. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know...it's not quite a lifestyle yet until it becomes habit. However, I am loving it so far! When I mentioned that I was switching to veganism to my sister who tried it once, she told me that it wasn't too …
So yes, in my last blog post I discussed how I was trying out the Whole30. I even bought the damn book. I did 5 days of it here in Denver, then I went on a camper-trailer vacation with my parents. They were driving up from Tampa, so I flew from Denver to Nashville. We …
Most of the times when I go to the grocery store and check out the granola cereal or pre-made granola bars sugar or some form of it (agave, honey, brown rice syrup, coconut sugar, maple syrup, stevia, pure cane sugar, etc.) is in the top five ingredients. Time out! "Jo, Stevia is a natural calorie-free …
So I've been hovering around 175-180 lbs for about 2 months. Nothing is budging. Some days I'm 180, some days I'm 175. My weight has been hanging around this zone for awhile. This has happened before when I was at the 200-ish mark and I overcame it by tracking calories and cheat-mealing. So now...how do …
At the middle school where I work, we have teachers and volunteers who teach enrichment classes from 3-4pm of the school day. The classes range from Study Hall to Lego Robotics to Girls Soccer. This quarter I decided I wanted to start an all-girls health and fitness enrichment class where we would do group exercises …
I'm sure most of you have heard, read about, or tried some of the switches we can make in our daily diets to assist us shedding weight. Here's a Quick Listing of some foods you can sub in and out to lessen your daily caloric intake and add in better nutrition. When I decided to cut out …
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When I was a kid, I never thought about eating that piece of cake as cheating on my diet, because, well, I was a kid and kids should never have to actually count calories or diet. In my adulthood, as I tried to eat a little more healthy, I would still eat a bunch of …
Anybody else remember that MTV dance/workout show called "The Grind"? Yeah, I wish I was going back to this. Alas, I'm back from my belated honeymoon in Kauai and on to work again. I'll keep the details of the vacation short so that I can focus more on the nutrition and fitness aspects. We stayed …
