Winter Update

I've been incredibly busy since my last post.  I have been on a long-term work assignment in another state and have almost finished my second class at Hawthorn University.  Since coming here, my routine had to change a lot.  Basically, I traded yoga for CrossFit, thinking I was healthier and lighter and it would go …

Dog Yoga

I’m offering this new class for stress reduction. It’s called “dog yoga”. I promise you’ll laugh so much that all of the stress will just melt away. Check out a couple excepts from my class.... Options include one or two dogs, but I highly recommend the “two dog” variety for ultimate relaxation. There were so …

Interrupting the CGM Data for Breaking News

I learned so much from my continuous glucose monitor (CGM) study and I will continue sharing my data from my Standard American Diet (SAD) experiment, but first, I want to share what happened to me yesterday and a very timely email I received. I've been strict low carb for two-weeks, increasing my amount of intermittent …

What Being Cold Does to Blood Pressure!

I just finished the second semester of anatomy and physiology and one of the topics we studied was the heart.  I was hoping one of our final exam essay questions would be on blood pressure because I've been measuring mine for over a year and felt I could eloquently discuss the topic, as well as …

Back in Control… Somewhat

The weekend was challenging, but I started to get back on track, as best I could, given my plans. I guess I technically didn't have to eat that Movie Theatre Popcorn over the weekend; regardless, I've had three "good" days in a row (good meaning less than 50g of net carbs). My weight has recovered, …

Clarified Focus

For this 90-days, I chose to use the InnerGuide planner and it was really an eye-opening experience. As I mentioned in My 2nd 90-Day Goals, I thought I knew what my goals would be before I started the planner, but they took a different path after I did. Now that I am a week into …

Cauliflower Fried Rice

I shared my disappointment with Pei Wei's cauliflower fried rice in this morning's blog called Look Before You Eat – Pei Wei.  I thought it was only appropriate to share the recipe I used when I made cauliflower fried rice at home. Cauliflower Fried Rice Recipe I made a couple of modifications to the recipe when …

Look Before You Eat – Pei Wei

I heard a while back that Pei Wei was now serving cauliflower rice and I’ve been interested in trying it. They also have a cauliflower fried rice, which sounded great! I’ve made cauliflower fried rice before, so it sounded like a best of both world type restaurant item. I figured it would be high and …

Blood Pressure – Also on the Decline

Since my resting heart rate looked so good, I decided to plot my morning blood pressure measurements over time. I had previously tried to do my average blood pressure over the week (considering all measurements), but there is so much variability over the course of a day that the overall effect of the downward trend …

Go-To Foods, 41-50

This post will be more amazing veggies and additional snack food.  I know snack food isn't a requirement in life, but let's be honest, we like it.  It's important for me to read labels and find legitimate junk food.  I have actually bought some great stuff off of Thrive Market, but I am trying to …