This morning one of my co-workers kindly gifted me a bag of Shakeology Strawberry! I've never used the stuff, and tend to shy away from packaged protein powders, but these ingredients seem to line up with my nutritional goals. For those of you familiar with the product: what are your favorite recipes? I'll take any calorie…
OK, here in the Northeast U.S. okra is available in some larger grocery stores, but is not a commonly purchased vegetable. Before last night, the only time I had ever used okra in cooking was to thicken a jumbo or cioppino. Once I had it fried at a BBQ-style restaurant. Recently I had the strangest craving for okra…
Background: I’m a longtime “healthy” eater with a little vanity weight to lose (10lbs). In keeping with CiCo, I know that I must exercise to put myself into a calorie deficit and lose weight. For the last month I have been doing step aerobics classes 2x per week, yoga 2x per week and 1-2 long walks/hikes per week. Before…
