Day 2: Walking & Juicing

After work  yesterday M and I decided to go for a walk around the river. We live right next to the Charles River here in the Boston area and we never take advantage of our amazing routes.


We did 3.5 miles (7,000 steps) in an hour. Not too shabby for my first time walking without stopping. I can't find my awesome Weight Watchers pedometer (I love that thing... the only good thing that came from the program lol well $30 later!). This one was from work. They were free from United Healthcare. I can't complain. It works!

Now I just have to keep this up. I think I'll have to wake up Nicci for early morning walks around the city while at HLS in Philly... a great idea right? Lol.


I brought my juicer to work today. I realized I'm here for 8-10 hours a day, and the best thing to do is to have it here since lunch seems to be the most delectable meal for me. It's hard because when I don't shop on the weekends, I have no food for work.


Hoping the day goes by quickly. Work is extremely slow. On the other hand, here are a few things that have been keeping me happy throughout summer...

8-Minute Abs App that I just found (M's cousin does this and he said it's hard, but it works...  starting today, *wish me luck*)

Cleotis, the ashy lobster from Newburyport, MA

Jack, our boat host and bartender (he treated myself and my co-workers great while serving drinks, but when the boat almost tipped over he thought it was hilarious...NOT!)

My Jack Lalane juicer

Carrots that are larger than large cucumbers... and ORGANIC!

Spring rolls from Hannaford. The sushi chef is amazing!

Future (and current) mother in-laws :)

Non-fat caramel macchiato from Starbux

and... NOT having roommates (by the way, this is awesome, Dale!!)

Until next time!

Work, StyleHouse, Juicing & HLS... OH MY!

Lots to do at work and so little time for personal stuff. Good thing is... hotel is booked for HLS in Philly, ticket is bought... bad thing is, I didn't buy a ticket yet. I didn't realize the financial stress in starting an online retail business. I'm starting small, yes, but there is a lot of expenses involved.

I'm still in the process of adding merchandise to the site, but it's hard when you have to deal with working a full-time job, then preparing for a presentation after work along with reading up on more technology and reading two books for another sales training during the second week in August. Wow!!


On the positive side... I've been juicing now for about a month. I feel fabulous and I lost 5lbs in the first week. I was a bad girl this weekend and went out Saturday night like I've never had alcohol before... BAD IDEA! Not only was I horribly hungover, but I ate a ton on Sunday night, making me extra bloated by Monday morning, YUCK! I had lost a ton of water weight, just to see it come back in my face. I started juicing again Monday morning and after a few days feel great already. 

Today's not over yet, but I'm staying on the straight and narrow from this point forward. Maybe I'll go on a Fun-Run in Philly for HLS??? I don't know... we'll see! Maia is not here for me to run or walk with, so I'll have to go at it alone. She is in NH with my parents for this month since I'm so busy. She's had a dog walker and is meeting new friends. This is her and Maggie!

Today's lunch is spring rolls. I didn't feel like driving to Whole Foods, so I stopped at the local grocer and picked it up. The chef is great and makes it fresh for you :)

That's all for now. Back on the grind!!

Healthy Living Summit 2011- 71 DAYS & Counting!

Not only have I not blogged in 2 months due to work and traveling, but I've also been emersed in the social aspects of life. Rekindling the flame with M, friends, family and the co-workers.

One good thing that I did do was to finally buy myself that golden ticket to HLS 2011 in Philly. Woohoo!

Who's going???? ;)

Let the countdown begin!!!

Whole Foods vs. Trader Joe's

After work last Thursday I headed to WholeFoods because I refused to go back to Trader Joe's for gluten-free foods. I'd rather spend the extra money at WF and less time. Trader Joe's disappointed me greatly, and I had to ask a store associate every time I ended up looking for something that was gluten-free. Instead of having it all in one isle (like WF), it was scattered all over the place.

I've done a pretty good job this week of not eating as much wheat-based foods. I did have pasta, but after a few bites I was full and felt nasty. I ended up deciding that if I was going to feel this way after eating grains, I might as well just go gluten-free. There's actually a few people in my office that are gluten-free, which is great! Great way to keep me motivated too!


I grabbed my first-ever gf breads at Trader Joe's after going in circles for 15 minutes.

I didn't think I'd get through the first bag in a week, but I'm almost finished with my "home supply". I grabbed one for the office and one for the house. Then I have no excuses! This one is mainly from brown rice flour. I don't like the 'starch' part, but I'll go with that over being bloated any day.

 I was 100% sure that el manzo wouldn't be too happy with my Udi's so I grabbed a wheat tuscan bread for him. He also requested snacks so I got edamame and green bean crunchies for him. I'll have to review those when the time comes, just to get his opinion of them, from someone that likes the junkfood ;)

I've never tried their frozen foods, so I'm starting with burritos.

I haven't bought milk that's opened like this in forever. It reminded me of the good ol' days before plastic milk jugs were popular.

 Brown rice spaghetti pasta and tortillas. This should be interesting trying these. I'm scared, but I guess we'll see.

 I'm no huge sardines fan, but on some good bread this could be yummy.

While I put away groceries I sipped on Naragansett. Haven't had this since our 'lady friends' in P-town were getting M and I drunk. Haha. Ahhh memories!

Gluten-free gooooodieeeeeeeees! I can't WAIT to make these. This comes from a local producer. I think it's important to support local brands. I did however notice that the cookies and the cake require me to add vanilla. I'll have to grab that. Not something I keep regularly. I should be making more things from scratch, but... one step at a time!

 A couple of morning shakes. I'll probably drink half per day just to get my vitamins down before I head to work. They're energizing as well so that's a plus.

 I can't wait to try this Fusilli!

M's tuscan bread grilled cheese came out good. My Udi's just soaked up all the cheese, and I had heartburn from the tomato soup. No more grilled cheese for this girl I guess. The soup I can't quit, but the bread didn't doo too well when headed up. Next time I'll have to toast it instead, panini style.

Overall I think Whole Foods would be the way to go for me. It's larger than Trader Joe's and even though everything at WF is $3.99 or $5.99 and it can be a bit pricey, I'd rather shop where I can be in and out and get the products that are important to me at this time which are gluten-free (in one isle), and M's Bolthouse Farms carrot juice :)


Where do you prefer to shop for groceries? Whole Foods or Trader Joe's?