A New Way to Work Out

Let’s do a quick recap, shall we? Rewind all the way back to last Thursday… [Photo Credit: Yessenia Carrera**] [Photo Credit: Yessenia Carrera**] Yessenia was gracious enough to agree to take corny/cheesy pictures of Mayra and I. They were graduation-esque pictures and a lot of them were supposed to be of us in our cap … Continue reading →

Celebratory Pedicures

Today started out just as I had planned- a sweaty, awesome workout with Katie. We hit up the treadmills for 20minutes of HIIT that I kind of made up as I went along. For me, doing Tabata on the treadmill is a pain in the ass because of how often you need to change the … Continue reading →

Waiting For My Garmin To Charge..

I somehow convinced Yessenia to run with me today. Actually, not really but a series of events lead up to her being willing to accompany me. Right now I’m waiting for my Garmin to have enough battery to last thru the run. While I’m waiting.. here’s an update: I got my body composition checked on … Continue reading →

Mind-Blowing Nutrition Revelations or Why Eating Apples Alone is Sabotaging Your Diet

I said I was going to write this post yesterday, but I took the day off from everything (literally didn’t do one productive thing) in order to have a mental-health day that consisted of going to see Titanic with two of my all-time favorite people (Mayra & Yessenia) and cry my eyes out. I concluded my … Continue reading →

A Metabolic Test & Perhaps a Taboo Reason Why You Can’t Lose Weight

You guys! Oh my gosh. So many things to talk about… I’ll narrow it down and pick my favorite.. which starts with THIS: So at my future employer (read: gym) all new-hires are required to get all sorts of fancy-shmancy tests- for their own health purposes and in order to get a better idea of … Continue reading →

Running & CrossFit

I literally ate myself silly this weekend. This is what happens when I have too much time on my hands- I’m so bored that I convince myself that I am hungry. It’s probably in my best interest to NOT gain 10 pounds before the half marathon in fear that my body will be incapable of … Continue reading →

How Running Has Made Me Slightly Less Crazy & More Randomness That Has Nothing To Do With Anything At All…

My brain and I have been discussing possible options for me to take my writing to “another level.”
 Now, it’s not as bad-ass as I’m making it sound- trust me.
”Another level” makes it sound like I’m going to do something so wickedly awesome- when in reality, taking my writing to another level is probably going … Continue reading →

Hello Again!

Oh my goodness! Well, I survived Europe! It was exhausting, exciting, and definitely a trip I’ll never forget. Australia still remains to be the time of my life though! Being so far removed from my daily routines makes it tricky to keep track of how much exercise I’m getting and the amount of food I’m … Continue reading →

“The Petite Advantage Diet”

Happy first official day of winter and Happy Birthday to me!! Turning one year older brings me some serious anxiety- but I’ll talk more about that later. ————————– For now, I want to vent about something I just saw on TV. One of my guilty pleasures is watching The View on ABC on most mornings. … Continue reading →