I have a slight obsession with dates. What some say that they are too sweet for them, but for me they make for a perfect ingredient that transforms anything into tasting more like dessert without added sugar! Roomie requested more homemade granola bars this week so I decided to try combining my favorite recipe with [...]
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I used to work for a company that was toxic to my well being and personal success. They made me feel like everyone was going to “steal” my audience. Instead of helping others, they wanted to contain the potential success of who might be our future “rival”. This was a terrible lesson that I unfortunately [...]
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It’s officially wedding season. As a 28-year-old, I’m currently in my prime of attending them. The weight loss industry loves to feed on the bride to be. Reportedly, over 40% of brides want to lose weight before their big day, averaging 20 pounds. While some may take the right steps towards a healthy weight, others [...]
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When you run your own website for a living, other bloggers are like your coworkers. The only difference is that although we feel like we know each other well, many of us have only met a couple of times or haven’t seen one another in years. Visiting NYC this week, was a combination of catching [...]
by Sarah on April 25, 2012
Do you bring snacks with you when you go on vacation? I always do and am actually in Mexico right now hanging out with my girlfriends from high school so before I left, I shot this video to share with you guys. Here is what I bring with me! The customs took my apple but [...]
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by Sarah on April 11, 2012
I recently had blood work done and it came back that I am in the top 1% of healthiest people in their database but I also have high cholesterol. “How can this be?” I wondered when I saw my results. I had to wait only a few hours before I was able to talk to [...]
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by Sarah on April 5, 2012
It’s that time again when I finally hook up my digital camera and share what I’ve been having for dinner these days. I’ve been pretty busy and loving simple recipes that are easy to calculate the calories since I’m writing down everything I eat for 10 days. I don’t have recipes because I usually do [...]
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by Sarah on April 4, 2012
Yesterday, Everyday Health uploaded tons of new content including my exclusive “No Gym, No Problem.” playlist! Here it is: So it has been almost a full week that I’ve been writing down what I’ve been eating. At first, I was just writing everything down with a pen and paper. A reader on Facebook suggested I [...]
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by Sarah on March 28, 2012
The number one diet tip is writing down everything you eat. You do not need to write the calories, just jotting it down and holding yourself accountable is enough to help shed pounds. In fact, it’s been proven to double the amount of weight you lose. [Source] My favorite slim down success story featuring a [...]
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by Sarah on March 21, 2012
After arriving in NYC yesterday at 9:40 AM, I headed to a make shift studio at a lovely apartment near Grand Central Station. For those of you who are not familiar with professional productions, setting up takes up the most time. We did not start filming until 3 pm! We finished at 6:45 pm but [...]