Do you ever struggle to feel full between meals? I do. Since becoming a group fitness instructor, I’ve been hungrier than ever. I don’t do hunger well, so I snack (a lot) if I don’t fuel up right at meals. When I created Melissa’s Kickin’ Chicken Cornbread Tamale Casserole, I decided to use Kodiak Cakes…
This morning was dedicated to catching up, tidying up, and committing to a set of morning rituals that ground me in my day. We are what we practice. Our rituals (habits) create our reality. I want mine to be both grounded and fancy. What are your morning rituals? Morning Ritual 1: Ten Minutes of Meditating…
Diet Derailment Last night, on the food consumption front, I was a disaster. We went out to dinner at the Redwood Room. It’s atmosphere is a salve for weary winter blues. Pasta, pizza, beer, wine and craft cocktails are served in its basement filled with dark wooden tables, booths with cushions a rich shade of…
The idea of going on a meditative, spiritual, and/or yoga retreat has appealed to me throughout most of my adult life. I’ve never been on one. Even now, it’s hard to imagine making going on a retreat a priority. Have you made time for a retreat? Why’s it so hard to prioritize a retreat? There’s…
Meat and cheese on white bread, chips, cut up celery, and Little Debbie snacks were packed in my Care Bear lunchbox. Noodles with artificial chicken flavoring, pizza, cheese and rice were mainstays of teen life. Before school on cold winter mornings, I remember eating warm bread from the oven topped with butter and sugar. The…
I’ve been a fan of Kodiak Cakes products for a couple of years. The high protein content advertised is what prompted me to pick up one of their pancake mixes the first time. I had been meeting with a nutritionist and she recommended focusing on protein. It’s good fuel that helps a person feel fuller…