Welcome to Berlin, Chicago and NYC marathon training season! I’m so excited for this year’s class of runners and playing a part in their journeys! I know from experience, that training for a marathon can be extremely taxing on the body and mind. For me, getting up at 4:30am, before the sun rises to get my long runs in, to come home exhausted and hungry. Short runs, intervals, endurance training and then of course strength training, is a lot on the body. For many of us who run

It’s finally warming up! The northeast dealt with one brutal winter and an unusually winter-like spring! Sometime ago, I posted a recipe on banana “ice cream”. A delicious and guilt-free treat for warm afternoons! The basic idea was to take a frozen banana and puree it in your food processor until it becomes creamy, kind of like ice cream. I wasn’t really sure it would work, but the first time I tried it, low and behold, I had a smooth, creamy, ice cream like treat that my

Laundry is piling up, kid(s) are sick, and work is piling up at the office. Sound familiar? No one managing his or her own life is devoid of stress and too much of it can lead to excessive worry, nervousness, dread, upset stomach, or difficulty breathing. Feelings of a panic attack and anxiety are rising within you. Although it's uncomfortable, the negative feelings of stress WILL PASS. What you should know is, accepting that you are feeling anxious helps activate the body's

I love bacon and I love shrimp! Recently, I ran a half marathon and the night before I wanted to “carb load” but didn’t want to feel guilty about what I was eating. I remember seeing a recipe on Facebook posted by Tasty for a Shrimp Spinach Bacon Alfredo. I thought to myself “self this sounds good why don’t I make it but with a few changes to lighten it up.” So that’s what I did! Thanks Tasty! 😋 Shrimp Bacon Spinach Pasta in a Cream Sauce. Adapted from Tasty (https://tasty.c