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May 22, 2009

What Not To Do Before the Marathon

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Despite my recent weight loss, I’m not very strict about my diet… until two days before a marathon. With 16 marathons under my belt, I’ve had my share of unfortunate incidents like begging for a spectator to let me in their house to use the bathroom when I did my second marathon. I’ve since learned a lot about how to fuel and not to fuel for a race. This week, as part of Runners’ Lounge’s Take it and Run Thursday, I’ll be sharing my “Eat This, Not That” list of what to eat and what not to eat in the …

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May 21, 2009

Healthy Meal: Buffalo Chicken and Ranch Dip

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Lately, I’ve been DVRing this new show on Lifetime that I heard about: Cook Yourself Thin. It’s basically a cross between Queer Eye and a cooking show: every show they feature one woman who wants to drop a dress size, ask her what her favorite foods are, and then show her how to cook those recipes while cutting the calorie count way down and bumping the nutrition way up. Basically, it’s what I’ve been doing for years with Rachael Ray’s recipes! A lot of stuff is kind of obvious or standard for dieters (switch to low fat cheeses, bulk out …

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February 12, 2009

Gotta find my purpose before it’s too late

cooking, goal setting, health and fitness, running / 30 Comments

So the thing about unemployment is that it’s really a lot more up and down than I’ve been making it sound. There are some times when it is kind of nice to be able to sit at Starbucks and wait for Boyfriend even if he’s running late, because my schedule is flexible. And it’s definitely kind of nice that I’m getting paid for doing nothing. (I just have to try to enjoy that while knowing that soon I will not be able to get paid even if I want something to do). Anyway, I just want to go on the …

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January 8, 2009

Healthy Meal: West Indies Pepper Pot Soup

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This soup has been in my arsenal of recipes to try for a few days – it’s extremely different than anything I’ve made before, and included a vegetable I’ve never cooked with. I’ve had taro root bubble tea, but never tried it in cooking, and I decided I was game for the adventure. When I went to the grocery to buy the taro, it rang up as “malanga,” which I tried to tell the cashier wasn’t the right thing. He assured me that “malanga” was just the Spanish word for taro, but a search on The Cook’s Thesaurus taught me …

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January 3, 2009

Healthy Meal: Chicken Scarpariello

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Even though I had chicken for dinner yesterday, I had a craving for it today for lunch. I decided to make a Rachael Ray recipe that’s been sitting in my Food Network Recipe Box for months – Chicken Scarpariello.Instead of 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, I just sprayed the pan with my Misto and that seemed to work out fine. I didn’t have red bell peppers, so I substituted green, and I also didn’t have parsley, so I skipped that at the end (it probably would have made the flavors even a little tangier, but not a huge loss). …

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