If you are like me, you’ve discovered the deliciousness that is Greek yogurt. You’ve also discovered the sticker shock that comes with it. $4 for a PINT??? It’s about the same as a pint of raspberries. Neither of which price I understand. Until I can grow my own berry bushes, I will settle for making my own yogurt. It is …
High Protein Recipe – Quiche!
A couple of months ago I drove back to Tennessee for a drill weekend with the National Guard. After my 8 hour drive I arrived at my parent’s house and smelled something absolutely marvelous cooking. Asking “what’s for dinner”? just like I was a kid back at home again, mom answered “quiche”. A quick primer on my family: mom is …
Women: How NOT to Get Bulky
View PostWhat CAN I eat? Making sense of dieting nonsense.
Enough of the madness. Why do we have to have rules when it comes to eating? What works, what doesn’t, what’s true, what’s not.
What’s a healthy snack?
Recently, a friend gave me a call asking me for help. She’s a band director and also in graduate school and her schedule is kind of crazy. Between teaching and driving to another town for class, she doesn’t have a lot of time to eat and was at a loss as to what was a good snack to help her …
From Nancy Georges – The Attitude of Excellence
I got this in my email box from IFBB Pro Nancy Georges and thought it was wonderful enough to share. Whether your goal is fitness or musical excellence or anything else, this applies. THE ATTITUDE OF EXCELLENCE What does it mean to be excellent? How do you define it? For me, how I define excellence, is when I am personally …
New Favorite Healthy Foods
Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day; and while eggs and egg whites are considered one of the most perfect bodybuilding foods, they get old for me. Let me introduce you to some of my favorite foods, recipes and websites! Websites: www.mrbreakfast.com Mr. Breakfast is THE place to go for figuring out what to eat when you have no …
Protein Bar recipes
Lots of people eat protein bars. Most are junk; candy bars in disguise. I did a review of one of the two I support and you can read about that here, and I HIGHLY suggest purchasing Quest and Power Crunch Bars. Quest bars have 20g whey protein, 17g prebiotic fiber and no artificial anything, and they taste great. Most protein …
Where, oh where has my energy gone?
Reasons for energy loss, weight loss plateaus and stalls, and how to fix your metabolism.