Monthly Archives: August 2009

Vegan Challenge kick-off

I'm back from Texas! It was a lovely trip and I'll write more about it later on this week, but we have more pressing things to discuss right now so I'll just leave you with this photo: VEGAN CHALLENGE KICK-OFF Tomorrow, being the first day of September, is the beginning…

Guest Post: Seven Tips to Avoid Overeating

Overeating is so easy to do, particularly at the holidays or on special occasions. We somehow find a way of justifying to ourselves that there’s a reason for us to eat whatever we eat in often excessive amounts. However it’s all a mental game and if you wish to stay…

Guest Post: Maximize Fitness with these Maxims

I love the fact that I’m fit and healthy – I jog regularly and play racquetball every other day. But if I’m honest with myself and the world, I will admit it took me quite a while to get started down this route, the one that helped me lose weight…

Calzones and Potential Blogger Meet-ups

Giveaway Winner And the winner of Musselman's Healthy Picks Applesauce is... Julie! Send me your contact information and I'll make sure your applesauce is on it's way. I make (more) bread I had so much fun with making bread last week that I decided to make more this week. This…

Guest Post: Handing in my stripes

Please welcome my workout buddy! Westwood is a writer, outdoor-enthusiast, and one of my best friends. She also reviews applesauce. I’m westwood, and I am an elite, high-performance athlete. I train 25-30 hours a week. I undergo comprehensive fitness testing every three months. I travel across the country six or…

I make bread.

I've been having fun with cooking, as usual. My most recent kitchen escapade was baking bread! I have never made a yeast bread before without the breadmaker at my parent's place. I don't own a breadmaker, so I decided it was high time I learn how to use yeast and…

Our Likes and Dislikes

My relationship with running has been all over the map. Love, hate, tolerate; it's a crazy up-and-down journey that we have gone through. And these days, with the completion of two races, I love it. Really, I do. So much so that I've been craving it and last night went…

9k Race Results

It started on Thursday. A sore throat. Then a headache. Then an achy body. On Friday night, somehow inexplicably a party broke out at my apartment. I went to bed at 9pm but got next to no sleep, constantly waking up in coughing fits if the noise didn't keep me…