Finding Radiance

Another day, another dollar, right?  My plan was to bike this morning, but then I laid there and thought I would go out later.  So, I just got up and made some brekkie!

I have a problem wolfing down my waffles.  I think it is because they are never as hot as my oat dishes, so [...]

Wednesday and a busy day for me today!  Started out with a nice lifting routine.  After a warm up walk, I did the following:

Chin ups:  2 sets of 2, 1 set of 1
Barbell stiff-legged dead lifts: 1 set of 10 at 45#, 1 set of 8 at 65#, 1 set of 6 at 85#, and [...]

I am kicking of National Nutrition Month with a giveaway!  You all know how much I love Attune bars and talk about them a *lot* like a lovelorn teenager.  Well, the nice folks at Attune noticed my bloggy love and sent me some bars and the opportunity for one of my readers to win some!  [...]

The cruise was very nice and we would probably do another one at some point.  We did one 10 years ago, so I guess in another 10?   One of the things that was very different on this cruise versus 10 years ago was the fitness system available on the ship.  I [...]

Woke up to a sunny morning, and I thought a nice outdoor run was in store, but would do it after breakfast.  Had a comforting bowl of banana oats topped with PB2 and apple butter!  This was delicious!

Then I checked the temperature.  26 degrees.     I really had to talk myself into going [...]

Chocolate cupcakes! I got this recipe from Steph Chows with a tiny bit of tweaking.
1 cup natural apple sauce
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
25 grams of dark chocolate chips (60 chips to be exact)
Preheat oven to 350 [...]

A new recipe! Also posted at my food blog.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar1/2 cup mashed banana (I had an 89 gram nana)2 eggs1 tsp vanilla1/2 cup milk (I used 1%)1 cup oat bran1.5 cups whole wheat flour1 scoop (28 grams) protein powder (I have Designer Whey unflavored currently)1 tsp baking powderpinch of salt45 grams dark [...]

Got our first snowfall today. About an inch of heavy white stuff. Then it turned to sleet. What a great day to stay indoors snuggled under a blanket!
Had the Flame broiled beef patty today. My styrofoam puck that turns into a decent and yummy dinner! I put some worchestershire sauce in the tray before adding [...]