It took a while, but I'm back. I live for a lot, one of those things is the beach. I usually would be by the water every single day like outside my window and now I can't see it at all even though it's 5 minutes away. I traded my view for something quite cool which I haven't spoken about, but that little office I griped so much about when we first moved has a view of Riverwalk and Downtown. I also can see the moon from there and I can't from any other window in my house so I guess it was fate.
Anyway, it's been a long time but now I am.back. I wrote a put living the last year in fear and now I am putting my mental health more centered in my life because one can not stay cooped up in the house and I for one can't be without some water! The 2nd part of getting back out there was getting vaccinated! I had no side effects that I could identify and were continuous, meaning I had a few chills the first day, but I also kept very cold in my house so it could be that. Anyway, both hubs and I decided to go out for some safe dining outside for the first time in a long time!
FITNESS: So, to delve deeper into my weight-loss journey, I didn't decide to lose weight. I have spent the last 6 years only practicing yoga, pilates and a small amount of kettlebell lifting in hopes to build a "stronger body". Naturally, I am pretty lean and lanky and I always did a lot of cardio. I was shamed a lot because I had a petite frame. Even in my adult life I was interested to see how I would fare doing what I actually loved most 100% which is yoga and pilates and ditching the treadmill and long hot runs.
Anytime I got bloated or was gaining at all, I would just do cardio and my body would stabilize. Even with my strict diet, the contraceptives were stopping that despite the fact that I was working out and keeping my diet balanced and at the right calorie level I still gained after a few years. I had a long conversation about calories in versus calories out with my doctors before I went back on contraceptives about this, but honestly I am not sure I believe a lot of what they said now.
Pretty much in the few years I took them even with diet and exercise, I gained about a pound and a half a year. So after five years I was 140 pounds which was overweight, though not by much for my height. I liked how I looked, but my clothes were getting uncomfortable for one and I have a lot of clothes being a fashion blogger. Carrying around extra weight to that wasn't ideal for me even to fit the body standard that people were pushing online and in my life as a black woman.
HAULS & COLLABORATIONS:
C/O Ettika
Farm Rx is a new vegan skin care system with natural plant-based ingredients for healthy skin.They’re a plant-based skin care with super greens and Bakuchieol. It’s nice when skin care are made with clean and natural ingredients. Shown: the Super Greens Cooling Gel, Super Greens Multivitamin Moisture Cream, Bakuchieol Eye Cream and Bakuchieol Serum. #Veganskincare
C/O Avon
What is your ideal self care package? This is just a little something I put together for myself. It is all the products I use and need.
C/O Volley
This month I partnered with Volley as an ambassador. Made with just three clean ingredients -- 100% blue agave tequila, sparkling water and organic juice , Volley is the first clean, tequila seltzer on the market. Featuring zero commonly-used fake sugars, natural flavorings, essences and corn syrup (unlike most other seltzers out there), Volley is available in four flavors: Zesty Lime, Spicy Ginger, Sharp Grapefruit and Tropical Mango.
GREAT AMERICAN TAKEOUT:
The Naked Farmer
The C House
Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo
INGREDIENTS
- 1.5 lbs chicken chicken wing sections, thighs, drumsticks or a mix.
- 1/4 cup gluten free soy sauce (Tamari).
- 1/4 cup vinegar apple cider or white vinegar.
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar more to taste (or use a few chopped dates!)
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon black pepper.
- 3 bay leaves.
- 1 medium onion cut into slivers.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add all of the ingredients to the slow cooker and cook on low for six hours. Serve with rice or rice noodles in a large soup bowl.
Curried Baked Wings
Velveted Pork Stir Fry with Bok Choy
Roast Chicken Breast with Asparagus, corn, and brown rice.
- INGREDIENTS:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 6), cut into 2-inch pieces
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1 can of corn or 2 fresh shucked corn ears
- 2 pounds asparagus, tough ends removed, cut into 2-inch lengths
- Cooked noodles or rice (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
Melt the butter with the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high; stir the parsley, basil, oregano, garlic, salt, lemon juice, and wine into the butter mixture. Add the chicken; cook and stir until the chicken is browned, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is no longer pink inside, about 10 more minutes. Add the asparagus; cook and stir until the asparagus is bright green and just starting to become tender, about 3 minutes.
Sumac seasoned wings with hummus, yogurt dill sauce and Fattouch
Here is also a great recipe for Tahini free hummus
Everything is to taste (you can never use to much Sumac in my opinion)
Ingredients:
Sea Salt
Sumac
Pomegranate molasses
EVOO, Inuse Brightland
Cherry Tomatoes (a handfull) or Roma tomatoes seeded (2 tomatoes)
Spring mix salad
mint leaves
Lemon juice
Lemon zest
Persian Cucumbers or English cucumber (half)
*Optional Sliced red onions (a quarter of an onion)
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