I'm back! super short post!

Hello...I'm back from the dead! I will be updating a lot more very shortly. I was so busy with school/work that I had hardly any time to blog. I have a lot to tell you guys :) I will be making my first comeback post tomorrow...so stay tunes. Until then..head on over to Fashion Meets Food....Candle Giveaway...amazing blog and an amazing candle giveaway. xoxoxoxooxoxoxox

ABCD.....

I have been seeing this around blogland and thought I would do it :)


A: is for Apple, what’s your favorite variety?
Honeycrisp, when they are in season and Ambrosia!

B: is for Bread, regardless of nutrition, calories, or whole grains what is your favorite type to have a nice big piece of?
Any kind! I seriously LOVE bread.

C: is for Cereal what is your favorite kind currently (just one!)
Kashi Cinnamon harvest.

D: is for Doughnuts, you might not currently be eating them but what kind do you fancy?
Maple glaze..yum.

E: is for Eggs, how would you like yours prepared?
Scrambled :)

F: is for Fat Free, what is your favorite fat free product?
Not a real fan of fat free stuff.

G: is for Groceries, where do you purchase yours at?
Whole Foods :)

H: is for Hot Beverages, what is your favorite hot drink?
Coffee and more coffee!

I: is for Ice Cream, pick a favorite flavor and add a fun topping.
Oh wow..one flavor? Chocolate chip mint!

J: is for Jams or Jellies, do you eat them, and if so what kind and flavor?
Strawberry

K: is for Kashi, name your favorite Kashi product?
Cereals :)

L: is for Lunch, what was yours today?
Huge salad.

M: is for microwave, what is your favorite microwave meal/snack?
Popcorn :)

N: is for nutrients, do you like carbs, fats, or proteins best?
Carbs for sure :)

O: is for oil, what kind do you like to use?
Olive Oil

P: is for protein, how do you get yours?
Mainly Eggs and chicken, but lately I have been consuming a lot of Greek yogurt.

Q: is for Quaker, how do you like your oats?
Overnight! so good.

R: is for roasting, what is your favorite thing to roast?
Veggies :)

S: is for sandwich, what’s your favorite kind?
Avacodo, tomato and sprouts, I had one yesterday. So delicious.

T: is for travel, how do you handle eating while traveling?
I usually eat tons when I travel. I like to try different foods from different countries.

U: is for unique, what is one of your weirdest food combos?
hmm, nothing too crazy, I LOVE walnuts in my salad.

V: is for vitamins, what kind do you take?
A daily vitamin, Spirulina and Omega 369.

W: is for wasabi, yay or nay?
LOVE it with sushi!!

X: is for XRAY. if we xrayed your belly right now, what food would we see?
Salad and kombucha!

Y: is for youth, what food reminds you of your childhood?
Grilled cheese sandwiches, My mom was a pro at making these, at least we thought she was :)

Z: is for zucchini, how do you prepare it?
roasted.

Things I'm Loving Now :)

Hello! Long time no blog! I have been a busy bee. 2 jobs now, so not a lot of time in between :) Here's some things I am enjoying now.

1. Kombucha..I absolutely am addicted to this stuff! So delicious. My fave flavors are Trilogy, Gingerade and Divine Grape. I found a small organic market that sells them for $2.39. So you bet I stocked up :)

2. HUGE salads. I have a gigantic salad for dinner about 4 days a week. I put almost everything in them! So delicious.

3. Lady Gaga's Born This Way. I cannot stop playing this cd. I play it in my car super loud, when I workout, it's amazing. She is amazing. I highly recommend it :)

4. Sunshine! It has just started to get warm here in Vancouver and we've had a ton of rain lately, but the past few days have been gorgeous! I feel much more energetic and productive when the sun is shining :)

5.Jillian Michaels Shred it With Weights..ugh, this is a brutal workout. After doing the 30 day shred for so long I decided to try something new from Jillian. This is one tough workout!! You use kettlebells but you don't have to use them, you can use a weight also. I really sweat when I am done this one.

6. Lastly, this show..the Killing. I am super addicted. I love murder mysteries like this. You think you have it figured out and then you are wrong! Love it!

I will try to post more, I promise ;) Off to watch The Canucks!!!

Keep Smiling xx

The ABC Survey :)

I have been seeing this survey all over blogland, so I thought I would try it! Here we go.

A. Age: 22

B. Bed size: Queen

C. Chore you dislike: Weird as it sounds, I kind of like doing chores! But if I had to pick one, it would be cleaning the toilet..ugh.

D. Dogs: I don't have one..but I would love to get a small one someday :)

E. Essential start to your day: COFFEE! Usually 2 cups :) and oatmeal.

F. Favorite color: Pink for sure.

G. Gold or silver: Silver! I love it :)

H. Height: 5'4. I'm a shortie.

I. Instruments you play(ed): None:( but I wish I could play piano.

J. Job title: Travel Agent.

K. Kids: One day for sure!

L. Live: Vancouver,B.C. I love it here!

M. Mom’s name: Emily

N. Nicknames: Wow, so many..Blondie (which I did not like), Chrissy, Chris, Tina, many variations of my name :)

O. Overnight hospital stays: Many. Mostly for my ED.

P. Pet peeves: Smokers who blow it right in your face, bad drivers, non returned text messages.

Q. Quote from a movie: "It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!" Despicable Me. Oh how I love that movie.

R. Righty or lefty: Righty.

S. Siblings: Only child.

T. Time you wake up: I'm really a morning person, so workdays I'm up at 6am, I do a short workout, shower, then breakfast. Weekends usually no later than 8am.

U. Underwear: Lots! mostly Victoria's Secret.

V. Vegetables you don't like: Hmm, not too many. I would have to say Mushrooms.

W. What makes you run late: Bad hair day, traffic, being online too long.

X. X-rays you’ve had: Just teeth!

Y. Yummy food you make: Oatmeal!, veggie lasagna, vegetarian chili, cupcakes, pasta.

Z. Zoo animal favorites: Tigers and Lions. Rawr!


Have a great day!

xoxxox

Back and Better than Ever :)

Wow, it's been awhile. I will be back in the next few days with lotsa news, reviews and what I've been up to :) I missed you guys so much and the Blog world. xoxoox

Things I'm loving right now.

Hello, I have been super duper busy, but until my next post, here are some things I am loving right now :)

♥ The Fall weather, the air here is so crisp and beautiful, the leaves are orange and yellow, so gorgeous!

♥ Pumpkin spice Lattes, Pumpkin oatmeal and pumpkin muffins. Yum

♥ Burning my fall candles from Yankee Candle









♥ Finally being able to wear my Uggs, I love them!

♥ Preparing for Halloween! My fave "holiday"

♥ Making HUGE pots of vegetarian chili, the most comforting Fall food for me :)

♥ How I feel after my workouts, I feel so relaxed and energized at the same time!

♥ Glee !

♥ Dark Chocolate

♥ Coffee with friends :)

♥ All the Fall decorations I'm putting up in my place. Including my Halloween candles!






♥ Catching up on blogs I love :)


Off to shower now and make some dinner! Will update more often now that I have more time :) Have a great evening!

xoxoxoxoxo


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This Summer

I'm back..I know I was supposed to update a few weeks back but I went to L.A. with some friends and had a blast! My whole summer was a blast! There were many grad and b day parties






The most AMAZING trip to New York!







Now that summer is almost over..:(, I have realized a few things I learned about myself this summer.

* I love baking cupcakes (I made so many different kinds this summer! It was so much fun experimenting)

* I am now in love with carbs..I swear I am addicted to bagels and cream cheese :)

* I realized that I DON"T have to work out everyday in order to feel good about myself, I was over doing it for awhile because I'd feel guilty if I missed a day of exercise. But just being out and having a good time with my friends is enough to make me feel good :) I do however, workout 4 days a week. That's all I need.

* I just realized that for the most part of the summer I absolutely did not think about my ED at all. In the past it used to consume my every thought, but the past month and a half, it didn't even cross my mind!

* I can't wait for Fall! My fave season! I love summer and had an amazing one but I am kind of over the heat now :) I can't wait for the crisp Autumn days :)


Well today is Labor Day and my plans are just to chill out at home and watch some movies, the weather here is atrocious right now...rainy and windy..blah.

So last time I said I had some exciting news! In July I was approached about writing a book about my battle with anorexia..but not only will this book include my story, I want to include other stories of sufferers and survivors of this. I'm going to meet with the editor in 1 week! I am super excited and nervous. So if anyone would like to include their story, I will let you know in a week or two how to submit it and so on :)


I'm off to do some laundry and get some moies going :) have a great Labor Day!!



xoxooxoxo
Katie is having an amazing LaraBar giveaway!!

Hello..short post.

It's been awhile since I have been on. I have been enjoying my summer so much that I haven't been on the internet too much! I just came back from New York with some friends, so I have a few pics for next post..and some exciting news to share!!!

I will be back tomorrow with a post...off to read blogs now!!!


xoxooxox

Lemons and French Toast

Hello! It was FINALLY sunny and warm here :) although I had to work, it still makes me happy to see the sun shining. I had a great night last night, we went dancing for a friends b-day . Needless to say, I stayed out a bit too late and was super tired at work this morning. I started my morning off with a glass of lemon water...I have been doing this every morning now for about a month. There are so many benefits to drinking lemon water.


Benefits of Lemon Water

I also made banana french toast HOLY YUM, So good :)


After work I stopped by Whole Foods to see if they had the new Lara bar flavors, but I didn't see them :( Any Canadians? Have you seen them in Canada yet? So I ended up getting Cashew Cookie and 2 Cinnamon Roll. I also left with a HUGE tub of spinach :)


I also forgot to mention that before my trip I was contacted by Foodbuzz saying that I had won a contest I had entered. It was a HUGE gift basket of Ginger People products!! When I got the parcel it was stuffed! There was one of every flavor of the Ginger Chews..my fave was the Hot Coffe and the Spicy Apple. I also got a HUGE bag of candied ginger, Ginger drinks, hard candies, ginger shortbread cookies, Crystallized Ginger Candy

It was all so good! I still have a ton left!! So thanks to The Ginger People and Foodbuzz!!!

Dinner tonight was fast and easy..veggie, tofu udon soup . So delicious, I love udon :)

Off to bathe and then bed and another day of work :(

I found this earlier and it kid of depicts how I'm feeling right now in my life :)





Have a great night!

xoxoxooxoxxo

I'm Back!

Hello! Sorry I have been away so long :) I was having MAJOR issues with my computer and I have also been working non stop. So now I have a few day off to relax :)

I got back from my trip about a week and a half ago, and it was sooo amazing, I had the best time ever. I have tons of pics to share with you as soon as I get them all developed (I brought 9 disposable cameras with me), I was so afraid of losing my moms good digital camera that I decided on the disposables :)

I have been eating like a pig lately, which is good for me :) my weight is up 6 pounds from a month ago. I have been eating a ton of berries, mainly raspberries.



Right now here in Vancouver it doesn't feel much like summer :( It's still quite chilly and mainly cloudy. I hope we get summer weather here soon! I want to hit the beach.

And in other news, I dyed my hair dark again...I'll probably go back to blonde agian very soon though.

Off to catch up on blogs and maybe watch a movie :)
Have a great night!!

xoxoxoxooxox

Update!!

Hello!!!!

Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile, I'm just enjoying my time so much here in Ireland :) I'm trying to update as quick as I can because my wireless connection cuts out constantly.

I am in Cork, Ireland right now, my 3rd night here and I am loving it! I have been eating so much yummy food.




The pubs here are amazing and the people are so friendly. The weather here has been quite nice also, a few showers and some sunny breaks today. It's 12:30 am here right now and I am ready to call it a night. I have been doing a ton of sightseeing, met some other tourists along the way :) I have been to castles, The Cliffs of Moher..so breathtaking. The Guinness brewery :) I gotta say though, visiting the castles was my fave part so far. so beautiful. Wednesday I am off to Galway for 2 days, then back to Dublin for 1 more night before heading home. This is a pic of the inside of my room right now..haha. They gave a room with 2 double beds because it's all they had, but I'm not complaining :)




So I'm off to bed and more sightseeing tomorrow!! not sure where I'm going to go, anyone from Cork have any suggestions?? I'll update soon!

Bye from


xoxoxooxoxoxo

En Route!!

I am so so sorry for neglecting my blog!!!! I am at the airport right now awaiting my flight for Ireland!!!! I am SOOOOOO excited. Here's me and my friends en route to the airport an hour ago


I look so tired! I was up all night packing and chilling out with my friends :) It's a short trip, only 2 weeks, but I am super excited and a little scared.I am going on my own. My flight is at 4 so I gotta get ready here!!! It's going to be a 9 1/2 hour flight...ugh!

I will post when I get to my hotel in Dublin!!!



xoxoxooxoxooxoxoxoxooxo

Quick Update!

Hello everyone!!!! I missed you all so much!!!

I'm just off to work, but I wanted to give you all an update. MY mom is now 100%, thanks to the wonderful staff at Vancouver General Hospital :) :)

She is home and doing wonderful :) thanks for all your sweet comments :) xo
I will be doing a REAL post tomorrow, promise! I have a small bbq tonight, it's been awhile since I have been out, so I'm pretty excited!!! Off to work now!!

Have a great day everyone. xoxoxoxxooxxooxxooxoxoox

Hiatus

Hello, sorry I have been away so long!

I will be back as soon as possible. My mom is very, very sick. She is in intensive care at the hospital. I have been with her most of the time. I am home right now just showering and grabbing a few things, then I am off to the hospital again.

She got a really bad flu, and that combined with her cancer treatment have left her very sick. She can't even walk, she has lost so much weight :( She looks so frail right now.

I will keep you all updated when I can.

xoxoxoxo

Oh happy Day!

Today was just a super good day for many reasons!



First off, at work, I got a promotion..and a raise! That totally made my morning :)
I went out for lunch with a co worker and found a $20 bill on the sidewalk! Totally paid for our lunches! Bonus!

I went to my nutritionist after work, I have gained another 2 pounds..so that's 5 a all together..It was great news to her and to me :)

I came home from work and had some packages waiting for me...The Lovely people at Bora Bora sent me some bars to sample..and so I did..I ripped into the Exotic Coconut Almond,



OMG..sooooo good! It's a little on the sticky side but so delicious. I loved the really distinct coconut flavor, because I am in love with coconut! so 9/10 for this delicious bar!!! I shall try the rest within the next few days :)


Also got a great package from the folks at Naturally More....they sent me..


and



Almond Butter and Peanut Butter! I cannot wait to try this out :)


It's so unfortunate that the weather here in Vancouver is still so blah :( Chilly and wet. I want summer!!! I really want to do a ton of hiking this summer, and swimming :)


Oh! and I also stopped off at my old workplace..aka..Sephora, because I needed a new foundation, and I got this one



It's new, and it's supposed to be a Primer, Concealer and Foundation all in one. So I'll let you all know how it is after I try it :)

Off to cook some dinner..having a quick dinner, a Boca Burger and some sweet potato fries and a Boost :(

Have a great night!!!!!!

xoxoox

Happy Earth Day!

Good evening! Happy earth day!

The weather here was gorgeous today...but cold :( But I am loving all of this sunshine :)

Some positive news, I have gained 3 pounds :) Must be from the Boost ..it's nasty stuff, but I guess it works in helping me get extra calories.

I just finished dinner and I had Quinoa with Chicken and black beans.



Source It was super good. This was my first time trying quinoa and I loved it!

Other than that, not too much else going on, other than me drinking insane amounts of coffee, working, swimming, visiting my mom, catching up on blogs and giving myself a new hairstyle. Kinda just more curls really....

I'm just heading off to Whole Foods in a few minutes, I really need some spinach and bananas,I'm out of both ,And I really need a Green Smoothie. Do any Canadians know if you can get Justin's Nut butters here in Vancouver? Or anywhere where you can get pb&co Mighty Maple or The Bees Knees? I can't find these anywhere!!!

Sorry this is such a lame post..I promise a better one tomorrow:)

Hope you all have a wonderful evening!!

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Long Time No Post

Hello all :)

It's been a super busy week. I went to see my new nutritionist on Tuesday, and she pretty much said the same thing, I shouldn't be on a vegetarian diet until I put on some weight! yeesh. So now they have me on Boost Plus



I'm not too fond of it but if it will help, hen I am willing to give it a go.
I am back to working out, doing P90x and swimming :) As long as I am getting extra calories in, it should be alright for me to get some workouts in.



I did my lecture and Q&A on Thursday at my old High School :) It as nerve racking and amazing :) I had such a great time.



I had the ultimate workout the other day...we have a mountain here in Vancouver called Grouse Mountain and there is a hike called the Grouse Grind..it is brutal.

This is what it looks like ..it's rickety wooden stairs all the way up. here is some info on it Length: 2.9 kilometers (1.8 miles)
Elevation Gain: 853 meters (2,800 feet)
- Base: 274 meters above sea level (900 feet)
- Summit: 1,127 meters (3,700 feet)
- Total Stairs: 2,830
Statistics: Annually, over 100,000 people hike the Grind™.
Average Time: On average it takes up to an hour and a half to complete the hike.
For novice hikers, up to two hours is recommended.

Though it's only 1.8 miles, it's a straight up, vertical 1.8 miles..and 2,830 stairs! Took me 1 hour and 44 minutes. I was exhausted at the top. Luckily there is a gondola you can take back down :) I plan on doing it many more times in the summer :)

Yesterday I made a HUGE green monster and froze it overnight, and had Green Monster Ice Cream! It was soooooo good! I will definitely be making this again in the next few days :) Right now I am baking a sweet potato for dinner and I cannot wait because I am starving!

I went shopping after work Thursday and bought a new dress, which I wore out to dinner with friends last night, I'll post a pic at the end of the post :) and I went to Sephora and bought some much un needed makeup. I've been super obsessed with Benefit Cosmetics lately, , I think it's due t the cute packaging ;)

I'm off now to catch up on Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution and eat some dinner..I will post again shortly with some great reviews!!!


New dress :)

And us in the pool yesterday :) hahaha ..no idea why my hair looks so dark in this pic!


Have a great evening!!


xoxxooxoxo

Friday Night With Jamie

Hello!!

I am enjoying a quiet Friday night in watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. Love this show, love him. Usually I go out on Friday nights, but tonight I just wanted to stay in and chill out. I made this awesome vegan lasagna for dinner



Ingredients

Natural cooking spray
1 (14-ounce) package firm tofu, drained
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon garlic granules
Salt and pepper to taste
2 (25-ounce) jars vegan marinara sauce
3 bell peppers, cored, seeded and chopped
12 no-boil dried lasagna noodles

It was absolutely delicious!!

I received a generous package today from Jamie at Global Health .



Forgive the bad cell phone pic..I will be reviewing all this wonderful stuff within the next week! So many goodies! thanks Jamie!

The weather here is super sunny but super cold :( still only gets to 0 or below at night. I was scraping ice off of my car this morning! I want warm weather!

I went to my nutritionist this afternoon and as I mentioned before, my weight was down 3 pounds in 1 week, well once again, my weight was down another 4 pounds! I have been eating very well, and I have decreased my exercise for over a week. I don't understand. Needless to say, this all has my parents worried, they think I ma not eating and so on..which I am. I just can't figure out what i am doing wrong? Maybe it is that i am still not consuming as many calories as I need to be, it seems as though I am though. Any recommendations on what i should add to my diet?

My nutritionist doesn't think it's good idea for me to go vegetarian while I am recovering, she thinks that I will not be able to consume enough calorie..is this true? I am trying to phase out meat, with the exception of salmon once in awhile.
Right now I am eating 5 smaller(not tiny) meals a day. Maybe that's not a good thing to do while recovering from an ED. I am going to see another nutritionist on Tuesday, so I will see what he has to say :) It's just so frustrating because I thought I was doing good.

Anyways, on to happier stuff! I am so excited about speaking at my old high school this Thursday!!!! very nervous too. I am also getting super excited about my Ireland trip in May!!! I cannot wait :) It will be so good to get away :)

I'm going to watch the Blind Side now..I leave with some crazy, silly pics from the past few days, it was a Spring Fling party!....have a great Friday night all!!

xoxxooxoxoxo