Good news!  I’ve got an awesomely healthy delicious snack to share with you. Bad news.  I’m not actually sharing this with you.  I’m only sharing the recipe.  If you want some you’ll have to make it yourself. Good news: Zak is still on his juice fast. Bad news: You can’t juice an avocado. Good news: …
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Coconut Oil Coffee

April 7th, 2013 | Posted by Alison Spath in Fitness - (15 Comments)

Coffee pot, blender, coconut oil, cream… what are we making today? We’re making coconut oil coffee! No, I have not lost my mind. Yes, I realize coconut oil in coffee might sound crazy, but it’s good!  You won’t believe it until you try it.  I sure didn’t. I’d heard (read) about people putting coconut oil …
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The Greener March Challenge, Day 4! Today’s green round up started with an avocado (and spinach) smoothie that was so awesome I was forced to share. I eventually had to get out a bib and strap him into his seat because this “sharing” of my smoothie was getting out hand. (We’re going to revisit this …
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Crunchy Coconut Cups

February 11th, 2013 | Posted by Alison Spath in Short or Sweet - (8 Comments)

Yesterday marked 11 weeks until the Flower City Half Marathon at the end of April.  Since we’re going to chat about running on Monday’s from now until then, this week I want to tell you about my current favorite pre-run snack – originally inspired by Lisa’s Coconut Oil Chocolate PB cups. I make these all the …
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No Bake Grain Free Granola

December 30th, 2012 | Posted by Alison Spath in Breakfast - (4 Comments)

I make Lisa’s peanut butter coconut oil cups all the time, they have become a fast favorite around here. (Have you tried these yet?  You need to get on it!) Once they’re made, they are a quick, easy, satisfying snack – I love to pop one before a run (sort of like a direct fuel …
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OK people, we need to talk about Deep Nutrition.  I wrote briefly about this book last week, but to put it mildly, it’s been shaking things up around here. Project Weight Loss First, Deep Nutrition has changed the direction Project Weight Loss because it has inspired me to start looking beyond calories.  I still believe there …
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Project Weight Loss: Week 9

November 23rd, 2012 | Posted by Alison Spath in Weight Loss - (5 Comments)

I can’t believe I’m writing about weight loss the day after Thanksgiving.  I am still full. If you’re just tuning in, I’m working on postpartum weight loss and share Project Weight Loss updates on Fridays. Last week, after hanging out in the upper 130′s for 4 days straight, I woke up on Saturday morning feeling very ready …
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Project Weight Loss: Week 8

November 16th, 2012 | Posted by Alison Spath in Weight Loss - (16 Comments)

Zak and I were in college when we met and started dating.   He taught me how to play racquetball early in our relationship, and it came to be something we did together quite regularly at (my) school where we had easy access to racquetball courts. Whenever we played, he always won.  I never felt bad …
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Kale for President

November 6th, 2012 | Posted by Alison Spath in Vegetable Lovin' - (10 Comments)

If more presidential candidates had a campaign slogan like that one… So! Kale. 10 years ago, if you’d have told me that one day I will LOVE eating this pile of greenery, I would have laughed in your face. “No thanks”, my 23 year old self would have said. Or better yet, “No way.” In …
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I bought a spaghetti squash last week simply because it was there on the shelf in the produce department. I had no spaghetti squash plans. I had no spaghetti squash dreams. I did know that I wanted to do something different with this planless, dreamless spaghetti squash. I’ve made spaghetti squash pie and spaghetti squash with …
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