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Massachusetts Day-Venture (Part Two)

20 May

I love Salem to pieces. Many of ya’ll know that.20130518_122217I love the goodies I find. Like a cafe au lait chocolate from Maria’s Sweet Somethings.20130518_121541Or some pumpkin pie soda from Pamplemousse.20130518_122608Or grabbing some K-Cups from Wicked Cup.20130518_115924Or just some good ole New England Coffee.20130518_090714And close, by not so, in Peabody there is a Brazilian restaurant called Heaven’s Taste. I love, love, love Brazilian Food. I could live off of it. True Story.20130518_132127I have a lot of new things that are about to happen, but I can’t share them just yet. Let’s just say it’s going to be awesome. I off to study and I hope ya’ll have a fabulous Monday!

Question: What little goodies do you look for in your favorite or a new town? Ice cream, chocolate and post cards are always at the top of my list. Yes, post cards. 

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Posted by on May 20, 2013 in All About Sabrina, Snacks For Munching, Sweets and Treats

 

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Massachusetts Day-Venture (Part One)

19 May

You know me; a spontaneous being always doing something random. Oh, hi there. Like my new dress?20130518_101745-1Well I went to Massachusetts yesterday at 6:45am.20130518_080335My friend invited me to an Alkaline Trio and Bayside concert at the House of Blues in Boston. 20130518_180603I killed two birds with one stone; went to Boston, ate, and went to a House of Blues. 20130518_180736Okay, so that’s three birds. My bad. I guess the dranks got to me.20130518_170526The first band Off With Their Heads was pretty awesome. I loved Bayside though the most.20130518_185227Alkaline Trio was the main band. They kicked some rock hard ass! Hmm, don’t think that sounds appropriate.20130518_213138I am off the work. I was up for 23 hours as I drove back at like midnight. Now I am off to work til 7:00pm. At least I get a break tomorrow, but I must study. Part two of Salem, MA tomorrow!

Question: Name something spontaneous you’ve done… and go!

 
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Posted by on May 19, 2013 in All About Sabrina

 

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A Bit Of Yesterday; A Smidge of Today

13 May

Happy belated Mother’s Day to all the amazing mothers out there. On Sunday I had to go to work, but I woke up early and made my mom this coconut bake with the paleo option.249056_10101564275386450_1671278005_nShe loved it and like I always say, she is a picky eater. I also had her little gifts and a vanilla version of this cupcake. Who doesn’t love a cupcake?20130512_092911My friend/ co-worker asked me to make a sugar-free cake for her family. Isn’t it cute?akeAt work (I work in an Italian specialty market, by the way), they made Italian chocolate covered strawberries. Oh my gawsh, they were delicious. My boss gave me three and I resisted and manged to only eat one and saved the rest for my parents. 20130512_154007I was also made a sandwich; it’s this multi-grain bread they have with maple turkey, romaine, swiss cheese and olive oil. Yes it was wheat, yes I was sluggish. Was it delicious? Oh yeah.20130511_112716Today I actually went to buy a couple of outfits; one for my birthday and one for a concert I am going to on Saturday. It’s a dress of course, but hey, that’s me and my dress addiction. I also got a new workout top. I love that it’s air-y and looks pretty darn good. It was only $10.00 at JC Penny.20130513_182034I haven’t been feeling to great and my body is over-trained. I’ve been cuddling a lot with this guy and I’ve been taking active rest days. I definitely feel better and know tomorrow, I can go hard in my workout.20130512_213612Today I also kind of fasted, in the sense that I didn’t eat much (sorry for the blur!). All I had was fresh fruit, nuts/seeds and oats twice made with flaxmilk and honey. I felt like my body needed to just take a digestive break and I feel better, stomach wise. I don’t like to be below calories so between now and I bed time, I’ll probably munch on more fruit and nuts. Something like that…20130513_194756Question: How was your Mother’s Day weekend? Ever done a fast or detox? If so, which one, how long and how did you feel?

 
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Posted by on May 13, 2013 in All About Sabrina, Meal Ideas Made Simple, Sweets and Treats

 

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WIAW #43: Northern Adventure

27 Mar

Happy WIAW :)

I’ve been in five different states in the past few days. It’s been an awesome little adventure with my mom. This WIAW, is all the random eats from my little adventure and some from home as well. Got to start somewhere right? And please check out Peas and Crayons aka the home of WIAW!WIAW GOES GREENBefore we hit the road one of the days, breakfast was these oats, but I topped it with pecans and pure maple syrup. Somewhere are the raisins. Ya just have to look very closely.IMG_20130323_105820One of my go to snacks on the road was almonds and string cheese. Quick and simple. One of the lunches I had was Ponderosa and I had chicken, mash potatoes, and salad.IMG_20130325_121749 Of course, some froyo action. A mix of coffee, chocolate, vanilla and butter pecan froyo with agave drizzle, roasted almonds and kiwi.BGUtLK1CQAAONPAMy favorite meal though was this Brazilian deliciousness; rice, beans, bean stuffing (made with tapioca flour), plantains, green beans and salad. So, so good!63058_10101533482824990_143665351_nFor dessert, I failed to take a picture of the chocolate. But it was chocolate, that’s all you need to know. A few Godiva truffles made their way into my tummy. Now.. on my way to Vermont!

Question: What’s green from your WIAW? I’m impressed that mines is green. I did good… for once!

 
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Posted by on March 27, 2013 in Meal Ideas Made Simple, Snacks For Munching, Sweets and Treats, Tidbits On Healthy Living

 

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Two Week Tune Up!

28 Jan

Happy Monday ya’ll! How was your weekend? Mines was pretty awesome for the most part filled with goodies (and a not so good evening). I went out to dinner with my friend to The Franklin. It was such a nice day Sunday and I just wanted to head to Gloucester. You know how much I love to drive...IMG_20130127_140005Remember when I went for my 24th birthday? I did eat the same thing, meaning I ate the burger. I know this year is all about doing vegetarian but you know what? I’m doing me and I have no guilt. I enjoyed my iron boost for the meal and now it’s back on the veg wagon.IMG_20130127_170500We also had some dessert from Whole Foods. My life is never complete without dessert. I had a triple chocolate mousse cake (minus the cake part). So good!IMG_20130127_185837But this week starting today, I am declaring it a two week tune up week! What does that exactly mean? Well, definitely I need to clean up my diet a bit better and really focus on the low acid/ low fat (aka little to no chocolate) diet. I also slacked last week with the yoga. Partly that was because I was sick, but I am going to step it up and focus.clean-eatingSo what are the goals for the next two weeks?

  1. Do yoga at least three times a week for 30 minutes
  2. Wake up before 8:00am (goal is to wake up before 7:30am!)
  3. Limit my chocolate to two times per week.
  4. Keep up with my gym routine (I’ll be changing it starting next week though).
  5. Watch my fat intake (keep it to less then 55 grams).

Hey it’s perfect timing because once the two week tune up ends, it will be Valentine’s Day and no matter what happens, I am going to look good. For who? Myself of course ;)

Question: How are you doing with your New Year’s Resolutions? For the most part I am doing pretty well. If you want to join me on this two week tune up, please comment below with what you want to focus on.

 
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Posted by on January 28, 2013 in All About Sabrina, Tidbits On Healthy Living

 

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A Walk Through The [Stage Fort] Park

06 Jan

Sunday = Active, Active, Active! I decided to do another Stage Fort Park trip.

Instead of a jog, I did a little walking. Before I came here I actually went to the gym for an hour after the hike I went to do yoga too. Why don’t we let the pictures speak for themselves, shall we?IMG_20130106_142041IMG_20130106_142049

IMG_20130106_144208IMG_20130106_142034IMG_20130106_144214IMG_20130106_142215Pure Bliss <3

 
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Posted by on January 6, 2013 in All About Sabrina, Tidbits On Healthy Living

 

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Holiday Get Together

14 Dec

Yesterday was my job’s holiday get together. I just went kind of casual. Nothing too crazy.IMG_20121214_101748-1We ended up going to a restaurant called Sylvan Street Grille in Peabody, M.A. I looked at the menu before going to the restaurant and they did offer a gluten-free menu.IMG_20121214_134042I call it the “boot-leg” version because they have things like bun-less burgers and such. It’s a good thing, don’t get me wrong, but I want me some bread goodness like what Burton’s Grill offers. Because it’s not fair to have a plate of bread in front of me, that I can’t eat. IMG_20121214_134027  Anywho, I ended up with a burger because what I really wanted was a flat-bread. I got a bun-less burger with Swiss cheese, lettuce only and fries. Can’t pass up fries. I must say, it was a pretty darn good burger and I am picky when it comes to the quality of my meat.IMG_20121214_134709Then it was time to exchange secret Santa gifts. I got a coworker who was getting into dark chocolate, so I wanted to give her dark chocolates of all kinds and percentages (and she even gave me a gift too!). My secret Santa got me some awesome foodie things. They all know me so well.6992_10101451448632170_1779983223_nThis was second ever work related get together type thing. The last one was from a job in college and I must say it was quite nice. Question: Any work or school get together you’ve gone to for the holidays?

 
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Posted by on December 14, 2012 in All About Sabrina, Meal Ideas Made Simple

 

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Meal Planning(ish) Monday

08 Oct

Why ish? Because, I only have four days set for the week. Technically I started my meal plan on Friday, so it does make a week. I haven’t been going crazy with meal planning, which is great considering what I mentioned in yesterday’s post. Except that I have a huge thing of blueberries in my freezer and I had no clue what to do with them or what goes well or anything.It was honestly driving me nuts, but I finally found something quick and it was a DUH moment. Make frozen chocolate covered blueberries! I found this simple dessert on Nature Ripe Farm’s website. It’s little frozen blueberry clusters, which I think is great.Mix blueberries with dark chocolate and you have super antioxidant power in a dessert form. I mean come on, how can you not want to eat this! Any who, on Sunday I geared up for a mini jog/walk around my new neighborhood.Checking out the sights.So pretty.Bliss <3This just killed it, in a funny way. I had to do a double take. Ha!I then went to go to run some errands and decided to get into the Halloween spirit. Gotta get ready for Halloween, hot for Halloween that it. Have a happy week :)

 
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Posted by on October 8, 2012 in Meal Ideas Made Simple, Sweets and Treats

 

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Good Times

26 Aug

The other day my mom, grandmother and I went to Rockport to hang out at the beach. I hadn’t really been to the beach much this summer.We brought lunch to the beach; I had sliced up turkey breast with roasted broccoli, a side of grapes and a Luna Chocolate Chunk Bar. Perfect lunch.“I’m so pretty, oh so pretty.”There was a crazy group of swans that came super close to us. I got freaked out and kept my distance. I waited to resume my fun once they were at a distance.We just hung around at the beach; I read a book and my mom explored some rocks and bugs. Look at the poor little fella, he can’t fly.After, we walked around downtown Rockport, got some sweets and hung by the harbor. Oh look at the owl necklace my grandmama bought me. I love it!After Rockport (and before dinner) we stopped by Dollar Tree and bought somethings. My favorite was this olive oil container that I immediately washed and put my olive oil in, isn’t fancy smancy?The next day, we found ourselves in Salem. Now that I am going to live there again, it’s nice to experience Halloweentown. I spotted this little pumpkin decor in one of the shops. Super cute.We went to the supermarket (of course, the foodie in me and my mom and my grandma lol) and walked around a ton. We ate at a Chinese buffet for lunch and I had this little treat after. Mmm!Then it was off for more walking. Look at this funny sign. I’m sure it’s Hercules approve.We ended the night just sitting at Salem Willows and watching the sunset. Gorgeous!It was about 8:30pm when we arrived back to my apartment and I wanted some pizza. I made the flatbread but with broccoli and in a real pizza pan.I love flatbread, pizza, whatever. I’m addicted to that [and chocolate of course.]

 
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Posted by on August 26, 2012 in All About Sabrina, Sweets and Treats

 

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AAAI-ISMA “One World” Cape Cod Conference

20 Aug

I initially was going to go to this conference last year. But with my new job and school, I had to post-pone the event. The AAAI-ISMA “One World” Conference offers a variety of certifications ranging from personal training, to yoga, to even a wellness coach.

I set my alarm for 4:45am. It was a two hour drive and I wanted to just have time to avoid traffic or parking finding issues. I started my early morning with “faux apple pie” made muffin top style. Strange thing is I am realizing I can’t stomach bananas very early anymore. No clue why?Let’s rewind a bit to yesterday evening. I wanted to bring snacks, just in case. There were six classes I was going to have to take and I was sure to be hungry before lunch, since I ate breakfast early. My mid morning snack was an apple and then early lunch was a Sweet N’ Salty Odwalla Almond bar w/ almonds and string cheese.Then for a second lunch/ early dinner and snack, I went to the market and picked up greens (on sale due to expiring in two days), chicken, grapes and a Chobani (on sale too). I ending up making a grilled chicken salad, topped it with some almonds and grape halves. I only spent around $5.00 for this. Awesome!I got to the conference a bit early, so I was hanging in the bathroom charging my phone. Once it got started, I signed in, got my papers and headed to learn with Mike Rickett! There were six classes that I had to take in total in order to be prepared for the exam.There is a booklet you can order before hand to study, but I opted to do my own studying.
We did a lot of learning about coaching, different techniques to use with clients, what types of tools to use for your business, and overall how to succeed in coaching and life! We also did a stress reduction/ mediation segment with Nora Anderson (Co-Founder of AAAI-ISMA). I felt very empowered and ready to take on the world and help people to realize their true potential, whether in weight loss, nutrition or overall health.Once the classes were done (oh and you could shop around too and get shirts, workout DVDs, and such) it was time for the exam. I was pretty nervous, but I think I did well. I will know in two weeks and explain things a bit more in detail if I pass. After the conference, I was starving! I knew there was a Whole Foods somewhere around, so I turned on the GPS and found the one I went to with Allan near Nantasket.I had chicken, brown rice, broccoli and baked plantain. My tummy gobbled it up, but I did manage to snap my little dessert. This really is purely decadent. When I finally got home, I went straight to pack for work and then plopped on the bed. I wasn’t physically tired, just mentally drained. I had an amazing time and I feel like I learned a ton and my eyes have been open to a whole new light!

Question: Have you ever gone to a conference (and which one)? How did you feel after?

 
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Posted by on August 20, 2012 in All About Sabrina, Meal Ideas Made Simple, Snacks For Munching

 

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