All hail to the Queen of the Clean Plate Club. AKA: The Big Eater. Also Known As.... ME! If you're paying attention to food and nutrition blogs or instagram, you know that meal prepping is all the rage right now. I will not stand here and try to tell you that I am the expert in this area of health. But I'm living on a budget, don't have much time during the week, and am constantly thinking …
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New Year, Same You
I’ll be honest with you, this whole “New Year, New You,” thing does not make sense to me. I get it -- New Year’s Resolutions and all that jazz -- but that doesn’t mean you have to be a new person! You are you. I am me. There’s nothing magical about January 1 that makes you “new.” On July 1, 2017, I woke up in my childhood bedroom in Goldsboro, NC, looked out the window to the U-Haul sitting in the …
GIVEAWAY!
I bring you Chasing Helen’s very first giveaway! I’ve partnered with my favorites Beautycounter AND Fit Atelier. Let me tell you what, they hooked it up! All you have to do is follow the steps below and you will be entered to win a Beautycounter charcoal mask + charcoal soap bar + $25 gift certificate AND a Fit Atelier tank top + $25 gift certificate AND a tub of my favorite plant based protein powder …
Tailgate Ready: Greek Yogurt Pimento Cheese + That Dip Jenny Makes
Two things made me jump up and down and do a Hyper-Helen-Dance this past week: (1) I registered for the 2018 Boston Marathon!!! So that’s happening. (2) I made my homemade pimento cheese for the Carolina v. Duke football game. I suppose #2 caused me to jump up and down twice. Once for pimento cheese and twice for the football game tailgate. Despite our losing rebuilding season, the weather, …
Health Journey Part II
Well, hey! Turns out it’s difficult to work, run, workout, have a social life AND write a blog. Who knew?! Yet here I am, reporting back on my Shred10 experience... only about 2 weeks after the fact. There were ups and downs, coffee headaches and late-night cravings. I powered through, ponied up, and stayed strong for the most part. The biggest takeaway? It’s truly remarkable how you can control …