a life & style blog by Karina
It is Week 3 of Whole30!! I stopped counting down the days and decided to live my life on Whole30 without making such a big deal out of it. The last thing I need while planning a wedding is to be stressed about what I can or can’t eat for lunch! (more…)
Happy Friday and Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, everyone!
I am not Irish at all, but I do celebrate on this day, because well it is my birthday! When I was born at 11:53AM, all the nurses were excited that a “Patricia” was born (so my mom tells me) My parents decided to make Patricia my middle name so there ya have it. That is the most Irish thing about me 🙂
It is also my last year of my 20’s. I turn (more…)
Half way through the program and I have had quite the last 2 days #notgood but before I get into that, I wanted to share Days 8-12 🙂 (more…)
It has been ONE week since I decided to commit to this Whole30 program. I am going to be super honest that there are times I have regretted it – like when N got notice of his promotion and I popped open a bottle of champagne but didn’t have any (okay, just ONE tiny little sip), or when we spent the entire day together on Saturday (it was our 6 year anniversary!) and we went to (more…)
Following the Whole30 program (it’s Day 6!), I have been missing my morning coffee with vanilla soy creamer! (soy is a no-no on Whole30, as is any added sugar). I made bulletproof coffee but could not get more than a sip down, I must have made it wrong because so many people say it tastes good!? Well I didn’t have the brain octane oil, so used coconut oil instead – that might of affected it! I just got all these ingredients so I shall try again 🙂
While I await the arrival of the brain octane oil, I have been replacing my morning coffee with (more…)
Every year, I use Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent as the best excuse to really push my health & fitness routine to the next gear. If you read my Friday’s post, I mentioned that I was cutting out all animal products from my diet, but I am not entirely convinced that is (more…)