Mmmmm… strawberries!
I love that strawberries remind me of summertime! 
In the mix:
- 1/2 cup dry oats
- 1/2 cup vanilla hemp milk
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed meal
- 1 tbsp hemp protein
- Strawberries
- 1 spoonful of canned pumpkin (I’m trying to use it up!)
- 2 spoonfuls of Teddie PB
- 1 handful of PB Puffins that I threw on top after I snapped my breakfast photos
Fresh flowers are the best! They immediately brighten-up my day as soon as I see them. I should really start buying them more often.
Yoga Challenge: Day 18
For my yoga practice today, I did 20 minutes of Heart Opening Flow #1 by YogaDownload.com. It was great!! It had the perfect amount of challenge and flow, and a nice mix of easy, fun, and hard poses. It felt wonderful stretching my sore shoulders and chest, especially after Monday night’s 100 push-ups! My upper body feels so good now, I’m thinking about doing this session again tonight.
Free and Cheap Yoga Classes
- Free Yoga Classes at Lululemon Athletica: Check out the Lululemon website for complimentary class locations and times.
SUNDAY YOGA – PRUDENTIAL CENTER, BOSTON: Join us for In-Store complimentary Yoga classes every Sunday from 9:30-10:30am. This month yoga presented by Equinox!!
- $5 Community Classes at Back Bay Yoga: Great 90 minute classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Check out the website for a schedule.
- Discount Yoga Classes at Bare Bones Yoga in Boston: Each class is $10! Costs are kept down because attendees are asked to bring their own mats and equipment. The yoga studio is located near Fenway. Check out the website for schedule info and directions.
- FREE and Cheap Yoga Downloads and Podcasts:
YogAmazing
Yoga Today
YogaDownload (50% off downloads with CarrotsNCake code during March)
Snap Out of Unhealthy Eating Habits
I saw this little blurb in Self magazine this month:
Being a shutterbug could benefit your waistline. When people took pictures of everything they ate for five days, they reported consuming fewer snacks and being less likely to go back for seconds than during a week-long period in which they kept a written food diary, a study from the University of Wisconsin at Madison finds.
What do you guys think about this study? Is food blogging a healthy habit?
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FREAKING FABULOUS OATS & DAFFODILS!!
I think that food blogging is a fun hobby. Period.
I think for many food blogging is a healthy habit. I wish I remembered to take pics of all my little nibbles throughout the day because maybe I’d knock those boredom, walking by it, grabs off.
I did the 20 minute lunar flow last night again. It was relaxing and stretched out my legs which I needed. I did very quick stretches following my run earlier in the day.
I have heard about those free yoga classes at lululemon! They are supposed to be great.
Beautiful oats and yay for food blogging!
Hi Tina!
I’ve been following your blog for quite some time now — I’ll admit it, I’m a lurker! I just wanted to let you know I’ve started a blog of my own, please check it out! Now that I’m a lil bloggie, I’ll be sure to jump in to the conversation!
I love your bowl of goodness!Blogging can be a great motivator for weight loss if you want to keep track of your eats doing the day but for me it gets my creativity going in creating new meals.
Gorgeous flowers!
I find food blogging very helpful because it helps me keep track of how much I’m eating and is a reminder to eat healthy, balanced meals and snacks.
I think blogging is a healthy habit for sure. But not just documenting your food. I’ve gotten so many fabulous food ideas from reading blogs (oat bran, fage, etc.) I’ve tried quinoa for the firsts time and discovered a million ways to make my oats that I would never have thought of. It also makes me feel a bit accountable knowing I’m going to write down everything I eat and people are going to see it!
I bought some raspberries a few weeks ago and the the second they hit my tongue they tasted like summer to me! I can’t wait for berry season to come!
Mmmmm, look at that oaty goodness!
thanks for the Boston yoga suggestions!!
bikram yoga Boston also has an introductory special- 20 dollars for 10 days unlimited classes! AMAZING workout!! I highly recommend it!
I’m not a food blogger myself, but read several daily. I do enjoy new receipes, meal ideas, etc. I also like when the food info is tied in to health/fitness commentary. On the other hand, I kind of agree with some of the articles out there recently about how the practice can exacerbate food “issues” people have and encourage disordered eating.
I wish I could find free yoga classes here! My gym does offer some, but they’re not until 8 pm and the gym is 40 minutes from our house, so I’ve only been doing yoga at home with the downloads or pose guides. Still good, though!
I saw that same thing in SELF – It definitely makes me think of what I’m taking that picture of!
I love the whole peanut butter oats with strawberries thing… it’s a new addiction of mine!
I am loving your breakkie post this morning!! Yes, flowers rae always an incredibly easy way for me to just feel instantly happy-why don’t people buy them more often?! oyyyyyy I wish I had the ingredients to make oats! That’s the downside of a quick vaca:( Not enough time for tons of groceries means lots of eatin out:P
I just had oats with AB and strawberries also! I think food blogging has helped me make healthier choices…more often. Plus, I have gotten a ton of healthy ideas from other blogs that I have started incorporating into my daily eats!
Tina, I am liking the strawberries on top…. I picked up two packs as they were on sale
I love strawberries. The flowers look nice… I hope spring is coming
zesty!
Great links here – thanks.
I definitely think food blogging is a healthy habit. Beyond that, it’s a way of documenting your life. Win win situation for me.
My boyfriend would say that taking pictures of everything you eat is not healthy — but I believe he is wrong. You need to do what is best for you, and if taking pictures is what is best for you, go for it!
yeah for cheap!
i love the credenza/buffet that is in the background of your pic! love it!
strawberries remind me of summer too! which is luckily just around the corner yah!!!
Food blogging has DEFINITELY helped me keep my portions/snacks in check!! Plus, it feels so good to look back on a day of colorful yummy food
I think blogging can be a good habit unless you get obsessive about it and there are people who do.
Your breakfast and flowers look gorgeous!
I had strawberries in my oatmeal this morning, too! Definitely makes me want summer to come soon!
I think food blogging is a great accountability tool when used correctly. I definitely think…is what I’m about to eat a good representation of what a future dietitian should be eating?!
I had some awesome berry oats this am too
I think blogging has really helped me, I started off knowing I was a “grazer” but since I try to take a picture of EVERY bite, it’s helped me cut down. Never a bad thing when you’re trying to fit into a wedding gown!
I love YogAmazing podcasts! They help me relax on vacation. I love that they are each catered to a different thing too. He’s so sweet! I’ve emailed him a couple times and he always gets back with me.
And pumpkin/strawberry/pb oatmeal? Hello yum!!!!
I thought that thing from SELF was very interesting and probably true, you want to show the world healthy eats!!
Can’t wait to buy my yogadownload…seriously I think my back is almost betetr and I’ll be going soon!
I really enjoy food blogging, I have to say. It makes me pay attention to my food.
Strawberries = summer
I think food blogging is a healthy habit for the most part. If people get too obsessed about it, like anything, it could be destructive. I know personally, I’ve been exposed to many more foods than I would have if I had not started blogging/reading.
You should check out my favorite studio, Open Doors, if you’re looking for relatively inexpensive yoga classes… they’re $8 for students and $12 for everyone else. I go to the Weymouth and Hanover locations, but they also have studios in Canton, Westwood, Easton, and a few other places. It sounds like the Weymouth one might be closest to you, though. Check out http://www.opendoors7.com/studios
I love the kitchen table decor, very modern! I think food blogging is a good way to get different ideas, and to become exposed to different cuisines and types of food!
Hey Tina!! Your oats looks so pretty this morning with the strawberries all lined up at the top with the PB
So cute!
I think food blogging CAN be a healthy habit and great outlet for some people, but could also be a bit obsessive and a negative thing for others…depends on why you’re doing it!
Have a great Wednesday!
Michelle
I think that for some bloggers it is a good habit and other it is not. My food blog is a good outlet for me while I go through the process of recovering from binge eating and compulsive overeating. I think it becomes a problem when you make food choices based on your blog and how others would percieve what you eat.
I noticed that when I blog during the week, I eat so much healthier but on the weekends when I do not have internet access, my eating is more erratic…so for me blogging is definitely helpful esp when I see what others are eating; it inspires me =)
18th day of Yoga and I feel GREAT! last night I did sun salutations and a workout from March’s Yoga Journal Magazine and this morning I did 20 mins of Namaste Yoga….
Food bloggers make me HUNGRY – but that’s not a bad thing!
I don’t have a food blog of my own, maybe I should start?
i read that in self, too! the main benefit of food blogging for me is that it forces me to slow down before i eat and consider the beauty of my food while i photograph it
. as a result, i end up eating more slowly and with much more appreciation! i have noticed, however, that food blogging does not inhibit my eat-what-i-want mentality — i’m never embarrassed to show my 3 slices of cake or anything like that …
Thanks for the yoga tips..!
I can’t wait for berries to be in season!! I saw some spring flowers poking through the grass today – it’s right around the corner
Such pretty oats and flowers!! I know food blogging has helped me! It makes me aware of my consumption and makes me feel bad if I am thinking about losing control! In my head I know I’ll have to post all the food the next day and do not want to see that!
Those flowers are so pretty! Do they grow in Boston this time of year?
I see how food blogging can be great for accountability, but for me I could see it getting obsessive, like “I have to photograph those three M&Ms” or “I forgot to shoot those dried apricots, I’m such a fraud!” Of course, maybe then I’d think twice about eating the unplanned snacks, but at this point I don’t think photographing everything I eat is for me.
I definitely feel like food blogging has helped me more then I thought. I might not take pictures of everything depending on the setting but I always own up to eating it on the blog. It has helped me a great deal!
Food blogging has been healthy for me – I don’t do every single meal and snack, but the fact that I have a blog definitely has added a split second of thinking to myself “how would this look on the blog?” before eating. Sometimes it helps, sometimes not.
Those oats look so delicious! And I’ve just started food blogging but I’ve already noticed that I’m much more conscious of what I put in my mouth when I know I’m going to blog about it later.
What a fabulous, bright breakfast!
Again, love your flowers!
Yep, blogging is helping me enjoy my meals more and make me accountable for what I eat! That reminds me to photo the mini meringues I’m eating right now!
I think doing my blog has made me a much more health-conscious person!
Yoga Day 18: Hip Opening Flow for 20 minutes with the BF. Didn’t have a lot of time, but wanted to fit it in. I’m always glad that I did
Thanks for the lululemon shout-out! I work at the Prudential Center lululemon, and would love to meet some C’n'C readers! If you are not in the Boston area, check out the lululemon athletica near you, as all our store locations offer complimentary classes to the public:
http://www.lululemon.com/stores/
Thanks for sharing these cheap yoga classes! I have one to add to the list that I’ve been thinking of trying out: Om City Yoga in Cambridge has a $5 beginner’s class on Saturday at 4PM- it sounds perfect for those who are completely new to yoga and are afraid to take classes.
Beautiful flowers!!!
On a similar note, in one of my classes (I’m getting my MS in nutrition) we were talking about research and how the problem with food recalls is that most people don’t recall what they eat accurately, so some studies apparently have been instructing participants to photograph their food! This has been particularly useful when working with children and the elderly.
I definitely think that taking pictures of your eats and food blogging can lead to healthy habits. I know I am sharing what I eat with the world, and it makes me more conscious of trying to make sure I get a good balance during my day so I can set a good example
Breakfast looks great!
And I think food blogging is healthy, as long as you keep it that way. I don’t mean you have to eat all healthy foods 24/7, but you have to make it work with your life and not take over your life. Someone had mentioned that it could become obsessive – chances are if it does, that may have something to do with your own personality or underlying issues than the actual act of blogging itself. I know I’ll grab a bite of something, and don’t feel guilty if I don’t get a photo of it. It’s just not practical to capture every single morsel!
I saw that same blurb in Self this month. I think food photography can definitely be an eye-opener for mindless eaters. The mere act of getting out the camera causes one to be more aware of what’s being consumed. However, I think there is a point of diminishing returns; it is only helpful up to a certain point. I do it for the mere enjoyment of it, as I think I am now a VERY conscious/mindful eater!
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