Food Addict
Hi. I’m Chrisetta. I’m a food addict. Hi Chrisetta. I’ve abused food my entire life. One of my worst food abuse memories: Piling up a plate with four homemade ground beef tacos, Mexican rice, and refried beans topped with melted cheese. A drink laden with sugar would wash down the ...
Stronger
I feel amazing, strong. This afternoon, I successfully intensely rowed for 50 minutes. I've rowed with the crew before, but today was different. I matched them stroke for stroke. With the same level of intensity. It takes strength and great effort to row -- you want the power in your ...
A Page From The Italians
After cycling class on Monday a few of us became engaged in a conversation about our Mother's Day food indulgences. It turned into a conversation about Italians and their daily indulgences. They (Italians) eat rich food, drink plenty of wine, and always have dessert. But, somehow the Italians don't have ...
Test Kitchen: Fresh Green Bean And Potato Salad W/Balsamic Vinaigrette
From my kitchen...Testing. Testing. 1-2
Three Weeks Difference
This actually happened a few weeks ago right before I came down with the flu. A must share… I was having a bad day. A really bad day. The last few days, my mind had been full of the negative self-talk combined with self-doubt. I’d been working out hard for ...
Sweat Does The Body Good
Nothing like a good sweaty workout. The more I sweat in a workout, the more accomplished I feel. Ooo wee! I love when I'm riding hard in cycling and drips of sweat hit the floor. That hasn't always been the case. When I was a bigger gal my internal thermostat ...
Soup's On!
SOUPer good news! A great honor and opportunity. ...Starting in June, New Seasons Market - Fisher's Landing will serve my "Simply Unforgettable" Tomato Soup fresh in their deli. It will also be available packaged in the Grab & Go section for easy, reheating at home. On the days, they sell ...
Takin' It To The Streets
Surprise! Surprise! Mid-way through this morning's boot camp we took our drills to the streets. It was kinda cool. Refreshing. Our first drill was to sprint a block then drop for 10 push-ups, repeat x 4. Back to the studio for drills including burpees, chopping wood exercises, and ski monologues ...
Chew: Real Food
You can trust what I'm about to say. After all, I use to live inside the box -- the processed food box. Now, that I happily live outside of the box. I can tell you the truth: Real food tastes better, is better for you, and it makes you feel ...
Cookbook Writing, Fun
So I told y'all already that I've been asked by a very reputable organization to write a cookbook for them. What a great honor! Still not ready to divulge the name of the organization that I'm writing for quite yet, but it's local and BIG. Anyhoo, I am knee deep ...
Tradition, Love, And Recipes
My mom found it, while spring cleaning. We have been talking about it for a while. Oh, how we’ve longed for a cool, dense wedge of lemon pound cake. My deceased uncle was thought to be the last person in the family to have the recipe in his possession. My ...
Rare Sighting
Saturday, I got dressed. Glimpsed in the mirror and actually liked what I saw. A rarity. Excited. I called my daughter in my room for confirmation and she too agreed. I'm looking more toned and there's noticeably less back fat (with no girdle thingy even). Somethin' about looking good that ...
Healthy And Sick
I pride myself on working out, eating whole fresh foods, and resting -- the key ingredients to health. Such as life, there are periods were my habits are better, more consistent than others. The last few weeks, I found myself really dialed in on all areas. I was feeling really ...
Like The Incas
Most of us eat several times a day. Any slight sensation of hunger and we feed it. It’s even recommended to eat six smaller meals a day to keep our metabolism revved up. Here in America, the land of the plentiful –- we have an abundance of food. And a ...
Fresh And Far Away
We are so far removed from our food and its sources. A lot of our food, so-called food is made from a slew of hard to pronounce ingredients, in far away factories, packaged, and then shipped to the grocery store. Animals no longer graze their natural habitat. Instead, they are ...
Walking Proud And Often
As a morbidly obese woman weighing in at a whooping 388 pounds. The normal everyday things were more like an obstacle course. I could barely walk. Forget about walking and talking at the same time. I avoided walking with folks because I couldn't bear the embarrassment of gasping for air ...
It Doesn't
When it comes to working out some days certainly are easier than others. I’ve been working out now on a regularly basis for a couple of years. I think, I’m relatively fit and can hold my own in most workouts. The other day, I was in cycling class, riding. It ...
Tug-Of-War
Squats. Lunges. Push-ups. Typical exercises found in most workout routines. We done plenty of them in yesterday's boot camp, but we also done a little something unexpected, something fun -- a game of tug-of-war. Whew! When I saw Trevor grab that huge, thick rope my eyes lit up. I haven't ...
Confident Chick
The fat girl has to try harder. So I did. I was funny, charming, and exuded confidence – nothing more than false bravado. I was always dressed to the nines and dolled up. I managed to hide my insecurities very well under my stylish clothes and make-up. Not even my ...
Believing In Self
When I have the pleasure of delivering a speech. I explore five themes: Hard work, making adjustments, staying the course, believing in self, and never giving up. These very themes I use daily to combat obesity. This is an excerpt from my first motivational speech I delivered this summer: I ...
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