Tofu, fact or fiction? To eat or not to eat?

The other day I got a new vegan cookbook from the library and as I browsed through it, I saw that many of the recipes used the ultimate meat and dairy substitute: tofu. My uncle introduced me to tofu when I was around 14, a year before I became vegetarian, as he would put it in his …

Why your friends aren’t your problem, YOU are

So I was listening to Louise Hay's audio book, You Can Heal Your Life 4 CD Set by Hay. Louise L. ( 2004 ) Audio CD again. I reference that book a lot because I listen to it on my Ipod when I take breaks at work and I always hear new things that I …

Ani Phyo 15 day fat blast

Ahhh! It's here. I think the theme of the day is "let it go." I went to work today and on the way there some funky stuff happened. My car wouldn't start so I had to borrow my mom's car to get to work and on the way to work there was some road work going …

Raw food brownies!

With the weekend approaching, I am super excited to have some days off work and I am so close to finishing this cleanse, it makes me giddy. Last night before I went to bed, I made the raw brownies for today's snack. What I did differently was I put the batter inside of cupcake tins with cupcake liners …

Avocado mousse recipe to curb cravings

The first time I did a fat blast cleanse last year, whenever I would have cravings, I would look up raw food recipes online and watch raw food cooking videos on Youtube for inspiration. You can pretty much make any familiar dish using raw food ingredients. There are so many creative geniuses out there that will keep you inspired if …

Age affects metabolism. Deal with it.

Today I was at work, eating my Spicy Avocado soup in the breakroom and I saw two young girls eating hot cheetos and chips. As I observed their thin bodies and perfect skin, I started to think about age and metabolism and genes and all sorts of things went through my head. I've never been skinny, even when …

Perfect Summer Salad (VEGAN)

I got rocked today in my Bikram yoga class. It was the first time I took class with this young male teacher who kept the class going at a fast pace and really challenged my heart rate and endurance. Awesome. Almost went down but I stayed up and completed every posture. And today is my …

How to Break up with cheese

Why is the beginning of something always the hardest? Change can be difficult especially when you are not used to doing things differently. I have to admit I am often gung-ho about change in the beginning but as challenges come up I eventually cave in and go back to doing what I used to do. …

Ani Phyo’s 15-day fat blast

Ughhh! Just got home and had my second snack shake of the day. I was doing really well until I turned on the radio which is why I am convinced there is subliminal messaging encoded in pop songs. I was flipping through the radio stations and suddenly got the urge to eat a sandwich or …