By Allie DeLay A week ago, I walked into Verizon store and I swear I must’ve had “sucker” stamped across my forehead. After the battery on my Droid decided to kick the bucket, managers encouraged me to use my upgrade. Despite the abysmal state that my bank account is in, seeing as how I’m entering … Continue reading »
By Allie DeLay In the spirit of the Year of Challenges, I have decided to not only challenge myself but to put a part of the diet and fitness world to the test this month. For my March challenge, I will be using an app known as Fooducate. Fooducate is an app that you can … Continue reading »
By Allie DeLay As my January challenge comes to a close, I realize what a whirlwind of a month it has been. Prior to starting the Paleo diet, I wasn’t an unhealthy eater but by no means did I really take a critical look at every thing I was putting in my mouth. My diet usually consisted … Continue reading »
By Emily McLaughlin Well, everyone, I did it. I completed my January challenge: One full month being a vegetarian/pescetarian! I would like to go ahead and give a big shout out to my friends and some of my family members for helping me do this. Aunt Karen, thanks for not waving your famous meatballs under … Continue reading »
By Allie DeLay This past week, I moved back to Amherst, which meant I was back on my so called “college budget” (aka the one where college kids let their laundry baskets over flow and keep the heat at a comfortable 60 degrees) but I wasn’t going to let my move or bank account restrictions … Continue reading »
By Emily McLaughlin Last week was a tough one. I was doing pretty great, calculating my protein needs and trying to meet them best I could, then hypoglycemia got the best of me. On Thursday, I didn’t start the day at home, and therefore didn’t make eggs for breakfast. This was a major FAIL. Instead of eggs, … Continue reading »
By Lauren Duffy This month I began to see a few of my friends doing “January challenges,” and I decided that I wanted to try one, too. Since I knew I would be spending this month driving back and forth between Wrentham and Amherst a couple of times a week (an hour and forty five … Continue reading »
By Allie DeLay Will power. That was my number one word going into this first week. Will power, which was something I usually equated with a sprint during the last 400 meters of a timed mile or an extra push up to finish up a plyo workout, took on a whole new meaning this week. … Continue reading »
By Emily McLaughlin Those words have never really come out of my mouth before. “I want steak.” I want juicy steak tips, grilled up with a little bit of steak sauce. Actually, I know that if someone put steak tips in front of me right now, I might gag a little. Regardless, I have a … Continue reading »
By Allie DeLay 2013, is a year of new beginnings. This is the long awaited or dreaded year, depending on how you want to look at it, where my college days will be put behind me and I will be staring straight into the unavoidable and unpredictable future that lies ahead. And I figure what … Continue reading »
