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Which Food Must Go?

March 25, 2015 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 72 Comments

Or as BuzzFeed dubs it, “The Hardest Game of “Which Food Must Go” You’ll Ever Play!” I’m in! I actually saw this fun little “game” on Ellen’s blog last week and knew it would be a perfect post to lighten things up this week here on the blog! Everyone loves a little foodie fun and this is a unique set of questions I’d never seen. The rules are, “If you had to live without one of the foods listed below (in each set of three), which would you choose to eliminate?” Understood? Okay, let’s play!

1. Pancakes, Waffles, or French Toast?

Eliminate: French Toast. I mean, I rarely make French Toast, pancakes and waffles are much more a staple! (Obviously!). I’ve been much bigger into waffles though down here in college since it’s easy to just whip out and plug in my waffle iron instead of lug pans and batter down to the kitchen. Hopefully once I’m home again I can make all three much more readily!Read More

I Mustache You Some Questions

November 10, 2014 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 56 Comments

This weekend was kinda, eh. I spent a lot of time just trying to get some work done. Essays do not write themselves (nor do blog posts!) I also had a bunch of emails to write out. I eventually got a good chunk of things done (including that big 7-10 page essay!), but I still feel unsettled. My new favorite place to write though, is down in the dining hall of my dorm. No one is usually there, so I sit in this back part, with some coffee, on a nice cozy bench, type type typing away! The thing though, when you drink all that coffee, you tend to have to pee. I can’t just leave my laptop and belonging though, so I have to pack everything up walk down the hall to the bathroom, and yea, you get the picture. Woh is life! Another #firstworldproblem is the fact that NO DC grocery store is good about stocking non-dairy milks. Whole Foods refuses to carry Silk almond milk (I don’t know why…they carry their creamers. So I like to get Good Karma Flax milk there that I found. But no. The last few weeks they haven’t had that either. Then there is Safeway. I have learned to never go on Saturday for milk. They are always cleaned out of every non-dairy milk. So Sunday, finally I ran down to Safeway (in the warmth! It was so bright and sunny yesterday), and finally was able to stock up on multiple cartons of Silk. Now I’ll be good for a few weeks! Thank you non-dairy late expiration dates! (i.e. December 31st!).

Now, awkward segway…

If you’ve been following along in the blog world these last few weeks, you’ll have noticed this survey/questions popping up. Well I was tagged by the beautiful Melissa of Freeing Imperfections last week, so I feel it is my duty to take part in the fun 😉 You all know I love these fun little question posts. Just a nice light-hearted way to start the week on this Monday!

+ Four Names That People Call Me (Other Than My Real Name):

1. Pippy (Not so much anymore, but my mom did when I was younger)

2. Becky (I’m pretty sure my grandpa calls me this)

3. Bec (My old dance instructor would use this. I took offense!)

4. ….I’ve got nothing else.Read More

4th Annual Live Well Sports and Health Festival

October 1, 2013 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 2 Comments

Hey guys, happy Tuesday and first day of October! I hope your week has started off well. I had another great workout at Group Power last night, definitely needed it! This week is really busy for me so I am going to need every ounce of stress-relief I can get! Today I wanted to share about an awesome upcoming opportunity I was given a few weeks ago. I was contacted by a representative of Grafica Group on behalf of Summit Medical Group here in Jersey about attending their 4th annual Live Well Sports and Health Festival on October 6th (this Sunday). The event starts at noon in at their Berkeley Heights Campus and is a family event/festival that includes informative sports lectures (about handling injuries and maintaining top form and ability) as well as food demonstrations on how to best fuel for an active healthy lifestyle. There will also be fun activities to get the kids involved and is a free event open to the public!So I was asked to attend and interview two of the Olympic athletes that will be there, Tim Morehouse and David Zhuang! Tim is an Olympic Silver Medalist in Fencing and David is a six-time US Table Tennis Champion and Olympic Competitor. I will be asking them a few questions about their training, competitions, and how they promote a healthy lifestyle. Next week I will have a recap of the event and interviews to share!

This is my first big blogging opportunity (I am not being compensated for it) but I am so excited to hopefully learn some now tips and info to pass along to you guys! If you live in New Jersey and are in the area make sure you stop by! It sounds like it will be a great event and very informational. They are going to have 6 different lectures by New Jersey’s top sports doctors you can listen in on!

12:00pm
The Arthritic Knee in the Middle-aged Athlete
Eric Mirsky, MD

12:30pm
The Knee: Common Problems and Current Treatments
David Bullek, MD

1:00pm
Back Pain in Athletes
Rajesh Rao, MD

1:30pm
The Treatment of ACL Tears
David Abrutyn, MD

2:00pm
Concussion in Sports
Jeffrey Rosenberg, MD

2:30pm
Injection Treatments for Low Back Pain
Rohit Oza, MD

There will also be an Eat Well Pavilion where local chefs form Paolo’s Kitchen, Chef Jamie Busch and Summit Medical Group’s Nutritionist, Margaret Eckler, RD, CDE there for everyone to meet and ask questions.

And the activities and fun they are providing will include: