jenlee

Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope everyone is having a wonderful day and enjoys the special, romantic holiday, whether you are single or not. Tonight Vince and I plan to pick up food from Native Foods, which is a delicious vegan place that is having a Valentine’s Day special dinner that you can either take out… Read more

Lent starts tomorrow and with it, I will be giving up meat, dairy, and alcohol. Prior to now, I’ve cut back on meat and dairy greatly, and when I drink I usually only have 2 or 3 drinks at a time. I want to give up these things completely for lent to be healthier and… Read more

I’m off work this week, so today I went grocery shopping at Mariano’s, then when I returned home I watched the documentary called Crazy Sexy Cancer by Kris Carr, who at age 31 is diagnosed with cancer and is told that she has 24 tumors spread out in her liver and lungs. The doctors tell her… Read more

So I decided to give this Zuzka Light chick a try, and went with her #37 12 minute challenge workout called Just Add Water! It is 6 rounds of 30 seconds of Santana Push Ups, 30 seconds of Side Hops, 30 seconds of Santana Push Ups, and 30 seconds of Squat Jumps. It was a… Read more

Sunday being a day of relaxation, Qi Gong is a good way to stretch and breathe deeply, relaxing the body and mind. Today I did Qi Gong with my mom and fiance Vince. Here is a picture of Vince doing a move from the last time we went to Cedar Point, we woke up early… Read more

Another insanity workout to end a Saturday. Man am I sweating. Lifting weights is rough, then they add in crazy push ups with weights, it’s awesome. Read more

Today I had brunch from The Chicago Diner, which is one of the fabulous vegan restaurants in Chicago. I picked up two organic cage-free eggs and vegan biscuit & gravy. They even have vegan cinnamon rolls and other yummy pastries, so just had to try a cinnamon roll, I got one for myself and another… Read more

To change up my routine and strengthen my core and legs, I went swimming this morning at the chicago park district. Free indoor pool that is right down the street from me, can’t beat that! I swam 8 pool lengths and was beat after. I’m still new at this and am considering taking lessons, which… Read more

Today in Kung Fu I started a new Eagle Claw form. Despite our school being a seven-star praying mantis school, our Sifu also knows Eagle Claw form, so I am lucky enough to be learning an Eagle Claw form! I don’t even know the name, but this is mind-blowing and I will be taking this… Read more

Humans are herbivores, we are meant to eat plants and not meat. Evidence: our bodies. Read the following website for more insight Humans are naturally plant-eaters What are your thoughts? I know there’s a great debate on this as well, since so many people eat meat and dairy that is seems unthinkable to them that… Read more