When you’re trying to lose weight, one of the toughest things is to keep yourself satiated and content. And often you’re totally fine one moment, and completely starving the next. So, in order to see real weight loss success, you often must have a snack that can be accessible to you in less than 5 […]
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Last month I took a trip to New York City. Spent time with some of my favorite people, ate very good food (thank you Narcissa and Mile End Deli!), explored the beautiful city, did some seriously good shopping (!!) and froze my tushy off in the ridiculously cold weather! As great as it felt to […]
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So tonight were actually getting together with our contributors at the Del Mar Highlands. The Carmel Valley Life gets together with our contributors on a monthly basis for our monthly meet up and tonight we are excited because we have a few new Contributors as well as we’re going to unveiled two new strategies, products, […]
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Peri-Peri Restaurant Set to Open in Torrey Highlands this March The area’s first-of-its-kind concept will offer a menu inspired by the spicy and aromatic dishes served in Southern Africa. San Diego will welcome a Southern African restaurant concept to its growing ethnic foodie scene this spring: Peri-Peri will make its debut March 1st in the Torrey […]
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As we are in the home stretch of December – it gets really easy to get out of our healthy routines. Here are 10 BIG things you can do to avoid gaining weight this year WITHOUT big efforts! 10. Eat before you go to events! If you arrive at a party hungry, your blood sugar […]
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Five Quick Tips for Ordering Right in Restaurants For Weight Loss We’ve all been there! We’re a week or two into our “diet” and we have been invited out to dinner and drinks with our friends. Now we’re feeling conflicted: “I haven’t seen them in a while. I really want to go. But I have […]
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Another common misconception about the American diet is that we should be getting our protein from Soy. We have been told that we should eliminate meat and instead eat tofu. Or instead of that dairy latte, a soy latte is a much better and healthier choice. Sorry to be the breaker of bad news, but soy is […]
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It’s been a while since I started reviewing restaurants, and I have to say that The French Gourmet, my first review, is still one of my favorite restaurants. So, when they invited me back to write another review for restaurant week, I was very excited to return for the review. Not much had changed in […]
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You’ve probably heard it, your friend is “gluten free.” It seems like gluten free is the new diet craze, much like the Low Fat, Low Carb, Atkins, South Beach, diets of the past. And although gluten free may seem to be the next big “fad”, I think that we are going to find that it […]
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If you have visited the Torrey Hills Shopping Center in Carmel Valley recently, you may have noticed that restaurant Taste of Italy has undergone somewhat of a name change. Early last week, the old signs for Taste of Italy came down, and up went a more modern sign simply reading “Taste”. This changing of signs […]
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Have you ever craved traditional Japanese sushi and seafood, Western grill, and creative new dishes? Well, you can experience all of these tastes in a fusion of the senses at Zip Fusion: Japanese sushi and grill in Carmel Valley. Zip Fusion’s ambiance is like a combination of Japanese designs and new architecture. They have an open […]
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It’s summer, and we love to eat al fresco during the summer. It’s also a great time for outdoor brunches with your friends. One of my and Mike’s favorite Saturday morning times together is at Champagne French Bakery in Encinitas. We LOVE their fruit crepes and Quiche Lorraine. And although the quiche is actually high in protein […]
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