About me

Hello and welcome to my blog.  My name is Julianna and I am from Toronto, Ontario.  This blog started out as a result of documenting my 2010 New Years Resolutions, since then I have decided to also use it as a place to share my experiences on similar challenges, adventure in my kitchen and anything else I can think of.

I am a food enthusiast and avid food blog reader who loves reading about people’s cooking adventures, the beautiful pictures, stories behind them and the recipes they produce.  Although I like to eat, I’m not too fond of cooking – mainly the prep and clean up that’s involved.  But since I do want to have more control over what is going into my food, the only way to do that is really to bite the bullet and cook for myself.

In 2008, a friend and I were looking to make some real changes to our fitness routine (which was pretty non-existent).  My reasons were that I felt tired all the time and I had put on about 17lbs since I graduated from university.  We decided to quit the gym and join a women’s body conditioning class – “Body Conditioning by Dancers” (BCBD).  Off the bat, we signed up for twice a week classes for 8 weeks – this was a huge jump in activity from my coach potato lifestyle so I was in a bit of shock/surprise at how out of shape I felt in the first class.  Luckily though, as the weeks went on my lbs kept shedding and my body started to slim down to something I could remember.  And my clothes started feeling looser and I was able to donate my “fat” pants and buy new clothes.

I am still enrolled in BCBD and must admit maintaining a healthy lifestyle has been full of challenges and often, I need motivation beyond myself to keep at it.  This is why I’m thankful for being part of the BCBD 21 Day Challenge because it has a way of making me look at myself, identify changes I’d like to my lifestyle and go forth with making changes so I can be at my best.