Fit Fare

I’m feeling much better this week!
In my last post, I talked about how hard it is for me to maintain my diet while dealing with work and wedding stress. Surprisingly, adding house hunting to my list of things to do has made it easier for me to pay attention to what I put in […]

Okay, this whole wedding thing is way more stressful than I led on…
See above picture… It’s me: going crazy, and covered in cake.
Let me explain.
I have not lost a pound in two weeks.  In fact, I gained a couple of pounds for a few days and then lost those.  Oy vey!
So, it all started with the snow […]

I’m getting married. 
This means I need to lose, like, 500 pounds over the next seven months.
Just joking!  But, seriously, I would love to shed a couple of pounds and tone up before the big day.  Since I graduated from college, I’ve lost seven pounds and kept it off.  But, as all dieters do, I feel […]

I have a confession to make. I love Taco Bell. I know, it’s disgusting. But, I can’t help it! My obsession started in college. I was one of those girls who always hung out with all the guys, and as a result I ended up tagging along for late night Taco Bell runs. And let me tell you, the Crunch Wrap […]

Whereas most families celebrate the holidays with a turkey or a plump slab of ham, my Italian family celebrates with anchovies.
No, I’m not kidding.
It’s a traditional italian meal known as bagna cauda (pronounced BANYA COTTA), which loosely translated means “hot bath.”  And don’t let me mislead you, it’s not all anchovies.  Basically, it’s an olive oil “bath” infused […]

I was engaged just a few weeks ago, so my new obsession is wedding planning.  When I started thinking about wedding cake, I instantly thought of my favorite bakery in my hometown of Portland, Oregon:  Piece of Cake Bakery.  I worked at a natural food store in Portland during my college years and Piece of […]

I like to write about healthy eating at work because I think it’s one of the top three places where people over-indulge.  Granted, this is my opinion, but I’m going with it.
I work nights at a TV station and my co-workers often being in goodies for special occasions.  And being that the holiday season is […]

As we all know, the holidays are synonymous with food.  But for people with food allergies, the holidays can be a frustrating time. 
My brother has a severe nut allergy.  Luckily, my parents discovered it when he was very young, which gave my brother a fighting chance at controlling it.  Still, he doesn’t like missing out […]

I work the graveyard shift, or what I like to call “vampire hours.” Many people have no concept of how working in the wee hours of the morning can completely mess up your system. I had no concept of it until I started my current job.
So, when my migraines became more frequent, my legs stopped […]

May Dargan recently graduated from the University of Oregon Robert D. Clark Honors College. There, she majored in documentary filmmaking and Japanese. And while filmmaking is her true passion, May has found her niche as a writer at a news station in Portland, Oregon. In her free time, May can be found […]