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Worry-Free Wednesday & New Leg WOD!

June 19, 2013 By Kasey 3 Comments

Happy Wednesday everyone! Or I should say; Happy Worry-Free Wednesday! Just sounds better, doesn’t it? I woke up this morning to this awesome quote on Facebook & I couldn’t help but share. Gosh, worrying is such a tricky thing. So often we get so caught up in our own worries that we are distracted from what is going on around us. It’s a fact that worrying is a result of our thoughts & maybe if we try to think more positively – that worry will go away. I literally just said to my client last night, worrying won’t change the outcome. Just because I worry doesn’t … [Read more...]

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Recent Eats – Butternut & Black Bean Brown Rice Wrap!

June 18, 2013 By Kasey 3 Comments

Good morning everyone! Hope you’re enjoying your Tuesday! I just wanted to start off by saying THANK YOU so much for all of the love & support from yesterday’s #WhatsBeautiful post. The comments from my blog, twitter, facebook, & instagram were overwhelming in such a good way! There was also an awesome #WhatsBeautiful twitter chat last night where there was so much motivation & inspiration floating around it could get anyone excited to reach their goals. Today I wanted to share some recent EATS! Aka: I have so many pictures on my iPhone that I needed to make some room, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: beTRUEtoYOU, Blog, FitFluential, Fitness, Recipe, Whats Beautiful Tagged With: Black Bean, brown rice tortilla, butternut squash, Meal Prep, POWERCAKES, quinoa, salsa, Sports Camp, wrap

#MirrorlessMonday Photo Shoot Recap #WhatsBeautiful Style.

June 17, 2013 By Kasey 21 Comments

Good morning everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your weekend for Father’s Day! I am very blessed to have a wonderful father & grandfather who support me in everything I do as well as keeping memories of my late grandfather close to my heart, always. My Pap, Me, & Papacakes! The family & I enjoyed a Father’s Day Brunch yesterday which was filled with good food & good conversation! After a morning workout, I had a banana & some of my new All Pro Science plant based protein powder (which I will review this week on the blog) & then headed to breakfast with a raging … [Read more...]

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PB BANANA & STRAWBERRY CHIA OATS

June 15, 2013 By Kasey 5 Comments

Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you had a great week. I finally got a chance to sleep in & my body was thanking me for sure! Today I have a really cool opportunity happening and I cannot wait to share it with you! It’s going to be an epic Mirrorless Monday post coming up soon. Even though this week was a busy one with summer camp, I still made the effort to make sure I fueled up every morning before heading out the door. Breakfast is such an important way to start your day! My favorite way to make a simple breakfast is to make overnight chia oats & then add toppings in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: beTRUEtoYOU, Blog, FitFluential, Recipe Tagged With: chia, chia oats, chia seeds, mirrorlessmonday, oatmeal, oats, Overnight oatmeal, peanut flour, peanut fluff, POWERCAKES, strawberries, summer camp

Friday Feature – Sara Gelder!

June 14, 2013 By Kasey 5 Comments

Hi all! Today I am featuring my girl Sara Gelder! She is an amazing, inspirational, beautiful lady who I met at the Marathon Expo! Here is her story.. ________________________ Hi Friends! Ok, wow. I don’t even know where to begin! This is a total surreal moment that I am actually BLOGGING on POWERCAKES!! Holy cow. I am flabbergasted by the chance to do this. Thanks so much Kasey!! A quick background on myself: I’m Sara (Sayya to most) , I’m 27, I live just outside of Pittsburgh, have the cutest basset hound you’ll ever see (His name is Guinness) and have been known to enjoy a … [Read more...]

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Carrot Cake Date Bars!

June 13, 2013 By Kasey 3 Comments

Hey all! Hope you’re having a great week. It’s been a busy one over here with camp happening – I’ve been a sports camp coach for the last 4 summers! Each week I am so tuckered out by 9pm – that’s what running around all day with kids in the sunshine will do to you! Instead of falling asleep early last night, we celebrated my brother Philip’s birthday at the bucco’s game! From left to right: Toni (Angie’s sister), Donny (Angie’s brother), Me, my brother Philip, & my sister-in-law Angie! We also had a bunch of family & friends with us! The rain held off … [Read more...]

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Coconut Curry Massaged Kale #POWERBOWL!

June 12, 2013 By Kasey 3 Comments

Happy Wednesday all! It is day TWO of my WEEK OF RECIPES. Today I share a curry twist on my usual massaged kale #POWERBOWL. I honestly haven’t really used curry much in my cooking until I went to visit Heather in Boston & we visited a local restaurant where I had coconut curry vegetables. They were AMAZING and I thought to myself – this coconut curry combo is something I need to experiment with! Ingredients: 2-3 cups of Kale Or greens of choice Chopped Raw Beets Chopped Red Onion Roasted Eggplant (Chopped & roasted with a … [Read more...]

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Coconut & Chocolate Covered Banana PowerOats!

June 11, 2013 By Kasey 5 Comments

Hey all! Today is Day one of my WEEK OF RECIPES! First up is Chocolate Covered Banana PowerOats! I love the combo of chocolate, coconut, & banana! It’s like a tropical dessert for breakfast. Ingredients: 1/2 cup of rolled oats 3 TB Chia seeds 1 cup liquid of choice 2 TB Coconut butter Healthy Chocolate Sauce 1 Banana Cinnamon to taste Stevia to taste Directions: I made overnight oats with the first 3 ingredients. Mix together and let sit over night so it will “gel” with the chia seeds. You could also cook it all together … [Read more...]

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What’s Beautiful Mid Point Highlights!

June 10, 2013 By Kasey 7 Comments

Happy Monday all! Today is challenge FOUR of the #whatsbeautiful campaign that I am working on with FitFluential & Under Armour Women! It’s mid way through the competition & there is so much inspiration happening! Shout out to some FitFluential Ambassadors below. Alexis showing her #nofilter pic after boxing! What an awesome inspirational message! If you haven’t seen the midpoint video check it out [here]! It is FILLED with inspiration & a few FitFluential faces pop up in there! Don’t forget that you can still join in! Details are [here] & you can join TEAM … [Read more...]

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Weekend Recap, Garage Sale Bargains, & Metromint Water Winner!

June 9, 2013 By Kasey 7 Comments

Good morning everyone! Hope you enjoyed your weekend! Before I get to the Metromint Giveaway Winner, I wanted to recap my weekend of what I did & some eats! I started off the morning yesterday by hitting up some local garage sales with Corey’s mom. I have found that I absolutely love it. I said yesterday, it’s like an adrenaline rush when you get an awesome deal! And awesome deals, I got Not sure if that sentence makes sense but here ya go; For those who don’t know, I have this love with anything palm tree. I call it “mature palm tree” décor. The earthy tones are my … [Read more...]