Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
Recovery Is Just As Important as The Exercise
Fitness is an important part of living a healthy and happy life. At minimum, you need to get twenty minutes of exercise at least five days a week. This should include some cardio exercise in which you get your pulse up and your heart pumping. Cardio, whether it's from...
It Bothers Me When You Don’t Eat
I feel about 99% recovered from the eating disorder and eating issues that plagued me for about 12 years of my life. I'm never going to be completely neutral about food but thankfully, it's more of a normal human being's concern about trying to eat healthy and not...
The Things I’m Loving These Days
So I had a pretty fun Memorial Day weekend -- a little late on the update here. But, there are a few things I wanted to highlight for you guys that I've been loving lately. First off -- the Courage Wall. This is located in my neighborhood and I had to take part when I...
Swet Ride: A Sweet Ride in Del Ray
Swet Ride was kind of a no brainer for me to try. For one, it's located a half mile from my house. Secondly, their motto is "to sweeten life." What could be more appropriate for a blog called The Sweet Life? I've been meaning to try them for like six months and now...
A No Good, Very Bad Diet Day
You think I'm kidding? I'm not. Here's what I ate yesterday: 2 doughnuts granola bar Auntie Anne's pretzel half of a turkey/avocado sandwich nachos with cheese pint of Ben & Jerry's peanut butter core Sufficient to say, I had a screaming sugar headache and felt...
Post-Workout Recovery Changed My (Fitness) Life
Normally, when we think about working out -- it's all about getting started. Just do it! That's the hardest part, right? So once you get started, you work your butt off and then you feel you've accomplished your big goal for the day. Unfortunately, when you're done...