Deliciously Healthy Stacy

Stacy
Hi there! I'm a complete health and fitness nut, and have spent years soaking up knowledge in both areas, so I thought it might be nice to share what I've learned. I love fitness, sports, food, cooking, baking, and I love eating! I try to live a very healthy lifestyle combining lots of exercise with lots of healthy eating. I now live in the amazingly classy San Diego since I graduated from UCLA in '08 in Computer Engineering. While I am engineer by day, I am also an ISSA certified trainer. This really isn't too much of a task since I spend much of my spare time learning about this kind of stuff anyway!

I have always been very into health as a subject and have been relatively active since I was young. I played basketball through grade school, but my unhealthy eating habits had me a bit pudgy through junior high and the beginning of high school despite being a cross-country runner. When I realized I needed to be eating healthier, I did my best to eat what I thought was healthy. It really took me years to figure out what was truly healthy and has been an ongoing process. My love for fitness was truly reignited during college, and now I can't get to the gym often enough.

The Blog
I started this blog for a few reasons. I wanted to mix a healthy food blog with a healthy San Diego dining guide. What came out was Deliciously Healthy which is a special combination of a healthy recipe blog and a look at healthy San Diego restaurants. I not only post self-made and self-tested healthy versions of recipes, but I also review San Diego restaurants on taste and availability of healthy options. I hope this information helps you in your endeavors! The advice given on this blog is simply from personal experience and is not meant to substitute a doctor's recommendation.

Food
I have always loved food. I love making food and I really love eating food, especially food that tastes amazing. Finding a balance between eating delicious food and healthy food is difficult, and it is my opinion that you shouldn't have to sacrifice one or the other. I eat very healthy all week and allow myself one "cheat" meal and dessert a week, just to keep myself sane. You can never completely deny yourself a food that you love or you'll go nuts! I follow somewhat of a combination of the Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle and Eat Clean diets. I don't follow either one specifically, but I have found that what works for me incorporates a little of both. This means 6 smaller meals a day with a healthy combination of protein/carbs/fats at each one. I try to eat as little processed food as possible and have slowly begun making my own dips, dressings and breads. I try to include recipes that are quick and easy as well, because we all need simple/fast backup meals, so not all my recipes will follow the "low processed" rule. But basically, I just love to cook and bake, and I love to find new ways to make food healthy and delicious, and that is what this blog is all about! Just like everyone else, I enjoy eating out occasionally, so I also search for healthy and tasty options for dining out.

Fitness
The main reason I eat so healthy is to fuel my body for the work I put it through. I usually lift weights 5 days a week for about an hour and do at least 20-60 mins of cardio 6 days a week. When I miss a workout, I feel slugish and useless the rest of the day, so I think exercise is vitally important for maintaining energy and health. No healthy lifestyle excludes exercise.

Loves
Of course I love my new home right near the beach which I share with the two greatest roomies ever: my boyfriend (known throughout the blog as simply "the BF") and my dog Eva (who's smiling face greets you everytime you visit). We have just recently added another roommate to our full house! Below is Wall-e, Eva's brand new buddy and partner in crime!