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How I’m Moving Forward

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Wow. I haven’t seen you in a year!

How I'm Moving Forward: How to Make Anything Healthy!

Sorry. I pull that joke every time the new year rolls around in hopes that people have forgotten. (Um, they totally didn’t. But whatever.)

I’m hoping that 2013 will be our best year yet, so it’s only fitting that we kick it off with some celebration. I have a very exciting little event that will occur, so if you’re feeling just a wee bit jumpy from that caffeinated dessert coffee (in addition to the dessert pie, of course) you figured you shouldn’t drink but totally did anyway, then feel free to scroll down and see what the big hurrah! is all about. (Yes, I say cool words like hurrah!, exclamation point included, thankyouverymuch.)

As great a year as 2012 was, I want to make 2013 even better. New goals, new plans, new journeys, and new friends. (While keeping the old, of course! The Girl Scouts really knew what they were talking about here.) I have made a list of new year’s resolutions that I will check in on periodically throughout the year, and will reflect upon completely when 2014 is nigh.

New Year’s Resolutions for 2013

1. Make New Friends (but keep the old…)

I feel I used to be more social with the lovely bloggers and readers I am lucky enough to be surrounded by than I am now. This needs to change! Like… today, if at all possible. If you’re looking for a bloggie friend or just someone to chat with about important subjects such as the fact that Alex Guarnaschelli is the next iron chef (!!!!!!), please shoot me an email email/comment/reach out/sky write/billboard/etc.  I really want to hear from you so we can be friends forever and go to France together in a few years and sit in a cafe in Paris and eat macaroons and bond. Sound like a plan? Good.

2. Get Back to an Ideal Weight

I’m going to be completely honest here: I’ve let a few pounds creep back on me. I am still at a pretty decent weight, all of my clothes still fit, and my BMI is perfectly healthy. That being said, my weight isn’t super stable and, ideally, I should be a few pounds less than I am now.

3. Exercise Better

Another confession. I gave up running earlier in the year when I finally came to terms with the truth: it’s just not the right exercise for me right now. Since then, I’ve been doing somewhat random videos such as Tae Bo, yoga, and some other workouts, but nothing very structured or effective. I miss the endorphins and feeling of empowerment that come with a true workout, and I want to get back to that as soon as possible! Do you have any suggestions? Please let me know in the comments!

4. Grow the Blog

I don’t mean solely make the blog bigger, but I want to make it better too. I know I really need to re-design the site and re-organize my archives (especially the recipe index), so this is a project I want to take on sooner than later. I love supporting you, so please let me know if you are a graphic designer so I can check out your portfolio. I would love to work with you!

I also want to re-vamp my recipes a bit. I know a lot of the ingredients I use are very difficult to find for some people, not to mention how expensive they are and/or how finicky they may be to work with, so I hope to publish recipes with more “normal” ingredients that are still super healthy. I also have another big project in mind, which brings me to…

5. Write a Book

It would be a dream come true to publish a Foodie Fiasco cookbook or eBook, and I hope 2013 will be the year to make my debut. A novel or a poetry anthology may also fall under the book category.

6. Improve My Photography

Don’t get me wrong. I put a lot of work into my photos as they are, and I am very proud of them. But that doesn’t mean there’s no room for improvement!

7. Attend a Food Blogging Conference

I did this in November 2011 and it most definitely changed who I am as a blogger. It was motivating, inspirational, educational, and I met so many wonderful people. Speaking of which, hi Julie, Ellie, and Mimi!

8. Start a Movement 

I know this may seem cliché, but I really mean it. I’ve always wanted to make a difference, and I’m in it to help people. I know the world isn’t fair, but if I’ve made my corner of the universe fair, then I have succeeded. I have a very exciting blueprint which I’ll be keeping under wraps for now, but I will be asking for your input. All in due time.

9. Rest Up

I know I have big ambitions for school and the blog, but I don’t want this to come at the cost of my sanity. I don’t know about you, but I like my 8 hours. Life is short and I want to be awake for it.

10. Recipe for Readers: The 2013 Baking Bucket List

Alright, you fast forward readers. This is your stop! The 2013 baking bucket list is my way of giving back to you. You lovely people take your precious time to read Foodie Fiasco, and you all deserve the best. So here’s what I’m going to do:

The 2013 Baking Bucket List

Do you have a favorite indulgence or decadent recipe you would love to see healthified? I’m here for you! I am creating a list of food items that I will do my absolute best to make over and healthily BEFORE the end of 2013 so you can enjoy all your favorites guilt free! So who’s going to decide what’s on this mystical master list? …YOU!

To Participate:

Leave a comment telling me what food item you would like to see “healthified,” and I will try my very hardest to make it over before the end of this year. I’m all ears, and the sky is the limit! Just please keep it at no more than 5 recipe requests per person. I want to have this done before my 50th birthday. Please do tell your friends! I feel so conceited asking this, but there are those nifty social media buttons at the bottom of the post for sharing. If you have a friend who just loves a certain food, send ’em my way and I’ll make it guilt free in no time!

Thank you so much everyone, and here’s to 2013 being our best year yet!

 

 

 

 So how about it? Tell me what you want to see healthified and I will do it!

 

 

 

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  1. Loved reading this post! Happy New Year! Regarding the exercising: I love cycling/spinning! You'll definitely get the endorphins going if you take a spin class . . . they are so much fun! I love how you healthify recipes! Thanks so much for all you share in your blog--I really enjoy reading!
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  3. I think this is such a lovely idea! Your recipes are so delicious, and I really think you are quite creative! You are welcome as a guest on my blog any time ;)! Side note: Oh my GOD, I am so glad that I am not the only one who is freaking out over Next Iron Chef! Yay for another kick-ass woman on the iron chef stand!
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    • Aaw. Thank you so much, Michelle! Amen, sister! It's about time we get a woman (especially ALEX) to show them iron chef people we know what we're doing!
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      • Heck yeah! Plus, I loved how it was two women in the finale. I adored both of them, but I have been such a huge fan of Alex and her no-nonsense attitude!
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  4. I so agree with you on #1. I tend to read blogs "secretly" meaning I rarely comment and I really want to change that because comments are the best! And there are so many blogs I love that I'm not even letting them know. So that is a resolution of mine as well, which is why I am commenting on your blog finally. :) ha I've followed your blog for a while so I figured it was long overdue. Also with you on #3. I am the biggest exercise fail ever. I'm struggling finding my exercise groove as well but something I did again recently that I love but forgot about was Dance Dance Revolution. It's a great cardio workout and is SO FREAKING FUN. That's kind of an expensive suggestion though so that probably wasn't much help. That's awesome you want to write a book! For the record, I would so read it. I would love to see Reeses Puff Cereal healthified. :)
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  5. Happy New Year! I'd love to see some creamy/pureed soups, more slow cooker recipes and maybe some bread recipes healthified? Just some ideas, love your blog and keep up the great work! Also, your single serving muffins/cakes are awesome so any more of those would be great too!
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    • Thank you so much, Kayleigh! Oh my gosh. Between you and me, I used to eat spinach artichoke dip from CPK by the bucket full. I'd love to make a healthier recipe and dedicate it to you!
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    • I am so sorry for making you repeat yourself, Kerry! I was just brainstorming a soft pretzel recipe the other day and thought of you. I hope to have the recipe up soon!
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  8. I use the joke- I haven't seen you since last year haha, or I'll see you next year! Love your bucket list idea- I'll think of a dish I wish to be healthified :) Your goals and resolutions look great- best of luck! An exercise tip? Try a group fitness class- my favourite being Body Step :)
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  9. I'd welcome any of your healthed up creations that don't involve coconut, haha. In all seriousness, I'd live to see more of the stuff you make with garbanzo flour though, I loved your low-carb tortillas! Hmm, maybe more Mexican food would be nice to see:)
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  10. Happy New Year! Hmm...odd request but I'd love to see a vegan matzoh ball soup recipe and maybe some red velvet cupcakes!
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  11. I'm absolutely adoring your blog! Plus I am so glad that I'm not the only one who has had a freak out over The Next Iron Chef! I love seeing kick butt women cooks on TV! I think it would be incredible if you made healthier girl scout cookies (especially Samoas!!)
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  13. You should make gooey butter cake!! I don't know of it even possible to make it healthy but it's worth a shot:-)
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  15. Happy New Year and best of luck with your resolutions! I'd like to get a recipe for a bread that can be toasted so it gets crispy, like normal toasted white bread. This way, it could also be used for making croutons for salad - something I miss terribly!
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  17. I love your resolutions! and I share a lot of them myself. Especially the blog friends one. I used to be really on top of blogging and interacting with other bloggers, but then I got lame and just didn't keep up with it for a while, and now I feel like I'm almost starting over. As far as healthifying recipes goes, right when I read that crack pie came to mind. Have you ever had it? It's served at this restaurant in New York, Momofuku Milk Bar. (I've never been, I wish I had, but I had to settle with making it myself.) I've always wanted to make it healthier, but I think the main ingredients are sugar and egg yolks, so I've always been overwhelmed. (here's the link to the recipe: http://momofukufor2.com/2010/02/momofuku-milk-bar-crack-pie-recipe/ ) I would love you forever. And, when I marry rich (It'll happen, I'm sure of it, lol) I'll pay for the BOTH of us to go to paris and eat macaroons. That's how much I love this recipe. It's like crack, haha.
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  18. From one Kelly to another - this blog is fantastic! As for healthified I vote: Pop tarts Fig newtons (or maybe one of your "All For Ones" that's just like a giant fig newton! I love fig newtons...) Those hostess powdered donettes Some kind of corn chip And I'd love to see cereals. I cut them out cause they're so carb heavy and I know they're probably hard to replicate but I really miss cereal....especially Life cereal. Ok that's 5 ...and seriously you are an inspiration! Keep it up!
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  19. From one Kelly to another (haha, corny, I know) - your site is fabulous!! Keep up the good work! As for heathi-fied, I have some ideas: -pop tarts - fig newtons (or maybe one of your "All For Ones" as a giant fig newton! I love fig newtons, hehe) -those hostess powdered donettes -some sort of corn chip -and I know it is probably hard to replicate, but I really miss cereal (I cut it out recently due to how carb-y they are). I'd love to see some cereals (especially one that tastes like Life or any of the others from my childhood) I think that was 5...sorry such a long post!
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  21. Kelly~ You are just so stink'n adorable! Thank you for making me giggle & relate to your passion for healthy, but yummilishious (YES, it is a word! :-) foods...I have signed up for your blog...I am hooked, and YES!!!! DO write a book, you are a very special young lady with a God-given gift for writing! Keep up the awesome job...I know I will see your name on a book someday soon! Blessings, Jolie
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  22. I was one a swim team as a kid and let me tell you it worked out great. Swimming involves many muscles so your whole body is in motion and it improves your endurance. Once we had a 5k race when I had been in 6th grade, with the whole middle school (I know five kilometers isn't that much) and at the time I was taking lessons and even though I hadn't practiced running I won it. I had learned endurance from those classes (and also made sure I was breathing a lot like my father recommended.0 If you enjoy swimming I think it would be a good sport to try!!!
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    • Swimming is definitely an ideal way to keep fit! It is low-impact, so you can work multiple muscles while also protecting your joints! That's awesome that swimming helped you so much with running, congratulations on your achievement!! It doesn't matter how long the race is, getting first place is something to be proud of:-)
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