Taylor Molitierno

I've been home from Lourdes, France for a little over a week where I spent 10 days on Pilgrimage with North American Lourdes Volunteers. I promised I would blog all about this experience, but so many things come rushing to the forefront of my mind when I sit down to write, so I will be breaking the experience up into various articles so I can chew on it some more and you don't have to sit here reading an entire novel in one sitting. ;) Lourdes, for those of you who do not know, is a Marian shrine in Lourdes, France where Mary appeared to St. Bernadette when she was just a teen. She appeared to her 18 times and the message she gave to Bernadette is one of the most humble, holy stories I have ever heard. If you haven't heard about Bernadette - google it until I have a chance to blog that part! It's amazing and will remind you that no matter how small you think you are, God's plan for you is huge. The service aspect of this trip was the most profound. So profound t

The Beachbody BEACHBAR is the new snack bar from Team Beachbody.  It is a crunchy, chewy, and overall great tasting 150 calorie snack bar with an excellent protein to sugar ratio. Compare the BEACHBAR to other popular bars BEACHBAR Compared To Other Snack Bars PROTEIN(g) SUGAR(g) FIBER(g) BEACHBAR (150 cals) KIND BAR PB & Chocolate (200 cals) LARABAR PB & Cookie (210 cals) CLIF BAR Chocolate Chip (260 cals) RXBAR PB & Chocolate (210 cals) 0 5 10 15 20 City PROTEIN(g) SUGAR(g) FIBER(g) BEACHBAR (150 cals) 10 6 4 KIND BAR PB & Chocolate (200 cals) 8 9 2.5 LARABAR PB & Cookie (210 cals) 6 17 4 CLIF BAR Chocolate Chip (260 cals) 10 20 3 RXBAR PB & Chocolate (210 cals) 12 17 4 At 150 calories, this bar is a great source of protein. I know that in the past, myself and my husband would eat 2-3 bars a day thinking that they are low in calories and healthy for us, but I didn’t realize how unhealthy the bars were.  The BEACHBAR changes all that.

It's no secret I love pizza. I don't always love how I feel after I eat it, so I'm always on the hunt for ways to curb the craving, but also not taste disgusting. This crust made COMPLETELY OF EGG WHITES has blown my mind and so clearly, I had to share it with you all. Here you go! INGREDIENTS: -1 cup egg whites -toppings of your choice DIRECTIONS: -pour egg whites into hot, greased pan. (I use coconut oil cooking spray). - cook them until they no longer jiggle when you shake the pan. Flip the egg whites and cook other side. Continue to flip and cook until golden and a crsipy on the edges. -lower heat on pan and add your toppings! The photo here shows a "taco pizza" I made with pre-cooked ground turkey, avocado, greens, goat cheese, and hot sauce! I have also made a "BBQ chicken pizza" version and it was BOMB! You really can use whatever toppings you wish! Let me know what you think about this recipe and feel free to send me any others

5 years ago, I decided I was “done” performing as a dancer. My bad relationship with food reared it’s ugly head and I quickly found myself 30+ pounds heavier FAST. All the years of restricting myself calories and only eating foods with the word “diet” in the title (which also just means chemical  💩  storm) were over and so I figured I could just eat pizza and mac and cheese for the rest of my life. And not only that, but I felt that I deserved those foods because they haunted me for so long. But, 4 years ago, I learned how to turn food into fuel so I could FEEL better and live my best life. And NEXT WEEK, I learn how to take all of those negative cognitions around food and remove them from my life... for good.  The 2B Mindset Weight Loss Program, coming May 2, 2018, is a breakthrough weight loss program that will have you feeling full and satisfied not hungry and deprived. No more counting calories, points, measuring food or cutting food groups. You get to eat the foods yo

Last month, I was in L.A. for work and I made the decision to look for a Church to attend Mass on Sunday before my flight home. To be honest, I have felt a serious weight on my chest lately that I wasn't able to quite make sense of, but I felt as if it revolved around a few conversations I had recently where friends of mine told me they felt like they couldn't go to Mass because they weren't accepted or they didn't belong, OR the fact that I am openly sharing about my faith more and writing on the topic made them feel like I wasn't accepting of them anymore. Those were hard things to hear. I think we all have felt not good enough for Jesus more often than not, but why is the LAST place we should feel left out, a faith community, the one that we run away from first? Or, in some cases, are TURNED away from first? So, that Sunday, I prayed. I specifically prayed to hear a message of belonging. And I got the message loud and clear. The Gospel reading that day sa

In 9th grade, my favorite class was English. I had an amazing teacher that I still think of fondly. He was the first teacher I had after transitioning to public school for high school that paid attention to me and thought that my opinions, especially about books we were reading, were great and he encouraged me to write my opinions into essays. Because of him, I always have had a real love for writing and sharing my thoughts.   During this year in his class, I found myself reading more books than I typically would. I would finish the assigned novels ahead of everyone else, so he would give me another one to read during our allotted reading time in class. Because of this, I started to get headaches and eventually made my way to the eye doctor where they basically prescribed me reading glasses. I remember putting them on for the first time and realizing how different my perspective was now that the words were seemingly so much bigger on the page.   They were the same s

Isaiah, 21: 11 Oracle on Edom: They call to me from Seir, "Watchman, how much longer in the night? Watchman, how much longer in the night?" The watchman replies, "Morning has come and again night.  If you will ask, ask: come back again" Before I began writing today, I laid my hands on my Bible and said a simple prayer. It went something like this: "Okay, G. I am here. I'm going to open this Bible on the count of 3 and I'm going to ask that you just show me what you want me to know. Jesus, take the wheel... 3, 2, 1...." Well, shit. I read Isaiah 21:11 and thought there must have been some mistake because this passage struck me as depressing and that couldn't possibly be what God wanted to say to me right now. Basically, I read this and what I understood was this "night" I am currently experiencing is going to last a good while. But, don't fret, just keep coming back and asking me when it's going to be over an