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No one’s body is your damn business unless you were truly invited in to that conversation. Let me explain. While I may share with you about overall health and stress and exercise and nutrition - this is not an invitation to comment on my body. When you’re out with others and you notice that they… Continue reading Traveling Man: You don’t have to like my body, I do – and some days that’s still hard
I know I'm not alone in feeling that some days I'm just keeping my head above water. I've said it before, and I'm gonna say it now too, every day is what you make of it. If you have an outlook that it's going to be a good day the chances are a lot higher… Continue reading This Above All: “Don’t Forget to Come Up for Air”
This week my manager and I were talking about my weightloss journey. He's bulking and I'm cutting again. There's also another employee who's cutting for figure. We work at a supplement store so I assumed it would be common practice for the employees to be this way. I showed him a transformation photo. Actually, I… Continue reading This Above All: Pull Happiness From Everywhere
Yesterday marked the last day of my third week reversing my diet since the Cutler Classic. To say this week was easy would be a lie, but to say it was hard would be a stretch too. At the beginning of the week I was traveling for work. Just like prep, I researched what was… Continue reading A week in review – week 3 of the reverse diet
To celebrate the ending of prep, I went to brunch on Sunday with my boyfriend and got the most amazing pancakes ever - Blueberry Pecan and Mascarpone. I went with a large stack because YOLO and I ate the whole stack - no regrets! I did get egg whites on the side because protein is… Continue reading One week out/first week of reverse dieting
Update: While I was in the weight loss phase of my journey and into competition prep, I eliminated grains that didn't keep me full. Part of this was because they didn't keep me full and the other part was to moderate my carbohydrate intake. During this time, I focused on increasing vegetables as a source… Continue reading Spaghetti squash two ways
Being on prep you need to be creative with your ,even if you follow flexible dieting because it can't be all Oreos and ice cream all the time. I eat a lot of yogurt, specifically Greek yogurt, even outside of prep because it's a great source of protein and it's one of the few dairy… Continue reading Recipe: Pro-Yo Pie
No matter the task you’re taking on, there will be challenges of varying levels. This is a given, nothing is easy. When I started my weightloss journey, I didn’t have a support system or any one person who had verbalized that they believed in me. It was clear to me that to be successful, this… Continue reading The power of having a support system
Let's not pretend that being healthy while traveling is easy. We all know there are many challenges we face. If we're flying the questions you may ask yourself are: can I bring food into the airport? What restaurants are in my terminal? What snacks are served on the plane? Will I be able to drink… Continue reading Healthy choices, exercising and traveling: My trip to DC
Updated - Like eggs, oats have a lot of diversity potential. I know that some the texture can be an issue and for others the plain taste can be problematic. This morning I made Mexican hot chocolate overnight oats, but I added peanut butter because peanut butter makes everything better. I used my basic overnight… Continue reading Recipe: Mexican Hot Chocolate + PB overnight oats