So I decided to go a bit low-carb. Okay, here me out; and NO I am not doing Keto.I'm doing a low-carb, higher fat diet with about 10% of overall macros coming from carbs. I started going back through myfitnesspal (in comparison to my workouts) and noticed a trend: The days I ate bout 75-90g … Continue reading What I Eat In A Day: Fall 2021
A few months ago, I hired a nutrition coach. I shared a "what I eat in a day" on my meal plan with her, but I wanted to redo it as it has changed. While I am not longer working with my her, I am still following some of her recommendations. I added back in … Continue reading What I Eat In A Day: Pt. II.
Recently, RX bar sent me their A.M oatmeal cups sampler pack.I was so pumped to try this out as lately, I've been craving oatmeal for breakfast. If you've been following me for the last year or so, you'll know I've been on a Greek yogurt bowl kick. When I hired my nutrition coach, she actually … Continue reading RXBAR Oats Review.
As I mentioned in a previous post, I hired a nutrition coach. When I first saw the meal plan, I was worried I was going to be hungry as it was a bit less calories then I was used too. But on day one, I struggled so hard to get every meal in. My new … Continue reading What I Eat In A Day: Pt. I.
It's been a while since I've done one of these posts. The last one I did was on a low GI "diet." I still follow some principles from it and it definitely has helped with the fatigue I was experiencing before. Since June, I got back into intermittent fasting ("IF" for short). It was unintentional, … Continue reading What I Eat In A Day.
I am not a fan of the term "diet," but diet is simply a way of eating. I had been feeling drained and had increased migraines after eating probably for about a couple of months. Initially, I thought it was just the heat. I was so glad to have my annual physical approaching. When I … Continue reading What I Eat On A Low GI “Diet”
I feel like it's been ions since I posted a recipe of some sort. Today marks week two of our no spend month. And while there were a couple of hiccups along the way (unexpected costs arise, it happens), we've been doing pretty darn good. I really liked the Enjoy Life protein bites I had … Continue reading Protein “Truffles”
I remember the days when I was just a college student; my grocery bill was under $40 a week. When the hubs and I had our first child, once she really started eating, our highest grocery bill was about $75 a week.On average, our grocery bill is currently $125-$150 for a family of five.Now there are … Continue reading Our Family’s Top 10 Food Staples + Grocery Haul!
I am so over winter. I think since becoming a parent, winter becomes your longest month. As a single person without kids, you are free to rest or go out and do activities you like. And if you have kids who are a little older, you can take them places.But the twins are on another … Continue reading New Find [and Having Cabin Fever].
If you haven't read my first three posts in this "four part eating series," go check them out here: My Top Five Snacks [+ More] How I Do Intermittent Fasting What is Intuitive Eating If you read the second article, you know I mainly do "intermittent fasting" [or IF for short] in a "14/10" split. … Continue reading What I Eat In A Day [2019]
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