I have long known that a solid protein intake is very important for overall health, plays a crucial role in body composition, muscle growth and recovery, and much more. (Even before I read Peter Attia's Outlive, lol!) I first tracked my macros back in ~2014 for a few months, which was quite eye-opening and educational.… Continue reading Reincorporating more protein + my current sources!
Happy Monday! Exciting news today... I was SHU's featured guest this week on her podcast, Best Laid Plans!! She was looking to interview someone who plans exclusively digitally these days, and she asked me! See the show notes on Sarah's blog. It's true- I really have moved almost 100% digitally now. And after a lot of… Continue reading I was on a podcast! And quick Monday check in.
Fall beginnings... After an exceptionally dry/sunny summer, we are having some rain today. The whole vibe is "gloomy fall" and I'm kinda loving it. I went for my 7 a.m. walk in the rain (not so heavy I needed an umbrella, but I definitely needed a rain jacket): I haven't done any of my usual… Continue reading Rainy fall-ish day + improving B/L options
The school week is going very well! Ethan reported being "tired" when he got home last night, which is not surprising. I am actually not sure if he meant physically (from soccer), mentally or just sleepy; probably a combination of all three. He continues to be very positive overall. Wednesdays and Thursdays are their block… Continue reading Changes cont. & thinking about school year routines
I feel like my recent posts have been more "topic" based, and after a few of those I start itching to blab to you all about completely random, probably unimportant and uninteresting tidbits about my life. 😁 So, what have we been up to? Well, I'm currently sitting outside of Asher's swim practice in my… Continue reading What we’re up to
I've said here many times before: I'm not a great "meal planner". Our dinnertime structure is not actually very structured, in large part because our evenings are usually all over the place. It's currently rare for us to all be home at the same time to eat, and if we are, then probably no one… Continue reading April meals + (not) eating dinner together
Something that often makes me smile: Pretty much every day after school, at some point in the first 1-2 hours that the boys are home, Asher will casually pause and ask me, "So, how was your day today, mom?" I usually take a second to consider the question, because not all days are equal. The… Continue reading So, how was your day?
I wanted to jot down a couple more thoughts about the macro tracking stuff! 1) Eating the same foods frequently makes macro tracking much easier. (I think I said this already recently.) 2) The hardest part isn't actually getting in all that protein, it's getting in all that protein without going over on carbs or… Continue reading Couple more misc. macros thoughts
Week One: ✅ I'm feeling really proud of myself, now one full week into this January Shred program I'm doing!! I've stuck to my prescribed macros every day, and for the first time in a million years, I hit my workout plan 100%. I did have to shift a couple workouts around, but no big… Continue reading A successful first week and Apple+ Fitness!
So, I just got off my first ever Best of Both Worlds Patreon monthly Zoom meet up, which was all about healthy habits, tracking stuff, etc..... i.e. MY JAM!! But I had never attended one of these before, so for some reason, I felt super nervous about actually talking and showing my face to a… Continue reading Whyyyy am I like this???!
