Category: Food

  • Year of 40, Month 4: Adulting and Health Things

    Year of 40, Month 4: Adulting and Health Things

    This was the month of catching up on regular wellness appointments. Getting general health check-ups, my first mammogram, dental appointments, and all the boring things. Not fun self-care, but necessary self-care.

  • Easy Quick Family Meals, Always in Rotation

    Easy Quick Family Meals, Always in Rotation

    By no means am I a chef, or even culinarily inclined. But I do have two kids who have starkly different food preferences and who need to eat constantly! Like, every day! My husband is the chef of our family, and he cooks most nights, which everyone prefers. However, occasionally I do have to make…

  • 2 Months In and Feeling Strong

    2 Months In and Feeling Strong

    I am finishing up week 9 of my cut phase, which means I am less than a month from the finish line of this cut. By the numbers, I am hovering around 130 lbs, which is 9 lbs down from my starting weight. That translates into a 1 lb/week loss on average, though it definitely…

  • What’s Saving My Life Right Now

    What’s Saving My Life Right Now

    It’s been a busy season, and it’s so easy to fixate on what’s killing me, not literally, but the things that feel hard and hectic. So, I have decided to try the quarterly practice of making a list of What’s Saving My Life Right Now. I first heard about this practice on The Lazy Genius…

  • One Month Into the Cut and Feeling Stuck

    One Month Into the Cut and Feeling Stuck

    My weight loss accountability journal, where I evaluate progress and try to motivate myself to keep going. My first post outlining my cut phase goals can be found here. Man. Weight loss is hard. If I go by the numbers, my progress looks terrible. Besides the first few days, it looks like I’ve been hovering…