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The Friday 5

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Hey there and happy Friday to you! 🙂 It’s finally the last day of January. Didn’t January seem like the longest month ever? With it being Friday and all, it’s time for another edition of the Friday 5 where I share my top 5 favorites from the week. It’s quite the mix this week, and I hope you enjoy! Don’t forget to sign up for my new Free Fridays newsletter full of lots of freebies (tips, advice, meal plans, workouts, giveaways, deals, and more!) coming to your inbox NEXT WEEK! Have a fabulous weekend, friends! 🙂 1. 6-Week Macro Motivation Challenge I’ve been sharing all about this challenge on Instagram this week, but if you haven’t heard, I’m hosting a 6-Week Macro Motivation Challenge and it starts this Monday, February 3 ! The 6-Week Macro Motivation Challenge will help you find REAL balance within your diet. Trust me, you can have the carrots and the cake, too! Instead of doing what you’ve always done and reverting back to old habits again and again, give “flexible” ma

The Definitive Guide to Saturated Fatty Acids

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I’ve written guides to fat in general , animal fats in particular , and edible oils as well. I’ve written a definitive guide to saturated fat . But what are these fats, exactly? Today, I’m writing the Definitive Guide to Saturated Fatty Acids—a guide to all the individual fatty acids that make up the saturated fats we eat, store, and burn. I won’t cover every single saturated fatty acid in existence. Some of them don’t play any significant role in human health or diet. Like cerotic acid, which appears mainly in beeswax. Or arachidic acid, which you can get by hydrogenating arachidonic acid or eating a ton of durian. There are a few more that aren’t very relevant. I will instead cover the most important ones. But First, a Word about Saturated Fatty Acids… Saturated fats have all available carbon bonds paired with hydrogen atoms, making them highly stable and resistant to oxidation and rancidity—even when heated. That’s why our bodies tend to build cellular membranes with a signifi

Three Dinners Meal Prep Plan

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This three dinners meal prep plan will have dinner ready to simply heat up when you get home this coming week! Here is the newest addition to my Meal Prep Thursdays ! Three dinners in a short amount of time to enjoy all week long! I choose my recipes at random and try to keep them interesting so you don’t feel like you are eating the same thing all the time. This one is a nice variety, though remember to pick up whatever sides you’d like to have. I list this in the printable version linked below so that you don’t forget. There is a shopping list there too with the recipes that you can print out and take with you. And remember, you can adjust the yield on these pretty easily. I tried to pick at least two of the dinners as meals that would go well in the freezer. They will last up to about 4 months while still keeping good texture and flavor. Just keep in mind that the instructions for all three of these recipes are combined in a way to help your time in the kitchen be more effici