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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...

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...

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...

You come home from your vacation proclaiming a 10 pound weight gain. But a week later you feel back to normal. Diving into the math behind vacation weight gain will help you realize it’s not as dramatic as you think. Enjoy your trip knowing that your regular healthy eating patterns matter much more than a few days of indulging. I still dream about that amazing 10′ sprinkle cake from the Nest County Fair! Vacation Weight Gain: Weight (Wait) It Out Over a decade ago when I had just finished losing my college weight, I used to weigh myself daily. But the scale started to control my emotions and I knew it was no longer serving me. I gave it up years ago. These days, the only time I hop on a scale is at the doctor’s office. My goal is to feel good in my body and in my clothes. A scale tells me my force against the earth, but it can’t tell me how I feel. A scale can be a useful tool to track long term trends and motivate someone to lose weight if they have medical advice they need to. ...

You’ve heard it before… “You need to eat clean to lose weight.” But what does “eating clean” even mean? And does eating clean mean you’ll magically lose weight? Nope. Eating clean does NOT mean you’ll automatically lose weight. Why? Because it’s not just about the “cleanliness” of the food you consume. Ok, yes, the quality of food is important, but so is the  quantity of food you consume. If you don’t know how many calories you are consuming, it’s easy to plateau and get stuck at the same weight. You also probably feel discouraged because you’re not making progress and your commitment to clean eating is likely preventing you from enjoying a donut, glass of wine, or big ol’ juicy burger. If you’re missing out on many of the fun parts of life (i.e. brunch with friends, happy hour, cake at a birthday party), you’re likely feeling super deprived, which, of course, is not enjoyable or sustainable. If you allow yourself a balance of nutritious and ...

Our 20 Keto Snacks All Under 5 Minutes has become so popular that we realized that many of you might enjoy a snack or two here and there, whether you identify as intermittent fasters, keto, Primal, Primal-keto, low-carb or other real-food eating ethos. In lieu of fasting when there aren’t any Primal- or keto-friendly food options available and you’re hungry, bringing a snack with you can get you through that long wait at the DMV, the long flight made even longer by delays, or the kids’ football game that went into overtime. Some of the snack ideas we recommend below are pre-packaged (Remember: We’re not anti-convenience here so long as the food inside the package is real and high quality.), and some are quick and easy to whip up on a moment’s notice. Protein-Rich Keto Snacks 1. Teriyaki Meatballs We love this recipe because it’s just three ingredients, and the meatballs are pre-made. Leftovers make the perfect snack to pop in your mouth, warmed up or cold. 2. Mini Crab Cakes ...

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