Now, now. I still love vegetables.
But bacon has made its way into my heart (figuratively, maybe literally too, it’s all okay). It has helped fuel life lately, and life has been a blast! A busy blast and not always an easy one, but c’est la vie.
I used to eat salads every single day. If you’ve followed me for a long time, you might remember that a typical meal might be a huge bowl of spinach with leftover meat/pasta/stew just thrown on top (Rachel thinks that’s so weird, BTW).
For example:
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Green, leafy (edible, non-smokable) things are obviously great for you, and I highly recommend them. However, I don’t recommend stressing over eating a salad a day. There are other ways you can reach your veggie intake each day, such as…
…rainbow colored carrots (how fun! from Trader Joe’s!)…
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…arugula in an avocado, egg, BACON, sriracha sandwich…
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…OR with tomatoes (actually a fruit, but for all intents and purposes a veggie) in a homemade BACON cheeseburger…
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…frozen brussels sprouts heated up in a pan with some spices…
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with leftover Annie’s mac and cheese, some rice, and turkey meatloaf
…OR you could eat almost-dead arugula as a side salad, just to compliment your avocado, BACON, egg toast.
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If you’re wondering, I get the uncured apple smoked bacon from Trader Joe’s!
Bacon has honestly helped me recognize that adding flavorful (often fatty/dense) foods to my meals makes me 10x more satisfied, so I’m less likely to think about food in the hour or two after I’m finished eating. I do love food, but it is so nice to not think about it all the time.
All this to say: Tune into what will truly satisfy your body at the moment. Is it really a salad? Or is it really something more dense like a bacon cheeseburger? It can be either one (I do still crave salads sometimes), but try to be honest with yourself. Image may be NSFW.
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What else has been happening this week!? (spoiler: so much.) Here are the highlights.
A much-needed Friday night hanging out with my BFF, Rachel. Complete with Annie’s mac and cheese for me….
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…and banana bread mug cakes a la mode for both of us.
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Lots of studying for functional anatomy.
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Studying is much better with friends like Elayne and study spaces like these.
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Sunday was Colby’s birthday, so she hosted a little picnic at Boston Public Garden! This lady is 21! *glasses clink*
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We drank mimosas out of Dunkin Donuts cups and ate fruit, Terra chips and scones…
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although I made these scones from a box mix and 75% of the people at the party were gluten-free and dairy-free, soooo….
…handstanded…
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…and I got to meet Nancy from Approaching Paleo (@approachingpaleo)! I’ve “known” her through social media and Fit University for so long now, but I finally got to hug this wonderful woman in person on Sunday.
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The internet can help us meet the most marvelous people, lemme tell ya.
Sunday evening involved the usual (yet always extraordinary) Mass and “ice cream Sunday” tradition! We went to Cold Stone.
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“cheesecake fantasy” that was melting so fast I nearly drank it like a milkshake
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We finished the night off with The Game of Things (NOT Game of Thrones), which never fails to make me double over in laughter.
I developed a pesky and painful blister under my second left toe that caused me to limp a lot earlier this week, so I bought some moleskin and got to work on taping that baby up.
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It’s not a gigantic blister, but the location was awkward and I had to make the taping biomechanically sound.
Lastly, one of the best parts of my week was last night when Ben, Rachel and I went boxing at The Ring.
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After LOVING boxing at Everybody Fights via ClassPass last week, I found a Groupon for The Ring last week and recruited friends to join me. We went to our free trial class last night!
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It was a doooooozy but so. freaking. fun. I am seriously such a big fan of boxing (haven’t sparred in my life, though, so don’t let me get too far ahead of myself), and the HIIT workout these gyms do to train are right up my alley.
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So now we get to box for free for a week and then get 5 extra classes with our Groupon on top of that. I’m SO STOKED. We even got our own wraps and gloves to keep!
Oh! One more thing that is long overdue. I was a guest on Emily’s podcast from Beauty in Christ a few weeks ago. We talked about intuitive exercise. Check out the podcast here if you’re interested! (p.s. Emily is a wonderful friend of mine and a beautiful light in the world, bringing both body positivity and the Love of God to everyone she meets.)
I hope you all have a great pre-Friday! Eat some bacon (or, like, full fat coconut milk if you’re vegan).
So tell me:
What is a food that is flavorful and satisfying that you like to add to your meals?
Have you ever tried boxing?
Two things that you’ve done this past week!
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