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3 Ways to Stay Motivated During Winter

October 30, 2016
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Unless you’re living in a tropical paradise (in which case, I am very jealous of you), you’ll have felt the chill of winter. The way the sun lazily creeps up an hour later, the crisp morning air and the comfy sweaters all start to come out. I’ve never been great with winter–truth be told, I’m all about hot weather. As such, I do tend to get a little down and making myself workout and eat healthy can be challenging at times. I want to share with you 3 ways to stay motivated during winter! Continue Reading…

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My 4-Month Flexible Diet for Thailand Begins

September 4, 2016
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I haven’t done a more personal post in a while, and I am sorry for that. While I spend a lot of time thinking of articles that will be helpful for you, I sometimes forget that reading about a person’s personal experience is just as helpful too. I am finally going home to Thailand at the end of the year! In preparation, I am starting a slow and controlled flexible diet so I can be as body confident as possible when the time comes to fly over. What is a flexible diet and how am I doing this? Continue Reading…

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chickpea Protein Bar

August 30, 2016

If you’ve been a reader for a while, you will know that I love pulses, which are the delicious, protein-packed, sustainable foods known as dry peas, chickpeas, lentils and beans. I’ve made various recipes over the years that included pulses (such as this tasty chickpea burger). 2016 is the International Year of Pulses and it was a no brainer for me to take the Pulse Pledge–and I encourage all of you to sign up too by clicking here.

To celebrate the International Year of the Pulse, and to kickstart the Pulse Pledge, I decided to make a tasty post-workout snack–a peanut butter chocolate chickpea protein bar! Continue Reading…