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(Random Rant) How it feels….

People often ask me, how do you stay so focused on keeping ...

Peanut Butter + Coconut + Chocolate Chunk = My Kinda Threesome

My lovely friend Carrie, (who works at the same school as me ...

Joga with Jana – Yoga for Jocks

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“Cookies” – Mislabeled Granola Bars

OK, i’ll admit, most of these “oat cookies” are actually like a circle shaped homemade granola bar.  They lack the soft chewiness and delicious sweet flavour that usually comes with a real deal cookie.  BUT, eating things that are shaped like cookies, for some reason, allow me to fake it and pretend it is a cookie.  Self [...]

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Orange Julius On Steroids

When I was a kid, scratch that, up until the age of abouuuuuuuutttt 26 I LOVED and would drink Orange Julius when I was at the mall.  I actually worked in the mall for a few years when I was in Uni and Orange Julius was like the hangover nectar of the gods in my [...]

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Brussel Sprouts – Smelly Yet Delicious

Lately I have been having an aversion to meat.  I have protein powder and egg whites with breakfast in my protein pancake or as a shake.  For lunch I have raw vegetables and some kind of animal protein (chicken/turkey/bison) and sometimes fruit.  For dinner I have been doing some sort of cooked vegetable (steamed/roasted) with [...]

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Late Afternoon Crash – Carb Fuel Up

Sooooo after school everyday without fail I am FAMISHED.  Like, EAT ENOUGH FOOD TO FEED A SMALL FOOTBALL TEAM hangry.  This is by far my weakest time in terms of sticking with my clean eating goals and lifestyle.  I eat super quick cause i’m super hungry and then I feel super ill cause I go [...]

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I’ll Do Anything to Sleep 5 More Minutes – BFast in a Jar

I have been religiously eating my protein pancake for breakfast because it’s flipping amazing.  It literally makes getting up at 5:00 am more tolerable.  Today I saw this recipe posted on Busy But Healthy and went straight to my moms house to get a mason jar so I could make it.  The best thing about [...]

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Laziness – Friend Rather Than Foe (No Bake Cookies!)

Hi team!  Soooooo I know i’ve been a horrible blogger – SORRY!!!  Last night as I vowed to test and make recipes this weekend a recipe from Busy But Healthy popped up on my Facebook news feed.  No bake protein bars/balls??!?!?  Ummm yes please!  I have been training in a different way, super heavy weights [...]

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Sweet Potato Chai Muffins

I like sweet potatoes, I like Chai (I am indian after all).  It would only make sense that this recipe would have the potential to rock my socks.  I haven’t made these bad boys yet but they’re on my list for experimentation during spring break.  I found this recipe on the PaleOMG website. Sweet Potato [...]

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Breakfast of Champions

Spinach for breakfast – Sounds nasty I know, but trust me when I say this breakfast smoothie is epic.  I realize that calling a smoothie that contains green vegetables “epic” makes me a super nerd but i’m OK with that, I embrace and celebrate my weirdness daily – and you should too. Superwoman/man Breakfast Unsweetened [...]

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Post Vacay Sadness Cure – Cookies

I arrived home from Mexico yesterday and although my liver was begging for mercy I was still sad that the debauchery of a week in paradise was coming to an end.  Luckily, cookies always happen to turn my frown upside down and as fate would have it I came across this recipe during a particularly [...]

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Manda’s Protein Pancakes – Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover

After watching Manda make these pancakes more times than I can count I decided it was time to impose myself on her and ask her to make me one too.  This recipe is really filling and satisfying, I had the pancake alone as lunch one day and good god was it amazing.  The shredded apple [...]

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