Every single morning, I start my day off with the same exact shake. I've tried other flavors and I've tried to switch it up, but I keep coming back to the same thing over and over. Mainly because it is delicious, but also because it gets me some of the nutrients that I need and … Continue reading Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Shake Recipe
Category: Nutrition
A kitchen novice cooking for a week on 80 Day Obsession
This past week, I was home for the week on PTO, taking just a little time to relax and taking care of life things (doctors appointments, dentist appointment, etc). Since this was my first week NOT traveling since starting the 80 Day Obsession program, I was very excited to eat cooked meals and not my … Continue reading A kitchen novice cooking for a week on 80 Day Obsession
It's easier being healthy when you're alone…
After my last post, you may have been thinking, "wow, Lauren's really got it together with this huge lifestyle change that she's making." JOKES ON ME. My week in Chicago was by far much harder than my first week in Houston, so clearly I jumped to conclusions on how this whole being healthy thing would go.
Staying healthy on the road…
I knew that if I didn't have a plan going into my first week on the road, I would fall into really bad habits (worse than at home) and that would be even harder to come back from after a few weeks. Since the beginning of the year, I'd stopped working out and was eating whatever I wanted and I felt sick all of the time.