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fitlicity

fitlicity (fit • lic • i • ty) noun: the point where happy, healthy, and fit meet.

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My No.1 rule when entering a grocery store: have a list 📝 and stick to it 💯 My No. 2 rule when entering a grocery store: forget the list, buy *ALL* the colorful, local produce 😂 This my friends, is how I wound up with an abundance of super-cute purple striped #eggplant in my fridge 💁🏼‍♀️ - But you can bet your 🍑 the majority of your paycheck goes to #vegetables + a #CrossFit membership, you try your best to be zero waste. If that means eggplant 3x a day this weekend, I’m doin’ it!! Enter: the Fridge Clean Out Meal aka what my #weekend diet is made of 👏🏼 Whatever didn’t make it into #MealPrep gets tossed into an “everything but the kitchen sink” dish 👌🏼 These happen to be my personal favorite because they’re creative + dreamt up from my IRL, in the moment cravings 😋 - #dEATS: eggplant #shakshuka with scratch made roasted garlic tomato sauce + #kale + #halloumi

Plan on eating out this #weekend? Here’s some ~food~ for thought 💭 - A few months ago, my #brunch o’ choice probably would have ~looked~ very similar to this plate, but it would have *felt* very different 👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼 - I would have measured this meal in morality, not macro + micro nutrients. - I would have based my order on “shoulds” instead of biological wants + needs. - I would have scrambled to log it into MyFitnessPal. - I would have mentally categorized it as part of the “10%” in a goal 90/10 split. - I would have viewed the #cheese as an indulgent treat yo’self moment instead of a #healthy serving of protein + fat. - I would have probably requested egg whites and missed out on those vitamin-packed yolks. - I would have swapped the standard side of potatoes with fresh fruit because cheese was enough of an indulgence for one dish, not because after months of trial + error + elimination + reintroduction I realized potatoes make me feel lethargic + hangry. - I would have been too consumed with what I was consuming to enjoy conversation. - I’ll be completely honest 💯 Dining out is a consistent work in progress + evolving experience for me 🍴 There was a time when I viewed restaurant meals as sabotage to my lifestyle, something that needed to be balanced out, instead of a part of my lifestyle, something that contributed to balance ⚖️ I’m proud to say that I’ve worked to redirect problematic thought patterns + feelings of fear, guilt or anxiety. But as a self-proclaimed nutrition nerd, I do find myself hyper-aware food integrity, ingredient preparation, and nutrient profiles, and how what I put into my body affects my performance. I’m working on applying this knowledge objectively. To be a conscious consumer. To support select establishments when I can. To separate fact from feeling. To allow food to not only fuel my body and create connections between my intake + performance, but fuel my soul and foster connections between people + cultures.

Note to self 📝 You have #goals, and you will achieve them. It’s all going to happen for you, but maybe not all at once. If the biggest thing you accomplish today is washing your hair, have patience + be kind. Some days you’ll move an inch + some you’ll move a mile. Big dreams take time ✨ - But really, name one thing that makes you feel more accomplished than washing your hair, I dare you 😏

I get so many DMs from gals who want to try CrossFit [or weightlifting or any new routine] but are fearful that their base #fitness level isn’t up to par. STOP RIGHT THERE, SISTER ✋🏼 There are no prerequisites to exercise. - We all start somewhere. The important thing is not where we start, but simply that we start at all 🏁 Being a beginner takes guts. But you better get used to it because if you want to grow, if you want to evolve, you have to embrace being a beginner, over and over again 💯 - When I first started #CrossFit, I scaled [CF lingo for modify] the 💩 out of everything. I had been hitting the #gym for 2 years but still, the box was a completely new playing field for me. Did I get discouraged? No, I set #goals + got hungry for #progress. Did I skip difficult WODs? No, I made sure I showed up + put in the work. Did I compare my abilities to my peers? No, I embraced my own strengths + weaknesses. Did I shy away from a challenge? No, I tested my limits + sought out failure. Over time, I was able to complete more and more workouts as prescribed. But guess what? 💁🏼‍♀️ 10 months later, I’m still scaling, and I probably always will... there will always be a new standard, a different rep + rest scheme, a heavier weight 👈🏼 and that excites me 🤩 - Don’t hit snooze because you think you can’t do something. Stand your 🍑 up + be #humble, but hungry. Modifying is not a cop-out, it’s a tool. So do what you can. Give it your all, whatever that may mean. At the end of the #WOD, you’re one step closer to who you want to be. You are that many reps closer to a better version of yourself. A faster version, a stronger version. 👊🏼 That’s worth everything.

OMG Y’ALL 😱 We are ONE ☝🏼 MONTH 🗓 OUT 🔜 from #WEDDING DAY 👰🏼💍✨ - I have my final fitting today + I can’t wait to put that dress on again! I feel so good in it, and not because I’m at my fittest or leanest, but because knowing that I’m honoring + respecting my body with choices that make me feel my best manifests in a confident reflection looking back at me 👏🏼 - My wedding day is most certainly not about my physique. It’s about my guy 😘 He’s loved me through every version of my physical self, and I have no doubt that he will keep on lovin’ me as I continue to evolve ❤️ - But aesthetic goals are a thing, and that is totally okay so long as they do not define you or your perception of worth. So, what have I done over the last few months to get “Wedding Day Ready”? 🤷🏼‍♀️ I haven’t detoxed. I haven’t cleansed. I haven’t crash dieted. I haven’t increased my #cardio. I haven’t gone hungry. I haven’t added more workouts. And I don’t plan on doing any of that 🙅🏼‍♀️🙅🏼‍♀️🙅🏼‍♀️ I’ve practiced #intuitiveeating + studied how my body responds to food, internally + externally. I’ve strategically swapped dense + starchy #carbs with a sky high volume of low GI sources. I’ve PR’d my lifts. I’ve consistently lifted more than my body weight. I’ve had ice cream + alcohol + chocolate. I’ve rested 1-2 times per week. Leading up to wedding day, I’m going to keep doing just that! 💯

I hope your #weekend was everything you needed with a pinch of @traderjoes Everything but the Bagel seasoning on top ✨ A lil productive + a lil relaxing, a little sweaty + a lil stretchy, a lil pants + a lil no pants 😜 Above all else, I hope it left your heart + belly + fridge full 👌🏼 - My tupperware is locked n’ loaded y’all and I can’t wait to dig right 👏🏼 on 👏🏼 in 👏🏼 I’m always excited about #MealPrep but certain weeks stand out as all star status and this is one of ‘em 🤩 I’m vibing on the flavors + managed to do work with one of my fave Meal Prep magic hacks: overlapping ingredients 👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼 On the menu this week: Ⓜ️1: @slapnutrition #whey + figgies Ⓜ️2: prosciutto egg cups + cauli hash // cottage cheese power bowls Ⓜ️3: ratatouille + @skinnytaste -inspired cauli arancini + baked chicken // salmon poppers + roasted brussels + red onion Ⓜ️4: collard wrap // strawberry basil balsamic chicken salad Ⓜ️5: simple salmon + veggies // cashew chicken kelp noodle bowls - As always, peep 👀 my stories for a #FullDayofEating 😋

🎶 Summer night, grillin’ at last. Sunday night, cookin’ so fast. Got my char, crisp as can be 🔥 Filled my plate, and my belly 🎶 - ICYWW: yes, I ate all this to myself [with a side of kale chips 💁🏼‍♀️] and, yes, there’s room for dessert 😉 #RestDay: complete ✔️ with the ultimate #grill feast 👏🏼 It was supposed to be a rainy day here in the PHL, but when the weather held out, Mo + I took the cooking outside ☀️ There’s nothin’ like a big ass, early summer supper to put you right into a food coma that even the Sunday scaries can’t touch 👌🏼 Now, excuse me while I digest on the couch before rolling off to bed + hitting the squat rack tomorrow 🙏🏼 - dEATS 👉🏼 @traderjoes organic Italian chicken sausage + lemon pepper shrimp + garlicky brussels + shrooms + red onion + avocado basil pesto 🤤

It’s the freakin’ #weekend baby, I’m about to have me some ‘za 🍕 If you were scrolling for a sign, look no further 👀 This is it. Have the #pizza. You know you want it. - dEATS 👉🏼 @califlourfoods OG #cauliflower crust + 1/4 cup marinara + steamed lacinto kale + crispy prosciutto + shaved parmesan + heirloom tomato 👅 - [Use code fitlicity for 💰 off your order of $50 or more!]

As I was waiting for the clock to strike 8 am + @traderjoes doors to open [stalker status? 💁🏼‍♀️] I couldn’t help but reflect on how different my weekends look now a days 💭 Not too long ago, I’d crawl out of bed just before noon, seeking some grease to cure my inevitable hangover 🥡🍕🍟Before I knew it, the sun would set on another day + the most I would have accomplished would have been walking from the couch to the front door to greet a delivery driver 🤦🏼‍♀️ - Today, all before noon, I walked the pup 🐶 Went through 20 minutes of my daily stretching + mobility 🧘🏼‍♀️ Hit up TJs 🛒 Completed 3 WODs including over 60 #deadlifts + 70 pull-ups + 135 push ups 💦 Weeded my yard 🌱 Marinated my protein and popped over to the local #farmersmarket 💯👏🏼 And we ain’t even done! Time to start on #MealPrep Part One 👍🏼 - Little realizations like this make me so very #grateful I chose to embark on this lifestyle change 🙏🏼 Forget being at my fittest + fastest + strongest, I‘m a more #productive human being. I’m quite literally living MORE of my life 👌🏼 That is worth something great ✨

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My No.1 rule when entering a grocery store: have a list 📝 and stick to it 💯 My No. 2 rule when entering a grocery store: forget the list, buy *ALL* the colorful, local produce 😂 This my friends, is how I wound up with an abundance of super-cute purple striped #eggplant in my fridge 💁🏼‍♀️ - But you can bet your 🍑 the majority of your paycheck goes to #vegetables + a #CrossFit membership, you try your best to be zero waste. If that means eggplant 3x a day this weekend, I’m doin’ it!! Enter: the Fridge Clean Out Meal aka what my #weekend diet is made of 👏🏼 Whatever didn’t make it into #MealPrep gets tossed into an “everything but the kitchen sink” dish 👌🏼 These happen to be my personal favorite because they’re creative + dreamt up from my IRL, in the moment cravings 😋 - #dEATS: eggplant #shakshuka with scratch made roasted garlic tomato sauce + #kale + #halloumi

Plan on eating out this #weekend? Here’s some ~food~ for thought 💭 - A few months ago, my #brunch o’ choice probably would have ~looked~ very similar to this plate, but it would have *felt* very different 👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼 - I would have measured this meal in morality, not macro + micro nutrients. - I would have based my order on “shoulds” instead of biological wants + needs. - I would have scrambled to log it into MyFitnessPal. - I would have mentally categorized it as part of the “10%” in a goal 90/10 split. - I would have viewed the #cheese as an indulgent treat yo’self moment instead of a #healthy serving of protein + fat. - I would have probably requested egg whites and missed out on those vitamin-packed yolks. - I would have swapped the standard side of potatoes with fresh fruit because cheese was enough of an indulgence for one dish, not because after months of trial + error + elimination + reintroduction I realized potatoes make me feel lethargic + hangry. - I would have been too consumed with what I was consuming to enjoy conversation. - I’ll be completely honest 💯 Dining out is a consistent work in progress + evolving experience for me 🍴 There was a time when I viewed restaurant meals as sabotage to my lifestyle, something that needed to be balanced out, instead of a part of my lifestyle, something that contributed to balance ⚖️ I’m proud to say that I’ve worked to redirect problematic thought patterns + feelings of fear, guilt or anxiety. But as a self-proclaimed nutrition nerd, I do find myself hyper-aware food integrity, ingredient preparation, and nutrient profiles, and how what I put into my body affects my performance. I’m working on applying this knowledge objectively. To be a conscious consumer. To support select establishments when I can. To separate fact from feeling. To allow food to not only fuel my body and create connections between my intake + performance, but fuel my soul and foster connections between people + cultures.

Note to self 📝 You have #goals, and you will achieve them. It’s all going to happen for you, but maybe not all at once. If the biggest thing you accomplish today is washing your hair, have patience + be kind. Some days you’ll move an inch + some you’ll move a mile. Big dreams take time ✨ - But really, name one thing that makes you feel more accomplished than washing your hair, I dare you 😏

I get so many DMs from gals who want to try CrossFit [or weightlifting or any new routine] but are fearful that their base #fitness level isn’t up to par. STOP RIGHT THERE, SISTER ✋🏼 There are no prerequisites to exercise. - We all start somewhere. The important thing is not where we start, but simply that we start at all 🏁 Being a beginner takes guts. But you better get used to it because if you want to grow, if you want to evolve, you have to embrace being a beginner, over and over again 💯 - When I first started #CrossFit, I scaled [CF lingo for modify] the 💩 out of everything. I had been hitting the #gym for 2 years but still, the box was a completely new playing field for me. Did I get discouraged? No, I set #goals + got hungry for #progress. Did I skip difficult WODs? No, I made sure I showed up + put in the work. Did I compare my abilities to my peers? No, I embraced my own strengths + weaknesses. Did I shy away from a challenge? No, I tested my limits + sought out failure. Over time, I was able to complete more and more workouts as prescribed. But guess what? 💁🏼‍♀️ 10 months later, I’m still scaling, and I probably always will... there will always be a new standard, a different rep + rest scheme, a heavier weight 👈🏼 and that excites me 🤩 - Don’t hit snooze because you think you can’t do something. Stand your 🍑 up + be #humble, but hungry. Modifying is not a cop-out, it’s a tool. So do what you can. Give it your all, whatever that may mean. At the end of the #WOD, you’re one step closer to who you want to be. You are that many reps closer to a better version of yourself. A faster version, a stronger version. 👊🏼 That’s worth everything.

OMG Y’ALL 😱 We are ONE ☝🏼 MONTH 🗓 OUT 🔜 from #WEDDING DAY 👰🏼💍✨ - I have my final fitting today + I can’t wait to put that dress on again! I feel so good in it, and not because I’m at my fittest or leanest, but because knowing that I’m honoring + respecting my body with choices that make me feel my best manifests in a confident reflection looking back at me 👏🏼 - My wedding day is most certainly not about my physique. It’s about my guy 😘 He’s loved me through every version of my physical self, and I have no doubt that he will keep on lovin’ me as I continue to evolve ❤️ - But aesthetic goals are a thing, and that is totally okay so long as they do not define you or your perception of worth. So, what have I done over the last few months to get “Wedding Day Ready”? 🤷🏼‍♀️ I haven’t detoxed. I haven’t cleansed. I haven’t crash dieted. I haven’t increased my #cardio. I haven’t gone hungry. I haven’t added more workouts. And I don’t plan on doing any of that 🙅🏼‍♀️🙅🏼‍♀️🙅🏼‍♀️ I’ve practiced #intuitiveeating + studied how my body responds to food, internally + externally. I’ve strategically swapped dense + starchy #carbs with a sky high volume of low GI sources. I’ve PR’d my lifts. I’ve consistently lifted more than my body weight. I’ve had ice cream + alcohol + chocolate. I’ve rested 1-2 times per week. Leading up to wedding day, I’m going to keep doing just that! 💯

I hope your #weekend was everything you needed with a pinch of @traderjoes Everything but the Bagel seasoning on top ✨ A lil productive + a lil relaxing, a little sweaty + a lil stretchy, a lil pants + a lil no pants 😜 Above all else, I hope it left your heart + belly + fridge full 👌🏼 - My tupperware is locked n’ loaded y’all and I can’t wait to dig right 👏🏼 on 👏🏼 in 👏🏼 I’m always excited about #MealPrep but certain weeks stand out as all star status and this is one of ‘em 🤩 I’m vibing on the flavors + managed to do work with one of my fave Meal Prep magic hacks: overlapping ingredients 👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼 On the menu this week: Ⓜ️1: @slapnutrition #whey + figgies Ⓜ️2: prosciutto egg cups + cauli hash // cottage cheese power bowls Ⓜ️3: ratatouille + @skinnytaste -inspired cauli arancini + baked chicken // salmon poppers + roasted brussels + red onion Ⓜ️4: collard wrap // strawberry basil balsamic chicken salad Ⓜ️5: simple salmon + veggies // cashew chicken kelp noodle bowls - As always, peep 👀 my stories for a #FullDayofEating 😋

🎶 Summer night, grillin’ at last. Sunday night, cookin’ so fast. Got my char, crisp as can be 🔥 Filled my plate, and my belly 🎶 - ICYWW: yes, I ate all this to myself [with a side of kale chips 💁🏼‍♀️] and, yes, there’s room for dessert 😉 #RestDay: complete ✔️ with the ultimate #grill feast 👏🏼 It was supposed to be a rainy day here in the PHL, but when the weather held out, Mo + I took the cooking outside ☀️ There’s nothin’ like a big ass, early summer supper to put you right into a food coma that even the Sunday scaries can’t touch 👌🏼 Now, excuse me while I digest on the couch before rolling off to bed + hitting the squat rack tomorrow 🙏🏼 - dEATS 👉🏼 @traderjoes organic Italian chicken sausage + lemon pepper shrimp + garlicky brussels + shrooms + red onion + avocado basil pesto 🤤

It’s the freakin’ #weekend baby, I’m about to have me some ‘za 🍕 If you were scrolling for a sign, look no further 👀 This is it. Have the #pizza. You know you want it. - dEATS 👉🏼 @califlourfoods OG #cauliflower crust + 1/4 cup marinara + steamed lacinto kale + crispy prosciutto + shaved parmesan + heirloom tomato 👅 - [Use code fitlicity for 💰 off your order of $50 or more!]

As I was waiting for the clock to strike 8 am + @traderjoes doors to open [stalker status? 💁🏼‍♀️] I couldn’t help but reflect on how different my weekends look now a days 💭 Not too long ago, I’d crawl out of bed just before noon, seeking some grease to cure my inevitable hangover 🥡🍕🍟Before I knew it, the sun would set on another day + the most I would have accomplished would have been walking from the couch to the front door to greet a delivery driver 🤦🏼‍♀️ - Today, all before noon, I walked the pup 🐶 Went through 20 minutes of my daily stretching + mobility 🧘🏼‍♀️ Hit up TJs 🛒 Completed 3 WODs including over 60 #deadlifts + 70 pull-ups + 135 push ups 💦 Weeded my yard 🌱 Marinated my protein and popped over to the local #farmersmarket 💯👏🏼 And we ain’t even done! Time to start on #MealPrep Part One 👍🏼 - Little realizations like this make me so very #grateful I chose to embark on this lifestyle change 🙏🏼 Forget being at my fittest + fastest + strongest, I‘m a more #productive human being. I’m quite literally living MORE of my life 👌🏼 That is worth something great ✨

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