What 1500 calories looks like (the FSL way) + why Vegan Cuts is rad

**This post contains affiliate links.**

♥ what 1500 calories a day looks like,
♥ a weight loss update,
♥ some workout notes (& a review of two workout DVD’s)
♥ + a little Q & A about
& why I think you should get yourself a snack box subscription.

First.

 

(very petite women may need even less to lose weight), especially if you’re adding exercise into your daily routine. 

Of course, not all calories are created equally–it all depends on whether or not they are raw, cooked, whole, refined, &/or processed as well as their macro-nutrient makeup. (I go into greater detail about this concept in my ebook .)

When you eat whole plant foods, you get the most bang for your caloric buck. Meaning, you get more volume & weight on less calories (translated: greater satiety on fewer...

Read More

10 tips for how to raise an intelligent boy

**This post contains affiliate links.**

How to raise an intelligent boy
(or boys, as the case may be)

I love being the mom to boys.

Boys are different from girls (you already know I have two of those). I know that we are definitely not cut from the same fabric. But, I don’t care to get into a nature vs. nurture discussion right now–that’s a well-worn issue that I don’t find all that interesting.

Of course I’m equally concerned with the intellectual upbringing of my girls, but for today’s post, I want to focus on my boys (for the most part these tips will also apply to girls, but they’ll get their own post next week).

You play a huge role in your child’s intellectual & creative development

In Amy Andrew’s , she talks about is not just setting goals, but creating a vision for the...

Read More

roasted yukon potatoes and carrots w/ middle eastern lentils + parsley balsamic pesto

{roasted yukon potatoes and carrots w/ middle eastern lentils + parsley pesto}

I do. Well, kinda, sorta. Let me explain.

I’m finishing up season two.

(So it’s taken me a while to get through the episodes. But I do love watching it.)

Somehow, this dish reminds me of Downtown Abbey. In fact, anytime I eat roasted potatoes I think of everything British.


(I love British history, all of Thomas Hardy’s novels, Sherlock the TV series, I even like listening to the BBC radio late at night.)

Did I tell you I did a study abroad trip to England about a decade ago? It was a hiking tour. I remember eating a lot of potatoes &, (this was my pre-vegetarian days), a lot of weird small birds.

{Which by the way, I watch Downton on –it includes free streaming of a huge collection of TV series &...

Read More