Low calories doesn't mean low energy, not all calories are created equal. Carbs are great energy, fat is even more energy but much slower to give it to you, and protein is more useful as a building block

source I finally finished Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth and it was a ride. One of the things that sucked me the most was his warning on the persistence of neocolonial structures (esp economic and

Good news everybody. Turns out you can diet without starving yourself. Volume is good, it makes you feel more satisfied and prevents your body from going into starvation mode and ruining your diet. The

source I finished Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway. Since I had already read Oreskes’s other book, Why Trust Science?, which was one of my best reads of that year I added their most

source So I'm in a weird spot where I really enjoyed the concepts, the aesthetics and the author's note much more than any of the actual content? LOL? The MC is 29 year old drowning in debt, lost her job

source Finished. This was....fine? To say this was nigh on 700 pages with essentially 3 main characters, a lot more could've been done. With the story that was told, 200 pages could've easily been cut

In order to quit a bad habit you need to swap it with another activity I was very obsessed w youtube 24/7 I swapped it with reading nonfiction books. I was not into reading/in a slump. I started reading

source The last couple chapters took a little longer. Being passenger princess on this road trip I’m tasked with staying chatty to keep the driver from sleeping (safe driving no worries, just the roads

Your body uses creatine to create ATP, which is what our body uses to turn energy we consume/store to energy we can use.Supplementing creatine helps you replenish ATP faster. Some benefits are: Stored

source Finished! 3.75/5 I really enjoy the way that Scout developed throughout the book. She began to question how the black people in the town were treating and picked up on the hypocrisy of those who

source This book has a different vibe from the first. First was pure edge and a shallow look in superpowers with the main focus between the "feud" of 2 guys and in a sense, their principles (though

I've been doing well with my habits lately, hitting my sleep goals and meeting my intensity minutes for the week. However, I recognize that my priorities can still improve. I'm going to focus more on reducing

Deli containers will change your relationship with food and cooking. they are cheaper than tupperware, more versatile, they stack better, fit better in a fridge or freezer, and come in different sizes.

Today in my workout I made slight adjustments to my form on everything where needed, and I actually started feeling the intended muscles in every exercise.I've been getting stronger at the gym and i am

source This was cute and so short, and I wished it had been longer. It felt like an adult take on Magical Girls. No weird monsters from other planets or dimensions; but debts, domestic violence and climate

One of the areas where I expect to see shifts, personally, is in non-striving and calmness and sufficiency, and equanimity, when it comes to the habitual/conditioned suffering of people who are near to

source This book would have been better without the crime background, actually. I was constantly saying how it read a bit like true crime for me at the beginning and I did not like it. What I liked was

I'm not really overweight but I wasn't happy with some extra fat on my body, however I've lost 5 lbs over this last month so far. I've been more active and counting calories with MyFitnessPal everyday.

source Finished! I really enjoyed this and am giving this a 4.5/5. I was surprised by how well the ending wrapped up since there are two more books in the series after this. Although, I guess they could

Sometimes when we are at the peak of our emotional surge, we tend to set lofty goals for ourselves. Perhaps, sometimes that seems like the only available solution to our problems. But huge goals are rarely