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HAVING A HEALTHY MINDSET AROUND PRODUCTIVITY
Hi everyone, welcome back to another blog post from The Dairy Free Diaries. Hope you all are doing well and are excited for this week’s topic of productivity. Specifically, cultivating a healthy mindset around productivity. In this read, I give so many tips and tricks as to what you can do to cultivate a good mindset in your head and in your actions. Enjoy! WHAT DO HEALTHY MINDSETS LOOK LIKE? We live in a world where our worthiness and identity are often attached to what we have achieved and how much we can get done in a day, week, year, etc. And when we grow up learning that our primary…
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AVOCADO TUNA SPRING MIX SALAD
This is the perfect lunch or dinner recipe because it has such a great balance of foods. You get some protein from the tuna, some healthy fats from the avocado, a serving or two of a variety of vegetables and some crunch from the crackers. This recipe hits all the marks of a healthy and balanced meal, and has become such a staple in my diet. In addition, this recipe is gluten and dairy free, as well as having a super minimal ingredient list. I love to prep this ahead of time for my work lunches and it lasts until the end of the week. Avocado Tuna Spring Mix Salad…
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MY AFTER WORK ROUTINE
Hi everyone! Welcome back to The Dairy Free Diaries! Hope you guys had an amazing week. Today’s blog post is all about what I do after work to keep myself sane from 32-hour work weeks on top of studying for the LSAT. One word- Reflective: I use this word because right about now is the one-year anniversary from when the COVID pandemic started and completely changed the world as we know it. I find myself thinking back to what my life looked like a year ago and I am shocked. This past year has been such a growth period for me, physically and mentally. It feels like that person I used to be just…
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A WEEK OF WORKOUTS
DAY ONE: CARDIO HIIT + ABS SET 1- 30 secs on, 10 sec rest, 4 rounds Burpee + pushup Sit ups Jump squat + oblique crunch SET 2- 40 secs on, 15 sec rest, 4 rounds Plank up downs Side plank pulses (switch halfway) Plank spidermans SET 3- 45 secs on, 10 sec rest, 3 rounds Weighted plank jacks Touchdown squats DAY TWO: BOOTY + CORE SET 1- 35 secs on, 10 sec rest, 4 rounds Side to side skaters Jackknives Single leg deadlifts SET 2- 4 rounds through Glute bridge + hold (20 reps) Reverse crunches (20 reps) Goblet squat + pulse (20 reps) 30 sec plank hold DAY THREE:…
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MY MORNING ROUTINE
Welcome back to this week’s post on The Dairy Free Diaries! I hope you guys have had an amazing week, but if not that’s okay too. Not every week is going to be great, but as long as you are able to pick yourself back up, that’s all that matters. One word – Energizing: It was pretty weird this week. I had this crazy amount of energy that came out of nowhere. It was so weird how different my energy levels became this week, and honestly, I believe that it was because the morning routine, which I discuss later, finally kicked in. I started adding a lot of positive and…
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CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD WITH A CREAMY PEANUT DRESSING
Hi everyone! Welcome back to The Dairy Free Diaries! I hope you guys had a great week. In today’s post I am sharing my absolute favorite salad recipe, which I will get to in a minute. But first, I just want to check in with you guys and talk about my week. One word – Exhausting: I want to start off by explaining what I mean by “exhausting”. I guess that word sort of has a negative connotation but for me, this perfectly describes my week in a more positive way. From Monday through Thursday, I had to get up at 6am every morning for my new job. Before this…
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Stress 101: How to Reduce It and Why You Should
Hi everyone! This week’s topic is all about stress, which is something I think is not talked about enough. I know that in my experience, stress is something I would continually choose to ignore. And by choosing to ignore it, it impacted many aspects of my life. If I were stressed out about school, it would not allow me to focus when I was doing other things. My mind was constantly thinking about this and that and I just felt so overwhelmed by my thoughts. It became very hard to concentrate and live in the moment because I was always so worried about something. It became unbearable and was interfering…
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How to Clean Up Your Lifestyle: Food Edition
Hey everyone, hope you are all doing well. I just wanted to take some time to let you guys know that starting this week, I am going to start a new series on this blog called How To Clean Up Your Lifestyle, and each week I will talk about how I have “cleaned up” a different aspect of my life. This week’s topic is all about food and nutrition. If you are looking for any meal inspo or motivation to reach your health goals, feel free to check out my Instagram, @the.dairyfree.diaries. All of the recipes and meals mentioned in this post are also on my Instagram, along with their…
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My Top 5 Tips for Cutting Out Intolerant/Sensitive Foods
Food sensitivities can have such large impacts and I can attest that they have caused pretty significant adjustments of the lifestyle I used to live. About two years ago, I started to experience extremely harsh stomach issues, which I later found out to be due to a gluten and dairy sensitivity. With hard work and dedication, I was able to heal my gluten sensitivity completely (feel free to check out my blog post to learn how I did this). At this point in my life, I have created a lifestyle that I truly love and enjoy, while also complying with my dairy sensitivity. To be honest, it took a lot…
