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๐๐จ. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ฑ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐“ โœ… ๐๐จ. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ฑ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ
๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐“ โœ…

The best piece of advice that I got from someone I truly admire is to never let anyone (parents, in-laws, friends, etc.) pressure you into having kids when youโ€™re not ready.

โ€œ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ชโ€™๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™—๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ!โ€ - ๐Ÿ™ƒ the other piece of advice that I heard the most.

Being ready looks different for everyone. For me, Iโ€™m glad I was able to spend my 30s learning ways to cope with ADHD.

Before I was diagnosed, I never really understood why some of the most basic adult tasks felt so daunting to me. I was scared to have a kid because the thought of having to get them ready for school in the morning and then managing my own start of the day was scary as hell.

How am I supposed to get them to school on time?

I know I seem Type-A as hell, so it is confusing when managing appointments and schedules feel like the hardest thing in the world.

Now I know that time blindness (inability to gauge passing time) and executive dysfunction (poor planning/prioritization) are issues ADHDers deal with.

Now I can actually build systems around my weak spots instead of just feeling like something is wrong with me. 

Donโ€™t get me wrong, I still hate packing with a passion (and having to pack for Baby T on top of it is ๐Ÿ˜ฌ), but knowing these are my weak spots helps so much with my mental health when Iโ€™m in the thick of it.

Huge thanks to Auntie Gemini for being my executive function on this trip. Nap schedules, feeding windows, jet lag logic, all of it - so I could actually just be present and have fun.โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹

#adhdmom #travellingwithbaby #adhdwomen
this one mindset shift about intermittent fasting this one mindset shift about intermittent fasting helped me lose 15 pounds in 3 months.

i stopped thinking about fasting as a way to eat less calories, and started thinking about it as a way to drop my insulin so my body could actually burn fat. 

thatโ€™s the key insight in lesson 3. 

before this mental shift, i was counting down to my next meal the whole time. the moment my 16 hours was up, i thought: โ€œgreat! i can finally eat again.โ€

now i sometimes hit 16 hours and donโ€™t even feel hungry. so i keep fasting. not because Iโ€™m forcing it, but because i know my body is burning fat for energy. 

follow so you donโ€™t miss lesson 4, where I introduce you to your hangry beast and show you how to train it.

#intermittentfastingresults #insulinresistance #metabolichealth #fatburning metabolicflexibility
Iโ€™ve been growing this fiddle leaf fig for almost Iโ€™ve been growing this fiddle leaf fig for almost 10 years. Itโ€™s hitting the ceiling, tipping over, and desperately needs to be turned into a tree.

Iโ€™ve wanted to do this for years. But cutting the entire top off a plant Iโ€™ve kept alive for a decade feels... irreversible. Like once you do it, thereโ€™s no going back.

Then I spent way too long watching plant people on Instagram do it and finally hyped myself up enough to try.

This is No. 23 on my 40x40 list: do something that scares me. Not because the stakes are high, but because Iโ€™ve been overthinking a decision that isnโ€™t actually that serious.

Some things feel like a one-way door when theyโ€™re really a two-way door. Worst case? I buy another plant.
Did it work? Still waiting to find out. ๐ŸŒฟ

#fiddleleaffig #40by40 #becomingforty #houseplantsmakemehappy #plantmom
๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ is it better to eat two small meals separate ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ is it better to eat two small meals separately, or one large one?

if you want to prioritize fat burn, consolidate your calories into larger meals and cut back on snacking.

๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ:

โ€ข every time you eat, insulin spikes ๐Ÿ“ˆ
โ€ข more eating windows = more insulin events
โ€ข your body can only burn fat when insulin is low ๐Ÿ”ฅ
โ€ข same food, same calories โ€” but timing changes everything
โ€ข fewer eating windows = more recovery time for your body โœ…

note: the research on meal frequency vs. spike height is still evolving โ€” the clearest benefit of fewer eating windows is giving your body more time to clear and recover between insulin responses.

lesson 3 coming soon: why intermittent fasting works for a completely different reason than most people think ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ“ฒ send this to someone who thinks eating six small meals a day is boosting their metabolism.

#insulinresistance #metabolichealth #bloodsugarbalance #fatburningmode
the insulin series, lesson 1 ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”’ most people think the insulin series, lesson 1 ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”’

most people think fat loss is about eating less. but what they donโ€™t tell you is that you canโ€™t burn fat if your insulin is elevated.

hereโ€™s exactly how glucose and insulin work โ€” and why the timing of when you eat matters just as much as what you eat.

this is lesson 1 of 4. save this and come back to it.

lesson 2 coming soon โ€” same calories, completely different impact on your insulin. 

#insulinresistance #metabolichealth #bloodsugarbalance #glucoserevolution
POV: youโ€™re sick of โ€œmove more and eat lessโ€ becau POV: youโ€™re sick of โ€œmove more and eat lessโ€ because itโ€™s never actually worked for you.

Turns out scientists are still actively debating what causes obesity.

๐Ÿงฌ There are two models:

1. Energy balance model - aka calories in, calories out
2. The carb-insulin model - less talked about but has changed my life

I enrolled in Cornellโ€™s Nutrition and Metabolic Health program to get answers from the source. 

๐Ÿคฏ My biggest a-ha moment? Even the experts donโ€™t agree.

No wonder weโ€™re always getting whiplash from dieting advice.

If youโ€™ve never heard of the carb-insulin model, you might just be missing half the picture.

#carbinsulinmodel #metabolichealth #insulinresistance
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