I get a lot of questions about meal prep and meal planning, and I’m working on a group option for the fall that would be all about meal planning. But in the meantime, I thought I’d share exactly how I plan meals for the week. I don’t really “meal prep” anymore. I arranged my schedule so that I eat lunch at home every day. Since my office is about a 90-second walk from my kitchen, it seemed a little silly to formally meal prep the way I used to. So my method looks a little different than it...

Three days until UTMB. I'm scared. I'm scared of the weather—of being cold. I'm scared of facing those climbs at mile 90. The DNF that started my year still lingers in the back of my mind, whispering, How do you keep that from happening again? Do you want this badly enough? The answer is yes. I want to finish UTMB. I want to feel like I belong here. It's easy to look around and feel insecure. Everyone looks incredibly fit. Everyone looks strong. It's hard not to wonder if I'm out of place....

It is safe to assume that a simple pain au chocolat will bring me right back to this moment in France months or years from now. It’s fascinating how food has the power to transport us. One bite, one smell, one familiar flavor, and suddenly we're reliving a memory we thought we'd forgotten. Food is so much more than nutrients. For a long time, though, I fought hard to believe otherwise. During my weight loss and bodybuilding journey, I repeated the phrase, food is fuel, over and over. It...