Diaries of a Fit Nerd
Brain-Boosting Latte Recipe
This Brain-Boosting Latte combines some incredible ingredients, each with unique benefits for your brain.
LOWER BODY STRENGTH WORKOUT TO BALANCE YOUR BODY
Training for strength (heavy weight, low reps) is one of the best ways to speed up your metabolism. It takes a LOT of calories to build strength and a lot to simply maintain the strength you’ve built.
VEGGIE PANCAKES RECIPE (AIP, PALEO)
These pancakes are a great way to use up your leftover veggies and get some more veggies into your diet in a delicious way!
MAKING FRIENDS & LEARNING TO BE SOCIAL
When someone decides to make a chance to better their health, there are two big things they usually focus on: diet and exercise. Mental and physical health are so inextricably linked that it’s almost impossible to have one without the other.
MY ESSENTIAL TRAVEL FOODS
My boyfriend and I planned a last minute 2-day New Year’s trip to Big Bear with some friends. None of our friends have dietary restrictions and they don’t mind eating Taco Bell for every meal, so I had to prepare to feed myself for two days on the assumption that we would not be getting food from any Marisa-friendly restaurants.
MISSFITANDNERDY: THE ORIGIN STORY
Fun fact: I’ve actually been making YouTube videos for over five years. My first channel was called ThisIsNotAMarisa and I started it right before I went off to start college at MIT in 2013.
HOW TO ENSURE CONTINUAL GROWTH AND PROGRESS
Just because something isn’t familiar to you doesn’t make it wrong.
WHAT IT MEANS TO "EAT HEALTHY"
Most of my life, I never really gave a thought as to what “eating healthy” or “eating clean” meant.
DESSERT FOR BREAKFAST - CHOCOLATE VANILLA SWIRL CHIA PUDDING RECIPE
I think I made legitimately the best chia seed pudding in the world the other morning. I was genuinely so impressed with myself.