Diaries of a Fit Nerd
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Brain-Boosting Latte Recipe
This Brain-Boosting Latte combines some incredible ingredients, each with unique benefits for your brain.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62db48b3be7b3f1d9dca5d88/1664566709884-9TU8E74QDX9M1CAHMXB0/unnamed.jpg)
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.
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HOW TO ENSURE CONTINUAL GROWTH AND PROGRESS
Just because something isn’t familiar to you doesn’t make it wrong.
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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.
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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.