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October 2, 2020

Friday Faves

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Hi friends! Popping in with some Friday favorites and things I’m loving lately today. 

What are you especially into lately? Feel free to share in the comments! 

1) My brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Drew and Morgana, are here visiting! 

It’s really fun to have them here – they are great with Riese and it’s always fun to have others around the house.

They got here on Tuesday night and are here through the weekend and we’ve been having some fun adventures together, especially because the weather has been so great this week!

toddler playing soccer

2) Our home gym. 

We have always had a small area of the basement dedicated to our home gym, but it recently got a big upgrade: a full set of hand weights!

My parents got them for us for Matt’s birthday + my birthday, which has been awesome since all of our non-running workouts are at home nowadays.

home gym weights on a rack

It’s nice to have weight options and also to have more than one heavier set of weights – after using only 5 pound weights for everything since March, I have some serious strength to gain back!

I’m proud of us for being so consistent with the live virtual MauneyFit classes we’ve been doing 2 to 3 times per week since March – the classes are taught by Drew and Morgana – they are both fitness professionals!

3) Gone Rogue High Protein Chips (sponsored)

So nice to have a portable, crunchy, salty snack option that has protein, too! These made great boat snacks last week at Lake Anna. 

gone rogue high protein chips on a boat

I’ve also gotten into the habit of keeping a couple (single serve) bags of the chips in the car so I can snack on them while driving home from a run, when I am really craving salt and protein. Each bag packs 17 grams of protein, which buys me some time once I get home to shower and get ready without worrying about having a full meal the second I get back! 

In case you missed it, check out my How Much Protein Should You Eat post for more on the specifics of protein needs for runners as well as optimal timing of protein intake. 

4) Ken Follett came out with a new book!!

Ken Follett is one of my all-time favorite authors because I’m obsessed with his Kingsbridge book series – they are sooo good. My mom is into the books too, and she let me know last week while we were at the lake that he just came out with a prequel to the series called The Evening and the Morning. 

I downloaded it pretty much immediately while we were at Lake Anna and already finished it earlier this week despite it being over 650 pages. I didn’t want it to end! Maybe I’ll try reading some of his other non-Kingsbridge books next… anyone else read those? Are they good?

In the meantime, I just started reading “Me”,  Elton John’s autobiography, which was recommended by one of you on my Recent Non-Fiction Reads post from last week. So far I’m really enjoying it!

5) FALL!!

Now that it’s October I feel like there’s no stopping the pumpkin madness… and I’m loving seeing some Halloween decorations pop up around our neighborhood, too. Riese is fascinated by them!

In case you need some fall inspiration, here are a few of my favorite recipes:

  • Comforting Pumpkin Quinoa
  • Gluten Free Spiced Pumpkin Pancake
  • Whole Wheat Pumpkin Biscotti
  • Sweet Potato Muffins Recipe with Coconut
  • Vegan Oatmeal Cookies with Pumpkin

Whole Wheat Pumpkin Biscotti recipe with Goji berries

What are your favorite fall-themed recipes? I’m excited to start making some hearty soups again soon, too! 

I hope you guys have a cozy weekend – see you back here on Monday!

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- anne
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8 comments
  • Lisa of Lisa's Yarns
    October 2, 2020 · 9:56AM:
    That home gym set-up is awesome! I have some hand weights, too, but not as many options as you guys do. You will get so much use out of that! That's fun that you have fun visitors this weekend. It's nice that Riese is really getting to know her extended family! Yum - all those fall recipes sound good. I'm struggling a bit with my GDM, so there will be no fall treats for me. Since I'm on prednisone, I am especially sensitive to carbs so I have to eat way fewer than recommended, otherwise I get high sugars. But then I have small amount of ketones in my urine (I say all of this because I know you are a dietician so are familiar w/ all of this stuff!). It's frustrating to do all the right things and then still have some not great results. I'm just really really really trying to avoid going on insulin... But I am going to bake cookies with our son this weekend because he LOVES baking. We will make oatmeal peanut butter cookies and I will just have half of one and let the boys eat the rest. Our c-section is just under 9 weeks away so I don't have to deal with this for all that much longer but I'm definitely counting down the days until the baby arrives!
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    • Anne
      October 2, 2020 · 1:03PM:
      Oof, that's so tough! Hang in there... getting close now. <3
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  • Roadrunner October 2, 2020 · 1:27PM:
    Loving the onset of fall, as well. Glad to see the end of the humid summer weather! And, coincidentally, just finished a post-workout bag of Gone Rogue chips, too. Thanks again for the suggestion about them. Envy the weight set!
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    • Anne
      October 5, 2020 · 10:05AM:
      Awesome, so glad you're liking the chips too!
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  • Meg October 2, 2020 · 3:10PM:
    Thanks for the Kingsbridge tip! It's amazing how his objectively super long books just fly by. The Rogue Chips makes me think of the cricket-powder based chips & protein bars I've been seeing around. Have you tried those? I'm super curious.
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    • Anne
      October 5, 2020 · 10:04AM:
      I haven't, but I've seen them and have been part intrigued and part grossed out! haha
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  • MOLLy October 3, 2020 · 12:17PM:
    I read the Kingsbridge series based on your recommendation a while back and LOVED it. I ended up reading his Century Trilogy as well right after and also really enjoyed those!!
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    • Anne
      October 5, 2020 · 10:04AM:
      Ooo I'll have to read those next!
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