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A few months ago, we polled Kitchn staffers to see what they had bought recently on Amazon and what they loved about their purchases. Since then, our editors have been very vocal about their subsequent purchases. And so we decided to make another list for you guys. Here’s what else we’ve been shopping for lately.
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Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. Sometimes the harshest constraints can lead to the best, most beautiful, most creative results.
Such is the case with Saveur magazine, at least in our opinion.
First, the bad news: Saveur suffered some devastating layoffs at the beginning of this year. The staff was essentially gutted, including Adam Sachs, the editor in chief who had served in that role since 2014, the photo editor, and the creative director. Thanks to this latest round of downsizing, Saveur now has just six full-time staffers.
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Making a lasagna from scratch is one of those hallmarks of adulthood that I always feel like I should know how to do, but I’m reluctant to even try it. (Some of the other things in that same category include consistently moisturizing my neck, realizing that I need a retirement plan other than my Princess Diana Beanie Baby, and flossing.)
I just can’t imagine a time when I would either want or need to spend two-plus hours making sauce, layering noodles, and spreading ricotta cheese — partially because I’m lazier than a heavily sedated tree sloth, and partially because restaurants exist.
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Many of us are used to signing up for memberships to our drugstores or grocery stores to get discounts, but did you know that IKEA has a rewards program too? It’s called IKEA Family, and signup is free, with no annual membership.
If you’re a frequent shopper at IKEA — or even an infrequent one, actually — you might want to take advantage of it. Not a member? Here’s what you’re missing out on.
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There are certain dishes that just aren’t worth messing with — and spaghetti aglio e olio is one of them. As with all of the best Italian recipes, this one is greater than the sum of its parts. Take a couple of basic ingredients from the pantry — dry spaghetti, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh garlic, red pepper flakes — and together they become one of the simplest yet most satisfying pasta dishes on the planet.
This is like buttered noodles for adults, with the added benefit of each bite whisking you away to a tiny trattoria in Rome.
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By now we all know that I consider tacos to be a food group. It depends on what you stuff inside, but if you get creative enough, a taco can technically fit into any category on the food pyramid — which apparently doesn’t exist anymore, so there goes everything I ever learned about nutritional balance growing up. Regardless, these stunning salmon tacos are what I’m choosing to put on my plate tonight.
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Most marinades are essentially salad dressings masquerading for a part in the main course. Salad-style marinades thin as they pull moisture from the meat, so when the meat hits the grill, the marinade slips right off. The solution lies in one special ingredient: yogurt!
Yogurt makes boneless, skinless chicken infinitely more tender, and a yogurt marinade is as easy as one-two-three: one cup of yogurt, two citrus fruits, and three garlic cloves.
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Growing up, my siblings and I were thrown into the world of swimming lessons at a young age. Being a family that spent the summer months at the cottage meant that we had to learn to swim — mainly because we spent more time on the water than we did on land. When it comes […]
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Do your ribs protrude out 1-2 inches in front of the rest of your body? Do you experience any type of musculoskeletal pain on a regular basis? If you’re wondering, “what the heck is a rib flare anyway?” then this article is for you. Rib flare is one of the most common dysfunctions I see, yet so few people talk about it.
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“Months.”
“Years.”
“What feels like forever.”
These are the most common responses that I receive when I ask new clients who are seeking fat loss how long they have been working towards that goal.
Countless women have shared with me that they have been working towards fat loss for what feels like an eternity. They haven’t achieved the results that they want which causes them to continue dieting — and usually with sub-part efforts — for many months, or even years. There are at least a couple of problems with this approach.
First, while dieting doesn’t have to be miserable, it is often uncomfortable. Trying to push through discomfort for a few months is tolerable, but in my experience dieting efforts tend to wane significantly in most people after about twelve weeks.
Next, not every season of the year allows for practicing fantastic nutrition choices, which is generally what is required to achieve results in a reasonable time frame. For example, summers might be more social or involve vacations, while winters may include holidays and family gatherings. Because of this, dieting attempts for long periods of time often aren’t successful. The results tend to come very slowly, which works great for some people, but frustrates others and causes them to give up.
If dieting for what feels like forever doesn’t yield the results that we are looking for, what is the answer? Scheduled maintenance phases.
A maintenance phase means maintaining your current weight.
In order to best understand maintenance phases, it’s important to understand energy balance. In the context of this conversation, “energy” means calories.
Energy balance means that you are consuming about as much energy as you are expending. Being in an energy balance means that you are consuming enough energy and expending enough energy to maintain your current weight. Energy balance is where you want to be for your maintenance phase.
Energy deficit (or negative energy balance) means that you are consuming less energy than you are expending. Your energy deficit can come from reducing the amount of energy that you consume, or from increasing your energy expenditure through exercise and movement, or from a combination of the two. Being in an energy deficit regularly over time will result in weight loss.
An energy deficit is required for weight loss.
Energy surplus (or positive energy balance), on the other hand, means that you are consuming more energy than you are expending. Being in an energy surplus regularly over time will result in weight gain.
At some point, you may have heard someone talking about dieting slowing down their metabolism. While down-regulation during dieting certainly happens, something equally important that women often overlook is how nice a dieting break can feel, both physically and mentally.
Dieting requires willpower, effort, planning, preparation, and tolerance for some discomfort. Additionally, dieting can zap our energy, and hinder our ability to train as hard as we’d like. While these things can usually be expected during a dieting phase, they start to take their toll.
In addition to increasing metabolism again, taking a dieting break to focus on maintenance can:
Dieting (i.e., being in an energy deficit) provides best results when fat loss efforts are focused for short periods of time followed by an intentional phase of maintenance, and then repeating that process as needed. This approach allows someone to see results, which can build success momentum and help them continue to put in the work.
We recommend being in an energy deficit for no more than three consecutive months and then taking a break to bring your food intake back to, or close to, your energy balance (maintenance) for one to three months before dieting again. Exactly how long your maintenance phase will last depends on how big of a deficit you were in, and how you’re feeling. A good principle is that the bigger the energy deficit, the longer you’ll want to take to focus on maintenance.
When you are considering when to focus on fat loss, try to select two or three months where you’ll be able to focus on dieting, training, recovery, and sleep in the very best way that you can.
While life will always throw us curve balls, it’s best to plan your fat loss phase during a time in which you don’t foresee any added stress, changes, or commitments that may get in the way of your ability to meet your goal.
Consider scheduling your maintenance phases during busier periods of your life. For example, you may schedule a maintenance phase during back-to-school season if you are an educator, or during tax season if you are a CPA. You may consider scheduling your maintenance phase during the time that you are going on vacation, or over the holidays.
Remember: simply maintaining can be a huge win.
Successfully maintaining will help you with your dieting phase, which will get you closer to your fat loss goal.
If you have been in an energy deficit, increasing food intake for maintenance is as simple as incorporating one to two additional servings of dietary fat per day, as well as one to two additional servings of carbohydrate per day for two to three weeks.
At the end of those two to three weeks, notice how you feel and consider repeating this process by adding another one to two servings of dietary fat per day, as well as one to two servings of carbohydrate per day for another two to three weeks. This guidance is given assuming that you are consuming optimal amounts of protein. If not, you may consider increasing protein intake as well.
Continue to increase your food intake until your weight stabilizes. Once you are no longer losing or gaining weight over the course of two to three weeks, this is your maintenance phase.
Be aware that you may notice that your weight increases by a few pounds when you initially stop dieting and start to consume more food. This is normal and to be expected, so do not panic and decrease your food intake. The maintenance phase is equally as important to your long-term success as the dieting phase is. Stick with your current intake for two to three weeks, and the small influx on the scale should come back down.
Remember that a slightly higher number on the scale doesn’t necessarily indicate that you’re gaining body fat; it’s likely from more food volume, or water weight. If this doesn’t come back down during your maintenance phase, rest assured it will come off as soon as you decrease your food intake again for your next dieting phase.
It’s also important to mention that the more food you can consume during your maintenance phase without fat gain, the better. This will provide a lot more wiggle room during your next dieting phase. That is, you will be eating more food while still in an energy deficit, which can make the dieting process a lot more comfortable, which leads to improved consistency and therefore, better results.
One of the biggest concerns that I hear regarding scheduled maintenance phases is a fear of losing the progress that has been made. Maintenance is simply consuming a bit more food to maintain your current weight; however, choosing to indulge to the point where you are in an energy surplus often enough during an intended maintenance phase will lead to weight gain, so it’s important to find your sweet spot without overdoing it.
Maintenance phases are a wildly untapped tool that so many women could benefit from. Allowing ourselves to take a dieting break can feel so good, especially when it’s timed right with your unique life. Simply maintaining can be a big win, and can set you up to go into your next dieting phase feeling refreshed and motivated again.
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