Alright, so the economy continues to screw us over (yay!). But, there are ways we can still eat healthier without breaking the bank. I did a quick google of "the average meal out cost in 2026" for one person and here is what I got: Fast food = $10-$25 Casual/Fine = $25-$50+ A lot of you are on the coasts and I believe you're likely paying more (idk you can tell me below lol). My partner and I consider it a win if we go out to eat and it's under $100 here in kansas city. Anyway, some of that is to also highlight just where we put our investments for our health. Recently, I adjusted my coaching service packages to reflect my goal of making nutrition & fitness more accessible for everyone. There is this group which has a subscription of $30/mo and you have access to my help always, resources, hopping on calls etc. My suggestion is the plan & set a limit on the number of times you eat out. I never suggest to just never eat out lol we are social creatures, but more so to just help plan and stay on track with your goals. For those you may not feel they have the cooking skills, which makes this shit hard too, take a look at this link: Learn To Cook At Home. This website has a plethora of tools/articles at the ready for you as well. My personal favorite, when just talking about good, healthy home-cooked food is: NYT Cooking - Recipes and Cooking Guides From The New York Times. This is LIFE for me. I use NYT cooking multiple times a week. It can help reduce food waste as well by searching the ingredients you have at home and whipping up the recipe. You can also search by the amount of time you want the meal to be complete (20-30 minutes). Their recipes are 🔥, for real. I would recommend this if you're more savvy in the kitchen BUT if you are trying to learn a bit more, search the "easy" recipes and explore those. Happy Saturday!!! ~Coach Em

Macros: 20g Protein, 28g Carbs, 7g Fat (245 Calories) Get your breaky ON 🥓!!!!!

Alright fam, we've got 2 weeks until 2026. I want to know, from EACH of you- what is ONE thing you are leaving behind in 2025 and ONE thing you are taking with you into the new year? The thing I am leaving behind in 2025 is letting my impatience run the show 😂. I think a lot of that is influenced by the culture we live in, but realistically, anything good or worth doing/changing is going to take some time. So, I would like to take with me 'enjoyment of the process/journey' with every part of my life! What about you? -Coach Em

Hi everyone! Since this is the very beginning of our community, I'd like to have a post for all members to write up an introduction so we can all get to know each other better. This is optional and please only share what you are comfortable with! If you want to do this, please comment below and include: - Name & Pronouns - Where you’re joining from (city/state or time zone) - What brought you here - Primary goal (nutrition, fitness, consistency, energy, WL, etc.) - Current movement style (gym, home, none, returning after a break) - One thing you’re excited about Alright, I am Coach Em (she/her) and I run this from Kansas City. I wanted there to be an inclusive community for queers to learn the CORRECT information about nutrition & fitness. Many of you have joined from TikTok, which is sick!. TikTok is great, but time after time I see viral posts with mediocre and/or just blatantly incorrect information that people try to implement. If you follow me, you know my content is more educational based & long. This place will be for even more dense material so you actually learn the "whys" behind things instead of someone saying "do this bicep exercise for blah blah." Lmao, we will learn the why and the how. My primary goal for fitness is steady strength increase & endurance increase. I am healing my calf from a running injury as well. I'd like to cycle a century when the weather is a bit nicer. With that, my current movements are: weight lifting, cycling, & running! One thing I am excited about is just building this community and getting to know each of you!!! Happy Monday!!!