I don’t often feel like I’m getting older, but this weekend…I feel old. My body feels old. After eating heavy Thanksgiving food, then doing over 270 wall balls in one day, then going out for a girls night out, having a couple cocktails and dancing in heels all night long, then starting Monday off with air dyne sprints…I feel really freaking old. I woke up this Tuesday morning and just laid on the couch for 40 minutes, staring out the windows because my body felt too exhausted to function yet. I mean, the clouds are pink outside so it’s pretty wonderful to look at, but still. This body needs a relaxing dip in a hot tub…OH WAIT WE GET OUR HOT TUB THIS WEEKEND!!!! Squeeeeeeelllll!
Feeling like I’m old AF was totally worth it though. My knees may be broken from dancing in heels all night long, but it was the best night out in Colorado that I’ve had in quite some time! I have no idea how I danced in heels all the time in college. I’m not much of a bar girl anymore, I just feel like I can drink cocktails and talk to friends in the comfort of my own home instead of at an annoying bar. But when my friend invited me to a 90’s dance party at a bar that has really tasty cocktails, I couldn’t say no. And it.was.awesome!! If you lived through the 90’s, you probably remember a lot of the music, but I bet you forgot about a lot of it, too. This dance party had every artist from Britney Spears to Alanis Morissette to TLC to boy bands, people who only sing in vowels, and music that you thought was totally punk like Crazy Town. It was so freaking awesome to sing every word from every song. And all I did was jump for 3 hours straight. I won’t be able to do that again for another few months while my knees heal. Cute.
Funny that I’m saying I feel too old because I just talked about feeling too young on my podcast this week. I said that I still feel too young to raise another human and that I’m still questioning even having children. It seemed to be quite the controversial topic because all sorts of people left comments both on the blog and on my social media. It was really interesting to see how many people felt the same way OR had children and still understood why I felt that way. It was just so cool to hear other people’s experiences and the thought process they’ve gone through with having children or not. So thank you to all you awesome people who left a comment on the topic!
But I need your help this coming week with my podcast! I’m doing another random reader questions episode and I’d love to hear from you and any random questions you have! So far I have questions that range from paleo household staples, breast augmentation, microblading, CrossFit, Jackson, and how to stay motivated! So a huge range and I’d love to add more questions to the list! So feel free to leave them below and I’ll add them to the list!
PS – this casserole is stupid easy. And totally delicious. Make it now!!!
BBQ Chicken Casserole
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Ingredients
- 1 medium spaghetti squash (about 21⁄2 pounds)
- 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded (about 4–5 cups)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 red onion (1/8 minced, 1/8 thinly sliced)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 bottle Tessemae’s BBQ Sauce
- 3 large eggs, whisked
- 2 fresno peppers, sliced
- 1/2 cup sliced banana peppers OR pickled jalapeños
- chopped cilantro, to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Place the squash cut side down on a baking sheet and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the skin gives when you press your finger to it. Remove the squash from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
- Grease an 8×8 glass baking dish. Use a fork to remove the spaghetti squash threads then place them in a bowl. Add the chicken, garlic cloves, 1/8 minced onion, garlic powder, salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper and bbq sauce to a bowl and mix well. Then add eggs and mix until combine. Pour mixture into greased dish and smooth our with a spoon.
- Top casserole with 1/8 thinly sliced onion, sliced fresno peppers and banana peppers or pickled jalapeños.
- Place in oven and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the center is cooked through and edges have begun to brown.
- Let set for 10 minutes before slicing. Garnish with cilantro.
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How paleo helps women with pcos. A lot of women are affected by this. It affects insulin, hormones, fertility ect. Staying away from sugars and processed foods help these symptoms, there is no cure for overian cysts unless you remove your overies. Paleo (your blogs/recipes provide a lot of good meal ideas that cater to this.
Hi Julie, Enjoying the website and the podcast. I love all the good info you’re putting out there and especially your candid nature. Don’t ever stop being yourself, it’s what makes you so interesting and easy to relate to. On the topic of being a mom, I completely understand and respect your position. I’m a pretty good judge of character and when/if you’re ready to become a mom, I know your will be a fantastic mom. Being a mom has been the hardest, but the most rewarding and fulfilling experience of my life. It forces you to grow in so many ways. Just a thought, wishing you all the best. Michelle
Hi, Juli! I’ve been reading your blog since I was in high school, and even now that I’m college, I still regularly check your blog. I love, love, love your recipes and your workouts always inspire me to get my butt to the wellness center on campus. 🙂
My question is how do you not get bored? I’ve eaten paleo since I was in high school because of food intolerances, but after eating meat, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds for x number of years, I have to say that I’m beginning to lose motivation to keep eating the same things. How do you mix it up and keep yourself on the paleo path?
Thanks! <3
Hi Juli!
Two random questions I have for the podcasts:
1. Did you ever encounter crossfit plateaus when first starting? I’ve been doing crossfit for about 11 months now and there are times when I feel like I’m crushing it strength wise, and then other days where I feel like people who just started are exceling past me. I know I shouldn’t compare to others… did you ever have plateaus in performance and how did you get past them?
2. Working from home and eating. I work from home full time and have a hard time sticking to my nutrition goals due to boredom or stress eating. Any tips as a fellow work-at-homer?
Thanks!
Hi Juli,
My question is about Crossfit. I just started doing it and LOVE it! I am wondering how many times a week you recommend attending workouts? I’m thinking 3 times a week for myself but wonder if that is really enough to get stronger and to accomplish my goal of one day being able to do a pull up of any kind. I pushed Crossfit off for so many years because I am not strong at all. It is because of you and your awesome posts that I decided to take the plunge. Thank you for all you do!
totally going to make this with left over turkey from Saturdays Friendsgiving!
can’t wait!!
genius!!
What are your thoughts on sugar and the sugar found in fruits and vegetables? If you want to cut out sugar, how can you do it best when these items contain sugar?
I love spaghetti squash casserole so will definitely give this a try soon.
Question about crossfit timed workouts – when you do as many rounds as possible for time how do you pace yourself? Obviously you want to work through the exercises as quickly as possible, but also maintain technique and minimize risk of injury. Interested to know how you handle this as it would be easy to become competitive and start compromising technique. Thx
A few random questions for you:
– If you could only have one piece of kitchen equipment for the rest of your life, what would it be? (Or top 3 if that’s too hard!)
– What are some of your favorite kitchen tips, tricks or hacks? As an example, I’ve shown so many people how to keep guacamole looking fresh while out on a party table. Just keep a pit in the bowl with it!
– What are your favorite unnecessary kitchen gadgets?
I am also excited to hear everything on your list currently. Thanks for being awesome and for putting out such great, FREE content. I really appreciate it!
I too once was quite the wild child back in the day and honestly, a lot of my friends still are. I am starting to get the “oh, she is too healthy to do this with us or go out with us or she won’t want to come because she hardly drinks anymore blah blah blah!” Sure, I might make different health and fitness choices than they do but I am still up for a good time and want to spend time with my friends! Have you experienced this in your health/fit journey? If so, how did you handle it?