My name is Celestina! I am a Canadian university student trying to take advantage of every spare moment by doing the things I love. Scroll through to find posts on my running experiences (from training plans to race mentality), healthy recipes and eating advice (that work great on a student budget - both in terms of time and money), academic (mis)adventures, and all sorts of other topics.
I have run 4 half-marathons, 1 full marathon, and am currently training for my 2nd full marathon.
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hi hello i’m still alive read for my summer vibe$ and study/training inspo!!!!
sorry I’ve been MIA my dears, I’ve been travelling, studying, and training hard - but I’ll hopefully be with u guys more now!
I’m 36 days away from my first try at the MCAT and low-key shitting myself lol. so nervous but we’ll see how the practice exams go
I’m 17 days away from my second full marathon and that just has me excited af!!!! i’ve been running great paces and i’m so ready to blow that sub-3:45 goal out of the water
My roommate and I got an apartment for the school year!!!! It’s a little $$$ but a really nice place, so we’re making it work. and sosososo close to campus.
It is just so damn hot outside and all i wanna do is go suntan and swim :(
Getting into the meal planning vibe$ for the school year so I can plan my meals ahead of time and save money. so grateful for my parents’ financial support, but i know they’re struggling, so this is step 1 in making it easier for them
Breakfast for lunch! Always a good thing 😍 Feeling nostalgic for some Romanian food, so I had a couple boiled eggs with a European wiener and horseradish dijon mustard, and a piece of toast with zacuscă (Romanian vegetable spread) 🍳 This morning included an 11 mi (17.7 km) run and a couple practice passages for the MCAT 🏃🏻♀️ Also started a new show: Ozark! Check it out if you love Jason Bateman 📺 #fitfam #breakfastforlunch #marathontraining (at Edmonton, Alberta)
Back in YEG!! My time away from studying was amazing and, not gonna lie, as much as I missed running, I really enjoyed the whole junk food and alcohol splurge 😂 But now we back at it! Easy 8 mi jog today and some quick core training at rhe gym, and I quickly realized that after a week of no running and 2 weeks of no strength training, my cardio is GARBAGE 🙃 But I'm strong and hard-working, so I'll be back at my usual in no time 💪 2 more weeks of serious #marathontraining and then we start the tapers (my least favourite part of training) 🏃🏻♀️ Here is some #fitspo for the week, as well as a cool workout idea that my gym had on their chalkboard (swipe to next photo)! 😊 Chase your goals this week friends! Can't wait to get back into regular posts 💜 #fitfam #postvacationblues (at University of Alberta)
Running in Calgary this week! Sorry for the infrequent posting, it's vacation time for me 😊 Have a wonderful day 💜 #fitfam #runner (at Southeast Calgary, Calgary, Alberta)
Yummy whole grain French toast with peanut butter, fresh fruit salad, and a coffee with ice cream after an 18 mi (29 km) run this morning! 😍 Have an amazing day 😊 #fitfam #marathontraining
Yesterday was a good test of my mental progress and moderation, and I'm proud to say I did great! Woke up extra early to do an 8 mi (12.9 km) tempo to prep my legs for today's 18 mi (29 km) long run. Felt good, and I just love early morning runs 😍 Yesterday my bae also drove up!!! And we went to a great Edmonton restaurant called Sugarbowl, where I had this delicious sangria and fries - and I'm alive, believe it or not! Always remember thar being healthy is about balance, not restriction 💜
ok normally I post all my meals together but this cookie dough oatmeal deserves its own post. I fell in love with this recipe I found here on Tumblr years ago and then lost it, and I’ve LITERALLY been looking for it for the last two years, searching through every oatmeal recipe I could find, looking through my 10,000+ likes on this website to no avail, but finally last night I randomly logged in to my old MyFitnessPal account and I found the recipe saved!!!! so of course the first thing I did this morning was cook up a batch and it’s just as delicious as I remembered. it’s literally the best oatmeal ever so here’s the recipe for anyone else who wants to try!!
1 c almond milk
1/3 c quick oats
1 tbsp almond butter
1 tbsp agave
1 tsp coconut oil
¼ tsp salt
a couple of pieces of dark chocolate chopped up
let the milk come to a boil, throw the oats in and let it cook down for about 8 minutes, and then mix in the almond butter, agave, oil, and salt while it’s still in the pot. transfer to a bowl, mix in the chocolate, and enjoy the best oats you will ever eat
I’m a huge fan of oatmeal. It’s got fibre, goes down easy, and there’s so many things you can do with it. So after years of eating oatmeal, I’ve finally perfected both the cooked and overnight variety! And the wonderful thing about this recipe is that it’s a base: you can make it your own! I typically go with the same flavours (vanilla + peanut butter + mixed berries), but the options are endless, so keep reading for more!
Since this is a base recipe, it can easily be modified to be vegan and gluten-free.
Ingredients (italics are what you modify to make it your own unique flavour!):
Water: 1/3 cup for overnight oats, 2/3 cup boiling for cooked oats
1 tbsp ground or whole chia seeds (I assume ground flaxseed would also work fine, although I have not tried it myself)
1/2 scoop protein powder
1/3 cup quick oats (use gluten-free if needed)
1 tbsp nut butter
1/2 cup fruit
1/2 cup yogurt
Flavour Ideas:
My Tried and True - vanilla protein powder, peanut butter, frozen mixed berries, plain nonfat Greek yogurt
Raspberry Chocolate - chocolate protein powder, chocolate hazelnut butter/nutella, raspberries (fresh or frozen), raspberry or plain yogurt (any kind/milk type)
Peaches & Creme - vanilla protein powder, almond or cashew butter, diced peach, vanilla yogurt (any kind/milk type)
Apple Cinnamon - vanilla or cinnamon crunch protein powder, peanut or almond butter, chopped apple, vanilla or apple cinnamon yogurt (any kind/milk type)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup - chocolate or peanut butter protein powder, chocolate peanut butter, 1 sliced banana, plain yogurt (any kind/milk type) + 1 tbsp cocoa powder and 2 tbsp water if using PB protein powder
Berry Crumble - vanilla protein powder, peanut or almond butter, blueberries, blueberry yogurt (any kind/milk type) + crumbled graham cracker to top right before eating
Overnight Oats Directions:
To a jar or tight-sealing tupperware container, add water, chia seeds, protein powder, nut butter, and yogurt. Seal jar/container and shake so ingredients combine well. If doing Chocolate Peanut Butter flavour, also add the cocoa powder and extra water at this point.
Add oats and seal container and shake again.
Add fruit on top and store in fridge. Best to eat within 3 days, but can last up to a week.
Cooked Oatmeal Directions:
In a bowl, combine oats, chia seeds, and protein powder (if doing chocolate peanut butter flavour, also add the cocoa powder). Add boiling water and stir continuously until a thick oatmeal consistency forms (keep stirring to avoid clumping from chia and protein powder).
Stir in nut butter. Top/stir in fruits as desired.
Today has just been such a wonderful and productive day! Started off my morning with a pre-workout snack (not pictured: 1 dark chocolate awake bite, half a raspberry bagel with cookie butter and jam, a banana, and a jumbo marshmallow with a digestive) and an intense 10x1000 m run! Post-workout breakfast was strong coffee with a scoop of coffee ice cream and vanilla chia overnight oats with berries (first row).
After breakfast, I walked to the field on campus and played some solo field hockey, mostly just taking shots on my own and practicing my dribbling. It’s been a while but I still remember how to play (kind of)! My post-hockey snack was a cookie dough protein bar (second row) and a piece of crystallized ginger covered in homemade coconut oil chocolate (not pictured).
Studied for most of the day after that (boooo). Lunch was coconut curry pasta with bell peppers and curry chicken breast (third row on the left), as well as some roasted zucchini pieces and an apple with cheddar (not pictured). Took a snack break a couple hours later and had two Babybel cheeses and a piece of halva with walnuts (third row on the right).
Also snacked on some sour cherry compote (not pictured), then later in the evening dinner was boiled spicy chicken with peas and corn on a bed of cauli mushroom rice and a pear for dessert (not pictured). Had some fruit snacks later on in the evening (cherries), as well as avocado and vegetable spread toast (not pictured).
Going on a houseboating trip in a couple weeks, so I’m feeling more self-conscious than ever about what I’m eating and how I look, but we’re going strong for now!
HEALTHY weight loss, yoga, exercise, nutrition, fitness…if you post anything related to these, please reblog! i just unfollowed 100+ inactive blogs and could use some more inspiration on my dash :)
Here's a look at lunch! Coconut curry bowtie pasta with bell peppers and grilled curry chicken breast 😍 (Recipe coming soon!) Also had an apple with some cheddar cheese, and now it's back to the books... 🤓 #fitfam #healthylunch
Uni lunch! Super duper simple to whip up! A heap of rice (brown and red in this case), some green beans, chickpeas and avocado!! I’m currently in semester 2, year 2 of a bachelor in nutrition and dietetics! I would LOVE to know if any of you are at uni and what you’re studying, or what you plan on doing if you’re currently at school, just anything! I love knowing what other people find interesting to study and pursue a career out of and why, is that weird? 😂oh well! Let me know!!! Hope you’re all having a fab day x
Mondays are rest days for me, so I enjoyed a warm breakfast of Vanilla Chia Protein Oatmeal with peanut butter, a square of Milka (strawberry yogurt flavour 😍), mixed berries, and plain nonfat Greek yogurt 👅💜 Recipe below! Enjoy the before and after shots 😂 I'm off to do some groceries in a bit, then it's meal prep time, and then some studying for the rest of the day 🤓 What are your Monday plans? ☕️
Ingredients:
-1/3 cup quick oats
-1 tbsp ground chia seeds with probiotics
-1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder (I use whey but any will work)
-1 tbsp peanut butter
-1 square chocolate of choice
-1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt (or your favourite yogurt, dairy-free is fine!)
-1/2 cup frozen or fresh berries
Directions:
1. Mix oats, chia, and protein powder in a bowl. Add 2/3 cup boiling water and stir continuously to avoid chia and protein clumping up.
2. Once consistency is smoother, mix in about half the berries. Top with peanut butter and chocolate, then yogurt and the rest of the berries.
3. Take cute pictures, then mix it all together like an animal and enjoy!
food: breakfast was sweet potato hash with fried eggs (i’m so predictable), lunch was the same Trader Joe’s vegetarian chicken wrap I made yesterday, and before dinner I snacked on some carrots and a few crackers with this garlic dip that was really good but REALLY oily and way high in calories. :/. dinner was a “not dog” (no bun so it was gross but whatever) and some coleslaw (made with Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise) and a tomato salad. afterwards I took everyone out to get ice cream and although I didn’t have any of my own I definitely had more of everyone else’s than I should’ve. I normally wouldn’t be so hard on myself but tomorrow’s my weigh day and after such a good week last week i’m scared tomorrow’s results will be disappointing…. we’ll see
exercise: I FINALLY STARTED LIFTING!!!! my sister took me to the gym and I was doing squats and deadlifts and bench presses I finally felt like a real fitblr :) it wasn’t a very intense workout bc she was just showing me around but I know where everything is and hopefully now I won’t be too intimidated by all the men back there to just go by myself and really get into it. I liked it soooo much better than just doing free weights and body weight exercises BUT i am literally soooooo weak and my form is so bad but I can’t wait to correct myself and get stronger :) I also did HIIT after and was so sweaty but felt really good
weighing in tomorrow and i’m so nervous. I was also supposed to have my cheat day tomorrow and i was looking forward to it all week but my aunt signed me up for an orange theory class so i’m gonna do that instead 😅 wish me luck!!
hope everyone had a great Sunday!
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