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Dad's Ultimate Thai-Style Fried Rice. Full recipe coming soon at Journalloew.com. #friedrice #thailand #thai #rice #chicken #veggies #vegatables #fishsauce #eggs #soysauce #birdseyechilli #thaichili #food #spicy #asian #brocolli #carrots #castiron #dadscooking #onion #peppers #garlic #yum #tasty #foodporn #sriracha #stirfry #chopsticks #healthyfood #sofull

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An example of one of the microworkouts I do on a daily basis. I do this, or some variant thereof around five times daily. I, like many people, have a lot of important responsibilities throughout the day, including, but not limited to, work and family. I cannot guarantee that on any given day I will be able to carve out any single chunk of time in the range of 45-60 minutes to exercise. Nonetheless, my physical health is extremely important to me. I started doing these microworkouts, this one ends up being just over 3.5 minutes, to ensure my muscles stayed stimulated throughout the day, and I believe it to be a reasonable way to not just maintain, but to improve one's health and perspective, both in regards to fitness and time allocation. Let me know what you think, if you try, how does it feel? The key is consistency, doing this one time will be pretty much meaningless. 🦁 #exercise #dailypractice #exercises #daily #practice #workout #micro #microworkout #pushup #pushups #mountainclimbers #crossmountainclimbers #heelstoheaven #leglowers #strong #strength #fitness #fit #intensity #move #movement #motivation #family #worklifebalance #wheel #wheelpose #squat #squatchallenge #supermans #superman #responsibility #responsibilities #stayinshape #body #perserverance #consistency #timeallocation #hipthrust #calisthenics #noequipment #physical #health #healthy #routine #workoutroutine #exerciseroutine #muscle #stimulate #journalleow #feelgood #feelgoodfriday (at Charlotte, North Carolina)

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"Feet replacing shoulders." Kick up push up combo. The kick up action move, so popular in 90s action films, really probably has little to no real combat practically, but it looks cool. So I taught myself how to do it in high school after a martial arts class(not a class offered on highschool, just during that period of my life), since looking cool is the only thing that really matters in high school. . . Learning this involved failing at it many times on a cushy crash mat, and then once on concrete. After failing far more painfully on a hard rough surface, I decided I had the get it right. It wasn't my choice to go mat-less. One of my mentors at the time who was doing serious instruction with a less skilled student took it from me saying "She needs this more than you do". This movement is a fun for demonstrating how a verbal cue can influence performance. "Feet replacing shoulders." @dk_movement let me know what you think of this movement and if the verbal cue resonates with you. #kickup #kickups #martialarts #karate #pushup #pushups #dkmovement #verbalcues #exercise #workout #dailyworkout #feet #shoulders #fun #fitness #mentor #crashmat #feetreplacingshoulders #feellikeakidagain #highschoolcool #action #actionmovies #90saction #cool #lookingcool #falling #fallinghard #cue #fancymoves (at Charlotte, North Carolina)

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Let's try something hard. I cannot fully execute this movement, but I have been working on trying to be present in every movement I attempt and practice. This is a challenge. . . Very quickly I notice different muscles indicate that they are feeling lost in this motion. My first instinct is to simply forfeit the attempt and give up. Instead I thought I'd try to do the hard thing and implore the muscles to continue. By no means do demonstrate this as an example of good form. This is an exercise of taking a small amount of time to trying something difficult and failing pretty well. #split #splithandstand #perserverance #trytryagain #practice #practicemakesperfect #handstand #handstandsplit #hands #pushup #upperbodystrength #upperbody #outside #movement #freshair #noshoes #evening #workout #dailypractice #feellikeakidagain #exercise #fitness #goodhabits #goals

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When cooking, try to incorporate as many colors as possible into your dishes.  This will help to deepen the complexity of flavors as well as lend to layering a variety of micro nutrients into your diet.  This rule of thumb was taught to me by my father when I was just learning to cook, and I my appreciation for it has only grown. Plus there is a chance your purple cabbage will turn your shrimp blue. . .and that's kinda cool. . . --- #food #foodporn #cooking #colorfulfood #peppers #bellpepper #redbellpepper #onion #cabbage #redcabbage #spinach #garlic #eggs #shrimp #blueshrimp #stirfry #friedrice #asianstyle #chilioil #timetoeat #eating #healthyfood #healthydinner #jasminerice #yum #yummy

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Morning green smoothie.  I tend to drink these three to four times a week.  Intended to be a high-fiber and anti-inflammatory infusion.  One large handful each of spinach and arugula. A large piece of ginger and turmeric.  Two bananas.  One tablespoon each of chia seeds and hemp seeds.  One half teaspoon of matcha powder, juice of one lemon, and some ice to keep the blender from heating the mixture too much. #greensmoothie #green #smoothie #breakfast #breakfastsmoothie #arugula #spinach #ginger #turmeric #banana #hempseeds #chiaseeds #chia #matcha #matchapowder #greentea #antiinflammatory #wakeup #smoothiebowl #food #fiber #healthyfood #vegan #lemon #lemonjuice #superfood #rawfood #journal #journalleow

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Yup, those are tomatoes. Three out of six sprouting ain't bad. San Marzano for marinara. Will start some garlic in the fall. #gardening #farming #microfarm #tomatoes #sanmarzano #food #sprout #greenthumb #startsmall #newlife #planterbox #dirt #seeds #gardeningindoors #gardeningideas #farmtotable #healthyfood #yummy

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I think those are baby carrots! As a part of my new ventures this year, which you can watch my #youtube vlog about, I am starting a little backyard #microfarm. @dk_movement gonna make some of that fancy soup you love! #carrots #babyplant #sprouts #purplecarrots #farming #gardening

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Time to start some veggies. #bakercreekheirloomseeds #sanmarzano #purplecarrot planning to start small in my efforts to grow my own produce and work towards #sustainableliving. Along with taking steps to improve my health from a fitness perspective, I am also seeking to consistently use more and more fresh home grown #vegetables - it is also important for me to be a leading example for my growing family.