Comments on: How to Balance a Social Life with A Healthy Lifestyle

By: Tricia

Tricia — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 22:05:26 +0000

Wow , I’ve been looking for relateable advice forEVER! You really hit the nail on the head (guess I’m about a year later to this post, hehe). A lot of health/wellness/fitness blogs focus SO much on the positive and you-can-do-this that it leaves a lot of us hanging and feeling like failures for not always being at 100%, simply because they don’t go into detail about how they overcame or continue to overcome challenging situations on the daily. Very few of us lead lifestyles that solely revolve around activity and fitness, or at the very least have work and social lives filled with people who aren’t on the same path (which is totally ok). Thank you for providing so many great tactics, and for being so human and transparent. It really is all about mentality and approach, and I feel like I’ll have a much easier time adopting those because at the end of the day, we all deal with the same challenges.

By: Dana J

Dana J — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:49:42 +0000

Ali-I just ordered both of your cookbooks and I can’t wait to get started cooking them!

My question for you is that when you were in the process of your weight loss journey did you still drink alcohol? I have always been a yo yo dieter and was in the best shape of my life for my wedding (with the help of being restrictive and having a personal trainer) and then gained around 15 lbs over the next 1.5 years.

I’ve been working more on living a healthy lifestyle and am trying to lose weight but wanted to know if you cut things out at the beginning to make the weight loss progress faster.

Thanks for all you do!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 22:47:12 +0000

I LOVE the Hilary burgers! I buy a bunch when they are on sale and stock up ! I don’t eat it with a bun. Instead, I chop up onions and a clove of garlic (and sometime sprinkle in some coriander and Indian spices )and add this to plain, nonfat yogurt. I top the Hilary burger with this and some low fat feta cheese and slices of avocado. It is soooo delicious!

By: Daniela

Daniela — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 20:53:05 +0000

Yesssss! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences and learnings. I’m recently 30 but live like I’m in my 20s and struggle with balancing my health goals and having a social life in a big city. I have a tendency to equate food/alcohol with my social life and I’ve been trying to change my mindset to enjoy the event more than the food/alcohol. And if I overindulge one day not to beat myself up but focus on the longer journey and get back to my health routine. You combined with my other favorite blogger, teaspoonliving, are helping me make 30 my healthiest year yet!

By: Lilly T

Lilly T — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 20:06:46 +0000

Ali – I’ve been following you since the beginning and have always enjoyed your recipes and posts! I just wanted to let you know that your lifestyle and weight loss blogs have been incredibly inspiring. I found/find myself in the same place you were at a couple of years ago and I am now three weeks into my lifestyle change / weight loss journey. It’s hard not to be obsessed with the scale and when progress is not made in the number it’s easy to get off track. I’m pushing past that this time by tapping into friend support…. And returning to your blog!!!! Just wanted to let you know you’re providing inspiration, motivation, and empowerment…whether you knew it or not. Thanks so much!

By: Ali Maffucci

Ali Maffucci — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 20:03:57 +0000

In reply to Sarah. Thanks, Sarah! Have a great rest of your day :)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 19:48:56 +0000

Ali, you are the best! Love all of your posts – this one is especially good 🙂 balance is key.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:32:41 +0000

I also LOVE this post. One thing I also try to do so I don’t feel like I’m always ordering a grilled chicken salad is to compromise – if I REALLY want the burger, then I get steamed veggies on the side instead of french fries. I also try to avoid the bread/chips basket just because I’m bored. I have definitely started listening to my body more as well – so I ordered something really indulgent the other night because I had been craving a grilled cheese, but then I only ate half of it because I was full and I know that it’s not the last time in my life I’ll ever see a grilled cheese. Love these tips too and I’ll have to try adding grapefruit to vodka soda – it’s definitely getting boring plain. Thanks and Happy International Women’s Day!

By: Ali Maffucci

Ali Maffucci — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:31:52 +0000

In reply to Anonymous.

Yes, of course it’s the girls over at Healthy Glow Collective: http://healthyglow.co/2017/03/03/its-time-to-talk-about-it/

By: Ali Maffucci

Ali Maffucci — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:31:08 +0000

In reply to Catherine De La Paz. Thank you, I'm glad you thought that!

By: Ali Maffucci

Ali Maffucci — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:30:21 +0000

In reply to Kelly. This note made my day, thank you so much for sharing! We're all in this together!!! :*

By: Ali Maffucci

Ali Maffucci — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:29:25 +0000

In reply to Courtney.

Exactly! You should be EXCITED and grateful for all of those events! Just don’t go too overboard and if you do, don’t harp on it – recover. You’ve got this !

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:28:32 +0000

Thanks for this. I did want to reach out, the other day you had a snap with another blog featuring two girls writing about their eating disorders and I remember wanting to read it however I missed the snap or IG story and now its gone. Could you let me know who that was?

Thanks and I love your recipes and blog posts. I have given your books to friends and they love it!

By: Ali Maffucci

Ali Maffucci — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:26:22 +0000

In reply to Kristen. So happy to hear that, Kristen!

By: Catherine De La Paz

Catherine De La Paz — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:19:00 +0000

Ali, I love the candor – you really speak to a lot of people on this post! So honest and realistic with your thoughts and suggestions.

By: Heather Duggin

Heather Duggin — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:04:38 +0000

Love this! All of it! I needed this inspiration today! 🙂