Happy Sunday!
New recipes this week, a tinned fish obsession I keep getting asked about, and another reminder about why strength training is so important.
xx Lolita
Mango Coconut Lime Chia Pudding
This one has been in my fridge every single week for the past month and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Sandwich
This sandwich has no business being as good as it is for the amount of effort it requires.
Spicy Peanut Noodles with Edamame & Shredded Chicken
This is the dinner that gets requested on repeat.
High-Protein Banana Bread Baked Oats
If you’ve ever wanted banana bread for breakfast without actually making banana bread, this is the recipe.
Unlock these recipes + the August Meal Plan
Fishwife Starter Set - Seven tins, seven very different things to try. The starter set covers the full range: Smoked Salmon with Fly By Jing Chili Crisp, Gold Label Smoked Salmon, Sardines with Preserved Lemon, Mussels with Sweet Pepper and Garlic, Albacore Tuna in Spicy Olive Oil, Albacore Tuna with Spanish Lemon, and Smoked Rainbow Trout. Sustainably sourced, hand-packed in Spain, and genuinely good in a way that shelf-stable fish doesn’t always get credit for.
The mussels are the ones that get the most use around here. Pop the tin, boil pasta, toss it all together with the sauce from the can and whatever greens are in the fridge. Two ingredients. Ten minutes. It looks like more effort than it is. The video is here if you want to see how it comes together:
Why Lifting Matters More Than Cardio After 40
Cardio burns calories while you’re doing it. Strength training raises the rate at which you burn calories permanently. That’s the difference, and after 40 it matters more than most of us were ever told.
Declining estrogen accelerates muscle loss. Without resistance training, the body quietly replaces muscle with fat even when the scale doesn’t move. Two to three sessions a week, weights that feel hard by the last few reps, compound movements like squats, rows, and presses. That’s it. That’s enough to change the baseline.
The protein targets in the Thrive Method exist specifically to support this. Eating and lifting work together. One without the other gets you part of the way there.
The Thrive Method app has progressive strength routines built for women over 40, home or gym. The bundle with Thrive 90 is live until September 1.
Have a great week ahead!
xx, Lolita