Hannah Laurel's Adventures

If you feel squeamish by the talk of periods/monthly cycles, avert your attention elsewhere because this is about to get very personal...  The month I turned sixteen I was placed on birth control. It was to help my irregular and painful cycles that I had been struggling with since the summer before seventh grade. At first it was okay. The transition was smooth and I quickly got into the habit of taking my medication every night. But as I got older, I could feel my body wanting to change but my medication had a grip that wouldn't break. It refused to let my body experience the hormone changes that are experienced when teenage girls become young women. I gained weight almost instantly and could never seem to lose it, damaging my self image. My periods were still unpredictable and painful. I tried several different types of birth control and I couldn't seem to find the right one. One kind made me gain ten pounds, another made me bloated all the time, another made me d...

It's about week three now of the Athletic Vegan Experiment and so far so good! I can happily and surprisingly say that I don't crave meat all that much, but I actually crave protein in general. To supplement this I purchased a vegan protein powder and tofu has been on the shopping list every other day. ------------ To be honest, tofu is rather bland. And I only like the firm kind. Or EXTRA firm. With ALL the water squished out. And then cooked in a pan with a couple sprays of avocado oil until every side of the tofu is a nice golden brown. Or burnt, to be honest, cause... why not. The other morning, I was hunting in the fridge for some breakfast. I pulled out a container of brown rice that I meal prepped the other day, cold kidney beans, and leftover tofu, respectively. I kid you not, I through it all in a pan and called it good. AND GOSH DANG IT WAS GOOD. I seasoned the tofu with taco seasoning. Cause tacos are #love. Threw it in a pretty little...