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ladyartemisia28 · 4 years

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Say Amen (Saturday Night)Chapter 4

Pairings: Prinxiety, side Logicality, Platonic Moxiety, Platonic/Family Logince.

Warnings: Cursing?

Words:4179

Summary: Sanders Sides Human College AU

Chapter 4- Nine in the Afternoon

Author’s Note- Very advised to get a hold of the song Welcome to the Black Parade- by My Chemical Romance.

After they finished gathering their things, Roman led Virgil out to the parking lot.

He slowly shuffled his feet as he caught up to Roman who walked up to open the trunk of a very nice red car. The symbol on the front of the car was a large L.

Virgil raised his eyes up from the ground to look at the vehicle with wide eyes.

“This is your car?” he roughly tossed his bag in the back set

“Yeah, I was hoping for a Lamborghini.” Roman joked with a wink as gently placed his bag in the trunk.

Virgil attempted silence small bitter voice in his head.

“When I was 14 and my cousin, Adora, got her Quiñceanera. She chose me to be her chambelán de honor or chosen escort. I was SOOOOOO JEALOUS!” He dramatically flourished with his hands as he grabbed the trunk lid and closed it shut. “So to bribe me my parents told me that they'd get me a car a year early.”

“Sorry but I have to ask, but I...I'm not sure what it is?” Virgil asked

“Oh uh, sorry” Roman apologized with a smile.

Virgil hummed as a response.

“It's the big birthday that Cis Latina girls get when they turn into 'women'. Silly and patriarchal, I know!” Roman added with a open palms gesture when he saw the eyebrow raise that Virgil gave. “But it was so fun, so fancy and beautiful!”

Roman pushed the key fob to unlock the car and they got themselves settled in.

“It's fucked up that other genders don't get anything like that.”

“Yeah I even stole the catalogue that she picked her dress out of. I cut out my favourites and glued my face on them. Put them all up and down my mirror.” Roman said with a proud smile remembering the happy memories.

Images of Roman in slinky cocktail dresses rushed into Virgil's mind. His face dropped to a small frown as he struggled to stop that particular train of thought.

Roman was unsure if he had said something that upset Virgil to make him clam up again.

"Uh you can pick the music if you'd like?” Roman offered as a break in the sudden silence. “CD's are in the middle.”

He waited for Virgil to buckle himself in before he pulled his car out of the parking lot. Virgil went through all the preset radio stations before opening the middle console.

“CD's? I would have thought that you would have your car set up with Spotify or Pandora or something like that?” he said as he opened opened the console and looked through the collection

“Eh, CD's are great. No commercials for long car trips. ”

All of the Cds were for musicals, a few that he had heard of like Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, and Guys and Dolls. And some that Virgil didn't know, Dear Evan Hanson, Six the Musical, and...Legally Blonde? He did not know that that was a musical.

Then he spotted one that Roman had mentioned.

“Um, any suggestions from Heathers? You said that I might like this the 7/11 song?”

“I usually go through the whole thing in order....but I suggest for you, Track number 4.”

“Could I get some context?” Virgil asked as he pressed the button for the track number.

“The uh, 7/11 scene in the movie...But in song.” Roman offered with a bit of a smug smile.

“I probably should have guessed that.” he admitted with a grumble.

Virgil closed his eyes as he listened to the song and imagined the scene in his head.

Just like in the Heathers movie JD was recounting to Veronica how he travelled all over the place because of his father. And because of that he didn't feel like he was able to connect to the people and places. No place felt like home, except for 7/11.

It was always a weird scene in Virgil's opinion. Like JD is just opening up to this person he just met and telling her his very strong feelings about a convenience store and Slushies.

Even though it was strange Virgil had to admit, it was a good song. Parts of the song were a little to close to home, like “When the voice in your head says you're better off dead”.

“So what do you think? ”

“Yeah I get it. Its good.”

“That's all?” Roman asked exasperatedly

“I guess I was expecting something different???”

“Like what?”

“I just thought that JD was going to be a little more intense. Like crazy sounding or something?”

“Ah what YOU are searching for is 'Meant to Be Yours' number 17.”

He pressed the button until he reached the number and sat back in his seat to listen.

“So is that was you were expecting?” Roman asked as they exited the car after arriving at the store.

“Yeah, it was” Virgil smiled “Real Intense.”

The pair stopped after they reached to threshold to get their bearings.

“I get so lost in here.” Roman complained with a slight whine to his voice. “I don't usually do the grocery shopping.

Before Virgil could comment Roman continued.

“Lo likes to go to make sure that the budget is kept tight, but he's been so busy with his job. He just got his a new taker for his math tutoring.”

“So Logan's your brother?” Virgil

“My brother, well Step brother. My Mama married his Papa. When I was old enough to remember that I was getting a new family, but young enough that it's no longer weird.” Roman offered a little bit more information than necessary.

Roman briefly considered mentioning that he was at the party and Virgil had briefly seen him, but he didn't want to bring up the previous night.

At lest he didn't want to bring it up first.

They were getting along so well that he didn't want to make Virgil uncomfortable.

“Really, I grew up with him so he is my brother. Soooooo do you have any siblings?” Roman began to play with the sleeves of his jacket as he attempted a more personal question.

“Uh yeah, a older sister” he muttered.

“And her name is...?”

“Melantha,” he responded with little inflection “she prefers to be called Missy.”

“Melantha?! WOW, huh! Did your parents just grab a baby name book and open a page at random for ALL their kids!” Roman teased with a mocking laugh as they arrived at the Dairy and Juice section.

“Yeah haha, Virgil's got a weird name. I've NEVER heard that before.” Virgil rolled his eyes as his tone changed from frosty to salty. “You know Roman isn't really the most common name either.”

“I am far from COMMON! Besides I wasn't saying your name was BAD! It is 'strange and usual like you'.” Roman winked as he tried to steer their conversation back to more friendly waters.

“Quoting Beetljuice at me? You'll have to do better than that.” Virgil grinned in spite of himself as he grabbed a six pack of orange drink and placed it in the cart.

“Come on you gotta give a guy some credit for remembering what your interests are right?”

“Yeah I guess” he said with a reluctantly happier tone.

“Hey do you see the Almond Milk?” Roman asked after he finished his scan bottles and cartons.

“Uh no, I think that might be over in the Organic or like Vegan section. Why does your brother have you on a specialized diet as well as his, what was it? His extremist water agenda? What does that even mean?” Virgil chuckled as he took the cart from Roman and led him toward the other end of the store.

“It's just what I call his super weird thing about getting enough water everyday. And yeah he does keep our kitchen stocked with a lot of green veggies. Also he checks to sure I kept up a sleep schedule”

Virgil's eyebrows rose in surprise at hearing all things.

“Yikes, he sounds like a bit of a control freak...”

“Yeah he is sometimes. Like I have hide my Butterfinger stash from him.” Roman complained. “He's not as bad I make him sound...NEVER tell him I told you that.”

Roman went over to the shelf and looked over the choices, Soy, Almond, Lactose- Free lined the shelves.

“Oh and to answer why the special milk, I'm THINKING of starting the Paleo diet right now. My brother has no influence on this though, just want to try and see what works. I might try Keto if this one doesn't work for me.

“ah right.” Virgil nodded eyes slightly widened hoping that the look on his face didn't betrayal the fact that he did NOT know what the heck a Paleo or a Keto diet meant.

Virgil felt heard a chime from his pocket so he pulled out his phone.

“Hey I'm going to get this.” he shook his phone up to show Roman before he stepped away from the cold of the meat section.

Roman nodded in return as he turned to look at the selection of skinless chicken.

Virgil got a message from Green_Tea_Gay on his Instagram account, Anxious_On_Main.

'Hey so that “Study Partner” is a hot piece!'

'Remy do you have a point' Virgil replied

'Gurl do you know? have you seen his pics? HOW is he Single!!'

After the three little dots disappeared in their place were several pictures

His face reddened as he looked at the pictures of the previously mentioned selfies. Roman wearing tight jeans in front of a mirror with his backside captured on the camera. Another with him laying on his stomach caught at an angle getting his short clad behind in shot.

He quickly glanced over to Roman, who was still distracted.

He looked back at him phone and quickly texted back.

'Don't send me those!'

'They are posted to the public! I didn't hack his phone'

'I don't care, no more pics of his butt'

'K'

Just about the time he was going to put his phone back into his pocket another chime stopped him.

The next series of pictures were of Roman exercising posing with a dumbbell doing a curl, stretching, and other gym activities,

And the last was Roman in swimwear that exposed more skin than he thought was allowed outside of certain websites.

His body felt instant heat and he looked and took a few calming breaths before returning to message Remy.

'I said no more pics!'

'Sis you told me no pics of his ass'

'DO NOT SEND PICTURES OF ROMAN SANDERSON!'

'Easy there Baby! No need to get your knickers in a twist. I'm just trying to help. Look at what you will be missing if you don't Snatch. That. Up!'

'What the hell Rem! We are NOT getting together! He is not into me.'

'Nah sweetie, you should have been paying more attention. That is totally a smitten kitten'

'You are the worst'

'No I am literally the best and you two are soooo getting together. Don't worry I know I made my point.'

'You asshole'

'Enjoy the pictures ;)'

Roman noticed that after he returned from his handling of his phone business Virgil had gotten quiet again and seemed to shift his gaze away from Roman.

'Did I spent too much time with the chicken?'

They walked down to the breakfast aisle.

As Virgil picked up some a box of Count Chocula cereal Roman slowed the cart to a stop behind him.

“You can only get this one around this time of year” he looked at it with a fondness that made Roman's stomach flip.

“So what are you planning on making?” Roman asked as he leaned his arms on the handle bar of the cart.

“Making? Uh, nothing, just like a bowl of cereal.... like with milk...from a cow” Virgil tilted his head to one side.

Confusion on his face as he held up the box and gave it a shake.

Roman could feel heat creep over his face, he was very caught off guard by the unexpected softness on Virgil's face.

'Shit!...now he thinks I'm an idiot who doesn't know how to eat cereal!'

Virgil turned around and did not see Roman's flushed face as he hide his own.

Basic cereal... I guess I could be making something with it like a cereal bar or something? A cake? Maybe? It isnt very impressive...and it's probably not on the platleo diet or whatever it was...

They stood in awkward silence until Virgil turned back around.

“I guess that cereal isn't something that YOU would be eating.” he looked at the cart. “From what I see here, you eat like you are going to be in the next Avengers movie or something.”

“Thanks, I mean I try.” Roman said with his eyes downwards as his body did an uncharacteristic shy sway.

“Yeah, I gues if you workout half as much as you take all those pictures, you could get away with more than the occasional Butterfinger.” Virgil's eyes widened as he realized what he had said.

'.. shut up! shut up! shut up!'

Roman's head snapped up to look at Virgil.

“You've seen my gyms pictures?” Roman asked in a whisper.

“Ah Yeah that's like all over your Instagram page,” he attempted to sound super casual

He did not sound casual.

Like at all

They felt a charged moment between them and the longer it went on the longer they were unsure of who was going to break the silence.

Roman took it upon himself to interrupt the quiet as he tool the box of chocolate cereal in hand.

“I like the marshmallow bats.” he said with sheepish smile.

When they returned to the car they loaded Roman's groceries into the trunk and Virgil's bags into the back seat. Then they got themselves settled in their seats.

“SO where am I uh dropping you off?” Roman asked as they pulled out of the parking lot.

“I live in the dorms," Virgil asked as he started his usual habit of checking all the radio stations. “You don't?”

He found a song that he seemed to like on one of stations, Roman recognized it as a song by Imagine Dragons.

“I live in a apartment a little bit away from the college, with Logan.”

“Um, I live in the north dorms.” Virgil said as he a small bit of nervousness as took his thumbnail between his teeth. “With Patton, my best friend.”

After that song ended, a G piano note began the next song. Roman vaguely recognized it from somewhere he couldn't place. He figured when it got to the singing part he would be able to identify it.

Virgil tensed out of both excitement and fear.

He was about to embarrassed himself in front of Roman. At lest Roman was driving so he wouldn't be stared at. So he took a breath and let himself focus on the lyrics.

“When I was a young boy, my father took me into the city” Virgil sang out beautifully. “To see a marching band”

Roman's jaw dropped and his breath stilled. He felt like he was going to swoon.

He was so very grateful that they were at a red stoplight.

“He said, son, when you grow up Would you be the saviour of the broken The beaten, and the damned? He said, will you defeat them Your demons and all the non-believers?”

Virgil sang with closed eyes losing himself in the song. While Roman's heart thumped hard in his chest and he felt an assortment of warring emotions.

“The plans that they have made? Because one day I'll leave you A phantom to lead you in the summer To join the black parade”

As the song picked up in tempo Roman realized where he had heard this song before. He remembered that he had a few friends who were into My Chemical Romance, it was 'Welcome to the Black Parade'.

“When I was a young boy My father took me into the city To see a marching band He said, son, when you grow up Will you be the savior of the broken The beaten, and the damned?”

Virgil continued a little more intensely. As the song got more upbeat Roman joined Virgil in singing and continued his drive toward the dorm.

“Sometimes I get the feeling She's watching over me And other times I feel like I should go”

Virgil eyes popped wide open and he smiled.

“And through it all The rise and fall The bodies in the streets And when you're gone, we want you all to know

We'll carry on, we'll carry on And though you're dead and gone, believe me Your memory will carry on We'll carry on And in my heart I can't contain it The anthem won't explain it”

As Roman turned a corner they continued to sing together

“A world that sends you reeling From decimated dreams Your misery and hate will kill us all So paint it black And take it back Let's shout it loud and clear Defiant to the end We hear the call”

Roman followed the music with dramatic hand gestures as he continued driving with his left hand. Even Virgil joined in with less dramatic the hand motions.

“To carry on We'll carry on And though you're dead and gone, believe me Your memory will carry on We'll carry on And though you're broken and defeated Your weary widow marches”

Virgil sang with a full grinning face, his relief at Roman joining him in singing the song had caused him to relax and he was able to sing louder with more feeling.

“On and on, we carry through the fears (Oh, oh, oh) Disappointed faces of your peers (Oh, oh, oh)”

Take a look at me 'Cause I could not care at all”

Roman held onto the note at the end for a bit. Virgil continued on with the lyrics

Do or die, you'll never make me Because the world will never take my heart Go and try, you'll never break me We want it all, we wanna play this part I won't explain or say I'm sorry I'm unashamed, I'm gonna show my scar Give a cheer for all the broken Listen here, because it's who we are I'm just a man, I'm not a hero Just a boy, who had to sing this song I'm just a man, I'm not a hero I don't care

They arrived at the dorms parking lot and Roman parked.

We'll carry on We'll carry on And though you're dead and gone believe me Your memory will carry on You'll carry on

And though you're broken and defeated Your weary widow marches on

Roman contuined his singing the longer held notes as they song concluded.

Do or die, you'll never make me Because the world will never take my heart Go and try, you'll never break me We want it all, we wanna play this part (We'll carry on) Do or die, you'll never make me (We'll carry on) Because the world will never take my heart (We'll carry on) Go and try, you'll never break me (We'll carry) We want it all, we wanna play this part (We'll carry on)

“We'll carry on!”

They both sang as the song ended to the sounds of drums.

At the conclusion of the song both Virgil and Roman were out of breath and grinning.

Roman felt his heart race.

He had thought that he had experienced maximum attraction that morning toward Virgil. But he was very wrong.

'Damnit Virgil why does your voice have to sound like sexy melted chocolate!'

He fought every instinct to just lean over and initiate a vehicular makeout session.

Roman caught a brief glimpse of Virgil's eyes peak out from underneath his bangs and he gave him a very full smile.

Virgil nervously took a glance at Roman from underneath his dark hair.

Roman had the brightest and most authentic smile that Virgil thought he ever saw on his face.

It wasn't like Virgil thought that Roman faked his other smiles, the feelings of joy and friendliness were not false. But it seemed a lot of the other smiles that Roman gave seemed too perfect, Virgil guessed he practised his expressions in front of a mirror.

This smile was of shear amazement, it was pointed in Virgil's direction. Like he could not believe what he heard, it caused Virgil to feel an annoying sensation in his chest.

“I didn't know you could sing” Roman spoke softly breaking the silence.

“Uh sure I guess I can sing a tune here or there.” Virgil shrugged with a dismissive sigh.

“I think its more than that!” Roman attempted to offer him a very sincere compliment.

“Yeah I'm not about to sell out stadiums anytime.” Virgil chuckled at the thought.

'I wish you were in a band. I'd buy all your albums. Be front row in your concerts, I'd....shit I can't tell him any of this!'

“So My Chemical Romance huh?” Roman said with a wide smirk.

“What about it?!”

“They are like the most cliché Emo band ever.” Roman snickered.

“Ah cliche? Really YOU want to go there do you?!” Virgil said

“Whatever do you mean by that?” Roman asked with a raised eyebrow.

“For a theatre kid you would think you'd dress a bit more stylish or something?” Virgil attempted to say with an indifferent air.

“What like take the costume from Hot Mikado out around the quad?”

“Absolute no clue what that is.” Virgil laughed as he exited the vehicle.

“It's....never mind that. I have only dressed subtly to spare those around me. ” Roman responded as he walked to back of the car. “How would anyone be able to concentrate on their schooling if I were to show up in full regalia?!”

“Full Regalia, huh, you sure think highly of yourself don't you? I'm not sure you should be bragging quite so much.”

“Is that a formal challenge?” Roman felt his racing heart in his chest in the midst of their back and forth.

“Not sure how impressive you'll actually be, but I'll keep an open mind, I guess.” Virgil shrugged with a small smirk as he began to take out the bags.

'I'll show him'

Roman noticed a few heavier bags that he could chivalrously offer to help him with.

“I can help you carry some of your groceries to your dorm?”

“Ah you just want an excuse to come to my room.” Virgil teased in a deep low voice as he waited for Roman to banter back.

“YES YOU BET I DO!!!!....play it cool, Roman play it cool!'

“N...no...! I uh... as a gentleman I ... have to help anyone I see that is in need...” Roman sputtered out before he took ahold of small package of bagels “You ...you have... you have to carry..lots there.”

Virgil read his flustering as a rejection of his flirtation.

“No thanks! I got it! ” he quickly and loudly shouted in a panic as he took the bag out of Roman's hands.

Virgil thought that he and Roman had just shared a moment together.

'You just were imaging it! You shouldn't have believed Remy, you complete moron! ' He sling his messenger bag over his shoulder.

Then he draped the loops of the several other bags onto each elbow crook. And then took another bag into his left hand.

As he struggled to stuff the bagel bag into an already full bag, Roman again attempted to offer help.

“It's not a problem!” Roman gestured to the bagels.

“NO! I got it” Virgil just wanted to disappear as quickly as he could. He then placed the plastic of the bag in between his teeth.

“Cee Ou ENESAH.” Virgil shouted through clenched teeth as he retreated.

“Uh yeah.” Roman spoke to an empty damp parking lot. “see you”

Author's Note

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE SO SORRY for the long wait!

The long pause was due to new job and lack of constant access to a working computer.

I think I will still have a job later after the situation clears, but I am unsure....

ANYWAYS!

What do people think of me backtracking and converting all of the mentions of DEE to JAE? It won't be too much trouble as he has not even appeared yet.

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lowkarbbros · 2 years

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winbratech · 4 years

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New Post has been published on https://winningbrain.com.ng/ive-lost-11-kilos-since-the-pandemic-began-it-wasnt-easy-but-heres-how-i-did-it/

I’ve lost 11 kilos since the pandemic began. It wasn’t easy, but here’s how I did it

Did she work out? Did she get on a diet? Did she have to starve? Can I eat those sugar-free ice creams? How do people even do this?

My mind has been flooded with these questions ever since I was made to believe that my body type by biological definition was referred to as “obese” and by social definition, “unconventional”. Tired of being identified by my body mass and size, I would always try to know the inspiring stories of people shredding a tremendous amount of weight and looking Vogue-ready. I always wondered how determined one had to be able to pull off such a drastic change.

Well, be it determination or motivation, I didn’t have either of them. I loved playing in the park and watching teen shows during study breaks when I was younger.

But what I loved more than anything else was the street food of my town—and I was never willing to give it up, just to torture my body into becoming thin.

And so every time my mother forced me into working out or healthy eating, I would start acting out.

It’s not like the stares and comments that came my way every day didn’t bother me—I have lost count of the number of nights I have cried myself to sleep just because some random person laughed at me. But practice maketh perfect, and I, over the years, had mastered the art of not taking myself too seriously and being able to make fun of myself. Because, it is easier to say mean things about yourself and laugh it off rather than have a third person say it to you.

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My obesity had a sinister lifestyle disease behind it As much as I liked to blame my genetics for it, I was diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) in my early teens. It’s a hormonal condition in women of reproductive age, characterised by infrequent or prolonged menstrual periods or excess androgen levels. It is due to these hormonal imbalances that the body goes through a lot of unexplained changes like facial hair growth, acne, and massive weight gain.

PCOS and weight gain have a tumultuous relationship and I was caught in between them. Image courtesy: Shutterstock

Dieticians asked me to get my PCOS corrected as that would make me shed weight, while gynaecologists told me that the ideal way of treating PCOS was by losing weight. Basically, I had another excuse for my obesity and I was satisfied with it.

Then the real health challenges began I was lethargic, too heavy for my legs to carry, and avoided social gatherings actively. But even then it wasn’t as alarming because thanks to an entire childhood of forced yoga that I was flexible and disease-free at any point of time. The real concern rose when an accident and our negligence over it, wrecked my lower back and I had to undergo a lumbar surgery. My dented back was struggling to support the weight of my body. It was high time I lost weight, and so I made multiple failed attempts at it. The lack of visible results would demotivate me and I would give up, be it gymming, aerobics classes or a keto diet.

What changed? Anyone who knows me can vouch for the fact that I am a professional procrastinator and have a masters in denial. I sailed through my high school and three years of college either by blaming my health conditions or my living conditions and sometimes by paying gyms and never showing up. I hate to admit it but… I was a lazy ass!

But something changed during this lockdown. I got stuck with two fitness enthusiasts, for three good months, with no escape. All they could do was talk about working out, making their own workout regimes, doing exercise challenges on Instagram, and eating the perfect diet. One of them is my sister who has an exemplary weight loss transformation story herself and the other was a crazy fitness influencer friend of hers.

PCOS, lumbar surgery, and excessive weight… together they forced me to rethink my lifestyle.

A lot of hesitation and resistance later, they got to me! I started with Yoga and took my time to rebuild my flexibility and give my body enough time to get used to extensive physical activity. Within 10 days, I hit the target of doing 108 rounds of surya namaskar in an hour. The trick was to pace it right and keep the numbers increasing as soon as I found my body getting comfortable with a lower number of rounds.

The real training began mid-May with HIIT (high-intensity interval training), focusing on different parts every day from core and legs to arms and back, spread throughout the week. When I started off, I couldn’t even do three squats in one go, but I was getting better at it every day. Over the next 10 to 12 days, I realised I had not only lost 2 kilos but more importantly—I felt active, free and accomplished. I was capable of doing more number of things than the day before.

There were still days when I had to be dragged out of bed, but once I started I didn’t feel like stopping unless my body begged for it.

This was the first time I was witnessing tangible results and that is the best motivation one can have. Thanks to being in a lockdown, I could give all my attention to this newly found muse. My body was now perpetually sore and I was loving it. By now I had lost five kilos and the pace of weight loss was starting to stagnate.

The next step… I needed a second breakthrough and I had this team of the three of us behind this mission. I said my goodbyes to carbs and sugar and shifted to a low-calorie diet. My workouts now included weight training, which was again like starting from scratch. While it was tougher and my body was more sore than before, I had started to show results again. And by the time I had finished around a month of bodyweight training and healthy eating, I was down by an additional six kilos. My productivity had shot up and the happy hormones seem to be doing their magic.

I didn’t just lose 11 kilos, I gained a brand new outlook towards life.

These three months have made me realise that the diet is quintessential in a weight loss regime and is the first step towards it. Having said that, clearly, there is no substitute for a good and diligently done workout regime either. While I looked for inspiration all over the place, I could finally pull it off only once I saw the results for the first time.

Having said goodbye to 11 kilos, a lot of things have changed including my energy levels throughout the day and my emotional health. It is important to understand why you want to lose weight. Is it because others ask you to? Is it because it is the only way to attain social standards of beauty? Or is it for a fitter body and mind? The secret of staying motivated is to have a strong and meaningful purpose behind it.

So, make your wellbeing, your health and happiness your motivation and you will never skip a day of workout or cheat on your diet. And remember that fitness is a lifestyle, you can never be too fit and there’s always more to look forward to, we are all works in progress. I know, I am not stopping here and I hope you don’t too.

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Cheesy Keto Meatball Casserole

This Cheesy Keto Meatball Casserole is delicious and super filling with homemade meatballs topped with creamy ricotta cheese, mozzarella and parmesan for the perfect low carb meal your whole family will enjoy!

Do any of you have that go-to family meal you literally never get sick of even though you make it every. single. week?? Yup this CHEESY keto meatball casserole is definitely one of mine! Not only is it incredibly delicious, but this makes great leftovers which is always super helpful during a busy week. I mean how can you go wrong with homemade meatballs topped with your favorite marinara, creamy ricotta cheese, mozzarella and, of course, fresh basil!

So my hubby and I started our keto journey together soon after the holidays (although my husband has been doing it since September and has already lost 50 pounds!), but we’ve been having so much fun experimenting with new recipes every week and THIS meatball casserole has legit become a weekly staple! It’s super easy to throw together and the best part is I don’t miss pasta because I’m getting my much-needed Italian food fix! I always serve this with a big salad or over zucchini noodles and we are completely full and satisfied!

INGREDIENTS YOU’LL NEED:

Protein for the meatballs – for this you could use a combination of ground beef + ground pork, ground turkey or just ground beef

Egg – to bind the meatballs together (no breadcrumbs needed!)

Spices – I use a combination of garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning along with salt and pepper

CHEESE! – I use 3 kinds of cheeses in this recipe (because CHEESE), shredded mozzarella, grated parmesan and creamy ricotta cheese

Marinara sauce – I prefer Rao’s because it is low in sugar and tastes delicious, but feel free to use whatever you like best! I also love THIS easy recipe if you want to make your own!

Fresh herbs – I love adding fresh parsley in my meatball mixture and topping the whole dish off with some freshly chopped basil

HOW TO MAKE A MEATBALL CASSEROLE:

Make the meatballs. This you can easily do ahead of time! You’ll need to bake the meatballs separately first before assembling the casserole, and you can either bake them right in the casserole dish (making sure to drain all the excess grease after) OR you can bake them on a cookie sheet

Assemble the casserole. Once your meatballs are cooked, place them in a casserole dish and top with marinara, add scoops of ricotta cheese all throughout and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese

Bake! Place in the oven at 400 degrees F for about 20 to 25 minutes, until cheese is deliciously gooey and bubbly!

Serve. Top with fresh basil and serve with a salad or over zucchini noodles!

So easy right?! This recipe makes about 15 to 16 large meatballs (I use a large cookie scoop so that they are all even in size), but if you wanted to make them smaller you could get about 24 meatballs. It’s up to you and they will still taste great either way! I would just decrease your cooking time by about 5 minutes or so if you choose to make smaller meatballs.

This meatball recipe is my absolute GO-TO and there are no breadcrumbs added which is great because who doesn’t love avoiding those extra carbs?? You could also cook these meatballs right in your Instant Pot too, which I have been loving using lately! It saves so much time with easy clean-up and everything just tastes so dang good. Let me know in the comments section if you’d like to see more Instant Pot recipes on the blog!

Oh and like I said before, this casserole can easily be prepped the night before so you can just pop it in the oven whenever you’re ready to eat! This recipe is also a great freezer meal and can be stored in your freezer for up to 3 months before baking. Simply thaw it out in your fridge overnight before baking the next day and you’re good to go!

Now how good does that look?? If you like this recipe, then you will love these other favorite dishes of mine!

Enchilada Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Cheesy Caprese Chicken & Quinoa Casserole

Veggie & Cheese Stuffed Shells

Baked Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Please let me know if you’d like me to share more of our keto journey on Instagram as well as more recipes like this on the blog. I really try to share a wide variety of meals for ALL diets on this site, but in our daily lives we’ve been having fun experimenting with different low carb recipes, keto baking and trying out new brands of food

Hope you all enjoy this CHEESY keto meatball casserole as much as we did and if you do decide to make this or any other Eat Yourself Skinny recipe, please make sure to tag me on Instagram so I can see all the yummy things you’re eating!

Cheesy Keto Meatball Casserole

Serves: 6 Servings

Ingredients

For the meatballs:

2 lb ground beef

½ cup grated parmesan cheese

¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 egg

¼ cup grated onion

3 garlic cloves, minced

3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

½ tsp onion powder

½ tsp garlic powder

½ tsp Italian seasoning

Salt and pepper, to taste

For the casserole:

1 (24 oz) jar favorite marinara sauce (I prefer Rao's)

½ cup ricotta cheese

½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

2 to 3 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

To make the meatballs: In a large bowl combine ground beef, cheeses, egg, onion, garlic, parsley and seasonings, mixing well. Use a cookie scoop to form the meatballs so they are all the same size, rolling them around in your hands, and arrange on a baking dish or cookie sheet. You should get about 15 to 16 large meatballs.

Bake meatballs for 20 to 25 minutes, or until fully cooked. Remove meatballs, draining any excess grease, and arrange cooked meatballs in a baking dish.

Pour marinara sauce evenly over the meatballs and spoon ricotta cheese on top. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake in the oven for about 15 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Remove from oven and top with fresh basil. Serve and enjoy!

Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 3 meatballs + sauce/cheese • Calories: 506 • Fat: 29.2 g • Saturated Fat: 11.9 g • Carbs: 7.2 g • Fiber: 1 g • Protein: 50.7 g • Sugar: 4.3 g

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Low-Carb No-Noodle Lasagna with Sausage and Basil

posted by Kalyn Denny on April 1, 2019

Low-Carb No-Noodle Lasagna with Sausage and Basil was inspired by a series of grocery store finds and this lasagna was so tasty! Use Casserole Recipes to find more low-carb casseroles like this one!

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It’s no secret that I love Low-Carb Casseroles because of the way they create leftovers for the freezer, and other people must like that too because casseroles are some of the most popular recipes on this site! But usually I wouldn’t share a new casserole recipe like this Low-Carb No-Noodle Lasagna with Sausage and Basil at this time of year, just when the weather is starting to heat up.

It was three fun grocery store finds in a row that inspired me to create this recipe, and after we worked on it a few times to get it right the final version was so tasty I just couldn’t convince myself to wait until fall to share the recipe! In fact, yesterday I pulled a container of this low-carb lasagna out of the freezer and heated it up for an amazing dinner. So please make this NOW before it gets too hot to turn on the oven and I promise you’ll be glad you tried it!

The Folios Parmesan Cheese Wraps I found at Costco were the first thing that inspired this lasagna. Normally I’m not inclined to create a recipe using a product that some people might not be able to find, but when I shared about Folios on Instagram I was so intrigued by the comments and how many people liked them. Folios are firm wraps made of cheese, about the thickness of a tortilla and they’re gluten-free and have only one carb each.

When the idea of making no-noodle lasagna and using these parmesan wraps as the “noodles” popped into my mind, I might not have done it right away except the very next time I went to the grocery store I found Rao’s Tomato Basil Sauce (affiliate link) that had half the carbs as the low-sugar sauce I’d been using. And then on that same shopping trip I discovered the store had fresh basil plants! I love fresh basil and it added so much flavor to the sauce for this low-carb lasagna!

But if you can’t find Folios Parmesan Cheese Wraps or Rao’s Sauce or don’t have fresh basil, please don’t let that stop you from making this tasty lasagna! Use a firm sliced cheese like Provolone to replace the Folios; it will probably melt a bit more but it’s still going to be delicious. Pick the lowest-carb sauce you can find if your store doesn’t carry Raos. And you can use dried basil or chopped basil in a tube for the sauce if you don’t have or don’t want to buy fresh basil. (I don’t accept money to promote products, and none of the companies mentioned in this post have any idea that I’m featuring them.)

(This is just a summary of the steps shown in the photos. Scroll down to the complete recipe for full instructions.) Preheat oven and spray casserole dish with non-stick spray. Heat oil in a large deep frying pan and saute chopped onion; then push onion over to the side and cook the ground beef and Italian sausage in the same pan.

Add the Rao’s sauce to the meat mixture and simmer until the sauce is thick. While the sauce simmers, chop basil (or use Herb Scissors like I did if you have them!)

Stir the chopped basil into the sauce. Mix the cottage cheese or ricotta, beaten eggs, 1/2 cup Parmesan, garlic powder, and dried herbs. (We tested the recipe with both cottage cheese and ricotta and we preferred the cottage cheese, but take your choice on that!)

I used a wonderful Le Creuset baking dish that I bought at Williams Sonoma with a generous gift certificate I got from my brother Dave and his wife Amy, thanks guys! Cut the Folios in half and cover the bottom of the dish. (I only needed two Folios per layer for my size dish, if your dish is a bit wider or longer you might need three.) Spread half the meat sauce over the Folios.

Then make a layer with half the cottage cheese mixture, followed by half the Mozzarella.

Make another layer each of Folios, meat sauce, cottage cheese mixture, and Mozzarella. Sprinkle the grated Parmesan over the top. Bake Low-Carb No-Noodle Lasagna with Sausage and Basil for 40-45 minutes. (We cooked the lasagna in the photo 45 minutes but I’d start to check after 35 or 40 minutes.)

Serve hot and enjoy! This freezes well and reheats beautifully in the microwave or in the oven.

Make it a Meal:

I’d serve Low-Carb No-Noodle Lasagna with Sausage and Basil with a salad like Low-Carb Caesar Salad or Kalyn’s Favorite Baby Arugula Salad for a low-carb meal!

More Low-Carb Lasagna to Love:

Grilled Zucchini Low-Carb Lasagna with Italian Sauce, Tomato, and Basil Sauce ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen Keto Chicken Lasagna Cups ~ A Spicy Perspective Low-Carb Sausage and Kale Mock Lasagna Casserole ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen Low-Carb Lasagna Stuffed Peppers ~ Recipe Girl Low-Carb Mock Lasagna Spaghetti Squash Casserole ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen Low-Carb Pesto Zucchini Lasagna Rolls ~ All Day I Dream About Food Low-Carb Sausage and Roasted Peppers Mock Lasagna Casserole ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen

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This recipe has been added to a category called Weekend Food Prep to help you find recipes you can prep or cook on the weekend and eat during the week!

Low-Carb No-Noodle Lasagna with Sausage and Basil

Yield: 8 servings

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Low-Carb No-Noodle Lasagna with Sausage and Basil was inspired by three fun things I found at the grocery store, and this lasagna was so tasty!

Ingredients:

1 T olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped small

1 lb. lean ground beef

1 pkg. (19.5 oz.) Hot Turkey Italian Sausage, use pork Italian Sausage if you prefer (see notes)

1 jar (24 oz.) low-sugar pasta sauce (see notes)

1/2 cup chopped fresh basil (or use a few teaspoons of dried basil or a few tablespoons of basil from a tube if you don’t have fresh basil.)

2 cups cottage cheese or Ricotta cheese

4 eggs, beaten well

1/2 cup coarsely grated Parmesan cheese (probably optional, but good)

1 tsp. Italian herb blend

1 tsp. garlic powder

4 Folios Parmesan Cheese Wraps (Use firm sliced white cheese like Provolone if you don’t have Folios. You may need a total of 6 Folios to cover the dish if you use a larger, less deep dish than we had.)

2 cups grated Mozzarella cheese

additional 1/3 cup coarsely grated Parmesan cheese to sprinkle over the top (probably optional, but good)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375F/190C and spray a deep rectangular casserole dish with non-stick spray. (See notes about the dish I used.)

Heat olive oil in a large deep frying pan over medium-high heat and saute chopped onion just until it’s starting to brown, then push onion over to the side of the pan and crumble in the ground beef and Italian sausage, squeezing the sausage out of the casings. Cook the ground beef and Italian sausage, breaking apart with the turner until it’s nicely browned and all the released liquid has evaporated.

Add the Rao’s sauce to the meat mixture (rinse out the jar with a little water if you’d like) and simmer on low until the sauce is thick, about 10 minutes.

While the sauce simmers, chop basil (or use Herb Scissors like I did if you have them!)

Stir the chopped basil into the sauce and turn off the heat.

Mix the cottage cheese or ricotta, beaten eggs, 1/2 cup Parmesan if using, garlic powder, and dried herbs.

Cut the Folios in half and cover the bottom of the dish, putting the straight edge along the edge of the dish. (I only needed two Folios per layer for my size dish but bigger casserole dishes might need three.)

Spread half the meat sauce over the Folios.

Then make a layer with half the cottage cheese mixture, followed by half the Mozzarella.

Make another layer each of Folios, meat sauce, cottage cheese mixture, and Mozzarella. Sprinkle the grated Parmesan over the top if using.

Bake Low-Carb No-Noodle Lasagna with Sausage and Basil for 40-45 minutes. (We cooked the lasagna in the photo 45 minutes but I’d start to check after 35 or 40 minutes.)

Serve hot. Leftovers can be frozen and reheated later.

Notes:

I used an amazing Le Creuset baking dish that was 7.5″ x 11.5″ x 3 inches deep; try to use a deep dish if you can but anything close to that size will work.

I used my favorite hot turkey Italian sausage for this recipe, but pork sausage would also be good!

I was excited to find Rao’s Tomato Basil Sauce (affiliate link) at my grocery store; this sauce has only about 20 carbs in a whole jar.

This recipe inspired by Folios Parmesan Cheese Wraps that I found at Costco and I experimented with Jake and Kara until we thought it was a keeper!

Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions: Low-Carb No-Noodle Lasagna with Sausage and Basil is a great dish for low-carb and low-glycemic diet plans, and for any phase of the South Beach Diet. South Beach would recommend lean ground beef, low-fat turkey sausage, low-fat cottage cheese, and reduced fat cheese for this recipe.

Find More Recipes Like This One: Use the Recipes by Diet Type photo index pages to find more recipes suitable for a specific eating plan. You might also like to Follow Kalyn’s Kitchen on Pinterest to see all the good recipes I’m sharing there.

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The Nourished Festival Atlanta 2019: What To Expect and Details

Hey guys! Today, I’m announcing that I was asked to be an Atlanta blogger for the Nourished Festival! I’M SO EXCITED AHHH! Did I already say that I’m really excited?! Now you’re probably thinking, “Oh Valencia, what is the Nourished Festival? I’m not familiar with it.” Well, the Gluten Free Allergen Friendly Expos are now called Nourished Festivals. It’s going to take some getting used to, I know!

If you’re not familiar with either of the two names I just said and you’re still lost in the sauce, let me tell ya some more information! Haha! The Nourished Festivals - The Gluten Free, Allergy, and Special Diet Festival, previously known as the Gluten Free and Allergen Friendly Expos, are the largest and fastest growing special diet consumer events in the US. These events started in 2007 (as the Gluten Free and Allergen Free Expo). They are professionally managed and have expanded to eight ten different cities throughout the US of A.

The Nourished Festivals welcomes needs of not only the Celiac and gluten-free community, but also those with gluten sensitivities, auto-immune/inflammatory diseases, and autism. There will be a number of exhibitors at the event such as Hello Fresh, Enjoy Life, Maggiano’s Little Italy, Bob’s Red Mill, Blue Diamond Nut Thins, one of my favorite brands, Path of Life (I’ve talked about them and have worked with them a few times on the blog), and many more to be able to sample products from! There will also be classes taught by chefs, doctors, public figures, etc., ranging from topics such as The Keto Metabolic Makeover class taught by Dr. David Jockers, Roadmap to Healing Autoimmune taught by Dr. Peter Kan, New Flavors! New Ideas! for Plant-Based Gluten Free, Vegan Baking taught by Chef Einat Mazor, and more!

With the transition from the Gluten Free and Allergen Friendly Expos to the Nourished Festivals, there has been a rebrandation (yes that’s gonna be a word today) and they added some new zones to the event. In addition to their Gluten-Free and Nut-free sections, they are adding Paleo, Keto, and Plant-Based zones! YAY! My heart is SO full and SO happy that there will be even MORE options available for those with dietary restrictions as you all know that I’m a pescatarian with dairy allergies and I’m allergic to specific nuts!

Now let’s get to the event details! The Nourished Festival taking place in Atlanta, GA is happening on March 30 and March 31st, which is a Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 3:00 pm on both days. The venue for the Festival is the famous Cobb Galleria Centre. It’s going to be in Exhibit Hall D. The venue address is Two Galleria Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339.

The Nourished Festival is a great atmosphere to not only get a reusable tote filled with a bunch of goodies upon entrance (which is amazeballs), attend classes, and try new products, but it’s such a great event to meet other people and bloggers like myself who understand where you are coming from and live a life filled with dietary restrictions! They’ll understand your need to carry emergency Bendadryl and an EpiPen. They’ll understand why you can’t just pick off the cheese off your pizza if you have dairy allergies. They’ll just GET IT! This event is filled with such a community of accepting and welcoming people. I highly encourage you going!

If you’re interested in purchasing tickets, click here and....drum roll please....I have promo codes for my Life of a Vegaholic readers! GOOD NEWS RIGHT?! You guys are SO awesome and I wanted to help you guys out a bit because I REALLY want you guys to be able to come out to the Nourished Festival (I gotta get used to saying that lol). If you use promo code EARLYBIRD through 2/28 for 30% off.

After 2/28 up until 3/29, you can use promo code ADVANCE for 20% off.

This event is definitely the place to be at if you have any sort of dietary restrictions especially with the new zones they’ve introduced to the event!

I’m so excited about going to the Nourished Festival in Atlanta as an Atlanta blogger! Thank you to the Nourished Festival and the Gluten Free Mag for inviting me! I’ve been a blogger for the Gluten Free and Allergen Friendly Expo since 2014 and every year I’ve had so much fun and have gotten the chance to come across some new brands and reconnect with some of my favorite brands! I’m looking forward to seeing how the rebranding of these events works out and I’ll definitely post my usual roundup posts of my favorites and my experience at the event, so make sure you’re subscribed to the blog if you haven’t done that already.

You guys have to come on out to the Nourished Festival! If you see me at the festival, don’t be shy! Like come up to me and say hi! I love being able to talk with you guys and meet you guys! My Vegaholics inspire me so much and I really appreciate you all’s support for me and my little space on the interwebs! I will posting about the Nourished Festival on my Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages, so be sure to follow me on all of those sites. My handle is @CallMeValBarnes for everything :) Hope to see some of you all at the Nourished Festival and I’ll talk to you all in my next post. Bye guys :)

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The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 2/23 – 3/01

Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup and Cool New Discoveries!

Ben Greenfield’s discoveries from the latest news from the fronts of fitness, nutrition, health, wellness, biohacking and anti-aging research. I also recap my upcoming events and special announcements so you can keep up with giveaways, discounts and more!

New Discoveries Of The Week: Cool New Things I’m Trying, Books I’m Reading, And More!

– How To Use Peptides Without Needles Or Injections

In my podcast last week with Jay Campbell I mentioned an oral peptide for healing the gut and enhancing muscular recovery that requires no needles or injections. Since writing the article “How To Use BPC-157: A Complete Dummies Guide To Healing The Body Like Wolverine”, I’ve discovered a well-absorbed oral version of peptide BPC-157 made by Dr. Seeds. It seems to work quite well, especially for the gut healing component of BPC-157 use. You can get it here and use code BEN for 15% off.

– A New Biohack For Your Walks & Runs

Ever heard of Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)? It’s used in medical heart therapy to stimulate the openings or formation of collateral blood vessels (small branches of blood vessels) to create a natural bypass around narrowed or blocked arteries. Basically, it builds new capillaries to the heart. But a home EECP unit costs north of fifteen thousand dollars! I’ve just discovered a simple strap you can wear while walking or running that does the same thing (stimulates growth of new capillaries to your heart), but for healthy, exercising people – at a fraction of the price.

Here’s how it works: during exercise, skeletal muscles throughout your body drive large amounts of blood from your extremities back to your heart. When the timing of the heart and muscles is synchronized, our bodies are more efficient, making exercise easier and allowing you to walk or run faster and farther with less effort. This new device called the “Counterpace” is a training app and sensor that improves your running by synchronizing your step and heart cycle timing. Pushing off the ground at the beginning of your heart’s relaxation phase optimizes your circulation, which leads to improvements in performance.

I’ve been toying around with this device during my afternoon walks and during several treadmill-based runs and I really, really like it – it seems to be making me more efficient at walking and running by the day. Thanks to Dr. Mercola for making me aware of this game-changing device. To get one, you can click here and use code code BEN for 10% off.

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Cooked up some @butcherbox pork loin recently for Apple-Onion Braised Pork. Used recipe link in bio, and modified to instead use @redmondrealsalt garlic salt, curry and black pepper, and @kettleandfire organic chicken broth. Turned out very tender and flavorful. INSTRUCTIONS (recipe via @tasteslovely – link in bio) Preheat your oven to 425º with the oven rack in the middle. Preheat your cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Pat the #porkloin dry, and season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the cast iron skillet, and sear the pork loin until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Flip and sear all sides. Transfer the pork loin to a plate (it will finish cooking in the oven). Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the cast iron skillet. Add the apples, onions, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Sautee, stirring frequently, until the apples and onions begin to soften and get some brown spots, about 5 minutes. Add the #porkloin back on top of the apples and onions. Add the chicken stock, apple juice and apple cider vinegar. Transfer the #castiron skillet to the oven and braise until the pork loin reaches an internal temperature of 145º, about 10-15 minutes. Remove from the oven. Allow the pork loin to rest for 5 minutes, then slice and serve with the apples, onions and braising liquid. Links in bio! #foodporn #healthyrecipes #whole30 #castironskillet #castironcooking #castironrecipes #recipes

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