what would beyoncé do?
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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Days 14 & 15: Is This Mission Impossible?
Well, I’ve figured out why it’s been so difficult to take off the weight. Over a decade ago, when I was a freewheeling and high-earning New York City girl (with a much higher metabolism) living off of takeout four to five days a week (and leftovers the other two to three), my mother blessed me…
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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Day 13: The Devil Must Be Dairy-Free
I want pizza. I don’t care what kind: New York-style, Chicago-style, flatbread, french bread, personal, pan, I don’t care. I just want pizza. No, let me be absolutely clear: I want pizza that doesn’t taste like cardboard slathered with tomato sauce and topped with school paste. If there is one reason my venture into veganism…
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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Day 10: Have Some Carbs With Your Reduced Carbon Footprint
Fun fact, unbeknownst to me before attempting the 22 Days Nutrition challenge: according to PETA (who would definitely know), most bread is vegan (clearly, I haven’t been making a lot of bread). It was a fact lost on me, since like much of the rest of America, despite my profound love of toast, I’ve developed…
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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Day 9: Where's the Beef? (It's Probably With My Coin)
I’m sure you’re wondering why, nine days into a 22-day series of blogs about attempting veganism (as Beyoncé and her trainer Marco Borges—among many others—have urged us to do), you’re looking at a perfectly seared, medium-rare steak. Did I break from the plan last night in a fit of bloodlust and stuff my face with…
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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Day 8: But Will It Really Tip the Scales?
For everyone who thinks 22 days of veganism will get you bodied like Beyoncé (or think that I think it will), think again—or so says my scale, which this morning registered approximately a pound of weight loss after a week of loosely following the 22 Days Nutrition plan. While those results are far from impressive…
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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Day 7: The Way to a Vegan's Heart Is Through Her Stomach
A wise commenter once said, “Girl, never go on a date hungry. Also, never decline date continuation suggestions after he’s seen your makeup drip and your hair swell up like Donna Summer!” Words to live by, y’all (thanks, @FeministOnFire). And since I’d spent the very first day of my 22 Days challenge looking a hot…
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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Days 4,5 & 6: The Good, the Bad, and Can You Pay My Bills?
There’s a lot to love about eating healthier—but the cost isn’t one of them; a point that has been roundly driven home to me, as I’ve attempted to comply with 22 Days Nutrition, the plant-based eating plan designed by Beyoncé’s trainer and nutritionist, Marco Borges. For those of you who have wondered aloud if I’ve…
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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Day 3: I Really Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
Fun fact: I love toast. In the days that I attempted to lead a low-carb life, toast was what I missed the most—closely followed by grits, and sweet potatoes, and popcorn, and…wait. Maybe I just love vehicles for butter. Yep, that must be it, because while I’m intellectually on board with living a meat- and…
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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Day 2: How to Swallow a Plateful of Opinions
You know the old adage, “opinions are like assholes; everybody has one?” Well, apparently, the same holds true for diet plans—everyone is sure they have the answer and is insistent that theirs is the best one for you. So, after only two days of publicly sharing what could most accurately be described as a dietary…
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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Day 1: Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater?
First date day, and I’ve already cheated—not that I’m a cheater, as I had to assure my date before my first day on Marco Borges’ 22 Days nutritional plan was done, but some experiences are just too delicious to resist. In fact, this cheat felt so organic, I didn’t even notice until after the fact. (Doh!)…