High-Protein • Comfort Food • Busy-Mom Friendly If you need a meal that feels like a warm hug and supports your fitness goals—this is it. This Instant Pot Chicken Tinola is light, nourishing, and packed with protein. Ginger-forward broth, juicy chicken thighs, tender chayote, and fresh spinach make this a go-to for recovery days, cold nights, or easy meal prep. 🛒 Ingredients (4 servings) • 1.5 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into large chunks • 1 tbsp olive oil • 1 small yellow onion, sliced • 5 cloves garlic, smashed • 2 tbsp fresh ginger, julienned • 5 cups low-sodium chicken broth • 2 tbsp fish sauce (patis) • 1 medium chayote, peeled and sliced • 2 cups fresh spinach • Black pepper, to taste • Optional: squeeze of lemon or calamansi ⚡ Easy Instant Pot Instructions 1. Sauté Turn Instant Pot to sauté mode. Add olive oil and cook onion until soft (2–3 minutes). Add garlic and ginger; stir until fragrant. 2. Add chicken Add chicken thighs and lightly brown for 2–3 minutes. 3. Build the broth Pour in chicken broth and fish sauce. Season with black pepper. 4. Pressure cook Secure lid. Cook on High Pressure for 8 minutes. Let natural release for 5 minutes, then quick release. 5. Add vegetables Add chayote. Close lid and pressure cook 2 more minutes. Quick release. 6. Finish fresh Stir in spinach until just wilted. Taste and adjust seasoning. Add citrus if using. 🥗 How I Serve It • As-is for a light, high-protein meal • Over cauliflower rice for volume • With a small scoop of jasmine rice on training days Have you tried Tinola before—or is this your first time? Drop a 🥣 if you’re adding this to your meal prep this week, and comment how you’d serve it! 📊 Macros (Per Serving | ¼ Recipe) [estimate] • Calories: ~310 • Protein: ~34 g • Carbs: ~7 g • Fat: ~15 g • Fiber: ~2 g Chayote (also called sayote in Filipino cooking) is a mild, light-green squash that looks like a wrinkly pear. It’s super popular in Southeast Asian, Latin American, and Caribbean dishes—especially soups like tinola—because it soaks up flavor while staying crisp-tender.

Instead of saying ‘no’ to the delicious free bed at the start of the meal, this is what my daughter and I do: 👉 Simply ask for the bread after the main course is finished. You ate the protein. You ate the vegetables. You drank some water. You shared the pasta. You are WAY more likely to say no to the bread or more naturally inclined to eat less of it. Both ways will help you manage your calories better at social meals. It’s also a smart way to ensure your kids don’t fill up on bread before they get to the higher-quality foods. ‼️ REMEMBER: Your toddler’s stomach is the size of their own fist… it’s not that big! Share your best social hunger management hack 👇👇

@Kat Thongpeng knows how obsessed I’ve been with Envy apples… So she ordered 50 and got it delivered 😆 I’m at about 3-4 apples per day… feeling great. No digestive issues (yet) 😉 That’s 15-20gr of delicious fiber btw, eaten with every meal. Satiety hasn’t been higher!! What’s your go-to FILLING FOOD???

Scale trend went down ⬇️ and I hit 2 PRs today 💥 • Incline Machine Chest Press – 45 lbs (10RM) • DB Single-Arm Row – 42.5 lbs Bench was taken, so I adapted and used the incline machine. No excuses. Just execution. Had a gym moment 👀—a guy gave me that look like I was in his space. My face is very transparent 😏. I gave him the 👀 that said: “Be patient, I’m setting up my plates.” Calm. Confident. No rush. LADIES — this is your sign 💥 If you’re new to the gym or feel intimidated: ✨ You belong there ✨ Take up space without apologizing ✨ Set up your equipment at your pace ✨ Confidence grows by doing Walk in, head high, and GET IT 💪 Your confidence gives other women permission to be brave too. Lift ✔️ Church ⛪️ Disney steps 🏰 Strong body. Bold mindset. Unbothered energy 🔥

When in SoCal on vacay… need to meet up my BBB girl Lena! I had the honor to meet @Lena Nguyen today! She pushed me to do her fave F45 hiit workout and loved it so much!!! Thanks for such an awesome workout 🏋️‍♀️! Pushed myself and got through the hour workout but was having so much fun it felt like 5 minutes. Lena you are truly the sweetest ever!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to show me the ropes at F45! 💪🏻 til the next meet up ! 🥰🥰🥰