Hey there! Hope your day is off to a good start. I seriously considered skipping the gym this morning in favor or more sleep but new once I got moving I would feel better. So far so good!
Over the weekend Cait was busy obsessing over something with coconut and I stated I’m allergic (actually I said I hate coconut). She said “oh, I guess I just assumed every healthy living blogger liked coconut.” Which made me laugh because its so true, there are so many stereotypes of what HLB (healthy living blogger) like and do not like. So while plugging away on the elliptical this am I came up with a list!
Disclaimer: please read this post with an open mind and sense of humor. If you don’t find it satirical or humorous we probably don’t share the same sense of humor.
1.) Every HLB like coconut. Wrong or maybe I really am the only HLB who doesn’t like coconut and that would be perfectly fine.
2.) Every HLB likes some sort of Nut butters. While I am absolulety positively in love with peanut butter and other butters of the sort. I know a few HLB who do not, take for example my girl Alex, she is a hater and I respect her for that. (sorry for throwing you under the bus)
3.) Every HLB does crossfit. Um wrong! It may be on my fitness bucket list but I do not intend to become obsessed with it like other bloggers are. To each is own.
4.) Every HLB likes avocado pudding. Um I’m sorry I tried it, its gross, gimme the real stuff!
5.) You’re a HLB which probably means you don’t eat sugar. You’re right I don’t eat sugar I only just pretend to eat 16 Handles every other day.
6.) Every HLB likes frozen yogurt. Well I do adore frozen yogurt and I may as well take up stock in the 16 Handles franchise, not every HLB likes frozen yogurt. My girl Paige happily enjoys the real stuff.
7.) If your a HLB then you obviously like protein pancakes. I am indifferent about these.
8.) As a HLB you must like oatmeal and oats in a jar. Well yes I am a huge fan of both but again I know people who just don’t like oatmeal, and that is just fine.
9.) Every HLB likes Kombucha. Yeah not true, I would have to say Julie said it best when she said “it tastes like butt.”
10.) Every HLB loves Chobani and only Chobani. Well yes I do love some Chobani, I still enjoy Okios or Fage or the Trader Joe’s brand Greek yogurt because it is more wallet friendly.
What Stereotypes do you see as a HLB?
If your not a blogger do you see stereotypes through the blogs that you read?
I'm Kaitlin a 25 year old health coach with a passion for all things food and fitness related. I love to cook and bake, I am all about healthy recipes and definitely guilty pleasures here and there. My goal is to give women guidance to healthier nutrition that will ultimately help lead to a stronger sense of self.
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Hahahaha, this is SO funny and true. I always say I’m the only one who doesn’t like eggs. For some reason, I just can’t bring myself to eat them! If I do, it’s once in a blue moon and they’re loaded with cheese and veggies. But I DO love me some froyo.
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Great (funny) list! There are so many things people assume about you when you mention you write a blog, let alone a healthy living blog! And unfortunately that’s true for a lot of things… I haven’t tried the avocado pudding, but can’t bring myself to do it – I love pudding and avocados (separately) too much, I don’t want to ruin either!
Don’t put them together, they are better left separated!
Haha I found myself nodding in agreement with almost everything on the list. I don’t like nut butter at all, give me skippy please!
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mmm crunchy skippy!!! A childhood staple of mine!
this post is soooo great and i love the disclaimer about the senses of humor haha! we obviously have the same sense of humor but you already knew that. i think something that will go on my list is paleo – i have no desire to try it! yes i have no desire to try kombucha either. and oatmeal, go away, i hate you.
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haha I had to make sure no one took offense to it! Paleo is a good one to add to the list, no thank you! We love our bread! Haha I love oatmeal but I know plenty of ppl are haters, you were one of the first people that came to mind.
This post is too good; I may or may not have chuckled to myself for a good 10 mins!
so refreshingly honest and genuine too.
I will admit that I’m a HLB that has an unhealthy/also very cliche obsession with nut butters and oats, but I’ve also never tried cross fit in my entire life- I still don’t really get what it is!
I got my first chobani delivery 2 days ago, and I was so excited but felt like the biggest conformist!
typical HLB
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Hahaha, its nice to get some free cho! I do enjoy it alot so I am not going to turn away a package! Glad you could have a good laugh today!
This is funny!! I hate coconut, and I’ve never tried Kombucha or avocado pudding. I do loooooove my nut butters though!!
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yessss for another fellow coconut hater!!! You just made my day!
These are all true! Very true.
Great list and funny stuff. I’ll attempt to add to the list:
Every HLB thinks smoothies are one of the basic food groups.
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haha that is so very true!
I concur Anthony. To me a smoothie does not make a meal.
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Thank you for giving me a good laugh to start off my day
They’re so spot-on and I kept thinking to myself, “That’s you. YOU are obsessed with nut butters!” haha
Molly @ Just Your Average Athlete recently posted..Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Energy Bites
haha don’t worry I am obsessed with nut butters too! Almond butter, peanut butter get in mah belly!!
Oh I love that!!! And so many things are just true. I must admit I don’t feel like a HLB when it comes to sugar as I eat so much of it, yeah. And FroYo and Kombucha we can’t even buy here so i don’t even know if I like it or not
Ah sad you don’t have fro yo but the real deal ice cream is better!
Hahahaha, I LOVE this post! I am probably the only blogger in all the land who doesn’t like eggs. I eat them once in a blue moon-usually covered with cheese and ketchup! But I do love me some froyo. And Chobani. And peanut butter.
Claire @ Keeping Up With Claire recently posted..No Sugar-One Week & Counting!
let’s be honest, there really isn’t any better way to eat eggs then smothered in cheese. Fro yo, peanut butter and chobani make the world go round
in my opinion lol
Too funny and so very true for a lot of them! The CrossFit thing cracks me up because when I started it a couple years ago no one knew what it was and I constantly had to try to explain to people. Now I feel like everyone is doing it!
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Ha I would have never known it was a thing yrs ago. Sometimes I feel like its a cult the way ppl talk about it. I do believe it seems like a great workout but I don’t know that its a good choice for everyone.
This is really embarrassing, but I don’t like a single thing on that list. I guess that means I’m not a healthy living blogger, right?
Oh, except froyo. But I like the real stuff just as much if not more, so I count that as yet one more reason. Oh welllllll
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oh my gosh do not be embarrassed about it! Its a good thing if you don’t like things on this list, it means you are an individualist!
WOOOOOOOOOO I like being under the bus, especially because it is true. Also I am pretty sure I break many of those and still sometimes consider myself an HLBer. Also, confession I am terrified to even try Kombucha. Terrified.
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I knew you wouldn’t mind, seeing that we share the same sense of humor! Just stay away from the Kombucha, its weird.
LOL, too funny.
And I was ticking through the list going yep, yep, yep, and then at #6 said NOPE – and lol’d when I saw I was the example
Oh, and #8 and #10. I don’t get the OIAJ love – it’s like mediocre oatmeal 3/4 the way through and then BAM, flavor town. And for GY? Fage Total all the way home!
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haha I knew you would appreciate your regular ice cream shout out! Im not even going to lie the trade joe’s brand plain greek has my heart and my wallets heart!
A lot of these are true. A lot of people who commented do these. I like nut butters but I’m not obsessed with them nor do I spend thousands of dollers on them LOL.
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haha, I buy the cheapest jar I can find! Would I like to buy almond butter on a regular basis yes, but my budget doesnt allow it ha!
This is so true! Since I’m recovering from an ED, I always wonder if what I’m eating is what is good or something I saw around the blogging community. My mind is so screwed up to begin with I have no idea anymore. lol. I have never tried Kombucha, and honestly, I’m really afraid of it. It has a living thing in it?? Uhmmm, what?! I’m just confused. I always pick one up at the store and put it down… Maybe one day.
And although I LOVE frozen yogurt, too, there is nothing like real ice cream. The only thing making frozen yogurt better is the toppings bar, lets be honest.
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Oh the comparison trap how I fell pray to that often when I first started blogging! Now I just don’t care but its hard to get to that point and I obviously still have moments! Um just take my word for it you dont need to try Kombucha.
You are so right about the frozen yogurt topping bar, I always say to Jeff that I just want to get a cup of clodhoppers and mochi and skip the fro yo!
I feel you on that too Lauren! Sometimes I feel guilty for not eating paleo or even trying it because so many other bloggers do it and like it and look great. But it’s good to recognize yourself making those comparison traps so you can remember what’s true to you! It sounds like Kombucha may not be!
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This is too funny! I’ve never even heard of avocado pudding, and I am so tired of hearing about Crossfit. I’ve gotten to where I just skip the posts I see about it.
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I totally do the same thing!!
I absolutely love this! Especially #s 3, 8, and 9!
Too funny!
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Haha! So many stereotypes that are so true. I’m with you – no avocado pudding, no protein pancakes (or any protein powder in non smoothie form), no Kombucha for this girl either.
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haha this is really funny! i do fit most of the stereotypes, i must admit!! however, i’m not only about chobani – i do LOVE them, but also like other greek yogurt companies. and i’ve tried crossfit, but am not diehard!
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Haha I think it’s easy to fall into to the stereotypes we can’t help what we like
Seriously, avocado pudding is nasty. I tried it once and couldn’t even force it down. I was so sad I wasted an avocado on it! Every HLB liking frozen yogurt…I feel like that’s a general girl thing. I don’t know any girls who dislike it anyway, but I have the good stuff too when I want to! I’ve never tried Kombucha and never really wanted to, although now I’m curious to see how bad it is! haha
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So nasty! I was sad I wasted a avocado too! Save yourself the $5 and take my word for it on the kombucha
Hahaha! I definitely see those everywhere, but I only fall into a few of them. Guess I’m not so healthy.
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Haha I think many hlb bloggers fall into a few of them including myself!
Haha, I definitely fall into a few of those. They’re not the worst stereotypes to fall into though are they
I crossfit, love nut butters, avocado pudding, overnight oats and coconut but you can count me out on the Chobani, frozen yogourt, kombucha.
haha falling into blogging stereortypes are not a bad thing at all, I think its why we all get a long so well
Haha this was perfect!
Love this! Every single item on the list is spot on! I agree with you on a lot of the points, especially the coconut one – not a fan at all!
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Yess I love when I find fellow coconut haters!!
I get my plain Greek yogurt at Costco–it’s delicious and much more cost effective than Chobani!
I so don’t get the “anything in a jar” thing. I use plates and bowls.
Seriously though, I sometimes think the HLB world is just highschool–extended into adulthood. Trends and cliques and the “popular girls”.
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I wish we had a Costco close by!! I am obsessed with mason jars so I find any excuse to use them!! I totally understand the click you speak of.
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