There are two types of women/girls/young ladies who go to the gym: maintainers and everyone else. Everyone else are the people who are there because they have something to accomplish. Maintainers are obviously the people who are just there to maintain their already fit bodies.

I’m one of the everyone elses. I go to the gym with a purpose and that purpose is to remove all the ice cream sitting on top of the six pack that is surely sitting under my gut, surely. And as an everyone else with a very far-reaching goal at hand can I just make a quick comment about how annoying maintainers are? I’m sorry maintainers, I know it’s not your fault, I’m just jealous. But seriously, they’re all laying on there mats haphazardly doing a crunch while also talking on their phones or gracefully jogging without sweat or struggle while watching a sitcom on the treadmill in their adorable yoga clothes. Then there’s me, an everyone else hauling ass on elliptical in my baggy tshirt with a hole in the armpit, sweat dripping down my face and laughing to myself while listening to a podcast on my phone. It’s a show. You should come watch sometime.

I was a maintainer once, for like, a minute. There was some time in college after my Celiac diagnosis when I started feeling better than I ever had, and because of that, I started running every day. I was one of those annoying people who said things like, “Honestly, if I missed a run I would just go crazy.” Yeah, I know. But that was also a time in my life when I walked one mile just to my first class of the day. Now, one year out of college, the furthest I walk is to and from my car and to and from my office to the bathroom, and I have to say, I miss being at least a little bit of a maintainer.

So in an effort to restore some of that healthy-go-lucky lifestyle despite being bound to my office chair 40+ hours per week, I’m working on adding more walking throughout my day, specifically in the morning, going on my weekly hikes now that the weather is cooling down and eating a better diet with many, many more veggies. And because I’m not the best at eating vegetables that aren’t just handfuls of spinach—like in everything, just give me all the spinach all the time—I’m turning to a couple of vegetarian meals per week that give me a delicious variety of healthy produce.

This Roasted Vegetable Burrito Bowl sneaks lots of veggies into my diet while being absolutely mouthwatering and just as filling as a meaty meal. A mix of seasoned vegetables—sweet potato, onion, mushrooms and green peppers—slowly roast in the oven creating warm flavors to provide some serious fall comfort food you won’t feel guilty about. Pile them on top of fluffy brown rice, top with some chopped romaine lettuce, cilantro, salsa, a squeeze of lime and even some avocado for a complete and delicious one-bowl meal. I’m completely hooked on this dish. Seriously, I’ve eaten it for lunch every day this week (I usually only make/post recipes that serve one or two people—its perfect for dinner + lunch the next day—but because this has so many veggies, it makes about four servings. Which is perfect for packaging in individual containers for easy reheating all week long!). This coming from someone who doesn’t get excited about vegetables or really like sweet potatoes. Yeah, it’s that good.

How do you guys sneak a little extra fitness into your daily routines? Now that I’m not walking all over campus to get to and from all my classes, I need a way to stay more active all day long. How did you make the transition from campus life to office life while staying active and healthy? I’d love your help!