It Doesn’t Come Easy!

Let’s be honest, exercise is HARD… Especially when you stop for a while and then have to get back at it. I have to be honest and tell you all that I really do NOT enjoy exercise at all.  I don’t understand those people who talk about endorphins and hyperactivity after exercise.  I have yet …

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My Eating Plan

I am so excited to be able to share my tips with all of you!  It is nice to know folks are interested in my crazy life! 🙂  Let’s just get this number out there… I have officially lost 67 pounds since Sept of 2013.  I hit my original goal about two months ago, which is really …

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Time & Money Saving Tips for Eating Well

TIPS FOR SAVING MONEY & EATING BETTER ON A BUDGET: We recently bought a commercial freezer and we stock it with organic meats and farm fresh flash-frozen veggies.  We pay a monthly amount (split our order into equal payments) for our meats and frozen veggies.  For a family of three adults (we bought some extras …

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Time & Money Saving Tips for Eating Well

TIPS FOR SAVING MONEY & EATING BETTER ON A BUDGET: We recently bought a commercial freezer and we stock it with organic meats and farm fresh flash-frozen veggies.  We pay a monthly amount (split our order into equal payments) for our meats and frozen veggies.  For a family of three adults (we bought some extras …

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Stocking your kitchen

STOCK UP ON THESE ITEMS: At all times I have the following items in my kitchen: Almond milk (no sugar, unflavored) or organic skim milk.  I am now cutting out most dairy, so I use Almond milk mostly now. It works in coffee too. Bolthouse Farms dressings (I do not like the Caesar one).  Bolthouse dressings are yogurt based dressings and …

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Stocking Your Kitchen

STOCK UP ON THESE ITEMS: At all times I have the following items in my kitchen: Almond milk (no sugar, unflavored) or organic skim milk.  I am now cutting out most dairy, so I use Almond milk mostly now. It works in coffee too. Bolthouse Farms dressings (I do not like the Caesar one).  Bolthouse dressings are yogurt based dressings and …

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The Moment That Changed My Perspective

Life as I knew it I hit the proverbial wall in the summer of 2013. At that time, I was 75 pounds or more overweight, struggling to walk and extremely depressed and frustrated with my body. The turning point After attending my husband’s Ironman fundraiser and seeing photographs of myself, I was appalled. I had completely let …

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Shoe Store Meltdown

This week I have had to face some deep seeded issues head on. Men just cannot understand the emotions a woman faces when shopping for shoes. For most women, its a rite of passage, an emotional high, unmatched by few other things. However, it is something that a woman with a disability truly dreads. Years …

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