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Challenge: Taking Care of Me
As part of my (not quite) Empty Nest Journey, one of my main goals is to start taking care of me and my own health challenges and needs. I don’t know if any other mothers out their can relate (kidding...
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Challenge Update: Low Carb Journey
So last Monday, I talked about the challenge of “taking care of me“, and I said I was going to be writing an update every Monday…. so grab a cup of coffee, here we go… Overall last week was a pretty...
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My Low Carb Journey: Week Two Update
Alright so…. I started a new WOE (Way of Eating) 2 weeks ago today. One of my goals and plans is to get healthy enough to really be able to enjoy my upcoming empty nest lifestyle. I have always been...
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Healthy Weight Loss: Week 4 Update
I have been struggling with my weight for my entire life. It’s one thing to lose weight, it can be a totally different story to have a Healthy Weight Loss. It’s funny because it’s not something I...
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Visit to My Doc and Special Birthday Celebration
I did have my doctor’s appointment yesterday to get the results from the blood-work I had done last week. Being “pre-diabetic” I am required to get my sugars tested once every three months. I also had...
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25 Pounds and The Benefits of Coconut Oil
I am just going to get right to the good news today, because I am too excited not to. I started this WOE on August 3rd, so today is my 5 week mark. In that time, I have lost a total of 25.8 pounds. I...
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Monday Meme and Live Results for my Healthy Weight Loss
Happy Monday! Today is 6 full weeks since I have made a stand for Taking Care of Me and undertaking my Healthy Weight Loss Journey. I’ll get to more about that in a minute. I thought it might be kind...
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Weight Loss Plateau: 5 Reasons Why This Could Happen
I Wish I Could Lose Weight!! Weight wise it has been a very frustrating week. I seem to have hit my first weight loss plateau! I have been struggling with the same pound up and down for the last 11...
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I Was Surprised This Week PLUS Something I’m Not Quite Ready to Share Yet
Saturday was officially 2 full months since I started this way of eating (starting on August 3rd). I have been on a plateau for several weeks. Which is actually very frustrating because I’ve been...
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New Year, New Challenge!
Happy New Year! I am actually very excited for the fresh start that a new year brings. I am NOT a person that is into the whole New Year Resolution thing, because as everyone knows they do not work....
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Me Walking? For a Cause?!
My daily life and aspirations have changed so drastically over the course of my journey to health… It use to be that the only place you would see me walking was up and down the junk food isle at the...
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My Day at the Spa
I had a nice treat last week. My daughter had entered me in a Mother’s Day contest at The Body Shop, and I WON! It took me a while to go in and claim the prize, I actually had to cancel twice, once...
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Fond Memories of my “First”
It is the Canada Day long weekend, and this is our 150th Birthday!! So it’s a really big weekend for celebrating. As I am preparing for our big family gathering this afternoon, I got to thinking… It...
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A question I get asked regularly … Did I Exercise?
Can I tell you something? I’m lazy!! I’ve never been a person to go out and do a bunch of physical activity, sign up for a sport or anything like that. Confession Time: Gym classes in school were...
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Who’s That? Monday Motivation
I did an Instagram post not that long ago about a picture that came up in my Facebook memories. The picture was from when I was well into my weight loss journey and had lost 93 pounds at that point....
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