Well folks, I’m almost done with day #20 of Whole 30! It’s still hard and takes commitment, but it’s almost becoming second nature to me. I’ve definitely found some foods/recipes that I enjoy and it’s made it a lot simpler. I know there are a million different “gourmet” Whole 30 recipes out there, but I’ve chosen to keep it very simple. I pretty much eat a lot of the same things most days. Yes, it’s getting old, but the simplicity actually helps me. Here are the basic things I eat; veggie/egg creations, sweet potato chips with guacamole, green smoothies with Continue Reading…
Healthy Eating, Exercising and LOSING weight on Whole 30!
Hello everyone! Yes, I’m still alive. Ya know, I get asked all the time, “How do you find time to exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet, take care of 6 kids and a husband AND blog about it all?” My answer is always, “It….Is…..NOT….easy!” But, I love it! However, when my blog isn’t updated for a while, it’s probably because I’m busy exercising, preparing healthy meals, spending time with my family and/or occasionally sleeping. There are not enough hours in my day….seriously. I also must say that preparing meals/snacks for Whole 30 takes quite a bit of extra time. I’ve Continue Reading…
Juggling Life + My 3 Month Postpartum progress!
Hey everyone! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wanted to hop on the computer lately and update the blog…..but haven’t! I keep thinking when life calms down a bit, I’ll be able to blog more often and more consistently, but life just never seems to calm down! So, I’ve somehow learned to just squeeze things in, cut out what I can and keep on doggie paddling through life. Ha. Over the weekend, I made a quick trip to Costco. I found this awesomeness and was so excited about it…. Costco is THE BOMB and I’m always so impressed Continue Reading…
Weight Loss (Woo Hoo!) and a Fun Halloween Weekend!
Happy Monday everyone! Today is also November 3rd, which is the 3 week mark on my little low-carb diet challenge. From the beginning, I told myself that on November 3rd, I would analyze things and see if I wanted to continue or change things up a bit. First off, I’m happy to say that I did a VERY awesome job adhering to the goals I made for myself. Woo hoo! I really stuck to my guns and am SO happy I did. I ate SO MANY veggies and I loved it! I ate them with almost every meal and I Continue Reading…
Frustrations with Weight Loss + Things that Make me Happy
I’m very sad to report that I STILL have NOT lost any more weight in the past THREE weeks! In fact, there are days I’m up a pound or two. Seriously. Seriously. What gives!?!?!?! Yes, it sucks. In fact, in sucks so bad that I decided to NOT take my “official 7 weeks postpartum” picture this week. Ya. I didn’t take a picture because I look EXACTLY the same! Geesh. Soooo, if y’all are curious what I look like these days…..here ya go….. Yes, those are my “official” 4 weeks, 5 weeks and 6 weeks postpartum pictures. My 7 weeks Continue Reading…
A Whole Bunch of Completely Random Things!
I haven’t been able to blog as much as I would like to, dang it! Life is crazy and I’m just trying to keep the balance with a new baby. Unfortunately, blogging is usually at the bottom of the list. 🙁 Sooooo, today I have a million random things to share with y’all! First off, I was the receiver of a very interesting compliment/insult recently. K, so a random man came to do some work on our house the other day. He was probably in his mid-50s and was very nice. When he walked in our house, he saw baby Continue Reading…