Is Coffee Sabotaging Your Weight Loss? I love waking up to the smell of delicious coffee brewing. Coffee is a great way to start the day. Did you know your coffee could be sabotaging your weight loss efforts? The great news is that it can work in your favor if you know how to prepare it. Sip your wrinkles, aches, and weight away!!
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I Made this Man SAD (and that’s ok). Earlier this week, I ran into a cashier at the grocery store. He was excited to see what I was purchasing and asked what I would be making with it. He was so excited and asked if I would bring him some UNTIL I explained to him what I would be making. He became SAD and DISCOURAGED. Honestly, I wasn’t surprised by his reaction as it is a common one by almost everybody…..
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Clean Eating: How to Make Strawberry Lemonade in 5 Easy Steps. Mommy, mommy, mommy! These are the words I hear all day long these days. Don’t get wrong I love my kids but some days they just drive me crazy! Mommy I am hungry! Mommy I am thirsty! Mommy I am bored! Really? It’s only been three weeks since school has been out and you are already bored? Well, I decided to help them get active and signed them up for an exercise class that meets three days a week. Now, the complaint is I am thirsty during class mom and I don’t want water.
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Clean Eating: Breaking Up With Splenda. When we are making changes in our life, we all have something we hold onto dearly “thinking” we can’t live without it. I must confess my last “addiction” I was having a difficult time breaking up with was Splenda. My favorite drink is loaded with Splenda and I just didn’t know how I could live without it. I am determined to get Splenda out of my life. Join me today as I share a delicious drink recipe that will help me continue with my clean eating lifestyle without sacrificing taste.
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My Kids are Home for the Summer. School has been out for 2 weeks now and all my kids are home. Honestly, I was so glad when school was over so we could rest from all the hecticness. First week home the kids pretty much slept in. Now my kids are refreshed and full of energy and ready to have some summer fun. Not only are they having fun playing outside but they are also playing with me in the kitchen creating kid approved foods. Join me today as I share one of their favorite recipes.
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Are You Your Worst Enemy? I am my own worst enemy. When I began my journey to wellness, I always said when I weigh xxx I will be happy. The truth is I am 3 pounds up and down from that goal and I am not happy. I look at myself in the mirror and hate what I see. Instead of looking at how far I have come, I look at everything that is wrong with me that is hidden underneath the clothes. You know that part nobody ever sees (AKA lots of loose skin). I am struggling with this part of the journey right now and am working on transforming my mind. I am working on loving myself and seeing myself how God sees me.
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