Perimenopause weight gain is not a theory…it’s real

February 9, 2012

For you guys who see the word menopause or perimenopause and back out of here right away, I'd recommend you stay. Someone in your life is affected by or living in this time of life and you will do well to understand it at least a little better. I promise..I won't go into the nitty [...]

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Quick & Easy Egg Drop Soup Recipe

January 12, 2012

This quick and easy egg drop soup recipe is not only a healthy snack or part of a meal, it's also satisfying without a lot of calories or fat. I discovered this recipe for a healthy version of egg drop soup that is also a quick snack. This high protein, low carb snack easily fits [...]

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Zucchini-Pepperoni Grillers

December 21, 2011

  I'm pouring through seed catalogs and anticipating this summer's garden. I ran across this post from my blog last year and now I think I'll have to go to the store and pick up some greenhouse zucchinis. The boys and I came up with these during the fall when the zucchini were coming on [...]

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What if I just don’t feel like it?

October 17, 2011

It's not easy making the choice to eat right and exercise. But it's a choice. And if you choose day after day not to exercise, you are shortening your life or decreasing the quality of your life. And although it's not easy, you can do it. You can do like my friend Becca who takes [...]

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How to make chicken curry in less than 15 minutes.

October 9, 2011

Hey busy mom..this recipe it for you! I wanted to stick with my meal plan for my Turbo Fire 5 Day Inferno and tonight the plan was grilled chicken, green beans and quinoa.  Well, I felt like something a little different yet, along the same nutrition lines, so I made a really quick chicken curry. [...]

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I lost over 70 pounds from my last pregnancy and got flat abs.

September 17, 2011

I was quite overweight after the birth of my 3 sons. What should I have expected? I would get up in the middle of the night and eat ice cream and cheese sandwiches and leftover cake! And,  I didn't exercise when I was pregnant, except for walking. And after every pregnancy, I got smushier and [...]

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Almost talked myself out of working out…

September 9, 2011

But I looked at my calendar and didn't want to see a blank square that shows I didn't work out!  All it took was putting in the DVD and hearing that start up music to get me moving. And what a workout. It's day 3 of the Turbo Fire 5 Day Inferno I can't believe [...]

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Scorch Body Fat with 5 Day Inferno *Turbo Fire*

September 6, 2011

*Bookmark this page! You'll want to refer back if you do Turbo Fire! I didn't think Turbo Fire was the program for me because I'm just not that coordinated, but I kept at it and once I got it down, I was addicted! There's a accelerated fat burning week called the 5 Day Inferno and [...]

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Are you scared of P90X?

September 4, 2011

Day 90 of P90X was more exciting to me than my graduation after 8 years of college! As a stay at home mom, without any previous athletic or sports experience, P90X scared me.  But it also intrigued me. Between homeschooling, diapering, 4-H, dishes, laundry, and all the other fun mom duties,  I watched the development [...]

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Does the scale outwit you?

August 29, 2011

"A scale doesn't have a brain, but it can out-think you." Dr. Wheeler Isn't that the truth? So you have a good week, you lose a couple of pounds and the scale makes you happy! Yay…the scale says I'm great!  Then, the next week, you step on it, and it hasn't moved or it says [...]

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