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Category Archives: DIet
40 days til Forty
It’s been awhile and I have lots of things I plan to post about (Eva’s birth story is an important one, before I completely forget it), but I’m going to be 40 in forty days, and this seems significant enough … Continue reading
Posted in Baby, Blog, DIet, Dieting, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Kids, Life, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Uncategorized
Tagged birthday, diet
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A Month of Anniversaries
I probably wouldn’t have realized it without Facebook, but June has been chock full of anniversaries! It’s the five-year anniversary of my impromptu trip to New Orleans where Dave and I met, the three-year anniversary of when we reunited in … Continue reading
Week 33: Headaches and Heartburn and Hemorrhoids, Oh My
My 33rd week of pregnancy can be summed up in one photo: Needless to say, it was NOT a good week! I was constipated, had the worst hemorrhoid ever (so bad that I barely moved for two days), had major heartburn and constant … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Exercise, Health, Life, Mardi Gras, Personal, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Uncategorized
Tagged I'm having a baby!, third trimester
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Week 32: Pregnancy Diet Starts Now! (No, this is not a joke)
I’m 32 weeks pregnant and have decided that now is the time for me to go on a diet. Why? The answer is simple…I’ve gained too much weight. At the beginning of my pregnancy I adopted the attitude of: “This … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Life, Personal, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Uncategorized
Tagged diet, I'm having a baby!
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Healthy and Easy Mexican-style Chicken
You know what gives Mexican food that Mexican-y flavor? Cumin. Don’t feel bad if you didn’t know that; I didn’t either, until one recent day when I finally watched Dave make steak nachos. There are a few other spices that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cooking, DIet, Dieting, Food, HCG, Health, Recipes, Uncategorized
Tagged chicken, Mexican, wedding diet
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Wedding Diet Starts Today
Diet wise, I haven’t been doing too bad lately. I’m only half a pound heavier than I was 42 days ago. (I know this because today was the first time I’ve opened my MyFitnessPal app in 42 days.) Considering I spent a … Continue reading
From 60 to Zero in 2.5 Seconds
It’s scary just how quickly I lost ALL of my motivation these past few weeks. Everything that I was so gung-ho about a few weeks ago – the blog, the diet, the photography – I no longer have any interest … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Exercise, Fitness, HCG, Health, Life, Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged motivation, stuck in a rut
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Weekend Recap – Hogs for The Cause and GSD (Getting Sh*t Done)
What a great weekend! On Saturday I worked in the morning and then Dave, his son and I went to Hogs For The Cause. It’s basically a fundraising charity thing with live music and a TON of food vendors. All of the food … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Exercise, Fitness, Food, Health, Life, Personal, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged Festivals, food photography, Hogs for the Cause
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Diet Update – Week 4: Finally seeing progress
First: I PROMISE that this blog isn’t going to be only diet updates! I’ve just been really busy with work and haven’t been doing much other than work and gym. I do have a few recipes I want to post, … Continue reading
Diet Update: Week 3 – Ups and Downs…and Ups
Week three was not a good one. I weighed myself three times, and I was up two pounds, down two pounds, and up two pounds in the course of one week. It was annoying but not completely unexpected. I took a few … Continue reading
Lipstick Kitchen - Healthy Food that Tastes Delicious! 