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Category Archives: Food
Thank you, Saltines, for helping me survive this pregnancy!
I am eternally grateful for the existence of Saltines crackers. These things have given me life soooo many times over the course of this pregnancy. When I was around 5 weeks pregnant and morning sickness was starting to kick in, my … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Food, Health, Life, Marriage, Personal, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Uncategorized
Tagged I'm having a baby!, Morning sickness
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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
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
Diet Update – Week Two: The Week of Branching Out – and Eating Out
I’m calling Week Two “the week of branching out” because, well, that’s what I did. I added various vegetables to my list of “allowed foods,” and I ate out TWICE. And I still managed to lose another 2.5 pounds! The first … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Fitness, Food, HCG, Health, Life, Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged eating out
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Diet Update – Week One in the Books
I was so happy – and surprised – when I got on the scale yesterday morning and saw that I’ve lost 3 pounds since last Monday. It is such a relief to know that my cheating episode didn’t do any lasting damage! … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Exercise, Fitness, Food, HCG, Health, Life, Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged cheating on diet, focused
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My First Diet Cheat – I Couldn’t Help it, I was Hungry, Okay??
I did so good on my diet this week. I went to the gym every day, and I was able to stay below 1,000 calories. When I weighed myself on Thursday, I was down two pounds, which is nothing in the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Exercise, Fitness, Food, HCG, Health, Life, Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged Avocado, Chantilly cake, cheating on diet, hungry
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How to Reduce the Fat in Ground Beef – and Save Money Too!
When it comes to deciding whether or not food is still good to eat, some people live by the motto: “When in doubt, throw it out.” I am not one of those people. No, I’m more of a “smell test” type … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cooking, DIet, Dieting, Food, HCG, Health, Life, Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged Cooking, HCG, Rinsing beef
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