First off, THANK YOU all so much for your amazing and kind comments on my last post. No matter how long I blog I don’t think it’s ever going to get easy to put myself out there like that. I truly appreciate every single comment. Thank you 🙂 Today I tried to make an effort to pump up the protein…
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The Reality of the Situation
I didn’t post last night because I have a lot going on in my personal life and also had a lot of thinking to do. I was thinking about the reality of my situation… The reality of the situation is… 1. I want to lose weight 2. Most of the bloggers I read that successfully lost weight did something to…
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Grilled Cheese and some Confessions
I made the best lunch today! I have been craving grilled cheese and finally had the chance to make it today. I used that new cheese I got yesterday and this new quinoa bread… The bread’s description was that it is nutty and creamy. Um, it is just like any other ww bread I’ve had – good but, nothing special….
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A Proper Breakfast
This morning I stuck to my plan of either eating or exercising within an hour of waking. I wanted to take a 9:30am class at the gym so I made breakfast, a proper breakfast if you will… Oatmeal: 1/3c oats, soy milk, chia seeds, vanilla, salt, stevia, banana. Topped with raisins, pumpkin butter and almond butter. But – I got…
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Last night after posting (and therefore omitted from the blog) I had chocolate covered strawberries for dessert. Amazing! All day today I dreamt about tonight’s dessert… Dinner was a last minute change of plans. I realized that Ben has alternate dinner plans for tomorrow night and our guac would be brown or I would eat it all (most likely the…
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Weight Loss Wednesday: The Fit Bride
Hello and welcome to another inspiring story of weight loss 🙂 I am always so interested in other people’s journeys to a healthier and happier life – I hope you guys like this feature as much as I do! This week Brie from the Fit Bride is sharing her story… Before: · How many pounds did you lose? 50 on…
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Stop Edging The Cake
I’ve talked about “Edging the Cake” on RER before. You know, when you slice off a bit of the edge of that cake on your counter. Sometimes it’s to “even it out”, sometimes it’s because you just want a taste…before you know it a whole piece is gone, but you don’t feel the satisfaction of eating a piece. I do…
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I’m a Rebel…Owner
What was in the box? Sadly, the box did not contain a puppy ( Heather, that guess made what was actually in the package anti-climactic)… I am the proud owner of a new camera! Finally. My camera was dying a while back so I began using stole Ben’s camera. Last week I somehow managed to break off the spring that…
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Tempeh Tuesday
I love Tempeh, but always forget to pick it up when I’m at the store. This weekend I did remember and scored some from TJ’s. Tonight I made a stir-fry with tempeh, frozen asian veggies, TJ’s teriyaki sauce and quinoa. I just threw it all in a pan and cooked it until hot (the quinoa was already cooked). All mixed…
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