Especially as the summer months come around, staying hydrated is key to a healthy lifestyle. If you are looking for a way to increase your water intake, like me, take a tip from the spas and make up a batch of Cucumber Citrus Infused Water…made especially cute in a jar glass and pitcher from Tuesday Morning. One…
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Weight Watchers Tips for the Holidays
Weight Watchers tips for keeping healthy habits during the holiday. A special thanks to my friends at Celestial Seasonings for sponsoring this post. Over the past week since announcing that I’ve joined Weight Watchers, I’ve had several emails of support and also questions from people wondering why I chose Weight Watchers. Obviously, there are so many…
The Truth Is…
Photo by Wrenn Bird Photography An excerpt of this was originally posted on my personal Facebook (where I received some incredibly, touching support) but it’s been on my mind all day, so I thought I’d share some more thoughts here.
Stop Giving It All or Nothing
Alternate titles for this post: “How Training For a Half Marathon Has Made Me Dislike Running” “What the hell is wrong with me and why can’t I stick to anything?” “Tales of a non-perfectionist, perfectionist” You get the point. Running and I are not being friends right now. “Well, how can that be?” you ask….
Boost It with Blueberries {Recipe: Secret Ingredient Oatmeal}
I thought about going back through my past 6 1/2 years of blog posts to count how many times I brought up the fact that I was trying to lose weight, or struggling with my weight, etc. But then I knew that it would just be “a lot” and decided to go with that. It’s…
Real Talk: Health and Red Faced Running
A feeling of pure happiness washes over me every time I see the photo above. Then, at some point, that happiness turns to disappointment and shame. You see, that was probably one of the happiest “regular” days of my life. My husband and I were in Park City, Utah on a little getaway. I was…
2 New Weight Watchers Dessert Recipes
I’ve been working with Weight Watchers on testing some of their newest dessert recipes which utilize some of their pre-packaged Weight Watchers sweet baked goods. Since I’ve been running and losing weight but still have a massive sweet tooth, having desserts that don’t tip the scale in the wrong direction is an important focus of…
War of Weight Loss (Recipe: Vidalia Onion Bake)
Leah is now a year, and I haven’t even come close to losing the weight I gained when I was pregnant with her. I’ve never been one of those lucky women who get to watch the pounds just melt away simply because they are breastfeeding. If I want to lose the baby weight, I…
