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Making Sense Out of Health and Beauty

Is a calorie a calorie?

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Is a calorie a calorie? A common, yet complicated question. By definition, yes a calorie is a calorie. A calorie is the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 °C. Also defined as a quantity of food capable of producing such an amount of energy. *according to webster.com So […]

Breaking a Plateau

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WHAT IS A PLATEAU? According to mayoclinic.org ‘Plateaus may last a few days to a few weeks and sometimes even a few months.’  If you have a certain weight in your mind and have been dreaming of it since your baby was born and now she is 12 years old (or you are dreaming of […]

5 Tips To Master Your Food Prep

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5 TIPS TO MASTER YOUR FOOD PREP 1. Plan.  You need to know what you plan to eat before you can prep it. Take the time to write out what you will have at each meal. You can do this by having theme meals for each day of the week (mexican monday, turkey tuesday, etc). You […]

Single Digit Count Down

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Well, it’s almost here. It’s almost time to face my fear of getting on stage in a tiny bikini. The getting on stage part makes me more nervous and anxious than putting on a tiny bikini. You’re probably sick of reading posts about it. And honestly, I am sick of thinking about it. It pretty […]

2.5 weeks out (part 2)

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I hate that it has taken me so long to update you all. I am sure you are dying to know how life is going in the bikini/housewife world. 😉 Well, I am super busy but I am actually having fun. I look back to how life was a year ago and realize how blessed […]

2.5 weeks out (part 1)

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So about 6 weeks has gone by since my last post and in some ways so much has changed and in other ways it’s all still the same. I have so much to say that this will be part 1 of 2 for my 2.5 week update. The biggest and most changes that have happened […]

8 Weeks Out Update

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Today was a little rough. Actually it started last night. The kids received a basket full of name brand chocolate from my mom for Valentine’s Day. I think I wouldn’t have been tempted so much if it wasn’t really good chocolate. Like we’re talking milk chocolate with peanut butter!!! Oh man!  I had one nibble […]

My Bucket List Update

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I wrote a post in November announcing that I was going to chase one of my dreams (read it HERE). My dream to enter a figure competition. A lot has happened since then. So much has been going on that I haven’t even updated much on social media. I did send in my form. I […]

I Completed My Workout….FINALLY!

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After I filmed this video I went inside, put my salmon in the toaster oven, put my chicken broth on the stove and DID MY CORE/ABS while supper was warming up! Thanks for holding me accountable! Here was my core workout: one giant super set, 3 rounds, rest for a minute or two after each […]

NOT Keeping Up With The Joneses

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Now is the time of the year that all the ladies and gentlemen of the Elf on a Shelf family come out and visit. There are so many cute ideas. So many pins on Pinterest that are so creative. People are posting their creations all over social media. Well, I know the truth. The truth […]