Low Carb Lifestyle Category
I WILL SURVIVE . . . getting off of sugar. Again.
Posted on June 10, 2021 Leave a Comment
How I ease myself back into a low carb lifestyle. . .
When stress eats away my progress. . .
Posted on May 25, 2021 Leave a Comment
I work in education. This means that this, this month of May, is the most stressful time of the year for me (the second most stressful being the start of school). I gain pounds almost every May and lose them in June. This is unhealthy. It is even more irritating. Buuuuutttttt . . . I […]
How I lost the first 40lb: PART 2
Posted on May 4, 2021 Leave a Comment
After doing a great deal of research, I chose to eat a low carb/keto type lifestyle as a way to lose weight and get healthy. After much research I found that this way of eating: Reduces inflammation – this is the one thing that keeps me coming back. I have -0- cartilage in one knee […]
How I lost the first 40 lb Part 1 – GUT HEALTH
Posted on April 15, 2021 Leave a Comment
Yes, seriously. I went for vitamins, specifically probiotics, first. I had just moved into the house my ex and I had renovated to be our forever home and I had also just asked him to leave for what would begin the downward spiral through his recovery and our marriage’s end. It was a lot to […]
EVERYTHING is an excuse for cake!
Posted on April 9, 2021 Leave a Comment
If you have read one or two of my posts then you can probably infer that I am divorced from an alcoholic, have 3 mostly grown kids, and am generally enjoying this time in my life rediscovering who I am and redefining who I want to be. A humongous part of my journey for the […]
My inner child is a brat.
Posted on June 27, 2016 1 Comment
Me. Circa 1977ish My sweet, precocious, persistent inner child. She love sweets. She loves to use the vending machine. She hates being told “no” and throws temper tantrums when she can’t have what she wants. (And don’t judge her uber-chic, in style for the times “Dorothy Hamill” haircut of the 1970’s. She is very cute […]
When you travel and you are on a diet, you should plan. Just sayin. . .
Posted on June 25, 2016 Leave a Comment
Photo is from the parent orientation luncheon and presentation. The unadventures of getting happy and healthy – lesson #1 PLAN YOUR FOOD AHEAD OF TIME. Obvious right? But the thing is I was READY. Remember? Ready to start to change THAT VERY MINUTE. So, no real planning, just a do it sort of thing. The […]