Tag Archives: intermittent fasting

Ahh choo! Blowing the Dust off of my Blog

Wow, so it’s been a year since my last post and oh what a year it was! I just had to jinx it with my “figuring out my work/life balance” post!  Boy, was that put to the test! All in … Continue reading

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Vacation, Death Scare & Back Surgery… oh my!

To say I’ve had an interesting last few months would be an understatement! Now I’m playing catch up… not only do I mean filling y’all in (I get to say that now – been a Southerner for over a decade … Continue reading

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Struggling in the weight loss battle? READ THIS

I just had an epiphany.   In my 15+ years of seriously working at this weight battle, one thing is always true: I keep learning things about weight loss and myself and this is just another example. It shocks me every … Continue reading

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Differences – how changing your mind can change it all

It’s amazing the amount of change that can happen in just a couple weeks.  After changing my thinking about the responsibility I have for myself and family concerning food choices from a burden to an opportunity, more than weight loss … Continue reading

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Functioning

The state of my life feels exactly as this post is titled.  Lately I feel like a shell of a person.  I’m there, I’m doing the daily tasks, but I’m checked out. It would fit my mood perfectly if I … Continue reading

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Post-Surgery Update

It has now been 20 days since my husband’s gastric sleeve procedure.  Not only did he have that procedure done, he ended up having a hiatal hernia repair, a liver biopsy and some lipoma removed.  He is doing well and … Continue reading

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I Want Off The Roller Coaster

I feel like I’ve titled another post similarly in the past.  Apparently I must be repeating history as well as daily, weekly, and monthly actions as of late. For those that follow my fb page, you’d think everything was going … Continue reading

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My Vacation Recap

It would just take too long (and be too long) to form everything into actual paragraphs, so instead, I give you bullets from the last week plus of my life while traveling. – Drove 12 hours to NJ – Drove … Continue reading

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All About the Numbers

It’s official, I’ve been logging my food & exercise in Sparkpeople for 2 weeks straight!  In that time frame, I’ve gone down 7 lbs.  I was also 30 minutes away from earning the 500-fitness minute trophy!  I took care of … Continue reading

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Progress & Trophies

Today I finally made it back down to the weight I first saw exactly one week ago.  Period bloat and other water retention from more-than-usual sodium intake threw me off for a few days. And I know it may seem … Continue reading

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