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What Am I Supposed To Be Doing At The Gym?!
Photo Credit Like I have stated in previous blog posts, when I go to the gym on my own I literally have no clue what to do. I get intimidated by all of the machines, buff people and then all … Continue reading
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Tagged cardio, diet, fitness, healthy, lose weight, strength training, workouts
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Chicken In the Crockpot
So as I have mentioned before, the crock pot is my new best friend! I love it mainly because of the texture of the chicken, as well as mean planning. You also can throw anything in there and it tastes … Continue reading
Banana Peanut Butter “Sandwiches”
So I am a huge believer in snacks! Not having snacks automatically sets you up for failure towards living a healthier lifestyle. I am always on the search for new ones, and stumbled upon this one, which is so simple … Continue reading
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Tagged banana, diet, food, healthy, Peanut butter, sandwich, snacks
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Good Carbs Vs. Bad Carbs
Photo Credit When I first began my dieting journey with South Beach diet, I began to learn the difference between what a ‘good carb’ and a ‘bad carb’. Basically, the difference between good carbs and bad carbs are the way your body … Continue reading
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Tagged bad carbs, Blood sugar, Carbohydrate, carbs, dieting, eating, fiber, food, good carbs, health, healthy, insulin, Low-carbohydrate diet, Pancreas, White bread
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Healthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Cookies are one dessert that is my weakness when I am craving something sweet or a cheat meal. Last thanksgiving, I was worried about giving into all sorts of bad desserts so I thought I would contribute to them by … Continue reading
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Tagged almonds, Cookie, cranberries, dessert, Gluten-free diet, healthy, Ingredient, oatmeal, oats, Peanut butter
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Kale Chips
Since spring break I am pretty much out of cheat meals for a long time! The perfect snack that is the only thing that sounds good to me sometimes is chips. Last week I ate a whole bag of Cheetos … Continue reading
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Tagged crunchy, food, healthy, kale, kale chips, Olive oil, salty, Sea salt, snack
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Fail To Plan; Plan To Fail
Photo Credit The biggest change of transitioning to a healthy lifestyle is meal planning. This is the main thing I struggle with. From my experience, convenience and quickness was always the thing that would make my choice between healthy food … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, crock pot, fitness, food, healthy, lose weight, meal planning, meals, paleo
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The Glycemic Index
Photo Credit Knowing how many calories you put in your body is important, but if you are eating cookies all day long you are still not going to accomplish the figure you are looking for. It also is not only … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood sugar, calories, carbs, diabetes, food, glycemic index, health, healthy, insulin, stevia, sugar, weight
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It Doesn’t Get Easier; You Only Get Better
Photo Credit After talking to a good friend of mine last night about getting healthy and where it starts took me back to the beginning of my journey which really wasn’t too long ago. I realized we lacked motivation in … Continue reading
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Tagged diet, fit, fitness, happy, healthy, motivation, P90X, workout
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Dieting does not exist; changing your lifestyle does! 