Self Care in Stressful Seasons

Disclaimer: * This is a sponsored post *If you all have been following along with me on Instagram, you’ll know we’ve had quite a busy summer already! It all started when we decided we were moving. And on top of that, brought home a puppy at the end of May that we personally are training to be a therapy dog.  ALL good things of course, however, that on top of normal everyday tasks and...

Top 15 Quick Healthy Snacks

I don’t know about you, but finding quick healthy snacks can be a trick sometimes! Especially if you’re like me and constantly on the go.   Eating healthy is something I’ve strived for most of my adult life. That doesn’t mean I’ve been able to stick to it consistently but it’s been a large focus for me. If you haven’t already, go read about my hormonal roller coaster...
healthy banana muffins

HEALTHY BANANA MUFFINS

These healthy banana muffins are a DREAM! Especially with the chocolate chips added in! And they are SO simple to make! I’ll be honest… I’m a TOTAL “carbo-holic”... Like I may need help… HA! So discovering a healthy banana muffin recipe to help with those carb cravings is so exciting to me! Years ago while trying to eat healthy or follow an eating plan, healthy foods or substitutions...
Intermittent Fasting for weight loss

INTERMITTENT FASTING FOR WEIGHT LOSS

After celebrating a weight loss milestone (30 pounds! WOOHOO!! Bye Bye Baby Weight!), I decided to write a blog post on intermittent fasting for weight loss. The intermittent fasting eating plan and lifestyle has “rewired” several ways I think when it comes to eating and digestion.  Before, I usually thought of “dieting” and “eating plans” heavily focused on what to eat and what...

FAT BUSTING SMOOTHIE RECIPE

 In high school, we had an AMAZING smoothie shop (Smoothie King!!) just down the street from our school. It was definitely the place to go to grab an afterschool snack. In my first post, I shared about my experience as a performer. Many times before or after rehearsals, my friends in the current show and I would run over to Smoothie King to grab a quick bite. Smoothies are probably my...

HOW TO BE A TRIM HEALTHY MAMA

As you probably know, (if you’ve read about my health and weight loss journey in my previous post) that losing weight and maintaining a normal weight for my height and build, has been a TOTAL uphill battle.  As I said in my health journey story, I have had a lot of trouble with imbalanced hormones which have, many times, blocked any weight loss efforts.  Because of this, I’ve tried...

THE HORMONAL HEALTH ROLLER COASTER

OK friends… This post about my health and weight loss journey goes deep. It’s difficult to write and frankly pretty personal. Who out there has had a TOTAL rollercoaster with their health and weight loss as well as body image?? I want to say almost everyone at some point or another. I cannot tell you how difficult “trying to be healthy” has been for me. I feel like I’ve tried...