My healthy lifestyle went out the window with the Pandemic. Before we were quarantined at home, before the kids were having school at home, and before the World basically shutdown, I had been doing great. I was eating good food, going to the gym almost everyday, and felt great. I didn't think anything could change my healthy lifestyle. Heck, I even wrote a blog post about … [Read more...]
Vital Change: A Healthy Experiment
Are you ready for a Vital change in the new year? Many people look to make changes in weight and health at the start of the new year. It's a great time to start over or reset. While I like to be healthy all year long, I've decided to make a vital change this month. In the last few weeks especially, I fell off the track. I indulged a lot and really enjoyed all of the … [Read more...]
Falling off the Healthy Eating Wagon
Healthy Eating I've been on a wellness journey for about 3 years now. It's not always easy, and food is always the most challenging aspect for me. Recently, I've had a setback when it comes to healthy eating. I wish I could say it stemmed from a certain incident, like my car accident, but in reality, it had been happening gradually for a while. While my accident, and the … [Read more...]
Survival Products, Whole30 Thursday
Survival Products I'm not going to lie. The Whole30 was hard for me. For someone who loved sweetened tea, chocolate, and cheese, giving all those things up at once was difficult. At many points, I didn't think I would make it the full 30 days. I had to look for some "survival products." Things that made the challenge a little easier by either making the cooking easier or the … [Read more...]
Recipes to Beat Whole30 Breakfast Boredom
Recipes Today, I'm sharing two fantastic breakfast recipes that I used on the Whole30. Not only are they Whole30 compliant, but they are not plain eggs! I really got sick of eggs about halfway through, and the thought of any other meat for breakfast really wasn't appealing. I know a lot of people recommend thinking of breakfast as meal 1, instead of "breakfast" to help, but I … [Read more...]