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Actually, that is about the only thing on my body that is NOT sore right now. I did a body weight circuit last yesterday and this morning and I just want to crawl in a tub and wallow for awhile in my shame. It took me way too long to do some basic moves that …

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  One of the best tools for a journey through a Whole30 plan is having a well-stocked kitchen. Get rid of the cravings (if possible) and fill the fridge, freezer, and pantry with compliant ingredients.  This means 80% of your grocery cart should be meat, fresh/frozen vegetables, and a few fruits. The middle of the …

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I didn’t get my coffee this morning. Last night, all the drainage and all the medicine left me extremely sick. When Stephen made a pot of coffee, he wisely suggested I stay far away from it. I drank some broth and ate an orange instead. I wasn’t hungry anyway. What is it about Monday that …

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This is the last official week of Whole30, but I will be extending it to at least 45. I can finally feel some relief from sugar cravings and I need to keep going on this plan for a few more days. This is also the last few days before payday which means it’s “clean out …

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Happy FRIDAY!!! When I’m on summer break during the 8 weeks of June and July, I freely admit that I take Fridays for granted. During those weeks, Friday is just another day with the same 24 hours wide open for the opportunity to be a fantastic parade of awesome or a soul-ripping bad gravel road. …

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Thursday already?? This morning’s Pandora shuffle landed on a great one from Journey and it’s been in my head all day. I overslept this morning but thankfully, my kids know what to do when they arrive each day. We have such a staggered arrival time over 20 minutes, they have an easy-breezy social time until …

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I think we are in that crucial time of the year when people come to a crossroads with their goals. One road leads closer to the goal. One road takes a detour and rarely returns to the right path. The house is no longer clean, the weather is not helping ANYTHING and is becoming the …

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One of the first lessons in transitioning to a Paleo lifestyle is how to make spaghetti squash taste like real pasta. Unfortunately, this is a lesson in futility. Spaghetti squash does NOT taste like the doughy chewey strands of durum pasta. It tastes like strands of water. But, when wheat pasta is off the list, …

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