Who Likes Squats?

January 14, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

I would say most people do not like to do squats, but some people probably do. The other day I was reading an article on bone health and preventing Osteoporosis. With CKD you know how important bone and muscle health is. Squats were considered one of the best weight- bearing exercises you could do for […]

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Exercise move of the week

December 27, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Tomorrow, March 1, 2021 I will be sharing a very exciting kidney update. Be sure to come back to check it. Welcome back to Sweating on Sunday! I can’t even work up a sweat it is so cold right now in Florida. If I get warm I am happy, lol. It was 27 this morning, […]

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Self care sunday my fall/halloween miniature garden

September 20, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

Happy Sunday! It is another cool, dreary day in Florida. I do not mind the cool weather, matter of fact I welcome it. But, the gray, damp, dreary I could do without. I am a sunshine girl! Part of my self care routine is gardening and yardwork. Yes, yardwork! I find yardwork soothing even if […]

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Healthy Tip Tuesday: Get up and move!

September 1, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

If you have ever visited a doctor then you know one of the things they are regularly going to ask, or advise is to move more. To get more exercise, be more active, be physically fit. Unfortunately, they don’t often explain what those directions mean. They actually have a little bit of different definitions. Exercise […]

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Are you physically fit for your age?

August 5, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

First, what is the definition of being physically fit? If you are “Physically Fit“s you have a balance of cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, balance, flexibility, muscular strength, and % body fat As you can see it isn’t just about how strong you are, or how fast you can run. Physical fitness is different for all age […]

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Wellness Wednesday: Stretches for A Stiff Neck and the Serratus Anterior

January 29, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Well, as I mentioned the other day I have strained my Serratus Anterior. A muscle I knew was there but have never felt like it had been even worked let alone strained. Then I started doing push-ups. As I stated I was adding one push-up per day to see how many I could do. This […]

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Mindful Walking in Nature

November 11, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Edited 3/29/2021 Mindful Walking is not Fitness Walking. It is a walking Mindfully. What does that mean, exactly? Obviously, if you are walking you are still getting exercise. But, Mindful Walking will not focus on the exercise but rather experiencing everything about the walk, in the moment. If you think of who, what, where, when, […]

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Updated walking Buddy Plan

August 10, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Updated 8/24/2021 Ok, so this is probably the hardest one to come up with, because this is an online Health Coaching business. I don’t have a gym, or an office. This Health Buddy Melissa option is the Walking Buddy Plan. Please see the availability calendar below to see what days I am available for […]

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Sweating on Sunday: Sweatcoin Update and a New Pool

June 16, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

I am back from vacation, and feeling revived! We didn’t actually go anywhere, but we did have family come visit, and did a lot of relaxing. I love to relax, especially since it never seems to happen very often, lol. My daughter is officially done with the homeschool year, and it was perfect time to […]

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Sweating on Sunday

March 24, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

So, I am going to devote Sundays to doing posts about all forms of exercise. Since I love to walk, my first Sweating on Sunday post will be for Sweatcoin. This is not a paid post. I learned about Sweatcoin a few days ago. Basically you get paid to walk outside. It has to be […]

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What Does $30 Of Meat Look Like From Misfits Market? May 11, 2022
Welcome back to another food budget topic. I have chosen to go even lower carbs on my health journey. I will write more about that in a future post. I had good success losing weight last year following 100 grams of carbs per day. I lost about 20 pounds and was able to maintain that [...]
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Happy Mother’s Day! May 8, 2022
My posts are infrequent right now, due to the business of life. I am currently taking classes, and doing important work for the rescue I volunteer for, and I need to complete my homeschool daughter’s High School transcript this Summer. All of these are time-consuming and don’t leave much time for blogging. Plus, I am [...]
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Is It Still Possible To Create $5 Dinners With Inflation? April 23, 2022
Hello, hello. You may have noticed I have not written anything in like 10 days. I took a much-needed break from blogging. I still have not had time to take the new AKF Kidney Coach Class, but I hope by the end of May I will have it done. Then I can edit the old [...]
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Extreme Grocery Budget Challenge Week #14 Dollar General April 13, 2022
Hello, hello! Before I start my grocery haul for this week I want to remind my regular readers that the Kidney Class will begin again, after I take the updated class. It might be a couple of weeks, as I have a lot going on in other areas, but I will get to it. This [...]
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Taste Test Tuesday: WW Pumpkin Spice Muffins April 12, 2022
Welcome back to another Taste Test Tuesday! Today, I am taste testing a WW inspired recipe I found quite by accident. I had this rather large can of pureed pumpkin in my cupboard. I don’t even know why I bought it, as I don’t even know if I like pumpkin. I am a texture kind [...]
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Beginner Weight Training For Menopause! April 10, 2022
Hello, Sunday readers! I hope your day is going well. Yesterday, I talked about Menopause in relation to how it shifts fat deposits more to our waistline, and can impact a ladies possibility to lose weight. I hope you watched the very good video I shared with you and read the tips I gave. In [...]
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Menopause, Belly Fat, and Weight Gain April 9, 2022
Hello, and welcome to another Self Care Saturday post. In the month of April, I am focusing on the topic of Menopause. If you did not see my first post, you can find it in the archives. Menopause is a fact of life. It is part of the middle ages, and there are different aspects [...]
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Extreme Grocery Budget Challenge: Week 13 April 7, 2022
Hello, and welcome to week 13 of my Extreme Grocery Budget Challenge. This is a year long challenge, and possibly more. If you have been following from the beginning this started as a dual challenge at 63 dollars per week, for a family of almost 3 adults now, and a challenge to see if someone [...]
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Kidney Class Week #13 April 6, 2022
Hello, and welcome back! Have you been following along? I missed last week because we had family in from out of state and I was at the beach. You can find all previous weeks in the archives. This Kidney Class is the property of the American Kidney Fund, for which I am a volunteer Kidney [...]
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True Story! April 5, 2022
Hello, and welcome to another Taste Test Tuesday! Wait, I thought this was a true story. Well, it is, sort of. A few weeks ago, I think they came from Aldi’s, but I might have gotten them at Misfit’s Market, I bought these sweet Italian chicken sausages, from the brand True Story. Now, I have [...]
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Who Likes Squats?

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Exercise move of the week

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Self care sunday my fall/halloween miniature garden

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Healthy Tip Tuesday: Get up and move!

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Are you physically fit for your age?

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Wellness Wednesday: Stretches for A Stiff Neck and the Serratus Anterior

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Mindful Walking in Nature

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Updated walking Buddy Plan

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Sweating on Sunday: Sweatcoin Update and a New Pool

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Sweating on Sunday

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