The Hardest Part Of Losing Weight~

October 28, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

Hello, and welcome to my last post on the topic of Obesity. Obesity was my Health topic for the month of October. While I did not get to cover all of the topics I wanted to, I provided a great deal of information for anyone interested in learning more about Obesity. For the month of […]

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Wisdom on Wednesday

October 27, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hello, and welcome to another Wisdom on Wednesday quote day. Actually, because my life is crazy right now, this will be a dual post but they both relate to the same quote. I have no idea who to attribute this quote to, but it is a good one. Keep your head up, God gives his […]

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Throwback Thursday: Why Obesity Was Rare In The 50’s

October 21, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hello, and Happy Thursday! I have had a crazy week and I feel like I have totally neglected my readers. I still have so much to discuss on the topic of Obesity, and the month is almost over. My newsletter was supposed to go out yesterday, but I will literally not home at all yesterday […]

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Stop Calling It Obesity?

October 7, 2021.Reading time 13 minutes.

Hello, and welcome back to another Thinking on Thursday topic. For the whole month of October I am discussing Obesity. But, as you can see in my title I posed the topic as a question. However, by the end of the post I think you will see why I think it should be a statement. […]

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Why Your Step Count Might Be Deceiving You: Walk With Me In October!

October 6, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

I have mentioned this special deal in a couple other posts, but today I finally am getting to talk about it in full. If you read here a lot, then you know I have CKD, am not especially fond of intense exercise, and I walk a lot. But, I might not be walking enough. What […]

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October Health Topic: Obesity

September 30, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hello, and happy Thursday! I hope the week has seen you well. For the month of October I have decided I will discuss Obesity. This is a topic, as a Health Coach, of course I have talked about before, but now a whole month will be dedicated to it. If this kind of topic is […]

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You got mail!

August 30, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Hello, and Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. My thoughts are with everyone in the path of Hurricane Ida, this morning, and as it weakens everyone in it’s path. We had just moved to Florida when Hurricane Katrina hit LA 16 years ago, yesterday. I remember watching the devastation on the TV […]

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self care Sunday: no covid vaccine, my 2020 fitbit stats, and exercise muscle move of the week!

January 24, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

All of that in one post! Happy Sunday! I was expecting a beautiful warm weekend with lots of sun. Instead I got chilly, cloudy, and dreary. I did still manage to get in some gardening. My peas are starting to come up. It is so exciting to see your hard work pay off. The big […]

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portion distortion: How Have portions changed through the years?

September 23, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

If you have been following along and reading any of my portion distortion posts, then you already know the American/Western diet is way out of portion. I have been researching diet topics not just for this blog, but also for a Nutrition course I am creating for my teenage daughter. I was a teenager in […]

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Sweating on Sunday: My Favorite Fitness Walking Video

July 6, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Updated 6/20/2021 Or one of them, lol. This one is one of the walking videos I do frequently. I like it because it is a little higher impact, which is good for bone health. This is not a beginners video. If you would like me to walk with you check out my Walking Buddy plan. […]

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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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The Hardest Part Of Losing Weight~

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Wisdom on Wednesday

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Throwback Thursday: Why Obesity Was Rare In The 50’s

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Stop Calling It Obesity?

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October Health Topic: Obesity

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self care Sunday: no covid vaccine, my 2020 fitbit stats, and exercise muscle move of the week!

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portion distortion: How Have portions changed through the years?

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Sweating on Sunday: My Favorite Fitness Walking Video

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