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Totally Random Tuesday

April 23, 2013 by Kim 11 Comments

We had a package waiting on the porch when we got home from dinner. Dane ordered us new phone cases. Chicago Cubs for me and Pittsburgh Pirates for him. You can buy one here. Yep, it has a bottle opener. Too bad I’m not drinking beer anymore. Speaking of not drinking anymore, I read [Read On]

Filed Under: Food, Paleo, Water, Whole30 Tagged With: dairy free, gluten free, grain free, totally random tuesday, whole30 breakfast, whole30 lunch

Gym Switch

January 10, 2013 by Kim 5 Comments

I’ve been a member at the Gold’s Gym in our town for a little over a year now. I’ve never really gotten into a regular routine because I didn’t feel completely comfortable there. My contract was up in November and I’ve been trying to decide what I was going to do. My sister and her [Read On]

Filed Under: Food, Water, Weight Loss, Weight Watchers, Working out, Wrigley Tagged With: mint chocolate chip gum, Planet Fitness, pumpkin pringles

Happy Cats

July 26, 2012 by Kim 8 Comments

Happy Friday Eve! When I came from work on Tuesday evening, I saw that Dane was working on building a cat condo/scratching post. We’ve been looking at them at the pet store but they’re really expensive. When I got home yesterday, he was in the steaming hot garage working on it. He was almost done with [Read On]

Filed Under: Dane, Food, Teagan, Uncategorized, Water, Weigh in, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Challenge, Wrigley Tagged With: 28 day weight loss challenge, cat condo, cat scratching post, low carb diet, weight loss challenge

Stop eating out of boredom

July 11, 2012 by Kim 9 Comments

I can’t keep packages of granola bars, nuts, crackers, etc. at my desk at work. Regardless of whether or not I’m hungry, I will obsess about them. I think a lot of my overeating has taken place when I was bored and not necessarily hungry. Here are some tips to stop eating out of boredom. [Read On]

Filed Under: Food, Running, Uncategorized, Water, Weight Loss, Working out Tagged With: eating out of boredom, how to stop eating out of boredom, tips to avoid eating out of boredom

What I learned

July 10, 2012 by Kim 6 Comments

I tracked everything I ate yesterday for the first time in awhile. When my eating isn’t out of control, I actually kind of like tracking. Yep, I said it. I like tracking. Here are a few things that I learned: While I’m trying to lose weight, I need to reconsider my breakfast choices. As much [Read On]

Filed Under: Food, Uncategorized, Water, Weight Loss, Working out Tagged With: chicken quesadillas, tracking, treadmill purchase

Southward Bound

July 8, 2012 by Kim Leave a Comment

Our time in North Carolina went by so fast but we’re headed back to reality this morning. We have a 9 hour drive ahead of us and I’m assuming we’re going to encounter some traffic with it being the end of a long holiday weekend. We had a great visit with Dane’s parents but a [Read On]

Filed Under: Family, Food, Uncategorized, Water Tagged With: Blue Ridge Parkway, Chateau Morrisette, Mabry Mill, North Carolina vacation

Why I do this and 10 steps

June 11, 2012 by Kim 8 Comments

When I first started my weight loss journey, one of the tips that I heard often was – Make it Public. Tell your friends, family, co-workers and even mention it on Facebook. That doesn’t necessarily mean start a blog and tell the world your life story, but eventually, that’s what I decided to do. If [Read On]

Filed Under: Dane, Family, Food, Goals, Motivation, Uncategorized, Water, Weight Loss, Working out Tagged With: 10 steps, back on track, motivation, thank you, tracking, why i blog

Bathroom Squat Challenge

May 16, 2012 by Kim 8 Comments

So, yesterday was officially the halfway point for the month. I wanted to come up with a realistic challenge for myself since I’ll be going on vacation for a few days this Friday. Squats and lunges. The two words we hate to hear but two of the most effective leg workouts. I aim to drink [Read On]

Filed Under: Couch to 5k, Ease into 5k, Eating out, Food, Goals, Recipes, Running, Uncategorized, Water, Weight Loss, Working out Tagged With: Healthy Peanut Butter Balls, Organic Pierogi, Sqauts, The Bachelorette, Yummy

Gimme a break

May 9, 2012 by Kim 7 Comments

Are you addicted to Pinterest yet? I was telling a good friend of mine about it yesterday and she had never heard about it! Wow, I didn’t know that was possible. You can follow me here. Perhaps I spend just a little too much time on this laptop. :) Anyway, I came across this and it [Read On]