After not being able to eat a meal for 4 days because of a bad case of strep throat, I began to appreciate how delicious food is and LIFE giving. Every time I'd try to eat I'd be choking it down and the effort to swallow felt like needles stabbing me. This was a terrible, terrible ordeal and in the middle of it I found myself bargaining with God for health, praying to God for health and … [Read more...]
Bad Genetics {Pity Party!}
I know, I'm beating the dead horse here saying ONCE MORE that I'm sick. I have been sick so much more this year than I ever have before in my LIFE. I know, I know, it's so typical these days me whining about my health. This weather is wreaking havoc on my wellness, the hot to cold bit is making my sinuses complain and my ears ache as my lymphoids puff up. I eat well. I exercise. What am I … [Read more...]
Exercise Losses & Wins (Vlog & Blog Post)
TODAY: Well, yesterday I weighed myself for the first time in awhile and I was at a new low- in a GOOD WAY. A number I hadn't seen since the first few months of pregnancy was there on the scale and I realized that I was ONE STEP CLOSER to getting to my pre-(FIRST CHILD) pregnancy weight! I guess the nice thing about gaining a lot of weight during both of your pregnancies is that the … [Read more...]
Spanx for Calves
I love boots. I love sales. Boot sales are like the best thing ever. Like it's been said before, shoes are your friends. No matter how much your weight fluctuates, the shoes on your feet are loyal to you, not judging your muffin top or junk in the trunk. In the past, cheap shoes were always the way I went. I could get shoes more often and they'd be super trendy and uncomfortable. Now that I"m … [Read more...]