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Continue reading →: Why and How I’ve Started Adding More Protein to my DietI thought I ate well when I started this journey, I thought that my problem was that I was eating too much and I decided to watch my portions and that processed foods needed to go. I started cutting out the processed foods, cooking more at home, eating more vegetables…
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Continue reading →: Walking IntervalsI get asked often about intervals when I mention doing intervals on my walk. I read about interval training on this article in Prevention Magazine. I don’t recommend trying intervals without talking to your doctor if you have any risk factors. I also recommend unless you’re already routinely walking that…
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Continue reading →: Music and Memory
Music can help people remember information and events by creating an auditory and emotional soundtrack that can be replayed to trigger a recollection. This is because music activates parts of the brain that are associated with memory and emotion, such as the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. Music can also help people form…
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Continue reading →: Ticks, Mosquitos, and Biting FliesTicks I hate ticks. They are blood sucking, disease spreading little bugs. This seems like a good place to encourage you to leave opossums alone and let them do their work. They are tick eating machines, the don’t carry diseases like rabies, and they are smart. Ticks thrive in heavily…
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Continue reading →: Eating OutEating out is so hard when I’m trying to eat healthy. Portions are huge in many restaurants and often added sugar and other high calorie ingredients. We enjoy eating out, particularly when we go with friends. I will be eating out twice this week with friends so I get to…
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Continue reading →: What I am Currently EatingHello Friends! I get at ton of questions about what I’m eating on this journey to be more healthy. A ton. If I’m being totally honest I don’t like to answer that question. I don’t feel qualified. I am not a nutritionist. I feel like I need to say that…
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Continue reading →: The Benefits of Saying Good Morning and SmilingI get teased a lot for saying good morning to everyone. I recently got teased for saying good morning to a dog on a walk. I tell my dogs good morning, I tell my husband good morning, I tell shop clerks good morning… I say good morning a lot. Some…
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Continue reading →: Doing it Scared, Why I Don’t Let Fear Steal my JoyIt is interesting that when I post the 30 second view of my daily walk I get two very distinct responses: The first response is the reason I take the time to video my walk for 30 seconds every day. I want you to feel the peace and beauty I…
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Continue reading →: Why I Wear a Weighted VestIn January I took a bone density test. It was my second test, five years from the first one, and it showed that my bone density had dropped to the point that I was diagnosed with osteopenia. Osteopenia is a condition where your bone mineral density (BMD) is lower than…
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Continue reading →: My Journey to Being in Woman’s World Magazine (Also Known as the Day I Cried in Home Depot)How I ended up in Woman’s World Magazine and insights into my crazy life.
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