A few years ago, there was a show on NBC called Strong. Professional trainers teamed up with women to help them achieve fitness goals, get stronger, and face different challenges and obstacles every week. It wasn’t the most amazing show ever, and only ran for one season, but my little empathetic INFJ heart latched on…
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Snack Attack
Let’s talk about snacks. If you read my post on meal planning, you know that one of the most important things I’ve learned regarding weight loss is that overall calories are what matter most, followed by protein intake, and focusing on the volume and quality of those calories. How you divide your calories in your…
Coconut Basil Chicken
This Coconut Basil Chicken is one of my favorite recipes. It’s light, bright, and packed with fresh flavors. I wish I could say it was my own brain child, but it’s not. In scouring Pinterest for healthy slow cooker chicken meals, I discovered it on this site. It’s 100% worth sharing here, with my own…
On Balance and Self-Talk
This is a piece of Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake. You may be wondering what it’s doing here in my kitchen. It has no moral ability. It’s not good. It’s not bad. It’s a piece of cake. It may not be the most nutritious option, and eating it all the time probably won’t help me feel or…
Buffalo Chicken Boats
I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: I am not a world-class chef. When I started out, I rarely cooked for myself, and lacked a lot of confidence in cooking in general. Knowing I needed to cook more for myself, I looked for recipes that were quick, easy, simple, cheap, and healthy. I…
Italian Chicken Bowl
Some people enjoy cooking. For them, it’s a way to channel creativity, or a form of stress relief. I am not one of those people. And yet, here we are in my kitchen. What can I say? A girl’s gotta eat. When I started learning more about my nutrition needs for weight loss, I knew…
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