As I get older, and my general anxiety is more prevalent (in certain situations), so is my experience with white coat syndrome. My heart pounds while I’m in the waiting room (and then while I’m waiting for what feels like eons on the examination table). Half the time, it’s a miracle that my blood pressure isn’t through the roof.
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Monday Musings: Go-To Protein Meals and Snacks
While I’m working my way through an attempted weight loss journey this year, I’m trying to prioritize protein in my meals. Because that’s what “they” say we should do. And honestly, I find it to be helpful. It definitely keeps me fuller longer. And I’m seeing some slow, but steady, progress.
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Monday Musings: Fitness Challenges
I feel like we’ve been inundated with the idea of 30-day or 75-day challenges of late— or is it just me?
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9 Helpful Nutrition Hacks
DISCLAIMER: weight and body image discussion incoming… and I am not a nutrition professional, all suggestions are opinion based on previous personal experience.
I have been struggling with my body image and weight for the last five years. Maybe it’s being a certain age. Maybe it’s more. I was under a lot of stress and suffering from extreme anxiety in the Spring of 2019 when my dad was diagnosed with cancer and passed away ten months later, right before the start of the pandemic (which didn’t help matters). While I spent a lot of time pouring myself into home projects as self therapy, I also did a bunch of comfort/emotional eating.
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Are You On The Gratitude Journal Bandwagon?
In the United States, where we celebrate Thanksgiving in November, you’ll find many people focusing on what they’re grateful for this month. And I am not immune to this trend.
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Eating What I Have
This summer I have been prioritizing food in my fridge, then in my pantry and finally my freezer, over buying a bunch of stuff at the supermarket every week (or every other if I can help it).
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How I Noomed
Hello friends, I hope all is well! I just wanted to stop in today to give a quick update on my weight loss journey so far this year. You may remember that back in early February I decided to try Noom to help guide me this go around. Overall, I was happy with the program and my experience. But somewhere around Week 12, I crumbled. I fell off the Noom wagon. Part of it was due to my own tendency to lose gusto and get bored, the other part was real life coming in and distracting me. Majorly.
My Health & Fitness Journey // UPDATE
On my birthday this year I weighed in about 30lbs heavier than my ideal/healthy weight for my height. And for my own emotional well being. I know “they” say you think you’ll be happier if you lose the weight, but will you? Only time will tell I suppose, but I wanted to get back in control and do what I could to take some of the pounds off. Doing it on my own hadn’t worked up to this point.
My Current Beauty Faves
Hello my lovelies! This week I shared my bathroom tour on the blog, so I thought I’d continue in the vein of self care and hygiene by sharing my current beauty faves. Everything from skin care and makeup, to my favorite products for hair and my daily/weekly routines.
Disclaimer: I am by no means a beauty expert, skin care expert, hair expert, anything expert, lol. I don’t know the exact best things, or methods. I just know what works for me, doesn’t cause me irritation or ill-effect and wanted to share my favorite products as of this moment. Shall we?