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When will enough be enough?

I keep having these moments of getting tired of being sick and tired. And I think today is the day I turn it all around. Then something else happens that makes me tired of being sick and tired. And I actually have made myself believe that maybe I’m flawed. No matter how tired I get… Continue reading When will enough be enough?

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Making our home our own

Our first home was in Onset Massachusetts. It was a tiny beach house that despite its small size had one possibility two additions. When I first saw it the paint colors were….let’s just saw not my preference. Peach walls…dark cabinets…. Robin’s egg blue ceiling. Nothing a little love and hard work couldn’t fix. I spent… Continue reading Making our home our own

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Today I tried Reese Witherspoons Favorite Green Smoothie

Today I tried Reese Witherspoons Favorite Green Smoothie. If you have not yet seen it here is the link https://youtu.be/BfANgKKKJ2k I love a green smoothie. I like the color green ( my birthstone is emerald). Green makes me think healthy….. I know this can be misleading since shamrock shakes are green and well not healthy… Continue reading Today I tried Reese Witherspoons Favorite Green Smoothie

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Day 9 Sugar Reduction

252.8 No clue. My body seems to go up and down and I’m not sure how to make sense of it. Maybe it just really likes chicken wings? I’m feeling it more today. I’m a bit anxious. I am struggling. My daughter begged to go to Sonic this morning. She’s a character. She loves corn-less… Continue reading Day 9 Sugar Reduction

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Day 8 Sugar Reduction

254.0 Ughhhh…………. Maybe I shouldn’t weigh myself every day. Or maybe I should…because this helped me see just how sensitive my system is to changes. I don’t know…right now I feel discouraged but I’m trying not to give up already. I got home from dropping off my daughter from preschool and ate some yogurt with… Continue reading Day 8 Sugar Reduction

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Day 7 Sugar Reduction

253.4 Here we go…. At first I was frustrated because I had behaved… then I remembered the Cuban sandwiches…. oh well they were good. Today’s another day. Today I’m exhausted. 230/3am my sick kiddo comes into my room. Head hurts feels terrible. Next thing I know he drinks some water and throws up… Here we… Continue reading Day 7 Sugar Reduction

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Day 6 Sugar Reduction

252.2 Happy Sunday. Despite my foolish behavior the scale isn’t screaming at me…. I want to be mad at myself but I’m trying to offer Mehr something I’ve struggled with my whole life….grace. I tend to offer it to everyone else… time to give a little to myself. Groceries are needed and instacart to the… Continue reading Day 6 Sugar Reduction