Some facets of my thinking are very black and white. All or nothing. I am like this with a lot of things. I tend not to do something unless I can do it perfectly. Unfortunately this doesn’t always work very well with me in the real world. 🙂 I am not perfect. People around me …
Inflammation is your immune system’s built in defense mechanism for fighting infection. But when your body can’t turn off the inflammation (like with lupus, or other auto-immune diseases) or you give it too many inflammation-causing foods/substances, inflammation can run rampant and cause some serious problems. Researchers are finding that uncontrolled inflammation plays a role in …
One terrible thing about getting married (and the couple of weeks preceding it) was all of the eating out, hurriedly eating whatever we had in the house and unplanned meals where we didn’t make the best choices. Thankfully I don’t think I really GAINED a significant amount of weight, but I did FEEL terrible. I …
I didn’t end up with any appointments at work today, so it was a quiet day at home. I woke up and made a super yummy breakfast. Doesn’t look like much, but it hit the spot! Apple cinnamon oatmeal, a banana and coffee with pumpkin spice creamer. Lunch was homemade tomato soup and a pretzel …
I am getting married on June 8, 2013. Just a little over 5 months from now! Dun, dun, duuuuunnnnn. It is coming up fast. I am definitely not liking how I feel, or look right now. After a couple weeks of holiday eating, I feel lethargic and yucky. I haven’t worked out much due to …
Can I just tell you how distracting it is to have a 45 pound dog wedged into a recliner with you as you try to write a blog post? It is super hard. It is only okay because she is super cute and just wants to be near her mommy. Going into the second full …
