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The Cart of Possibility

The Cart of Possibility

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Coping with Divorce: the expensive way

Coping with Divorce: the expensive way

When my 19 year marriage finally came to the point that a divorce was imminent, the emotional turmoil I did not expect began to flare up.  If you’ve been through it, this may resonate with you.  When you are in the marriage that isn’t working divorce seems like the best option.  Maybe you’ve tried to work it out a few times and you end up back in the same place, so divorce seems like the only…

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The Cart of Possibility

The Cart of Possibility

I am not sure if this is a new concept or not, but the Cart of Possibility has turned into a method I use when shopping to both help me not feel like I am depriving myself and at the same time not overspend.

How can that be?  Well when I see something I like, I put it in the Cart of Possibility.  This actually began at Home Goods.  This store…omg…one of my favs!  The only issue with Home Goods is…

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Overwhelmed and Paralyzed

It has been 15 days since my last post.  I’ve thought about writing everyday, and then something would steer my attention another direction and the day would go by without my pen to paper.  Before I knew it, it became “days” that had gone by since I last wrote and that is when the panic begins to set in.

Seems like it should be an easy thing to fix.  If I want to write I should just go write.…

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Who Wants to Study My Brain?

I am convinced I would make a good physiological study candidate; well I would at least like to be considered. You see, when I voluntarily put myself on the Whole30 that somehow flipped a switch and all of a sudden I was programmed to comply with the program. Now that it’s over…I can’t seem to go more than two days eating the way I’ve learned works best for me. 

I have been successful at staying…

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Post Whole30.

Reminding myself this journey was not about weight loss is a struggle.  I finally stepped on the scale this morning and the official change is -5 lbs.  So yeah, a loss!  Other successes were inches lost in my waist and chest.

But it still felt insignificant.  This is kind of a gross picture, but it is a good reminder that 5 lb is actually a big deal.  Interesting to note though, this 5 pound loss…

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Whole30, Days 25-28. It was a good run. The 10 lessons learned.

Whole30, Days 25-28. It was a good run. The 10 lessons learned.

I’m not going to bore you with days 25-27.  They were compliant and boring.  Nothing really to report- I cooked, I did dishes, I made my weekly trip to #wholefoods.  Here is what I really want to tell you: the ice cream wasn’t worth it.

Knowing that my reintroduction was coming up this week, I purchased my reintro foods while grocery shopping yesterday.  I could say that was the biggest mistake,…

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A Slight Derail of the Norm

A Slight Derail of the Norm

I had a realization this morning, and I want to share it with you.  Perhaps you will not find it as profound as I did, but nonetheless I felt it was important to give it a voice .

As I was driving to work this morning I was listening to Eat, Pray, Love for the second time on Audible.  I enjoy the entire book, but the second book that takes place in an Ashram in India is my very favorite.  I…

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Whole30, day 24. Wait, Wait...I've managed to go on living without bread?

Whole30, day 24. Wait, Wait…I’ve managed to go on living without bread?

I was in a meeting today working on finalizing some copy for an upcoming promotion and one of the bullet points was kind of long.  My co-worker reviewed it and said “it’s as long as a day without bread”.  Which got me to thinking- have I really gone 24 days without bread????

This is literally unheard of in my life.  Even when I was bodybuilding, my contest prep included one cheat meal a week and…

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Whole30, Days 22-23. What the hell was I complaining about?

Whole30, Days 22-23. What the hell was I complaining about?

Seriously, I feel like a wander back and forth between kill me! and oh this is easy.  I’m not sure if that is due to the food I’m making or what, but I’m perturbed at myself at this point.

  Anyway after looking over the Whole30 Reintroduction Plan I was left feeling a little, well, disappointed I guess.  I know I had expressed concern on Days 12-14 about falling off the wagon on Day 31, but I…

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Whole30, Days 20-21. A New Sense of Self.

Whole30, Days 20-21. A New Sense of Self.

No I have not reached Tiger Blood status as a burst of energy, but what I do feel is more constant energy throughout the day.  My daughter and I were at the mall over the weekend and we stopped to look at some Alex and Ani jewelry and the salesperson was commenting on how tired she was…everyday around 2:30, she’s done for.

It was like in that moment I thought “huh, not me anymore”.  It is delight…

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Whole30, Days 15-19. I am SO over it.

Whole30, Days 15-19. I am SO over it.

Can I be honest with you guys?  I am sooo over this!  All I have had for the last week are dreams about McDonald’s, Imo’s pizza, chocolate, cupcakes…and then I wake up in a panic because I am so mad at myself for cheating!

All of my energy this week has been spent on keeping myself straight!  I wonder if all this is normal?  One moment please, I will go read the Whole30 Timeline…

Well.  Looks…

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Whole30, Days 12-14. Dare Me Chocolate, Dare Me.

Whole30, Days 12-14. Dare Me Chocolate, Dare Me.

I’m feeling pretty resilient.  I went out with my Chinese food loving friend on Saturday, and we ended up at a friends party.  Of course, every food I love was there: chocolate covered caramels, pita bread and hummus, red wine…U.G.H.  But I held steady and had some water.

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At this point when I think about eating something non-compliant, I think “what’s the point”.…

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Whole 30, Day 11. mmmm...Donuts!!

Whole 30, Day 11. mmmm…Donuts!!

No, I didn’t eat any donuts, but dang I really wanted to today.  It was like I could taste it just by thinking about it.  A wonderfully fresh cake donut with chocolate icing, warm and creamy.  UGH, sounded so good.

It wasn’t really a sugar craving, but more about seeing them a couple times today so they were kind of in my brain.  But it was different than a sugar craving- which for me is like a…

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Whole30, day 10. It's Fine. I'm Fine. It's All Fine.

Whole30, day 10. It’s Fine. I’m Fine. It’s All Fine.

Ok why isn’t this harder?  I feel like maybe I’m doing something wrong.  According to the Whole30 timeline, which I just now read, this should be one of the hardest days.  So hard in fact that I guess many people quit at this point.

The reason for quitting seems to be that the newness of the program has worn off and all people really see is what they can’t have vs. what they can.  I’m not having…

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Whole30, day 9. Delirious or Beautiful Minding It?

Whole30, day 9. Delirious or Beautiful Minding It?

For those of you that are reading and following my journey, thank you!!!  You really are playing a role in helping me remain accountable.  If I did not have you to report into who knows the shenanigans I would be into!

Ahhh….Day 9 At this point in the game, food is becoming a little different for me.  Not to say I’ve got this all figured out, but I’ve been keeping notes on how I feel after I eat…

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