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I am sooooo excited to share this news with you: I am rebranding/renaming my blog "Nosh and Nourish."  Before you freak out, let me explain.  :)  I have been blogging for over a year now and have grown, changed and evolved in both my writing and photography as well as my recipe creation.  I am quite happy with the current site as far as layout, content, and overall format...but something wasn't sitting well with me with the name any longer.  Sugar isn't my only focus. I am about healthy food and healthy living, in general. ... Read more » about The Big Reveal: {Nosh & Nourish}

Struggling with my weight for my entire adult life, I finally decided life is too short to live perpetually unhappy.  I have lost 55 pounds in the last year and am currently working on the last 25.  I made a few simple changes to my lifestyle (less sugar, smaller portions, and more veggies) and have never felt better! I'd like to share a number of "Before and Afters" with you to detail the differences from my old life to new. ... Read more » about Before and After

You may remember that I hinted in this post about something exciting brewing in my future.  On a scale of 1 to 10, it's definitely a 10 in my book!  However, it can be a sensitive and divisive issue for some people...so I'm going to tread lightly.  After 10 years of working day in and day out, I'm going to be joining the ranks of "Stay At Home Momma" in a few short weeks!! I decided I really wanted to spend more time pouring into the things that really matter to me: Babycakes, Dear Hubby, church, and this blog/ new business ventures I'm working on.

If you missed my Rewards and New Goals post from earlier this week, you should go back and read it!  I talk about the importance of setting goals and share some great tips on how to do it.   Part of what I discuss is why setting specific rewards (non-food related of course!!) can help keep you motivated and give you something tangible to work towards.           I recently hit one of my major goals - reaching the "Healthy BMI" range by losing over 50 pounds!  As a reward, I had a photoshoot d ... Read more » about I feel Pretty, Oh So Pretty...{Reward Photoshoot}!

Well, my faithful blog readers on this journey towards good health with me...today I got nothin'.  No new recipe.  No motivational insight.  No photo documentation of amazing weekend meals.  Nothing except a simple phrase: Parenthood (and Dieting) are not for the faint of heart.  I feel something must be wrong with me personally, because I find it all so hard.  But, maybe it's just that others don't really talk about it.  It's like unwritten code that you can't talk about the hard parts.  And something must be wrong with me if I don't love EVERY stage.   Whew, tears are alr ... Read more » about Parenthood & Dieting are NOT for the Faint of Heart

I can't help but hum and want to start skipping and twirling through a field when I read those words :)  Am I crazy?  Maybe... But there's something about that song, those mountains, industriously crafting children's clothing from heavy curtain fabrics, etc... that just makes me smile :)              I thought for today's post I'd shake things up a bit and highlight a few of my favorite things (some food/kitchen related, some not). So I introduce to you the first "Five Favorites' Friday."  ... Read more » about These are a few of my Favorite Things

You may not know this, but I am a part of a larger group of bloggers called "Healthy Living Blogs."  They have weekly recipe round-ups, where they solicit all of us bloggers' best recipes around a certain food, like avocado or strawberries.  You can see an example here.  They also have weekly blogging tips for those of us who spend so much time talking to our readers.  And they have monthly features around a specific topic.  Last month's was "Workout Must-Haves."  This month, they are asking for posts on ... Read more » about A Letter to my Future Self

Did you know I've lost 50+ pounds without counting? No counting daily calories. No counting points - activity or food related. No counting # of meals or # of fruits/veggies. No COUNTING.  Though I was a math major in college and am currently teaching Babycakes to count (She's really good with "one two" and "eight nine"), I have never found it very manageable in my daily life to count calories.  First of all, it's super tedious. ... Read more » about 50+ lbs lost with No Counting: Calories or Points

Awwww, my dad.  You may have "met" him in my Important Things in life post from last week.  But what you don't know is that he has always been a great encourager in my life, always knowing just the right thing to say at just the right moment.  I am soooo thankful for him!  (Aren't we cute in this pic from Christmas?) -------->   I decided to start today's post this way, because frankly, I need some encouragement.  I have a lot of exciting things going on, with the ... Read more » about Weekly Weigh-In #4 + Things my dad taught me

Soon SOMETIME, I plan to do a more involved "About" Page so anyone new to the site can get to know who this blogging girl really is:  Who I am, Where I came from, Likes, Dislikes, more detail about my journey, etc... But for now, as a quick stand-in, here's a few of the most important things in my life. ... Read more » about The Important things in life...