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It's Monday.  Not just any Monday... the Monday after daylight-savings... UGH! It was so hard to pry myself out of bed this morning!  I did it, though I was about 10 minutes late to work.   And yet, I was still the first one here. It seems everyone had a hard time getting out of bed this Monday morning!  Janetha (a new blogger I found this weekend!) created a survey on her blog, and provided a template so others could copy it to their own blogs. ... Read more » about Getting to know me + Power Yogurt

Each day as I would write my next blog post, it just didn't feel completely right.   The structure was good.  The key elements were there; but it was missing something.  The site was too bland, too gray, too techy to fully express who I am and this exciting journey that I'm on.  So last night, my live-in web developer (dear hubby) helped me redesign the blog to infuse more style/artistry, more of me.  I am very happy with the new look!  Being married to the best Drupal developer in Denver definitely has its benefits!  Next item for refinement: my food pictures. 

I know weight-loss is a tough topic for most of us.  It is easy to feel lots of guilt, shame, and 100 other awful things when we start thinking about our weight, where we're at, where we think we should be, etc.  So this morning, I just want to touch on some of the top excuses (reasons) I came up with personally, that have kept me from getting the body I know I deserve. ... Read more » about Excuses, Excuses, Excuses...

A reader of my blog recently asked me: "How'd you lose that first 40 pounds?"  For me the keys were: smaller portions and the addition of veggie juice(s) to my diet.  Yes, some exercise here and there too, but those two changes helped me immensely.  I haven't juiced in awhile, so I thought I'd make some this weekend and post up the recipe.  My two favorites are: Mean Green (full of kale, spinach, parsley, lemon, & apple) and Homemade V8 (recipe to follow). Just LOOK at how pretty and colorful that bowl full of veggies is!! ... Read more » about Recipe: Homemade V8 --- yummola!

UGH...the dreaded weigh-in! I have to start somewhere though. And the good news is, I'm a lot lighter than I was 8 months ago :) Drumroll please...The starting weight for this blog(ger) is...

179.2 lbs.

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Let me introduce myself, briefly.  Hello, my name is...Kelly.  I've struggled with weight and being health-savvy for my entire adult life...but finally decided life is too short to live perpetually unhappy.   I recently lost 40 pounds, after celebrating the first birthday of my darling daughter; but still have another 40 to go.  This blog is the next step in my journey towards a happy healthy life... the sweet life, no sugar added. ... Read more » about Hello, My Name is...