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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

I hope you had a lovely and relaxing weekend leading up to this holiday week!  Welcome back to the next 3 MONTHS of Monday giveaways on the blog!  If you missed last week, Jennifer C won some Lemon Coconut awesomeness in the form of The Simply Bar.  This week I am excited to introduce to you a new line of high protein breads made by P28.  They are named that because each bagel, 2 slices of bread, and wrap have 28g of protein in them!!  This compares to the amount of protein in a chicken breast, or piece of ... Read more » about A Protein-Packed {P28 Giveaway}

First, I'd like to reiterate something I said yesterday on Facebook.  If you're not yet a fan, go ahead and "like" me because there's lots of additional conversations, photos, and questions that never make it on to the actual blog!  I started a devotional plan yesterday - 35 days of a bit of Bible plus a story / message that goes along with it.  I've "wanted" to be a consistent reader (of the Bible) in the past, but haven't made it a habit.  Then I ... Read more » about 7 Low Sugar Tips Anyone Can Adopt

Today is a very exciting day for me!  Like on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest it's probably a 9.8. Hey, I have to save the 10 for something even MORE EXCITING brewing in my near future :)  So today, I'm announcing and introducing a couple new features on the blog that will hopefully delight you and make your user experience so much better: PRINT and PIN-IT.  You can now click one button to PRINT the recipe (below) and take it directly to your local grocery store

Time to fess up: How often/long do you look at Pinterest?  I'm probably a 15 minute a day kind of girl. I was perusing the other day, scrolling through the hundreds of pins and images when I was immediately stopped in my tracks.  I saw the most beautiful sandwich my eyes have ever seen.  I even commented on it, which I never do: "WOW. I am salivating! That looks so yummy - and the best part is... ... Read more » about Smashed Blackberry & Basil Grilled Cheese

Now I'm no Pioneer Woman, who got 48,000 comments on ONE BLOG POST (I left a comment myself to try to win an awesome turquoise pot...ha! No such luck.)  But, as I posted on Facebook yesterday, I have been overwhelmed with the number of visits/views/pins of my Strawberry Banana Greek Yogurt Bread and its Blueberry version...over 30,000 just this month!  I hope many of you have actually gotten the chance to make them and taste them for yourselves.  This excitement and pinning action piqued my interest. 

Growing up, I never liked cherries.  No actual cherries, no cherry pie, no cherry flavored drinks.  ICKOLA.  I think because it always seemed to remind me of nasty cough syrup that my parents made me down (in the most loving way of course).  But Dear Hubby loves them, so I've slowly but surely opened myself up to try them again.  It's that whole compromise thing.  I told you I was a PRO at marriage! ... Read more » about {CHOcolate Cherry Greek Frozen Yogurt}

Today we are celebrating something special - this is my 100th blog post!  Thank you again for joining me in this journey! I am excited to share a fabulous pizza recipe, originally inspired by my lovely mom.  Hers was covered in carmelized onions, which I'm sure would be good.  But dear hubby HATES onions.  Really, hate is a nice term for his overwhelming loathing of the sometimes smelly vegetable.  Dear hubby and I have been married for almost 8 years, but each time we're at my parents' house I have to remind them of his dislike hate of onions. 

To say I am overwhelmed with the positive responses and comments from yesterday's reward photoshoot post, would be an understatement.  Please accept my sincerest thanks for all of your kind words.  A whole extra level of joy was added to the celebration, being able to share in it with you!  How can I not get all warm and fuzzy when I read comments like this one?! : "If I could just choose one blog to follow and to be inspired by, it would definitely be yours. ... Read more » about Sincere Thanks + {Greek Yogurt Blueberry Muffins}