Shoutin’ from the Rooftop

Brownies. Nothing special. No frosting. Just brownies from a box mix. Brownies that called my name everytime I walked by. No one else in the family appeared to even care for the brownies. The only reason there were brownies in the house was the result of a recipe flop from Pinterest. The dessert was to [...]

I love love love this quote. I think too many times in the journey of changing our lives and our eating we have the wrong mentality. Too often we go in with the thought all or nothing. It is so much easier when we fail to just throw in the towel and be done. It [...]

I am sorry that I have been pretty much missing in action lately. I feel like this is a constant theme here. It isn’t intentional. It just seems like the day gets away from me and then in the evening after the girls are in bed, I don’t want to blog. I don’t want to [...]

Why do I feel the need to eat when I am not hungry? Why? I wish I knew why my brain works this way. I know I am tired. I know I am feeling overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done. But why? Food isn’t going to make my to-do list go away. It [...]

I have a new strategy I think will be a great motivator to eat well and workout. I tried out this new strategy for myself today. And I am proof that this does work. It is simple. Go to a clothing store of your choice. Preferably a store that you like their style. This strategy [...]

The girls and I were lucky to be able to take a trip recently to visit my sister and brother-in-law in Colorado. My sister had lived with us for a year while my BIL was deployed to Afghanistan. So obviously after a year living with us, we all became even closer. It has been hard [...]

I will admit, I am addicted to Pinterest. If you are not familiar with Pinterest, it is pretty much a virtual bulletin board. You “pin” bookmarks, products, pictures that you find on the internet and then you have them for reference. I have a whole Motivational board.       Just speaking the truth. I [...]

I have mentioned before that I have a heart rate monitor and it has always been a HUGE motivation to me. Nothing like seeing your calorie burn increase as you work out. It makes me push myself when I see those numbers. My beloved Polar F4 heart rate monitor finally bit the dust after 5 [...]