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Two months ago my husband and I pulled a switcheroo. I started working full-time, outside my home, and he now stays at home with our kiddos. With a mere eight weeks under our belt, we’re still exploring the wonderful opportunities and navigating through the challenges that this new lifestyle br... Read More

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Ever wondered about the average sugar intake of a typical American? Think you might need to cut back? Check this out: I cut sugar out of my diet in January.  I've cheated of course. But I've done better than I thought. It takes a couple of weeks for the cravings to go away and once those are gone,... Read More

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My Healthy Living for Mom series on Today’s Mama has been focused on my real-world struggle to lose weight, stay healthy, eat nutritiously, and maintain a balanced attitude. I’m kicking off a Healthy Living for Mom Q&A series so I can pick the brains of healthy people that I admire...to l... Read More

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Writing my last post and admitting that the gym is a drag turned out to be pretty helpful for me. Once I got that off my chest, I fell into a steady routine of hitting the gym two or three days a week, with one or two at-home workouts tossed in. Working out has become a normal part of my week. Bu... Read More

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Almost seven months ago, when I kicked off my Healthy Living for Mom series, my goal was to whittle away my chub until the scale read “165”. This morning the scale told me that I now weigh 164 pounds. WOO! That amounts to a 31.5 pound loss since the end of August when I began writing th... Read More

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When I decided that it was high time to lose some weight, I thought that once I accomplished this goal (or at the time of writing this post, got darn close) that eating healthy and nutritious foods would come naturally. That after having shifted my eating habits that I would be above the cheeseb... Read More

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What comes first? The brownie or the bad mood? Now, I’m not talking about the occasional treat. I can do a sugary goodie, once or twice a week, and my weight and mental health remain pretty much unaffected. But every few months, I fall off the sugar wagon (like I did last week) and find mys... Read More

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This time last year I was in the final weeks of my pregnancy with my son. I was nesting like a beast and I turned my attention on the ridiculous stockpile of clothing that I had stashed in my basement. I had amassed a wardrobe that ranged from size 10 to size 22. Four giant plastic totes were ful... Read More

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I love snacks. An apple with peanut butter...string cheese and a clementine orange...a glass of chocolate milk. I am a full-fledged snacker, incapable of making it from meal to meal without stopping for a little bite between. I get hangry. (Hunger + Angry = HANGRY) It’s not pretty. But I get... Read More

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This is my week twenty Healthy Living for Mom post. Twenty weeks and I’ve finally stumbled upon what has made the biggest difference so far—the buddy system. That’s right. Mr. Oltmanns is now officially on the bandwagon. He’s eating well, working out, and even hiding food! Okay, I gues... Read More

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