Last month, we discovered that my second child, who’s 4, has celiac. The diagnosis didn’t come as a complete surprise as my husband has celiac, as do several members of his family (and one member of mine). While my husband Matt is asymptomatic, my son (Mathias) was not, which was what prompted me to get …
What I’ve Learned About “Alternative” Treatments for Back Pain Over the Last 2+ Years
In November of 2018, I was starting to get into the best shape of my adult life–I was exercising 4-5 times a week, eating reasonably, had shed the last of the pregnancy weight less than 6 months postpartum with my second, and I was seeing my stomach muscles for the first time in, well, ever. …
Let’s Talk About Losing the Pregnancy Weight After the Third Baby
For years, I attended a hip hop cardio class taught at our local rec center. Since I was such a regular and rarely missed, I often would talk to the instructor after class was over and just get to know her a little bit. When we both happened to be pregnant at the same time …
Why I’ll Probably Never Have a Sugar-Free Month Again {+ Recipe for PB Cookies Made with Honey}
You expect that most posts where someone has just come off of some kind of sugar detox would be filled with enthusiastic epiphanies all about how the month started bad and then miraculously fixed everything wrong with the person’s gut, skin, and emotional health in general, which would then be rounded off with a dramatic …
Halfway Through Kayla Itsines’s BBG (Bikini Body Guide): My Thoughts
For several weeks now, I’ve mentioned in passing several times about how I’ve been working my way through the popular Kayla Itsines BBG program, an exercise regime largely based around resistance training with short bursts of intensity (HIIT) mixed in. Although I’m technically halfway through the original 12-week program, I’ve actually been doing the program …
Holiday Food is My Kryptonite (Health(ier) Habits, Vol. VII)
Welcome to Health(ier) Habits, a series I started to help keep me on track with my goals to stay healthy, even when (ESPECIALLY when) I don’t always see the progress or results that I would like to as quickly as I would like to! Every two weeks, I list out my progress on my recent …
Hummus, Black Bean, and Corn Quesadillas (A Super Quick, Healthy Lunch Option!)
One tool I’ve been using recently in my quest to form healthier habits is The Bikini Body 28-Day Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Guide by Kayla Itsines (that’s an affiliate link, though this is not a sponsored post–I just love the book!). I’ve done strength workouts by her for years (and am continuing to do routines …
Maybe It Was the Cheese That Made Me Gain Weight… (Health(ier) Habits, Vol. VI)
Welcome to Health(ier) Habits, a series I started to help keep me on track with my goals to stay healthy, even when (ESPECIALLY when) I don’t always see the progress or results that I would like to as quickly as I would like to! Every two weeks, I list out my progress on my recent …