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Simple High-Protein Dairy-Free Meal Prep (With Meal Ideas)
This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Traditional meal prep can sometimes feel daunting to me, because it usually involves spending all day in the kitchen cooking and eating the same exact meals all week long. I tend to get bored with the same meals after a…
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How I Maintained My Weight Loss During 3 Months Of Surgery Recovery
When I found out that I needed surgery, I knew I wasn’t going to try to lose weight during that time, I just didn’t want to gain any if I could help it. I wasn’t going to be able to walk for months, and everything about my routine was going to change. I didn’t want…
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The Day I Realized I Didn’t Have To Hit My Goal Weight To Be Enough
I didn’t expect to break down again, but I did I had just started swim lessons, something I was really excited about. After lesson one, I was hopeful. Lesson two was hard. Really hard! Not only physically, but emotionally too, but I still believed I had found a way that I could exercise, even while…
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I Kept Telling Myself I Would Wait Until I Lost The Weight To Feel Confident
What I Wear Every Day (And Why That Started) I wear the same black stretchy pants every day that I leave my house. I have seven or eight pairs of the same exact ones. It’s always the same thing: a t-shirt (in a few different colors) and tennis shoes. I started doing this because it…
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Learning To Swim As An Adult: Why The Second Lesson Was So Hard
** I wrote this after my second swim lesson last summer and didn’t get around to posting it. Even though some time has passed, this day was such an important part of my journey that I still wanted to share it. ** My second swim lesson was incredibly humbling and much harder than I expected….
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Learning To Swim As An Adult: Starting Scared, But Showing Up Anyway
** I wrote this after my first swim lesson last summer and didn’t get around to posting it. Even though some time has passed, this moment was such an important part of my journey that I still wanted to share it ** I’m learning how to swim, as a grown woman, with fears, injuries, and…
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The Best Dairy-Free Protein Bars That Actually Taste Good
I’ve tried so many protein bars over the years, and honestly, a lot of them just don’t taste good. Most are dry, chalky, or way too sweet. Thankfully, I’ve found a few that I actually enjoy and look forward to eating. In this post, I’m sharing my three favorite protein bars. They are all dairy-free,…
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3 Easy High-Protein Dairy-Free Breakfast Ideas (30g+ Protein Each)
One thing I’ve learned is that having a high protein breakfast makes a world of a difference. I feel satisfied for hours and I’m a lot calmer when lunchtime comes. All in all, I just feel better when I start my day with a high protein breakfast. Today I’m sharing my three favorite easy dairy-free…
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4 Things I Really Wish I Knew Before Starting My Weight Loss Journey
I wish someone told me that weight loss wouldn’t be easy. Not just in the “eat healthy and exercise” kind of way, but in the deeply emotional, frustrating, self-doubt kind of way. That there would be moments where I would feel stuck, where progress would be exceptionally slow, and where I would question if I…
