A Tan Wasn’t Worth It: My Melanoma Story

My melanoma scar 4 years later.

I planned to have this post written and posted on May 1 in honor of Skin Cancer Awareness Month. However, I’ve struggled with it for over 2 weeks now. I finally realized I’m not helping anyone as long as I keep thinking about and not writing it. It’s a topic so near to my heart…[Continue Reading...]

ChaLean Extreme Before and After Photos

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So I had promised in my earlier post outlining the results I got with Chalean Extreme that I would add my before and after photos as soon as I got back from Orlando.  My husband and I finally found some time this morning to actually get this done.  I have to be honest and say…[Continue Reading...]

ChaLean Extreme, Results in Record Time

Try ChaLean Extreme for results in a short amount of time.

So I’m a procrastinator.  Actually, I think I am the Queen of Procrastination.  I seem to work better under pressure and even though it may stress me out to wait until the last minute, I tend to put things off…all.the.time.  I know this must be a genetic thing because my brother is the same way…[Continue Reading...]

Why You Should be Working Out: The Benefits of Exercise

Make regular exercise a part of your clean eating lifestyle.

After engaging in regular workouts over the past 12 weeks (working out 6 days out of 7 every week), I realized something.  Well, I realized quite a few things, but one of the bigger things I’ve noticed is that too little emphasis is put on exercise being an important part of a clean eating lifestyle. …[Continue Reading...]

Clean Eating Snacks for Weight Trainers

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Are you a weight lifter and struggle with eating enough?  Well, I am and I do.  For the last 3 months (approximately) in prep for our trip to Disney at the end of the month, I’ve been doing the ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program (more on the specifics of this in a later post revealing my…[Continue Reading...]

The Pole: Not Just for Strip Clubs Anymore

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The simple vertical pole evokes different visions depending on where it’s found. On a playground it’s child’s play. In my son’s firefighter book it’s an iconic fixture in the fire station. In the strip club it comes with bare bodies and dollar bills. There’s another place where the pole is popping up more and more…[Continue Reading...]

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

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Some of you may know, although many of you probably do not know, that I am from West Virginia. And some of you may have heard the buzz surrounding Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution being filmed in Huntington, WV. I am not from Huntington. Huntington is about 200 miles from where I live; however, that’s just…[Continue Reading...]

Why am I not Losing Weight?

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Do you ever ask yourself, “Why am I not losing weight?” You think you’re doing everything right:  you’re eating clean and working out.  Yet the scale still isn’t budging.  So what’s the problem?  Here are a few reasons why you may not be losing weight and what to do when you just can’t seem to…[Continue Reading...]

How to Lose Weight Without Dieting

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Is it even possible to lose weight without going on a diet?   Yes!  And more and more people are finding that cleaning up their eating habits is better than dieting.  According to a recent article at The New York Times, Instead of Eating to Diet, They’re Eating to Enjoy, the number of men and women…[Continue Reading...]