Category: Health
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No Nicotine 7 Day Challenge
I made it 3 months once, 4 another time. I’m going to try this a different way. As of 12:30, I’m doing a “no Nicotine 7 day challenge” If I can make it through the week, I’ll extend it. I was able to do the Whole30 (only reason I quit at 22 days was because…
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To the Ones Who Aren’t There Yet
To the ones who aren’t there yet Get out now before you can’t To the ones who use casually But aren’t addicted yet Maybe you’re dealing with trauma Or you’re chronically bored Maybe your friends all are users And you just want to fit in and have fun Whatever your reason, you’re not addicted yet…
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1 week into the Whole30
I’m only feeling pangs of cravings occasionally, nothing major. I also am not feeling hungry- at all and no longer needing to snack. I’m noticing more energy and feeling a bit better overall. As the days go on, I’m getting more confident that I will be able to get past this and stay on the…
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Yesterday, I decided to start the Whole30.
Today is day 2 and already the cravings are unreal. I know I’ll get past this and I’m hoping I’ll feel as great as people have said they feel but I’m already counting down to May 22 when I can start reintroducing. Yesterday i went basic with boiled eggs for breakfast, tuna salad for lunch…
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Book Review: Prescriptions from Dr Love
Title: “Prescriptions From Dr. Love” Written by: Dr. Suzy Al Mushca Genre: Self Help She asked me to think about why conventional medicine alone hadn’t found the answers to what truly plagued me and why the bags full of medicine hadn’t improved the condition in which my body was in. She smiled her knowing smile,…
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I did notice a change pre and post 25- alcoholism/alcohol tolerance
I read a little while back that a woman’s brain is fully developed in her 25th year (for men, it’s 30) It’s had me thinking and since I’m now half a decade away from 25, (I’m 31) I have been able to see how true that really was for me. I have an impulse control…
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I’m doing a mini Facebook Fast
This is something I do occasionally, especially when going through my feed starts to feel like a chore. I do it, but then it makes me feel like I’m wasting time (which I am) I decided to go until February 28 (so, log back on March 1- if I want to go through the annoyance)…
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Day Four of the Self Care Challenge
I didn’t post about the one yesterday because it was to “unplug” Of course, as a writer, I can’t fully unplug for a full day but I did for a little bit. My three year old led me on an adventure- across some rocks (pillows) and up and down a mountain (the stairs). It was…