Tiny Glow

Lemon Chicken and Kale With Pecans

Last night we created a fantastic home-made dinner sourced from two fairly simple recipes: lemon-marinated chicken and kale with pecans. The two dishes’ flavors paired together unexpectedly well, and both were recipes that even a novice in the kitchen like myself could put together. Win! I was so excited about eating the dinner that I [...]

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How Do You Find the Right Plan?

It’s not hip to admit it, but I crave structure and routine on some deep, primal level. A big part of me wants an authority figure to put my trust in. The problem is that inside this would-be follower is a very stubborn, itchy, restless brain that finds holes in almost everything, and something to [...]

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Continued Weight Loss and My Salad Conversion

The Weigh-in Weighing in at 160.5 lbs (a loss of 1.5 lbs) this morning, I was more than happy with my progress. I continue to steadily chip away at my extra weight, and next week I am hoping to break into the 150s! The losses each week aren’t necessarily stunningly mind-blowing, but they keep adding [...]

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Why Green Eggs Are Good for Me

These are the eggs I bought this weekend at the downtown farmer’s market: You may not be able to tell from this photo, but the two eggs in the upper right corner are both a pale greenish-blue color. I love it! When I buy chicken eggs that have been gathered by hand on a nearby [...]

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Tiny Glow, Small Changes

So after a rough week last week, I decided to be less regimented about certain aspects of my nutrition transformation. As most of you know, I lost my first 35 lbs by just sticking to a calorie budget and exercising regularly, without worrying about the nutritional content of my diet. However, more recently I’ve challenged [...]

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Protein Power!

I put out the call for suggestions on how to add more protein to my diet, and you guys answered! Below is a list of the excellent protein suggestions offered to me in the comments of my earlier post on this topic: Eggs and egg whites (try them in a scramble or omelet with veggies) [...]

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My 25-lb Milestone

Today I weighed in at 178 lbs, showing a loss of 1.5 lbs for the past week and an overall loss of 25 lbs! That’s right, I hit my next mini-milestone and reward! A spa-quality manicure, pedicure, and eyebrow-shaping appointment has been booked for the afternoon of December 22. I can’t wait to be pampered [...]

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Cholesterol Woes

Remember how I was all excited to get my recent blood work results back, because I was just sure that by losing 20 lbs, I would have improved my numbers? Well, I got my results back Friday and . . . it didn’t happen. My cholesterol was actually up a few points from when a [...]

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