Tag: awareness
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My intermittent fasting journey update
Full disclosure. I started this fasting journey before I started writing about it. I had every intention of doing daily diary and blog entries but as we all know, life happens, including my mother going to the hospital my second week into my fasting. So that is why it’s been a while since I wrote […]
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My Fasting Journey Day 2
Day 2 of Week 1 Intermittent Fasting It is only by coincidence that I started my fasting journey during Lent. But fasting is practiced in many religions. Anyone who grew up Catholic is familiar with the idea of fasting during Lent. Lent isn’t just a time for fasting, but it is also a time for […]
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Sometimes when it’s broke, you have to fix it
If you are unhappy with where you are in life, you might have to take a step back and look at what it is you are doing. You might not like what you see, but if you want real change, you have to be willing to accept that you might be the cause of your problems.
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Daily Gratitude Practice Maintains Joy
When I first I started writing in this blog my focus was on gratitude. In fact I was doing 100 days of gratitude. I thoroughly enjoyed this practice and found that life was more joyful when I practiced gratitude. Fast forward to today, a few years later, I still practice gratitude but I got out […]
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Photo journal of my walk today
I live close to a beautiful, Victorian town in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA called Sewickley(a Native American name for Sweet Water, because part of it borders the Ohio River). I love to do my runs and walks there because I live in a subdivision of a suburb and frankly, as much as I love […]
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Oh, the things that you see when you go for a run!
Went for a run today. Look at all the fun and beautiful sights I took in. I had so much fun on this run and felt great when I was done! Believe it or not, I managed to get in a 3-4 mile run, although obviously it wasn’t my fastest time, but it certainly was […]
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Eating healthy on a beach vacation paid off
We’re back from our beach vacation safe and sound and down at least a pound I am happy to report that we are back from our beach vacation and my healthy eating paid off. I stepped on the scale this morning and my weight is now just barely under 160 lbs. I never strayed from […]
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Vacationing and dieting challenge
Trying to stay focused on my diet while vacationing with my family at the beach is a challenge, but I’m doing the best I can to make the healthiest choices and to take advantage of the opportunity to keep active and keep my fitness goals in check.
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