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Physical Health

How to get motivated to workout - When you exercise early in the morning or later in the day, these excuse busters will motivate, inspire, and encourage you to get it done. Quotes and phrases for motivation and inspiration. Working out will help in losing weight and getting fit. Awesome tips for women and men.

14 Exercise Excuse Busters – Motivation and Encouragement to Exercise When You Don’t Feel Like It

Biblical encouragement for living with chronic illness - Advice and tips on coping and thriving with feelings, thoughts, and words of advice. Encouraging Bible verses for Christians.

24 Bible Verses on Illness & Healing – Biblical Encouragement for Living with a Chronic Illness

44 positive affirmations for defeating temptation and overcoming addiction - You will find tons of encouragement and inspiration for recovery and making healthy decisions and choices in these 44 printable positive affirmations cards for kids, teens, and adults. Calm, peaceful thoughts, these inspiring words will expose the truths of our power in a repeatable way.

44 Positive Affirmations for Defeating Temptation and Overcoming Addiction

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 2 years after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She gained weight during the last month by getting away from her healthy diet. She talks a lot about adjusting to her new body and how it feels to lose so much weight! Also discusses set backs and how they have affected her plan.

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery Update & Results – Almost 2 Years Post-Op

That Time I Had MRSA #BeAntibioticsAware

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 1 year after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She gained weight during the last month by getting away from her healthy diet. She talks a lot about adjusting to her new body and how it feels to lose so much weight! Also discusses set backs and how they have affected her plan.

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery Update & Results – 1 Year Post-Op

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 11 months after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She is losing weight quickly and eating a healthy diet that she can maintain for life! She talks a lot about adjusting to her new body and how it feels to lose so much weight! Also discusses set backs and how they have affected her plan.

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery Update & Results – 11 Months Post-Op

35 Almost Daily Habits of Successful People - These simple, easy tips and ideas will lead you to to start the great life you want! Morning and evening routines to lead a healthy life. Amazing list of good ideas for women and men. Best ideas that will change your life. Includes workout and exercise as well as diet and family activities.

35 Almost Daily Habits That Make Life Great

You Are At Risk for Sepsis #GetAheadOfSepsis

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 9 months after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She is losing weight quickly and eating a healthy diet that she can maintain for life! She talks a lot about adjusting to her new body and how it feels to lose so much weight! Also discusses a set back and how it has affected her plan.

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery Update and Results – 9 Months Post-Op

10 cold weather exercise tips for the whole family - You can workout with your kids all year long, even in the winter, whether you go outside or stay inside is up to you! Lots of tips, ideas, and suggestions here. If you plan ahead and wear the right clothes, you can have fun with your kids and stay strong and healthy all year.

10 Cold Weather Exercise Tips for the Whole Family

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 7 months after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She is losing weight quickly and eating a healthy diet that she can maintain for life! She talks a lot about adjusting to her new body and how it feels to lose so much weight!

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery Update and Results – 7 Months Post-Op

exercising as a family

10 Tips to Exercise With Your Kids

10 Tips and ideas to drink more water - Water is great for your health and nutrition and helps to lose weight! There are many benefits and reasons to drink more water, and this post will walk through them as well as to give you 10 ways to drink more of it!

10 Tips to Drink More Water

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 5 months after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She is losing weight quickly and eating a healthy diet that she can maintain for life!

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery Results – 6 Months Post-Op

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 5 months after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She is losing weight quickly and eating a healthy diet that she can maintain for life!

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery Results – 5 Months Post-Op

This free printable food tracker teaches kids healthy eating and healthy living concepts in a gentle way. Print and laminate and help them to complete it nightly to see how they can improve their food habits!

Free Printable For Kids To Track Healthy Eating

Do you have picky eaters? Me too! The power struggle over eating healthy meals is a thing of the past for our family thanks to these tips from a registered dietician. They will work for all families!

How to Help Your Kids Eat a Healthy Diet – 5 Tips from a Registered Dietician

Reward with Food, Punish with Food: 11 Tips to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 3 months after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She is losing weight quickly and eating a healthy diet that she can maintain for life!

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery – 3.5 Months Post-Op

19 days after bariatric surgery - gastric sleeve surgery results - People have been asking how I'm doing and how the surgery went, so here is my real life description of the process so far.

19 Days Post Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery – 10 Days Post-Op

4 Days Post-Op – Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Why I Have Decided to Have Bariatric Surgery – Gastric Sleeve Surgery

My Day at the White House with First Lady Michelle Obama #LetsMove

9 natural ways to reduce seasonal allergies

9 Ways to Reduce Seasonal Allergy Symptoms without Drugs

13 Tips for a Better Night's Sleep - These are great ideas featuring essential oils! So easy!

How to Get a Better Night’s Sleep

7 Tips for Healthier Family Meals

7 Tips for More Healthful Family Meals

What do women in their 30s need to know about menopause?

What Do Women In Their 30s Need to Know About Menopause?

What I (Used to) Feed My Kids

Why I’m Not Being Tested For Celiac Disease

iHeartOmron Fitness Challenge

The Fold – #iHeartOmron Fitness Challenge Week Five

#iHeartOmron Fitness Challenge Week Four

#iHeartOmron Fitness Challenge – Week Three

My Health Experiment (Or How I Did Some Dumb Things)

Forward Progress

Stalled But Not Defeated

how to go gluten free

How to Go Gluten Free

Why I’m Going Gluten Free

You Have to Keep Climbing (Thoughts on Living Healthy)

bob greene interview

My Interview with Bob Greene

I Must Have Been High

compulsive eating

I Need Help with Compulsive Eating

10 Ways to Use Baking Soda for Your Body

I’m Being Kinder to Myself

Teaching Your Kids to Enjoy Hiking This Summer

Walking

When Breast Isn’t Best

Setting a Good Example

Grandma and Lefty

What to Do (and Avoid) When You Have Morning Sickness

My weight loss is back on track

Back On Track

No More Excuses

Hopeful

I am Invincible

I Have Momentum

Exercising Together with EA Sports Active

Exercising with EA Sports Active

It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint

I’m Shrinking!

13.25 Inches

Get Up and Exercise

Big Frustrations and Small Successes

7 Down, 93 To Go

Need Help Deciding When To Stay Home Sick?

My Plan to Lose Weight

My Goals for 2010

Cold Weather Fitness Tips for the Whole Family

Too Good To Be True

The Longest Day Ever, Brought to You By PVCs and Bigeminy

I Kiss It

My Final Thoughts on the EA Sports Active

I’ve Found a Rhythm

I Fell Off The Wagon

In 32 days, I turn 30

My First Impressions of EA Sports Active

30 Days to a Healthier Me – EA Sports Active for the Wii

Goodies Are a Sometimes Food

The best simple healthy eggplant lasagna recipe - This easy, vegetarian, low carb, gluten free veggie lasagna is meatless (but meat can be added if you want) and is perfect for a Whole30, paleo, or keto diet. It's made with ricotta and baked to bring all the flavors together. The recipe calls for eggplant, but you could substitute zucchini instead.

WomenHeart & Eggplant Lasagna