It started out as a really rough evening (food craving wise). I made spaghetti for the hubby and girls & made Maplelicious Butternut Squash Mash for myself. The Squash Mash was good, but the smell of the spaghetti was so overpowering - I wanted a bowl! So, I had an ...

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OK! Magazine's new issue shows Kourtney Kardashian holding her baby with what appears to be an unnaturally slim post-baby body. Seeing the cover of this magazine while in line at the grocery store, makes this mama (who still has 30 lbs. to lose to reach her pre-pre-pre-baby body) feel pretty ...

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Weekly Weigh-In : I lost 5 pounds!! I can't believe I didn't take a photo of my pre-weight last week. I do have this photo from 7/31/09, when I weighed 165: But I don't have anything showing 160 from last week. [But that does tell you that from August 1, 2009 to ...

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With my current fruit & veggie only diet, dairy is off limits. So when I went to pick up some milk for the girls & hubby at the store, I went to look at soymilk for myself. The grocery store had my hubby's favorite Very Vanilla Silk Soymilk, so I ...

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I have officially completed Day 3 of fruits & veggies only. I have been tempted several times, especially as I have been preparing meals for my family with other items on my no-no list (like meat). So far, I've only squeezed in one workout (when we went to the gym ...

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I'm indulging tonight. In the past couple of days, I have done 15 loads of laundry. Eleven of those loads were done today (which means I didn't get much else done around here). However, I am excited to finally catch up with the laundry. I did get to the grocery store ...

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