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The Power of a Healthy Lifestyle: How to Get Motivated and Reach Your Fitness Goals
- From Fat Mom to Trim Mom Series
- February 3, 2023
Having a healthy lifestyle can help you reach your fitness goals. Hitting those goals is what everyone on this journey aims for. One of the hardest aspects of it? Getting motivated. When it comes to living a healthy lifestyle, one of the biggest challenges that many people face is getting motivated. Whether you are trying
Beating The Winter Blues
- From Fat Mom to Trim Mom Series, Series Columns
- November 30, 2021
I hate the winter blues. The winter is always the hardest time of year for me. I lose motivation. The days are short and cold. Everything is bleak and dreary. All I want to do is cuddle in my fluffy blankets with my fluffy dogs while eating Christmas cookies and drinking hot cocoa. That’s also
100 Pounds Down
- From Fat Mom to Trim Mom Series, Health & Fitness
- October 27, 2021
100 pounds down: my weight loss story…so far. I did something I have wanted to do for a really long time. I took a trash bag and cleaned out my closet and dresser. The last time I did that I ugly cried. I was getting rid of my “small” clothes to replace them with my
10 Food Items You Should Have Stocked in Your Prepper Pantry
- Prep & Survival Series, Series Columns
- October 26, 2021
With the Way the Economy’s Going and the Supply Chain is Looking, Now is a Perfect Time to Build Your Prepper Pantry or SHTF Stockpile with These 10 Food Items Your food stockpile should be one of your number one concerns for when SHTF. In this first article in our Prep & Survival Series, we’ll
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SYROKAN Sports Bra
- Clothing Reviews, From Fat Mom to Trim Mom Series, Series Columns
- June 17, 2021
SYROKAN Sports Bra I have the absolute WORST luck when it comes to sports bras. I can’t find any that fit. Ever. If they do fit, they are absolutely not high impact. I’ve tried them all. Even Victoria’s Secret has been a massive let down. I was giving up hope on ever finding something that
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Review: The Best Hiking Boots
- Clothing Reviews, From Fat Mom to Trim Mom Series, Outdoor Gear Reviews, Series Columns
- January 2, 2021
Hiking Boots I’m an avid hiker. I have been since before I could walk. I mean it, my mom would put in a Snugli and off we went on our great adventures. As I grew up I became more comfortable in the woods and mountains than in the city. I found what I loved. A
A Day Hike On A New Trail
- From Fat Mom to Trim Mom Series
- August 10, 2020
I planned another day hike on a new trail this time. Planning the Hike The excitement starts to build up a few days before a big hike day. The anticipation starts bubbling in my belly at the excitement that awaits in my favorite place in the entire world. Ohiopyle. It has been my favorite spot
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Review: Sharkmouth Tactical MOLLE Hydration Pack Backpack 900D
The biggest problem I have when doing cardio is being thirsty. REALLY thirsty. I tried running without my water bottles. That was a NIGHTMARE. Big no, no. So I bought a running belt. (Think fanny pack with water bottles) I like it. It’s great for short runs because it doesn’t hold as much water. Enter
A Different Kind of Workout
- From Fat Mom to Trim Mom Series
- July 16, 2020
Sometimes you need to change up the monotone of your workout. As Covid-19 continues to make the gym an unknown source of workouts, or getting bored with the hamster wheel in the garage, or needing a change of scenery than your neighborhood its nice to have an option. I took that option yesterday with my
It’s Not Going to be Easy
- From Fat Mom to Trim Mom Series
- June 29, 2020
“Of course it’s hard. It’s supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. Hard is what makes it great.†The journey that we’re on isn’t an easy one. I’ve learned a lot of lessons so far. The first and most important is that this is not easy. Gaining the weight was
But I’ll Bulk Up!
- From Fat Mom to Trim Mom Series
- June 15, 2020
Weight training is such an important part of working out. I see so many of my friends who do two things. Starve themselves and cardio. Don’t do that. Starving yourself is not going to last. Eventually you will eat, you’re body will be in starvation mode and all of that fat will be stored away
New Personal Record!
- From Fat Mom to Trim Mom Series
- June 7, 2020
Today was my first outdoor run in a week. I twisted the knee last week and was babying it on the treadmill. I pushed it today. I’m glad I did! Hit a new running PR! Almost 5 1/2 miles. If you told me three months ago my go to running distance would be 5+ miles,