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    My PCOS weight gain and 70 lb weight loss story

      PCOS weight gain and weight loss story   Happy Monday!   It was brought to my attention that I didn’t give you all a full story on my  PCOS weight  gain and weight loss story and I was asked to dig a little deeper for you guys. Just a warning. This is going to be a long one. We as women and mothers are always so hard on ourselves when it comes to our physical appearance and weight. It’s on every magazine cover in the checkout line; every commercial break on TV; every pop up ad on the internet. The thing with your journey shouldn’t just be about rocking that new…

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    Turkey Pepper Scramble: Quick, easy, healthy lunch recipe!

    Hi y’all! Ok, I may have an overuse of y’all problem.  Anyhoo, it’s chilly and rainy and dreary here. YAY for Indiana winters! I know when the weather is this yucky, I just need some good healthy comfort food for lunch. This Turkey Pepper Scramble is one of my go-to’s that is so easy and simple and fits my diet plan! It’s filling and gives me left overs for the next day or two that are easy to heat up. Turkey Pepper Scramble Ingredients 1 lb ground turkey 1 green pepper 1 yellow onion 1 tsp lite soy sauce 1/2 tsp minced garlic 1 cup brown rice   Ready for how easy…

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    Rachael’s fitness journey

    Hey guys! It’s me again! In my last post, told you that I would be sharing my weight loss story with you, so today is the day! It’s a New Year and with a new year seems to comes New Year’s Resolutions. And what is the most common New Year’s resolution?? Yep. You guessed it. To lose weight, get more fit, exercise, yadda yadda yadda. Here’s the thing. A diet won’t work. A couple of months of half-hearted effort won’t work. A pill won’t work-sorry Dr. Oz. It’s a lifestyle change. It all comes down to hard work, exercise and good choices. Trust me. I’ve been there. Standing in the…

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    My Favorite Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothie

    As many of you know I’ve been slowing taking steps towards a big lifestyle change. I have realized that diets aren’t the way to go. I always crash and burn. Through my healthy lifestyle journey I’ve learned a few important things that I had NO CLUE about. Today, I’m going to share one the most important one I’ve learned so far. How important FIBER is in your diet. I’m going to share My Favorite Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothie that is packed with fiber thanks to Meta-Mucil. Fiber is essential to everyone’s nutritional needs. The average American is getting about 15 grams of fiber a day. But in actuality, we should be getting closer to 20 to 35…