Category: Sarah
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Strawberry Banana Peach Smoothie Bowl
This week… I hit the discount produce jackpot. I don’t know if your local grocery store does this, but in my area, several of the big name grocery stores frequently offer a variety of very ripe or near-spoiling produce for a steep discount. Some days this discount produce stand, located in the far rear of…
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Freezer Clean-out Smoothie Bowl
This week, I need to make a smoothie bowl in a pinch. I have been obsessed with smoothie bowls for several months now. I’m not sure what it is about these. I’ve been enjoying smoothies regularly for many years but these are so much more satisfying with the added crunch and texture from the toppings.…
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Week Three Recap: SMART goal eating
This week… I’m just embarrassed. My aspirations of this whole SMART goal strategy working have been crushed. It’s a real challenge to overcome binge eating. The thing is that the initial momentum is difficult to build because the cravings are so intense. The habits are so ingrained. And it is so challenging to overcome these…
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Greek Spiralized Zucchini Salad
This week is all about the insane amounts of zucchini coming out of my garden. Our zucchini plants have exploded. I think these are dinosaur zucchini plants. I have gardened many, many times before. I have had successful zucchini crops. But I have never seen zucchini plants like these. While the plant is amazing, the…
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Week Two Recap: SMART goal eating
Last week completely fell apart. Things were chaotic, we did hours and hours of yardwork, the daily temperatures averaged in the 90s, and we had two big celebrations. So needless to say, I tracked nothing, barely paid attention to what I actually ate, and consumed a variety of frozen treats. Of course I also had…
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Week One Recap: SMART eating goal
In last week’s post, I shared about my struggles with binge eating. And I set a SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound) goal to avoid consuming any added sugar in packaged, processed foods. Find out how I did below! Day One The first day implementing my new SMART goal, Monday, was full of temptations.…
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DIY Landscape Steps
This week was all about building landscape steps into the hill at our new house. THE BEFORE There was a little landing leading from the driveway to the deck, as seen here, but the hill that you naturally walk down to cross the backyard was very uneven and steep. I frequently felt like I had…
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The truth about dysfunctional eating and a SMART goal
It’s being in the middle of a conversation at a party and contemplating when everyone will leave so you can eat (insert food here). It’s bringing a (insert food here) into your bedroom, bathroom, etc. to hide the fact that you’re eating. It’s buying (insert food here) and finishing all or most of it before…
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Kitchen Sink Frittata for a Crowd
Friday night, I found myself needing to empty out some space in my freezer so I could fit a ton of free ice pops and ice cream sandwiches and some ice cream pints that Joy scored. I’m telling you, her magic power is discovering the best clearance deals, negotiating prices, and finding freebies. I ended…