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30 Day Shred- Day 5 & 6

An overall better mood and positive outlook on life are a few of the benefits I'm enjoying since starting the 30 Day Shred.  Not that I wasn't positive before, but I feel different, and in a good way.  My endurance is increasing with each workout and View Post

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30 Day Shred- Day 3 & 4

I have to be honest and tell you that I skipped a day between day 2 & 3 doing the 30 Day Shred. So, I'm just counting the next day I did it as day 3. I was still in a pretty good amount of pain that day, so I made the executive decision to rest. View Post

30 Day Shred- Day 2

Well, just making it out of bed was an accomplishment today because apparently, I had NO idea how sore I was going to be today.  I know yesterday's workout burned, but today my body was so sore it felt like I had been just pulled apart from every View Post

30 Day Shred- Day 1

Today I completed my first attempt at 30 Day Shred, and honestly? I'm discouraged. I'm not going to start this post off complaining about how I hate Jillian Michaels, because I don't. What I do hate is the fact that I have LET myself get so very out View Post

Journey To Health

Due to recent medical test results that a certain person in our home who shall remain nameless received, we all have to change our terrible eating habits in our home. Said certain nameless person has already changed theirs and is feeling much better, View Post

Bump On My Eyeball- The Update

I had a reader to ask me what became of that bump on my eyeball, so I thought I would give you all an update. So, here is a little side by side comparison of what it looked like before and what it looks like now.   It’s been three months, and View Post

bump on my eyeball

There Is A Bump On My Eyeball

  Say hello to my little friend.  Yes, I have a bump on my eyeball.  I noticed it last weekend and actually went to the ophthalmologist that following Monday and he told me it was a cyst caused from a clogged tear duct.  He then put some View Post

Women Succeeding With Epilepsy

Living with a chronic health condition can be difficult at times for the patient as well as the caretaker.  HealthyWomen.org has recently launched a series of helpful videos for those living with or caring for someone with epilepsy called Women View Post

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