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Medi-Dyne StretchRite

Medi-Dyne reached out to me and asked if I would like to review something from their site. I was unfamiliar with the company before they contacted me, so I had fun perusing their product lineup. Ultimately I decided on the StretchRite. I’m sure you’ve seen stretching programs that use a …

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Complaining

Okay, I’m not going to devote an entire week to complaining, but I’m going to get some things off my chest! Body Issues I feel a little like my body is a foreign land that I’m trapped in and I don’t know the language. There’s just something that feels a …

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Week in Preview?

Really, all I can think to post this week is a “Let’s Complain” week. I’ve got things to complain about! Let’s Complain: Body Let’s Complain: Clothing Let’s Complain: Food Let’s Complain: Lack of Sleep On one hand, that seems like such a negative approach. On the other, it could be …

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Post Half Marathon Feelings

I’m glad I’ve sat on this post concept for a few days. If I’d written it right when I started thinking about it, I think it would be very different. Then again, it could be very different if I think about this in a few months! So… last Saturday I …

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YouBars

Have you heard about YouBars.com? You can create custom Energy bars, protein bars & nutrition bars on their site. I stumbled upon it a year or so ago and thought it was intriguing, but I moved on thinking it couldn’t be worth the price. Recently I was given the opportunity to visit …

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Ateevia Botanica

Ateevia is an anti-inflammatory cream invented by a doctor here in the USA and refined by his grandson (also a doctor) for maximum safety & potency. The result is an all-natural, plant-derived topical cream to treat acute & chronic pain. Ingredients include: pumpkin seed extract, sunflower seed extract, borage, poke …

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Week in Re/Preview

The biggest part of my week last week was that I ran my first postpartum half marathon! [Race Report: Zion Half Marathon] On Monday and Wednesday I did easy 3 mile loops around my neighborhood. The 2 miles on Friday were walking miles, back and forth between hotel and race …

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Race Report: The Inaugural Zion Half Marathon

On Friday, after wrapping up some meetings for work, my mom, Alexis and I loaded into my car and drove to Springdale, UT so I could participate in the Zion Half Marathon. We stayed at the Bumbleberry Inn in Springdale, a cute little mom-and-pop type place. Interesting note: my husband …

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Bit and Pieces

I bought brewer’s yeast, coconut flour and almond flour. This Sunday I am totally going to make lactation cookies! I’m starting to become interested in fashion blogs. Not tons of them, just a few that are regular, everyday gals showing clothing they wear. I’m not into “high fashion”. That scares …

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My Healthy Meal

Last Friday I had the opportunity to visit My Healthy Meal here in Las Vegas. My Healthy Meal is a store where people can stop in and grab a healthy meal option for breakfast, lunch, dinner or even a snack. Meals are portion controlled and made with real ingredients right …