Quick & Easy Zuppa Toscana {Whole30}

Quick & Easy Zuppa Toscana {Whole30}

Yesterday I made one of our favorite dishes, Zuppa Toscana. For those of you who don’t know, Zuppa Toscana is a soup that was made famous by that big Italian restaurant chain. But their version involves heavy whipping cream and flour to thicken. Not good. Skip to the zuppa toscana recipe here.  Quick & Easy…

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Protein-Packed Black Bean Dip

Protein Packed Black Bean Dip

My kids hate vegetables. How about yours? I’ve been working hard to hide veggies in, well, everything so that they can have a semblance of a balanced diet. Y’all. Being a mom is hard work! Add to that trying to diet, lose weight, get healthy, and it’s enough to make even the calmest person scream.…

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Ways to Drink More Water + Fruit Infused Water

Ways to Drink More Water + Fruit Infused Water

If you are a busy, active mom like myself the idea of sliding casually through the drive through for a coffee or a Coke to help us stay awake is pretty enticing. Of course, we all know that Coke isn’t very healthy for us.  While I’m not a huge soda person, I do drink a lot of…

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How to Get More Energy

How to Get More Energy

As you may know, I suffer from Hashimotos and adrenal fatigue (if you’re new, you can read my story here.), which leave me desperate for a nap most days. Now, that’s not to say that I don’t have good days where I get everything done and have time to spare – but with all the…

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How to Gain Weight Fast

how to gain weight

Maybe your friends envy you when you tell them that you have to add some weight. But you may have already known that gaining weight can be a bit harder than you thought. It’s much trickier especially if you want to do it in a healthy way. You may want to eat food containing calories…

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4 Sneaky Reasons for Weight Gain

WEIGHT GAIN

I got on the scale this morning…and y’all. It was not pretty. Granted, I’m nowhere near my heaviest weight. But still. I’ve been working hard on cleansing my body of toxins and foods that cause me to bloat or have other issues. But the scale got stuck, and then moved in the wrong direction over…

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Do You Know What’s in Your Makeup?

beautycounter

On average, Americans use 10 cosmetic products every single day. This means that on average, they typical woman is exposing herself to over 100 distinct chemicals, many of them toxic, before leaving the bathroom. Y’all. That is insane! We’re living in an age where 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women are diagnosed with cancer! So…

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Trim Healthy Mama Hobo Packets in the Oven

hobo packets in the oven

So. We’re camping this weekend. Which I am super excited about…kind of. I mean, I love camping, hiking, fishing.… I was not looking forward to preparing meals. At all. I want to relax have fun with the boys! Skip to the Hobo Packets in the Oven. Trim Healthy Mama Hobo Packets in the Oven So I…

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How To Heal Fractures With Yoga

How To Heal Fractures With Yoga

Breaking a bone can be very challenging since it usually limits our movements and the amount of activity we can take. We should rest and let our bones heal by themselves…but you and I both know that is easier said than done. How To Heal Fractures With Yoga When I broke my leg, I needed…

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Creamy Ranch Pork Chops {In My Instant Pot!}

creamy ranch pork chop recipe

So why Creamy Ranch Pork Chops? Well, because you can never have enough ranch. At least, not in this house. My boys would bathe in ranch dressing if I let them. And since starting Trim Healthy Mama (this is an S meal, by the way), I’ve been trying hard to incorporate our favorites while staying…

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