When I first discovered that I was pregnant, my husband and I were both so overjoyed, filled with excitement and love. The next emotion though, was a rush of anxiety realizing that I now needed to prepare for this new bundle of joy and I only had 9 months! Being a first timer, I had…
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On our first “day-cation” with Donovan, we decided to join my parents on a road trip to Palm Springs! This was due to the inspiration from the “One Thousand Marbles” story that I refer to in this post: One Thousand Marbles: A Little Story That Inspired Us My Mom had this idea to drive out…
When I was at Pepperdine University, I read this story called “1000 Marbles.” You might have heard of it before as it has been passed around through email and social media for many years now. I searched for its origin and was not able to find it, but below is the story: One Thousand Marbles…
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My husband is a huge fan of stir-fry and skillets. When asking him to support me through my Whole30 journey, I promised him that I would make some meals that would make him forget that he is on any kind of meal plan/diet. Since he favors the stir-fry, I decided to venture into preparing this…
I can’t speak for anyone else that has completed the Whole30 but I find cauliflower to be a savior when it comes to mixing things up and keeping you motivated to continue throughout the 30 days. Cauliflower itself is a huge benefit to our body; it’s not only rich in vitamins and minerals it also…
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I’ll be honest with you… by day five of any diet I am SICK of salads! Anyone else agree with me? I mean come on! There is only so much balsamic and lettuce you can have before you break and eat that cheese enchilada you have been dying for! During my pregnancy, one of my…
I love soup! Especially when I am not feeling so well or when it’s a cold rainy day out. My favorite soup is a good old-fashioned homemade chicken noodle soup. When I was on Whole 30 the first time, I had a HUGE hankering for some chicken noodle soup, but didn’t know how I could…
This was the first recipe in my “5 Whole 30 Recipes in 5 Days” series. Find the link to the explanation of my series here: 5 Whole 30 Chicken Recipes in 5 Days Series Link I made it my first because I LOVE pesto and I thought it would get me pumped to do…
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A couple years ago, my Mom approached our family and asked us if we wanted to go on the Whole 30 with her. Our first reaction was: “What on earth is the Whole 30?” After she explained the program in detail, we shrugged and dismissed the idea of doing a “family Whole 30.” We all…
