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Refined Sugar and Me Week 8 -- The Clean Plate Club

Let’s check in on week eight of refined sugar & me in 2017! I'm down another pound from last week, making that nine pounds total in eight weeks. (Insert happy dance here...) It's been a pretty good week overall, but... When last we checked in with our intrepid heroine... Last week I told you of my intention to …

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Refined Sugar and Me Week 7 -- Fraught with Freebies

Let’s check in on week seven of refined sugar & me in 2017! This week I’m down two more pounds, making it eight pounds total in seven weeks. (That extra pound loss this week is likely entirely due to being sick for several days with no appetite, so we'll see if that sticks...) So this week, let's …

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Refined Sugar and Me Week 6 -- On Sugar and Calories

Let’s check in on week six of refined sugar & me in 2017! This week I'm down another pound, making it six pounds total in six weeks. Slow and steady wins... well, I guess it wins you slightly looser pants, if nothing else. I'll take it. 😉 I'm also really liking apple slices with a couple of …

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Refined Sugar and Me Week 5 -- Getting Moving

Let’s check in on week five of refined sugar & me in 2017. This week I'm holding steady: Still a total of five pounds down from where I started, and still feeling better overall -- so after a tumultuous week, let's choose to call this a win. Investing in my health in the new year I'm not one …

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Refined Sugar and Me Week 4 -- The Pitfalls of Dining Out

Let’s check in on week four of refined sugar & me in 2017. So this week… I re-lost the pound I gained back last week, so am back to five pounds down from where I started at the end of December. I'm still feeling better than I have in a long time, and have stayed away …

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Top Five Ways to Save on Meat -- Updated January 2017

With a low carb MashupDad and two always hungry carnivorous boys in the house, we go through a lot more meat in the MashupMom household than we might if it were just me. If you, too, find yourself feeding a meat-hungry family and are always looking for ways to stretch your food dollar, check out these …

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