My Week Avoiding Added Sugar

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Coco

Last week I finally made good on my promise to get my eating back in line. Laura hosted a 7 Day Sugar Detox on Facebook, so I polished off the last piece of peppermint bark, stashed my other Christmas chocolates in the pantry, and stocked up on plain yogurt and natural peanut butter to get through a week of avoiding added sugar.

Avoiding Added Sugar

The most surprising thing about my week avoiding added sugar is how easy it was. Don’t get me wrong, it took planning and preparation, but I already don’t eat much sugar until after dinner. The best thing about my week avoiding added sugar is that it helped me break my cycle of after-dinner snacking. While Laura’s program focused on added sugar, she also encouraged us to limit processed foods, so I kept my hands out of the chips, even though they don’t have added sugar. Continue reading →

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Moving On In 2017

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Coco

As I’ve shared in my past few posts, my nest is empty again. My son starts grad school on Monday, at a university far, far, away. It’s a transition to celebrate for sure, but I’m also celebrating the fact that I’m sad to see him move out of the house again. 

“Boomerang” kids may get a bad wrap, but it was really nice to spend time with my son without the parent-child tensions that dominated the last few years of high school. It was a real treat to watch him transition into responsible adulthood–and I’m not just saying that because he liked to cook dinner. 🙂  Continue reading →

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The First Ultimate Coffee Date Of 2017

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Coco

Welcome to the first Ultimate Coffee Date of 2017! I hope you had a wonderful holiday and are looking forward to some fun times in 2017. As always, the aim of the Ultimate Coffee Date Link Up is to get to know each other better by sharing what’s going on in our lives so we can support each other in all our endeavors. Since it’s no fun to have coffee alone, make sure you leave comments on other blogs in the link up, and don’t forget to visit my co-host Deborah at Confessions Of A Mother Runner.

The Ultimate Coffee Date

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If you are new to link ups, check out these tips for making the most of them. Continue reading →

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Five Goals On Turning 50

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Coco

I was going to skip this week’s Friday 5 2.0 link up because I already shared my fitness-related goals/resolutions in my Runfessions post and will be sharing my non-fitness goals in tomorrow’s Ultimate Coffee Date post–please stop by and join us! But then I realized that I should be setting bigger goals for 2017 because this is the year that I will turn 50. 

goals on turning 50

So, thanks to Fairytales And Fitness and Running On Happy 
for the nudge to set some more meaningful goals on turning 50. Continue reading →

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~Namaste~

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Coco

Namaste. We say it at the end of yoga class, but it is a traditional Hindu greeting. Namaste. I say it at the end of yoga class, even though some Christians think it’s blasphemy. (My priest would disagree.)

Namaste. I didn’t plan to choose a “word” for 2017, but namaste chose me. Continue reading →

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