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I Began By Eating, Not Starving

No Fuss, No Muss, Summer Burger Recipe!

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Hey folks! When I asked your greatest struggles with eating a paleo, keto, and/or low carb diet, a few common problems rose to the top: Folks do not have much time for cooking It’s hard to get kids to eat what is on the table. Folks think every meal needs to be a complex #foodporn affair   And I just wanted to let you know, good, healthy food can be quick, tasty for all palettes, and simple! To be honest with you, most meals we eat are all of the above. Just check out a recent dinner I whipped up at the Lazy Lobo Ranch… This gives you a good sense of how and what we eat, particularly in the summer months. I HATE cooking a big meal and heating up our house when it’s already hot outside. So in the summer I do a lot of grilling and what is effectively “antipasti” sides. Here is what I did with this meal: Prepped the burgers—I made burgers using meat from ButcherBox ahead of time, seasoning them with salt and garlic powder. I just work this into the meat by hand, then try

Baby: Halfway!

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19 weeks in Richmond During the first trimester I was literally counting down the hours between ultrasounds. I was so nervous about miscarriage and so sick that it was hard to be myself. Now that I’m in the second trimester, the time is flying by! I remember scheduling our 20 week ultrasound and thinking: That’s so long from now!  And the next thing I knew I didn’t have time to count down days because it was already here! Both Thomas and I were nervous going into the appointment because they scan all the baby’s major organs and look for anything abnormal. We both let out a huge breath we’d been holding when it looked like everything was healthy. I’m a lot more anxious about things going wrong this time around, and I’m well aware that even if they baby is born healthy, the worry never ends. Baby B (which stands for Baby Brother, Baby Boy, Baby B versus Baby A) was wiggling around a lot in there. He was in a pike position with his hands shooting out in front of him nearly touching h