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What I’m Loving Lately 117

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Hey, friends! After being a little under the weather last week, thanks to strep throat (blahhh), it’s nice to be back on my A-game this week. Ok, well, like my B+ game because I never truly have it together – but, hey, I keep trying! šŸ˜‰ I’ve loved getting your comments with products or cool finds you’ve been loving lately, so please keep ’em coming! šŸ™‚ Today, I’ve put together a totally random (per usual) mix of food, fashion, and fitness finds that I hope you enjoy checking out. Carrots ‘N’ Cake on Healthy In Real Life Podcast – This was so fun! I loved that I had the opportunity to chat with Gina on her podcast. We chatted about my background with health and fitness, where we think the blog world is headed, my tips for awesome abs, macro counting and coaching , my journey with Ulcerative Colitis (UC), and I answered a few readers questions sent over from Instagram. I hope you guys decide to check it out! Stonewall Kitchen Spicy Honey Mustard – I’ve been putting this spicy hon

Clean Eating Coconut Latte Recipe

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This clean eating coconut latte is the perfect, dairy free start to your morning! I have to admit, lattes are a weakness. Decaf or fully leaded, I just love the flavor. I even have this one cup,… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry https://ift.tt/2MSRsbF

Wearable Weights: Are They Worth It?

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If you’re looking for an easy way to incorporate a beginning strength training practice (or just a little extra effort) into your exercise routine, wearable weights—which include weighted vests, ankle weights and wrist weights—can seem like a no-brainer. After all, you’re technically investing the same amount of time and doing the same activities but just with more effort and benefit. And you just have to slip them on and go, right? Not exactly. What Are Wearable Weights? The most common types of wearable weights include weighted vests and wrist and ankle weights. Weighted vests are exactly what they sound like, except instead of zipping or buttoning the vest in the front, many models go on over your head and attach at the sides. Vests range anywhere between 15 and 150 pounds in weight, and typically have pockets where the weights go. You can easily adjust the load by adding or removing weights. Meanwhile, wrist and ankle weights can be as light as one pound apiece or as heavy

Baby: Entering The Third Trimester

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28 weeks! I haven’t written a “how I’m feeling” baby post in over a month – mostly because things have been smooth sailing. I’ve been feeling good overall in the sweet spot of the second half of the second trimester. Things have started to get a lot more real these past few weeks with much more wild movements, limbs punching out, and feeling like my range of motion is now limited. My uterus has reached my ribs, and so now I’m having trouble doing anything that involves bending over. (I wrote the same thing at 28 weeks pregnant with Mazey !) I had my glucose test, which thankfully I passed! And my blood work was normal too, so that was great to hear. 27 weeks I’m still working out most days of the week – strength class x2, a good long walk one day, prenatal yoga one day, and either cardio or a cycle class the last day. Symptoms New things I’ve noticed: I have a linea negra now Sneezing is hard in many ways (abs, bladder – oof!) It’s gotten a lot harder to sit up if I’m recli