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Ditching the Diet Mentality

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I bet that if you’re reading this, you’ve been on some form of a self-prescribed “diet” at one point or another, as I have. In fact, going on a “diet” was part of my routine for a number of years. I’d usually restrict my eating in some form for a few weeks or months, sometimes in preparation for a special event or “bikini season,” and once I’d reached my goal weight I’d resume normal eating (or even go a little overboard due to the restriction) and gain the weight back – and then do it all again a few months later. I’m sure that many of you guys can relate, and, sadly, it’s not even remotely surprising. We’ve literally been conditioned as a society to accept dieting and diet culture as normalcy, a part of everyday life. But what does the word “diet” even mean, at its very core definition? To find out, I turned to good ol’ Merriam-Webster: a: food and drink regularly provided or consumed b : habitual nourishment c : the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for ...

Testimonial: Years Of Symptoms Cured In 1 Week

Robb, you literally changed my life a few years ago. I had been suffering for years from depression and bipolar disorder until I decided to do something about it and take care of my own health. My journey to reading your Paleo Diet book started with omega-3 milk I had purchased at a grocery store. After drinking it for a few days, my head felt lighter, clearer than it had for a long while. I felt more energy, more motivation than I ever had in my short lifetime of 21 years at the time. Feeling such immediate results without even expecting it, I discovered how important it is to lead a healthy lifestyle by getting rid of the junk (food). I started researching omega-3s more, asked professors about the importance of fats in the diet, and finally searched for a good Paleo diet book to read more into the “perfect human diet.” And that is what led me to your Paleo Diet book. After reading your book, I immediately changed my diet cold turkey. The 100+ grams of refined sugars I used to ...

Baby #2: The Hospital Bag and 5 Things I’m Doing To Get Ready For Birth

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36 weeks along and baby could come sooner rather than later! My hospital bag is packed, and I thought I’d share with you what I am bringing along plus some things I’m doing to prepare for birth! Here’s the video version for optimal wordiness ( 🙂 ) and photos below for those of you who can’t watch the video. (FYI, you might have to turn off an adblocker to see it.)   To summarize what I’m packing, most of it is for after the birth! I know from doing this before at the same hospital that I don’t really need much to actually labor and have the baby. Here are the two posts I reference for packing my bag with Mazen (these posts were so helpful for me to reference this time around!):  Packing The Hospital Bag  and  Hospital Bag Reflections. Here’s a list of what’s in my bag this time around: For Me Day-after PJs and lightweight robe Day 2 PJ bottoms and a more cozy robe/sweater in case it’s cold 2 nursing tanks 2 nursing shirts My going-home outfit (leggin...