An OkieGal in Kansas

     I have a few things I'm trying to work through currently.  I know I have come so much further than I was before.  I am still having...

     So I've been out of my normal routine.  A week before Christmas, Chickpea, my hubby, and I all got sick.  Then you put the holidays...

     November 24th, 2014 marked the end of the 12-week transformation challenge that I was a part of with No Excuse Moms .  It was an intere...

     Confession time, I can be quite the over thinker.  In the last week I was over-analyzing things so badly that I actually began to analy...

     I've been feeling a bit anxious about the end of the challenge coming so soon.  Not so much concerned with how I did, it is more ab...

     Week 10 is coming to an end, and I'm finding that while they are small, little shifts are occurring in my life as it relates to hea...

     The last week has been an absolute rollercoaster.  My trip to California was bittersweet, and I made it back to Kansas just in time to ...

     It is so odd.  With my workouts I have been rolling along fine, and then today it was just tough.  I was 10 minutes in, and all I wante...

     Three weeks of the 12-week transformation challenge done!  Even with some rough points in the week, I finished strong!  It has bee...

     This week has been an improvement when it comes to nutrition for me.  I have gotten within striking distance of my calorie goal, and am...

     What a day!  Today was just rough.  I woke up with a headache, and I can feel the tension in the base of my head/neck has built up.  I ...

     Another week has come to a close for my transformation challenge, and I am happy with how it is going so far!  Currently I am enjoying ...

     The last couple of days have had some good progress.  The infused water pitcher I ordered arrived on Monday.  I immediately opened it ...

     When I first picked the blog back up at the beginning of the transformation challenge, I mentioned a journey that I started back in Jan...

     What a day!  I was just not feeling it at all today.  Chickpea woke up several times last night, which is not normal for him.  I think ...

     We are at the end of the first week of the 12-week transformation challenge. I want to take a few moments to reflect on what is going w...

     So far the first week of the challenge has been going pretty well. With each day, I am more consistent about making my calorie goals. I...

     Today didn't start out quite as planned, so I am posting this evening instead of in the morning.  We had major thunderstorms, whic...

     Today I have been thinking about nutrition. More specifically my attitude towards it. I purposely used the word nutrition, instead of d...

     Today is Day 1 of the transformation challenge!  Last night my hubby took measurements for me and we also took my before pictures, whic...