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How to accept those last 5 pounds
ByAmy Connell June 21, 2018July 28, 2020
My youngest child is turning 13. I guess these five(ish) extra pounds isn’t his anymore. They are mine to own. For years I desperately tried to achieve my pre-pregnancy weight. Counting calories, nutritional pie charts, extra exercise … none of these worked. I’d like to say I tried everything, but the truth is I…
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Permission to Embrace your Familiar Messy Beautiful
ByAmy Connell November 9, 2017July 24, 2020
I’m not a perfect mom. In fact, that’s just one of the long list of roles at which I’m not superb. In addition to imperfect mom, here are a few other roles that fit that adjective: Wife Sister Daughter Friend Eater Fitness Instructor Wine Drinker Writer Speaker Runner Bible Study Leader Life liver We…
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Three “Bad” Foods I Choose for my Family
ByAmy Connell October 12, 2017July 24, 2020
Do you ever get tired of hearing the “right” and “wrong” foods to eat? Turn on any TV show, or heck, scroll through your Facebook feed, and you’re inundated with information from the “experts.” I am not an expert. This post may muddy your thinking, or conversely it may give you freedom. My hope is…
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It’s Just Packed Too Tightly
ByAmy Connell March 9, 2017July 24, 2020
Rarely do we see these kind of statistics. Grab a random group of intelligent women with different careers, interests, political affiliations and families, and it’s tough to find agreement on anything. But a recent unofficial poll yielded an interesting result: 100% of respondents on my Graced Health Facebook page replied that nutrition, not exercise, was…
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