TO DO:  Keep journaling your sugar intake, your findings of “mystery” sugars you didn’t know existed (like 100% whole wheat breads, pasta sauces, Wheat Thins, salad dressings, etc.).  Keep working towards your sugar goals.  Try dropping one more sugar item than you did yesterday or even plan for that one item per day if you’ve […]

(Warning…a little bit of read and watch today.  But you’re worth it!) We had a fire pit last night and our kids enjoyed some s’mores.  Within 10 minutes, they were bouncing off the walls, and one literally out of control.  I’m just SO intrigued and driven by how much “sugar” truly affects our behaviors, mindset, […]

TO DO:    -Be honest!  You’re still journaling what you typically eat daily and this will only work if you’re truly honest to you.  Eating it and not writing it down doesn’t mean it didn’t happen! Record it and be willing to face the facts….it will be ok!     I was recalling a time in the […]

You’ve chosen to take this challenge because you’re looking for change!  This is not a diet or a list of what to eat, but rather a challenge for you to focus on your sugar consumption for the next 21 days.  There may not be something new to do every day, but just making a commitment […]

I saw a gal make a post recently about how she had cut back her sugar intake, felt better, and in her words, her “muffin top was starting to disappear.”  It got me thinking about how much (hidden) sugar is in a good majority of the foods in our society.  So I started snooping around […]

-by Mindy Irish Making the choice to work on you is a tough one.  It comes with hills and valleys.  It comes with having to be honest with yourself and with pushing on to get uncomfortable.  Being dedicated to being a better person inside and out is a challenging job.  It’s much easier to sit in mediocrity and […]

-by Mindy Irish Stay in it for the long haul! This is not a sprint, it’s a long distance event.  You have to pace yourself and learn that some miles are going to be better than others.  Some will feel better than the last or those to come, your form will be better, and your […]

Cut It Out! -by Mindy Irish This week in class an instructor challenged us to find at least one item that was really tripping us up and cut it out of our lives for a few days (to start!).  That “it” item will be different for each person.  Maybe it’s sugar, coffee, caffeine, pop, salt, […]

-Mindy Irish If you let me walk through your home I could probably get a feel for your habits.  What’s in your cookie jars, containers, and refrigerator says a lot about you!  A gal I follow by the name of Paula White said recently, “We are what we repeatedly do.  Let me look into your […]

-by Mindy Irish I had the opportunity, ok I’ll call it a treat, to go grocery shopping by myself recently!  With four littles usually in tow, I don’t often get to slow it down and think through my food choices as much as I’d like to.  This trip was different.  I had already been focusing […]