Learning Good Carbs From Bad Carbs

If I am going to try with this no or low carb thing, I guess the first thing I am going to have to do is learn which carbs are good and which ones I need to say no too. One of my weaknesses when it comes to carbs is bread and pasta. After researching good carbs and bad carbs, I learned that I pretty much already pushed away those bad carbs. I learned the bad carbs include products such {Read More}

Bob Harper’s Smart Success 7-Day Cleanse Review

I have never kept it a secret that I have been a struggler with my weight for a long time. Depression stinks, I will get going good, then the scale will say I had a gain, then that hopelessness sinks in, and I see no point in trying. I have tried several diets, changed a lot of things. However, all it takes for me is to see a plus count on that scale. I know I need to try harder, {Read More}

Making Goals

I have learned making goals, and attempting to make a plan might not be a wise idea. I was supposed to take all my measurements last night, and start a log. Well, I have yet to do so, and I have been thinking it might be smarter for me not to. I am thinking I may have more lucky losing weight ditching the scales, and just watching what I eat. When I look and see numbers, if they are not {Read More}

Being FAT Sucks.

Here is were I go through that emo depression state, where I look in the mirror and see a blob of fat looking back at me. My husband gives me that speech about the camera making you look bigger than you are blah blah blah. I have always been a bigger girl, and it has always had some sort of emotional toll on my life. I personally feel being over weight plays a big roll in my anxiety. It often {Read More}

Water, Water, And More Water

For the past few weeks, I have slipped off the water bandwagon, I guess it had to do with the move. I have consumed little water in the past two weeks, and my body can feel it. So today, I have decided the only thing I will be drinking is WATER. The scale has come to a stand still, atleast I have gained not one pound since leaving my sister’s house so that is a good thing right? I need {Read More}

Losing Weight Is A Wonderful Feeling

I have been trying for many years to lose weight. I was almost to the weight I was before I got pregnant for my daughter, but then my father in law passed and I quit my job, depression hit hard, and I gained all of my weight back I had lost plus some. Last year I hit my all time high of 315 pounds. This number I am extremely ashamed of, however, it does no good to beat myself up {Read More}

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