Striving for Health & Simplicity

Spring has sprung on the East Coast! We were greeted with spring like weather when we returned from Orlando last week. One of the many bonuses of working with your significant other is tagging along on their business trips, especially to such a wonderful place! After a week of eating whatever resembled some sort of healthy on various restaurant menus I am glad to be home and have control over what I'm fuelling my body with again. Our big wedding day is quickly approaching. I want to make sure I'm feeling my best leading up to that!  I struggle with eating salads. At one point I was known to highly dislike salads, almost to the point of refusing to eat them. I've gotten better, but I still have a long way to go! The recipe below is one of my absolute favourites. I get my daily requirements of beans, while adding some delicious spring/summer flavours to the salad! A huge shout out to a friend of mine for sharing this recipe with me.  Chick Pea Salad  1 Can of

A couple of weeks ago I posted the below picture on social media. This photo documents the biggest milestone thus far being reached. I had successfully lost thirty-two pounds and nineteen inches. The journey to reaching this milestone was not easy, but I'm incredibly proud of myself for reaching it. There were days I wondered why I was doing what I was doing. It's all been worth it though. The outpouring of love when I shared this photo was incredible, so thank you! September 19, 2016 vs. April 11, 2017 I wish before I started this journey that I had a better understanding of just how much it would change my life. My eating habits haven't been the only thing to change since starting this journey. There are multiple parts of life that I have noticed changing in the last seven months including my evening routine, weekend morning routines, and grocery shopping trips. One of the biggest aspects of my life to change has been socially. Before this journey it was a comm