Courtney
Writer, mom, and licensed therapist exploring what it means to heal, unlearn, and rewrite your story.
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Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss: 2 Weeks Out
Holy Cow. Today marks just 2 weeks out from my Skin Removal Abdominoplasty. It seems like I just made the decision to have the procedure done, and now we are just 14 days out. I had my Pre-Op appointment last week. I sat in a room and went through a huge book with the nurse and had to initial and sign every page. Basically going through pre-op instructions, what the surgery will consist of, before pictures, after care, follow up, and of course all the possible risks. It is a major surgery so they make sure to cover their ground when it comes to every detail. I also had to…
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The Bouqs
Disclaimer: I received a Free Bouq to review and have included affiliate links. As always all thoughts and opinions are my own. Like any girl, I adore fresh flowers! However I’m usually the one telling the hubs not to spend a fortune on the overpriced half-dead variety at the store… especially on Valentine’s Day. I am also very leary of the typical online flower ordering site as they advertise their killer prices and then once you end up ordering and get charged for all the “extras” you’ve just spent enough to feed a small country. A few months ago I was watching one of my favorite shows, Shark Tank, when…
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Loving Lately
As I go through everyday life and workouts and what not I am always looking for things to make it easier/more fun/or just randomly cool things. I have found a few winners recently and want to share them with you! Welcome to my most recent edition of things i’m loving lately! Some of these were sent to me for review and others I just love. As always all thoughts and opinions are my own! PowerICE Working out in a non air-conditioned CrossFit box in the summer time means that you sweat… a lot. The electrolytes, carbohydrates and sodium in PowerICE, along with its frozen temperature, make it the perfect way to…
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Memorial Day Murph 2014
I know this post is a little bit late, but it is something I really wanted to write about. If you have been around CrossFit for awhile you’ve probably heard all about the “Girls” and the “Heroes” – The Girls are Benchmark workouts that are named after girls, the Heroes are harder than average workouts made to honor fallen soldiers. Without a doubt one of the most notorious hero WODs is Murph. It is pretty standard to honor the fallen on Memorial Day by doing this WOD. It has become one of the most highly anticipated community events at CrossFit 70. When we opened back in early 2013 Memorial Day…
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Weekly Check In- 9 Weeks Out
Another week has gone by already? This means I’m now just 9 weeks out from my Skin Removal Surgery. This was my first real week of trying to stay focused on my main June goals… Drinking 4 Liters of water a day, Taking vitamins Regularly, and Staying on the meal plan. //instagram.com/p/o5-3ghjIre/embed/ Overall I’d give myself a B- for the week. I stayed 100% on the meal plan until Thursday when I had an extra quest bar… I was just starving while coaching! Not the worst thing ever. I was consistently getting my water in (and peeing all the time too!) and taking my vitamins. Then comes the weekend… What…
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10 Weeks Out – Focus Goals!
Yesterday marked exactly 10 weeks until I have my excess skin removal surgery. Uhm, what? When I scheduled it August seemed like it would never come. Then life happened and all of a sudden it’s June! Gosh, I’ve worked so hard for this. And it still doesn’t seem real that it is happening. 10 weeks seems so long and so short all at the same time. I’m full of so many emotions. Of course, I’m SO excited. I’m also nervous. I know recovery is going to be a long road. It is bitter sweet as we start planning events with our CrossFit box for the fall and knowing I’ll be out…
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Alpha-Bits Little Free Library
While you all know that I consider staying physically fit of utmost importance, as a parent I’m also just as concerned with staying mentally fit. I’ve always been a reader. As a child (and still as an adult) my favorite Disney Princess was Belle, because she loved to read. The best part of the movie was when the beast gave her the whole library. Because of that I always wanted a huge library with a rolling ladder… Because who wouldn’t, right? While I have yet to get my huge library with the rolling ladder… I got something almost as fun! Check out this awesome Alpha-Bits Little Free Library! What exactly…
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Can I love my body and still want to change it?
Being in the healthy living/weight loss social media circle I’m constantly exposed to different thoughts and ideas about body love and acceptance, while on the same page seeing or reading something that makes me feel pressured to look, eat, or think a specific way. On one hand I do love my body where it is now, all 190lbs of it. I love my body for what it can do. I am proud of how far that I’ve come. But having a conversation with a friend we struggled with the idea of balancing loving our bodies but also being ok with the fact that there are some things that we would still like to change…
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Healthy Options for Kids #KidsLiveWell
Disclosure: I am receiving compensation for my involvement in the #KidsEatWell initiative. All opinions are my own. On May 17th the National Restaurant Association hosted it’s annual conference in Chicago. At the conference they recognized all the winners of the Kids LiveWell Recipe Challenge. On hand to help with the awards was celebrity chef Robert Irvine I absolutely love that they had some big names on hand to talk about how important it is to teach our kids proper nutrition! If we don’t start teaching them healthy habits now it is going to be even harder to get them to learn about healthy eating in the future. As the mom of a 4 year old I…
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Fresh Start #LetsTalkBums
This post is sponsored by Cottonelle. All thoughts and Opinions are my own. Mornings are a bit crazy around here. I guess that could be said about most houses with young children! Not only are the mornings crazy, but they start early! Having a morning routine makes it a little easier for me to make sure I’m feeling my best when I start the day. Mornings around here start around 5:15am most days. Since I workout first thing in the morning I don’t shower until after I get home. That doesn’t mean I don’t get a fresh start to my day! I use Cottonelle Flushable Cleansing Cloths and Clean Care Toilet…