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A Scary Wake-Up Call and My 3 Part Plan to Return to Health

2016-08-26 aprilmomoffour exercise

I reached a low point the other day. I was standing in the Wednesday night supper line at church with my two smallest boys, and I had what could only be described as some sort of hypoglycemic brain shut down. As in, my brain stopped functioning for a solid 2 minutes. It was embarrassing. I know those women in the supper line will probably always think I’m bonkers now. John David and Daniel were standing beside me, clinking their trays […]

Easy Steps from a Nutritionist to Lower Blood Sugar

2015-11-14 aprilmomoffour fitness, food, food allergies, healthy eating, prediabetes, recipes

Today I met with a nutritionist, also known as my friend Lacy. I bombarded her with all the food questions I could think of about how to lower blood sugar, and I’m going to share the first, most doable steps that I learned. I’m writing them down NOW before I forget any more than I already have! Lacy is a fellow home schooling mom. She also has four kids, so there’s no one who better understands what I’m up against. […]

How I Lose the Pregnancy Weight

2014-04-15 aprilmomoffour anemia, babies, breastfeeding, exercise, postpartum, pregnancy, weight loss

What I look like, every single time, right after giving birth: This was a few days after I had Caleb. I weighed about 170 pounds in this photo. And this is what I normally look like: That’s a 35 pound difference. (After all, a few pounds actually DO belong to the baby.) This is not my favorite topic: weight loss. I don’t like discussing it because it often makes us feel bad. Maybe it’s just me, but when […]