I love oatmeal. I love oatmeal cream pies, I love oatmeal cookies, I love based bread, I just really effing love oatmeal. I also really love carrot cake. Carrot cake with a cream cheese frosting. A moist, creamy, spicy, yummy carrot cake. So, I made oatmeal and carrot cake have a baby. I am most … Continue reading
I’ve never understood how someone can weigh in just once a week. Scales are meant to weigh yourself with multiple times. Multiple times a day. Hi, my name is Danielle and I’m a scale addict. My obsession with the scale has impacted me negatively in the following ways: it dictates my mood for the day. A huge loss … Continue reading
I weighed 325lbs and never once thought I was unattractive. In fact, I thought I was hot. Smoking hot. Curvy, thick, and juicy. If you tried to tell me otherwise I would have laughed in your face. My confidence attracted people. I had boyfriends and heart breaks. People either hated me or loved me, but either way I still always had … Continue reading
A few people have asked me wtf I’m doing recently pertaining to my “diet.” With multiple people asking me, I stopped to actually think about it. You can overlook one or two people asking, but multiple people makes me stop and think…What the fuck am I doing? I’ve gone back to the “dieting” mentality due … Continue reading
Alright y’all. I adapted this recipe into a Weight Watchers Friendly/Sugar Free Clean Eating Muffin Recipe and I cannot complain. The original is equally as delicious – I was just looking for a way to reduce the points! I took it from 4pts a slice of bread to 3 points a big muffin. These are BEST … Continue reading
It’s been forever since I’ve done a recipe, right? I often talk about Zoodles on my twitter, as they’re my favies. So – here goes! Zoodle Maker is neccessary and the best cheap kitchen gadget money I’ve spent in a hot minute. Zoodles replace my pasta! I will say, please – for the love of God – … Continue reading
Have y’all heard the news? Food Labels are getting a makeover for the first time in 20 years! It’ll feature things such as more prominent calorie counts and more realistic serving sizes. That means that the protein shake you quickly grab, thinking you’re being good and choosing something healthy, will more than likely only have 1 … Continue reading
On Valentine’s Day my husband bought me the most beautiful roses and wrote me a love letter. It was the perfect gift. In his love letter he wrote about how proud of me he was for how I’ve handled our loss. How he recognizes the bond between mother and child is like none other. How … Continue reading
That about sums up my weekend! Saturday was full of Youth Football and then the US National Men’s Soccer team. We had my brother’s family over and I made homemade baked empanadas. Delish! Sunday morning I baked and then went for a run before we attended a Chili Cook-off Super Bowl Party. The difference between … Continue reading
Good God, y’all. I live in Atlanta. WTF just happened to us? I was one of the fortunate and lucky. I typically have a 35 minute commute. I left my office at 12:30pm. I got home at about 3pm. That was a struggle. The roads were already icing and cars were already abandoned. I contemplated … Continue reading
Damn girl, that's a lot of fattitude 