Nutrisystem Update – Portion Sizes

I am a Nutrisystem nation blogger. I am provided with a Nutrisystem mean plan in exchange for regular updates. All opinions are my own. This week I was reminded of how Nutrisystem taught us about portion control. Weight loss got brought up in a conversation with a family member. She was talking about the concept of going vegan for weight loss, with a plan to eat primarily green salads. Through more conversation it became clear to me that she meant essentially living off of fruits and vegetables. Further Read more [...]

Dog Flu: What You Need To Know

  I consider my dogs to be part of my family. I love my pugs more than I thought was possible prior to adopting them. I adore them, and their safety and health is important to me. For my human family members, we take precautions to try to avoid getting sick during cold and flu season. We wash our hands more often, I am careful to change dish towels regularly, we eat healthy and we take multivitamins. It only makes sense to take precautions for the sake of my dogs health, too. Did you know Read more [...]

DIY Cardboard Pencil Holder

This post was sponsored by the Role Mommy Writer's Network. My garbage company also offers "all in one" recycling. We get a bin that looks just like our trash bin, except we can put anything recyclable in it including glass, wood, cardboard, paper, most plastics, and so on. It's a very simple way to recycle and looking in my bin each month reminds me how much my household really goes through. Most months our recycling bin is primarily cardboard boxes from online shopping. While I feel good about Read more [...]

Tuesday Giveaway Linky 8/22/2017

  Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, Shelly @ The Attic Girl, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.So glad you could join us as we share our giveaways on  Tuesday's Giveaway Link Ups.  This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways. Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up 1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, as many Read more [...]

Nutrisystem Update – Clothing Victories

I am a Nutrisystem nation blogger. All opinions are my own. Something that was difficult for Ryan before he lost 60 pounds with Nutrisystem was clothing. He used to wear baggy or slightly oversized clothing because he didn't feel comfortable wearing clothes that were slimmer fitting. When he was a very young adult, it wasn't a problem because that clothing was more in style. However, it got to a point maybe around 2013 or so, where it was unusual to see a 20-something guy wearing wide leg, baggy Read more [...]