Tag: Weight loss

• 5 Mistakes I made when Trying to Lose Weight (So You Can Avoid Them!)

  My health journey has been long and not without challenges, some of which I’m not ready to share quite yet. It took me a long time and a lot of research to finally find something that not only works for me, but strikes a balance between a healthy and fit life and simply living without…

  Cathryn Free

  February 16, 2018

  Nutrition, Thrive, Weight loss

  health, healthy, how to lose weight, inspiration, lists, losing baby weight, love, motherhood, Motivation, Running, self love, Weight loss, weight loss journey

• Life After Whole 30

  I’m standing in front of the open freezer, staring at a lovely collection of chocolate that has been stored there for the past 30 days. It’s dark; the children are in bed. I nibble my lower lip as I debate how bad it would be if I ended my last day on Whole 30 with…

  Cathryn Free

  January 31, 2018

  Thrive

  chocolate, diet, family, food, health, healthy eating, Healthy life, humor, ice cream, inspiration, life, motherhood, Nutrition, Run, Weight loss, Whole 30

• Honoring Your Gift

  

  I have a hard time shopping for presents for boys, and my second son’s 4th birthday was no exception. I thought and search and hunted, trying to find a gift that he’d enjoy, but that I could put up with. (No noise and flashing lights, please!) After what felt like years of searching for the…

  Cathryn Free

  January 29, 2018

  Believe, Motivation, Thrive

  gifts, grace, health, inspiration, inspirational, life, love, mother, motherhood, Motivation, self love, spiritual, truth, Weight loss

• How to Do Whole 30 on a Budget – Whole 30 Week 3

  Right now I’m so close to the end of the challenge, I’m feeling pumped! Except for one tiny thing. My accountability partner is also a saboteur! I can’t tell you the number of times he has sneakily said to me, “Would you like me to pick up a pizza?” or “What do you need? Some…

  Cathryn Free

  January 26, 2018

  Nutrition, Thrive

  budget, family, health, healthy eating, healthy eating for kids, Healthy life, how to, inspiration, life, lists, secrets, tricks, Weight loss, Whole 30

• 6 Ways to Reduce Sugar in Your Children’s Diet – Whole 30 Week 2

  

  Whole 30 week two is in full force. To be honest, it’s been going REALLY well. I have had a pretty regular hankering for chocolate and cheese (not together, that would be weird), but overall it’s been fine. I think I finally am past the sugar detox stage and am feeling really good. I have…

  Cathryn Free

  January 19, 2018

  Thrive

  food, health, healthy, healthy eating, healthy eating for kids, Healthy life, inspiration, kids, life, motherhood, Nutrition, Weight loss, Whole 30

• Homemade Larabars

  I love a good Larabar. Super clean, few ingredients, and something easy and convenient to grab on the go . (Or throw into your diaper bag on your way to a church potluck.) If you haven’t check out the product, I highly suggest you do. But if you’d rather, you can make them yourself. I…

  Cathryn Free

  January 17, 2018

  Thrive

  clean eating, energy, food, health, healthy eating, Healthy life, inspiration, life, Nutrition, paleo, recipes, Running, Weight loss, Whole 30, work

• Tips for a successful Whole 30 – Week One

  My first week of Whole 30 is complete. I honestly think the first week of any challenge is simultaneously the easiest and the hardest. It’s the easiest because it’s new and exciting. There’s no food boredom or real challenges left. Most likely the fridge it still stocked with plenty of Whole 30 compliant food and…

  Cathryn Free

  January 11, 2018

  Thrive

  food, Goals, health, healthy eating, inspiration, life, lists, Nutrition, paleo, Run, Running, tips, training, Weight loss, Whole 30, work

• Dreams and Training – 2017 in Review; 2018 Goals

  I like to dream, but I once heard a quote that said something like, a dream without a plan is a wish. I firmly believe that to be true. How many of us dream about something, whether great or small, but if we don’t activity pursue it, make a plan and follow it, or even…

  Cathryn Free

  December 31, 2017

  Run

  children, dreams, energy, fitness, food, Goals, health, inspiration, life, lists, mother runner, motherhood, New Year, Nutrition, racing, Recovery, relationships, Resolutions, Running, running inspiration, training, Weight loss, work

• Paleo Almond Pancakes

  I don’t like pancakes. Gasp, the horror! I know. I’m a little wacky. Occasionally (and by occasionally I mean maybe once five years ago when I was pregnant with my first baby), I’ll have a hankering for pancakes, but they’re really not my first choice. I’ll eat them; they’re fine. I’m just not a big…

  Cathryn Free

  January 16, 2017

  Nutrition, recipes, Thrive

  children, Cooking, energy, fit life, fit lifestyle, fitness, food, health, healthy, Healthy life, inspiration, kids, motherhood, Nutrition, paleo, pancakes, Recipe, recipes, Weight loss, Whole 30, yum

• Goals for 2017

  Happy New Year! I have a confession. I hate making New Year’s resolutions. I think they’re kind of stupid. Most of the time when someone asks what my resolution is, I say, “To floss.” (That’s the truth, I do want to floss more.) But overall, I don’t hold my weight or faith in resolutions. Now,…

  Cathryn Free

  January 2, 2017

  Archives, Run, Thrive

  children, energy, fitness, food, Goals, health, Healthy life, inspiration, kids, life, motherhood, Motivation, New Year, Nutrition, race, racing, Resolutions, Running, stress, training, Weight loss, Whole 30, yoga