Category Archives: Personal & Life

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  A Personal Update

  Posted on April 24, 2012 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Health, Low-Carb, Personal & Life

  So how am I doing? I’m not. Doing that is. I’m just kind of at a stand still. Well, I guess that’s not true. I’ve gone in the wrong direction for a bit, then broke down on the highway, so to speak. I think there’s a crack in the block.

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  I’ve been doing it wrong.

  Posted on February 27, 2012 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Personal & Life

  Here it is, after 1 am, and I’m still awake. I’m dealing with some of the same thoughts, swirling through my brain, that tend to plague me on nights when I can’t sleep. Welcome to my over-active, thought-induced insomnia. My thoughts range from “Am I a good wife and mother? Could I be doing better?” [...]

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  Positive Thinking and Personal Musings

  Posted on February 8, 2012 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Personal & Life, Support & Inspiration

  I’ve been thinking a lot about how our state of mind affects our progress. As a general rule, I’m a pretty positive person. I try to see the silver lining in every cloud, or anxiously wait for the rainbow after each storm. But something has happened in the last couple of years that has changed that. I’ve let life events, stress, and people crush my enthusiasm. Notice I said I’ve let this happen. I’m not crying victim. Despite what happens to me, my response to that event is completely under my control. I alone am responsible for my reactions.

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  Bestest Christmas Gift Ever

  Posted on December 26, 2011 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Personal & Life

  I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas! Ours was very nice. We enjoyed spending time with family, and as always, we did lots of laughing. My parents gave us three gifts this year and I thought I’d share two of them with you… because they rock! Here’s the first: Cheese, glorious cheese! Four pounds [...]

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  Running the Numbers

  Posted on September 10, 2011 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Health, Low-Carb, Personal & Life

  Ten years. It’s been ten crazy, fantastic, sometimes frustrating years that I’ve tried to live the low-carb lifestyle. What is has not been, is perfect. Or rather, I haven’t been perfect, and I’m okay with that. Food has always been an issue for me, and maybe it always will be. I don’t really know. I’m [...]

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