Ali Gets Shredded

In a fast paced world, I've found myself easily caught up in trying to maintain the delicate balance of life as a working mother! Between working as a nurse and raising a toddler, things can get hectic and overwhelming! It's oftentimes easier to just order out for dinners instead of cooking a healthy meal at home --- even when we know that's not the best option! My intentions in creating this blog is to provide quick, simple and healthy meal options for families so these unhealthy cycles can be broken!  I truly believe that we have the best intentions to feed our families healthy meals and to instill healthy habits in our children but when it comes down to it, some days there are just not enough hours in the day to accomplish everything we've planned. We want meals that taste good and that are healthy! And believe it or not, it is entirely possible to have both! Some of us are dealing with allergies or food intolerances to top things off! I, myself, have a child w...

Changing nothing --- changes nothing! How do I know? Because I lived a life CONTENT in my own MISERY for nearly HALF of 2016. You read that right, I was MISERABLE. Exhaustion couldn't even begin to explain how I felt. My hair was falling out. I was GAINING weight despite exercising. I had zero energy after working out. My nutrition was all over the place because I didn't have a CLUE where I should start! I had a feeling that EVERYTHING was related to my thyroid but my labs came back normal for nearly 6 months. I was told to exercise more & eat less. I was even questioned if I had possible signs of sleep apnea! 😐 For MONTHS I battled mentally with myself over changing doctors before I finally scheduled an appointment. But I almost cancelled the appointment because I was so worried that everything was all in my head! Because I had been told for MONTHS that everything was NORMAL. I had my labs rechecked. My TSH had gone from 0.9 to 10.6 in a 1 month time per...