Week ONE 40 day challenge - What I Ate

Are you ready for the longest post ever?If you are new to my blog, and want to get caught up on all my 40 day Challenge posts click here to read my story, and if you haven't seen my before pictures yet, maybe you can go give me some words of encouragement on this post. I appreciate all the help and support I can get, thanks soooo much!!I am linking this post over to one of my fav food blogs ever. Jen is a rockstar, for bringing all kinds of amazing...

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My Starting Weight - Scary Numbers

As I started this challenge, I knew I didn't want to focus on the NUMBERS so much, especially the number on the scale. I didn't want the whole challenge to boil down to how much weight I lose.I want so much more from this challenge than just to LOSE WEIGHT. If that were the only thing I was after, I'm sure there would be a lot easier ways to get there, none of which I consider especially fun, healthy, and most importantly sustainable.However, knowing...

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Bella's 40 Day Challenge - Healthy - Getting Started

Hello friends :)I wanted to post all these over the weekend so you could all start the challenge with me today. However creating these pdf files took FOREVER, and I'm still not sure if they are ok. So for my own sanity, let's see how it goes for me this week, and if I need to tweak them, I will. Plus I will have some advice on how it goes this week which I can share with you all to make your start day much easier.Mine has been pretty hectic. I'm...

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Bella's Birthday Wish

For my Birthday this year I have a pretty simple wish.I WISH that my friends and family join me on a 40 day challenge to better themselves.This would be a MIRACLE for me, and many of my loved ones. Pretty much everyone in my family could stand to get healthier. I just wish there was some way I could help them, but sadly I haven't even been able to help myself. So in hopes that I can do both this time around, I'm starting this challenge.Here is a...

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