Di Hickman

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Weight loss tips for women: How hydration impacts weight loss

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  This post is sponsored by Upy Vacuum-Insulated Water Bottle Losing weight can be tough. Sure, the math looks simple: Eat less calories than you expend; but the practicality of that is not so easy. Especially if like me and you really enjoy food. I'm not kidding when I say I exercise so I can eat more. One thing you can do to help in the weight loss journey though is to drink more water. It might sound cliche but water is the best choice for your body, your brain and your weight loss …

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Quick and easy body fat measuring

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Accountability is HUGE for weight management and fat loss, and I'm going to admit that I haven't been the best at tracking fitness, weight or fat percentage over the last year. I've been following the more intuitive method of just seeing how my clothes felt, how my body looked naked, and how I felt. That served me well for my 2015 goal of becoming a Registered Yoga Teacher, however for my 2016 goal of bikini competitor that is NOT gonna cut it. I need to know numbers. I'm a big believer in Karma …

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Recipe: Waffle day – oat flour protein waffles

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Today is National waffle day and to celebrate I thought I'd share a waffle recipe I made recently. As always I take a recipe, and then switch out ingredients to make it healthier, cleaner, and wheat free. You could substitute whole wheat flour (no white flour!) instead of the oat flour, or try some other flour for shits and giggles! Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups of Oat Flour (I used Trader Joes) 1/4 cup of protein powder (I used Trader Joes Soy Protein Powder) 2 Tablespoons ground …

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Food Friday Tip – prepare your food (sandwich thins)

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As it's Food Friday, today I have a tip for you. As I mentioned Sunday in my review we hardly use bread anymore. I don't eat it at all, and Bob has wraps mostly. The only buns he ate were sesame burger buns from Trader Joes. However I've finally managed to switch him to these Oroweat Sandwich Thins. For those that don't know these have less than HALF the calories of a regular burger bun! Yes they don't have the same substance, but generally most of the calories from a burger come from the BUN, …

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