Eating

Balanced Brownies

I will not diet. I love chocolate. Chocolate makes me happy. I believe in sugar free-dom which for me more often than not means abstinence. Yet when you are a parent who loves to bake with your kids, avoiding sweet treats can be a challenge. Usually I aim to not...

Eating, Energy & Stress

Sugar Free-dom

Let’s talk truth. Demonizing any particular food or substance in our quest to lose weight or be healthy is not productive, balanced, or accurate. Nothing is universal in this area. Different foods affect people differently and different methods of getting and...

Eating

Who Am I???

Who am I to talk about healthy eating, losing weight, or the challenges of eating today? Allow me to introduce myself. If you are not yet familiar with my story, please check out Transformation to see how I lost 155 pounds ten years ago and kept it off. If you are...

Eating

Peppermint Americano

If you want a coffee drink that feels like a treat and has some flavor, but sans sugar, consider my new drink of choice. Brew or order a cup of peppermint tea and float a shot of espresso or a small cup of black coffee over it! The herbal mint tea is caffeine free...

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Nikola Rosa
Charlotte, NC

Nikola Rosa is an artistic rendering of the soul that has come to exist after rising from the ashes. Her thoughts are from Nancy Gass, and yet they are in some ways, a different person entirely. We all have hearts and souls that are a deep ocean of complexity and this dichotomy is no different.