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Time To Get Real!

Just One Hot Mom

Here’s the truth…I used the pandemic as a time to indulge in some unhealthy habits I thought I’d previously broken. If you’ve followed my journey, then you know I work out with an amazing group of women, I like my healthy smoothies, and on occasion I may post a healthy meal recipe (if you follow me you know I don’t really like to cook.) To cope with all the things going on in my life for the last nine months I used food as a bandage and crutch to help get me through some difficult moments. Initially I thought I … Continue reading Time To Get Real!

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Feminine Health Concerns

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As I read more stories of Black women dying before, during, or after childbirth I am devastated. I am hearing more stories of Black women’s voices not being heard when it comes to their health concerns. This is a very sensitive topic for me as I’ve experienced racial profiling when it comes to healthcare. Let me take you back to 2002…I’d been married for a year at the time and my oldest daughter Symone was about 4/5 years old. I went to my annual appointment which went well and was headed home when I got a call from the doctor’s … Continue reading Feminine Health Concerns

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Food For Thought…

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Lifestyle change is hard! There I’ve admitted it. Normally things come to me so easily, I never really struggled with school, I can schedule myself and make the most of my time, I am an absolutely dynamic mother, I can get myself together pretty quickly in all areas of my life EXCEPT this damn weight loss journey! Y’all let me be completely honest, I like to eat! That’s it! I like to eat rich, savory, sweet, spicy foods that will save your soul, while punishing other parts of your body. I can get up and workout every single day (it’s … Continue reading Food For Thought…