I’m taking the 30 Day Protein Challenge

There are probably at least half a dozen challenges I’d probably benefit from right now. For starters, I should get on the Put away the baskets of clean clothes before running out of baskets and don’t have one for the next clean load out of the dryer Challenge, the Fold the clothes out of the dryer in … Continue reading →

5 Ways to Enjoy Corned Beef this St. Patrick’s Day!

Who doesn’t love a list? Especially a list filled with videos and images. Because it’s easy to read,even over a green cocktail, or a few! Here are my top five ways to give Corned Beef the love it rightfully deserves. It might take all month to get it all done. That is, if you consider all … Continue reading →

After Baby Un-Diet: Results and a Bonus Chili Colorado Recipe

The After Baby Un-Diet wrap up doesn’t include bikini/sports bra before and afters — sorry (not sorry) folks! That’s for-Rancher’s-eyes-only. But the video shows you my real-time results and a rare downtown Seattle Ranch Wife sighting! Chef Kirsten and I had a blast getting together to recap the series and have a delicious lunch at … Continue reading →

Can Healthy Cooking be Convenient? {After Baby Un-Diet}

This is technically the last week of the “un-diet”. But only in terms of weekly blog/vlog posts. The entire point in case I was bad at making it up until now is that the UN in un-diet means that it doesn’t stop. It continues despite what the scale says, how easy the jeans shimmy on, … Continue reading →

How to Eat Healthy on a Budget {After Baby Un-Diet}

We joke that Rancher’s Freudian nickname for me is “Budget” (I’m not sure if this is much better than the “Bridget the Midget” of my youth). Truth be told, being a super-saver is not a natural gift. So my better half acknowledging my ability to keep our finances in check and in line with our long … Continue reading →

Eating for Iron Absorption and Energy {After Baby Un-Diet}

Despite the self-improvement bent of this series, I have to say I am really high on this body. I mean, it’s not even it’s fault its been growing, delivering and feeding babies almost non-stop since late 2011. If this has done anything, it’s made me realize how important eating is for nutrition — getting this … Continue reading →

How to Join the (Seahawks Big Game!) Party and Still Eat Healthy {After Baby Un-Diet}

I really don’t think I need to even go into how freaking excited I am this week. And how I intentionally did not bring up the NFC Championship or our Super Bowl bound Seahawks last week so I could get my heart to stop beating so erratically and focus on my responsibilities for a few … Continue reading →

How to make Beef & Vegetable Lentil Chili and Portion Control for You {After Baby Un-Diet}

I actually jumped off the hamster wheel of dieting and setting short-term weight loss goals a couple of years before Rancher and I got married. How? Well it turns out I know a lot about me by now. While cooking for a family and managing their needs is new for me, managing my own weight … Continue reading →

How to Make Soy Citrus Flank Steak {After Baby Un-Diet}

**Video Notes: We took over Farmer Heidi’s  kitchen for a day to make these recipes. We learned her stove top gets hot! Hot! Hot! Holy smoking pan Batman. As you can see, this isn’t AP calculus. But it’s also not one of those eat everything you want, don’t change your exercise habits and still lose … Continue reading →

What’s An Un-Diet and My Why for Weight Loss {After Baby Un-Diet}

The After Baby Un-Diet is all about balance. Balancing my rejection of soul crushing diets with my equal opinion of Spanx. Prioritizing my need to have all the energy I can to be awesome at being Rancher’s better half, a fun mom to my sweet baby girl (RBII, 6 months) and a zany toddler (RB, 2.5 … Continue reading →