Author: Amanda

Noom – Building Lifelong Healthy Habits TOGETHER

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~This post contains affiliate links. All opinions expressed are my own. If you choose to purchase through these links, I will receive compensation~

If you follow me on the ‘gram you may have seen a post I made last night regarding Noom. At that time I had not yet become an affiliate, however after that post, as I continued through the quiz, I decided that this is a platform worth exploring.

Noom is different than other “weight loss” programs in that the focus is on creating healthy habits and eliminating the ones that don’t serve you and NOT solely on weight loss. Weight loss will be a natural byproduct of your newly established habits though, so #WINNING.


Today (Monday, November 25, 2019) is my first day using the program, so I can’t tell you if it works for me or not, but I CAN tell you how different it is than any other program you’ve tried and that I’m all in!

Ok, Amanda, HOW is NOOM different?

Most other programs want to sell you on the quick fix. An unsustainable approach that you eventually abandon because you never really addressed any of the issues that got you here in the first place.
Noom helps you learn to manage triggers and help you restore a healthy relationship with food AND yourself.

When you decide to embark on your Noom journey, it’s not a zero sum situation. Your “success” is not dependent of the failure of others. There are no winners and losers, just winners. You win when you choose to make your health goals a lifestyle and not just a quick fix.
Noom won’t do the work for you, but it WILL help you make the better choices for long term results!

Ready to check it out? Start HERE with a quick quiz!

Whatever path you choose, please know that you are worthy, you are loved, and you make the world a better place just by being you!!!

Let’s Get Checked part 1

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You may have seen this post already on my Facebook and Instagram page but I’m posting it here as well as part of my continuing efforts to get a handle on my health. Thanks for reading 🙂

I’m tired y’all. CONSTANTLY tired. Sometimes getting out of bed in the morning is a monumental task. There are days where all I can do is the bare minimum. I suffer with bouts of depression and inexplicable sadness and I have days where I feel completely normal and functional. I lose so much hair in the shower that I’ve often mistaken the glob of hair for a critter! I’ve had routine blood work done and all of the results were in the “normal” range.

So what the hell is wrong with me?!?!?!

There’s got to be an explanation!

When I received an email from LetsGetChecked I was hesitant but after I looked at their website I decided it was worth a shot.

I talked with the folks at LetsGetChecked and we decided that due to my symptoms a Thyroid test may be just what I need to start figuring things out!

Did you know that your thyroid is responsible for producing, storing and releasing triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4). Those thyroid hormones control your metabolic rate, mood and energy levels, cholesterol levels, nervous system, heart rate, body temp, digestive function, muscle control, brain development, and hair growth.

When those hormones are out of whack it can lead to a whole host of issues ranging from annoying to downright dangerous!

Hopefully with the help of LetsGetChecked I’ll get some answers.

The kit arrives with everything you need to collect and return a sterile blood sample for testing. It was super easy to follow the instructions and literally took less than 5 minutes start to finish. The ONLY thing that took any kind of time was driving my sample to the UPS store!

After the lab processes the sample you can view the results on a secure website where you can then take that information to your health care provider to discuss your next steps.

I am eager to see what my results show and beginning this deep dive into my health.

You can click HERE and use the code: mommygorun for a 20% discount.

For those of you that have had any of these symptoms, what steps did you take to address them?

Lots of “Last”

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My sweet friend posted a picture on Facebook today that really made my heart stop right in its tracks. 5 years ago my son, the 3rd born, had his very last Turkey Day lunch at his elementary school. Five long years ago that seem like just freaking yesterday!

Today I had the first Turkey day lunch with my youngest at her new school and as I watched her laughing and being silly with new friends it occurred to me….this is the LAST elementary Thanksgiving celebration I will ever have with my littles. Somehow I managed not to cry until I got home and started writing this!

Life is just moving so quickly and they are all growing up so fast! There are so many lasts, but I keep reminding myself that without these lasts, there could be no more firsts! And the firsts are just as wonderful and worthy of celebration.

I just want time to stand still for just a few more minutes so I can soak it all in.

Welcome to Mommy Go Run

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See that up there? That is a symbol of what used to be! It’s time to fully embrace the now and the future and let the past stay where it belongs…in the past!

Don’t get me wrong, I’m still overwhelmed and I’m still trying to be better each day, but so much has changed in the last year, I’d be doing myself and my loved ones a huge disservice by hanging on to the old me and the old ways.

I’ve got lots of things to share with you, big things, little things, happy things and scary things!!
I hope you’ll consider sticking around with me! It’s going to be a great adventure!