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Pumpkin Protein Latte

Since I am thousands of miles from any coffee shop that would make me any sort of pumpkin latte, I decided to try my hand at making my own. I bought a little 3lb pumpkin and got a few good dishes out of it. That little pumpkin went a long way! It was so easy […]

Hearty Healthy Beef Stew

Perfect for cold weather and staying in, this stew is full of nutrients. It was the first stew I made using all fresh ingredients from the market in the city center. 1-2.5 lbs (500g-1kg) of beef 1-2 beef bones 1-2 lbs carrots 1-2 lbs potatoes 1 bunch of celery 5-6 tomatoes 2-3 red onions 4-5 […]

Bean And Amaranth Chili

Amaranth is a funny tiny grain. It’s great to add into your diet for variety. I used it to add carbs into my chili. The chili came about when I just threw together what I could find in the cupboards. The best way to start is the night before you plan to have this meal. […]

Low Fat Egg Salad

When I was growing up egg salad was always made with mayonnaise. Yuck! As a kid, I didn’t care much, but now I never use mayo. I don’t think I ever bout it in my adult life. So how do you get yummy, creamy egg salad without it? Here’s how I make it: Eggs Mustard […]

3 Travel Tips For Staying Fit

Luka and I are on the road a lot, traveling through California and Europe. Now, add a toddler to all that. It takes A LOT of energy to deal with all that. A lot of energy also goes into eating, believe it or not. Deciding what to eat, knowing when to eat, making sure the little one […]

A Mom With A Six Pack

I started using Herbalife Nutrition products, balanced my diet, and began working out regularly and I lost over 15 pounds, 5% body fat, and I have kept it off for 4 years. Now I’m a mom with a six-pack. That’s the short version of my story. Before Herbalife found me I was fluffy (but good […]

3 Tips For Burning Fat

I had an amazing physical result in less than 90 days and here are a few tips that I used to help me shred that fat. 1. Work the big muscles Most people believe that in order to burn fat they need to do lots and lots of cardio. While cardio does burn fat it is […]

A Day of Photos

I thought I would share with all of you our Sunday through a picture taken every hour. Sunday is our family day. The day that we set apart for ourselves. We usually spend the whole day together just being together. We go to church, we workout, we maybe watch a movie, we go for a […]

Abs And Stretch Marks

When I was going for my Level 10 (the best shape of my life) I was looking for inspiration when it got tough. I was discouraged, downtrodden, sad, depressed, and just needed to know I wasn’t the only mom with damaged skin who wanted to get into shape. I searched online for “mom with abs” […]

My Level 10

On June 6th I took rather unflattering, exposed photos of myself and posted them to Facebook and declared that in 90 day I will reach my Level 10, or I will be in the best shape of my life. Not just postpartum shape, but shape period. Better than before I was pregnant and I was […]

Mariah Dolenc