• Frozen Yogurt Fruit Bites
  • Blueberry Pie Yogurt Parfaits
  • School Farm - Teach a Child to Grow
  • Chocolate Almond Caramel Slice
  • Just Hurry Up and Be Patient: Tips to Get Through the Weight Loss Process
  • Summer Salad Topping: Parmesan Savory Granola

carla birnberg

Skipping Breakfast- Life Lessons Learned Along the Way

Skipping Breakfast- Life Lessons Learned Along the Way

I’m a believer in living in the present. I reflect upon my past, but never with regret. I’ve done myriad moronic things (things I won’t list here lest my parents stumble upon the post), yet all of these missteps come together to create the person I am today: a little wiser, a lot flawed, and [...]

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3 Tips for Mindful Living

3 Tips for Mindful Living

For me, as with pretty much everything else in my world, arriving at real living has been a process. A very circuitous path. I started down this road close to nineteen years ago with nary an iota of healthy lifestyle awareness. I was an egocentric 20-something.  I valued being skinny over feeling fit.  I consumed [...]

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Grandma knows best

Grandma knows best

As I began my trek down this healthy living path I somehow became an eliminator. I decided if I didn’t eat certain foods (thankfully I’ve repressed what they were as I quite clearly recall the repetitive nature of the foods which remained) my excess weight would miraculously  melt away.  Swiftly, easily and permanently. Not only [...]

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3 Simple Tips to Lose Weight and Maintain

3 Simple Tips to Lose Weight and Maintain

“You really need to stop saying that to people.  It isn’t easy or simple.  I know what you mean, but they don’t.” It wasn’t until my husband made the remark above I realized how frequently, when asked about my weight loss maintenance, I used the adjectives easy and simple. Once he pointed it out to [...]

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The long and short of it

The long and short of it

This post practically writes itself. Or more, more aptly put, I’d like to think it’s a post which finds you nodding your head and thinking: “I’ve been there.” When I was there—and there for a while—the struggle to find real motivation was a lonely one. I have mentioned (a million times) I started this journey [...]

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