12 Easy Ways to Reduce Waste (and improve your health at the same time!)

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12 Easy Ways to Reduce Waste (and improve your health at the same time!)

Planeteer Erin here, what do YOU do to save the planet?

Here’s a fun fact about me, I can’t ever remember a time when I didn’t want to “save the planet.”  In fact, I remember begging my parents to let me buy 50 Simple Things Kids Can do to Save the Earth at the school Book Fair. Spoiler alert- they let me buy it. In fact, I remember loving this book so much that I re-purchased it three years ago. Don’t worry, I bought it used- Reduce, reuse, recycle friends. I also loved Captain Planet, and was beyond psyched when Subway had the Planeteer rings as the toys in their kid’s meals.  

I’ll be honest- I have no idea if Subway still has kids’ meals, but I do know this. Earth Day is April 22nd, and in honor of Earth Day, here are 12 super-ridiculously easy ways to reduce waste and make an impact.

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Accomplish Things Faster & Better

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Accomplish Things Faster & Better

Back in January I mentioned that I was giving my money away for a happiness project (clarification, it wasn’t all my money. It was totally reasonable in the grand scheme of things, but still, it was something I knew I had to do).

Now that March has come and almost gone, I’m reflecting back on that decision (to purchase the course), and what I have accomplished over the last two and a half months. Not only that, but what has, and hasn’t worked for me.

First, I’m not at all sad about my choice to go through the course. For me, it’s simple and doesn’t take a lot of time. However, by focusing on the topic of the month, and happiness in general, I’ve found that I’ve grown faster in areas of my life than I have before. I’ve been into personal development for years, however, the speed that I am accomplishing in areas that have seemed to drag has been mind-blowing. I never would have guessed that I could do so much “work” in so short of time.

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Weight Loss vs. Body Fat Loss

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Weight Loss vs. Body Fat Loss

So the other day while I was in the locker room between clients I overheard a conversation that made me sad and mad at the same time.

Girl 1: I’m just so frustrated. After all the work that I’ve put in; all the time and effort, and I’m a half a pound from where I started.

Girl 2: (timidly) Yeah. When I started strength training it was kinda frustrating too. So I’ve found if you just pay attention to how your clothes fit instead of your weight…

Girl 1: (bruskly) Yeah, I don’t like that. That doesn’t matter.

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Taco Salad Bar

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Taco Salad Bar

Do you have plans for Cinco de Mayo?  Yes, I know this weekend is Saint Patrick’s Day, so you’re probably thinking about Guinness, corned beef, boiled potatoes and whisky. And I can’t blame you. I’m a huge fan of a good Irish Stew or Shepard’s pie. But, you know what I like even more?

Mexican food. All of the Mexican food. Mexican, Tex-Mex, Americanized Mexican, and even that random taco stand down the street. Don’t get me wrong, I love food from other Central American countries as well (My sister makes a delish Nica Salad… I’ll have to convince her to share her recipe), but right now, my brain is thinking about Cinco de Mayo, and Mexican.

Yes, I know Cinco de Mayo is more of an American Holiday… I’ve made that disclaimer both times I’ve shared my recipes previously (You can find them here and here). That being said, as I mentioned previously I love this food, and I’ll embrace any reason to eat it. I know I’m not alone because Taco Tuesday is a thing. (And I’m not sad about it, one bit.)

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Giving Up Negative Self-Talk

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Giving Up Negative Self-Talk

I have a confession to make.

The other day I looked in the mirror and I made a face at myself. And it wasn’t a nice face. I don’t feel good making this confession, but I have to be honest with you, because it’s true. And it happens more than I’d like to admit.

I make ugly faces at the image looking back at me. I pull on my clothes, and I complain about some or other part of my body. Sometimes I say things out loud, but 9 times out of 10 the voice is only my head. Sometimes when I say these things out loud I’m overheard. But again, 9 times out of 10 the only person who “hears” is me.

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Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras Recipes

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Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras Recipes

Next Tuesday is Fat Tuesday.  Some people call it Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday. Any of them work, take your pick.

But really, Fat Tuesday?

Have you ever wondered why it was called Fat Tuesday? I’ll be honest, for the longest time I thought it was because that’s when the church did the Pancake breakfast fundraiser and we ate all the pancakes and bacon. Funny thing is, I was partially right.

Side note: all you people who took French in High School but never clued the rest of us in, thanks for nothing. The translation gras mardi from French to English is… yup, you guessed it. Tuesday Fat. Tuesday Fat. Fat Tuesday. (Face palm)

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Easy Gluten-Free Pancakes

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Easy Gluten-Free Pancakes

When was the last time you had cake or pie for breakfast? Cookies? Brownies? Ice cream or pudding?

Unless you’re my husband, you probably don’t make a regular practice of eating these dessert items for breakfast; and to be fair to him, it’s only a cookie or two that occasionally make it on the plate with his eggs. But also to be fair to him, he eats “dessert” at breakfast fat less than most Americans.

Don’t believe me?

What do you call donuts, coffee cakes and other “breakfast” pastries? How about waffles, French toast, or pancakes smothered in sugary syrup? Heck! Even most of the cereals in a typical grocery store have poorer nutritional consistency than some of the desserts mentioned above.

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