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Diary of a Semi-Health Nut

ramblings + recipes of a semi-healthy nut

Hi! I’m Amanda.

I’m a writer, chocolate chip cookie baker, blog designer, power walker, Instagram fiend, peanut butter toast lover and copious coffee drinker living in Nebraska with my husband and three cats. (also a fan of a good run-on sentence)

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Monday Moves 7-22-13: Getting My Act Together

July 22, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

I am still having slight back issues.  I have only successfully run about 2 miles in the past couple of months before wanting to puke. But for some reason I signed up for the Des Moines half marathon. It’s in October…that’s enough time to get my act together, right?  PLUS I get to run this…

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Filed Under: blogging + writing, fitness, half-marathon, life, running Tagged With: blogging + writing, fitness, MIMM, Monday Moves

9 Fun Ways to Keep Moving This Summer

July 9, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I found this post that I did for Kelly over at Nosh and Nourish (formerly No Sugar Sweet Life) and I thought it fit in perfectly with yesterday’s post on NEAT fitness!  PS have you noticed any changes around the blog??  I want to thank you all for weighing in on my font…

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Filed Under: blend, fitness, guest post, running Tagged With: fitness, guest post, summer

Monday Moves #4: Get Your NEAT Fitness On! (#MIMM)

July 8, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend for those of you who are in the US!!   Dave “had the day off” but slept most of the day since he had to work overnight (again), but we were still able to head over to the twin cities’ Red White and…

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Filed Under: fitness, twin cities, workout Tagged With: fitness, Fitness Friday, MIMM, Monday Moves, twin cities

10 Moves for a Strong Lower Back

June 25, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

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Lower back pain can be caused by many things, but there are exercises and stretches that can help alleviate that pain!

Filed Under: fitness Tagged With: exercise, fitness

{Monday Moves #2}: That Time I Got Attacked by a Bird {#MIMM}

June 24, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Just checking in with you lovely folks to share my moves from last week!  And a little story. As usual, I was pretty far from the planned workouts.  This is partly because my back was hurting so I switched to some back strengthening moves and stretches I learned when I hurt my back…

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Filed Under: fitness, motivation Tagged With: exercise, fear, fitness, MIMM, Monday Moves, motivation

Monday Moves: Accountability

June 17, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

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Hello Friends! So it’s been about a month since my half-marathon.  With that half-marathon there was a training plan set up by Hal Higdon.  Although I barely stuck to my mileage, strength training or cross-training, it was nice to have a plan laid out before me so that I would have some idea of what…

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Filed Under: fitness, running Tagged With: FAVORITE about Mindset, fitness, MIMM, Monday Moves, walking

Should Your Workout Leave You Sore for DAYS?

May 24, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

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Should your workout leave you sore for days?? How sore is too sore? Let’s discuss a recent experience I had in a group fitness class.

Filed Under: fitness Tagged With: Blend2013, body image, fitness, Fitness Friday

13.1 Tips for Your First Half-Marathon

May 9, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends!    I’ve been really struggling with how to recap this run.  I felt a mixture of pride, surprise and gratefulness upon crossing the finishing line. I was astonished at how well I did for my first race and really don’t think I even deserve to have done as well as I did with…

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Filed Under: fitness, half-marathon, race, running Tagged With: fitness, Fitness Friday

{Fitness Friday #6} Fueling for a Long Run

April 12, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I don’t think I need to tell you how proud I am that I accomplished this 9 mile run, by myself, on a treadmill.  Seriously, I still wonder if it actually happened! Why?I never got sore! Not the next day, not two days later…here we are Friday, a whole FIVE days later and…

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Filed Under: birthday, fitness, half-marathon, review, running Tagged With: birthday, fitness, Fitness Friday, fuel, product review, treadmill

{Fitness Friday #5} Running Confidence

March 16, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I am not an extremist with…anything really.  Especially with food and fitness.  Balance.  Balance.  Balance. When it comes to workouts, I try to schedule them in my phone, but I make sure to listen to my body. And hey, if I get too busy and skip a workout..it’s all good. (For the most…

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Filed Under: fitness, running Tagged With: clothes, fitness, Fitness Friday

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Chewy Almond Funfetti Cookies + 7 Happy Things

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