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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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Pin-teresting Motivational Quotes

July 29, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

You guys seriously crack me up. I wanted to do this post today to motivate myself (and you) and to get started on a positive note, but really, just go over to my Justin’s Peanut Butter Cup Giveaway and look at the comments!  Were you aware that nearly every woman has a chocolate hiding spot?? …

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Filed Under: motivation, positivity Tagged With: MIMM, motivation, positivity

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

Monday Moves #5: How to Run Through Colored Corn Powder aka a Color Run (Giveaway!)

July 15, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I’m happy to say I’ve been logging some pretty consistent miles on my Nike+ and DailyMile this past week!  I’m still having some back issues so I will be doing some stretching and strength moves for my back that the coming week.  I MUST be more consistent with my strength training because when…

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Filed Under: blend, giveaway, review, running Tagged With: color run, MIMM

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

Monday Moves #3: Blogiversary Giveaway {#MIMM}

July 1, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Mine was filled with hanging with the BF (sans his work phone…hooray!) watching him shoot at flying orange targets and being fried to a crisp in the process.  Seriously, those sunburns catch you by surprise!  At least they do me…one minute I’m shivering from the chill of…

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Filed Under: blogging + writing, fitness, giveaway, review Tagged With: blogging + writing, blogiversary, MIMM, Monday Moves

{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

monday moves fitness workouts

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

{MIMM #21} Adventures in Moving

June 10, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! So I was feeling pretty productive and patting myself on the back when I finished unpacking all of our boxes in two days AND finding a spot for almost everything.  This included all of the new gadgets we bought. We could see the floor, dishes were put away and we were even able…

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Filed Under: positivity, twin cities Tagged With: MIMM, moving, positivity, twin cities

{MIMM #20} Giveaway: Delicious Ezekiel Bread!

June 3, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Welp moving is officially underway!  Who here likes moving?  Playing Tetris with all of your possessions in order to move the fewest number of boxes? No?  Even when you happen upon a ginormous chicken when you return the U-haul trailer? This was for my friend Sarah For some reason I thought I could…

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Filed Under: bread, giveaway, review Tagged With: MIMM, product review

{MIMM #19} More Than Blogging (Link-up!)

May 20, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I write this with tears in my eyes that this weekend is over, but with such gratefulness that I am overwhelmed with emotion. How can I describe the way that it feels when you just click with a group of people? What can I say about the way it feels to be with…

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Filed Under: blend, blogging + writing Tagged With: Blend2013, blogging + writing, MIMM

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grilled s'mores banana boats before and after

Banana Funfetti protein Cookies

banana funfetti protein cookies via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

{WIAW #42} Mexican Tacos and Dessert Fail

Chewy Almond Funfetti Cookies + 7 Happy Things

chewy almond funfetti cookies via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com perfect for customizing for any holiday including the 4th of july! #yum #recipe #cookies #dessert

{WIAW #66} Moving Day + Archive Eats

Raspberry Homemade Fruit Roll Ups with Frozen Fruit

easy DIY homemade fruit roll ups. great as a snack, a semi-healthy treat, or for fueling for a run. via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

[IMM Link-Up #9] Chocolate Covered Strawberries

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GF Pumpkin Spice Browned Butter Protein Bites

gf pumpkin spice browned butter protein bites via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

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