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Weight Loss Wednesday – Week 3

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Note: Yesterday was my anniversary so I’m a little late 🙂

I’ve thrown out my scale!  No really, I did!  I’ve become obsessed with numbers and am getting discouraged when I don’t see what I want to see.  Ugghhh!

I know logically that I shouldn’t weigh myself everyday and that as women our weight will fluctuate daily.  I also know all about the “muscle weighs more than fat” theory, but all that doesn’t seem to matter when you just want to lose weight!

The last thing I want to do is get discouraged so while I’ll continue to share my weekly weight loss journey, I’m only going to “weigh in” about every 3-4 weeks.  I won’t even know!

As for this past week, I did great!  My mom and I headed to the gym 5 times last week and we are on target for the same this week!  Woohoo!  I’m so proud of my mom for not only supporting me but for seeing her increase her own fitness goals.  Last week she decided to “try” out the eliptical and while she didn’t think she would even be on for 3 minutes she went for 10!  Now she stays on even longer.  It’s so nice to have a workout buddy!

My eating plan has been going well too.  Lots of fresh fruits and veggies from Aldi’s (they are usually cheapest there or you can price match at Walmart), grilled chicken, and salad.  I don’t feel deprived at all.  Next week I’ll show you some of the food I’ve been eating, I’ve been taking pictures (crazy, huh?)

So how’s your fitness goal coming along?  Do you weigh yourself too much? Have your thrown out your scale?  I’d love to hear from you!




Review: Noah’s Sparkling Spring Water and Natural Lip Balm!

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I was recently given the opportunity to try two new (to me) products.  One is called Noah’s Sparkling Spring Water and the other is called Noah’s Lip Balm.

Noah’s Sparkling Spring Water is a refreshing beverage that comes in a sleek, 12 ounce can with zero calories.   There are six different flavors to choose from:  Noah’s Sparkling Spring Water, Noah’s Sparkling Spring Water with Blueberry Pomegranate, Noah’s Almond Spring Water, Noah’s  Sparkling Spring Water with Lime, Noah’s Oxygenated Spring Water,  and Noah’s Sparkling Spring Water with Peach Mango.

While most spring waters hardly contain traces of essential minerals, Noah’s contains 24 mg of Magnesium per 8 oz serving!  Their drinks also have a high pH (8.4) and contain no sodium.  It’s very good on a hot day and is a real thirst quencher!  Anyone who enjoys drinking sparkling water is sure to enjoy this product!

Noah’s Natural Lip Balm is a natural base, petroleum free lip balm that is certified organic.  It has an SPF of 15, which is important to me when I am outside in the sun in the summer.  All the lip balms have a light scent and go on smoothly. I found that they stayed on a long time; no need to reapply.  I believe anyone who is looking for an organic lip balm would love Noah’s Natural Lip Balm!  My son, “Noah” especially liked it … I wonder why? 🙂

If you are local to North East Ohio you can find these at your nearby Heinen’s stores.  They are currently in the Strongsville, University Heights, Shaker Heights, Rocky River, Middleburg Heights, Bainbridge, and Brecksville stores.  You can also find them at several Marcs locations.  For those of you outside of those areas you can easily order this product online at Thirstmonger!

To get more information on their these and their other products visit their website or visit their Facebook page!


This is an unpaid post. Noah’s Springwater did provide free of charge 12 cans of springwater and lipbalm to try.  The opinions are mine and are not influenced any way by the company. 




How to See ALL My Posts on Facebook

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Are you a fan on my Facebook page? Since Facebook likes to make changes, you can be a fan of a page but still not see their updates.  Since many deals are time sensitive, you’ll want to see my ALL my posts!

To be sure to see all of my posts in your newsfeed, you’ll want to follow these easy steps!

*Head to my FB page Couponing with Rachel
*Place your mouse over the “like” button.
* A drop down menu will appear.
* Be sure to click “show in newsfeed”!  (see picture below)
* Thanks for following my page!




FREE Apparel Tuesday at Sears Outlet!

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Once again, it’s FREE Apparel Tuesday at Sears Outlets! To grab this deal:

Be sure to call your local Sears Outlet store, as there are only 52 Outlet stores in the U.S. that currently carry apparel.




Join Birthday Clubs = Earn FREE Food!

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Don’t you love celebrating your birthday?  Well restaurants want to celebrate with you!  Many restaurants offer birthday clubs that you can sign up for FREE food on your birthday. I thought I’d highlight two of them now and continue sharing them in the weeks ahead!

I like to celebrate all year round (hint hint) 🙂

Baskins Robbins!
Sign up now and you’ll get your FREE ice cream email five days before your birthday. You’ll also receive a discount on a birthday cake.

Catch a deal on your favorite cakes and treats from Baskin-Robbins by opting to get special offers and coupons all year long. Plus, just for joining you’ll get an instant coupon for a FREE ice cream!  Head over here to sign up!  Find a location here!

Red Robin Birthday Club
I LOVE Red Robin’s Royalty Red club.  You’ll snag a FREE burger (or sandwich) email right before your birthday and get a buy 9 get 10th FREE discount!  See more details here.  YUM!




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