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We flew home from Hawaii on Sunday. So sad. A few days in advance of our flight, I called Hawaiian Airlines to find out what my dining options were. On the flight to Hawaii (which left at 8am) I ate some jerky, carrots, and sugar snap peas. After 6 hours of that and no breakfast, …

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nom nom in Hawaii

Yes, life is tough. It’s tough to find food on the road and especially when you’re on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. (heavy sarcasm, of course) We are on an 8 day trip to Hawaii with one of my sisters and her hubby. Apart from having the best time EVER, we …

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bummer, dude

so my 4+ months of eating paleo and removing all diabetes meds didn’t have the desired result. My latest A1C is considerably higher than my previous (very good) one. From 5.8 to 7.3. So starting yesterday, I’m back on the metformin. I can’t do the dosage I was at before (2500mg/day) as it caused some …

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Disneyland and the forbidden foods

We went to Disneyland last week and I ate all kinds of things that were definitely NOT on my new lifestyle eating plan. Burgers with a gluten-free top bun (threw out the bottom one), fries, half of personal size gluten-free pizza (cheese and crust – oh my!), cotton candy, some fudge. It was all so …

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2012 – the year of changes

As you can see, this blog has changed. Again. This is the last time, I promise! From here on out, this is my new home for my paleo, whole-food, organic, cage-free, sugar-free, etc lifestyle and all the posts relating to that. What can you expect to find at the new She Loves Cake? Reviews of …

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