by Jen G There is an absurd tradition in my Sicilian American family to precede a giant holiday meal, like Thanksgiving, with a giant pasta dish. This year it was my Nonna’s so called “last lasagna.” A doom and gloom mentality is a typical trait in any old Sicilian woman. So is making a lasagna that somehow bypasses the “brain tells stomach to stop eating” mechanism.
For most of us, Thanksgiving is the first of many upcoming family…
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Can we have a photo update? I just started at human@ease and would like to see your progress.
well… i only have a few weeks to go until my 12 weeks are up, so we will take the AFTER photo then. one thing i can say is that after only 7 weeks i can do 3 chin-ups, which was the goal! and i need to register my guns! LOL! i feel awesome. sleeping better. i think i have some abs. and i plan to kick-ass on 1/12 at the ladies arm wrestling competition at the diamond!