Alle Rene

Okay, so we all know that the holidays help us to pack on the pounds. Everyone wants to enjoy that delicious food and we all say, "I'll get back to it after the new year!" I was one of those people. My baby is just shy of 6 months old and I put on a whopping 70 lbs!!! YES 70! I know its a lot. I'm not proud but I'm working to get it off. So I'm going to be completely honest with you all as you follow me on this journey. Why? Because, I hope by my integrity it will encourage you to be honest with yourself and those around you. You see, weight is just a number and we all have an idea of what it should be. Now my ideal weight is based off of how I feel (as in joints, breathing, sleeping, GI stress, etc.) not how I look. I'm not one to preach on body image. I'm currently at my heaviest after having my baby and I'm still okay with how I look! I'm not okay with the fact that my entire wardrobe doesn't fit or that my stomach is always on edge...

WHAT IS AN AMAZON REVIEWER? Often I have people come up and say they love the shirt I have on or ask me where I got that cool new gadget. They are almost always astounded when I tell them I got it for free! That's right I said "FREE"! Why do I get stuff for free? Because I'm an amazon reviewer!  One of those people that get sent free merchandise, products and gadgets to try and post an honest review. Most people that shop on amazon are looking at the "Star" rating to determine which product is best for their needs. I do it all the time. You look up headbands like this one  Boho Headband 4 Pack  and you will get over 60 options. How do you determine the one you want? You see how many stars it has on a 1-5 scale and then you read the reviews.  It should be no surprise that there are incentives for writing honest product reviews. The sellers on Amazon understand that this is how most of the consumers shop. So they need something to set the...