Ideally Neely - My journey to health, wellness, happiness, and nirvana

Clawing Through My Transformation

Aug 28, 2018 | Body Care, Transformation |

My fingernails and toenails have made a huge transformation since I started taking my supplements and I am now getting the nutrition I need.

Running While Standing Still

Aug 7, 2018 | Body Care, My Life, Transformation |

When you’re sick, or injured, you have to give yourself, and your body the permission and space to heal and heal completely. That can be hard.

Goodbye Hive Seven

Jul 17, 2018 | My Life |

This is the story of Hive Seven. It was a lovely beehive. The queen was amazing and her daughters were very smart. And then…

When life gives you lemons they say make lemonade. Well, life has been throwing, what feels like, a whole truckload of lemons at me. Or one of those automatic tennis ball launchers is set on high and is lobbing lemons at me.

I still have more to go, but I won my weight loss bet!

Jul 3, 2018 | My Life, Transformation |

I am finished with week three of my cleanse-detox-metabolic reset, Jillian’s Dietbet, and ending month four since I began my journey to my ideal self. It’s been a heck of a ride so far.

Neely Goes Into the Bee Hive!

Jun 13, 2018 | Adventure, My Life |

I’m is also a beekeeper with terrible luck keeping a hive going. But will the 7th hive be the one to finally deliver honey?

The Mighty Chia Seed

Jun 6, 2018 | Body Care, Healthy Food |

Neely investigates the superfood called Chia. The tiny chia seed contains omega-3 fatty acids, carbohydrates, protein, fiber, antioxidants, and calcium.

Neely Returns to The Wild Basin Nature Preserve

May 29, 2018 | Adventure, My Life, Transformation |

I spent my Memorial Day weekend trying new things, or rather old things that I can do again. Which meant a trip to my favorite nature hike outside town: the Wild Basin Nature Preserve!

Remembering My Father on Memorial Day

May 28, 2018 | My Life |

I wanted to write about my dad today because he was a vet – served 30 years in the Air Force – and today is Memorial Day. I have been privileged to be surrounded by amazing, supportive men. But the jewel in that crown will always be my dad.

I’m Stronger Than I Thought

May 22, 2018 | Transformation |

My third month of taking supplements and 30 minutes of exercise (I got to week eleven of a twelve week program) was somewhat derailed by an injured wrist. Despite being stuck with doing cardio that didn’t aggravate my wrist, I still made improvements.

How To Herbal Cleanse Without Wrecking Your Body

May 17, 2018 | Body Care |

One of the best gifts we can give ourselves and our bodies, is a cleanse. But how much, how often, and just plain how? And what exactly are toxins? That word certainly gets bandied about a lot but what does that mean for you and your body?

Saying Goodbye to Fast Food

May 8, 2018 | Transformation |

One of the many surprises I’ve had on my journey to being my ideal me has been how my body reacts to junk food. Ever since I started cleansing my body, balancing with my super fruits and building it with a high quality liquid vitamin my taste buds have changed.

Progress! Neely can be a Plank!

May 1, 2018 | Transformation |

I wrote last time about my adventures with Jillian Michaels: the building of my muscles, in some...

Jillian Michaels Beats My Ass

Apr 26, 2018 | My Life |

My almost daily asskicking came in the mail. My husband had ordered it because he “needed a...

Finally Some Weight Loss Progress

Mar 26, 2018 | Transformation |

With this change from the inside out, my body started losing the stubborn weight it had been clinging to. It was as if it didn’t want to get rid of the fat because it thought I was in a famine. And in a way, I was.

RANT: “You’re Fat Because You’re Old and Female”

Mar 12, 2018 | My Life |

Incompetent? Misogynist? Both? How one doctor’s sloppiness effected my life for the worse for years. Is there such a thing as a medially abusive doctor-patient relationship?

Yeah, But Does it Work?

Feb 28, 2018 | Transformation |

So, in January I was, as you know, horribly overweight, and depressed due to my dad’s death. I wasn’t over eating, in fact I often skipped meals during the day to try and keep my weight under control. Also, when I did exercise I wasn’t seeing very much in the way of results.

Oh no I’m covered in bees!

Feb 1, 2018 | My Life |

Okay, I don’t get covered in bees, but I have had one of my girls chase me around the yard (she had one job to do, dammit, she was going to do it!). And yes if you have taken a guess and thought, “beekeeper”, you’d be on the nose.

Double Dog Daring Myself to Change

Jan 15, 2018 | Transformation |

Hi, my name is Neely. I’m a forty-something call center cubicle monkey. I desperately needed to change my future because I was quickly going nowhere.