5 Healthy Toppings for Your Toast

January 28, 2012

Skip the butter and turn your toast healthy…. Is your breakfast something quick and simple, like whole grain toast?  The whole grain is good for you but when you add the butter and jam in turns into breakfast with saturated fat, refined sugar and calories.  Yikes!  Instead pass on the empty calories and transform your toast [...]

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Salmon Secret Recipe

January 26, 2012

Are you sick of chicken? We found another great and tasty recipe from our friend Wendy at http://laphemmephoodie.com/.  Maybe you are tired of the same ol', same ol' for dinner.  Maybe you shy away from cooking fish because of the smell it leaves lingering.  Well, if you can get past the odor, you won't be [...]

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What’s Your Motivation?

January 26, 2012

Find your fitness motivation…. Did you lose your fitness motivation somewhere along the holidays?  Maybe it was between the endless gift shopping and the slices of pumpkin pie.  Now it seems impossible to get your mojo back.  Don't fret, there are a few strategies you can try to find your fitness edge again.  Remember what [...]

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Best Phone App for a FLAT Belly

January 25, 2012

I keep getting emails from readers saying that they are dropping a lot of belly flab with a cell phone app called Lose It! along with the recommendations from our personal training programs. Now I've never been a big fan of tracking calories because it can be a pain, but I decided to give this [...]

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Burn 200% More Fat – In HALF the Time

January 25, 2012

I can already hear the moans and groans coming from some of our readers who really DISLIKE any form of exercise. I can hear the excuses piling up already, but remember… excuses are, well… just that, excuses. But what if I told you that there is a way to at least DOUBLE your results from [...]

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100 Calories of Fruit

January 24, 2012

Do you know what 100 calories of fruit looks like? Fruit is refreshing, juicy, and good for you.  Some are even Superfoods!  However, fruit is not a magical no calorie food.  If you are watching what you eat, you want to make sure you don't go overboard.  It's a good idea to know how many calories of [...]

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Weight Loss Enemy #1 – Stress!

January 24, 2012

Stress less to lose more fat… It's January, it's cold, there's little sunlight (a natural mood booster), the holiday bills have piled up, and everyone is sick.  This month is one of the year's most stressful.  When you're stressed your body releases that hormone, cortisol, which dampers fat loss by slowing down your metabolism.  Eeekkk!  Take control [...]

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Burn 200 Calories? No Problem!

January 20, 2012

Winter ways to shed calories….Just because it's cold outside doesn't mean you have to hibernate.  There are lots you can do this season to burn 200 calories.  Even if there isn't snow on the ground (yet!).  So get yourself moving. The best part is there is no gym required! Ice Skating:  In 26 minutes you [...]

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Mid-Life Fitness

January 19, 2012

Keep in shape through menopause…. Has middle age put some extra cushion around your middle?  As you reach the end of menopause, when your ovaries stop producing eggs and your estrogen levels drop, this is when weight gain can happen.  The middle section takes the blunt of it.  Ouch!  But you don't have to give [...]

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Boost Your Fitness Confidence!

January 18, 2012

Ways to get fitter, stronger, and happier…. We've all made on resolutions to workout more, eat healthier, and live happier.  So what is getting in the way?  Check out these tips for enhancing your confidence and getting through your barriers! 1. Replace negative thoughts about your body.  Instead of thinking "My thighs are huge," think [...]

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