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Spice it Up!
Spice is the key to life, whether it is in our romantic lives, work environment or our food! While natural spices are usually good for you and make our favorite meals better there are a few that offer more than meets the eye. All hail Cayenne! Full of Vitamin A, this fiery spice gives…
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EveryBODYs got that something
I am the first to admit that I’m far from perfect and at this point in life I don’t even strive for the “perfect appearance” physically. A new year’s resolution of mine was to achieve the “Best Shape of my Life” and by that I meant I wanted to work toward the healthiest part…
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Love & caRdio
Living in New York many of us live strenuous lifestyles. For anyone, whether it’s working toward a deadline, finding time for your friends or providing for a family, we all deal with stress, and all differently. Further than that, if you happen to be one of the millions of career driven fabulous people in…
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Safe “Any Time” Food list
I thought it would be appropriate to make a shortened list of safe any time foods that hinder hunger and promote weight loss.
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Adventures in Juice Land
For days I have been raving about Juicing. Upon experimenting with Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer… I am EXtRemely impressed. Sure – for years I have seen various infomercials for juicers and food processors but never were they anything more than an annoyance I came across while search for a show of “substance.” I used…
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Killing Love (handles) (-18 lbs)
Seven weeks ago I was among the lot of you who added, “lose weight” to your ever secret New Years resolution list. Not unlike any other year, I started fresh with a menial number as a goal. Minus 18 pounds (or 15 depending on the scale) I literally devoured my original goal. Its not…
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Another Year … Another fitness goal …!
First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! I am honestly excited because with a new year comes room for change, reflection and hopefully a whole bunch of new stuff to accomplish. Typically that STUFF includes personal goals, bigger achievements and commitments to ourselves and loved ones. No doubt that mixed into the bunch all of us…
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Autumn Calls
Lately too often I have no craving for hot meals. In this “Indian Summer” weather the last feat I am willing to partake in is cooking a healthy dinner to indulge in. The answer to this problem is not eating out, it’s finding other easy/healthy solutions to subside my hunger without resorting to the…
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Moderately Indulge (vacation does not EQUAL glutton)
On the brink of my very first independent vacation I am extremely nervous! Not only because I will be traveling to Boca Chica for a week long excursion alone, but because my trip is all inclusive. I am aware that for 6 days I will have an unlimited supply of all of my favorite…
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My Favorite (Healthy) things (more anytime foods)
Often, time moves by quicker than we would like … not only the years but the actual minutes of each day. It seems as if there are never enough when you need them. The time factor directly effects our health in plenty ways … eating habits are the most easily effected. I know from…
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Roberta Rules – no packing of pounds over the holidays
How sad is it to not be able to fit a dress you overindulged on pricewise because you overindulged foodwise?
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The Scale Fail
I think a common misconception is made when we think about weighing ourselves. The misconception is that when you are in the process of “dieting”, you should weigh yourself each day to recognize progression. There isn’t any rule to this concept I just tend to disagree with it. Very very often numbers get in…
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The Good and the Bad “Cottage Cheese” part 1
The Good Ok before you stop reading this blog about cottage cheese you have to take a look at some of the facts. Many of us cringe at the thought of cottage cheese, and gag upon seeing the curds of this type of cheese. Regardless of how it looks or smells, cottage cheese gets…
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The Good and the Bad “Cottage Cheese” part 2
The Bad “Cottage Cheese” – Cellulite Most of us have it and fight to be rid of it; I myself have purchased a few creams to treat the cottage cheese that seems to barely gather around my thighs. Being a self proclaimed perfectionist and health enthusiast, I can’t help but obsess upon seeing cellulite.…
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Its not just sauce!
I can remember when the only time I thought about the word “cranberry” is when the word sauce was attached (and that was usually around the major holidays). At Thanksgiving I would smear the deep jelly-like substance all over my dad’s famous cornbread stuffing. Back then, I couldn’t have cared less about any nutritional…
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Happy Healthy 4th of July
4th of July weekend is upon us, and judging by the amounts of invites in my inbox, this will be a highly celebrated occasion. Three days of partying can be detrimental for those of us who engage in an everyday healthy lifestyle. After all, who wants to go to the gym after drinking until…
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Stretch it out
There are various parts of my 6am workout that I don’t enjoy (big surprise) i.e. cardio and abs but there are a few things I actually DO enjoy. Stretching is one of them (the strawberry protein shake after is the other). A six minute stretch routine releases tensions in my back and tells my…