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Power Workout
Frost greeted me on my car windshield for the first time this season as I headed out the door this AM. And although I happen to be one of those people that like the chillier weather, I can’t say I like to see signs of it at 5AM. I had to find my car scraper…
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Who’s that girl?
I found this picture on my hard drive the other day. It was taken April 2009 — about a year after starting my journey. The reason I am sharing it is to show you that nothing happens overnight and making incremental changes really can make all the difference. For me, working regular fitness activities into…
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Run A lot Workout
Because last week we were inside because of the cold, this workout was a bit different today. It was cold but for me, it’s better than being cooped up. warmupx2 high knees walking lunges heel to butt sprints warmupx2 rocking tiers leg raises half pikes general stretching 50 push-ups workout 15,12,9,6,3 hang clean snatch 65lbs…
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Eating Out
Last night Scott and I went out on our date night — we went to Charcoal Kabob in Herndon. You really do you have to be very conscience of what you are eating when going out to restaurants. I had chicken kabob hold the bread and rice and hummus. They grilled up some veggies for…
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Go Big or Go Home workout
What a fun morning — a bunch of great ladies to workout with, a hard workout, a crisp fall day. Some may not call that ‘fun’ but I do. Although I did not finish in the 30min time limit — I didn’t quit and finished the workout and was the last one there finishing the…
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Paleo should simply be called: Healthy Eating
My friend Sara told me yesterday that I may want to stop referring to my ‘new’ eating approach as Paleo and just start talking about it like it is — healthy eating. Using the term ‘Paleo’ may turn some people off because they may correlate it to another one of those diet programs. She is…
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More deceptive marketing to kids….
A Big Mac A Day Keeps The Doctor Away, McDonald’s Tells Students Welcome to nutrition class, kids! Today we’re going to be learning about how processed cheese, factory-farmed beef and iceberg lettuce fit into a healthy diet. No farmer’s market field trip today, everyone. Where are we going? McDonald’s! This one belongs in the “Hell…
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Report: Fast-Food Chains Increase Targeting of Kids
Report: Fast-Food Chains Increase Targeting of Kids. I guess when the marketers said they would step up their efforts to improve marketing to kids that it meant something different than what we all would have liked it to mean. Improvements in the efficacy and frequency they market is apparently what they meant! I am not…
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Workout & Paleo Update
Outside workout on a cold morning — you know it’s not as bad as it seems. It really does feel pretty good within a few minutes of starting the workout and by the time you are done, you have those chills that you get when you are all sweaty but it’s freezing outside. Oh the…
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What Is Organic? USDA Trying to Define It
If you’ve ever wondered exactly what that “USDA organic” seal actually means, you’re in good company. The U.S. Department of Agriculture itself has been asking the same question ever since it established the National Organic Program in 2002. “Organic” is intended to mean agricultural products produced without hormones, pesticides, artificial fertilizers or other synthetic additives.…