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Monday is a good day
So I took Fri, Sat and Sunday off from working out. Sometimes when you realize your head is not in the game, you have to just go sit on the bench for a min or two. I am glad I did – it seemed to be just what I needed. And although I didn’t eat…
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Felt like home
There is nothing like getting a way even for just a day or so. It helps refresh and renew your self. And to get away with a group of wonderful women who are there just simply to laugh, dance and enjoy each others company makes it that much better. I came home to laundry being…
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Kids and eating healthy
Since I am away spending time with some girlfriends, I wanted to give you some information about kids and eating healthy. I believe that kids learn from their parents and community, so the first best thing you can do is you, yourself live a healthy and fit life. Showing them that even though we all…
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Please vote for Invisible Children
The Issue A 9-year-old boy in the suburbs should not be kidnapped from his home and forced to fight as an abducted soldier. If this is true in the United States, we believe it is true in Uganda and in the Congo. We have discovered that young people across North America believe this as well,…
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News to Note
The first 2 links below are stemming from the Golden Globes. Awards season in Celebrity Land always brings out body image discussions. Yes, 99% of the actresses are too thin. Yes many of them are that way via cosmetic means or unhealthy means – but to the general public that is neither here nor there.…
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Just what I needed
I am feeling better today. Physically – I got a lot of extra sleep yesterday. When I got home, I took a nap and then also went to bed at my normal 9p time. Mentally, I feel better too. One great thing about working out with a group – they are there to pick you…
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News to Note
The surprising reason why being overweight isn’t healthy – CNN.com. Health reasons aside – studies show that weight discrimination is rampant. What’s going on here? Fat discrimination is part of the problem. A recent Yale study suggested that weight bias can start when a woman is as little as 13 pounds over her highest healthy…
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Healthy Eating Out from Fitness Spotlight
The Worst Things You Can Order Okay, so obviously you could go out to eat and consider it a treat meal, like I discussed in my article on cheat meals. Or you could step in and be faced with the bread and still show your willpower, avoiding it all. And then, you opt for a…
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Needing a Pep Talk…
I made the decision when I went public with my blog that I wasn’t going to sugar coat things or steer away from things that may not be on the most positive side. Because in life, that’s the way it is. Some days you feel mentally and physically like shit. Today was that kind of…