December 2010
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Lighter Finger Food Idea For New Years
Wine and cheese seems to be a staple among my group of friends during parties. It’s hard to go wrong and requires little to no preparation in advance.
Party after party though, I like to switch things up and surprise the guests. I also use this opportunity to sneak it healthier version of traditional favorites. However, great tasting slimmed down versions of cheese appetizers are...
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Need a Fitness Program For Your New Years... →
Check out the various fitness programs for all levels, from beginners to gym rats.
Choose a program wisely, and stick to your schedule to avoid falling off the bandwagon by the third week like most.
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How To Snack Smarter For Healthy Living
In preparation for the onslaught of New Years Resolutions, I’ve decided to share some of my best advice for getting through those early days of eating less, eating cleaner and eating more in tune with your hunger levels! Many people think that eating “small meals” throughout the day is the key to weight loss success. However, most people that eat these meals between breakfast,...
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How To Become a Morning Exerciser →
Go to bed early.
Don’t hit the snooze button.
Pack a bag the night before.
Read more details and how to do it by reading my exclusive blog on City Sports’ Blog.
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New Firefly Sweet Tea with Truvia!
Just in time for my birthday in March, Firefly has announced that they will be introducing a new vodka to their Sweet Tea line called “Skinny Tea.”
Co-founder Scott Newitt, said: “Firefly Skinny Tea is our original sweet tea flavored vodka, minus the sugar. It is still infused with South Carolina tea but the difference is in the sweetener. Our Skinny Tea is made with Truvia,...
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How I Lost 7 lbs In One Week
*The 7 lbs were a combination of water, stored carbs and fat.
Many of you know that I was eating clean last week in preparation for a photoshoot. I successfully got down to what I was hoping for and felt amazing. It should be noted, that I did not lose 7 lbs of fat, but it was a combination of water weight and stored glucose, in addition to hopefully some fat. This type of dieting is useful...
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How I Lost 7 lbs In One Week
*The 7 lbs were a combination of water, stored carbs and fat.
Many of you know that I was eating clean last week in preparation for a photoshoot. I successfully got down to what I was hoping for and felt amazing. It should be noted, that I did not lose 7 lbs of fat, but it was a combination of water weight and stored glucose, in addition to hopefully some fat. This type of dieting is useful...
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The End of My Week Long Diet
Last night, at 8:30 pm I officially was off my “diet.” I got down to my happy weight of 131 lbs, and today I was at 130. I don’t think I’ve been this weight since last April! Now, we will see how much of it was water weight. I’ll give a more detailed post on Monday on how I did it.
Hope you all enjoy your Holiday Parties tonight and remember or try to get...
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The End of My Week Long Diet
Last night, at 8:30 pm I officially was off my “diet.” I got down to my happy weight of 131 lbs, and today I was at 130. I don’t think I’ve been this weight since last April! Now, we will see how much of it was water weight. I’ll give a more detailed post on Monday on how I did it.
Hope you all enjoy your Holiday Parties tonight and remember or try to get...
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Top 5 Holiday Tips To Prevent Weight Gain | City... →
Check out my exclusive blog for City Sports :)
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The Thermal Diet - Shiver your way slim?
Last night on Nightline there was a story that featured a new slim down technique I had never heard of. The Thermal Diet. Tim Ferris, author of “The 4 Hour Diet,” tells viewers that if you submerge your body in cold temperatures for at least 30 minutes, you will burn calories and lose weight without adding exercise or changing your diet.
A NASA expert uses the Michael Phelps...
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Daily Challenge: Share a Positive Benefit of...
Today’s Daily Challenge is to share 2-3 benefits of exercise with others. I am sharing my top 3 favorite benefits I get from physical activity and exercise on my blog and on YouTube! Although small, these little changes make a big impact.
1. Increase in energy. Exercise is so important in my daily living that without it, I would be a lazy blob. Seriously. I’m not naturally...
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Daily Challenge: Share 2-3 Benefits of Exercise
Today’s Daily Challenge is to share 2-3 benefits of exercise with others. I am sharing my top 3 favorite benefits I get from physical activity and exercise on my blog and on YouTube! Although small, these little changes make a big impact.
1. Increase in energy. Exercise is so important in my daily living that without it, I would be a lazy blob. Seriously. I’m not naturally...
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Want to Keep Pounds Off? Keep Exercising - TIME... →
Many people that visit my site are looking to lose weight and already know that to keep weight regular exercise is crucial. But for those who just like to eat healthy forgoing time at the gym, research shows that as we agewe inevitably gain weight as a result of a slower metabolism. In order to keep this weight off, we must… drumroll please… exercise on a regular basis.
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Daily Challenge by MeYouHealth
I’ve been participating in MeYouHealth’s Daily Challenge since it kicked off December 7th.
“The Daily Challenge is a daily, attainable small action spanning across the 6 domains of well-being which MeYou Health has identified: physical health, work environment, emotional health, life evaluation, healthy behaviors, and basic access.
Every morning I get an email with the daily...
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My New Years Get Fit Challenge... Coming Soon
It’s coming soon… What is your resolution this year? If it’s to eat cleaner, exercise more efficiently, get leaner, stronger, or improve overall health and fitness, I highly encourage you to Sign up for the Get Fit New Years Challenge today! I’m adding sponsors as we speak and right now, the grand prize is getting a nifty Gymboss and a Polar USA FT40 Heart Rate monitor...
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Healthier Chicken Enchilada Recipe
This weekend, roomie requested that I make chicken enchiladas again. Even though I’m not eating dairy and carbs this week, I decided to make them anyway so I could share the recipe with all of you that has become a household favorite.
Healthier Creamy Chicken Enchiladas (serves 2)
Filling:
2 large chicken breasts (raw, cut into strips)
2 tbsp of chopped garlic
2 cups of low sodium...
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Updates for my website, suggestions wanted!
After receiving a variety of inquiries from perspective clients around the world, I am trying to find a way that I can better help people on a more individual level. I would love to do this for free but I’m afraid that it would probably leave me with little time to actually train clients and make my free videos on YouTube. To find the best approach and I am reaching out to you, my readers,...
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“One way to avoid gorging on your favorite junk food may be to picture yourself...”
– Visions of sugarplums may help you lose weight - Health - msnbc.com
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Cardio Workout: The Laziest Hard Treadmill Workout
Today I decided to do cardio on the dreadmill treadmill. This workout lasted technically 30 minutes not including warm up and cool down. This is a great weight loss workout. If you are new to running, lower the speed on the hard intervals to a pace that is challenging by the end of the 20-seconds. During the tabata intervals, jump off the treadmill for your rest. Sure the distance wont be as...
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Clean Recipes for Weight Loss This Week
I may have a photo shoot coming up, so for the next two weeks, I’m doing my best to eat extra clean. The thing with cooking and dieting is that if the food tastes so good, you keep wanting more bites until you are overly stuffed (case study: Cheesecake Factory dessert). With my recipes, I try to use minimal ingredients, while maximizing the taste without adding calories. That being said,...
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The Best Diet Book I Recommend You Buy This Season
This is the only book I recommend to my clients these days. It’s practical and everyone can use something from it. If you want to buy a helpful health book, this is the one to buy (or the second edition of this book called Eat Clean Recharged).
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Shopping This Weekend? Find Out What To Eat At The...
Check out The Today Shows best bets for eating at the mall BEFORE you head to the trenches.
I was shocked PF Changs has such a low cal option!
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Would you join Madonna's gym for $160 a month?
Madonna has opened up the first of her global gym chain Hard Candy in Mexico City and you too can Vogue while you sweat at steep price of $160 a month plus an $863 joining fee which includes your first 2 months.
Apparently Madonna helped choose everything from the colors to the machines. She even weighed in on all the choreography of the group exercise classes and gave them a twist to reflect...
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Collard Greens Side Dish Recipe
Leafy greens like Collard Greens are in season and super cheap. For 1 lb at my local grocery store, they are only $1! I decided to buy a bunch and see what I could whip up. In the past I have not been happy with my end result. The leaves are too bitter and thick however the end result this week was flavorful and delicious. I will definitely make this recipe again.
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