Letter To My Younger Self

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Remember when scrunchies & fanny packs looked “hot”? Last night I attended an 80′s themed party.  As I was getting ready, I remembered how “cute” I used to look with that scrunchie permanently attached to my head over 20 years ago when I was 19. I was excited to re-live the 80′s with friends until [...] Read more »

Hey Yoga… I just wanna know ya!

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Hey Yoga… I just wanna know ya! I am GUILTY! I love the heart pumping, sweat inducing, loud music playing type of workouts. I am type-A all the way and if it is not intense and HARD I am bored!!!  Soooooo…in the past when I have tried yoga, I have typically wanted to hit the [...] Read more »

Take it out on the treadmill…

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If you are unhappy with how you look or feel, take it out on the treadmill with a HIIT Treadmill Workout. There is nothing like high intensity interval training “HIIT” to help you achieve maximum fat burning in limited time. HIIT training can be more effective and more efficient than slower paced “aerobic” style training. [...] Read more »

Find the Opportunities

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Find the OPPORTUNITIES . Opportunities: Find the opportunities in difficulties and not the difficulties in opportunities. No matter how bad a situation appears, there is always a positive resulting opportunity if you look for it. It is up to YOU, not someone else, to find that opportunity and decide to make things positive. Solutions: There [...] Read more »

Excuses or Solutions, YOU decide

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Excuses or Solutions, YOU decide. Make things happen, be a big fish in a small pond and create your own destiny. There is no prince charming and you will not likely win the lottery: No one will “sweep you off your feet.”It is highly unlikely that you will “win the lottery” or “inherit a windfall”. [...] Read more »

Eating Fat Will NOT Make You Fat

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Eating Fat Will NOT Make You Fat…   Eating fat will not make you fat.  Here is what WILL “make you fat”: Eating more calories than your body uses, eating empty calories, not working out, being a couch potato and eating too many carbohydrates and sugars without the appropriate balance of fats and proteins. How [...] Read more »

We stopped type 2 Diabetes in its TRACKS!

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 The doctor said she had type 2 diabetes and he was ready to prescribe medication... My guest blogger and client, author Lori Fran, discusses her TYPE II diabetes diagnosis and how we turned it around with diet: Yes. I did come from a family with a strong history of type 2 diabetes.  My Dad was [...] Read more »

The “Diet” word

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The “Diet” Word Everyone seems to hate the “diet” word. To many, it translates to “doing without”, “too restrictive” even “deprivation.” It should be  a positive word, not a negative one . It should be a way of life and fuel for energy, health and continued feelings of youth.  It is something we can control [...] Read more »