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I've recently gotten turned on to this new site called Wellsphere . It's totally in line with my personal philosophy & perspective. It's not about living the "perfect" life according to the rules: no sugar, no alcohol, no fat...
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As I mentioned in my previous post, I was on vacation last week; and I ate. A lot! So the next question you might ask is, "Did you wear your Bodybugg?" No, I did not. I wore it when I exercised - because I have the display device, and I wanted...
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This week I was on vacation. My husband, Gary & I went to Boston for his sister's wedding, and while we were there we spent a couple of days in Newport, Rhode Island. Now, my attitude towards vacations is this: When I'm on vacation, I do everything...
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This month's Nutrition Action Healthletter is all about fiber . Fiber is great stuff. Not only because it helps you stay regular, but foods high in fiber tend to be more filling. Fiber is found in carbohydrate sources of food. Simply put, it's...
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Whether you use the Bodybugg Weight Managemtent System or fitday or the daily plate , or sparkpeople , to log your food, One of the complaints is that it takes a long time to find the food that you want to log. When I first started using fitday, I remember...
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Wanting to leave the world in a better place than I received it is how I started in the health field. At the time, I interpreted that as a duty to serve my fellow humans by spreading the message of wellness to all. Nowdays with so much attention to being...
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I was interviewed by the local press last week about the Bodybugg. Jessica, my client did an excellent job in the interview & I think she even upstaged me a little bit. I'm excited about the buzz that it's causing. The news story was even...
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After 12 weeks of using the bodybugg , I've achieved my goal weight. If someone had told me that I would have been able to lose almost a pound a week without starving myself or working out for 2 hours a day, I would have told them that they just didn't...
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I just posted a new recipe to my website for Thai Style Steak Tacos . They're a really good alternative to traditional mexican or tex-mex tacos....
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I really love my bodybugg! I love it because I am so close to achieving my goal. And that's exciting. It's exciting to know that as a personal trainer and nutritionist, I'm not a failure at losing weight -- I just didn't have the proper...
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For years, I've heard the argument that eating healthier foods is more expensive. It's hard to argue with that when you have McDonalds and Burger King supersizing meals for a measly $0.39, yet a salad can run you $9.00 at a to go restaurant. Not...
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The Wii Fit (different from WWEE or Absolutely Fit ) is a new video game launched from Nintendo to get people to move more. For years now there have been reports of folks who have dropped dramatic weight by using video games such as Dance Dance Revolution...
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I do my personal training out of a small personal training studio in the heart of Austin. The studio is called Absolutely Fit! & has recently launched it's website. You can only workout there if you're working with your personal trainer. What...
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I've recently purchased the URL WhatWouldElizabethEat.com . Right now it just redirects to my recipes page, however I have lots of clever things in mind for it in the future. Unfortunately, WWEE.com is taken by Worldwide Entertainment Events. They're...
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Just in case you wanted to remember the insecurity that you felt in grade school gym class, the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports has just re-issued the Presidential Physical Fitness Test for Adults . The test measures your aerobic...
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It's not that people lie on purpose; when it comes to weight loss, the most recent statistics show overweight people underreporting daily food intake by 30-40% while normal weight individuals underreport by 16%. Virtually no one over-reports their...
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I found this new exercise that I really like a lot. It's called Nino . I found it on the UWL Exercise Video Index . I like it because it is a very simple exercise in concept, however it is very intense in practice. It works the legs, core, arms &...
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The art of weight loss isn't rocket science, however given the fact that weight loss is a multi-billion dollar industry, we can see that it eludes quite a number of folks. Weight maintenance/loss/gain is simply a matter of "calories in"...
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I brought my cat & dog to the vet the other day to get their annual exams. I mean, who wouldn't want to keep a face like that healthy? Anyway, because Lucy is aging, the vet suggested that we give her both fish oil & glucosamine. I take both...
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Dear God! No! Just when I thought that there were no more food atrocities to commit against the human race, along comes hamburger in a can . It makes me realize that I am just not creative enough to come up with disgusting and evil foodstuffs. I'm...
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A few weeks back, my husband, Gary & I were walking into Sports Authority when we saw the dreaded folding table set up in front of the entrance surrounded by little girls holding boxes of cookies! Girlscout cookie season has started. What really struck...
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Back in September I tried Bikram Yoga for the first time. I was undecided as far as the benefits go, and was pretty sure that my body was not meant to contort into some of the positions that the class was doing (specifically Eagle Pose & Fixed Firm...
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Yesterday, Jenny McCarthy & Holly Robinson Peete were on the Oprah Winfrey Show . They both have sons with autism . Jenny McCarthy has just published a book titled: Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism where she discusses her...
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On Labor Day, Yoga studios around Austin sponsored " A Free Day of Yoga ". I used that opportunity to try Bikram Yoga . Many people that I had talked to about Bikram Yoga loved it, for various reasons, but mainly because it was a really good...
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I just joined the AARP Trainer Program . The American Association of Retired Persons ( AARP ) & American Council on Exercise ( ACE ) have teamed up to provide affordable personal training to AARP members. It's a new program, so we'll see how...
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