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Practice Patience

  Let's be realistic.  You won't drop two jean sizes in a day. You won't lose fifty pounds in a month.  You will have less than stellar clean meals.  You will go a day or two without working out.  Your weight and your desires will fluctuate here and there.  You'll try...

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Teriyaki Rib Eye and Chicken Wrapped Asparagus

       This recipe for Teriyaki Rib Eye and Chicken Wrapped Asparagus is savory and delicious. It’s a wonderful way to get your protein and veggies all at once! Fight the urge to serve this meal with traditional rice, and instead shred a head of cauliflower in a food...

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Simple ideas for a healthier life:

1.Remember that big cake carrier, the one that's collecting dust in a closet or cabinet somewhere?  Well pull it out and wash it off!  Flip it upside down and fill it with healthy salad greens and yummo salad choices (cauliflower, broccoli, green onion, mushrooms are...

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Cravings Go Away!

Cravings Go Away! Hey guys, just wanted chat about cravings. We all get them....I know all about them and I can tell you that they do PASS!!!  The key to handle a craving is time. It takes about 15 to 20 minutes for a craving to pass. So what works for me? I try to...

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Heres the #1 Fitness Tip

This fitness tip is so simple and yet it makes all of the difference when it comes to your results. The sad reality is that over 90 percent of gym goers fail to achieve their goal—even after a full year of consistently exercising. Perhaps you can relate? It shouldn't...

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Don't confuse "Active" with Fit

  When it comes to excuses for not exercising, I’ve heard them all. Sometimes the excuse is self-inflicted: I don’t have the time. Other times the excuse is pure procrastination: I’m going to start as soon as tax season ends. And then there are excuses that are...

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Low Carb Mini Muffins

Most baked goods are terrible for your waistline. Products made Swarovski Figurines with refined flour, sugar and unhealthy fats should always be avoided. This recipe for mini muffins uses coconut flour, an alternative to wheat flour that is lower in carbs and free of...

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Why Are You Eating That?

Goodbye, 2013. Hello, 2014. Has the New Year gotten to you yet? You know what I'm talking about—that feeling of excitement in your gut as the New Year greets you with the promise that you can turn things around...that you can shake off past mistakes...that you can...

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Staying "Fit" during the Holidays!

Bring it on...the high-calorie food and drinks, that is! Is that how you've approached this magical time of year? You're not alone. Most people lose sight of their fitness and fat loss goals entirely this month, only to have a rude awakening when their clothes are...

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Stop Making Excuses…Start Seeing Results

Why aren't you at your goal weight today?  It's not like you started your fitness journey yesterday...this has been a goal that you've been working towards for years.  So why haven't you achieved it yet?  Now listed really closely to all the reasons that are popping...

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Spicy Chicken Chowder with Carrot Noodles

  Love noodles in your soup? Here's a delicious way to enjoy noodles without the typical waist-expanding carbohydrates. Take a vegetable peeler and create long strips of carrots or zucchini, and use these in your homemade soup as noodles. It's fun, it's tasty, and it...

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The Secret To Enviable Abs

  So you want the secret to enviable abs? Well, get in line. So does everyone else. It's puzzling that something so desirable is completely elusive for most people. Especially when it IS fully possible for you to dramatically shape up your waistline. Yes, you....

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Cranberry Chicken Salad

Meals that are high in protein and natural fiber are the perfect way to compliment your strength training routine to achieve your fat loss goal quickly.This recipe for Cranberry Chicken Salad is a delicious way to eat lean and clean. Serve on large lettuce leaves....

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Don't Believe These 5 Myths

Nothing irks me more than when good people are misled by fitness myths. These myths sabotage results and keep people miles from their goal weight. So I’ve got to warn you about the bogus rumors going around about strength training. I don’t want to see you held captive...

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30 Days to a NEW YOU

The holidays are on the horizon, and with them two straight months of eating too much, sweet indulgences, and missed workouts. Then 2014 will begin with you 5-10 pounds heavier than you are today. Ugh. No thanks. What if you spent the next 30 days dropping excess...

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7 Steps to Guilt-Free Desserts

Desserts are a delicious and fun part of life that most of us enjoy. That is until you start working towards a fat loss goal. Then dessert becomes the enemy that pops up at birthday parties and get-togethers in the form of cake, cookies, cupcakes and candy, tempting...

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