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Take Another fun blog quiz from Structured Settlement company. 75% I guess I didn’t pick my parents carefully enough. Plus, like all Americans, I could have less stress in my life and work out more. Take the quiz and tell me what your percentage is below!
After more than seven years living here, I still love our house. But it’s missing a few things. A proper laundry room. (Our laundry set is in a closest on the way to the downstairs half-bathroom.) An office for me. (Maybe I’ll get that some day when we finish the basement.) And a bigger kitchen [...]
One of the biggest challenges dieters face is eating at a restaurant. If you’re on a diet with a fixed daily menu, it’s impossible. It’s one of the reasons I gave up doing the Extreme Fat Smash Diet. However, for those of you on more flexible weight loss plans like Weight Watchers, dining out is [...]
Recently I posted a product review of Horizon Organic’s new DHA Omega-3 milk. Docosahexaenoic Acid, or DHA, is a type of Omega-3 fatty acid that has been studied for its role in heart, brain and eye health. As part of Brain Awareness Week/Month I’m giving away 3 Horizon Organic coupons good for any ONE FREE Horizon’s [...]
Keeping with the ball theme started in last week’s post, Get rid of flab quickly by using an exercise ball, here are five videos that demonstrate several kinds of exercises you can do with an exercise ball. I do variations of the chest and shoulder presses as well as the abdominal exercises. I especially like [...]
We have a guest blogger today! Liz Harper is a personal trainer living and working on the Gold Coast of Australia. Liz specializes in clients over 35 and people with diabetes and heart disease. Her blog is Liz Harper Fitness where she shares health and fitness tips with her readers. Since I’ve been using exercise [...]
As I travel through the grocery store I realize that another eating holiday – St. Patrick’s Day – is upon us. Here are five ways to cope when Irish tummies are growling. 1. Beer – If you must have a beer this St. Patrick’s Day, choose wisely. Instead of that nasty green Bud Light, treat [...]
Way back when before I read The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, milk was just, well, milk. I didn’t care if it was organic, hormone free, or shipped in from California. It just had to be cheap and no fat. Then we went [...]
Congratulations to the following bloggers for entering my contest and installing a Lijit search widget on their blogs. I saw pink boxes and green ones – it was very cool how everyone did there own thing with Lijit. Here are the winners: Holly at June Cleaver Nirvana Betsy from The Homeschool Way Lisa from Iowa [...]
My personal trainer introduced me to circuit training during our last session. Before, my usual routine was to ride the stationary bike for 30 minutes, then do an all over body workout with weight lifting machines or dumbbells. My new routine is to do five minutes of cardio on the Cybex Arc Trainer (my new [...]
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