Are you prepared to reach your goals?

Are you prepared to reach your goals?

Do you have any goals set for yourself?  Whether it’s weight loss, muscle gain or the desire to be more toned.  Maybe you want to train for a marathon, iron man or tough mudder event.  Are you prepared to take your goal seriously?  Take the quiz below to find out.  Take the necessary steps to make the commitment to yourself to reach your goal 🙂 http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/assessment_questions.asp?quizid=52

10 reasons why you should kick sugar to the curb!

10 reasons why you should kick sugar to the curb!

I went to a mini seminar last week about sugar and wanted to briefly share some of the info with you.  It’s no secret that sugar should be consumed minimally.  Unfortunately sugar is in just about everything we eat including the obvious things like desserts and candy, making our consumption more than minimal.  Unless you are able to make everything from scratch, sugar is probably on the ingredient list. At the seminar we were given a list with 124 negative…

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Great Slow Cooker Recipes!

Great Slow Cooker Recipes!

Slow-cooker Vegetarian Lasagna: ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/18037 Hungarian Beef Goulash: ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/6932 Brisket in Onion Gravy: ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/16766 Pulled Pork with Caramelized Onions: ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/16770 Wine and Tomato Braised Chicken: ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/16763 Chinese Pork and Vegetable Hot Pot: ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/6971 Eggplant and Chickpea Stew: ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/16756 Barley Risotto with Fennel: ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/6940 Greek Chicken and Vegetable Ragout: ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/6927 Irish Lamb Stew: ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/4834 BBQ Pulled Chicken: ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/4820 Squash, Chickpea & Red Lentil Stew: ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/4835 Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew:…

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Workout #10

Workout #10

Here is a sample H.I.I.T. workout.  Give it a try and then go through the stretching routine which you will find by clicking the link below http://www.ptonthenet.com/capview.aspx?s=MjEzNjc5LDIwMTIsMywyNSw0LDU5LEZhbHNlIHg0WVA4NEpNYXI4S3YxY3F0Q2E3MWc9PQ==&p=1329308&e=677 H.I.I.T. If this is your first time going through this type of workout do at least 15 min but no more than 20 min.  If this is not your first time, try  to get through 20-30 mins.  Ready!?! The intensity scale will be between 0-10, 0 being a very slow walk and 10…

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Do you know how big 1 portion size looks like?

Do you know how big 1 portion size looks like?

Here’s a fun and short quiz you can take on portion sizes.  You might think you know what a portion size looks like but I want to encourage you to take the quiz and find out 🙂  After you have taken the quiz, let me know if you have any further questions about portion sizes. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/quizzes_start.asp?quizid=32