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This Holiday, could you sloooow down a little?!

With the plethora of information out there about nutrition, it can be really confusing to figure out what in the world we should be eating. I really think we spend TOO much time talking about what to eat and not enough time talking about….

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This Holiday Season, Could You Do Just ONE Thing?

It is the week after Thanksgiving—how are you feeling? The holidays are full of fun and busy-ness, but they can also be the time when our wellness plans go right out the window. The holiday season used to be an all-or-nothing time for me – I either gave myself a ‘break’ from dieting and consumed anything in site OR I attempted to deprive myself with rules like, No Sugar, No Alcohol, No Starch, (No Fun)…

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What is TRUE comfort? Plus Healthy Recipes for Burgers and Fries

This week, it started getting really cold at night – and cold weather really gets me in the mood for comfort foods. Through my many years of dieting, I “comforted” myself with foods, but they weren’t usually the kind that…

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But I HATE Exercise!!

Exercise has always been a part of my personal weight loss plan, which sounds good, right? Well, here’s the problem – I dreaded the experience of exercise. I hit the gym, ran with gusto and did countless crunches but I…

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Just a Salad? Nope! Main Dish Salads and Marital Compromise

This week has been super warm here and gorgeous here in Central California. When the weather is warm like this, I am as happy as can be eating a big salad for dinner. My husband, on the other hand, is…

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