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Chocolate, Wine and Your Diet: 3 Indulgences Your Body Can Afford
Whenever I eat something, I always try to make sure I get some sort of bang for my buck from the foods that make it into my mouth – even indulgences. High calorie, sweet or decadent treats can have good-for-you qualities, you just have to know where to look. Chocolate and wine seem to go hand in [...]
Want to Eat, but Not Hungry? Try these foods to stop cravings!
We all have days when we want to eat something, even though we’re not hungry. If cravings tend to consume you, here are a few foods to have in your kitchen that are ok to indulge on without wreaking havoc on your waistline. 1) Dark Chocolate 1 to 2 squares a day. At least 60% [...]
The Great Perfect Workout Heart Rate Monitor Giveaway
You exercise. You sweat. You burn calories. But how hard are you really working? Is your heart rate operating at “fat burn” level, or “fitness” level? And after all your hard work, how many calories have you burned? Even though calories don’t necessarily determine a good workout, knowing that you’ve fired up your metabolism leaves [...]
Manage Your Weight Through the Holidays with These Simple Steps
The biggest mistake I believe people make through the holidays is to start eating better or exercising more after the holidays are over. Workouts get deferred until after all the holiday craziness has passed, and a healthy diet doesn’t start until the last of the cookies and candies have been tossed. My advice: don’t wait. I get [...]
TDM’s On-the-Go Exercise Plan for Holiday Travelers
Your body is perfectly capable of giving you one killer workout! This exercise [plan is easy to follow and will take you about 35 minutes to complete. You’ll also feel like you’ve done your body good! What’s more, you’re working all the major muscles, keeping you tight and toned throughout the holidays. A) 5 Minute [...]
Exercise, Holidays and Calories That Tip the Scales
Lately I’ve been hearing a lot about the HUGE amount of calories we all eat over Thanksgiving, weight gain we’ll consequentially gain, and the foods we should eat instead. Actually, this is the same old story we all hear at this time of year. The “Eat This Not That” rules are in full force. Don’t [...]
Top 10: Hot Chocolate 5K Recap
What I loved (and didn’t love so much) about The Hot Chocolate 5k: 1) LOVED the little squares of chocolate. They were actually really good. I’m sure I’d change my mind if I knew the ingredients. 2) DIDN’T love the crazy-long packet pick up line outside in the cold. I didn’t wait myself, but my [...]
5 Fitness Mistakes to Avoid
We all make mistakes when it comes to managing our fitness. Push too hard, go too easy, lift the wrong weights, don’t do any sort of resistance training, and the list goes on and on. But here are five mistakes that we can all avoid – and be better off for it! 1) Wearing the [...]
Before You Workout, Eat This Not That
The answer to “What should I eat before my workout?” isn’t tough, but there are multiple answers. Are you working out in the middle of the morning, a couple hours after you’ve had breakfast? Or are you exercising at 6am? Will you be hitting the gym after work? Or do you have a late evening [...]
Can’t Lose Weight? Here are a few possible reasons why.
When you make an effort to lose weight, nothing could be more frustrating than not seeing a bit of change. I’m not a big proponent of jumping on the scale everyday, but if you’ve got weight to lose and the needle isn’t moving after a couple weeks, something is working right. It’s true that some [...]
