Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
A couple of weeks ago, I saw a news story on TV about zoo animals. The animals in a Chicago zoo were getting so fat that it was beginning to seriously affect their health. Most of this is due to the fact that, in captivity, the animals never move. They get very lethargic ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
...and saddlebags, and back fat, and teacher's elbow (one I take personal offense to), and all those other awful things!
In case you are not sure what one of these terms means, let's review.
1. Cankles: I think Seinfeld coined this phrase. Cankle is a term for fat ankles. Specifically, when the ...
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
Let's examine these two seemingly compatable exercises, the squat vs. the "leg machines." In my day to day fitness discussions with other women, I hear about the leg machines... a lot. When I am in the gym and I look around at what other women are doing, they are on the leg ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Under the "Reviews" tab at the top of the page I have posted a review of an awesome new fitness product. In November, I was fortunate to meet trainer and mom Holly Rigsby, who shared with me her revolutionary new fitness program for busy moms, Fit Yummy Mummy. It is designed ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Okay, not really. But it sure felt like it. Last night my metabolism was burning hotter than the city of Chicago in October of 1871. Put it this way, last night the low was 2 degrees, -4 windchill. Which, incidentally, was the coldest night I have ever experienced in my 27 years on ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
What's the best way to lose fat? That's the million dollar question! And I have found the answer, at least for my body that is! In the past, I have tried running, aerobics classes, lifting weights, riding the stationary bike, you name it. It wasn't until about two years ago ...
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
The scale... How many women out there HATE that little 5 letter word? I for one, loathe the scale, and I know I am not alone. In fact, most of the women that I know hate the scale in some manner or another. For most women, it is an evil contraption that ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
So, now that I have told the world (at least anybody reading this) that I have created Mission:Skinny Jeans; which holds me more accountable to my fitness goals than I have ever been in my life, how am I going to get there? Well, let me start by describing my ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Let me clarify something that I mentioned in my first post. When I talk about "skinny jeans," I mean my small, sexy jeans that I love, not the "quote, unquote" skinny jean style that has become popular in the last few years. You know the ones I am talking about, the ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
How many women are tired of having those "fat jeans" that unfortunately, inevitably always seem to make their way out of the back corner of their closet and on to their body once a year, sometimes for lengthy stretches?
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