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The Best Way to Lose Weight and Keep it Off   {image:  credit} Did you know that in the United Kingdom one in every four adults is overweight? The statistics for other countries isn’t much better. Being overweight puts a person at risk for many medical conditions, including sleep apnea, arthritis, Type 2 diabetes, some [...]

It can be tempting to focus on just one variable when deciding if a food is healthy, but even calories don’t tell all. It’s important to also choose nutrient-dense foods: a high fiber, vitamin rich meal will keep you fuller, longer and help you eat less overall. Nutrition labels list how much of each nutrient [...]

{image:  credit} Prompt #21:  Space Where do you feel most safe, most free to be yourself—where you let down your guard? I feel most safe, most free to be myself and where I let my guard down is when I am at home with my family and my friends whom I’ve known for years.  My [...]

  Artiestenburo Helps you Arrange a Special Party   Are you sick of the same kind of parties with music, dance, drinks and food? Yes, it is quite tiresome to go to a party and find out the same kind gossips, music and food all the time. Well, it will be quite disappointing for you [...]

{image: found via kind over matter, original by Parker Fitzgerald}   Prompt #18:  Ordinary Sparkling Moments Reflect on the ordinary moments that bring you joy (e.g., the tea pot whistling, the sun setting). What moments would you like to relish in the coming year? I’d like to relish in the everyday moments that brings me [...]

Incorporating new habits into your daily life takes work, so aim for progress, not perfection! Start with small changes that you can easily fit into your daily routine and go a little further each week. Swapping a breakfast Danish for whole grain cereal, having water instead of soft drinks with meals, picking veggies as a [...]

{image:  found via Etsy, original from honeytree} Prompt #16:  Transitions Over the past year have you experienced any major/minor life transitions? How has your life changed? The transition that I experienced in 2011 is my job.  I started in a new department at the end of 2010 and had to adjust to a new work [...]

    As you know, Tropicana® Trop50® is an innovative line of juice beverages, delivering the goodness of fruit juice with 50 percent less sugar and calories, and no artificial sweeteners. About Trop50 Trop50 got its name as a result of the marriage of Tropicana and “50 percent” less sugar and calories. Tropicana Trop50 is [...]

This photo project was left over from last year. I apologize for not keeping up with the project on my blog.  I will continue posting last year’s pictures until the 365 day in 2011. Day 316 – Nighttime in Queens Day 317- Renovation Day 318 – Out with the old Day 319 – My goody [...]

{credit:  image} Prompt #15 – Fear The easiest way to overcome fear is to confront it. Rather than brainstorming reasons to avoid your “fear,” shift your attention to the reasons for confronting your fear. What fear would you like to overcome in 2012? I wrote about my fears back in May 2011, an exercise when [...]

  {image:  credit} I have a great guest post below from Rob, writer and owner of the blog Fatburning Reality.  I read some of Rob and Dave’s articles and quickly became interested.  I am in the process of losing weight and toning up my body, especially in the abdominal area.  Their website might shed some [...]

How Much Do You Know About Your Body? It’s amazing how some people can go through life without knowing how their body works. They will eat and drink whatever they want without a care in the world, until the day comes for them to change. At that time the realization hits them that they really [...]

 Throughout the month of December 2011,  I am participated in Reverb11.  See this post for more information.  Since I did not have a lot of time to post all of the prompts in December, I decided to continue in January, since there were no rules. Prompt #14 – Marvel What have you done well over [...]

Quote of the week: “Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.”    -Johann Gottfried Von Herder Health Tip: Stress Tips: Take time out to relax and recharge your batteries. You will perform much better after a break and easily make [...]

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