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December18th

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Slim Down Holiday Recipies!

Posted in: Food, Health & Fitness

We all know I won’t be slaving away in the kitchen this year, but if you are, here are a few healthy tips I found online that I thought I would share with you. It really is scary how fattening a lot of people make their food just so it tastes extttra delicious. People need to know they can make some pretty yummy tasting things with a few easy, healthier substitutes! I bet no one will even know the difference

I already ate FOUR cookies yesterday, so I really need to be a bit more careful, next thing you know I’m the holiday fatty I warned you all about. I think people exaggerate how much weight people gain in the holidays… UNLESS you totally lose all control and are eating everything in sight, you should be ok as long as you are cautious. Here are a few ways to still enjoy yourself without feeling too guilty.

Steps to a healthier holiday feast! Email this onto who ever is doing the cooking in your family Nee Nee, I know you read this so print it out!

Click to continue to the steps!

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December15th

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Move It Monday- Don’t Be A Holiday Fatty

Posted in: Food, Health & Fitness, Move IT Monday

Here we go… little late but worth the wait… move it Monday Holiday edition Everyone loves to make excuses on why they become total holiday fatties, but not this year! Christmas is one day, I’m not sure how on earth people manage to gain 20lbs over the holidays, but they do. This year lets try to control our cookie count and not do too much damage. If you do plan on eating a few hearty meals, promise me you will do a few good workouts before hand I will try to keep my own promise as well.

Anyway, since you all think you’re sooo busy over the holidays to really stay in shape, the least you could do are a few at home, quick workouts. This week Tony Cress, a personal trainer, focuses on a simple but effective home workout to get your heart rate at least up goin a bit. You can modify it to your liking, something is better than nothing and push ups are an awesome way to get a quick workout in. I have been perfecting my push ups, I can do about 30 real ones now How many can you do?

Check out this quick workout video that even features a few holiday diet tips & foods to avoid! For more of Tony’s featured fitness tips visit http://tonycress.com/
December10th

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Builder’s Entirely Natural Protein Bar, Yum!

Posted in: BEST Of..., Food, Health & Fitness

It is hard to find protein bars worth chewing AND swallowing these days, but I found one today I love! I got it at Jamba Juice but it is made by Clif Bar so I am sure they carry these in health/grocery stores all over. The bar is called Builder’s Entirely Natural Protein bar. It tastes like a delicious brownie and even has 20 grams of protein in it! Builder’s bars are made with organic ingredients, and free of antibiotics, hormones and genetic modifications. PLUS, Clif Builder’s don’t contain trans fats or partially hydrogenated oils and are considered a low-glycemic food. As a bonus, they come in 6 yummy flavors. I had chocolate and it was great.

* Chocolate

* Chocolate Mint

* Lemon

* Peanut Butter

* Vanilla Almond

* Cookies & Creme

Here is a list of all the FAQ’s related to this product!

November23rd

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Move It Monday- Protein!

Posted in: Food, Health & Fitness

Yeah wait, what, I’m movin it? Weird… Sorry I have lagged with the Monday tips, been all over the map but I am back. I only had 4 hours of sleep last night, so no gym for me, that will have to come tomorrow. This week’s tip is all about nutrition anyway so everyone can start today even if you’re saving the gym for tomorrow. Today’s tip is regarding protein… I am definitely not a nutrition know it all, however that doesn’t mean that a lot of my friends aren’t.

One of my most fab-fit friends Kail asked me what I ate for lunch today and when I told her broccoli, string beans and a Tiger’s Milk bar she yelled at me, apparently, that wasn’t enough protein. She told me I should be eating AT LEAST 50 grams of protein a day which… ya, not sure if I am doing that daily. I workout moderately, so protein is super important to combine with my work outs. She eats about 120 grams a day but fitness and nutrition is her job. I wanted to at least give you all a break down of some good foods to include in your daily diet to ensure you are getting enough protein per day.

It is interesting to see what each food breaks down to per serving. You could be eating several of these foods each day, all while still having an inadequate protein intake. Check this list below and see if you make the cut! Are you eating 50 grams of protein a day at least?

Salmon, chicken, halibut, egg whites, soy beans, low fat cottage cheese, low fat yogurt… just to name a few of the best options… here are the rest!

BEANS

FOOD	AMOUNT	CALORIES	PROTEIN	CARBS	FAT
Black beans	1/2 cup cooked	113	7.6	20.4	.5
Garbanzo (chickpeas)	1/2 cup cooked	134	7.3	22.5	2.1
Kidney beans	1/2 cup cooked	112	7.6	20.1	.4
Lentil beans	1/2 cup cooked	115	8.9	19.9	.4
Lima beans	1/2 cup cooked	108	7.3	19.6	.4
Navy beans	1/2 cup cooked	129	7.9	24.0	.5
Soybeans (edamame)	1/2 cup cooked	127	11.1	10.0	5.8
Tofu	1/2 cup fresh	94	10.0	2.3	5.9

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November13th

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Yummy New Jamba Juice Wraps!

Posted in: Food, Health & Fitness

Since I was so sick I found myself eating Jamba Juice everyday, and while there I discovered they now sell yummy wraps that are pretty good and if you throw the SAUCE out, are actually a decent healthy meal! The key is to not eat the sauce though like I said. Sauce is so gross, thanks again to my weird parents for raising me to not like condiments.

Anyway find a Jamba Juice and try these out, I love the Chimichurri wrap. Chicken, lettuce, corn, onions, and bell peppers. They have several other flavors like Asian Chicken, an all veggie one, and a Greek Goddess one. Again NO sauce. Sauce makes it NOT healthy.

In my wrap alone the fat difference was 16 grams! EW. That is like 16 golden spoon yogurts… yikes in one tiny cup. Sick.
October13th

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Gotta Have Halloween Treats!

Posted in: Food, Themed Parties!

I am obsessed with theme parties, seriously if I could have a different themed party everyday, I would. Ahhhh, ok, controlling myself. Anyway I want to give you guys a few fun recipes in case you are having a Halloween party! If I didn’t live in a small azz apartment I would for sure have you all over for treats

Happy Baking:

Pecan- Caramel Spiders, Ghost & Wicked Witch Cupcakes!

Click for the recipes!

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October7th

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Put The Cake Down, Pick the Special K UP!

Posted in: Food, Health & Fitness

I am a fat kid trapped in a 26 year old girl’s body. I hate that I am always hungry! I seriously want to eat ice cream, cookies, cake, and candy all day… Well unfortunately that is not ok so now what? Get a healthier alternative to all those things. Even though they are tiny and I want to eat 5 of them haha, these Special K Protein Bars do the trick They are sooo good, like mmmm good.

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September21st

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Move it Monday

Posted in: Food, Health & Fitness, Move IT Monday, Your Best Life!

If I ever needed a move it Monday motivation it would have to be NOW. My birthday is coming up and I need to be bikini bound for Las Vegas asap! I have been super over working out this week, I really am going to have to dig deeeeeep down inside of myself and yank out the workout freak that I know lies somewhere inside of me.

A lot of my friends have over the years became raw foodist’s, which is a lifestyle promoting the consumption of un-cooked, un-processed, and often organic foods as a large percentage of the diet. They also typically believe that the greater the percentage of raw food in the diet, the greater the health benefits. Not only do you get more nutrients from the food you are eating, you lose tons of weight! I personally could never become a total raw foodist but maybe if I just up my dose of raw fruits and veggies I will eat healthier and maybe be less puffy

My goal this week is to eat cleaner, more veggies, fruits, nuts, eggs, salads, water etc… especially before bed! That combined with the gym 5 days a week I think I will be ok Let’s see how well I can stick with it!

Brit before and after her raw food diet

Britney supposedly went on a raw food diet to prompt her recent weight loss, eating 6 raw food mini meals a day.

Want to read a few healthy raw food recipes? Click here