Winners of The Spark Book Giveaway

January 25, 2010
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The winners of The Spark book giveaway are…

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Spark Your Spark

January 20, 2010
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Guess what! I’ve got another giveaway. This time it’s a new book, written by SparkPeople.com Founder and CEO Chris Downie. If you haven’t heard of SparkPeople, it’s a huge community of people focused around healthy living and weight loss via lifestyle changes and personal empowerment, rather than the standard quick-fix diet (YAYY!!!). The book, fittingly [...]

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Finding Your Ultimate Health and Fitness Expert

January 18, 2010
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Who can you trust to get you into shape? You want to be healthy, fit, and toned. You want to love your body, and have the energy of a child. You want to be able to set goals, and push yourself physically to reach them. So, who do you listen to? Which expert on health and nutrition do you turn to?

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5 Reasons Why You May Not Be Losing Weight

January 13, 2010
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You’ve been following along with your new diet and workout plan for the past 8 weeks (or more), and so far you have lost some weight (woohoo!) but now the results have slowed drastically. What’s up with that??

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Blueberry Surprise Muffins

January 10, 2010
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Blueberry protein muffins with a surprise lemon cheesecake-like center. Delish!

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Shine Your Light

January 3, 2010
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Hope you had a wonderful holiday. I know many of you are getting back to work tomorrow, January 4th, and I myself am getting back to my routine. This past week and a half has been a time of reflection for me. It was sort of the theme for this Christmas and New Year. Ryan [...]

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New Years Resolutions (Goals) and Action Hero Babe Update

December 25, 2009
Action Hero Babe Review and New Years Resolution

Hope you are having a fantastic holiday! I thought I would check in because I know that when you are focused on fat loss during the holidays, which I know many of you are, the day after Christmas can sometimes be a day of regret. A day where you might be hard on yourself for [...]

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Clean Eats and Self-Appreciation Update

December 19, 2009
Clean Eating Challenge

Just wanted to give you an update on how my 25-Days of Clean Eating and my 25-Days of Self-Appreciation is going. I made this video last night before we left for holiday party #2.

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Christmas Morning Protein Pancakes

December 17, 2009
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Some of us have a tradition of making a big breakfast Christmas morning, but if you are aiming for (or maintaining) fat loss during the holiday season… a pancake breakfast is not something that you want to tempt yourself with, that is, until now.

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Day 13 | Clean Eating Challenge

December 13, 2009
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I love waking up on my own, without an alarm. Today I woke up to the sound of the rain outside. Kinda peaceful and cozy. I debated on going to yoga, but Ryan said he would go with me if I went tomorrow instead, so today is a rest day for me.

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Fat Loss Meal Plan and Tips

December 12, 2009
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In yesterday’s comments Mary Bess asked me to talk a little more about what I was eating when I was losing fat gaining my ideal body. Actually, my meal plans then were very similar to what I am eating now, with a few minor tweaks.

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