by Katie (Jenny Craig 2009 Poster Girl)
31. August 2009 21:20
What are "free foods?" Jenny Craig taught me what foods I was able to enjoy as much as I wanted of:
ketchup
mustard
many veggies (peppers, salad, carrots, pea pods, zucchini, eggplant, mushrooms)
salsa
hot sauce...
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by Paula (Clean Eating Expert)
31. August 2009 08:00
Today is the second ab exercise that can be an anytime strengthener. It is based on a classic Joesph Pilates exercise that I learned as a core exercise when I began pilates. The pilates theory is that there are 4 quadrants that wrap around the front of the torso. The top...
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by Katie (Jenny Craig 2009 Poster Girl)
30. August 2009 17:59
How do you make good choices for your children? My husband and I had over his half-sisters (5 and 7 years old) for dinner and a sleep over. We both say adamantly how we want our children raised on healthy foods with little sugar. Apparently that is not as easy as we thought it woul...
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by Paula (Clean Eating Expert)
30. August 2009 08:00
People get intimidated by exercise. The reality is, you can do ab work whether you're at the gym, at work, or driving your car.
There are do-anywhere exercises that can help strengthen your core, which also helps protect your back and improve your posture. One ab exercise is ca...
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by Katie (Jenny Craig 2009 Poster Girl)
29. August 2009 18:08
You know the times when you are out all day, haven't packed anything, exerted a lot of energy, and just feel sick with hunger? Many times while we were moving and driving loads back and forth between the old and new house I was so busy carrying and unpacking that before I noticed it hunger...
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by Paula (Clean Eating Expert)
29. August 2009 08:00
Hello everyone. When I first began blogging a while back I spoke about the food/exercise/wellness diary. This tool (that I made from scratch and had duplicated and collated at Kinko's) is so important to my maintaining my weight and muscle development and tracking any physical i...
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by Katie (Jenny Craig 2009 Poster Girl)
28. August 2009 21:27
Hello! So of course yesterday I was blabbing my stress to you and it didn't occur to me that the sore throat I have had the past several days was going to hit with a vengeance! Stress = lowered immune system = sick. Working with kids I definitely get my fair share of germs.&nbs...
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by Paula (Clean Eating Expert)
28. August 2009 08:00
Good Morning. If you generally try to follow clean eating theories and do some forms of workout 3-4 days per weak you are off to a great start!
If you are looking to move your results to a new level, you need to pump up your training level (and that doesn't always mean paying for a t...
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by Katie (Jenny Craig 2009 Poster Girl)
27. August 2009 21:32
My Dad had lost eight pounds this summer bike riding 5 days a week 2 hours per day! He was really working hard and even though he was dedicated to losing some weight it was an easy decision to do it bike riding because he loves the outdoors. It is a stress-reliever and a time to reflect....
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by Paula (Clean Eating Expert)
27. August 2009 08:00
I love the book Eat This Not That. by David Zinczenko. It's enlightening, and disturbing to find out how many calories are in restaurant foods (too many examples to list including the turkey burger with specialty sauce and mushrooms from Ruby Tuesdays , where my sister works, which ho...
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