About: Cindy Brison MS RD LMNT

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Winter Exercise

It’s the first part of January, 2010, and there is 26-plus inches of snow on the ground here.  The wind chill is 20⁰ below zero.   Do you feel like exercising?  Most people would hole up on the couch with a blanket and a bag of munchies and call it a day!  Sometimes that’s alright.  What about those resolutions to exercise more?  Maybe you exercise three or more times per week now, but the treadmill is starting to look like the
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Weight Loss and the Holidays

Thanksgiving and Halloween are over.  I survived with out any weight gain and actually lost weight.  This is not the norm. The average weight gain between Halloween and New Years is about a pound or more.  That doesn't sound like much--but over the years--this really adds up!  Most people try to maintain their weight during this plentiful food time.  Parties, cookies, treats, abnormal hours and schedules.  These all work against us when we are trying to eat healthy.  What's a
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Mommy Priorities

Recently, I listened to a speaker discussing priorities.  She was my Weight Watchers leader talking to a group of individuals (mostly women) trying to become healthier.  She asked us to list our priorities numbering one to ten.   She then asked where we fit, or if we were even on the list?  She went on to explain that we should at least be in the top three.  Many people didn’t have themselves on the list.  If we don’t take care of
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