Category Archives: Physical Activity

Weight Loss and the Holidays

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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

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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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First Time Gardener

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Being a first time gardener was pretty satisfying. I can't say I had a whole lot of expectations going into it because I knew my knowledge about growing vegetables was very minimal. I know a lot about the nutritional content of vegetables, but growing them was new territory for me. In late July, I tried to get the soil ready for planting. I purchased some compost and tried my best to work it into the soil. Then, I planted the
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