Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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5 Easy Ways to Kick the Sugar Habit

April 4, 2012 by Fayette Woman  
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Sugar is the most frequently bought food on the grocery store shelves. It’s also one of the most dangerous substances on the face of the earth. Sugar is toxic, fattening, and addictive. But how do you kick the sugar habit? People are addicted to sugar and don’t even know it.  They don’t think they eat [...]

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Get Real! 10 Tips for Setting Realistic Fitness Goals

February 23, 2012 by Fayette Woman  
Filed under Etcetera, Fitness

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By Amy Walker Did you know there are several studies that claim it takes 21 days to form a habit? This reason alone is why most people traditionally abandon their fitness initiatives within one month of beginning a new diet or exercise plan. In my over 10 years as a health and fitness professional, I [...]

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This New Year, Resolve to Eat Smarter

January 27, 2012 by Kristin Girard  
Filed under Diet

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Chances are, you’re probably one of the millions of Americans whose list of New Year’s resolutions include “Lose weight” or “Eat healthier.” How about “Eat smarter”? If you’re interested in a diet that is not only one of the most renowned and time-tested approaches to being healthier and losing weight, but is also instrumental for [...]

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Drink to Your Health

January 14, 2012 by Fayette Woman  
Filed under Take Care

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(Family Features) Getting fit and losing weight are two of the most common goals people set for themselves each year. Between gym memberships, the latest diet trends and miracle-promising supplements, billions of dollars get spent each year on achieving fitness goals. But what if one of the simplest things you could do for yourself wasn’t [...]

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5 Holiday Tips to Keep Your Waistline

December 20, 2011 by Fayette Woman  
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Five tricks for celebrating the holidays with smart and satisfying choices (ARA) – Celebrating with friends and family over the holidays can lead to one too many glasses of eggnog and slices of pumpkin pie. But just because the holidays include decadent indulgences, it doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice the celebrations and treats you [...]

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Fit, Fab and (Almost!) 40

February 1, 2011 by Jill Prouty  
Filed under Blogs, Etcetera, Jill Prouty

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It’s been a while, but I’m still here.  Still in the game.  But  I’m struggling again. I started wagon chasing (that’s when you fall of the wagon and then run like hell trying to hop back on) after spending the MLK weekend with family in North Carolina. Aunt Harriet’s spaghetti sauce with Italian sausage is too [...]

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For Jamie Smith, Losing Weight Meant Finding a New Life

January 11, 2011 by Maggie Worth  
Filed under 2011, Jamie Smith

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Jamie Smith loves going out to eat, shopping for clothes and playing with her grandkids. Five days a week, she drives a school bus for the Fayette County schools. The rest of the time she drives a Ford Expedition with the seat pushed all the way forward. She enjoys hiking. On vacation, she’s the first [...]

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Phenomenal Fayette Women share favorite lo-cal recipes

January 10, 2011 by Joyce Beverly  
Filed under Diet, Rejoyce

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Our group of 10 ladies shared many recipes and menu ideas while participating in World Gym’s “I Lost It At The Club” last fall. Here are a few samples. Chicken Tortilla Stew 2 lbs. boneless, skinless turkey or chicken breast, cubed 32 oz. fat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth 1 c. green bell pepper, diced (about 1 [...]

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Phenomenal Fayette Women: We Lost It!

January 10, 2011 by Joyce Beverly  
Filed under Fitness, Rejoyce

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A few years ago, I spent some time training with Mary Catherine (MC) Domaleski, whose victory over weight challenges was the feature of a Fayette Woman cover story in January 2006. When she emailed me about World Gym’s upcoming “I Lost It At The Club” late in the summer, I began to think about taking [...]

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New Year’s Resolutions

January 9, 2011 by Jill Prouty  
Filed under Blogs, Etcetera, Jill Prouty

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The gym has been a  busy place this week with all the New Year’s resolution folks. I’m told that, traditionally, the crowd thins out after a month or so as people begin falling off the wagon. If this has happened to you, I’d like to share a few of my thoughts on why I’ve been able to [...]

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Holiday Fitness Challenge

December 21, 2010 by Jill Prouty  
Filed under Blogs, Etcetera, Jill Prouty

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Much as been been written about weight gain during the holiday season.  Many media outlets report the average to be 7-10 pounds, but according to new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the average is just 1 pound.  Now for the bad news: We typically don’t lose the pound we’ve gained.  With the average weight gain for [...]

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Fit, Fab, and (Not Quite) 40 – Pt. 10

November 29, 2010 by Jill Prouty  
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Thanksgiving could have been a disaster, but I survived thanks to the ”rotisserie-style” cycle class at Ultimate Fitness on Thanksgiving morning. I started off my turkey day burning about 450 calories, how ’bout you? I’m finally closing in on 30 lbs! I’m dropping weight a little faster these days, thanks to my Weight Watchers cookbooks. Okay, so [...]

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