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Serotonin Power Diet Book Review

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I want to spend some time on this post talking about serotonin and its impact on your hunger before starting with the Serotonin Power Diet book review. Your body is an amazing machine. But it is also a slow bloated bureaucratic machine that takes months, if not years, to bring itself back into balance.

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Lifestyle Activity – Small Things Add Up

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A fellow blogger asked the question of how much activity do you get outside of a gym. Like Sagan, it has been a while since I was last in a gym. I know it was before my car accident, maybe 4 years?

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The Advantage of an Exercise Program Dvd Set

Exercise & Injuries
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During my last post about why exercise dvds are a cheap way to experiment with exercise, I mentioned that there are many types of workout dvds out there that can match up with whatever fitness fetish you might have. This post is a discussion of the advantage of an exercise program with a pre-designed eating plan and workout sessions.

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Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred Exercise Dvd Review

Exercise & Injuries
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This post is a review of Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred exercise dvd.

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Difference between Hunger and Appetite

Eating Healthy
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If we only ate when we are hungry and only enough food to ease our hunger, then chances are that we will not have a weight problem. If only it was that easy!

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Exercise DVDs Are a Cheap Way to Work Out

Exercise & Injuries
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This post is a discussion of why using exercise dvds are a cheap way to work out. As some of my regular readers know, I workout exclusively with exercise dvds at home. I generally do not count my bowling nights, walks at breaks, and walks around the neighborhood as my daily exercise quota. These activities always involve other people. I consider these activities to be my socializing time since my focus is talking to the people I am with.

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Moderation and Processed Food Muse

Eating Healthy
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Sometimes I feel like the word moderation is thrown into the healthy eating arena to placate us into believing that it is ok to have cake once a week. But mostly I believe the main reason is to prevent a backlash from processed food manufacturers.

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Healthy Food Choices in a Marriage

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My husband and I have this tug-o-war about healthy food choices in our marriage. My husband is from the “see food” school of thought when it comes to food. When he is hungry and he sees food, it goes into his stomach. Hence, he always appreciates my poor cooking skills.

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Super Bowl Party – I’m Splurging!

Eating Healthy
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We have a group of friends that have an annual Super Bowl party that rotates among our homes. Since embarking on my healthy lifestyle path, my husband and I have been supplying the veggies tray for the last two Super Bowl parties, the annual camping trip, and the annual Christmas party. However, my friends wanted the ranch dressing, but not my celery or carrot sticks.

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Staying Fit to Have a Healthy Baby – How do You Measure That?

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The thing about having a goal like “staying fit to have a healthy baby” is so wishy-washy. The best time to lose any excess weight is before getting pregnant. So lately I have taken “staying fit to have a healthy baby” as my workout mantra. Problem is – the mantra is actually less motivating than having a defined goal of losing 2 inches around my waist by spring.

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Pregnancy Planning

Women's Health
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Like I said in my previous post about a brighter future, my husband and I are doing some pregnancy planning. Ok, I am the one officially thinking about pregnancy planning. My husband figures that we both have jobs, we both are ready to have children, so what is there to plan?

All you mothers out there, isn’t tons of things to think about? Just off the top of my head, I have at least a handful of questions.

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On to a Bigger and Brighter Future

Exercise & Injuries
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I believe that my physical independence as I age is base on the things I do now to make sure my body stay strong when I am older. I will never forget the frustration I felt when it took me 20 minutes to walk 2 blocks from my house to the church and back a couple of weeks after my car accident.

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