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8 Steps To Help You Turn Fat Into Muscle

1. Lean Protein If you want to tighten and tone, it’s not just about what you do on the outside. Your results depend a GREAT deal on what you put inside your body too. You have to feed your body the right things in order to see results. Your body uses protein to help restore [...]

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Comparing Yourself to Celebrities

I recently read a quote by Tosca Reno and thought that it was so cool, I wanted to share it with you. A bunch of fitness celebrities were asked how they maintain a six-pack. Most of them listed the exercises they did or the way they ate. Tosca answered honestly and I so appreciated her [...]

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10 Post Workout Snacks

Eating after a workout is just as important as eating before a workout. The best time to get the full benefits of a post workout snack is between 30 minutes to 1 hour after your workout. You want your body to use the snack towards repairing and recovering from the work you just did. As [...]

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Understanding the Different Types of Oatmeal

Oatmeal is a heart healthy food! It’s a great source of soluble fiber-  that’s that type that helps to lower your cholesterol levels. The problem is, there are so many different types of oatmeal to choose from, how do you know you’re buying the right kind? Instant Oatmeal This oatmeal has been rolled and pressed to be as thin as it [...]

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Real Sugar vs The Fake Stuff

Sugar is a natural sweetener! Our body recognizes it and are able to take the nutrients and energy we need from it and then digest the rest.  I don’t know why we all started to run from sugar!  Well, I do. All of the sudden, the ice cream sandwiches went from 300 to 150 calories AND they became [...]

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I love anything and everything to do with health and fitness. Join me as I babble about great weight loss tips & tricks, what heathy recipes I'm cooking in my kitchen and the products I'm eating in my pantry! And of course I'm full of great workout ideas from basics to butt kicks.

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Food Additives

IntoFit | August 26th, 2010 | Foods and Products, General Health Tips | No Comments »

What are we eating?!! It’s not food – I can tell you that much! I recently stumbled upon Women’s Heath’s:  Food Additive Glossary. It pretty scary but I think that everyone should have a close look at this article. It will definitely effect your decision at the grocery store on your next trip! http://eatthis.womenshealthmag.com/blog/food-additive-glossary Feel [...]

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N.Y Calorie Laws

IntoFit | August 19th, 2010 | General Health Tips, Tips for Eating Out, Weight Loss Tips | No Comments »

It is now THE LAW in the State of N.Y to post the Nutritional Breakdown of all restaurant foods. My cousin was just in the State and experience this for the first time. The following is her email to me after a dinner at The Cheesecake Factory. “We went to Cheesecake Factory tonight for dinner [...]

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Walking Working Girl

IntoFit | August 16th, 2010 | General Health Tips, Motivation/Rants | No Comments »

Life has really changed for me these days, I’m working full time in an office.  I’m so used to running here and there that getting my 10,000 steps a day has never been a challenge. And if I didn’t get in my 10,000, I had the time to go for a walk or something. Now, [...]

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Sunrise or Sunburn?

IntoFit | July 30th, 2010 | General Health Tips | No Comments »

IF you guessed Sun Burn, you’re right! As the long weekend approaches, might I remind you all to wear sunscreen! As you can see from this picture – I did not take my own advice.  I was wearing a sports bar while I was painting my deck. I was paying for it for days!

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A MUST SEE

IntoFit | May 22nd, 2010 | General Health Tips | No Comments »

I can not beg you enough to copy and paste this link and watch this 4 minute clip! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4HGQHgeFE

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Activities to Do with Friends Instead of Eating

IntoFit | May 17th, 2010 | General Health Tips | No Comments »

Girls like to chat and catch up – instead of doing it over dinner and wine, go for a nice long evening walk. Don’t drown your sorrows in ice cream and martinis – instead go see a cheesy chick flick and encourage each other to get a herbal tea instead of buttered popcorn. Take a [...]

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What is Vitamin D ?

IntoFit | May 13th, 2010 | General Health Tips | No Comments »

The Sunny Vitamin! Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin which means that the body can not store it. It must be replenished each day. As most of you know, the best place to get your Vitamin D is from Sunlight. What does Vitamin D do? Promotes Calcium Absorption Helps with bone growth * Good for [...]

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Know Your Food Portions

IntoFit | May 3rd, 2010 | General Health Tips, Weight Loss Tips | 1 Comment »

Too much of anything is really to much. Unfortunately you can over eat even the healthiest of things! I think it’s important to know what the correct portion sizes are because sometimes I think people think they are making a healthy choice- and then the foil their efforts without even knowing it just by eating [...]

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Feedback and Photos

IntoFit | April 29th, 2010 | General Health Tips, Weight Loss Tips | No Comments »

I recently received a some feedback from a client that I thought would be helpful and motivating to all. I want to remind you all that she has been working with me for 7 months – these “Liberating Moments” as she calls them did not happen in one month or even 3 months. Here is [...]

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What is Vitamin B12?

IntoFit | April 9th, 2010 | General Health Tips | No Comments »

We hear and read so much about vitamins and minerals these days and to be honest, I for one never used to know what any of them where or why I really needed them. I guess I got to the point where I was like – if some Doctor or advertisement is going to tell [...]

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