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Oh, what a difference a year makes! This time last year, I was writing a blog post about not winning a trophy and flowers at the Fitness New England show and how it wasn't a ...

I love veggies!  I love them so much that I have something green at almost every meal...including breakfast.  In fact, my favorite breakfast veggie is kale. Every single morning, I have my homemade turkey sausage, ...

It’s official…2013 is the Year of the Booty. Well, at least for me it is.  People around the world worship it, songs have been written about it, and people pay big money to get it ...

Chicken isn't my favorite protein (especially the breast), but I absolutely LOVE chicken wings, especially when they're fried and/or covered in buffalo wing sauce.  Who doesn't, right?  The problem is that deep fried buffalo wings ...

Ok...I need to confess.  I really don't like cardio...in fact, I kinda hate it.  My favorite things to do in the gym are to lift weights and avoid the cardio machines.  Well, I DO like ...

Here we are, in the second week of the new year and I’ve just finalized my 2013 goals.  Some of the things I have on my list scare the CRAP out of me and I ...

So, here we are...it's 2013 and Operation "Holiday Detox" is in full effect.  Even though I didn't go completely off the rails like I've done during past holiday seasons,  I definitely enjoyed way too many ...

**Willpower (noun): control of one’s impulses and actions; self-control.** With the holiday season coming up, many of us will try to rely on our willpower alone to resist the 2nd (or 3rd) plate of food on ...

One of my coworkers asked me "What's that green stuff you're eating?" one morning when I was enjoying breakfast in my office.  I laughed and responded "Green beans."  She was like "Ewww...you eat vegetables in ...

My disdain for the bathroom scale is no secret.  As I get further into my fitness journey, the more I’m convinced that the number on the scale is just a teeny weeny piece of the ...