How We Roll – Coach Tracey Gridley

October 30, 2011
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A typical Tuesday for me as a personal trainer and coach actually starts the night before, as that is when I begin to plan my upcoming day.  First, looking at my schedule to see what time I have to get rolling and I journal my food for the upcoming day. Depending on my schedule I […]

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Kelly’s Journey – November 2011

October 30, 2011
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This morning I hit 50 pounds!  This is a huge milestone for me and now I am only 5 pounds away from leaving the 200’s behind forever.   Woo Hoo!  Next month I hope to be writing about being well below 199. I have to share a picture my sister took of me at the […]

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Stacie’s Journey – November 2011

October 23, 2011
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The cold season has begun for our family.  This last month went well and I lost a couple more pounds, then I had a setback when I caught a cold from my son.  I was pretty darned cranky as I had burned some fat, which released those old hormones, started my monthly cycle, and had […]

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EAT THIS: Sun Oven Cooking

October 21, 2011
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Solar cooking is the simplest, safest, most convenient way to cook food without consuming fuels or heating up the kitchen. Many people choose to solar cook for these reasons.  But for hundreds of millions of people around the world who cook over fires fueled by wood or dung, and who walk for miles to collect […]

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For Fun… Science vs God

October 5, 2011
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There was a group of scientists, and they were all sitting around discussing which one of them was going to go to God and tell Him that they didn't need Him anymore. Finally, one of the scientists volunteered and went to go tell God He was no longer needed. So the scientist says to God, […]

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Sheri’s Rants # 54: Mariah’s Dress

October 1, 2011
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Human beings resist change.  Good change, bad change – doesn’t matter – our initial response to anything ‘different’ is to balk.  We do this with other races, religions, fashion styles, smells, thinking, foods, forms of travel, languages – so few of us react to something different with a resounding YES!  Individually polled, I like to […]

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EAT THIS: Warming Fall Soups

October 1, 2011
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Butternut Squash and Apple Soup Wonderful for fall/winter harvest – very satisfying! Ingredients: 2 cups apple juice 1.5 lbs apples 5 lbs butternut squash 2 tsp coconut aminos 2.5 TBS extra virgin olive oil 4 cups onion 1.5 TBS curry powder .5 tsp black pepper Instructions: Warm oil in large pot; add onions (about 3 […]

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Functional Thinking

October 1, 2011
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Coach Jayne Ottman, RN Most of us take thinking for granted.  When we were young, we didn’t give much thought to brain function.  Without proper self care, as we age it’s a different matter. Memory lapses occur with aging but know that how fast this decline can occur is up to you!  Researchers in a […]

RN Advice: Insulin Resistance

October 1, 2011
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Insulin Resistance: Preventable and Reversible Coach Peggi Ingram, RN Insulin resistance is a condition in which the insulin produced by the body is not used properly. Many believe it only occurs in people who are overweight, eat too many sweets, or are predisposed to the disease. This could not be further from the truth!  Insulin […]

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Kelly’s Journey – October 2011

October 1, 2011
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As of this morning I’ve lost 44 pounds!  Overall this was a pretty normal month and I’m moving right along, getting ever closer to breaking the 200 pound mark!  I’m hoping I hit this important milestone around the end of October.  Fingers crossed! I did learn this month that I really can dine out and […]

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