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What’s on Your Bucket List for 2013 and Beyond?

January 3, 2013 By 14 Comments
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New Year's Day Sunset 2013 Happy 2013 Friends! I hope everyone's new year is off to a fabulous start! I've said it here before, and I'll say it again... I'm not really a resolution kind of gal. What about you?? If you are, full steam ahead! But for me, most of my past resolutions have been short-lived, and the older I get {and wiser :-)}, the more on want to focus on lasting changes that will really make a meaningful difference in the long run. So, although I don't make traditional "resolutions", I am big on lifelong … [Read more...]

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3rd Annual December Fitness Challenge and Giveaway 2012

November 26, 2012 By 30 Comments

Join my 2012 December Fitness Challenge and you might win a $100 Amazon giftcard! I'm super excited to announce my 3rd annual December Fitness Challenge and Giveaway for 2012! Thanks to all of last years December fitness challengers, I managed to keep fit last holiday season, and I'm looking to all of you to motivate me again, and for all of us to motivate each other! For those of you who didn't participate last year, or the year before, let me get you up to speed on what the December Fitness Challenge is all about... December … [Read more...]

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Stay Fit This Summer Family Style {Fun Giveaway Too!}

July 3, 2012 By 17 Comments
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The kids have been out of school for 2 weeks now, so my fitness routine {if you can call it a routine since I am used to "last minute" workouts right before the kids get out of school} has become a little wonky.  Not wonky as in "bad wonky", but wonky as in "good wonky" :-) Instead of bemoaning the lack of time I have to exercise this summer, I've decided to suck it up and embrace the chaos in my life with the kids out of school, and stay fit with them family style. One thing my kids and their friends have taught me {ok they have taught … [Read more...]

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December Fitness Challenge Check-In and a Delicious Gluten-Free Cookie Giveaway

December 15, 2011 By 43 Comments
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Can you believe we're halfway through the month of December, and halfway through the #DecFit Challenge??? How's everyone doing with their challenge so far? I've been getting my exercise the fun way these past few days... Skiing! Using this fitness calculator, I estimated that I burned 600 calories for each hour I skied. Not bad... Not bad at all considering I got in several hours of skiing over the course of my trip! {P.S....I know I burned a lot of calories, because I was absolutely EXHAUSTED at the end of each day, but … [Read more...]

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My 2nd Annual December Fitness Challenge and Giveaway!

November 25, 2011 By 36 Comments
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Update January 9, 2012: Congrats to Karriann Graf and Jen Trussell-You are the winners of my $25.00 i tunes gift certificate December Fitness Challenge and Giveaway! From Karriann... I’m up for the December challenge! Planning to exercise 4 days a week….running, walking, jogging, biking etc. Just some form of exercise to keep my body moving!I might need some encouragement! ~Karriann Graf, comment #19 chosen via random.org And from Jen... I did pretty good with my December challenge. I only missed a few workouts. I did … [Read more...]

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Mixed Up Quinoa Salad and My AFBHLS Guest Post on Lite Bite

September 17, 2011 By 20 Comments
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Mixed Up Quinoa Salad-Naturally gluten-free and 100 % delicious! Today I am way beyond thrilled to direct you away from my blog {in just a bit!}, and over to Lite Bite, the healthy living blog created by the oh, so lovely and oh, so  talented home cook and mother of two, Sanjeeta KK. If you are not familiar with Lite Bite, please head on over {Wait, wait! Not yet!} and get to know a little bit more about Sanjeeta and her light and healthy recipes created for all of us who "are short on time, yet value {our} health." I am truly honored … [Read more...]

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Tea for Two…and a Giveaway!

May 24, 2011 By 34 Comments
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Note:  The Giveaway is now closed, but hope you'll read on about the health benefits on tea, and to share your favorite teas with me.  Cheerio! Grab your mug, and join me for a cup of tea! No mug? No problem. I'm giving away 1 mug from one of my favorite stores, Anthropologie. So, you have no excuse not to join me! You see, it all started last Friday when I ran in to Anthropologie to pick up a candle for the dinner party I was having this past weekend.   I do love any excuse to buy a new candle... Don't … [Read more...]

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My Top Ten Tips For Raising Lifelong Healthy Eaters.

May 6, 2011 By 12 Comments
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Welcome to my first Top Ten Post! I wrote this post as a participant in the Eat, Play, Love blog carnival hosted by Meals Matter and Dairy Council of California to share ideas on positive and fun ways to teach children healthy eating habits. A list of other registered dietitians and moms who are participating in the carnival will be listed at the bottom of this post or can be found on Meals Matter. As fate would have it, last week I gave a nutrition talk to the parents at my children's elementary school, and as part of the talk I … [Read more...]

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Confessions of a Perfectly Imperfect Dietitian Mom

April 23, 2011 By 18 Comments
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This morning I was at a PTA meeting at my children's school.  One of the moms had brought in some delicious looking {and delicious tasting from what I hear} chocolate chip bars.  The mom, knowing I'm a dietitian, mentioned to me, jokingly {I think!}, that she wouldn't have served chocolate chip bars for breakfast if she had known I was going to be there.  Well... Here's the thing... Had they been gluten-free, I DEFINITELY would have eaten one, and I would have enjoyed it, guilt free, because MOST mornings I eat pretty healthy foods for … [Read more...]

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My dirty little secret…

February 17, 2011 By 13 Comments
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OK everyone.  I have a dirty little secret to confess. And I need your help.  Desperately. This was my sink yesterday morning.  FULL of dirty dishes.  And, I don't have a picture of it to show you, but my counter top was covered with dirty dishes as well, because there was NO room left in the sink for them. Clearly I have a DIRTY little problem. Or, maybe its a dirty BIG problem, because when I wake up in the morning with a messy kitchen and a sink overflowing with dishes, it really sets the tone for how the rest of my day is … [Read more...]

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Need a little extra motivation to exercise this month? Join The Spicy RD December fitness challenge today!

December 2, 2010 By 37 Comments
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Happy December 1! Are any of you like me, and find your fitness routine somewhat lacking in December?  Or, even worse, non-existent???  If your answer is YES, then please join me as I embark upon my December fitness challenge... Why I am starting this challenge: Personally speaking, December has always been a difficult month for me to keep up my fitness routine.  Most of you probably know the drill.  There are sparkly lights to hang, holiday cards to mail, original and unique presents to buy, festive parties to attend, delicious … [Read more...]

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Just in time for the holidays. My top ten stress relievers.

November 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Healthy eating and exercise are great for keeping stress under control, but sometimes a little extra help is in order to get us in to that zen state.  And, with the holiday season quickly upon us, I thought now would be a good time to share my top 10 stress relievers. Here they are (in no particular order)... Take some deep breaths.  Nothing fancy here-just take several long, deep breaths in through your nose, and slowly exhale through your mouth. Turn on the tunes.  I love most all types of music-rock, alternative, pop, jazz, big … [Read more...]

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