Archive for March, 2010
10 Portion Control Pointers
With portions ballooning to extreme sizes, it’s sometimes tough to stick to what we know are proper serving sizes. Eating contests, “value” meals and bags that contain “30% more free” all contribute to our environment of excess. You’ve chosen to fight back and take control of your portions. Great! It’s a key step to weight [...]
Five Essential Nutrients for a Great Workout and Recovery
Most athletes know that carbohydrates and protein are critical to fuel a workout and aid recovery after exercise. But beyond those nutrients, there are five essential nutrients to incorporate into your diet in order to make sure your body operates at its peak. 1. Anthocyanins This antioxidant gives red, blue, and purple fruits and vegetables [...]
How to dine out: Pub Food
With football, basketball and hockey season in full swing there are plenty of opportunities to get together with friends at your local pub or watering hole for dinner and drinks while watching the games. Menus at these types of restaurants aren’t typically diet friendly with appetizers and entrées encompassing mostly fried options. The key to [...]
Giveaway-Running Skirt and Tank-CLOSED
What fitness fashion would you like to run away with? or at least workout in, if money was no object? We had a great post about running skirts from our guest blogger, Ali a while back and had such a fantastic response from the post, we thought we would give this cute running outfit away to one of our [...]
Shrimp and Cucumber Salad with Lime, Chili and Cilantro Dressing
Cilantro? You either love it or hate it. I am on the LOVE it side. Its got such a unique, fresh flavor. I became a cilantro convert and couldn’t wait to try it in all sorts of creations, such as curries, salad rolls, chutneys, Asian-style soups and other traditional dishes. I was also keen to [...]
Review: Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred
We know Jillian Michael’s 30 Day shred is not new but we had heard so much about it we finally decided we had to try it out. The main question: Was it really as hard as so many people said? I see Jillian on the Biggest Loser and how tough she works out the contestants. Could she [...]
My Dubai Fitness Excitement
It is not often that I get to talk about my two passions – fitness and shopping – at the same time so when the opportunity arises I am as excited as a yoga mom at a Lululemon sale. I recently had the chance to visit Dubai, UAE, with my husband and his parents on [...]
Review-Instant Arches
I love flip flops! I wear them everywhere in the summer. I have them in every color of the rainbow. To the super cheap to the ridiculously expensive. However, we all know research has stated they are not good for your feet. The nice people at Instant Arches came to my rescue. At least that is [...]
Muscle has memory…and so do I
After losing her husband to a rare illness in 2001, Laynie reached a weight of approximately 194 pounds. Five years later in 2006 she was declared winner of the Sydney Women’s Natural Masters Physique Championsip. If you aren’t familiar with her amazing story, click here to read it. Laynie is currently training for the 2010 Australian Natural Women’s Masters Body Building [...]
Good Workout Songs
As per demand, great workout songs. We asked all of our Twitter Friends what music made them go the extra distance when working out. And did they ever respond to this question. Here’s the list to rock your runners with: 70′s disco and Classic Rock – @Themojocoach Boom Boom Pow, Black Eyed Peas – @HotlantaHanna24 [...]
Birthday Party Paella
Recipe post from Margaret D~GoGo Girl’s dear mom, who is the best cook ever! Spring and summer is a crazy time for birthdays in my family, with mine right in the middle. Every Sunday we go to my mom and dad’s house for dinner. When is my turn to pick my meal for my birthday, [...]
Twitter Friends Gym Etiquette 123
The gym is a place where we go to get in the zone: to work hard, sweat it out and enjoy some ‘me’ time. We all pay for our gym memberships but we must all share the space. And sometimes we are sharing that space with someone who isn’t that um, fresh. Or we share [...]
Eating Gwyneth Paltrow style: the “green” diet
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Green Diet Hollywood A-lister Gwynnie – yes, she is a dear friend (in my mind, anyway!) - feeds her young children according to her “Green Diet”. Sound weird?
Taking it all the way to centre stage
The GGS crew are closing the office for Spring Break and will be away until March 24, 2010. We have promised our families no computers or phones. So we have some favorite encore posts until that time. ~Happy Spring, from the GGS crew! To give you some background information, eight years ago in late July [...]
Spring Break here we come!
I GGS crew is closing the office and taking some much needed time with our friends and family. So we are doing what birds knew the smart thing to do when the weather is COLD and that’s flying SOUTH. Where most of our time will be doing a lot of this: And none of this: We will be sure [...]
How to Dine Out: Mexican
Mexican food can certainly be one of the more challenging cuisines when eating out, as there aren’t many low-fat items to choose from, and several dishes are full of fried foods. Add on calorie-filled margaritas and tortilla chips to start and you are already filling up on unneeded fat and calories before having even ordered [...]
