Archive for September, 2010
Recipes for Home-made Protein Snacks
I love lurking through all sorts of health blogs and sites around the wonderful web. I have noticed a lot doing home made protein snacks/ mini meals recipes. Here are some of the ones that caught my eye and thought you might like to try. So much cheaper and healthier than buying them! Haulin Oats Protein [...]
How to Score the Best Deal on your Gym Membership
Who doesn’t love a great deal? Whether it’s a pair of summer sandals you found during a January sale or an amazing price on automobile insurance, these days it seems increasingly more important to spend that extra bit of time doing your homework and bartering your way to a great deal. When it comes to [...]
What’s wrong with this picture? Funniest caption wins a t-shirt
Thank you for all of your commnets. Too Funny! The winner is Debra….send me your address and your cute shirt will be on its way! I came across these two ads placed side by side in our local paper last week and they just screamed ‘WRONG!!!’ So…I thought we’d run a quick contest. Leave a [...]
Fall Produce is Amazing, Colorful and so Good
Happy first days of fall! There are some great things about summer, especially with regards to fruits and vegetables, but the end of warm weather doesn’t need to mean the start of a boring, bland diet with no variety. Never fear! Some of the most flavorful and nutritious fruits and veggies are getting ready to [...]
Review: PortaPocket keeps your junk in your trunk
No pockets for your stuff while you work out? No problem. We’ve got you covered with today’s gear review. PortaPocket is a handy little “stuff” holder that wraps around your arm, leg, waist or whatever body part you choose. With small, medium and large strap sizes and two different sizes of pockets, you can travel [...]
Feed your Family Healthy for under $25
There was a time in history when $25 would have fed a family of 5 for a week or more. Times have changed and money just doesn’t go as far these days. Often, many families have a strict budget for meals, and they find themselves cutting out key nutrition in order to get those budget [...]
Review: S2H REPLAY – get rewarded for working out
My kids are in love. But I’m not worried. Nope. I fully support them in their newest infatuation….here, take a look. T. has it on her wrist. Isn’t it cute?! When Sian passed this little gadget, the S2H Replay from S2H.com, to me for review I wasn’t sure what to expect. After all, I already [...]
The Secret of the Healthy Weight Loss Drug
Another post about the importance of water…. In our search for a weight loss miracle, we’re willing to try any pill or potion out there; any wild and crazy miracle cure or fad diet to turn the tide of weight gain. But the secret may be as simple as drinking more water. This weight loss [...]
Little Known Truths about High-Fructose Corn Syrup
The Corn Refiner’s Association of American has decided that the negativity surrounding the name High-Fructose Corn Syrup is harming the sale of the product. As a result, they’ve moved to make the name more consumer-friendly. High-Fructose Corn Syrup will now be known as “Corn Sugar”, if the CRA has its way. The CRA applied for [...]
7 Ways to MAKE you Drink More Water
Sahar Aker is a veteran TV news health reporter now running FatFighterTV.com – a fun and informative website featuring the latest news and videos on diet, fitness, and the obesity epidemic. FatFighterTV will keep you eating right with healthy recipes, having fun with weekly giveaways, and entertained with our new Petsercise video series. You’ve heard [...]
What do you Think a $3.99 Meal Really Cost You?
Ilya Rachman, MD, PhD, is a practicing physician, clinical instructor at the UCLA School of Medicine and founder of Trim360.com. Taking care of patients, being their advocate, educating and empowering them to lead a healthier and happier life has become the sole focus of his career. If you still measure your food in dollars instead [...]
We DID it! Adventure Challenge Freakette Style
WE DID IT!!! Fellow adventure challenge team member, Esther, who blogs over at BloggerBeyotch, writes this account of our adventure challenge. It was an amazing, fun race, and I can’t wait to do it again next year! ~Melanie (in photo, I’m on the far right; Esther is 3rd from the left) The Fitness Town Freakettes [...]
The GGS go to the Roof Tops to do some Wine Tasting
Happy Weekend! The GGS girls need to have some fun too! So we were all stoked when we were asked to do a wine tasting event. Me…wine taste?? I thought all wine taste the same??!! It was a great experience with tasting the wine with different flavors…sweet, sour and more. It really does change the [...]
Review: prAna Mahdia Bala Capri and Kaley Tunic Top
One of my absolute FAVE yoga/athletic fashion lines is prAna. I always know I can count on functionality, quality, sustainability, attention to detail and last but DEFINITELY not least, style from prAna. (‘Cause to me working out isn’t about looking good as an end result, it’s about feeling and looking great in your body throughout [...]
Review: Choosing Some Goodness in a Bar
I love to sample food products, especially ones that are fitness related. So I was thrilled when some nutritious goodness came landing on my desk. I was sent some bars that I did not care for at all but I am only going to be focusing on the ones that I found YUMMY and think [...]
Venus Williams Workout and her Favorite Recovery Meal
Just in time for the US Open, Venus Williams reveals her workout secrets. Of course, the tennis star spends two to three hours training on the courts, but it takes a lot more to stay in top-performance shape. “It’s kind of a nine to five thing with a full day of working out,” she told [...]
