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Crazy Sexy Diet by Kris Carr

2011-01-17T08:11:00.004-06:00

Crazy Sexy Diet: Eat Your Veggies, Ignite Your Spark, and Live Like You Mean It! [Hardcover] *Available as of today.

The author of the best-selling Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips and Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor takes on the crazy sexy subject of what and how we eat, drink, and think.

On the heels of Kris Carr’s best-selling cancer survival guidebooks and her acclaimed TLC documentary comes her new journey into a realm vital to anyone’s health. Infused with her signature sass, wit and advice-from-the-trenches style, Crazy Sexy Diet is a beautifully illustrated resource that puts you on the fast track to vibrant health, happiness and a great ass!

Along with help from her posse of experts, Carr lays out the fundamentals of her Crazy Sexy Diet: a low-glycemic, vegetarian program that emphasizes balancing the pH of the body with lush whole and raw foods, nourishing organic green drinks, and scrumptious smoothies. Plus, she shares the steps of her own twenty-one-day cleanse, and simple but delectable sample recipes.

In ten chapters with titles such as, “pHabulous,” “Coffee, Cupcakes and Cocktails,” “Make Juice Not War,” and “God-Pod Glow,” Carr empowers readers to move from a state of constant bodily damage control to one of renewal and repair. In addition to debunking common diet myths and sharing vital tips on detoxifying our bodies and psyches—advice that draws both on her personal experience as a cancer survivor and that of experts—she provides helpful hints on natural personal care, how to stretch a dollar, navigate the grocery store, eating well on the run, and working through the inevitable pangs and cravings for your old not-so-healthy life.

Crazy Sexy Diet is a must for anyone who seeks to be a confident and sexy wellness warrior.

Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer

2011-01-15T09:24:00.003-06:00

Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer

The Omron HJ-112 Pocket Pedometer is an advanced, high-tech pedometer that--thanks to unique dual sensor technology--can be carried in your pocket or bag. Now you can just drop your pedometer in your purse to find out how much exercise you get in a typical day of work, errands, and other tasks. Of course, you can also attach it to your belt like a traditional pedometer.

A large, easy-to-read display helps you keep tabs on your workout. View larger.
The HJ-112 accurately measures your steps, as well as aerobic steps and minutes. You can also use it to measure calories burned during your workout, as well as the distance you've traveled.

The device's large, easy-to-read LCD display can separately display aerobic steps and minutes walked more than 10 minutes continuously, so you always have the information you need right in front of you. Meanwhile, a seven day history lets you review a full week of exercise. The device also resets at midnight automatically so it's ready to go every morning. Of course, the device can also function as a handy and highly accurate clock. It also comes with a detachable belt holder and security strap so it's always close at hand.

The HJ-112 is powered by a replaceable lithium battery (CR2032) that will last six months when used for walking 10,000 steps a day. The device measures approximately 2.8 x 2.1 x .6 inches (H x W x D) and weighs 1.1 ounces (not including battery).

Slim Calm Sexy Yoga

2011-01-10T09:12:00.001-06:00

Slim Calm Sexy Yoga: The 15-minute yoga solution for feeling and looking your best from head to toe [Paperback]

Inside this book is the secret to a new you.A slimmer, calmer, sexier you. The secret? A revolutionary approach to the traditional practice of yoga.

Study after study has shown that yoga offers a multitude of benefits for today’s stressedout, busy woman, including a trimmer body, stronger immunity, lower blood pressure, improved mood, better sex, and more!

In this comprehensive manual, you’ll find more than 200 body-shaping and lifechanging yoga poses, meditations, breathing exercises, and unique 15-minute routines crafted by yoga superstar Tara Stiles.

In Slim Calm Sexy Yoga you’ll discover how just 15 minutes of yoga a day can help you:

- Sculpt a sexy silhouette
- Control diet-busting cravings
- Banish stress for good
- Amp up your sexual satisfaction
- Get smooth, glowing skin
- Sleep better, stay healthy, and have through-the- roof energy

This easy-to-follow illustrated guide to the transformative powers of yoga guarantees a total lifestyle makeover. Let Slim Calm Sexy Yoga be your blueprint for a brand-new you!

About the Author
Tara Stiles is the founder of Strala Yoga in New York City. She is the face of yoga for Women’s Health magazine, personal yoga instructor to Deepak Chopra, and a columnist for the Huffington Post.

Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook

2011-01-02T10:33:00.000-06:00

Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook: Crazy Delicious Recipes that Are Good to the Earth and Great for Your Bod [Hardcover]

After five years atop the Skinny Bitch phenomenon, author Kim Barnouin has grown as a cook, a nutritionist, and a mom. Now she delivers the “Ultimate” cookbook that will be for everyone looking for a healthier way to feed themselves, their families, and friends. Kim’s emphasis is on “easy,” and her kick-ass recipes feature seasonal produce (no fake meat or hard-to-find ingredients) and provide a versatility of tastes and cuisines, from Mediterranean to California-fresh. With almost 150 recipes, full-color photos, complete nutritional breakdowns, and simple “switch-outs” for quick variations, it will be the new “gotta have" on any healthy bitch’s bookshelf.

Whether readers are looking to gradually add more meatless dishes to their meals, or want to go “all-out” vegan, Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook will be their “go-to” source for getting their “bitch” on—in the kitchen.

Jane Fonda's Workout: Daily Yoga with Tara Stiles

2010-12-03T09:04:00.003-06:00

Jane Fonda's Workout: Daily Yoga with Tara Stiles

This essential yoga workout will revitalize your body and mind, leaving you balanced, renewed, relaxed, and energized! Get ready to stretch your body to the limit, in this full hour of authentic yoga practice that makes yoga accessible to everyone.

Practice daily with Tara to embody radiant health and enjoy all of yoga's benefits, including weight loss, improved strength, flexibility, balance, and stress reduction.

Mini-Meals to Help Control Your Hunger - MSN Health and Fitness

2010-05-14T16:42:00.004-05:00

Graze your way through the day. Eating smaller amounts more frequently may make it easier to control your weight, especially if you’re over 40, says Chris Robinson, author of The Core Connection. Eat five or six of these tasty mini-meals throughout the day, and you’ll never feel hungry and you’ll keep your blood sugar steady.

Many of my clients eat five or six 250- to 300-calorie mini-meals every two or three hours, including before or after a workout. By eating every several hours, their blood sugar stays steady and they never feel hungry. Women over 40 add that mini-meals seem to control bloating and weight gain.

Read more... Mini-Meals to Help Control Your Hunger - MSN Health & Fitness

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From The Core Connection by Chris Robinson

Leftovers for lunch - Thursday, May 13th

2010-05-13T12:40:00.005-05:00

Last night I baked salmon, drizzled with olive oil and lemon pepper seasoning. Perfect leftovers for lunch along with long grain wild rice, spinach, mandarin oranges and parmesan cheese.

Weight Watchers Points Values:

3 - 2 oz Baked Salmon
1 - 1/4 cup Uncle Ben's Long Grain Wild Rice
0 - spinach
1 - 1/2 serv. Mandarin Oranges / Parmesan Cheese (sprinkle)
1 - Sugar Free Jello pudding - Milk Chocolate Bliss

Which Artificial Sweetener Is Right For You? - WebMD

2010-05-13T10:20:00.003-05:00

We help you weigh the pros and cons

Honestly, who doesn't have a sweet tooth? We are born that way -- liking the taste sensation of sweetness. We have scores of taste buds dedicated only to tasting sweetness.

And boy, do we like our sugar. Within a year's time, Americans basically eat their weight in sugar. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2002 the average American consumed 146 pounds of sugar (including sugar, corn sweeteners, honey, and syrups).

Read more... Which Artificial Sweetener Is Right For You?

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Article by Elaine Magee, MPH, RD
WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Expert Column

Gym-Free Slim-Down - Glo from MSN

2010-05-11T11:37:00.002-05:00

How Your Hair And Makeup Can Make You Look Thinner

The basic black cocktail dress isn't the only slimming tool in a woman's arsenal. Hair and makeup — when done strategically — can also make you look like you've been living a carb-free existence.

To get the skinny on how to lengthen a fuller face, we turned to two of L.A.'s most in-demand glamour pros: makeup artist Sherri Darlyn Terry, who's finessed the faces of supermodels, including Chanel Iman, Coca Rocha and Lily Donaldson, and hair stylist Robert Ramos, who's shaped the locks of Eva Mendes, Rachel McAdams and Jessica Alba.

Read more... Gym-Free Slim-Down

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Article by Emili Vesilind, Glo from MSN
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Veggie Straws

2010-05-10T11:23:00.009-05:00

My daughter, Whitney, turned me on to Veggie Straws a few months back... I finally found some at our local Sam's here in Kansas City, MO. Oh my, they are so good! Taste like fries, only they're so much better for you!

Product info:

World Gourmet is excited to provide you with our Veggie Straws. The combination of Potato, Tomato, and Spinach combined with a touch of salt makes these straws a great tasting snack. These straws are a great choice for a healthier snacking lifestyle.

65% less fat than the leading Potato Chip (This Product 3g, the Leading Potato Chip 10g)

Equipment-Free Strength Workout - Women's Health

2010-04-30T16:12:00.003-05:00

Get a total-body workout, totally sans gear. Do these body-weight moves twice a week, completing the recommended sets and reps with perfect form.

Pushups are proof positive that gravity makes your body one hell of a workout tool. Which is fan-freakin'-tastic, because getting to the gym--or even locating your own dumbbells (need a forensic detective?)--isn't always realistic.

Read more... No Equipment Required Workout

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Article by Jenny Everett, Women's Health Magazine
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Healthy Snacks - Low-Calorie Snacks - Delish.com

2010-03-11T11:08:00.004-06:00

31 Days of Healthy Snack Ideas - When hunger strikes in between meals, it's tough to resist the urge to munch on chips, cookies, and other bad-for-you treats. But choosing healthier snacks can keep you satisfied until your next meal without wreaking havoc on your waistline. Stay on the healthy track all month long with these 31 enjoyable low-calorie snacks. Let the snacking begin!

Don't wreck your diet. These 31 delicious low-calorie snacks will keep you on the healthy track.

Read more... Healthy Snacks - Low-Calorie Snacks - Delish.com

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Study: Women Who Drink Are Less Likely to Gain Weight - Health News - Health.com

2010-03-09T11:20:00.001-06:00

MONDAY, March 8, 2010 (Health.com) — Some women avoid drinking calorie-filled cocktails, wine, and beer because they’re worried about packing on the pounds. Now, a new study suggests that women who are moderate drinkers actually tend to gain less weight over time than teetotalers.

Read more... Study: Women Who Drink Are Less Likely to Gain Weight - Health News - Health.com

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Low-Calorie Cocktails

2010-03-09T10:34:00.001-06:00

So just how many calories are in your favorite cocktail? These calorie counts for popular alcoholic drinks are approximate, based on popular recipes, but may vary depending on ingredients and portions.

Pina Colada (6 oz): 378 calories
Mojito (8 oz): 214 calories
Cosmopolitan (4 oz): 200 calories
Chocolate martini: (2 oz each vodka, chocolate liqueur, cream, 1/2 oz creme de cacao, chocolate syrup): 438
Margarita (8 oz): 280
Green apple martini (1 oz each vodka, sour apple, apple juice): 148

Read more... Healthy Eating & Diet Low-Calorie Cocktails - How Many Calories in Popular Cocktails?

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WW Points for Monday, March 8th

2010-03-08T22:42:00.000-06:00

20 points

1 - (19) Vitamins and sugar free french vanilla cream in coffee
2 - (17) Oatmeal plus 1 pack Splenda w/ fiber and cinnamon
2 - (15) 1/2 small banana and serv. prunes
1 - (14) WW yogurt - strawberry banana
5 - (09) 1 cup Italian Chicken Herb Penne (leftovers)
1 - (08) Pudding, sugar free, live active, milk chocolate bliss
0 - (08) Baby carrots, 1 serving
4 - (04) 21 Nuts, whole serving
0 - (04) Lettuce, 1/2 cup. Celery, 1.5 stalk. Cucumber, 5 slices.
0 - (04) Tomato, 1/4. Spinach, 1/2 cup, Italian dressing
1 - (03) Mission tortilla shell, wheat, fajita size
1 - (02) WW shredded cheese, 1/2 serv.
2 - (00) Turkey chili, 1/4 cup (leftovers)

EXERCISE - 45 minutes, +3 points

2 - (01) Popcorn, Orville Redenbacher
1 - (00) Jello, 1/2 cup black cherry

How to Walk for Weight Control

2010-03-06T12:42:00.002-06:00

How far, fast, and long to burn fat... to lose weight and to keep it off, you need to get moving.

Walking Off Weight: Walking at a moderate pace for 30-60 minutes burns stored fat and can build muscle to speed up your metabolism. Walking an hour a day is also associated with cutting your risk of heart disease, breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes and stroke. Isn't it time to work 1-hour walks into your busy lifestyle?

This tutorial will describe how walking burns calories and fat, what speed is appropriate, how long and how often to walk, and methods to track your activity.

Read more... How to Walk for Weight Control - About.com

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Article by Wendy Bumgardner, About.com Guide

Get Your Waist Back in 2 Weeks - RealAge.com

2010-03-04T09:57:00.000-06:00

Make Your Eating Plan Automatic - Over a 14-day period, train yourself to make good-for-YOU food choices (Step 2 makes this easy). You’ll reprogram your appetite, so YOU will be in charge of what you’re eating.

- Eat three main meals, plus snacks, so you’re never hungry.
- Eat the same things for breakfast and lunch almost every day. Yes, every day. People who minimize food choices lose more weight.

Read more... Get Your Waist Back in 2 Weeks - RealAge.com

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20 superfoods for weight loss - Self.com

2010-03-03T12:21:00.000-06:00

It's time for a new slim-down mantra: Eat more to weigh less. No joke! The right foods help you drop pounds by revving your calorie burn and curbing cravings. We consulted top experts for the best picks and asked leading chefs for easy, tasty ways to prepare them. Add these eats to your plate today and you'll be slimmer and healthier in no time!

Read more... 20 superfoods for weight loss - Self.com

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Article by Self Magazine

Italian Herb Chicken Penne

2010-03-02T14:21:00.000-06:00

2 1/2 lbs skinless boneless chicken
1 pkg. fresh mushrooms, halved or sliced*
2 cans (14.5 oz. each) stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
1 pkg. McCormick Seasoning, "Italian Herb Chicken"
1 box Barilla Plus Penne - multigrain pasta w/ Omega 3
1 teaspoon grated parmesan cheese

1. Place chicken and mushrooms in slow cooker.

2. Mix seasoning, tomatoes, and tomato paste until blended. Pour over chicken and mushrooms (*I do not add mushrooms in mine). Cover.

3. Cook 8 hours on LOW or 4 hours on HIGH.

4. Add Penne pasta to boiling water and boil for 11 minutes. In the meanwhile shred chicken with fork. Drain pasta and add to slow cooker. Mix together and serve with a little parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.

Serving size - 1 cup for 5 Weight Watchers Points

Enjoy!

Get a better treadmill workout - womenshealthmag.com

2010-03-02T12:08:00.000-06:00

Just think: If global warming were a good thing, you'd never have to run indoors on a treadmill ever again. You can see where we're going with this. The next time you're running bored on the belt, change your routine with one of these four programs. They'll help you burn calories, without burning you out.

Play By Numbers First, calculate your maximum heart rate (MHR) by subtracting your age from 220. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends hitting at least 70 percent of your MHR while you exercise to maximize your calorie burn and fat loss.

Read more... Get a better treadmill workout - WomensHealthMag.com

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WW Points for Monday, March 1st

2010-03-01T23:00:00.000-06:00

19 points

1 - (18) Vitamins and sugar free french vanilla cream in coffee
2 - (16) Oatmeal plus 1 pack Splenda w/ fiber and cinnamon
2 - (14) 1/2 small banana and 1/2 serv. prunes
1 - (13) WW yogurt - berries and cream
1 - (12) Kashi bar, peanut butter, 1/2 bar
1 - (11) Egg whites w/ pepper, 1/4 cup
1 - (10) 2 slices ham (serving is 1 point for 4)
2 - (08) WW shredded cheese, 1/4 cup
1 - (07) Mission tortilla shell, wheat, fajita size
1 - (06) Pudding, sugar free, live active, milk chocolate bliss
0 - (06) Baby carrots, 1 serving
1 - (05) Grapes, 1/2 serving
0 - (05) Lettuce, 1/2 cup. Celery, 1.5 stalk. Cucumber, 5 slices.
0- (05) Tomato, 1/4. Spinach, 1/2 cup
1 - (04) Parmesan cheese, sprinkle and a few sun flower seeds.
3 - (01) Tilapia cooked in a little Olive Oil
0 - (01) Green beans, 1 cup
1 - (00) Jello, 1/2 cup black cherry

Exercise for Monday, March 1st

2010-03-01T16:18:00.000-06:00

Walked 45 minutes, 2.79 miles and burned 405 calories. In addition, I stretched for 10 minutes, lifted weights for 5 minutes and worked out for 15 minutes... not sure how many calories burned from that.