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Sitting Out The Summer — A Diet From Fun?

May 25, 2010

It’s ironic that so many of us yearn for old man winter to take a hike, only to trade in some low-grade depression with our disappointment over the decision to sit out another summer.
There’s no bigger bummer than sitting in your house all summer long because you feel fat. Yet year after year, too many women refuse to enjoy the [...]

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Fat Kids Number One Target For Bullies

May 4, 2010

US News & World Report reports on new research which suggests that being an overweight kid at school increases the risk of being bullied. My first reaction? Was research really necessary to prove such a claim?
I guess the most telling result of the study proved that being a fat kid trumps all other reasons kids get bullied [...]

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Network Execs Act Like Boobs Over Boobs

April 27, 2010

Some of you may have already heard all the fuss around a Lane Bryant lingerie ad which didn’t hit the airways last week because it was deemed to be of an inappropriate nature.  ABC pulled the ad (which was to run during “Dancing With The Stars”) and FOX demanded “excessive edits” for the ad which [...]

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Stand Up For Yourself And…Lose?

April 20, 2010

I sit on my butt more than I have at any other job or at any other time in my life. Ironic, since I’m a director for one of the premier healthy lifestyle and weight management programs in the country.
Not so ironic, or even unusual, is that I’m menopausal and not nearly as active as I once was.
Those two [...]

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Another Hapless Birthday

April 13, 2010

Another ‘come and gone’ birthday has just rolled by. Once you’ve successfully hurdled the mid-century mark, who wants to celebrate, right? (I have to admit, I haven’t been aging as gracefully as I’d hoped). Well, yesterday I realized something.  I miss the celebration that was once so much a party of my birthday.
I’m still a bit of a [...]

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Is Your Child’s Hot Lunch A Hot Mess?

April 6, 2010

Remember your favorite hot school lunch? For me, it was a toss up.  Mashed potatoes and hamburger gravy, as the main entree (with a side of salty, buttered dinner roll), and Hamburger Day!  I admit, I don’t recall much in the way of vegetables or fruit, but I’m sure they were represented – somewhere.  Of course,  J.E.L.L.O!
It’s not news [...]

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It’s Not Nice To Label…Or Is It?

March 30, 2010

With the Obamas on the healthcare case, Americans may find themselves thinking twice before ordering a Frappuccino or coffee cake at Starbucks.
Buried deep within the Presidents health care reform bill there lays a mandate which requires big food chains to come up with the goods on their goods.
This new federal law obligates restaurant chains with 20 [...]

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Maple Syrup: Not Your Mama’s Mrs. Butterworth’s

March 23, 2010

Spring has sprung in Vermont, and that means its maple syrup time. When the temperatures get warmer, the sap starts to run. And that means hundreds of maple sugar-daddies (and sugar-mamas) begin the mad rush to tap their maple trees in order to capture every delightful drop of amber-y goodness!
Typically maple syrup is categorized as [...]

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Diabetes and Dolphins

March 16, 2010

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If The Tennis Shoe Fits…

March 9, 2010

I went shopping this weekend for some new workout threads and was reminded how invigorating it can be tossing out the old and bringing in something brand spanky new.  Even exchanging my dingey socks with a fresh pair of crispy white ones can put a skip in my step and help me stay the path to a healthy [...]

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