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Send Your Excess Baggage Packing

Planning may have the most impact on a trip, but packing the right things is crucial, too. The same advice applies when you're embarking on a journey to better health.
Posted 12/2/2009  10:09:11 AM By:   : 165 comments   25,410 views
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7 Tips for Healthy Meal Planning

Think healthy meal planning needs to be difficult and time consuming? Use even a few of these tips and enjoy the extra time you’ll discover as a result.
Posted 11/19/2009  12:00:00 PM By:   : 49 comments   28,145 views
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I Get By with A Little Help from My Snacks

This SparkPeople member has lost 52 pounds and would like to the snacks that helped her along the way!
Posted 11/11/2009  5:25:21 AM By:   : 206 comments   35,883 views
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Can You Be Both Overweight and Malnourished?

A significant number of us today are simultaneously under- and overnourished. How can that be? If you’re significantly overweight, surely you can’t be malnourished, right?
Posted 11/10/2009  11:10:26 AM By:   : 88 comments   45,647 views
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New Mom Using Blog to Lose 100 Pounds*

Stacy, a 30-year-old new mom, is using SparkPeople to lose 100 pounds in a year. But she also has another tool: blogging. Find out how writing is helping her slim down.
Posted 11/4/2009  11:00:00 AM By:   : 121 comments   31,814 views
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Founder of Turbo Jam Shares Her Top 5 Strength Exercises

Wonder how Chalene Johnson, founder of Turbo Jam®, fits strength training into her busy schedule? She shares her favorite time-saving, effective moves!
Posted 10/23/2009  6:00:00 AM By:   : 77 comments   36,159 views
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The Dangers of Letting Kids Specialize in Just One Sport

This spring, we interviewed Dave Ellis, one of the country's foremost sports nutritionists. Now, he shares a hot topic in youth sports: the dangers of early specialization.
Posted 10/11/2009  4:00:23 PM By:   : 49 comments   25,208 views
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The True Story Behind the Turbo Jam Workouts (Plus a Contest)

Wonder what it takes to be a fitness expert? Chalene Johnson, creator of the best-selling Turbo Jam workouts, shares her story with us--and she's giving away cool prizes!
Posted 10/6/2009  6:00:00 AM By:   : 146 comments   76,644 views
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4 Ways to Tell if Dietary Supplements are Safe and Right for You

Do you really need dietary supplements? Do those weight-loss pills work? And how do you know what's safe? Our guest expert explains it all!
Posted 9/29/2009  3:17:30 PM By:   : 46 comments   28,174 views
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The (Surprising) First Step to Getting Fit

NFL star Terrell Owens recently wrote the book "T.O.’s Finding Fitness." He shares tips on taking the first step to getting fit.
Posted 9/23/2009  12:38:12 PM By:   : 42 comments   19,789 views
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Celebrity Trainer Shares His Top 3 Bun Shaping Moves

Trainer David Kirsch has sculpted some of the most famous bottoms in Hollywood. While their buns are rock-hard, Kirsch doesn't use a chisel. He uses simple moves like these.
Posted 9/22/2009  6:10:41 AM By:   : 124 comments   56,734 views
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How to Disinfect Your Home -- Naturally

Author Ellen Sandback shared this guest blog post, an elegant and simple solution to killing bacteria in your home, from her book, Green Housekeeping .
Posted 9/14/2009  2:44:17 PM By:   : 136 comments   55,819 views
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7 Tips for Controlling Your Hunger’s On and Off Switches

Authors of the best-selling book "You: On a Diet, "Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., shared these tips on keeping your hunger in check.
Posted 9/8/2009  9:55:34 AM By:   : 84 comments   28,679 views
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This Fitness Expert Lost 140 Pounds--and Has Kept It Off for 20 Years*

Fitness expert Debra Mazda once weighed more than 300 pounds. Now she has her own line of DVDs and a great mantra: "Fitness comes in all sizes!"
Posted 9/3/2009  6:00:00 AM By:   : 176 comments   49,680 views
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A New Me in Old New Orleans

A SparkPeople member reflects on the cuisine that defines her hometown and how she clings to her gastronomic heritage while maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Posted 8/26/2009  6:08:19 AM By:   : 65 comments   17,167 views
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