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Visualization: See Your Way to Your Goals Visualization is one of the most powerful techniques we can use to help us meet our goals. Consider adding this easy technique to guide you through your healthy lifestyle journey. 3/28/2009 5:48:52 AM
Meat-Free Fridays: Black Beans--the Best Beans! Are black beans the best beans? They're cheap, silky in texture and match well with tons of other foods. This bean is anything but the black sheep of the legume family. 3/27/2009 4:06:37 PM
Step Up the Pace to Turn a Walk into a Workout Walking can be a great form of exercise. But how fast does your walk really need to be? 3/27/2009 6:10:45 AM
Discover the Perfect Workout for Your Fitness Personality! Struggling to stick to a workout plan? It's time to find a fitness routine that it fits YOU instead of the other way around! 3/27/2009
Are You An Apple in a Lollipop World? Identifying your body type and learning to love it are two different things. Do you know your body type? 3/26/2009 6:30:50 AM
Accentuate the Positive Self-Talk Learn how to integrate positive self-talk into your life in order to acheive success and happiness in a world tainted by negativity. 3/25/2009 4:00:00 PM
5 Gardening Solutions for Urbanites Here are five ways urban dwellers can grow fruits, veggies and herbs without setting foot in suburbia. 3/25/2009 11:44:00 AM
25 Cheap, Healthy, and Delicious Foods Watching your wallet and your waistline can be tricky, but we've scanned the shelves and roamed the aisles and found 25 foods that are nutritious and affordable. 3/25/2009 6:00:00 AM
Organic or Conventional Gardening: What's Better? Is one of these gardening techniques better than the other? Find out with these facts! 3/25/2009
Secrets and Recipes from 'The Biggest Loser' Nutritionist We recently received an email from Cheryl Forberg, the nutritionist for The Biggest Loser. We invited Cheryl to write a guest blog for the dailySpark, and she accepted! 3/24/2009 10:03:57 AM
Recipes from 'The Biggest Loser' Nutritionist Cheryl Forberg, a registered dietitian and nutritionist for "The Biggest Loser," shared these recipes as part of a guest blog post for the dailySpark! 3/24/2009 10:00:45 AM
Not Exactly the Vacation I Had in Mind… Next week I'll be eligible to join the club of people who've lost 100 pounds and kept it off for 5 years.

But I'll be partying in the hospital... 3/24/2009 6:03:36 AM
A Beginner's Guide to Fruit and Vegetable Gardening Whether you hope to discover your green thumb or save a little green, growing your own fruits and vegetables can be an advantageous past time. But how do you start? Right here! 3/24/2009
I Tried It: Coconut Water I'm not a big fan of beverages. I'm just fine with my eight glasses of water. But I make an exception for coconut water, which is a natural way to rehydrate after a workout! 3/23/2009 2:07:28 PM
Top 10 Reasons to Spark Your Life No more excuses! Here are the REAL reasons you should attend SparkPeople's "Spark Your Life" Convention this May. 3/23/2009 6:57:24 AM
Quick Tip: Spring Clean Your Kitchen Spring cleaning your kitchen could be a great way to jump-start some healthy habits! 3/22/2009 6:11:02 PM
From the Mouths of Members: First Aid for Your Funny Bone SparkPeople member Karen Lee shares tips about lifting the spirits of friends who are sick or down in the dumps. 3/22/2009 4:20:51 PM
Trigger Foods: What are Yours? Trigger foods are those foods that once you start eating it is very hard to stop. Learn how I devised my own plan on how to deal with this situation. 3/21/2009 5:58:28 AM
Meat-Free Fridays: Tofu--Tasteless Blob or Tasty Protein? Think of tofu as the other white meat. Like chicken, it's a versatile protein, a blank canvas on which to test your culinary prowess. 3/20/2009 6:04:01 PM
Family Eating: Getting Kids to Eat Their Veggies Getting kids to eat vegetables can be tricky, especially if it's not always been part of the mealtime routine. Is this a struggle in your household? 3/20/2009 8:59:22 AM
Comfort Undereating, Anyone? Can eating just a little less than you think you want actually make you feel good? 3/19/2009 12:24:34 PM
I Can Run a Mile After All (and Now I Can Track My Runs, Too)! As it turns out, running isn't torture disguised as exercise. It's actually fun, and now SparkPeople's Fitness Maps make it easy for me to track my runs. 3/19/2009 6:00:00 AM
First Models, Then Actresses, Now Political Bloggers Criticized about Their Weight Political writer Meghan McCain was called "plus-sized" by a fellow Republican and radio host trying to insult her. Why do women resort to such low blows? How do we stop it? 3/18/2009 4:26:52 PM
10 Screening Tests Everyone Should Consider Research has shown that early diagnosis is essential in treating many illnesses. Learn how a few screening tests can help your doctor determine your risk for disease. 3/18/2009 1:10:07 PM
How Many Calories does Muscle Really Burn? Not as Many as You Think... "Muscle burns more calories, even at rest!" How many times have you heard that before? Maybe more importantly, is it even true? 3/18/2009 6:30:40 AM