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How to Eat When You're Struggling to Eat Enough If you're one of the many people who struggle to hit their minimum daily calorie goals, this guide to how and which foods to eat to boost your calories is exactly what you need to read. 7/3/2017
What a Beach Boys vs. Beatles Rivalry Teaches Us About Competition Does the idea of competition intimidate or inspire you? SparkGuy thinks competition pushes us to be great! Discover how a musical rivalry inspired his blog post this week. 6/30/2017
Can Travel Ever Be Good for Your Waistline? For many, vacation is a pause from real life, including those weight-loss goals. But what if that time off could actually benefit your ultimate goals. FInd out how a break from your daily habits and a little R&R could be good for your waistline and book your next vacation! 6/29/2017
The 35 Most Popular Products Members Are Buying Right Now You love gadgets, music, food, athletic wear and other healthy living products almost as much as we do. We dug deep to discover your 35 most popular products to date. 6/28/2017
10 New Ways to Eat Tomatoes Tomatoes of all kinds are at their garden-ripe peak now through fall. Make the most of summer's most versatile veggie with these easy ideas. 6/27/2017 12:00:00 PM
10 So-Called Healthy Foods That Are a Waste of Money Healthy living is an investment in yourself, but it doesn't have to whittle down your wallet in addition to your waistline. You might want to cut these non-essentials out of your budget. 6/27/2017
10 Calorie Comparisons That May Surprise You Even when you think you're making the right choices, hidden calories are lurking in some seemingly healthy foods. Check out these shocking comparisons! 6/26/2017
Why Is Weight Maintenance More Difficult Than Weight Loss? Losing weight is tough... but for many, keeping it off is an even bigger struggle. Hear from real people who are working hard to maintain their new weight. 6/23/2017
Does Hypnosis for Weight Loss Really Work? Is it a shortcut to skinny... or just a lot of hype? Find out whether weight-loss hypnosis really works, and what to look for if you're considering giving it a try. 6/22/2017
6 Mistakes to Avoid While Working Out at Home Convenience, comfort, versatility, getting to play your music as loud as you want--the benefits of exercising at home are innumerable. But there are also downsides. Find out how to avoid the most common home workout mistakes and learn to turn your home sweet home into an exerciser's haven!  6/21/2017
What to Serve with Stuffed Peppers: 16 Scrumptious Ideas Find the best side dish to serve with stuffed peppers. We collected the sixteen best side dishes to serve with stuffed peppers into one, easy guide. 6/21/2017
Changes are Coming to Some of Our Smaller Apps Today, we'll be taking a few of our older, smaller apps out of the app stores so we can focus on improving the apps you love the most. 6/20/2017 11:00:00 AM
Find Your Financial Freedom with Michelle McKinnon Senior wealth advisor and host of the ''$mart Women'' podcast Michelle McKinnon shares her top tips for finding financial freedom through planning, investing and budgeting. 6/19/2017
Gaga for Garbanzos: 20 Ways to Cook 1 Can of Chickpeas Looking for delicious ways to pack more protein into your diet? We've got 20, and they all have one thing in common: A single can of chickpeas. 6/19/2017
One Member's Journey from 5Ks to the Boston Marathon When Kevin (MOBYCARP) joined SparkPeople in 2011, he never dreamed he'd run a marathon. Six years later, he's completed several, including TWO Boston Marathons. 6/16/2017
10 Hilarious Workout Tops That Will Make You LOL Melissa Rudy

Health and fitness are serious business, but that doesn't mean you can't lighten it up a little. Next time you hit the gym--or the smoothie bar--sport one of these ab-busting athleisure tops and prepare for the belly laughs to come rolling in! 6/15/2017
The 5 Worst Foods to Eat After 8 P.M. If you've been tossing and turning at night, nighttime noshing could be the culprit. If you must eat at night, avoid choosing these eight notorious sleep-wreckers. 6/15/2017
The 10 Easiest Vegetables to Grow Get gardening in a flash with tips on how to grow these simple veggies. 6/14/2017
Secrets to Steal From People Who Never Miss a Workout How does one get to the point where exercise becomes an integral task for the day and not just something extra you wish you had the time and energy to attempt? It's not as difficult as you might think. 6/14/2017
13 Easy, Tasty Ways to Eat Brown Rice Brown rice is a whole grain staple, but it has a rep for being a bit bland and boring on its own. We've rounded up 13 fast, flavorful ways to revamp this super side dish. 6/13/2017 6:00:00 PM
4 Hula Hoop Moves Your Inner Child Will Love Kristin Benton discovered hula hooping while trying to lose weight after her first pregnancy. Now, the founder of FXP Fitness shares four of her favorite hula hoop fitness moves. 6/13/2017
50 Things to Consider Before Giving up on Your Goals On the days when everything is going wrong and you can't imagine ever achieving your goals, you'll be happy you bookmarked this motivational list. Never quit on yourself again. 6/12/2017
FitFusion & SparkPeople 28-Day Check-In Challenge Rules 6/11/2017
How to Take Body Measurements 6/9/2017
Why Weight Loss Is Not 80% Diet and 20% Fitness Weight loss comes with a lot of blindly accepted truths, including that success is achieved through 80 percent diet and 20 percent fitness. SparkGuy doesn't exactly agree. 6/9/2017