March 2012 Blog Posts (4)

As moms we are always cheering on our kids! telling our kids how proud we are of them.... well, last week I took my kids on a vacation and it was the first time I provided a trip for them.  As a single mom I never could have given them a luxury vacation but, thanks to the Beachbody opportunity I was able to. The kid's said it was the best vacation ever.  

As I looked over the balcony at the luxury resort called Atlantis....I realized I had provided this for my kids.  Me, a…

http://strongisnewskinny.blogspot.com/2012/03/take-your-own-advice.html

Marsha has a great blog---please read! Here is a snippet from her blog:

I am so hard on myself.  Many times, I put myself down in ways that I wouldn't think of doing to my own children.  It occurred to me that maybe I should talk a little nicer to myself and listen to the words of advice that I offer to my…

Apple pectin is a compound found in apples. Many other fruits also contain pectin, although apples contain very high concentrations of this compound. Cooks may be familiar with pectin because it is used in jams and jellies to help them set, but it also has a number of health benefits. People can consume apples for their pectin or take apple pectin supplements, available through health food stores and in the vitamin and …

BY CARLA BIRNBERG

Most children enjoy living in a world of make believe. They don the trappings of cowboys and cops and firefighters and believe themselves to be those characters, at least for an hour or two.

Adults, on the other hand, are force-fed reality. Fantasy? Whose got the time?

Except when it comes to fitness.

Goal-setting is, in part, a mind game — a “fake it ‘til you make it” stratagem. To a certain extent, you must fool yourself into…