Fabulous & Fit Over 40

As Summer has now blown in with a gentle breeze and my children have flown off in different directions like the seeds of a dandelion delicately drifting towards their destinations I have found ...

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While I was making my Chicken Sopes the other night, I had some left over sope shells and had this brilliant idea to make fruit tarts. I made a small tweak to the dough recipe and came up with ...

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If you've never had a Sope, you are in for a treat. These delicious little gems originated from Mexico. From Wikipedia: A SOPE is a traditional Mexican dish originating in the city of Cu...

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My local market had some fresh, wild caught, sockeye salmon. It looked really good, so tonight, I created a delicious, healthy, gluten-free dinner that is easy to prepare. You can either make y...

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Can it be possible that your blood type can determine which foods will aid in weight loss and which foods will actually cause you to gain weight? That is the claim in the book "Eat Right 4 Your ...

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I hope that got your attention. Don't let the "June Gloom" get you down. Get your metabolism revved up and chase those blues away! Sometimes you just gotta "get it done". In the amount of t...

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SHOULD YOU WEIGH YOURSELF EVERYDAY OR NOT? We all ask ourselves that question. You will hear many conflicting reports. I will admit I am a slave to my scale. Yes, I said it. I am a scale junk...

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I know I have posted this recipe before, but it is a good, healthy, nutritious salad with fresh flavors that I find myself craving. If you are not a fan of kale, perhaps this recipe will turn ...

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My neighbors decided to raise chickens several months ago.  They are finally laying eggs.  It was a nice treat to receive these little gems.  Look at the gorgeous colors.  The photo doesn't...

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I recently posted a recipe for Asian Chicken lettuce Wraps.  My son is a vegetarian so I always try to come up with meatless alternatives for him to enjoy.  I try to eat a gluten free diet wh...

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Just recently my friend Michelle asked if I had a recipe for Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps.  She has been changing her eating habits and wanted the wraps to be gluten free and lower in sugar.  ...

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My son came home from work sick today.  Even though he is all grown up I still felt the need to take care of him.  He wanted soup but as I looked in the pantry I decided that a nice hot bowl ...

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Hawaiian Chicken with peppers, onions & pineapples served over brown rice. Gluten Free & Low Sugar This is a quick and easy rendition of a Hawaiian style chicken without any added sugar.  I...

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GOOD POSTURE BEGINS FROM THE TIME YOU LEARN TO STAND: Yes, that's right!  We should all aim to stand and walk like a toddler.  It seems that young children are born with naturally decent po...

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Blast your fat with this intense circuit workout.  You just need a few simple items. This is a  pyramid type workout.  You will start with 50 reps of the first exercise and take away 10 rep...

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We all want to live a healthy lifestyle. Having goals is key to obtaining what we want. Often times our goals are not met because they are either unclear or we have unrealistic expectations. A ...

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I managed to get another run in yesterday.  I was able to go the whole 20 minutes.  I don't know why it has been so hard to get back where I was.  I am just happy that I was able to complete ...

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Yes, I know, I seem to be obsessed with pizza, right?  The truth of the matter is simply that I love bread and since I am not really eating it anymore (for now), I find myself wanting pizza.  ...

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I got back out and ran this morning.  I did a 20 minute run on the Westchester Parkway again.  Well actually it was 16 minutes with a 5 minute brisk walk and then 5 minutes running with another...

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I am happy to report that I am back to running.  I took a few weeks off from it to let my ankle/foot heal and it seems to have worked. I ran on Saturday on the Westchester Parkway.  I felt a ...

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I thought that would get your attention, lol. (The real W.O.D. is posted below) I did in fact have a 5 hour day of workouts with my Personal Fitness Trainer class yesterday.  Our teacher aske...

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Workout of the Day - This is a fat burning interval! I have been so behind on my posting here.  My apologies.  That doesn't mean I haven't been eating right and working out!  I did take i...

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Here's a great workout for those wanting to do some HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). You workout as hard as you can go for 1 full minute and then perform a mild exercise as an active re...

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I have had several people email me asking if the coconut oil that I consume and that Jorge Cruise uses in some of his recipes is safe to eat.  I will admit that when I first heard about th...

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