Reader Questions Part 2: Pregnancy

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I seriously LOVE receiving email from readers! It really makes me feel good to know you trust me with your questions. I answer every email…if it is within my scope. What does that mean? I have my NSCA-CSCS, so I’m technically qualified to answer many questions about exercise plans, certifications, and some nutrition. However, when it [...]

Summer Smoothies

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Besides a growing baby girl, let’s talk about what else is in my belly! We flew right into summer in the Omaha area, so I took this shirt quite literally. Finally, the weather is warmer, and I love it! However, 99* on Tuesday took a bit of adjustment. Thankfully, we are in the high 70′s [...]

Easy Energy Bites

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Happy Friday! I have an easy, peasy snack to share with all you. No baking, just a food processor. One of my favorite healthy bloggers, Lindsay, creates outstanding healthy fuel called Healthy Bites. I can’t come close to her flavor combinations, but she always inspires me to think outside the box. Then, I saw Kerri’s [...]

GNC Total Lean Challenge: Saturday Workout & Healthy Snacks

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Congratulations on making it to week 12 of the GNC Total Lean Challenge. You should be proud of yourself for committing to this program and sticking to it for the full 12 weeks!   Here are the week 12 workouts and meal plans for your reference. It doesn’t seem like it’s been 12 weeks since I [...]

Things That Make Me Smile

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What makes you smile lately? Here is a little photo “dump” of things that make me happy. 1. My boys cuddling: Spencer has a BUSY early season travel schedule, so Cooper and I savor the time he does have at home. 2. My Cooper. How can you not smile at this? Cooper isn’t shy about [...]

A Bit of Friday Randomness

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This post has a bit of randomness in it, so I hope you’ll tolerate my ramblings!  Not every post can be concise with a definite theme, can it? Is it Spring yet? Not here in Omaha. We were surprised with snow on Wednesday–schools got a snow day and so did Cooper! While I’m not a [...]

Vitamins, CrossFit & a Giveaway-CLOSED

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Last week, I told you about the GNC Total Lean Challenge. This program offers 12 weeks of workouts, meal plans and helpful articles…for FREE! Plus, you can when products from GNC on a weekly basis. Week 2 is live with a new workouts and meals. Once the video is up, you just might recognize the [...]

The GNC Total Lean Challenge

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Today, marks the start of the GNC’s newest program:  The Total Lean Challenge. For 12 weeks, GNC will be offering meal plans, workouts, exercise video instruction, and helpful links on their blog to help you stay on track and motivated in 2013. GNC will also be giving away $10,000 in Total Lean and other GNC products and merchandise [...]

New Holiday Travel Workout

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This festive time of year is full of events, activities, and to-do lists leaving our schedules packed! Then, throw some travel and that leaves some of us searching for ways to stay fit and active. We will be traveling during the holidays too. I thought that many of you may be in our situation, so [...]

Boredom Buster Treadmill Workout

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As the weather turns colder, I am getting a bit more creative with my workout options. While I don’t loathe the treadmill, I have to play games on it to get my miles in. One of my favorite treadmill workouts is the Tabata Hill Sprints: You all know how much I love interval work and HIIT (high [...]