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Managing Stress While Trying to Lose Weight

June 6, 2011
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This guest post is contributed by Kitty Holman, who writes about nursing colleges. Many weight loss blogs discuss various aspects of losing weight that fall into very specific categories. For example, some weight loss advice will suggest following a certain diet, while others will discuss specific patterns of exercise. Some weight loss articles will combine [...]

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Weighing in on Distancing the TV

May 27, 2011
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This guest post from Jakob Berry will really please my wife. We’ve often talked about pulling the plug on our DirecTV but I always drag my feet. I don’t want to eliminate TV from my life, but I do feel that we’re paying too much for the amount of TV that we watch. There’s got [...]

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3 Tips To Help You Finish The Marathon

December 1, 2010
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Each day, I wake up one day closer to Vegas and each day my leg feels a little bit better in the morning. I’m definitely feeling more positive about running on Sunday. I may not run as fast as I wanted to, I may not complete the race, I may not even toe the line: [...]

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1 Week Until Vegas: Time To Taper!

November 30, 2010
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My leg feels a bit better today. I was able to get a short massage yesterday and she really worked some of the kinks out of my hamstring. Both of my hamstrings are very tight, the left one more so than the right. In fact, they’re so tight, they are pulling the back of my [...]

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Ultimate Play List Giveaway From Subway

November 15, 2010
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There are two things that get me through a tough workout—whether it’s a run, a group exercise class, or a solo weight lifting session at the gym. The first is my workout partner and the second is my trusty ipod. My partner shares my misery, pushes me through the pain, and motivates me to keep [...]

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