The Active Family

I’m on  a mission to get rid of my gut! Since it is my primary focus, I am sharing some of the exercises I do regularly to get my tummy in shape. No more muffin tops unless they are coming out of my oven!
One of my favorite side and hip reducers: lay on a mat […]

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When talking about body shapes, I am definitely an apple. I carry all my fat around my middle, while having the skinniest little legs. It looks ridiculous. Whenever I gain weight, my abdomen is the first place it hits. It wasn’t until I hit my highest weigh ever that it started showing in my butt […]

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I am lucky to have a gym really close to where I live and work. It is within walking distance to my house, and directly across the street from my job. My husband has a membership, but I’ve been holding off, since I was waiting to see if the town was going ahead with YMCA […]

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I’ve been getting comments lately that I “look like I’ve lost weight!” Who doesn’t LOVE to hear that? I haven’t been doing anything more than I have all year, it just seems like my shape is starting to peek through now.
Normally after the compliment, I get the question…”what have you been doing?” The answer is […]

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Tonight on the menu was baked potato soup. My baked potato soup has all the elements of mom’s but less fat and fewer calories. It certainly packs a punch in the taste department!
This potato soup isn’t exactly a quick recipe, it takes a little care to get right, but it is worth every minute. Making […]

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As you may know, I am a stay at home mom to 3 kids. We are a very active family, involved in sports, and thoroughly enjoy the outdoors. I don’t have a gym membership, but do take cardio/weight classes twice a week at a private studio.
In order to fit exercise in whenever I can, I […]

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These were the words my husband said to my daughter this morning. I’ve been doing a lot of research about healthy foods and weight loss, and I have come across a potential solution that may help more than a few of our family’s health issues.
I’m going to be eliminating High Fructose Corn Syrup from my […]

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Don’t groan. This is not a list of different flavored rice cakes and diet foods. I merely want to compile a short list of the foods I buy for those crucial snack times.
There is no way I could go a full day without snacking. I’d certainly go insane and head straight to McDonalds! I try […]

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Man, I’ve blown it big time this week. I’ve hit fast food places more times this week than I have all summer, and I’ve been sampling waaay too many sweets at work. Not only that, but I’ve barely been working out, and I slept through my Pilates class this week!
The kicker is, I KNOW that […]

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I received an email from one of my subscriptions today that was too great to keep to myself. It detailed a bunch of truly great lunch ideas for elementary school age kids.
The lunches made great use of the “laptop lunchbox“, which I happen to already have. While pricey, it gives you the ability to portion […]

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