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As we are in the home stretch of December – it gets really easy to get out of our healthy routines.  Here are 10 BIG things you can do to avoid gaining weight this year WITHOUT big efforts! 10.  Eat before you go to events!  If you arrive at a party hungry, your blood sugar […]

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Five Quick Tips for Ordering Right in Restaurants For Weight Loss We’ve all been there!  We’re a week or two into our “diet” and we have been invited out to dinner and drinks with our friends.  Now we’re feeling conflicted:  “I haven’t seen them in a while.  I really want to go.  But I have […]

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Another common misconception about the American diet is that we should be getting our protein from Soy.  We have been told that we should eliminate meat and instead eat tofu.  Or instead of that dairy latte, a soy latte is a much better and healthier choice. Sorry to be the breaker of bad news, but soy is […]

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You’ve probably heard it, your friend is “gluten free.”  It seems like gluten free is the new diet craze, much like the Low Fat, Low Carb, Atkins, South Beach, diets of the past. And although gluten free may seem to be the next big “fad”,  I think that we are going to find that it […]

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I know!  I’m from the Midwest – Indiana to be exact.  Whenever I go home for a week, I pretty much have to resign myself to a 3-5 pound weight gain. HUH????  3-5 pounds in a week? Yep, my family loves food!  Our social events always revolve around a meal!  We no sooner leave the […]

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Have you ever noticed that Europeans tend to be much slimmer than Americans as a general rule?  If you walk around Europe, you rarely see a European that is overweight. There are a number of reasons for this, but here is the biggest factor in our weight struggles. First – in Europe, everyone pretty much […]

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Have you gotten the bikini body YOU wanted this year?  It seems that every year, most women in San Diego make the resolution to lose weight!  One of the biggest factors in weight loss is your metabolism.  Although your metabolism may be a variable that you don’t think you can control, that isn’t entirely true! […]

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It’s that time of year!  Summer barbeques, days at the beach – just time to be sociable with friends. During the summer, we often eat less volume, just because the heat causes us to be less hungry.  Unfortunately, we normally make up for it with high calorie social events that include nuts, hot dogs, milkshakes, […]

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It’s summer, and we love to eat al fresco during the summer.  It’s also a great time for outdoor brunches with your friends. One of my and Mike’s favorite Saturday morning times together is at Champagne French Bakery in Encinitas.  We LOVE their fruit crepes and Quiche Lorraine.  And although the quiche is actually high in protein […]

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Three Tips for Losing Weight During Summer Travel

I LOVE summer!  It is my favorite time of year.  I grew up in Indiana, so by the time summer rolled around, the long days, the warm weather, and the fact that we had all just been cooped up inside for months made this the absolute best time of the year.  But with summer, there […]

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Here we go – May means one thing (actually a few things), but one in particular – wedding season is upon us! If you are nearing your big day, here’s three tips for looking your best for all those photos!  (Here’s one of me with my GORGEOUS sister in law, Miriam, on her wedding day.) […]

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I just can’t believe it!  I opened the Carlsbad studio in May 2010 – and here we are three years later.  It has been such a great three years. I have met so many amazing women, and feel like I have developed some wonderful friendships. I hope that we have impacted just a few lives […]

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