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Category Archives: Healthy Living and Fitness
4 Ways to Simplify Your Body
As I have posted before, I am a fitness nut. After losing 40+ pounds in 2008, and keeping it off (except around the holidays!), I am addicted to running and living healthy. Before I moved to Costa Rica, I used … Continue reading
Do You Need a Gym Membership to Lose Weight?
“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” -John Bingham Embarking on an exercise program is a scary prospect. I remember when I first started, I was terrified that I was going … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Living and Fitness, Redesigning Your Life
Tagged fitness, Gym, Health, living healthy, Physical exercise, weight-loss
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Why Do You Run?
“Every accomplishment starts with a decision to try.” –Gail Devers As I have posted previously here and here, running is an integral part of my life. I started running in late 2008/early 2009 to train for a 5K and I … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Living and Fitness, Running
Tagged fitness, Health, living healthy, Running, weight-loss
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Baby Steps to Redesign Your Life: Weight Loss Step 2
A few weeks ago, I blogged about giving up sugared drinks as a small step in the great journey towards weight-loss. During my personal weight loss journey, I found that it is much easier to lose weight by making multiple … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Living and Fitness, Redesigning Your Life
Tagged Cook, cooking, Eating, fitness, Health, living healthy, redesign your life, weight-loss
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Running in Monteverde
As I have indicated in earlier posts, I love to run. I run because it is cheaper than therapy, healthier than happy hour, and it is the closest thing I have to a religion. At the risk of sounding vain … Continue reading
Baby Steps to Redesign Your Life: Weight-Loss Step 1
Even though 65% of American adults are above their ideal weight, only 25% are seriously trying to lose weight. The same Gallup® survey showed that a little over half of Americans surveyed would like to lose weight. Surveys have many … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Living and Fitness, Redesigning Your Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Caffeine, fitness, Health, living healthy, weight-loss
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Redesign Your Life: My weight-loss story
In the beginning… Moving to Costa Rica was not the first time I took drastic steps to redesign my life. Five years ago, I went on a journey to lose 40 pounds. The struggle taught me a lot about living … Continue reading
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Tagged fitness, living healthy, redesign your life, weight-loss
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