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When we first started using daycare, our provider, who is full of words of wisdom said "Juice is a trap that parents fall into."  We listened to her words but eventually we fell into the trap anyway.   What got me thinking about this was that one of my neighbors was over for dinner the other night

When we first started using daycare, our provider, who is full of words of wisdom said "Juice is a trap that parents fall into."  We listened to her words but eventually we fell into the trap anyway.   What got me thinking about this was that one of my neighbors was over for dinner the other night

Posted by pio dalcin on October 12, 2008 http://www.adultfitnesstest.org/ This entry was posted on October 12, 2008 at 9:49 pm and is filed under blogs. Tagged: fitness, fitness test, healthy habits, weight loss. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

(Photo by Kevin) It often seems like my exercise habits wax and wane with the phases of the moon. When I get on an exercise kick, I can go to the gym every day for an hour and not think twice about it. But when my schedule is hectic and there are a million better things to do with my time than hit the treadmill, getting to the gym becomes that last thing on my to-do list.

In the four months leading up to the marathon, I lost 10 pounds of body fat.  This was a commitment to having and wanting a lean/mean machine on race day.  In my mind and in the photos, I still have 6 pounds to go.    Most of this loss came at the end of my [...]

This morning, my 65-pound dog ate a whole stick of butter off of the counter-top. Again. The ½ cup of butter is not part of his regular, intentional diet but I’m forgetful and he is bad so it happens enough for me to know to leave the door to the backyard open for the next 24 hours.

The global economy and stock market has been down, down and down more .....!!!Many people start to get sick from changing weather and faltering retirement fund. Your immune system is weakened from worries and stresses. You will pay for it later.

Help!! I'm trying to give up buying plastic bags and it's harder than I thought.  To my own credit, I use far fewer than I used to.  I pack a mean, waste-free lunch.  I use glass and plastic storage containers for many, many things.  But I still find that I reach for that ubiquitous plastic bag more

Help!! I'm trying to give up buying plastic bags and it's harder than I thought.  To my own credit, I use far fewer than I used to.  I pack a mean, waste-free lunch.  I use glass and plastic storage containers for many, many things.  But I still find that I reach for that ubiquitous plastic bag more

This is in response to a question I received after talking about the snakebite vaccine. “What are the side-effects of getting bit by a snake?” It depends on the snake. Even the snakes without venom can leave a nasty wound. The teeth can puncture deep into the skin, carrying with them a medley of bacteria.