Katie’s Kitchen This is a great end of summer recipe that takes advantage of all of the beautiful produce still available in the grocery store and in your home gardens (Special thanks to Liz and Nick for the awesome peppers and cucumbers used in this recipe!)   You already know that cayenne pepper is a …

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  Here are 3 easy ingredients to add to your foods that will fire up your metabolism and help you burn more calories and still allow you to enjoy your summer indulgences. Cayenne Pepper contains capsaicin, a compound that heats your body and increases the amount of calories you burn. It also helps with meal …

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  Guest Post – Katie’s Kitchen Quinoa is an amazing ingredient that everyone should have in their pantry.  You can use it in almost any recipe that you would use pasta or rice or as an easy side to meat and veggies.  Quinoa is great not only because it tastes good and lends itself to …

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I am sure you have all heard of at least some of these ingredients being included in some sort of “SUPER DIET”.  I wanted to quickly dispell some of the myths associated with these kinds of fad diets. First off, I will not argue that these diets help you lose a good amount of weight …

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Through all my years as a fitness professional, I noticed a flaw in people’s diets who struggle with weight loss and toning their body.  I find that many people have difficulty in coming up with new high protein sources for their snacks.  It seems that chips, pretzels, carrots and popcorn always find their way into …

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You have probably seen Fat Loss Myths in a title more times than you can possibly imagine.  Unfortunately, many people are ingrained with certain ideas in their head that are spread by the media, books and the internet.  I want to keep this post very simple and give you 3 simple myths that are related …

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Just a warning -  I am about to go off on a rant.   Those of you who know me personally may be a bit surprised by this post.  You see, my parents raised me to always try and be polite as possible and to deflect any type of confrontation.  I hate seeing people do anything …

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Katie and I decided to head over to the dog park on Sunday since it had been a while since Tuggy had been able to run free.  He just loves to get out there and run around chasing dogs, being chased and dodging the dog owners who stand around.  We immediately became the unpopular group …

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Hey all, Callie Durbrow here from Ultimate Athletic Fitness…I’m really psyched to be doing this guest post for my buddy Greg. Let’s get right into the dirty details… A common question that I get from a lot of new clients is “how do I lose that extra belly fat?” Everyone wants a toned and tight …

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Shake ½ a ripe banana (use a very ripe banana for the best banana flavor), 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter, ¾ c. skim milk, ½ scoop Prograde LEAN Meal Replacement Shake  Blend Calories:  304   Protein Pumpkin Pie Shake 1/2 cup canned pumpkin 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 2 tbsp. pecans walnuts …

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