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Monthly Archives: December 2009
From Me to Oprah: What's Your Bikini?
I finally did it…I bought a bikini for the first time in I don’t even know how many years. While I consider myself active and fit (relatively speaking, of course..I can’t climb mountains, or run marathons, but I do sweat when I exercise several times a week), my body is far from perfect. Part… Read More
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Tagged bikini, elisa zied, Fitness, from me to oprah, health, hike, marathon, Nutrition, oprah, overweight, race, weight loss
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Diet Do #4: Create Solutions, Not Resolutions
If you’re like most people, the start of a new year makes you think about all the things you want to change about yourself, all those negative habits you want to overcome or healthful habits you want to incorporate into your life to improve your life. The problem is, despite… Read More
Diet Do #3: Fit In Fidgeting
Does the term couch potato apply to you? Would you much rather sit around than be on the move? Are you constantly on the go, moving from one thing to the next like a chicken without a head? Or are you somewhere in between–you like to be active, but you… Read More
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Tagged exercise, fidgeting, lean, non-exercise physical activity, obese, weight management
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Diet Do #2: Pare Portions & Sideline Servings
Are you portion-challenged? When you eat or drink, do you often find it difficult if not impossible to stop eating or drinking when you’ve had enough, even when you’re full?
You’re definitely not alone…countless people have just the same problem leaving a few chips or cookies in a bag, leaving… Read More
5 Simple Diet Do's To Eat Better & Get (& Stay) Fit In 2010
“Don’t procrastinate”…..growing up, I heard that expression in my home over and over from my dear (dare I say old) dad. I don’t think my dad was speaking specifically to me when he said it (maybe he was talking to my mom and brother, the creative, perhaps less organized ones… Read More
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Tagged 2010, appetite, diet do's, eating well, health, healthier habits, healthy eating, hunger, meals, new year, seltzer, snacks, tips, water, weight loss
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From Me To Oprah: Shock And Pour; Soda And Obesity
For this week’s From Me to Oprah: Weekly Tips for Managing Weight and Life, I decided to weigh in on the latest ad from the New York City Department of Health. In this 30-second video called “Are You Pouring on the Pounds?” a man is shown drinking globs of what’s… Read More
Posted in General Info, Nutrition, Uncategorized
Tagged fat, nyc health department, obesity, oprah, overweight, pouring, seltzer, soda, sugar, water, weight gain
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The Scrumptious 7: Light Bites & Tasty Treats
I was thrilled to get in the kitchen to prepare 7 delicious, decadent, but healthful foods to snack on, make as an appetizer, or have as dessert this time of year for a segment I did for Fox’s Good Day Street Talk here in New York City. Some recipes came… Read More
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Tagged baked apple, beans, chicken salad, chocolate, cinnamon, food, hummus, light bites, nuts, pumpkin, quick recipes, tasty treats, yogurt dip
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