Best Wishes!

I want to wish everyone a happy and safe New Year I look forward to 2012!!!!!

Weight Watchers Tips

Reverse Holiday Weight Gain

Had a few too many holiday cookies? These four tips can help you get back on track after an indulgent season of party platters, cocktails and comfort foods.
Post-Holiday Gain? 4 Ways to Recover


How to get back to your healthy habits after the holidays. Painlessly.

Article By: Erinn Bucklan

"By adding just 500 calories per day, or three homemade sugar cookies and a glass of low-fat milk, you could gain two pounds in two weeks over the holidays," says Jenna Bell-Wilson, PhD, RD, LD, a board certified specialist in sports dietetics.

Now the merriment has ended, here's how to get back on track to healthier habits in the New Year.

Don't get discouraged by weight gain

Even if you overdid it, it won't destroy your health goals. In fact, you may unconsciously reduce your intake as the holiday season winds down. "When you don't realize you're eating all those cookies, that's automatic eating," says Wendy Wood, Ph. D., professor of psychology at Duke University. But when those cocktail party invitations stop coming, so do the temptations.

Up your fruit and vegetable intake

Ideally, you should consume at least five fruit and vegetable servings per day now. These vitamin-rich foods boost your fiber and antioxidant intake and help you feel full. A tip: Replace that midafternoon 16-oz. cola (200 calories) with an orange (65 calories) as a nutritious snack.

Pre-arrange exercise time

You'll stick to a regimen if you schedule exercise ahead, says Brad Cardinal, Ph.D., associate professor of sport and exercise psychology at Oregon State University. Try to get in 30 minutes almost every day. Wear a low-cost pedometer (it counts footsteps) or sign up for a charity walk/run to stick to a plan.

Resist depriving yourself

Focus on what you're going to eat rather than what you're not. "It sounds indulgent," says Colleen Thompson, R.D., a nutritionist at the University of Connecticut. "But concentrate on ways to feed yourself now. It helps you to stick to healthy eating habits." For example, don't skip a nutritious, fiber-rich breakfast, like oatmeal or a half of a whole-wheat bagel with peanut butter. It can help prevent overeating later.

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Merry Christmas!

I wish everyone a blessed Day! Going to gather around our Christmas Tree and open presents drink hot chocolate and watch a Christmas Story a Classic!

Office Chritmas Party!

My company is very family friendly when it comes to the Holiday's one of the many benefits of my job I get to share my office X-Mas party with my two girls!

Holiday Hits!

Here's some great movie's you can find at your local Red Box to enjoy with the Family and especially those of you with kids on Winter Break...
Kung Fu Panda 2
The Cat in the Hat Knows A lot About that! Told from the Cold
The Smurfs
Zookeeper
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Find a Red Box

Have the Best Christmas Ever!

These are some great ideas from the Parenting Weekly Newletter:

Christmas is already one of the most fun days on the calendar, but this year take it up a notch with these silly, active games the whole family can play together

• Your Weirdest Christmas Traditions

• Xmas Eve Traditions We Love

• Holiday Sesame Street Coloring Pages

• Kid-Friendly Holiday Snacks, Party Foods and Treats