Monthly Archives: November 2010

This is how I roll.

November 30, 2010
By Jessica Watters
This is how I roll.

Having 4 kids and running my own successful online fitness business has generated a lot of comments and questions from so many people.  I get people who feel the need to give me blessings, (which I appreciate), but I do sense sarcasm in some of these.  I also get people who think I’m crazy...

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Keep Your Hands on the Plow

November 30, 2010
By Howtobefit

Saturday evening we heard Franklin Graham speak at our church and then afterwards spoke to one of the counselors at length.  He mentioned to us about keeping our hands on the plow and not looking back (or around for that matter), but instead looking forward in order to be able to plow a straight...

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You don’t need to be a superstar.

November 22, 2010
By Jessica Watters

You don’t need to be a superstar.  Its what I tell my kids all the time.  I don’t care if they don’t become the baseball superstar, or musical prodigy, I just want them to be good, healthy kids. I think we focus too much on our kids becoming the next prodigy.  We pay all...

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My husband’s recipe for Shakeology – Chocolate, coffee and peanut butter, oh my!

November 19, 2010
By Jessica Watters

I knew Shakeology was delicious by itself, but sometimes you want to experiment with different flavors.  My husband makes this recipe for me for lunch on the weekends.  I love it!  Here’s a video on how its made: Shakeology recipe

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Where Are You on the Road to Success?

November 17, 2010
By Howtobefit

There is a quote attributed to Theodore Roosevelt, Zig Ziglar and Don Swartz that goes, “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care”. We care about where you are on your road to success and that is why we are asking each and every one of our Team...

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Jessica’s Healthy Whole Wheat Muffins

November 13, 2010
By Jessica Watters

This muffin recipe makes a great snack to for your kids. They’re lower in fat and sugar than most muffins, and you can make them plain or add blueberries, cranberries or whatever you wanted. I made these the other day and added blueberries to half of them.  This recipe will make 12 muffins: •1/4 cup...

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Procrastination

November 12, 2010
By Jessica Watters

Okay, I know we’re all guilty of it.  I’m perhaps one of the biggest procrastinators out there. As I type, I have a big pile of my 2 year old’s clothes to bag up for donation.  I did promise myself I would get to it later today though:) I had been procrastinating about cleaning...

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Weight loss, is it hard or easy?

November 10, 2010
By Jessica Watters

Why does it seem like its easier for some people to stick with an exercise or nutrition program? Why is it that some people can find the time to workout and make the most of it? Why do some people struggle with all of this?  I know many of you who do struggle with this...

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Field of Diamonds, Field of Dreams

November 10, 2010
By Howtobefit

As some of you may know, over the past year, I have undergone a series of surgeries after tests revealed that my condition wasn’t hopeless and that my life could be saved. Some have been an inconvenience and others, the most painful experiences of my life. Yesterday was hopefully the last one for a...

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Stress is Basically a Disconnected State That Believes Everything is an Emergency

November 7, 2010
By Howtobefit

“Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath. Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important. Just lie down.” – Natalie Goldberg Can you imagine the editor of the New York Times or even the editor of your local paper not...

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