Monthly Archives: March 2011

5 Diet Myths and Why You Shouldn’t Believe Them

March 8, 2011
By Rich Dafter

At last count, there were about 50 billion, trillion, gazillion different diet books and diet plans out there, all touting new, miraculous ways to shed the pounds. At first perusal, it can seem downright baffling, so let me let you in on a little secret. At the core, any reputable eating plan is going...

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Team Beachbody – Decide, Commit, Succeed

March 7, 2011
By Rich Dafter

It is as simple as that.  With Team Beachbody, you decide to join the community, you commit to working out regularly and eating nutritiously and you succeed in reaching your health and fitness goals.  No shortcuts, no gimmicks, no surgeries.  You change your lifestyle, you change your body and you change your life. Isn’t...

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4 Healthy and Hearty Dips

March 5, 2011
By Rich Dafter
4 Healthy and Hearty Dips

Thinking of having a party tonight. Want to make it a little healthier? Joe Wilkes has some good dip ideas to make it more nutritious. “When aren’t we going on and on about how you need to eat more vegetables? They’re full of fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants, and they’re low in calories and fat....

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7 Breakfasts, 7 Days

March 4, 2011
By Rich Dafter
7 Breakfasts, 7 Days

It’s hard to work good nutrition into our days. We’re working longer and longer hours and still trying to fit in 30 to 60 minutes of exercise, not to mention all the studies coming out that say we’re not getting nearly enough sleep. The hours run out. The snooze button gets pushed. Breakfast often...

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We Don’t Have a Revolving Door

March 3, 2011
By Rich Dafter

A letter to my Team Beachbody Coaches Dr. John C. Maxwell wrote an article about revolving doors that I wanted to share with you.  This applies to corporations and sports teams among others, but ironically does not apply to us.  With Team Howtobefit, we can create a dynasty with no “lose-lose phase” that he...

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Today’s Featured Team Beachbody Trainer

March 2, 2011
By Rich Dafter
Today’s Featured Team Beachbody Trainer

Wow, it is great to be working on this blog again.  A new look and feel and a renewed passion for providing good content, great resources and the best advice available to help you achieve your health and fitness goals. Today’s Featured Trainer is the embodiment of all of those qualities.  I am proud...

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Chicken Soup for the Cold – Does it Work?

March 2, 2011
By Rich Dafter

We’ve all heard about the book, “Chicken Soup for the Soul” by Jack Canfield and we’ve heard that chicken soup is good for colds and the flu.  But does it really work?  I don’t have a grandmother and was too sick to make some myself.  But it has been tested by doctors and their...

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Beware The I’ds of March!

March 1, 2011
By Rich Dafter

Fitness pro Raphael Calzadilla has a great article entitled, “Jumpstart Your Fitness Program” and he begins it by warning us to beware the “I’ds of March”. He goes on to say, “Spring has sprung and there you and I sit, overweight and overtired. The year is one-fourth gone and we are dangerously close to...

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A Healthy Body Gets You Going Further With God

March 1, 2011
By Rich Dafter

From Faith & Fitness Magazine by Dr. James Merritt, founder and Senior Pastor of Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Georgia Have you ever wanted to get your life lined up with God’s purpose so that you can live a life on the level? It is amazing how just being one degree off in a...

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Fresh Start

March 1, 2011
By Rich Dafter

Living your life by seeing it through God’s eyes means that you cannot make the choices that make you feel good or create the most benefit for you, but rather your choices and actions have to be the right thing according to the Word. Having read a quote from Maya Angelou yesterday and being...

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