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_{What a wild ride the holidays were this year with all those long weekends! I hope you had plenty of time to enjoy the season this year.}

_{Even though flu attacked half the family – we still had very nice holidays. Lots of good eating.}

_{New Years Day ends the holiday season. Now its time to get back on track.}

_{Get the house cleaned up. The weather was pretty crummy today. Since I had no intention of venturing out – I’ve got the upstairs un-Christmased, and pretty well cleaned up. Whatever I missed with be taken care of in my weekly routines. I’ve still got the downstairs to do though…}

_{Get back to a healthy diet It was a nice break from salads, and now they are tasting good again. I don’t want to see turkey for a year. Enough already! And I’ve had my fill of cookies and pumpkin pie. Normal stuff sounds pretty good about now. Italian would be good, don’t you think? With a big salad and some wine…}

_{And once you’ve got all the holiday stuff behind you – its time to start working on your goals for this year.}

_{I don’t like to call them resolutions. We never stick to resolutions. But we do work on goals. Maybe because goals is instilled in us from a young age? So, instead of resolving to lose weight, make a goal to lose so many pounds.}

_{If losing weight is one of your goals this year, I’ve written a new free report over at Rebel With a Fork that should help – How to permanently lose weight and live a healthy, energy filled life >>>}

For me, my goal is health related. The stress, long hours, a desk job, not having the dog to walk, lack of exercise, and did I mention the stress? Something’s gotta give or I’m gonna die. No, seriously – I am concerned.

I’ve got to get more exercise, and I have to find ways to relieve some of the stress. I’m starting the PACE program. I’ll let you know how it goes.

I’m also finding that the monthly format for Rebel with a Fork is stressful. For the moment, Rebel With a Fork will be an ebook on steroids. I’ll still be updating – but I won’t be trying to do big features every month. It will be good for both of us.

How will it be good for you?

During my little hiatus, you can get a lifetime membership for just $47. If you are currently a member, I’ll be contacting you before your next billing about how to change over.

I might try some yoga too. We’ll see.

I have business goals too, but for right now, I’ve got to get back in balance and quit driving myself so hard.

And I need to get to bed. I’m working tomorrow – which is probably today by the time you’re reading this. Have some fun for me today, OK?

How about you? Do you have any goals you’d like to share?

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I’ve been working on adapting to my new schedule, and I’ve been pretty proud of myself. The house is clean, I’ve been eating well, I’m getting back to posting a little more regularly…

But I have to tell you – I haven’t been feeling too good, and I could not figure out why. I’ve been drinking less coffee and more water. I’ve been smoking less. I’ve been eating well. What the heck?

Oh sure, there’s been a lot of stress lately – new job, taxes, blizzard, car problems, new (used) car, car payment…

And my sleep schedule has been a struggle, but I’m getting at least 6 hours. I shouldn’t be feeling this bad.

I figured it out tonight. I was listening to a teleseminar, and pacing. Suddenly I realized that I felt better. That was it! I’m not getting enough exercise. I’m working a desk job, and my daughter took her dog – so I’m barely getting any exercise.

Its a relief to have it figured out. I was thinking I was going to need that new insurance. Whew!

Maybe I need to take up Yoga. Kill 2 birds with one stone – exercise and stress reduction.  

Sometimes half the battle is figuring out the problem.  

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I’m as resistant to commercialized healthy eating as anyone. But I try to taste different things. So, I tried coucous.

The truth of the matter is, I didn’t feel like going to the store. I had stuff to make a spinach salad… and a box of couscous. Other people rave about eating a vegan diet, so I figured what the heck.

I know a lot of people think I eat like that all the time. Yeah, right. If you believe that, you haven’t wandered around Rebel With a Fork

Couscous tasted sort of like bread crumbs. People really eat this? And like it?

I guess that’s why I’m a Rebel With a Fork. There’s no way I’m living on a diet like that.

My boss was thrilled that I ate a donut this morning. She said, “Ha, I found your weak spot!”

I said, “Yeah, that and pepperoni pizza.”

They all think I eat like that all the time. It seems that not many people are willing to believe that you can be thin and healthy without eating bird food. I’ll be working on them, don’t ya know?

At 1PM, the entire office smells like french fries. I may never eat another french fry. But it will take a lot to make me give up fresh pizza

There is one girl who has lost like 70 lbs in the last year, and she is really excited about her progress. Having another person who is resistant to the ordering out everyday will certainly help. I’ve even noticed a couple of other girls bringing lunch more often.

One girl tried to order a healthier choice today. She got a turkey wrap. It turned out to be loaded with both sour cream and ranch dressing. Its really hard when you’re first starting out on a healthier diet, isn’t it?

Besides all the fat, sodium and calories, I shudder to think about how much money some of these girls are spending. It makes me sad to think about how much it could cost them down the road. But you know me – I’ll be trying to change things!

How about you? How are you doing on your healthy eating plan?

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Thanksgiving day is a warmand fuzzy day when we gather with family and/or friends and stuff ourselves silly. We have a great time.

As soon as the last person leaves, real life rears its ugly head again and we lose all the gratitude feelings we managed to muster up all day.

But I’ll bet if you look real hard, you could find at least one thing you’re really grateful for today.

Today I got up. I had forgotten to take the garbage cans out. It was very cold and very windy. My daughter wanted to go shopping, but I have no money to buy her anything for her birthday. I have to work tonight. Not a great day.

But, the sun is shining. Its warm in the house. We have food to eat. And we’re healthy.

I think the fact that we’re healthy probably tops the list. Without that, nothing else matters. The cost of getting sick scares me to death.

You know that I work hard to keep us healthy. Its the number one priority around here. And I am grateful that it seems to be rubbing off on the rest of the family too. I want the people I love to enjoy good health too. Don’t you?

Now, you can have lots of money and poor health. But poor health makes it hard to enjoy life, no matter how much money you have.

We may not have much control in this economy, but your health is one area that you can control.

You can depend on main stream medicine for taking care of your health, but the unfortunate truth is they only take care of the symptoms, not the cause. And as my daughter was ranting about earlier, many times, each drug comes with it’s own side effects that requires the use of another drug. It’s a vicious, very expensive cycle.

You can lose weight and get your health back just by changing the way you eat.  And I don’t mean a life of eating a diet of tofu and vegetables.

I know you’ve been dreading the whole healthy eating thing. You can’t just flip a switch and be a healthy eater tomorrow. I don’t know of anyone who has been able to do that – not even me.

When you follow my email course, you’ll make small changes that are easy to live with – and I’ve put together hundreds of great tasting fast and easy recipes that you’re gonna love.

If you’re ready to take a realistic approach to transitioning to a healthier eating lifestyle, you need this. Please don’t be like my family and wait until you have a serious health problem to start changing. Change now and avoid the serious health problems altogether. It’s not as bad as you think – and its so much better to be healthy, no matter how much life sucks otherwise.

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The extension of COBRA benefits has failed to pass.

That means anyone laid off after May 31, 2010 will not be eligle for the assistance program that would have helped pay the steep COBRA fees.

Sobering.

That means that it is more important than ever to take care of yourself.

That means -

Eating 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day

Taking supplements

Making your own fresh food and staying away from packaged and fast foods

I know – I’ve been there. Not being able to afford to take your kid to the doctor is one of the worst feelings you can ever imagine.

I know you think you can’t afford to eat healthy, but I’ll tell you what – the pop and chips and all that other junk really ads up. For what you pay to eat in the fast food lane, even off the dollar menu ads up to. If you get a burger, fries and a drink, you’re looking at $3 per person. You can make a really good meal for that.

I know you think you don’t have time. I rarely spend more than 30 minutes to get a meal on the table. I can have a meal on the table in 15 minutes if I have to.

I know you think you can’t do it.

It’s easy. If you’ve every used any of my recipes, you know how easy they are.

That’s why I created Rebel With a Fork. Everything you need to get thin & healthy is there waiting for you to put it to use. Ihope you take advantage.

Staying healthy has been a priority in my house for years now. My daughter has learned the lessons well. I’m very proud of the choices she makes – well, most of the time

If an 18 year old chooses to eat healthy – it can’t be that bad, now can it?

Grab your free trial and give it a shot. You might be pleasantly surprised.