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WHAT!?!?!  P90X2 - YES!!!Click HERE to order P90X2It's almost here.  The waiting, the anticipating...it's coming to an end.  P90X2 can be in your hands by Christmas...but ONLY if you pre-order through me, your Beachbody Coach, between September 1st and 5th.  That's 5 days, folks.  After that, you likely will not see the program on your doorstep until sometime in 2012.  There's a palpable...

Today has been all about greens for me.  I am experimenting a little bit with food for a few days to see how I feel when I eliminate or reduce some things, and add in more of other things.  I am reducing (not eliminating) dairy and gluten - although today's lunch had both.  But, it was still pretty healthy, considering the alternatives.  Oh,...

Yeah Yeah!!!  ::Happy Dance::I made my first juice today in my new juicer (thank you again to Josh for letting me keep it!)  I have to say, all things considered, it was not at all bad.  I took a cue from my good friend Dana, and I added a couple of ice cubes, which definitely added a smoothness to the juice.  I had...

I'm fairly certain you are all seeing blog posts, online articles, emailed newsletters, Facebook links and tweets with school lunch ideas.  However, if you haven't yet, then read on.  Actually, read on anyway - you might find some ideas here that you haven't seen yet.  I do have three kids so that puts me at a level somewhere between expert and all-knowing. Let's...

When I think of the colors of summer, in terms of fresh produce, one word sums it up for me.VibrantSummer produces such an array of colorful produce.  While the vibrancy is beautiful and pleasing to the eye, there are other benefits to choosing produce in a variety of colors.  Have you heard to "Eat a Rainbow"?  We're not talking Lucky Charms here folks...or...

Tonight I combined a "You Choose" Summer Challenge ingredient (Eggplant, chosen by Wendy) and a meal idea a friend and fellow Institute for Integrative Nutrition student, Nadia, shared with our Facebook group (millet polenta with garden herbs).  I took the eggplant and added it with other veggies to the millet, along with a few other ingredients, and came up with a veggie/millet casserole. ...

Today kicked off National Farmers Market Week across the country.  This week, let's recognize and thank our local farmers for the produce, livestock, dairy, poultry, herbs, plants & flowers they provide to us through their hard work and dedication to our communities.It's important that we support our local farmers.  Not only are we buying fresher foods that have been picked just recently (sometimes...

You might be saying, "Debi, you've posted about how finding time for you has changed your life.  You gave us some tips on how to fit exercise into our busy lives.  But, what about finding the motivation to get started?"Believe me, I was once the queen of excuses.  "I'm tired, it's been a long day."  "The kids wore me out today." "It's early,...