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Strength Training Basics - Rules to Follow

by Heather Long

We've talked about strength training this week and explored what you need to know and more. It's important to reflect on those articles as we begin to build our strength-training program for the New Year.

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How to Get Started ... Fitness Classes

by Heather Long

With the 2007 approaching, you are likely looking into possible fitness classes and more that you might want to take to get into a healthier lifestyle. So let's take a few minutes to discuss how to get started on a fitness class.

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It's Here ....Tonight is Christmas Eve

by Heather Long

We've been counting down the days for weeks now as we approach the Christmas holidays and whether you celebrate it for religious reasons or secular ones, it's here. Tonight is Christmas Eve. Most of are not going to be working out today or working out tomorrow.

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My Personal Note of Thanksgiving

by Heather Long

Good morning, as I stated earlier in Family Traditions: A Day To Give Thanks, we have a lot of personal family traditions here to celebrate Thanksgiving and this note is one that I am adding to my traditions because this time last year, I was just getting ramped up to start writing for Families.com.

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Day 13: Monday, Monday - I Got Nothing

by Heather Long

Stopping smoking is the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I slipped up and despite being at only 5 cigarettes a day, I'm still not-not smoking. So here we go again, tomorrow morning we start the clock back at zero.

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Day 11: Falling off the Horse

by Heather Long

You know, I knew it was a mistake somewhere in the back of my head when I just let myself off the hook for that slip on Day 7. So that one cigarette wasn't satisfying, I slipped again on the 8th and on the 9th day, I smoked 5 cigarettes during the day.

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Day 8: Do You Try To Make Bargains With Yourself?

by Heather Long

You know, I had to think about it. Is today Day 8 or Day 9? Or was it really day 7? I'm starting to lose track. I wrote about slipping yesterday and how it made me feel. I was surprised by how much the cigarette did not fill that need.

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Day 7: I Slipped, But I Think It was Good

by Heather Long

Okay, bear with me here. I slipped yesterday. I spent the entire day wanting that cigarette in the back of mind, unlike all the previous days, this little voice never shut up and it never went away.

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Day 6: Smokeless & Going Strong

by Heather Long

Yesterday, my daughter I went to the grocery store to get bread and she looked at me and said Mommy, don't you need to buy cigarettes? I said, nope - I haven't smoked in five days. She grinned at me and announced "Your heart is going to be happier now, Mommy and so is mine.

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Day 5: My Throat Hurts and My Sinuses Hate Me

by Heather Long

But I am doing moderately well in the cravings department. I saw someone having a cigarette last night and I didn't want it. That actually surprised me - and what surprised me even more was that I didn't feel the urge to light up and it never came the whole time I was standing there.

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