Easy Vegetable Container Garden Ideas to Suit Any Diet

The right easy vegetable container garden ideas can help you to make sure you’re eating fresh fruit you’ve grown yourself, no matter where you live.  Depending on the options you choose, you might be able to keep things going year-round indoors, or you might convert a deck, patio, or balcony space into a lush – though still tiny – field of delicious treasures throughout the warmer months.

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Why I’m Flying my Family South for a Luxury Vacation in Mexico

I’m going on a luxury vacation in Mexico! If your family is anything like mine, as soon as the temperature drops, all you can think about is springtime when things will start warming up again. I’m not sure if my own family is more sensitive to the cold than the average American, but my husband and I, as well as our two little ones all seem to suffer from it in the same way. After a while, it makes us all feel a little bit crazy.

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Eat What You Want and Skip Your Workout This Christmas (Here’s Why!)

When it comes to the entire holiday season, you really can’t simply skip your workout and eat whatever lands in front of you. On the other hand, whether you celebrate Christmas or any of the other fantastic holidays that take place this season, give yourself the chance to relax on the big day.

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3 Ways I (Healthfully) Treat Myself Through the Holidays

As much as my weight and fitness are important, I always treat myself through the holidays.  By accepting that this is a special time and that there are treats and exceptions all over the place, I work hard to find a balance between enjoying the traditions and overcoming the inclination to fall victim to lazy behaviors and overeating.

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My Favorite Fall Inspired Coffee and Tea Recipes to Warm Your Soul 

Fall inspired coffee and tea recipes can feel like a gift every single day throughout this cooling season.  There is something nearly magical about being able to enjoy the perfect warm beverage on a cool morning as the sun pierces a cloudy sky and lights up the changing colors of the trees outside your window.  Taking a calming break of even five minutes in this way can start your day beautifully or recharge it when it’s halfway through.

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Why Fall is the Season for My Biggest Fitness Progress

As summer temperatures start fading away, I have my fall fitness progress in mind. This is an odd time of year when exercising doesn’t tend to make its way into the spotlight.  I can understand why.  The summer is over.  Kids are going back to school.  We’re less likely to be going out to do things outdoors.

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12 Items For Weight Loss You’ll Wish You Had Sooner

The right items for weight loss can make all the difference when you’re trying to get the most out of every effort. It’s still up to you to make the right changes, but your tools will help you, too.

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Top 5 Simplest Diets to Follow for Weight Loss

If you’re looking to lose weight, then finding out the simplest diets to follow will be very helpful. After all, the easier a strategy is to maintain, the more likely you are to keep it up. That said, there’s a lot that goes into deciding whether or not a diet is easy. Keeping it simple when it comes to counting calories can help, but what you eat is where the real change happens.

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Best Fitness Tracker Apps 2022

The best fitness tracker apps 2022 are filled with useful tools and important features. They can be combined with a healthy diet strategy, weight loss supplements, and workout plans to support your overall fitness goals. Over the last few years, fitness trackers have exploded in popularity. Wearables are working their way into our jewelry and fashions and those of us who don’t have one clipped to our belts or dangling from a necklace nearly certainly have one strapped to our wrists (or already have at one time or another).

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The Single Most Important Healthy Weight Loss Factor Is…

There is so much to consider when it comes to determining the absolute most critical weight loss factor. Any lifestyle changes to manage weight should include them all. That said, the two most influential factors are diet and exercise. Between them, the most important is (drum roll please) what you eat.

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