Spring into Fitness & Health
In This Issue
The Skinny on Diets
8 Tips for a Healthy Diet
Easy Steps to a Healthier You
Three Healthy Recipes
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Healthy Heart...
A glass of wine a day is good they say!

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Fitness Extras...
Yoga is a great exercise! Shop our I love Yoga section for t-shirts and hoodies to wear to class or mugs, mousepads or magnets to remind you to breath!
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Fitness Extras...
Plan to exercise your way to no body fat? Wear our t-shirts around the house to inspire yourself. Already there? Show off your hardwork by wearing our stylish "No Body Fat" givitup apparel to the gym...and inspire them! These also make great gifts for your fit (or not so fit) friends!
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Issue #12 March 2009
Greetings!
 
I'm giving up waiting for a rising stock market and setting my sights on rising temperatures as Spring is right around the corner. That means it's time to think about shedding some layers and showing more figure in the months to come.

This issue has some tips and recipes to help you painlessly prepare for prime time so you can enjoy the longer days and warmer temperatures without shame!
The REAL Skinny on Diet & Weight Loss...

Newlyweds in Loving Pose

When we discover that we are heavier than we want to be, we have a natural inclination to eat less food. We may skip lunch or eat only a tiny amount of our dinner in the hope that if we eat less our body will burn off some of its fat. But that is not necessarily true.

Eating less actually makes it more difficult to lose weight...
 
8 Simple Tips for a Healthy Diet

All the determination in the world to lose weight won't make a bit of difference if you're hanging onto an unhealthy set of dietary commandments that drive you unconsciously to eat at the wrong times or for the wrong reasons.

There are eight simple tips on how you actually can get closer to your ideal weight...

Healthy Eating - Easy Steps to a Healthier You

 
Healthy eating means enjoying a variety of foods in the right portions. There is room for all types of food; each one adding its own goodness.

Having a varied diet ensures you get all nutrients you require to stay healthy and bursting with energy.

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Three Fit & Healthy Recipes

 
Healthy food doesn't have to be either expensive or difficult to make. 

These three recipes will become household favorites and each can be prepared ahead of time and even frozen for quick heating when needed.

Healthy Muffins
Vegetable Soup
Crockpot Chile
For Tools & Kitchenware Fit for the New You...

When you start toning up and looking razor sharp you will want to use only the finest of kitchenware and accessories. The sources below have been providing top quality kitchenwares for decades and are still among the finest available at any price let alone the bargains currently offered on their websites.  Check them out when you have a minute. You won't be sorry!

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   Shop Pfaltzgraff Cookware

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For more tips, recipes, and ideas visit our website at www.abridescookbook.com or blog at www.abridescookbook.com/blog and Happy Celebrating!

Know any friends that enjoy food, or just need to loosen up in the kitchen? Forward this on (there is a link below to make it easy) and they just might invite you to their next celebration!

Sincerely,

Nancy Geiger
A Bride's Cookbook