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Living a better life begins with making healthier choices. Use the tips in this newsletter to help guide you towards making better choices so that you may have the energy and confidence to get out and live life.
To Your Health!
The Skinny Gene Project |
| "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present."-Author Unknown
Take the opportunity today to bring about the changes you'd like to see in yourself tomorrow.
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| 10 Substitutions That Shave 100 lbs |
 Did you know that simply substituting a light English muffin for 1 bagel (daily) could cause you to lose 23 pounds a year? Would you trade in your morning glass of OJ for an actual orange if you knew it might save you 5 pounds?
Small changes like these to your everyday life can help you lose weight or help you prevent further weight gain.
Here are Skinny Gene's top 10 tips to help trim calories as well as your waistline.
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| Not All Carbs Are Created Equal |
 Chosing carbohydrates can be very confusing.
Eating the right type of carb can be the difference between substantial weight gain and weight loss.
Eating bad carbs can cause heart disease, diabetes, weight gain, hunger pangs, and can even trigger overeating. Good carbs are needed for proper brain function, helps your body burn more body fat, fills you up and keeps you from getting hungry.
So don't cut carbs; make better choices. Use this simple numerical ranking and put the good carbs to work.
Click here to learn how! |
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Making healthier choices begins with what you decide to put into your grocery cart.
Try to find a way to incorporate each of these items into your meals. |
| A True Inspiration |
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 "I DON'T WANT TO DIE and I'm dying. I am this reality. I WANT TO LIVE and I'm living. I am creating this reality."- Annie * (Skinny Gene member- San Diego)
Annie is taking the step to regain control of her life. She has overcome more obstacles than one person should ever have to bear, and she has now completed her first 5K. Congratulations Annie! We are so PROUD of you!
See the pictures and read her remarkable journey... |
| A Passion For PAWS |
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 Whether you have a passion for diabetes prevention or protecting our four-legged friends, we celebrate whatever it is that inspires you to get out and live life.
We are proud to support one of our Skinny Gene members, Michelle, as she runs the Chicago Marathon in memory of Winston, her 2 1/2 year old Weimaraner that passed away due to heart failure last year on October 12, 2008.
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