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7/27/09 11:30 P

AudioBoo: Thumbs up! Great way to make a mini (5 minute) podcast, you can subscribe using iTunes!

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7/6/09 11:26 P

Pick up a pedometer to record your steps for the day, then post to SparkPeople!

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3/15/09 5:09 P

Huddle, then immediately post to the team page!

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3/14/09 12:44 A

Time Saver:

Download your podcasts and sync to your iPod the night before.

If you try to do that in the morning, you have the potential to get stuck on the computer for another 10-15 minutes longer than you wanted to be.

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2/1/09 12:26 A

Plan. Decide what you are going to eat the day before.

Make an Excel Spreadsheet detailing what you are goin to be doin as far as workouts for the next 8-12 weeks.

Most people spend months planning their wedding but don't take a moment to take a look at their entire life. Heres an opportunity to do so.

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1/25/09 7:38 P

Getting 8 cups of water in daily ... I keep 4 16oz water bottles in the fridge, I wash them out and refill them each evening so they're cold the next day. Each day I make sure I drink one before lunch, two in the afternoon and one during my workout. And it's easy to keep track just by looking in the fridge.

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1/24/09 2:47 P

If you are an on-call technician and you anticipate being busy, plan on changing which Mass you are going to on the weekend!

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12/11/08 11:59 P

Become a member of more than one SparkTeam, Huddle on Each and Contribute to each Team's message board!

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11/24/08 11:45 A

Download your favorite podcasts and load them up into your mp3 player the evening before. When you go train, there's nothing to hold you up!

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11/16/08 6:43 P

Squeeze in little bits of time to squeeze in a Spark Activity throughout your day!

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11/15/08 7:33 P

Put out your gym clothes in your bag the night before!

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11/4/08 11:20 P

Getting your water in:

Before each meal, down 8oz of water. Fill up your glass again with 8oz of water, then nurse that with your meal.

You'll get your 8 glasses in no time.

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9/10/08 4:51 P

For you runners:

Make a playlist of different BPMs for your MP3 player. That way you are all set to change your workout while you are out there!

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9/8/08 11:40 A

Plan your meals:
What you are going to eat, and
When you are going to eat them!

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8/6/08 1:12 A

A measuring glass that came with my hand blender makes a great everyday cup. I'm able to track my cups of water, and mix my midday smoothie in it.

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6/21/08 9:54 A

Something that has really been helping me is to weigh and measure my food ie eat real serving sizes not just taking a "helping". When I help myself, I always take more than I need and I always finish it even when I am not hungry. For some reason I have a problem with stuffing myself! (old bulemia tendencies rearing up in a seemingly controlled fashion).
KM

Edited by: KERRYAJMM at: 6/21/2008 (09:52)

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6/20/08 10:49 A

Tip #3 - Motivation

Post each day. Get involved in a team. Make friends on the team. Those friends will help you achieve your goals. They will help you when you are having a bad day. They will rejoice with you when you have successes and support you though the tough times.

If someone needs motivation reach out. This is a community that does better with people helping out and being there and staying motivation.

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6/16/08 8:14 A

TIP #2 - Fitness Videos

Have you looked for some quick, easy and free fitness videos to do? I highly recommend that you check out the ones that Spark People offers. They are great. They are short, about 10 min and a great work out. I highly recommend them. I know that there are a bunch to choose from. And you can pick out what works for you with the equipment that you have. You don't need any.

I love these because I can get them in first thing in the morning, and it is a great way for me to start the day.

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6/15/08 11:36 A

TIP #1 - Nutrition Tracker...

I know that the last episode of Daily Breakfast that I was listening to Father Roderick said that he could not use the nutrition tracker, and here is a tip- I don't use the SP generated meals, I put in my own. I am a picky eater so I don't like most of them.

You can search for foods based on a database of foods that are put in by spark people, or you can enter your own. If you see a * before the food it is a user entered food. You can take it for what is put in, or you can research if it is correct. All others SP. I do this all the time especially when I want to get a more accurate calorie count.

I also put "meals" together that I use often, like how I make my morning coffee. Makes entering the meals in quick and easy. I do this with many of my typical meal combination's. This really saves me time and energy.

I also usually enter in foods that I prepare to find out the calories and to share them with others. I do this through the Spark Recipes. That is how I am doing the Grace Before Meals cookbook.

If you need help with this please let me know.

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6/15/08 11:31 A

I know that there are so many features that SP offers so I wanted to start a section for Tip of the day. - that way if you need help you may find it here.

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