S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Do you ever find yourself making vague goals like.. 'start being healthy' or 'work out more'? Does that ever work out for you? For the most part, vaguely stated goals like the previous two are easy to give up on or justify reasons why they need to be put off until...
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Bring Back the Basics for Thanksgiving
For many dieters, the Thanksgiving holiday is one of the most dreaded, up there with Halloween and Valentine's Day. Thanksgiving is a day of thanks but also a day of eating buttery mashed potatoes & gravy, turkey loaded with stuffing, sugary cranberry sauce, brown...
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How to Avoid the “All or Nothing” Mentality This Holiday Season
The holiday season is full of opportunities for celebrating gratitude, family, love, faith and service. Food is often a big part of those celebrations, as it should be! However, it's during the holiday season that many are tempted to adopt an "all or nothing"...
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You Are What You Eat
We've all heard the saying, 'You are what you eat.' Parents use this all the time to guilt kids into eating healthy and I'm sure many of us still use it today to admonish our families or friends to eat healthy, balanced meals. But is this just one of those old...
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I’m Home! Now What?
We love hearing from our guests and how they are doing at home. Most of the time we hear that things are good! You're trying new recipes and workouts and finding ways to live healthier and so on. On the flip side, there are times when we hear that our guests are...
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Divorcing From the Scale
An article I came across recently addressed the variety of factors (social, physiological and psychological) that play key roles in weight loss. The article focused on women and the factors that can make it more difficult to see results on the scale from week to week,...
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Happy, Healthy Halloween
Just when you think you're on a roll with a consistent, healthy lifestyle, another holiday creeps up on you! This time of year it can be hard to stay on track when you have candy corn, peanut butter cups, and ghoulish gummies calling your name! The key to staying...
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Movara Salad Dressings
VEGAN FARMHOUSE - (Yields 3 Cups, Serving size is 1 ½ oz, 70 calories per serving) 1 ½ C. Vegan Mayo (Just Mayo is the brand) 1 C. Vegan Sour cream (Tofutti is the brand) ¼ C. Unsweetened almond or coconut milk 1 1/2 t. Lemon juice 1 ½ T. Dry ranch mix* (recipe below)...
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Make Your Shopping Cart Work for You
How many of us have been to the grocery store and ended up either purchasing foods that we had no intention of buying, or buying a lot more food than we had planned? On a trip to the grocery store, a lot of us plan on purchasing only healthy, nutritious foods, but our...
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Meet Joan & David: Podcast
If you’ve been to Movara, you know that the people are the greatest asset here! Joan and Dave are the perfect examples of this. I have been watching this powerful couple come to Movara for the past 11.5 years and have always looked up to them. They are very fit people...
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