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Susie Shina is the premiere lifestyle strategist for women who work from home. As the innovator of the new Fit Enough movement, she uses her books, coaching programs and highly acclaimed video blog http://befitenough.com to help women get it back and reconnect with a passion for the other stuff. It's not only the numerous degrees in fitness and nutrition that make her an expert but her personal experience of weighing over 200lbs, battling back to a size 2 and then realizing that thin does not equal happy....

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Organic sugar is still sugar…

Author: Susie Shina Food labels are killing me.  Organic, gluten-free, fat-free, low-carb, all-natural, added fiber, heart-healthy, calcium rich.  Everyone in the food industry has jumped on the ”healthy” bandwagon.  The new ‘health conscious’ labels make me feel better about what I’m eating… but should they?  I’ve been known to binge eat some healthy food.  I never feel bad about it because it’s healthy, riiiiight?!  Here are a few things to think about when eating your ‘healthy’ food… 1.  Organic sugar is still sugar.  Better for you in an ‘organic’ way BUT it’s still processed and has the same amount of non-organic sugar calories.  Lots of sugar can make you fat – organic or not. 2. Remember, food companies are trying to ’sell’ something.  If you’re trying to eat better, ’healthy’ labels are going to jump out at you.  Just because a juice container says it’s the equivalent of 8 servings of fruit does not mean it is better than eating actual fruit. 3.  If food is missing something (fat-free, sugar-free, ...

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Better Butt Just Sitting in Traffic

Author: Susie Shina I wonder how many hours we spend sitting in traffic during our lifetimes? Hundreds? Thousands? Why not make the most of it?! SQUEEZE YOUR BUTT. Sitting in traffic is time you’ll never get back – use that time wisely to sculpt your buns, hun. Here’s the drill: Squeeze, hold for 10 sec, release – 10 times then… Squeeze, release – 10 times fast Will you look like a goofball? Probably… but you’ll be the one with the tightest rear-end on the road! This week’s Action Item: Squeeze your butt at every red-light you catch. Squeeze it ’til you’re yelling ‘gimme the greeeeeeen’!

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Should You Count Calories?

Author: Susie Shina I hate diets.  Diets are just a list of foods that people tell us not to eat.  Well, I want to eat whatever I want.  If I feel like having a mouth-watering, spicy Popeye’s fried chicken sandwich one day, what’s the big deal?  If I need a Dove sweet, dark and delicious chocolate bar, is it OK?  I gotta say – YES! IT’S MORE THAN OK – IT’S NECESSARY! Depriving ourselves of the things we love is not fun.  Granted, waddling away from the all-you-can-eat buffet isn’t fun either! Here are 3 tips to eat what you want, not count calories and Really Live in a body you love: 1)  Make your food fantasy list. I talk about this in my book, Fit Enough, and it’s the #1 rule I live by.  List the 5 foods you would fantasize about if you were stranded on a desert island.  Those are the foods you should definitely ...

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