by SKFitLife | Jun 10, 2013 | Health, SKFitLife
Connecting… when was the last time you connected with a new friend? Met someone who shared your goals… Supported you in reaching for your dreams? When I launched the SKFitLife Challenge in January 2012, one of my primary goals was to connect other women so that they...
by SKFitLife | Apr 10, 2013 | FitLife
Do you struggle with labels such as “Fat Free” or “Sugar Free”? Do you wonder about how you should be dealing with these? You will want to avoid these products in general. Some of you may be thinking, “but aren’t they...
by SKFitLife | Apr 7, 2013 | SKFitLife
Have you ever thought, “I will be happy with my life when I am happy with my physical appearance”? I hear this phrase quite often and used to say it myself until I realized that I had it all backwards… I was trying to “fix” the outside when I really needed to do my...
by SKFitLife | Apr 3, 2013 | FitLife
Some of you may have heard my story about how I was a cardio queen… the more the better, right??? Not if you want to have a strong, and toned body. If this is the look you are trying to achieve, you will need to have a balanced program that includes weight...
by SKFitLife | Mar 28, 2013 | Recipes
Turkey Chili Ingredients 1 Onion, chopped 1 Avocado, chopped 3 Green onions, chopped 3 Cloves garlic, minced 1 ½ lbs. Ground Turkey 2 (4 ounce) cans Green chile peppers, chopped 1 tbs. Ground cumin 2 tsp. Dried oregano Ground cayenne pepper to taste Ground white...
by SKFitLife | Feb 24, 2013 | Recipes
Serves: 6 (2 per serving) Prep time: 5 minutes, Cook time: 25-28 minutes Ingredients 2 cups rolled oats (not quick oats) 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice* 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling) 2 egg whites 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup 1...
by SKFitLife | Feb 17, 2013 | Recipes
Ingredients: ½ cup minced onions 1/2 cup peanut oil 1/3 cup rice vinegar 2 tbs water 4 tbs minced fresh ginger 2 tbs minced celery 2 tbs ketchup 4 tsp soy sauce 2 tsp sugar 2 tsp lemon juice ½ tsp minced garlic ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper Directions...
by SKFitLife | Feb 14, 2013 | Recipes
This clean, healthy baked Irish oatmeal was made with lots of love. Ingredients: ½ cup blueberries ½ apple, chopped 1 cup uncooked Irish Oats ½ tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon pinch of salt 1 packet Sugar in the Raw (~1T) 1.5 cup fat free milk (or any milk you...
by SKFitLife | Jan 17, 2013 | Recipes
Cold-Kicking Ginger Chicken Soup Makes 8 Servings Ingredients: 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 3 large chicken breasts 1 large onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, crushed 13 cups water 2 cups white wine 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1 (4 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly...
by SKFitLife | Nov 23, 2012 | Isagenix, Nutrition, SKFitLife
Unexpected Trial #2 I have successfully completed trial #2. When I first started using Isagenix, I was very careful to add products in one at a time because I will be the first to admit that I was skeptical. I have always been one for just whole foods so I really...
by SKFitLife | Oct 23, 2012 | FitLife
What does a FitLife look like TO YOU??? We ALL start at different points and with different goals in mind. The real challenge is to challenge OURSELVES to give our best whatever our “best” is. Sometimes our “best” and our “all”...
by SKFitLife | Oct 22, 2012 | FitLife
Dear Stephanie, Is it Friday yet? I would like an alcoholic beverage. If you had to pick the “top 3” that aren’t going to derail my efforts, what would you choose? How about the worst? Here is the real deal with the alcohol… it goes beyond the...
by SKFitLife | Oct 8, 2012 | SKFitLife
I received this post from one of our SKFitLife Challengers and would like to share the answer with you, outside of the private group because I spent years not truly understanding what carried the weight of a boulder or that of a grain of sand. Q: Just read...
by SKFitLife | Sep 24, 2012 | Recipes
COCONUT OIL! I swear it is the nectar of the gods. For anyone who knows me, you may know my PASSION for coconut anything. And what makes it TOTALLY AWESOME? It is incredibly good for your health! Since being here in Costa Rica, I have had a difficult time...
by SKFitLife | Sep 18, 2012 | FitMom
Harsh blog post title? Maybe, but it got your attention, right? Great because this is a VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC. Last week, I invited Holistic Nutritionist and SKFitLife Challenger, April Reigart, to discuss adrenal fatigue, the causes, signs, symptoms, and most...
by SKFitLife | Sep 5, 2012 | SKFitLife
… I have been trying to get this pen to work for 2 days now… Let me back up. I write in my journal daily and for the past 2 days, my pen was only “kind of” working. It would start to work and then about ½ ways down the page, it would start to fade and then kind of...
by SKFitLife | Aug 13, 2012 | SKFitLife
What is the story you are telling yourself and others? Is it one of hope and love? For yourself? For others? Are these conscious thoughts? Are they habit? Do you find yourself criticizing yourself? Cutting others down? We ALL do it to some extent… it is part of human...
by Admin Assistance | Aug 6, 2012 | FitLife
I am often asked about ideal weight and calorie calculations. There are ranges for “ideal weights” but this is my philosophy on “ideal weight”… If you have a significant amount of weight to lose (30, 40, 50 + pounds), weight is a somewhat...
by SKFitLife | Jul 13, 2012 | FitLife
PROMISES OF QUICK WEIGHT LOSS We have yet another fad diet on the market… Have you seen the Six Weeks to OMG diet? I typically ignore all of these diets but this one really got my attention. When I was a teen and early 20-something, I fell for all of these...
by SKFitLife | Jun 29, 2012 | FitLife
It is Friday afternoon… You are at the office happy hour… Everyone is offering you greasy bar food and sugary alcoholic beverages but you already made a decision to enjoy your cheat meal with your hubby at a wedding tomorrow, so you think… oh, let me just explain my...
