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10 Tips on how to motivate yourself to exercise more

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But if you belong to the opposite crowd, those who drag themselves to the gym or fall asleep lacing up their running shoes, then you have bigger fish to fry: lack of motivation. But how do you motivate yourself to get off the couch and exercise? Money, like health, is always a good motivator. Key in the words “Time to Move!”

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Common Pitfalls to Avoid While Trying to Lose Weight

Koupon Karen

Recognizing when you’re stressed and finding healthy ways to cope is crucial in preventing stress from derailing your efforts. Moreover, people often mistake thirst for hunger, leading to unnecessary snacking. Setting achievable, specific, and time-bound goals that motivate you without setting you up for failure is important.

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4 Great iPhone Apps For Losing Weight

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We just have too many things readily available to us that we can afford to chow-down on snacks all day as we throw money at the screen until the gods of E-bay are appeased and bestow upon us their plentiful, high-tech bounty. Let’s face it, we are human: we forget stuff, make mistakes and we lose interest and motivation very quickly.

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5 Health & Fitness eBooks for Just $7.40

Family Balance Sheet

With 5 unique guides to health and fitness, you''ll discover recipes, exercise tips and motivation to make real, lasting changes in your life. You''ll also find weekly sample menu plans, printable guides for each week''s challenges, running tips for beginners and healthy, homemade snack ideas. 42 Days to Fit by Brandy Ferguson.

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Balance Bar mini energy bars Giveaway

Family Balance Sheet

What else did we find from this survey? Give your kids several options in each category and let them weigh in on what they''d like to find in their lunchboxes. We love Balance Bar® minis to pack along for snacks! Balance Bar sent me a box of 10 mini energy bars and a reusable snack & everything bag (in the picture below).

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Grocery Budget Challenge | January Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house. Part of my motivation was that I’m hosting this challenge. I need to find some new recipes that are quick, easy, and tasty. My success : My January grocery budget was $450. “Are we having THAT again?”,

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

Family Balance Sheet

Finally, we are able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and are more motivated than ever to pay off these final two loans. SO THIS WILL BE THE YEAR…YAY… WOOHOO… BUT……in order to reach our goal by the end of the year, we need to find/earn more money than we currently are able to come up with each month.