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Health & Fitness

Just like the Marines—Be Prepared!

Whether interviewing for a job or entertaining guests, we are well prepared. Eating right requires PREPARATION to achieve success. Don't leave your house without a sack full of snacks.

To take control of your weight loss, be prepared with healthy food choices. It’s easy to have a few non-perishable snacks packed in a lunch box to have when you start to feel that rumble in your belly. Keep your snacks in the car for when you are feeling that your stomach is now doing the talking. 

My number one rule to my personal training clients is to be prepared! You don’t want to find yourself driving home from work with hunger pangs after complying with your diet all day. That will lead to bingeing and poor food choices after you walk through the door. 

Did you ever find yourself coming home from work then eating a snack, followed by another snack, followed by picking at the food while making dinner, and finally, eating dinner? It turns out you have just eaten for two straight hours! Be prepared. Stock your lunch box with snack foods such as almonds, turkey jerky, and apples. Keep them in your car or at the office - just keep them accessible. To see more healthy selections to keep your lunch box well stocked, just take a look here at FitDay.

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Lisa teaches Pilates+, which is a combination of Pilates and Yoga, on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 9:15 a.m. at La Vie de Luxe Salon in Chalfont. In addition, Lisa has personal training clients in both Bucks and Montgomery counties. All fitness levels welcome. For more information, check out  SmartFitnessByLisa.

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