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		<title>When Fitness Success is Old</title>
		<link>http://karenfilisullivan.com/2013/05/13/when-success-is-old/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Fili Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not all my readers are beginners. Most of you have been at this for a long time. Fitness for you is old hat and you are bored. Who can blame you? The same old thing over and over &#8212; WHY? What&#8217;s the point? To break this down I want you to think about who you are and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenfilisullivan.com&#038;blog=20125210&#038;post=2055&#038;subd=karenfilisullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The First Lady&#8217;s &#8220;Let&#8217;s Move!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://karenfilisullivan.com/2013/05/06/first-ladys-lets-move/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Fili Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA["Let's Move!"]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food Revolution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I take my hat off to the First Lady for her efforts to help our children live healthier lives. When Michelle Obama launched her &#8220;Let&#8217;s Move!&#8221; campaign in 2010 she set out to have food manufacturing &#8220;rethink the products..(they&#8217;re)&#8230;offering&#8221;. To a conference of the Grocery Manufacturers Association she said that making changes with parents and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenfilisullivan.com&#038;blog=20125210&#038;post=2043&#038;subd=karenfilisullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time for Exercise</title>
		<link>http://karenfilisullivan.com/2013/04/29/time-for-exercise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Fili Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an excerpt from The Zen of Weight Loss: A Mindful Livable Approach to Fitness Chapter 21  Zen of Health Promotion  Excuse Me What’s the purpose of an excuse? It’s an attempt to get off the hook by justifying or overlooking a shortcoming or obligation. Let’s take a look at the granddaddy of excuses; “I [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenfilisullivan.com&#038;blog=20125210&#038;post=2031&#038;subd=karenfilisullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gathering Diet Advice</title>
		<link>http://karenfilisullivan.com/2013/04/22/pick-a-plan-any-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Fili Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[diet advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gathering Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning a Workout]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[VA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Williamsburg]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are gatherers. We collect information, ideas and opinions. I&#8217;ve moved several times in my adult life. Collecting information has been an important step when establishing a home in a new city. Think about what you give up when you move to a new town. Basically you start over establishing relationships with a number of [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenfilisullivan.com&#038;blog=20125210&#038;post=2012&#038;subd=karenfilisullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Body Restoration Coaching Goes Global</title>
		<link>http://karenfilisullivan.com/2013/04/15/body-restoration-coaching-hits-the-nation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Fili Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Guaranteed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health and Fitness Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long Distance Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Coaching Program My work as a personal trainer has been in the wind for a while. Well, not the wind but on the airwaves or net-waves. 10 years ago I began developing a long-distance coaching module. I&#8217;m excited to say that the program is now available to the general public. There are limited spots [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenfilisullivan.com&#038;blog=20125210&#038;post=1985&#038;subd=karenfilisullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pushing Beyond Comfort</title>
		<link>http://karenfilisullivan.com/2013/04/08/pushing-beyond-comfort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Fili Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Comfort Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liz Chamberlain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;ve ever been accused of being too easy on my clients, but I believe I&#8217;m guilt of that from time to time. I try hard to step up the workouts, challenging the body and mind. I&#8217;m not patient with a client who works on the easier side of serious. With the exception of [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenfilisullivan.com&#038;blog=20125210&#038;post=1959&#038;subd=karenfilisullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making Fitness Stick</title>
		<link>http://karenfilisullivan.com/2013/04/01/making-fitness-stick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Fili Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[A Theory of Human Motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maslow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ZWL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Before setting a goal for comfortably wearing your ideal size, figure out WHY you want to be that size. Discovering the deep motivation for each goal energizes successful planning. Otherwise you’ll become easily distracted.&#8221;* Normally people who begin a weight loss program will set a goal for themselves. They decide what they want to achieve and set a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenfilisullivan.com&#038;blog=20125210&#038;post=1947&#038;subd=karenfilisullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fitness Icons</title>
		<link>http://karenfilisullivan.com/2013/03/25/fitness-icons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Fili Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us in the fitness industry are bowing our heads today at the passing of Joe Weider. At 93 Weider had influenced people directly and indirectly. There isn&#8217;t an aspiring bodybuilder anywhere who isn&#8217;t familiar with the man, the event he started, his magazine, or his product line. His contribution to the sport is [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenfilisullivan.com&#038;blog=20125210&#038;post=1940&#038;subd=karenfilisullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Detox Daily</title>
		<link>http://karenfilisullivan.com/2013/03/18/a-word-on-cleansing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Fili Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring has sprung &#8212; at least in some areas &#8212; and it&#8217;s time to clean. Gardens are filled with trash and leaves. Your garage may have accumulated stuff because it was too cold to dig into the rafters. It&#8217;s a tradition that can be found world-wide for a variety of cultural reasons. I believe we [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenfilisullivan.com&#038;blog=20125210&#038;post=1927&#038;subd=karenfilisullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ode to the Sugar Article in the NY Times</title>
		<link>http://karenfilisullivan.com/2013/03/11/ode-to-the-sugar-article-in-the-ny-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Fili Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a hum over the internet regarding an article which appeared in the New York Times on February 28th that began, &#8220;Sugar is indeed toxic.&#8221; A correction was printed on March 6th. &#8220;This post has been revised to reflect the following correction: Correction: March 6, 2013 Mark Bittman’s column on Thursday incorrectly described findings [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=karenfilisullivan.com&#038;blog=20125210&#038;post=1903&#038;subd=karenfilisullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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