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Three of the most popular New Year’s resolutions are to get in shape, lose weight and save money. Unfortunately, saving money isn’t always possible when trying to get in shape or lose weight… After all, it costs money to join a gym, eat healthy, or buy fitness gear…these “luxuries” are often the first to go when trying to save.
When you think about it, taking care of yourself will save you money in the long run, less Dr. visits, medications etc…so it’s important to find ways to stay active and healthy even when you may not be able to afford professional training or first-class fitness clubs. Luckly there are ways for you to keep your resolution goals, lose weight, get fit & save money. Here are ten easy ways to get started with your new years resolutions.
Downsize Your Dishes
Free & Simple Solution…Help control your portions by using smaller plates and bowls to serve your meals – it will trick your brain into thinking you’re eating more than you are! It’s a trick used by restaurants around the world! Move or remove your huge dinner plates from your cabinets and replace with your smaller “salad” plates.
Smaller Portions
Downsizing your dishes is a great start and makes it easier for this step…Use your hand to measure out proper portions..no I don’t mean put all food into your hand, eyeballing it works! Here’s what you will want on your new smaller plate..two handfuls of veggies, one handful of fruits, a palm-size amount of meat or fish, and a thumb size portion of fat. Downsizing portions will not only help you lose the weight, it will also save you money when you’re not eating as much!
Cook & Eat at Home
I know, this isn’t always possible, but when you eat out, you are most likely over eating. Have you seen the size of the salads now days?! Make your lunch to take to work, cook dinner, these things will save you money and help you stick to eating healthy.
Get A Tracker
There are so many apps for helping you track your calories & fitness…my favorite is My Fitness Pal. I can track what I eat, and the amount of fitness I get each day (truth be told its been a while since I’ve logged in, but If you want to find me my user name is Frymom), you can connect with friends and keep each other motivated. The best part is the service is free!
Ditch The Soda
I know yea right..if your like me, soda is your drink of choice…but if you switched your soda for a water, or better yet a water infused with fruit or cucumber you will reach your goals faster! A reusable water infuser bottle will run you about $10 and then you toss your fav fruit into the bottle for a low-cost delicious alternative to the high sugar soda.
Join NOW!
Act now to take advantage of New Year’s savings. Many fitness clubs slash their membership rates in January to draw in people who make weight-loss resolutions. Paying a whole year’s dues up front, instead of month per month, may also save you money, and keep you going. Planet Fitness is growing in popularity due to it’s $10 a month basic membership fee and $19.99 a month for the “Black Card” (check them out to learn more).
Bike To Work
This is growing in popularity, and while a lot of us (ok, I don’t drive to work anyways) work to far away to do this, if your only a few miles from work, why not trade your four wheels for two!
Get Walking
It doesn’t take much to go for a walk around the neighborhood after dinner. Kids love going out for walks and just think of how much energy they are burning before bed time…free activity and burning bedtime energy…it’s a win-win.
Search The Net
You can often get great deals without the hassle of crowded malls or pushy salespeople—if you know when and where to look. Sign up for sites like ShopItToMe.com (they’ll email you when workout clothes or shoes in your size go on sale at various sites all over the Web) or look through sites like Amazon & Ebay for great deals on just about anything you will need to meet you goals.
Know when to splurge and when to save
A good pair of walking or running shoes, a heart-rate monitor, or a MP3 player will be valuable investments if you know that you’ll use them often. A lot of fitness products are pricey just because of the name, or contain high-tech features that will sometimes only get in your way. Don’t be afraid to check retail stores like Target and Wal-Mart for basic lightweight, breathable workout apparel, or secondhand sports stores for fitness equipment. Do your research, talk to experienced salespeople, and know what you need—beware of anyone trying to up sell you on something with more bells and whistles.
I hope these ten tip help you with your new years resolutions!

Remembering back to my college days..lets not talk how long ago though..I remember music being a big part of it. That was back when Napster was big and MTV/VH1/CMT actually played music. There were many nights I fell asleep to CMT playing. Now times have definitely changed with the digital era. The digital era has brought mp3 players and now bluetooth speakers. I have a few speakers around the house, one is a wireless mp3 player, the other is a larger home bluetooth speaker. But I didn’t have anything to carry around and listen to all the music we have in our phones/ipods. NYNE is all about Lifestyle Inspired Audio. More specifically – we are dedicated to harnessing, optimizing and integrating the latest cutting edge technology into audio solutions that enhance your lifestyle, whatever it may be. Whether you are an athlete, a new mom, a businessperson, a techie teen, a grandfather, or a surfer dude, NYNE wants to play a part in making your life more enjoyable through a better personal sound experience. NYNE offers many bluetooth speakers to match anyones needs. The mini is perfect for my boys..it comes in several colors and offers quality sound from a speaker that is only 5″ x 2.25″ x 2.25″. That’s pretty small, and you would never know that that’s where the awesome sound is coming from. My oldest has claimed this for his own, and plays is non stop most of the day. Its very portable and easy to hook up..they even switch devices no problem when my husband gets home and wants to listen to pandora while they play cards. The NYNE mini bluetooth speaker is perfect for any teens room, or dorm room…This would have fit perfectly onto the windowsill by my bed. I highly recommend you checking out the NYNE Mini bluetooth speaker or any of their other bluetooth speakers, you will definitely fall in love with the sound!
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One of my favorite things to see are the behind the scenes, making of an animated film…there is so much that goes into it, and I love seeing them go from sketches to an animated film you can watch. The new animated short FEAST will be an extra on the Big Hero 6 Blu-ray, and is super cute!
A little about Patrick Osborne:
Patrick Osborne is the Director behind Feast, taking the film from conception to completion.
Osborne joined Walt Disney animation Studios as an animator on the 2008 film Bolt, then went on to work on such films as Prep & Landing & Tangled. He was able to serve as head of animation for the short Paperman and co-head for Big Hero 6 before taking on directing for Feast.
Prior to joining Disney, the Cincinnati, Ohio, native was lead character animator on “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” He also worked as an animator on “I Am Legend,” “Surf’s Up” and “Open Season.” Osborne, who earned a BFA with a focus in computer animation from Ringling College of Art and Design, got his start as a kid making movies with his brothers on their parents’ camcorder. His fascination with visual effects was elevated to a career goal when his dad gave him a book about the making of “Jurassic Park.”
Recently married to wife Allison, Osborne has been a dachshund owner for most of his life, including previous pets Stretch, Indianapolis and Audi. He is currently without a four-legged friend—but may soon update his dog-owning status.
Who doesn’t love cute little dogs & food?! FEAST is a fun animated short that features a small dog and his love of food throughout different phases of his owners life…
Feast Director Patrick Osborne | Disney
Imagine being a dog and your owner is in college..what kinds of foods would you find to eat…what about when he is in a relationship, or breakup…these are the things that FEAST takes us through…
A single person’s meals look different than one when you’re on a first date and are trying really hard — and a meal looks different when you’ve been dumped, etc. And there’s something to be said about ‘important’ meals as well, like weddings, birthdays and other celebrations that take place around the dinner table. It seemed like a cool thing to center a story on
This is where we meet our pup…as you can see, while the animation is CG they wanted it to look more hand touched, hence the “torn paper” line look. I find that it gives it a softer look and more appealing to the eye than a rigged straight line would be.
They actually brought in dogs to watch their mannerisms and facial expressions. I would have loved to have been there for that day!
This short was extremely cute and I LOVED watching the thought process from beginning to end including things such as adding in shadows & even dust particles! These animators put their hearts into every project they work on and enjoy every bit of it! In the end they get to see their work enjoyed by millions.
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