Meet: Susan and Jay, aka Mr. and Mrs. Get Fit
Ages: Susan – 30, Jay – 31
Occupations: Susan – Writer at a marketing company, Jay – Editor and Photographer
Location: Ohio
Pounds Lost: Susan – 54.5, Jay – 47
They’re in this together. And that’s what I think is so awesome about this couple! Susan and Jay vowed [...]

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Hey everyone,
I just wanted to let you know about this new, delicious offer FatFighterTV has for you – It’s a yummy e-book filled with 30-minute healthy recipes – 25 of them, actually. How do you get a copy? Just sign up for our weekly newsletter.

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Source: U.S. per Capita Food Supply Trends: More Calories, Refined Carbohydrates, and Fats

Tags: adults, calories, Food & Nutrition, nutrition

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Question: How do you get 10,000 kindergartners to find out how fun exercise can be? Answer: Give each one of them a free jump rope, of course! That’s one way the non-profit Seattle group, Treeswing is fighting childhood obesity. With its new Jump Up! program, the goal is to get those 10,000 jump ropes into [...]

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It’s ironic how there’s this obesity epidemic and at the same time there are millions of starving people around the world. Now Weight Watchers is trying to target both groups with its new Lose For Good campaign.

Tags: free, giveaway, Lose for Good, Obesity Epidemic, Weight Watchers

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Yay! The lights are back on at our house! After five days in the dark, it was a much welcomed surprise (a day or two earlier than the predicted comeback) to come home to the comforting hum of power. I wanted to share a few things I learned this week when I was without electricity:

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Hey everyone,
Just a quick note to let you know the remnants of Hurricane Ike blew through Columbus, Ohio yesterday and left the FatFighterTV “studios” with no power. So, I am online right now for just a bit at my brother’s house.
I so wish I had one of these people-powered exercise machines that I told you [...]

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Congrats to FFTV member, workoutmommy for winning last week’s giveaway – a box of 10 Smashies, the new line of organic applesauce for kids. She says she’s going to “replace the disgusting fruit snacks” that her kids love with these. Can’t wait to hear how the switch turns out.
Thanks to everyone for [...]

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*Note to self* – eat more vegetables, nuts, and fish. And now is a good time to do it. A new report says if you stick closely to a Mediterranean-style diet, it dramatically reduces your risk of cancer, heart disease, and other major chronic illnesses.

Tags: cancer, diet, fish, Food & Nutrition, fruits, heart disease, Mediterranean [...]

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What’s the average female height and weight? I thought it would be kind of fun to find out. So I did a little digging and got some numbers for females and males, too.

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