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So girls. We all love our Starbucks. But do you know exactly how many kilojoules are going into that beautiful cup of heaven?Outsmart Your Cravings
Outsmart Your Cravings Sneaky snack tricks to keep your cravings from sabotaging your diet By Merritt Watts Prevention Magazine Research finally proves it: Food cravings are a fact of life. At the start of a Tufts University study of cut calories, 91% of dieters desired decadent foods. After 6 months of cut calories, the same percentage still had food cravings.Healthy Ginger Spiced Hot Cocoa
On days when I really want a red holiday starbucks cup, but do not want all the heavy calories, I run home and make a pot of my favorite winter drink. I love it as a snack or in the mornings with some added espresso. Its only about 150 calories a cup and 3 grams of fat.
The Winning Drink: The "Caramel Mochatini"
The "Caramel Mochatini" Winning Drink Recipe:
What you'll need:
Martini Glass
Shaker & Ice
1oz.- Stoli Vanilla Vodka (Or whatever your favorite Vanilla Vodka is)
1oz.- Baileys Caramel Irish Cream
1oz.- Godiva White Chocolate Liquor
1/2oz.-Starbucks Liquor
1 packet of Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate Powder
1 bottle of caramel ice-cream topping
1 dark chocolate bar
Directions:
Rim martini glass with Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate Powder.
Drizzle Glass with caramel ice-cream topping.
Shave dark chocolate bar onto plate.
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DAZBOG's Mocha Chiller
Had the Mocha Chiller at Dazbog's today... and you know what, It was REALLY good! It was the first time I'd tried anything from the local coffee shop (I usually get Starbucks), but I think this was much better!
8 Great Fitness Tips
I was reading through all my fitness blogs this morning, and stumbled across these great fitness tips created by Valerie Waters. If you have never heard of Valerie Waters, she is personal trainer to stars such as Jennifer Garner, Jessica Biel, Cindy Crawford, Richard Gere, Elizabeth Berkley, Benicio Del Toro, Jim Carey, etc... She has also put together one of the best workout programs, The Red Carpet Ready System.Starbucks Facts
Starbucks is my guilty pleasure. So I figured if I look up enough bad stuff about it maybe I will stay away from it? How many calories does a 24 oz.
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