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Thank you so much for stopping by my new website! I am SO excited to have a beautiful, inspiring and organized space in which I can share all the latest happenings with WAYfit as well as weekly thoughts on anything from fitness and nutrition to being a new mom, delicious and healthy recipes among many other topics that inspire me (and hopefully YOU)!

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Staying Healthy on the Go: Take What You Can Get

What is it about walking into an airport that all of a sudden any shred of discipline or motivation goes right out the window? It’s as if they pump magical air throughout the terminal that makes me feel like I am on vacation.  My mind swirls with thoughts of  ice cream, bagels, and soft pretzels! But no–I am not on vacation. 

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Amanda Schlegel
Avoiding Extreme Measures

How many of you have heard a friend say (or you yourself have muttered these words), “I am not eating anything but broccoli and chicken for the next two weeks; I need to drop 10 pounds before this vacation!”? Now, how many of you have seen this plan actually executed and work?

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Amanda Schlegel
The Truth About “Health” Foods

The more I read about the food industry, the more I am blown away by the way Americans eat. We are told one day that in order to live long healthy lives we should eat a diet low in fat and high in whole grains while the next day a book comes out touting the merits of a high fat, high protein, low carb lifestyle. Who is right? What is the truth?

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Amanda Schlegel
A Numbers Game: Why Your Weight Shouldn’t Matter

She stretches as she wakes up. The amazing type of soreness from a killer workout makes her crave a hot shower. She hasn’t missed a workout all week, and as she passes the mirror in the bathroom she proudly checks out her backside–the work is paying off. She’s not dodging her reflection for the first time in decades, so as the bathroom fogs up from her shower she does a mental happy dance, carefully steps on the scale–angels are singing, the number blinks back at her.

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Amanda Schlegel