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Easy Food Swaps for Weight Loss and Maintenance Dairy: Plain Greek Yogurt: If a recipe calls for mayo, sour cream or other high fat dairy foods  use Plain Greek Yogurt such as Fage, with no sugar. Use it for: Potato Salad Taco Night Mashed Potato’s instead of butter, milk and sour cream Milkshakes Cole Slaw Nut or other Alternative Milks: Almond Milk Cashew Milk is great for everything, but if you have a nut allergy, then switch to the following alternatives: Hemp Milk- Great Omega 3 and not that sweet Rice Milk- Again great alternative with our the sugar or hormone content. Cheese: Tofu Cream Cheese Tofu Ricotta Tofu Cheese Meats: If you love red meat then, here are some great alternatives: Turkey Meat- Ground Turkey Meat for chili, taco night, lasagna, Italian Turkey Sausage, cook them as you would pork but with same seasoning. Lentils- they have a rich consistency and can withstand any seasoning, if you mash ...

The Real Opportunities Within The U.S. Retail Market Many people come to New York City with hopes of making it big in finance, technology, media, publishing, and if you are thin and pretty--fashion. However, it should be fashion, fashion, fashion, according to the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) in a study that was jointly conducted by The New York Economic Development Corporation,   “Fashion is one of the largest industries in the city, producing 887 million dollars in economic activity. New York Fashion Week’s yearly economic impact includes about 547 million dollars in direct visitor spending, that is more than the 2014 Super Bowl, the New York City Marathon, and the two week U.S. Open Tennis tournament.” http://cfda.com/blog/nyfw-the facts . For the Fashion and Retail Startup Community in New York, there is more good news, “During the February 2015 New York Fashion Week, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development ...

Ever feel as though you living in a bad sitcom where you are the odd woman out, but you know there is so much more potential within you and things you need to see, feel or experience in the world. Well, here is a guide to upgrading your life: 1. If you live in your childhood neighborhood barring it was not Beverly Hills or the Upper East Side, then gradually venture into new neighborhoods. 2. If you shop at H&M or Zara or any other fast fashion clothing store, buy pieces that are classic so no one can really tell if they are from those stores. 3. A little glam goes a long, meaning silver or gold ballet flats with jeans and a cute solid color tee or tank shirt. 4. Great skin starts with hydration not tons of makeup so get your water in take in, a gallon a day keeps the doctors away. 5. In terms of makeup, do bold eyes and a nude lip or nude eyes and a bold lip, either or not both. 6. If you are in between coloring and have a problem with premature gray thick h...

You want to get together with your girlfriends but, it seems as though everyone has different tastes or interests these days, here is how you put together an awesome GNO. The Foodie Girlfriend:  Have her pick the restaurant because she knows all the great restaurants and has been to every foodie festival including the mustard tasting event in your area. She is also the girlfriend who will actually write an in depth review on yelp on every restaurant that she went to in the last 2 months. Yup, she will pick out the restaurant. The Beauty Junkie: You know the one who has subscribed to every beauty box there and has a twitter alert go off when there is a beauty event in the area. Have her bring all her recent unused samples to your house and have a mini beauty party before you guys go out, she is sure to get a kick out of this and try to convince you to sign up for a beauty box, but she will have everyone looking fab. The Fashionista: The women are often the same as the beaut...

Savings and some of us has been a big issue, so how did we manage to save over 15,000.00 this year, while still buying clothes, getting our hair done, and having a good time? 1. We learned to do our own hair with great salon quality products. 2. In previous years we gave a lot to charity and our charity partners referred us to discounted or comp events. 3. Instead of gym membership, we walk every where or take a morning run. 4. All of us are home cooks to pizza and corndogs to gnocci with wild mushroom ragu and truffles. 5. Long before the NYT article came out about the danger of nail salons we bought all of mani/pedi needs, we do subcribe to a nail polish club. 6. In terms of beauty and healthcare we dont skimp at all, but chararcol based facial products are amazing. 7. Clothing, bloggger swaps are amazing so are sample sales and charity closet sales the annual QVC sale is coming up out East. Cheers!!!

We were invited last month to a Popcorn Pairing at Back Label Wines in NYC featuring the best popcorn from @Pop Karma. It was so interesting because we never thought of pairing alcohol with popcorn as part of our summer time gathering. Our Favorite Pairings: 1. Kyoto Flavor Popcorn  has a great umnami  taste serve with Cold Saké, this is great if you are having friends over and decide to cater sushi from your favorite restaurant. 2. Any BBQ lovers in the house? After you chow down on your favorite cue either homemade or from a restaurant, this pairing is great Carmel Corn with Mr. K atz's Rock and Rye Whiskey, our friend Patrick from Back Label Wines serves it on the rocks with orange bitters and this by far had everyone wanting fifths. 3. It is hot yet you want Italian food, the perfect dinner is a cold antipasti plate served with a Nino Costa Nebbiolo Red Wine with White Truffle Popcorn. Our Guests loved this combination. 4. Our last dish with pick is a cerviche ...

We read an article about dieting and women, and 65 percent of all women who have weight issues dont go out or pursue career advancement because they have weight issues. Having been morbidly obese at one point in my life, this is the worse thing that anyone can do for the following reasons: Social Isolation leads to: 1. Depression 2. Inability to naturally connect with people who really may want to start a geninue friendship with you. 3. The majority of people are so wrapped up in their own world, they dont have time to put insult or put youdown. 4. It furthers emotional overeating because you feel as though you are missing out on life. Take small steps and go to the mall twice a week, then go to the park, go mixers that does not require a bouncer as entrance into the place. Apply for that job or promotion. Along with diet, their is no reason for you to miss out on life. Cheers to enjoying life no matter what the size.