20 Ways to Go Green in 2013

If your New Year's resolution is to live a greener lifestyle, check out these 20 tips to help you stick to your plan.

20 Ways to Go Green in 2013

If your New Year's resolution is to live a greener lifestyle, check out these 20 tips to help you stick to your plan.

If you want to be kinder to the planet and save some money at the same time, here are 20 ways to go green in 2013. TELL US: Do you think you could stick to a green New Year's resolution? Share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments sections below.

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Rethinking New Year's Resolutions

Esse Health Pediatrics share some tips for starting the New Year off right.

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Real Mom Talks Money: Small Changes Add Up

Real Mom of O'Fallon shares money saving tips.

In my last column, I mentioned that one of my resolutions for 2012 is to save money. I’ve received a lot of reader inquiries asking exactly how I plan to do that. It seems that many other O’Fallon moms are hoping to cut back on their expenses and put a little extra money in the bank each month, too. First of all, I want to go on record stating that I am in no way an expert on saving money. My husband would tell you I am an expert on spending money.  I am, however, a mom who likes to maximize my resources. Read: get more bang for my buck.  The first thing I did was to create a way to track our finances that works for me.  My husband had created a spreadsheet years ago that he likes to use, but it didn’t work for me. I need something that …

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Starting the New Year Off Right

Here are some tips to keep those New Year's resolutions.

Happy New Year! For many people, the start of a New Year means the start of yet another attempt to lose weight. If you enjoyed the holidays more than you planned or you just picked up too may extra pounds over the last year, make a new resolution this year: Avoid fad diets and work to achieve a healthy weight. Body weight is composed of muscle, blood and other fluids, bones, skin, organs and of course body fat, so when you get on the scale you are really weighing how much all of this weighs, which is not an accurate assessment of whether you are a healthy weight or not. The key to healthy weight is the right balance between body fat and muscle. So rather than looking for a diet that proclaims how much weight it will help you lose, look for…

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Get in Shape for the New Year

O'Fallon gym owner, Cynthia Wilcox, shares some tips to getting started on a work-out plan and sticking to your New Year's resolutions.

With the beginning of 2011, many people find themselves stepping on the scale and resolving to get into shape this year. But one of the more popular New Year's resolutions, losing weight (or improving physical fitness), is one of the resolutions that seems to have the least follow through. "Usually our membership spikes around this time of year," said Cynthia Wilcox, co-owner and manager of Snap Fitness at 1084 Tom Ginnever Ave in O'Fallon. "Not only do we get new members at this time, but the members who may not have been using the gym- they all come back." Unfortunately, Wilcox shares that many of these new and returning members soon forget their resolutions, with their gym attendance dropping as early as February. Wilcox gives the …

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