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Wellness

Do the Hustle

September 26, 2011

A glimpse into the Secret Life of Here Comes Gina: I’m an active member of The Junior League of Philadelphia, a 100-year-old charitable volunteer organization of 900+ women in the Philadelphia area. I know, it’s shocking to learn that I actually like helping people other than myself. The JLP has a serious history of making [...]

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Juicy

March 17, 2011

We are proud to state that we (barely) made it through last week’s 3-day Catalyst juice cleanse without dying! We waited a few days to post about our experience to make sure we clearly state our feelings on the subject matter and the results; had we posted the morning after we finished the cleanse, the [...]

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Catalyst for Skinny

March 8, 2011

Today begins HCG’s first official juice cleanse! That is, if you don’t count the two times I’ve tried The Master Cleanse (also known as the lemonade diet) and failed miserably – but I did lose seven pounds in one day. Then I ate pizza.
I’ve long mulled over doing the Blueprint Cleanse, but the [...]

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HCG + BSR

May 26, 2010

If you have an excellent long-term memory, you may recall that Team HCG trained for the Broad Street Run which took place on Sunday, May 2 in everyone’s favorite city.  Was the race everything we’d hoped it be?  Did we win?  No and no.
The Broad Street Run is America’s biggest 10-mile race, and this year [...]

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Back to Skinny via the Belly Bandit

April 15, 2010

HCG is not pregnant. But we have a lot of friends who are.
When hanging out with pregnant chicks, one learns a good deal about the experience of pregnancy and its ups and downs (from what I know, the downs are outweighed by only one significant up: getting a baby out of the deal).  My sister [...]

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Buddies

April 7, 2010

Training with a partner really does make a difference.  There are only 25 days until the Broad Street Run, and my Broad Street buddy Jen (a.k.a. Ski) and I are deep in our final weeks of prep before the big race.
Each Saturday, we’ve met up to go on long runs together down Kelly Drive, [...]

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