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You just busted your butt at the gym for an hour, it's dinner time and you're starving! It's no wonder; after working hard you need to eat! But what exactly?

The first thing you need is carbs. Yep, the one thing everyone tells you to stay clear of is actually the most important; 60% of the calories from your post-exercise meal should be from carbohydrates in order toreplenish your body with the glycogen it has used to fuel your muscles. Of course, I doubt you need to hear it again, but these should be "good" carbs. They are usually spotted by not being bleached carbs. The less refined and more whole grain the better because your body can not only break them down but also use them, whereas bleached carbs do absolutely nothing for your body besides sit there. Gross.

Next, pack on the protein! On average after exercise, a person should get in 10-15 grams of protein. While carbs refuel you, proteins pump you up by restoring and building muscle tissue. If you plan on getting in

We all know how much it sucks to break up. Whether you're doing the breaking or you've been broken, ending a relationship is more than usually a pretty terrible time. But now that you're on your own again, there is no better time to revamp the rest of your life to give you a fresh start. Starting anew while single gives you a great opportunity to focus on what's most important: YOU! By centering your attention on being the happiest and healthiest you can be, you are ensuring yourself a very bright and fulfilling future, with or without a partner!

Freshen up...

Your Space

Just something as simple as rearranging your furniture or buying a new duvet cover is enough to make your space feel brand new and rejuvenate you. Make your living quarters a peaceful and inspiring place for you to create, rest & relax! Check out these 11 Tips to Transform Your Living Space for great ideas on making your home a tranquil place to be.

Your Look

Sick of the same 'o same 'o?

Health experts can't seem to stop singing the praises of broccoli. Listed on a recent Yahoo article as a top 3 superfood for men, this cruciferous green vegetable is packed with vitamin C, folic acid, potassium and fiber. It has been linked with decreasing your risks for diabetes, colon cancer, stomach cancer, and other diseases.

In a nutshell, you really can't go wrong with eating too much of this stuff.

So what to do in increasing your broccoli consumption? Thankfully, broccoli is as delicious as it is healthy when you know how to prepare them for your everyday gustatory enjoyment. Here are 8 different broccoli recipes you can start cooking to add more of this extremely healthy and versatile veggie to your life.

Stir-fried over Asian noodles. Need to whip up dinner fast? Toss broccoli florets and other veggies in a heated wok and throw them over a bowl of Asian noodles. Spice it up with your favorite seasonings and sauce, and you are good to go! Depending on your

Not every girl dreams of an extravagant all-white wedding with a three-tier cake in a fancy banquet hall. How about a tray of wedding cupcakes? A low-key backyard picnic wedding? These days, you can pick and choose which traditions are worth following and breaking depending on you and your partner's personal beliefs, tastes and of course, budget.

In the spirit of the gorgeous weather that is wedding season, here are alternative wedding ideas for your next holy union.

1. Forget the diamond engagement ring and the wedding ring. Not too crazy about having a super-expensive chunk of carbon on your wedding finger? Get a simple titanium ring or go eco-friendly with a ring made of wood. You can also search out a custom jewelry maker in your neighborhood to make your matching rings super-unique. If you really want to embody the permanence of your holy union, get matching wedding ring tattoos, or a matching tattoo somewhere else on your body. If rings in general aren't your thing you

Oh, the movies. Gotta love 'em. They're so inspiring, taking seemingly real life situations and spicing them up with beautiful people, gorgeous landscapes and incredible sexual effects. Yes, you read that correct. Sexual effects! There is tons of sex in film (and media in general) today that is really just as far-fetched for real life as their death-defying leaps from buildings and lavish wardrobes they somehow can afford as newspaper columnists (coughcoughcarriebradshawcough). Now, I'm not saying these items are impossible or should be off limits. We all have lifestyles. All I'm sayin' is, as an average twenty four year old blogger just living a modern life in America, the following items have mild to serious complications and just need to be relegated to the same place we keep all things made of movie magic- our DVD collection.

Back Against The Wall- This position takes such a perfect ratio of height, size and strength I really don't feel like it's fit to be considered the

Although they seem like a good idea, diets usually don't lead to anything besides the yo-yo effect. I'm sure we're all familiar with this- seemingly successful weight loss followed by the inability to maintain your size. Not only does excessive dieting and the subsequent yo-yo effect affect your dress size, but it also is bad for your health! Extreme dieting has been linked to a myriad of health issues including cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes and altered immune function.

With summer around the corner, start hitting the gym with these helpful tips to look your best for summer and keep it off through fall!

Set realistic short-term goals: The best way to think of these is as "mini-goals." When I was actively training in road racing I didn't start out running a marathon. I first started with smaller mileage races and each time I would try to better my time -- and better my distance -- until I was running a competitive marathon. There is no way to reach such a huge

Like many people, I do not like having random insects crawling all over my kitchen and living space. I also do not like the idea of huffing toxic fumes all day long and while I sleep just to kill a few stray bugs.

So what's a green-clean lovin' girl to do when she moves into a new apartment and finds a cockroach or two crawling around the kitchen sink? Eeek!

You don't have to reach for the bug spray or call the exterminator right away. Here are 9 ideas for conquering your bug problem without compromising your own health or your love for Mother Earth. (I can personally vouch for the bay leaves / catnip / soapy water spray solutions listed for getting rid of cockroaches!)

For any bug problem, prevention is the best strategy. The best prevention is regularly cleaning, sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming your living space, and de-cluttering as much as possible to minimize hiding places for bugs and dust mites.

For your cockroach problem:

- Leave bay leaves and catnip

There is nothing I love more than summer. I could live in a tank top and cut-offs for the rest of my life but that doesn't mean I want to spend my life in the same tank top and cut-offs. It's natural to want to spice things up for the season with some new additions to your closet. If you're anything like me (aka, a normal woman who loves clothes and feeling good in them), you probably already have a full closet. And it's probably full of a lot of things you don't wear, are worn out or just flat out out of fashion. Take a day to spring clean your closet & pump up your closet with summer styles with these five steps!

1. Do Inventory

Clean the living daylights out of your clothing space. I'm talking rip a part your closet, dump out every drawer and pull out every storage box. Maybe not all at once of course but you get the 'gist. Of course, take the items that are totally busted, worn out and God awful straight to the trash bin. I know, it can be hard, but letting go is a