The confetti has fallen, the champagne bottles have emptied, and the ball has dropped.  A new year comes this new-found purpose in people in the form of a “New Year’s Resolution.” We toss that phrase around every year, but do we really know what it means?  Speaking for the majority, no.

There are many definitions for the word resolution, but the core of the word is action.  And when it comes down to acting on a New Year’s Resolution, everyone has an excuse not to follow through.  As opposed to looking at the New Year as something that sets you up for failure, set yourself up to be a better a you!

In this week’s Made Fit TV episode, it’s all about how you are going to achieve a New LIFE Resolution in 2010.  I give you three tips you can use to keep you looking forward and putting your health and well-being first. It involves focusing on the right things, committing to that focus, and educating yourself on what works for you and what doesn’t.

THANK YOU for a great year in 2009 with Made Fit TV! See you in 2010!

Whether you’re in maintenance mode or still trucking along to your fitness goals, the Holidays are a time for a moderate - I said MODERATE! - indulgence.  And who are we kidding?  It’s not just one day of treats we’re talking… we are faced with several days of celebration through the month of December filled with waist-expanding food.  The cheese ball is definitely one of them!

In this week’s Made Fit TV episode, I show you a delicious, super-healthy, virtually fat-free cheese ball recipe.  It’s modified in a way that it will still satisfy your appetite, without making you feel like one giant cheese ball yourself!  Perfect for pacing your appetite during the marathon of Holiday meals. Check it out below.

Healthy Cheese Ball

Ingredients: 16 oz fat-free cream cheese, 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, 8 oz fat-free feta cheese, 9 oz frozen spinach, 2 whole english (seedless) cucumbers

1.Thaw and drain the spinach and set it off to the side

2. In a bowl, Soften the cream cheese

3. Stir in the feta cheese until it is blended with the cream cheese (if it is in a block, chop into crumbles with a fork)

4. Mix in the paremesan cheese until blended with the cream cheese mixture

5. Add the spinach and mix until blended

6. When mixed, mold into a ball in the bowl and place on wax paper and shape it into a ball

7. Place the ball on a dish, chop up cucmber into 1″-2″ slices and serve

Nutrition Information: 26 calories, .5g fat, 1.5g carbs, 1g sugar, 3.5g protein

Servings: Approximately 42

Serving size: 2 tablespoons

**Be sure to watch this episode all the way through to find out how you can WIN a FREE “Teava” rejuvenate face mask or a “Made Fit TV” fitness gift set! - Giveaway ENDS DECEMBER 23rd, 2009**

The holiday season provides opportunities to give and receive objects of our deepest desires… Or, socks from grandma - whichever!  In any case, giving gifts can start to feel more like a chore when you just don’t know what to get someone (or when what they want is way too pricey!)

For the Holidays, instead of grabbing a gift card or racking your brain over the blue or black sweater, try shopping for the gift that keeps on giving (and the gift that everyone wants): Health!   You may be thinking “But Jenny, you already provide us with the gift of your health and fitness knowledge and advice through your videos!” I know, I know.  But for the people who aren’t die hard fans of Made Fit TV like you just yet, you can ease them into a healthy living - one gift at a time!

In this week’s “Made Fit TV” episode, I give you some affordable gift ideas that your loved one’s will like and be able to use as they begin their health and fitness journey.  As mentioned above, be sure to listen in on how you can win some great stocking stuffers! Consider it an early Holiday gift from me!

The “Holiday Season” provides a huge reason for people to stick to their health and fitness program.  The last thing you want is extra weight to have to chip away at for your New Year’s Resolution goal, right?  To keep you from falling of a wagon (and crashing into a barn!) over the holidays, you need to be aware of what you’re eating - and what it takes to burn it off!

In this weeks Made Fit TV episode, I give you an eye-opener about your favorite Christmas treats.  From egg nog to candy canes, I show you what a portion is, how many calories in that portion, and what you would have to do to burn off the calories you ate.  So before you eat all of Santa’s cookies your kids put out, you may want to watch this and reconsider!

Can you believe that calf implants are the newest trend in plastic surgeons offices?!?  We go from wanting bigger breasts, smaller waists, thinner thighs, and plumper lips to, now… big calves.  It’s a craze with the fella’s and a curse for the ladies.  So, what gives?

Well, the size of your calves are probably 80% determined by not your workout - but genetics.  Some people have huge melons as calves and never worked out a day in their life; while some others have the skinniest calves and have played football for 20 years.  A lot of times, we’re just a product of our natural body type.  (If you want an idea of what body type you may be, check out Episode 66 “Is Your Body Type Working Against You”.)

In this week’s Made Fit TV episode, I show you some killer exercises for your calves to at least give them the benefit of the doubt in building them up to become stronger, perform better, and hopefully get bigger!  Just know that you can’t shrink any muscles through exercise.  The only way muscles can atrophy is by doing nothing!  So, if you’re doing nothing and still have big calves, then you are the envy of many guys out there, I’m sure!