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Weight loss fail: It’s not the brownie, it’s your drink

It’s no secret that over indulging in sugary foods can be counterproductive in one’s effort to shed pounds or maintain a healthy weight. But what people may not know is much of their sugar intake creeps in their diet from beverages.

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Annabelle Schmid, military spouse, walks around the track at Butler Stadium Sept. 4, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. - Annabelle Schmid, military spouse, walks around the track at Butler Stadium Sept. 4, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.

‘Stairway to Health Step Challenge’ aims to get Quantico moving

Semper Fit hopes to get everyone aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico moving a little more with their new “Stairway to Health Step Challenge.” The fitness competition is part of the Healthy Base Initiative and unlike any of their previous challenges, where participants have to test their athletic skills at the gym, track weight loss or lift heavy weights. With this challenge, all they have to do is walk.

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Kara Maddux, military spouse and her children, Grace, 9, and Jacob, 5, browse a table of assorted berries at the grand opening of Quantico’s farmers market Aug. 9, 2013, on the Marine Corps Exchange parking lot aboard the base. - Kara Maddux, military spouse and her children, Grace, 9, and Jacob, 5, browse a table of assorted berries at the grand opening of Quantico’s farmers market Aug. 9, 2013, on the Marine Corps Exchange parking lot aboard the base.

Farmers market opens aboard Quantico

Within the first two hours, more than 320 people passed through the grand opening of Quantico’s farmers market Thursday, buying bags full of locally produced fresh fruits and vegetables along with artisan baked goods, eggs and pork. The farmers market, held on Marine Corps Exchange parking lot, across from McDonalds, will open there every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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