Are meal plans worth it?
This weekend I have been watching more TV than I normally do because the family and I are on vacation. I forget what we were watching but I saw a commercial for Nutrisystem. Basically, you can buy a whole bunch of processed, packaged food, that is portioned out ready to go that is really low calorie...
Celebrate The Ones You Love Challenge!
This week my family and I are at the beach, as such I wanted this week’s challenge to celebrate spending time with people you love and care about. So, this week’s challenge is all about lifting up and giving back to the people you care most about. This week, I want you to volunteer your TIME in some form or fashion for the person or people you care most about. I don’t know about you, but for me, time is one of my most coveted and treasured commodities I have. I am not proud to admit this, but often times, I have time...
Client success story (Jennifer), and some accountability for this weeks challenge.
Couple of things today, Client success story (Jennifer), and some accountability for this weeks challenge. Today we are celebrating Jennifer. Jennifer is a gastric bypass patient that came to me once she stopped losing weight with just diet alone. The blessing and the curse with gastric bypass is that you lose weight because you can’t eat very much, your calories are severely restricted that is the blessing. The curse is that over an extended period of time it really slows down your metabolism because you lose a lot of muscle. Anyway, Jennifer found Just You Fitness Winston-Salem by Googling it. As...
Weekly Fitness Challenge – Can You Squeeze In 5?
This weeks challenge is all about action and putting in the work. I want you to squeeze in 5 workouts this week ;-)! I don’t even care what kind of workout you choose, go for a walk, maybe run, get into the weight room, come for a personal training session with yours truly ;-), grab the kettlebells! I don’t care, it's your choice ;-). Practically this means you will need to set aside some time to move your body this week. Lack of time? Try the following Perform a bodyweight circuit workout before work, 15 minutes is all you need ;-). Power...
Jordan Down 6.5 lbs in Week
Today’s agenda is a client success story is about Jordan and a tip on getting rid of stress by getting things done ;-)! First, Jordan, Jordan is a young and extremely driven and ambitious young lady you is working hard at becoming an . Jordan came to me because she didn’t feel comfortable in a big gym setting with everyone watching her, she wanted private personal training. When Jordan started she struggled with logging her food and eating less. However, with some encouragement and guidance Jordan has mastered logging her food and eating in way that allowed her to enjoy a...
4 Tips To Still Drink Alcohol And LOSE Some Weight.
Well today's topic will make you cry, the question is will it be tears of joy or tears of saddens lol. I am going to tell you a little secret...
How Dee Lost 45 lbs – Why Weight Training Helps You Lose Weight (Fat)
Good Morning, I just got this message from Dee and it says, “45 down this morning!” I am so proud of Dee. She has been working on this goal for a long time (about 2 years). It was not easy, but she never gave up and fought hard...
$1 a day for accountability??
Two messages today. The first is the power of accountability. The second is on how to shape your social environment to lose weight. So number one, accountability. I have found this week’s Challenge (1 - 3 dance parties) extremely difficult. If I had not told everyone I would post some dances, I wouldn’t have done it. That just goes to show you that accountability is huge! How can you get some accountability in your life? I have one client that pays me a dollar a day, to keep her accountable to not eating sugar. She has tried to do it on her...
Stressed and Gaining Weight? 4 Ways To Fight Both!
If you are a normal functioning human being, you are likely feeling an increase in stress due to Hurricane Florence. If you are like me you have a 100 questions running through your head, “Will it hit us? How much rain is going to come? Will my house and property get damaged? Are they blowing this out of proportion?” The list could go on and on. I personally am a touched stress just because I have no idea what to expect. The fear of the unknown is always the worst I think and can cause stress in your life and...