Why CAN’T I say no to Chocolate Chip Cookies?
First a short story, one I'm sure you can relate to. Have you ever been at a social function and there is just a delicious plate of (insert your favorite dish) staring you in the face? In my case, if you're in my office, which happens to be my home. My wife just pulled out a big huge sheet of warm yummy homemade chocolate chip cookies. And if you are like me...
6 Tips To Make Eating Healthy A Little Easier…Like My 3 Year Old
I am still trying to catch up after being on vacation last week so I am going to give you six tips that will make eating healthy a little bit easier. But first a funny story about planning brought to you by my 3 year old daughter Kenna. Kenna goes to preschool and she has designated backpack that she only takes to school and back. Well last Friday Kenna got all of her plastic toys and stuffed them in her “home” backpack, the one she can can play with and destroy. No harm, no foul...
Can You Get Fit In a 10 Minute Workout?
Can You Get Fit In a 10 Minute Workout? 10 minutes? I'm sure you've seen all the commercials on TV and in the magazines that advertise, “Get fit in 7 minutes a week” or “Five minute abs, your secret to slim toned abs” maybe even, “Slender legs and better butt in 6 minutes or less.” My point is we've all seen these claims, but is there anything to them? The good news is YES and...
Client Success Story And How To Get Rid of Stress!
Today’s agenda is a client success story 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 architect. 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 donut...
Two Tips To Help You Control Dieting In Social Environments
Probably one of the hardest things you and I face when it comes to losing weight is our social environment. Some of these pressure is self imposed and we have conditioned ourselves to act and do certain things at events or places because that is what we have always done. Case in point, I have a very hard time controlling how much I eat when I go to a buffet. When I was young and when I weighed 308 lbs in my twenties I loved buffets...
The Hidden Dangers of Gluten-Free Foods
Are you gluten-free? In my experience, there are three main reasons people go gluten free, they've been diagnosed with celiac disease, they are gluten-sensitive, or...
Lauren’s Journey of LOSING 16.55 lbs of FAT in 10 weeks ;-)!
Two things today ;-). The first, is a client success story about Lauren! Lauren is two week away from completing the Better Booty, Tighter Tummy 12 Week Program and she is absolutely killing it! When she started she was 170 lbs, the last time she weighed in she was 152.9 lb. The best news though is she went from 29% body fat to 20.9%. That means Lauren has lost 16.55 lbs of fat and gained 2.95 lbs of muscle! Which means her metabolism is higher and she is thinner! Plus, her waist has shrunk from 35.65 to 31.75! Lauren has worked...
Struggle on the Weekends…and Weekdays???
Yesterday I was talking with a new client and I asked her what her biggest challenge was and she said, the weekend...
Will Diet Soda Make You Fat?
Well this weekend I experienced the circle of life “Live!” My family and I went to Hanes Park and had a picnic. While we were there a squirrel got curious and came in to see what was up. My daughter Kenna fed it some bread and the whole experience was pretty neat, but then...
Are You In A Boring Food Rut?
Well last week’s challenge was personally brutal on me, dancing is NOT my strong point ;-). So this week I am going to go a little easy. I am challenging you to change up your food items. It is so easy to get stuck eating the same thing day in and day out. I want to help you break out of your food rut. Your challenge is to try something you have NEVER eaten before! Yes! I am giving you the excuse to eat something you have always been curious about, but have never tried. Perhaps you have always wanted to try some exotic...