Make That to Go…

Sometimes I feel like my kids are missing out. They get sick of my healthy eating ways and they’d like to throw caution to the wind and EAT OUT. My goodness, I’m such a stick in the mud when it comes to this. I get my fill of restaurant food when I travel so I’m … Continued

Boot Camp Breakfast??

Food is the force multiplier when it comes to training results. What I mean by this is that it can really make your results come faster, or put them at a stand still based on what you put in your mouth. I know that when you get up at 5 am to train, food may … Continued

Grocery Store Drama?

So, the other day I was in the grocery store and a mom hauled off and spanked her child right in the middle of the aisle. Wow, I was shocked and didn’t know what to think about it. I’m a mom and I know that I’ve been TOTALLY at the end of my rope when … Continued

One brave client’s pantry….

Remember you can never out train poor nutrition. An hour of training will not off set 23 hours of poor eating choices. I think one of the best pieces of advice I can give you regarding nutrition is to ‘ eat with intention’. If we spent more time thinking about our food choices and eliminated … Continued

Want Some Great Cooking Ideas?

My colleague Belinda Benn has an amazing “Get Lean”program that she’s followed and it’s given her amazing results. Here’s a cool cooking video for you. You can see that the food she eats and has in her program isn’t your normal ‘diet fare’. You can check out her program CLICK HERE

11 Ways to Improve Your Nutrition in 2011

As you may or may not know, I run a boot camp biz and monthly I do a nutrition call to support my boot campers. You can’t out train a bad diet, so my job is to constantly provide good content to keep nutrition the focus so that my campers not only get into terrific … Continued

Cortisol – Calm the Chaos to Lose Belly Fat

Your body is created to handle stress. When you’re in a stressful situation, your adrenals pump out the hormone cortisol. In small busts, this hormone sparks the release of stored blood sugar and it revs up the heart rate and increases circulation, all in an effort to energize you to respond to whatever stressor is … Continued

Avoiding a ‘Food Coma’ Over the Holidays

A funny story… The people this happened to shall remain nameless to protect the innocent (and so that I don’t get flogged for telling this story). I am not a baker, I am not a great cook and folks in my care don’t get much in the way of baked goodies at my house. You … Continued

What NOT to do to lose weight….

I know that many of you get a sense of panic and desperation when it comes to weight loss. It seems that good ole common sense is not so common and you may put your brain on hold while you try some crazy strategies to lose a pound… How many of you have done the … Continued

Holiday Fitness Strategy

The holidays are coming up. Are you nervous that you’ll be one of the many that gain 7-9 lbs of fat? That really puts you behind the start line come January 1st if you’re looking to get into great shape in 2011. Here’s a quick video that gives you a visual of the fat you … Continued