An Apple a Day…

Looking for a healthy dessert? Try this apple cobbler, tasty and healthy…Or, substitute peaches Ingredients: 2 Cups sliced apple (peeled and cored) 1 Tbsp Cinnamon 3 tsp Brown Sugar 1/4 cup water 1 pkg Quaker Instant Oatmeal 33% less sugar (Brown Sugar Cinnamon flavor) Not Prepared OR plain quick oats Directions: Core and slice apples … Continued

Grocery Shopping Tour – Cereal Aisle

What cereal is healthy? What ones aren’t? What should you look for when reading a label? Check out “Simply for Life” Zach as he takes Female Fat Loss Over 40 expert, Shawna K and her boot campers on a tour. What cereal is healthy? What ones aren’t? What should you look for when reading a … Continued

Why Not Eating is Making You Fat!

“What’s happening to my metabolism? I’m dieting and not losing weight!” Is this you? *Discover the reasons why eating less is causing your metabolism to tank and hold onto excess weight. *Learn how often you should eat to feel energized and STILL lose weight. *Find out what foods you should be eating and avoiding and … Continued

Pantry #3

What do you have in your pantry? If you get rid of the junk it’s easier to stay on track. And, you’ll see that there are some things that can be easily swapped out and you can make healthier choices.

Drink and Be Fat…

Sorry, I don’t want to be a kill joy here, but I’ve said it over and over again: don’t drink your calories if you’re trying to get leaner. In fact, even if weight loss isn’t one of your goals, you really want to consider these drinks carefully as they don’t provide anything other than calories. … Continued

Another Fitness Tip

As many of you may know I have a body building background. It’s not something that I’d do again, but I enjoyed the preparation for body building contests when I was competing. The day of the show was another story. To me, it seems like such a silly ‘sport’ now. The best part of the … Continued

Starbucks Anyone?

I’m Shawna Kaminski and it’s been one day since my last Starbucks coffee… Yes, coffee is a favorite of mine. I actually gave it up for a month. I tried to replace it with a healthy alternative: green tea. But, I got tired of having no reason to live, so I decided that the one … Continued

Have Your Cake and Eat it Too

I know I’m gonna upset you with what I’m  gonna say…but I’m gonna say it anyway… “Don’t be surprised that you have a muffin top and no energy if you feed your body junk.” It’s not brain surgery. If you want to feel good, you can’t eat like these ladies in this picture. You can’t … Continued

Your Nutrition: Failing Grades?

How’s your nutrition plan? Do you have a plan? How does it stack up against what’s recommended? Did you know that 80% of how you look is based on what you eat? You will never out train poor eating. I have a ton of content on nutrition and proper eating here on the blog, check … Continued

Pantry Raid #2

Here’s another pantry I checked out. What’s in your pantry that you can change to make your fat loss a little easier?