If I were to come to your house, knock on your door and go through EVERY nook and cranny of your kitchen what would I be able to tell about you?
Would I clearly see a person dedicated to their goal of getting leaner?
Would I see someone who thinks they are on track but may be mislead by all the tricky packaging of the food manufacturers?
Or would I perhaps see a person who says they really want to get lean, but are hanging on to some diet sabotaging foods? [Read more…]
So some of you may remember back in May I had this crazy idea to take a group of women and lead them by the hand, step by step through 6 weeks of an intense, focused weight loss program. There was a major nutrition overhaul where I took matters into my own hands and actually made their food for them, they were held to the highest levels of accountability when it came to their workouts. I was in constant communication with them each and every day. I pretty much took over every aspect of their lives to make sure they walked away with new tools and a new body.
I never did tell you how that turned out huh?
Well for starters, I took on 14 women, but it was so intense [Read more…]
Me and about 15 of my most awesome fitness boot camp clients ran a
half-marathon through the Santa Cruz Mountains this past Sunday. We ran
uphill BOTH ways, had to keep our footing over some pretty treacherous cliffs,
ran through creeks, practically crawled under trees, jumped over logs and,
unfortunately, a couple of ladies got stung by hornets before the last 2 miles
were re-routed. It sounds like a horror story but it was actually an incredible
experience. I already can’t wait to do it again next year.
But as we were “carbing up” on Saturday night (yeah, yeah, that’s what that
was all about I swear!) and I was piling my plate high with food in preparation
for the event Sunday. I got to thinking about how easy it is to develop a
distorted view of how much of everything we should be eating and what we
actually are eating, even healthy stuff.
I have this quiz that I give to new members of my Boot Camp program about
portions. I think it might be eye opening for you to take it and see how well
your eyeball “scale” is calibrated.
I posted it below. It’s a fun, quick quiz. Take it and see where you stand on
your portion knowledge. [Read more…]
One of the easiest things you can do to begin losing weight with virtually no effort is to cut out high sugar and high calorie sodas and drinks.
Did you know that if you drink just two cans of soda a day now, and you cut that out of your diet, you would lose about 32 pounds in a year? That’s 32 pounds gone without changing anything else!
Now if the idea of giving up your soda all together is too tough how about replacing just one of those sodas with my all natural diet soda. I made a really quick video to show you my “diet soda” that I drink several times a week. It’s really refreshing and there are hundreds of flavor possibilities.
Check out my diet soda here
Add a strength training workout 3 times a week and a daily metabolism boosting breakfast to this small step and you could shed about 8lbs in just 6 weeks. That’s pretty darn easy.
Trying to lose weight? You gotta be prepared!
Your little cooler has gotta be your new best friend, with you at all times, your next meal at your finger-tips.
But every once in a while, even the best most experienced dieter gets caught without something to eat.
What to do?!
I’ve got a plan. Now you may have to make your own version of this but you’ll get the idea and be better prepared by doing it.
Watch this super quick video, it’s only about 48 seconds, and then pack your own 911 lunch today!
What’s your version of this lunch? Leave a comment below please.
Skin not smooth and clear? Drink more water
Feeling fatigued? Drink more water
Bloated? Drink more water
Need to lose some weight? You guessed it, drink more water.
Water, water, water.
Yup, it seems water is the magic elixir that can fix a multitude of beauty and health issues. And I can’t argue with the benefits of gulping close to triple digits ounces each day in your quest to get lean.
Water helps your body run more efficiently therefore your body can spend it’s energy doing what you want it to do, shed fat. It helps you feel more satisfied when you are watching your calories and it keeps you hydrated so that you can push extra hard in your workouts and thereby burn more calories…that means faster weight loss!
But what if you have a hard time remembering to drink water or worse yet, what if you don’t care for the taste of water?
I made a super quick video for you it’s only 48 seconds and I think it’ll help you a bunch.
Do you have any water drinking secrets? I’d love to hear them. Leave a comment on my blog.
We women want it all; firm arms, a flat stomach, lean thighs…but the one body part I get constant questions on is the butt.
Some women want it smaller, some tighter, others ask for a lift and a lot of women tell me they just need a booty, period!
Well, I’ve posted one of my all-time favorite booty workouts below. It’s a great combination of 
compound movements to work the major muscles in the legs (and burn TONS of calories) and isolation movements to sculpt that nice rear view.
Try my all-about-the-booty workout 3 times a week for the next 6 weeks and see what changes you can make in your bottom line.
And since nutrition is absolutely something that can’t be ignored in the quest for a tight, lifted bottom, I’ve even included a sample “perfect diet day” for you to get some meal and snack ideas. [Read more…]
I am so excited today! I have a brand new client that has agreed to let me put up a video camera in her home and film everything she does in relation to her weigh loss and fat loss journey. Her name is Yo-Yo Yolanda.
She had her first weigh-in yesterday and wow……it was pretty interesting.
Have a look and tell me if you’ve ever had the same experience Yo-Yo Yolanda had. Leave a comment below and tell me what you think of Yo-Yo Yolanda.
Can you relate?
Tell me about it in the comments below.
In my quest to stay up on what’s new in the fitness world and sniff out any useful nutrition tips for my clients and the members of my weight Loss Boot Camp I read about 5 magazines and 1-2 books cover to cover every month.
I have to say, most of the time, what I read is simply a new spin on the basics: Eat clean and work your butt off :).
This morning however, I learned a little tip that all this time even I didn’t know!
Drinking cold water will make you [Read more…]
One of the exercises that we do almost daily in my weight loss boot camp is the good ‘ol fashioned jump rope.
But did you know that jumping rope has been scientifically proven to reduce cellulite?
It’s a fact that I just learned recently and it solidifies it as one of my all time favorite workouts for my clients.
The reason it can improve the look of those unsightly bumps is because of the rhythmic movement and it’s effect on the lymphatic system.
Have you seen those different very expensive cellulite treatments like velasmooth and endermologie? What they do is based very much on the rhythmic massage and what it does to your lymphatic system.
Check out this excerpt from Womentowomen.com:
"Cellulite begins when numerous fat cells collect in one area (generally the buttocks, thighs and upper arms in women), causing the skin to bulge. The dimpling effect occurs when the connective fibers in the skin pull down in areas where body fat is pushing up. Toxins and lymph fluid accumulate in the pockets of fat. Improving the circulation of lymph in areas prone to cellulite and reducing toxic burden are two successful ways to diminish cellulite from the inside out."
Don’t skim over the part about reducing the toxic burden, that’s your diet high in processed foods and sugar.
So it all goes back to diet and exercise but jumping rope is one more pole in the water. If you do 10 different things that all improve the appearance of cellulite by 2% then that’s a 20% improvement! I’d take that, wouldn’t you?
And as if cellulite reduction is not awesome enough, jumping rope is also one of my favorites because it’s a do ANYWHERE, inexpensive, calorie-Scorching workout. If you need some tips check out the this blog post on how to Burn Maximum Calories with your jump rope.
So grab a jump rope and jump your bumps away!