Guilt Free Coffee (2 recipes)

January 6, 2011 By

 

Have you seen it yet?

As of January 1st all restaurants are required to post the caloric content of all their menu items right on the main menu boards. No more hiding them in a pamphlet that you had to ask for and that they never seemed to have. No more telling you to go online to see nutrition data. Now it’s right there, right in your face. And this includes everyone guilty pleasure –Starbucks.

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I was in line there the other day and there was a long line as usual. The girl in front of me was dutifully studying the new data while we waited, when it was her turn do you know what she ordered after waiting in line for well over 5 minutes? WATER! She said after seeing all those calories “I can’t bring myself to order anything. I’ll just take this bottled water”. I guarantee you, that’s a girl who is going to stay in her skinny jeans.

And while I believe in the 90/10 rule of eating clean and “cheating” most of us enjoy having coffee everyday (or almost everyday), so today I have a recipe for you that is a healthy recipe alternative for a normally sinful vice many of us have these days…  gourmet coffee drinks!

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Breakfast Is NOT the Most Important Meal Of The Day…

December 9, 2010 By

Q: True or False: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day? (cue jeopardy music)

A: Sometimes……

That’s right on certain days it is in fact the most important meal of the day, on others it’s the second most important.

What takes its place of importance 3-4 times a week?

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The Storm Is Coming

November 22, 2010 By

It’s here-just look at the seasonal shelves in your favorite store. Retailers refer to this time as the holiday season, but I like to be more accurate:
Weight Gain season starts now and runs straight through New Year’s.
The next month and a half will bring ample opportunity for you to indulge, to enjoy and to expand your waistline. Of course the choice is yours.
Why do I bring this up now and not mid way through December? Quite frankly now is the time for you to plan for the weeks ahead. Once the whirlwind of activities and obligations begins, you’ll be too caught up to put a plan into action.
So in this moment of clarity, this calm before the storm, let’s outline a plan that will save you from unwanted holiday pounds.

I’ve highlighted two simple steps that could make the difference from squeezing into your little black dress to slipping into it easily.

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Can I Have That Pumpkin Spice Latte or What?

November 4, 2010 By

I’m a realist.   I know that you should probably avoid sugary coffees, teas and chocolates if you’re trying to be lean and fit into those skinny jeans, BUT, come on, it’s gonna happen, at some point you’re going to run into the mall during a pouring rain this winter and run smack dab into the “corner coffee shop” and be tempted to have one of their limited time seasonal drinks.

Now if you’re really serious about reaching your skinny jeans (skinny arms or whatever your “problem spot “is) goal then you need to think ahead and have a plan. One of my clients asked for my help in making a plan. Check out our email exchange below and take some tips away from it:

Initial email:

“Hi Sarai,

I am being very tempted with coffee drinks as they all came out now that the holiday season is starting. I have not bought any and fear I will start drinking them. Knowing how many calories are in them helps. I’d prefer not to exercise more to work it off. BUT as the holidays near and I am out it is difficult. Any ideas? During holidays from SB I tend to drink pumpkin spiced latte, white mocha, hot chocolate or apple cider”.

Alecia

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Healthy Cinnamon Apple Pancakes

October 28, 2010 By

1-1/2 c. gluten-free pancake mix
•    1 egg
•    1/4 scoop Prograde Vanilla Protein Powder
•    1 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
•    3/4 c. almond milk (rice, skim, lactose-free, soy will work as well)
•    1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

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EXACTLY what you should be eating for breakfast (3 recipes)

October 11, 2010 By

Breakfast is often called the most important meal of the day and rightly so. But not all breakfasts are created equal. Most will simply set you up to struggle through the rest of your day only to binge on something later.

So what IS the perfect breakfast?

Let me tell you, your typical cereal bar and low-fat yogurt doesn’t cut it.

I’ve broken down the perfect breakfast and even give you 3 step-by-step recipes, all right here.

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Can You Eat Too Much Of A Good Thing?

August 28, 2010 By

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

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All-Natural Diet Soda

August 25, 2010 By

 

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

All Natural Diet Soda

 

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.

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Emergency Weight Loss Lunch

August 19, 2010 By

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.

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Hate Water? This Tip will have You Drinking a 1/2 Gallon Easy!

August 12, 2010 By

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.

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