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Clean Up FAQ
Our 3rd Winter Nutrition Clean Up starts tomorrow, but it’s not too late to sign up. You can even delay your start until next Monday, the 14th. But what the heck are you getting yourself into when you sign up for the Clean Up?! Well, you’ve got questions? We’ve got answers: Q: What exactly is…
Read MoreBaggy Pants
So, it’s that time of year again – time for the Nutrition Clean Up, our 8-week clean eating, body transforming nutrition program. I wanted to drop a little inspiration on you today by sharing Michele K.’s story. Ever have your pants practically falling off your frame? Well, Michele K., one of our 2012 Clean Up…
Read MoreJust desserts
Is dessert your weakness? Do your knees buckle at the sight of a hot apple pie, pumpkin custard, or chocolate souffle with homemade whipped cream? How about cookies—all shapes and colors. Or Italian and French pastries—cannolis, eclairs, Napoleans. What the heck are you gonna do when faced with a table filled with desserts? You’re going…
Read MoreBeating the Buffet
It’s you against the beautifully laid table, piled with plates of holiday delights—perhaps your table includes things like glazed ham, Caesar salad with jumbo croutons, roast beef, rolls and butter, mashed potatoes, and maybe mama’s homemade mac and cheese. Drooling yet? Panicking? You work so hard at boot camp or kettlebells, or during your personal…
Read MoreNavigating the Apps
I’m not talking smart phone apps. I’m talking appetizers. Food that whets the appetite, designed to get you eating. Hors d’ouvres. Crispy bruschetta topped with spoonfuls of tapenade or roasted peppers. Hungry yet? How are you going to retain your shape this holiday season when fattening temptations lurk around every bedecked corner? Here are five…
Read MoreDrinkin’ your way through the holidays
I despise most holiday healthy eating blog post and articles. They’re usually filled with strategies that I just don’t find helpful, or more like it, realistic. “Don’t stand next to the food table”, “Nibble on the crudité”, “Eat before you go” (admittedly this one can be used successfully). Blah blah blah. The only problem is…
Read MoreThanksgiving Side Dish Redux
Marianne McDevitt is a super star! Over the past year, she has undergone an amazing physical and emotional transformation. She totally embodies our mission statement – “To empower people to change their lives by helping them change their bodies”. Marianne is proof of the power of body transformation. A year ago she was depressed, lacking…
Read MoreFive Reasons Your Scale Sucks
We all know someone who gauges their fitness progress by the scale and the scale alone. Do you? If so, know this: there are far more important aspects of your health and fitness program than your weight. That little wafer of plastic and metal may even be hurting you and sabotaging your efforts to get…
Read MoreMeasuring Up. Shaping Up.
I realize that I’d been slacking on my job as holder of accountability. Some clients have just skating been along – measurements hadn’t been done in months, the last food journal had been submitted in late spring. People have just been doing – whatever. Because of this realization, all of our personal training clients were…
Read MoreWhat I’ve Learned So Far
Today we have some “in the trenches” knowledge dropping (aka – a guest post) from from boot camper, Jackie Dunleavy. Jackie is a professional classical singer, a software trainer and mom who’s lost 45 pounds since February. Check out what she’s learned (so far) along her fitness journey. 10 Things I’ve Learned About 10 months…
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