I’m learning a lot running again. The last three years have been so focused on figure competitions that it is showing me loudly things I have never thought about. Figure competing is hard physically and mentally. The workouts are tough, you gotta be a little soldier with the diet, and as you get leaner you don’t always appreciate how great you… Continue Reading
This a blog of random things. Figure Competing I am done competing for the year. I am super pleased with how I looked and my son was able to watch me. Logan finally got to see mommy on stage and mommy was about to cry the whole time watching him cheer for her. It was… Continue Reading
I am closing out the dieting process for my competitions and, like I have each year, I will wrap up what I learned. Each year it’s different and this time is no exception. I always knew this but I really APPRECIATED it this year: My life is good. My husband is amazing and I when… Continue Reading
Man, I remember most of my life either wishing to be a size 14 so I could get out of Lane Bryant, pining for size 10 because I had never been that small, then wanting to at least just be an 8 so I could be in the single digits. If it wasn’t pants sizes… Continue Reading
I had three people ask me just yesterday about Shakeology in my journal. I’ve been drinking this shake for a good month as my post-workout protein shake and Chris has it for breakfast DAILY. No joke, we love it. I can say I can recommend it to you and feel confident you will enjoy the… Continue Reading
He is a man of sense who does not grieve for what he has not, but rejoices in what he has. Epictetus Often on my PNP site, members fall into two camps: those focused on what they do right and those focused on what they do wrong. I have clients with 10 to 5lbs to… Continue Reading
And the diet phase is nearing…Monday starts my 2011 competition diet and training. What has happened to me? I was always obese and a Monday was never a great day. It usually meant the day I started my diet only to be off the wagon, eating too much, and moving too little by Thursday. I… Continue Reading
As many of you know, I wrapped up 2010 doing something I never thought I would in this lifetime: gain weight on purpose! It’s been real, it’s been fun, but it ain’t been real fun. What a struggle mentally for me. I spent all my life fat, worked hard to get that weight off, spent… Continue Reading
I subscribe to several newsletters and one of them touched on the topic of habit and how you think today. My PNP girls know I’m a big believer in my girls with lots of weight to lose like I had to lose might have to work on breaking habits waaaayyy before they will ever change… Continue Reading
http://www.kcby.com/news/health/13565082.html This article explains what NEAT is and ways to do it. In any given day most of us are very sedentary. I have a good client (and friend) using a BodyBugg right now and one of her first comments was… “I can’t believe how few calories I burned during the day until I exercised.… Continue Reading