January 30, 2019
Only 30 days (yikes!) until the Arnold Amateur Bikini Competition! The Arnold Sports Festival is the largest multi-sport event in the USA with more than 22,000 athletes competing in more...
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January 20, 2019February 7, 2020
Abs are made in the kitchen, which is why all of my clients use the SLI Method, which includes a plan to systematically and simultaneously work on your belly (nutrition),...
January 14, 2019January 14, 2019
When you want to change a behavior (like getting in shape), most people thinks it starts with taking action, but according to the transtheoretical model, there are five stages of...
January 8, 2019January 8, 2019
What if I told you that you only had one more birthday before you died? Would you do anything differently? Would you start a new business, write a book, finally...
December 30, 2018
As one year comes to a close and another year stretches out before us with unseen possibilities, challenge yourself to live your dreams. This doesn’t necessarily mean to quit your...
December 12, 2018
Since Thanksgiving I’ve been on a mad dash (can you relate?) to get everything done, so I’m only just now able to update you on some exciting news: I’m going...
November 20, 2018November 22, 2018
How do you avoid the holiday creep? No, not your Aunt Betty’s new boyfriend; the pound of flesh that gets added between Thanksgiving and New Years. According to the Caloric...
November 18, 2018November 18, 2018
Sunday November 18th is Mickey Mouse Day. Yes, this is apparently a real thing. So in honor of this day, here’s a throwback post to the time we took a...
November 12, 2018November 5, 2018
In honor of Happy Hour Day, here’s an excerpt from my memoir “She’s Losing It!” about that time I drank a beer during happy hour… March 2012 ...
According to research from the Calorie Control Council the average American consumes 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving (3,000 for the meal and 1,500 for snacks and drinks) and 229 grams of...
November 9, 2018November 19, 2018
In honor of Veterans’ Day, thanks to all the soldiers of American Grit who helped inspire people to become stronger. #ShowYourGrit ……… To say it was surreal watching myself last...
November 7, 2018November 5, 2018
There is a saying that you either have just gotten out of an emergency, are in the middle of an emergency, or are about to enter into an emergency. That’s...
November 6, 2018November 6, 2018
Once upon a time, when I was in my early 20’s, I used to love grocery shopping. Maybe love is too strong a word, but I enjoyed shopping. As a...
November 5, 2018
Yesterday was my favorite weekend ever: Daylight Savings. This is the one day per year when we get an extra hour of sleep*. It’s also the start of that...
October 25, 2018November 5, 2018
Halloween – an entire holiday dedicated to asking for, then binge eating, sugary snacks. This year it’s a double whammy of diet-induced guilt because not only am I training for...
October 22, 2018October 22, 2018
Have you ever run so fast you had to throw up? Yeah, me too. I once had a trainer who used to say, “If you’re not puking on leg day,...
