April 28, 2017
Five years ago I entered my first bodybuilding competition and it changed my entire life. During preparation I learned about nutrition, strength training, time management and how to push through...
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April 3, 2017November 5, 2018
The other day I was in line grocery shopping after my workout and I was quite the sight. My hair was in a sweaty mom bun, I had my Arnold...
March 21, 2017March 21, 2017
In a mere 10 (ten) weeks Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer/bikini season, will be upon us. Are you ready? If your answer is, ‘Hell no!’ I was like that...
January 10, 2017
Sugar tastes amazing, which is why it’s added to just about everything, but every health nut under the sun says it’s bad for you. Why? Oh why, healthy people must...
December 23, 2016February 20, 2017
For my 30th birthday I decided to run a marathon. I did it for a number of reasons: I wanted to raise money for cancer research in honor of my...
October 19, 2016November 5, 2018
Here is a question from one of my readers: “With the holidays approaching how do you stay focused on your diet and also be with the family sitting around a...
October 4, 2016November 19, 2018
Happy Monday! Did you ever notice that Monday is the international start day for all diets? That’s so you can get your last food hurrahs in over the weekend. Or,...
August 24, 2016
For many mothers it’s that most wonderful time of the year: when the kids go back to school! Trips to crowded amusement parks where the healthiest option seems to be...
July 11, 2016November 5, 2018
When You’re on a Diet and Your Family Isn’t Ah, family; the ties that bond and gag. This topic could be an entire book in and of itself. When I...
July 6, 2016July 6, 2016
Writing my memoir, “She’s Losing It!” and doing military training exercises on the John Cena reality TV show American Grit may seem like different experiences, but they had a lot in common. In...
June 28, 2016November 5, 2018
4 Tips to Stop Caving to Cravings There was a study done a few years ago at Connecticut College that was very interesting. Rats were divided into two different groups. The first...
June 22, 2016
My bedroom closet is filled with boxes from my mother’s house. She died a year ago. My garage has a stack of relics from my husband’s uncle. He’s been gone...
June 17, 2016
I’M SO BORED!!!!! “This mean plan is boring. I’m tired of eating chicken (or fish, or steak) and vegetables,” said EVERYONE who ever transitioned from the Standard American Diet (SAD) to...
June 16, 2016
As a personal trainer (and as an individual who lost 1/3 of my own body weight) excuses are something I’m quite familiar with. While it would be easy for me...
June 14, 2016November 5, 2018
Are you tired of getting derailed from your fitness journey? Yesterday I blogged about Excuses We Use To Eat Crap. Each day I will be blogging about some strategies to...
June 13, 2016November 5, 2018
Excuses We Use to Justify Eating Crap We Know We Shouldn’t Eat Picture this: You’re kicking butt and taking names at the gym. Someone offers you birthday cake, you say...
