New You 12-Week Challenge – Week 1

Welcome to the New You 12-Week Challenge!  I'm excited to be able to offer a forum for change and to provide as much information as you'll tolerate! To help you get started, this week's Focus Point will be "I'm in, now what?" Let's take each part of the challenge and break it down. 1.  Track …

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Are you ready to take the Challenge?

Welcome to our newest challenge; the New You 12-Week Challenge. The Challenge is for people who are committed to making positive, healthy lifestyle changes.  The reason it's a 12-week challenge versus a 30 day challenge is that it takes some time for lifestyle changes to become ingrained and results noticeable.  You need to have patience …

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New Challenge Coming Up!

I'm in the process of putting together a NEW challenge! If you take on this challenge I will provide you with the tools you need to create an overall healthier lifestyle and tackle the 'hows'. How to make time for exercise. How to eat healthier. How to stay focused and motivated for long-term results. How …

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Yay for Fitness!

I post a lot of things that are pretty 'rah rah' about working out and being healthy.  And I get that to some it could be a bit preachy and I'm sure that more than one of my FB friends have "hidden" my comments or unfriended me altogether after one too many of my "had …

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It’s Monday so I’m Cooking

Monday mornings are my cooking days.  It's 8:43am right now and I have a huge pot of vegetable soup simmering on the stove, some boneless pork ribs in the slow cooker and chicken breasts poaching in some broth. I love my vegetable soup.   It's got onions, celery, carrots, mushrooms, chopped green beans and cabbage …

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Ode to the Avocado

I LOVE avocados!  They are great in place of mayo or mustard on a sandwich, cubed and topping a bowl of chili or veggie soup or smeared in a breakfast burrito. Not only is a tasty fruit, it has a bunch of health benefits! Avocados contribute good fats to one's diet, providing 3 grams monounsaturated …

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You Have Time for This Workout

I don't buy the "I don't have time to workout" argument.  Give me a few minutes with anyone's calendar and I will find you 10-20 minutes a day that can be spent being active.  Whether you want to or not, is entirely up to you but I PROMISE you have the time. With that said, …

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And that, boys and girls, is how to set a goal!

I was having a quick chat this morning with a gal who attends my 5:30am boot-camp class to follow up on an email she sent me.  In the email she complimented a workout I had given (and who doesn't love to hear that?), shared that she was able to do a full set of pushups …

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