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Eating Better Than You Ever Thought Possible
29 May 08 03:39 PM | Corinne | with no comments

Sometimes I crack up when reading our posts in the forums because the girls don't even know how far they have come unless I remind them. Today I want to talk about two interesting things I've noticed them chatting about and see if any of them...

Filed under: Diet, Client Results, Clean Eating

Eat, Eat, Eat
30 April 08 03:04 PM | Corinne | 2 comment(s)

Most of you know I'm training for my first competiton in August. It's pretty exciting because Bill from our site and Lisa my friend (and PNP member) are doing it with me. The training is going well and I wanted to spend today discussing lessons...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Children, stressful situations, time management

My Home WAS My Diet Sanctuary
22 April 08 02:13 PM | Corinne | 4 comment(s)

I would blog about this on the autism site , but this is more about my resolve with food than Logan's new diet. Just for those who aren't familiar, Logan is on a GFCF (gluten free and casein free) diet. All of his food is now cooked naturally...

Filed under: Food Choices, Diet, Fat Girl Thinking, Children, stressful situations, lifetime, maintenance, cleaning out the pantry, goals

Planning Is A Great Way to Weightloss
09 April 08 08:46 AM | Corinne | 3 comment(s)

Weightloss is funny because it has so many aspects to it that it can get overwhelming really quick if you don't make it as easy as possible. I have found that most people who do the "work" of getting themselves ready for weightloss find...

Filed under: Diet, Clean Eating, Planning, Cooler, food prep, organizing

Diabetes, Pancreatic Cancer, Waking Up to Your Health!
21 March 08 09:57 PM | Corinne | 7 comment(s)

Easter and Mother's Day were my Granny's two favorite holidays. If you have followed my blog, you know how important she was to me and that through her and my grandfather's painful battles with cancer I realized all of this was about more...

Filed under: Diet, soapbox, pancreatic cancer, diabetes

How's the Vacation Plan Going?
13 March 08 03:31 PM | Corinne | 2 comment(s)

Having control over what you are doing while on vacation is such a good feeling. I talked yesterday about how I was planning this trip sensibly so that when I got home I felt good about the vacation and what I'm bringing back with me. It's one...

Filed under: Diet, Vacation

What's Wrong With a Nibble Off the Banana?
11 March 08 02:06 PM | Corinne | 4 comment(s)

Yesterday we discussed BLT's (Bites, Licks, and Tastes) and how we are learning to break that nasty habit. Today I want to take the whole thing a step further. It's not enough to just acknowledge WHAT a BLT is but we need to recognize HOW OFTEN...

Filed under: Diet, BLTs

Week One of the PNP March Challenge - What We Learned
10 March 08 03:13 PM | Corinne | 12 comment(s)

This month, my clients are doing a little challenge. Honestly, I read, re-read, and then finally wanted to quit reading their journals last month because so many of them were totally sabotaging their workouts and clean menus. It is frustrating as a trainer...

Filed under: Diet, Client Results, Eating Clean, BLTs

Building a Healthy Lifestyle...Yes, We're Talking Food!
06 March 08 07:50 AM | Corinne | with no comments

Sometimes I think my blog is turning into a motivational/food blog. But hey, what holds most of us back from getting the body we want? Fat girl thinking that drives us to eating foods we shouldn't. I have loads of free exercise programs for you already...

Filed under: Diet, Eating Clean

I Don't Want to Be the Fat Friend!
05 March 08 09:55 AM | Corinne | 4 comment(s)

I'm posting some advice I gave to a client in our private forums. I feel most of us have gone through this at some time or another. It's natural to be jealous of someone's success. What is a waste of your time is letting them have all the...

Filed under: Food Choices, Diet, Fat Girl Thinking, lifetime

Sweet Treats That Leave You Sexy and Healthy
22 February 08 08:34 AM | Corinne | 4 comment(s)

It's the perfect storm around PNP these days. I can really sense so many of my girls understanding that this whole losing weight thing has everything to do with what they put in their mouth and what they leave at the workout room and NOT a magic formula...

Filed under: Food Choices, Diet, snacks, late night eating, food pushers

The Price of BLT's
19 February 08 12:10 PM | Corinne | 3 comment(s)

BLT's or bites, licks, and tastes are going up girls! Often the reason you don't see physique results as fast as you like or at all has everything to do with the most innocent of mistakes. Let's quickly send some BLT's through the calorie...

Filed under: Food Choices, Diet, Weight Watchers, Eating Clean, BLTs

Don't Let The Details Hold You Back
30 January 08 06:44 PM | Corinne | 5 comment(s)

My girls work so hard. They feel like they are charging ahead, doing things right most of the time (but they haven't journaled their food), getting in (almost) every workout, working out (pretty) hard, etc. Notice a trend here? They will come to the...

Filed under: Motivation, Diet, Fat Girl Thinking, Burnout

Change What You Eat To Burn Fat!
08 January 08 04:07 PM | Corinne | 7 comment(s)

As we discussed yesterday , changing what you do with your body on a regular basis is critical to winning the fat loss battle. Today let's talk about food! You heard me, we are going to talk about your body and how it looks at what you put into it...

Filed under: Splurge Meal, Food Choices, Diet, Clean Eating, Plateaus, Weight Loss, Eating Clean

Getting Fit and Losing Weight in 08: Cut Out the Junky Carbs
26 December 07 11:03 AM | Corinne | 8 comment(s)

Welcome back from the holidays! How do you feel? Bloated, tired, out of sorts...do these words jump out at you? Well, it's time to shake it off and get back to business; it's time to talk about junky carbs. You know, all that stuff our families...

Filed under: Food Choices, Diet, Clean Eating, holidays

Get Fit and Lose Weight in 08: How to Find a Diet Plan
19 December 07 07:51 PM | Corinne | 1 comment(s)

I love exercise. Love it, love it, love it, but I've said it before and it is well worth repeating... Losing fat is 80% what you put in your mouth and 20% exercise. I don't care how hard you workout or how many hours a day you do it, if you don't...

Filed under: Diet, Weight Watchers, Clean Eating

I’m Home from Phat Camp
21 October 07 02:52 PM | admin | with no comments

Wow, that was an amazing experience. If you ever get a chance to go you should. Talk about a motivating weekend filled with lots of butt busting workouts (one motto is: pop-squat your a** off! and they mean it), and diet information. I learned so much...

Filed under: Diet, Weight Training, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

More about Phat Camp
21 October 07 02:51 PM | admin | with no comments

Hello everyone. I hope everyone is having phabulous day! I have to say that I’m doing well and feeling really good about training is going. The business is picking up and I have some great clients who are working hard. So, while I was at Phat Camp (by...

Filed under: Diet, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Stairmaster

Hello Arms!
21 October 07 02:47 PM | admin | with no comments

Today I did my arms workout and it went good. My left arm is still so weak since my December Ulnar Nerve injury. Anyway, when I was doing my curls today I had to use 5lbs on the left arm. I guess that nerve must effect the bicep firing mechanism. Anyway...

Filed under: Diet, Weight Training, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill, Eating Clean

Shoulder Workout with Treadmill Routine
21 October 07 02:46 PM | admin | with no comments

Today I updated some things on my Online Personal Training Website. I added cardio and weights calendars as a feature for customers who are doing things like Weight Watchers and just need help with customized online exercise programs and support. I also...

Filed under: Diet, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill, Eating Clean

Legs in the Morning and Cardio in the Evening
21 October 07 02:45 PM | admin | with no comments

I haven’t done this in awhile, but I split my routine today because I woke up at the crack of dawn and couldn’t go back to sleep. All I had time to do was knock one or the other out and since my weights routines are so intense I decided I should do it...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

How Do You Combat Eating Out Everyday At Work?
21 October 07 02:44 PM | admin | with no comments

A client posed a problem to me that I think almost every person can relate to: eating out and the nutritional dangers it can pose. Everyday she eats out at work and finds it hard to say no to going or once there finds it hard to order “safe” foods. Here...

Filed under: Diet, Fat Girl Thinking, Weight Watchers

Sunday and It’s a New Week
21 October 07 02:42 PM | admin | with no comments

The definition is starting to pop on my upper body. Legs are looking better, but with my loose skin they may always be a mess. I’m very happy with my upper body though. Looks like the new training and eating is really working. I took off yesterday. Business...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill, Eating Clean

Listen to Your Body When You Diet and Exercise
21 October 07 02:41 PM | admin | with no comments

Today I woke up sort of sore and just feeling a little sluggish. After coffee and breakfast I decided I had too much to do today to try and force a huge leg workout and cardio session that would likely leave me washed out for the rest of the day. Using...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill, Stairmaster, Eating Clean

Tuesday - Awesome Arm Workout
21 October 07 02:41 PM | admin | 2 comment(s)

For all of us ladies who carry our weight in our lower half, working your upper body can be a great way to “reshape your body.” Although you can’t spot reduce, you can build out the areas of your body that are naturally leaner so that the eye is drawn...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

Mixing It Up With a Full Body Cardio Routine
21 October 07 02:39 PM | admin | with no comments

Today I met with my personal trainer and I gave him two options: we could do a full body cardio routine inspired by Phat Camp and exercises inserted by me or do my scheduled chest routine. We opted for the full body routine. These types of workouts are...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Eating Clean

Leg Strength…It’s a Good Thing
21 October 07 02:39 PM | admin | with no comments

Today I did my leg routine and a little cardio afterward for a cool down. Legs are one of those body parts that I feel you should work hard and if you work them hard enough you shouldn’t have a lot left over for cardio. Sometimes I will try to blow them...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Eating Clean

Chest Day and Treadmill with Core Exercises
21 October 07 02:37 PM | admin | with no comments

Ahhhh…chest day. I think this is my least favorite body part to train mainly because I am so weak in this area and the exercises are just grueling. The only way I know to get past my stinking-thinking about chest day is to set a goal. My goal is to do...

Filed under: Diet, Core Work, Chest Workout, Weight Training, Cardio Workout, Treadmill

Day of Rest and Cheat Meal All in ONE!
21 October 07 02:37 PM | admin | with no comments

Today is my scheduled day of rest from the workout schedule and I feel so good. This morning I was pretty sore from the high intensity workout maze so I knew my body was due for the RNR. It just so happens that today was also my Cheat Meal and I really...

Filed under: Diet

Come On and Get Your Shoulder Lean!
21 October 07 02:36 PM | admin | with no comments

Wooooo…today was shoulders and it was good. I did the routine with my trainer and he gave me some great tips for form that I will definitely be including in my Exercise Directory I give all of my clients. Bill is really smart when it comes to correct...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

How Far Would You Go For A Coke???
21 October 07 02:35 PM | admin | with no comments

Last night I had the pleasure of visiting a couple who I will be training at our local senior center. They are absolutely delightful and full of love…it really is something to watch them together after all these years of being married. They are so courteous...

Filed under: Diet

My Arm Workout…Not a Creative Title
21 October 07 02:33 PM | admin | with no comments

Today I couldn’t think of anything nifty to start off the post. I think I’m just exhausted and sitting in Panera with the sweet smells of breads and pastries is about all I can freaking handle! It was arm day and I had to hustle through the workout to...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Arm Workout, Interval Training, Stairmaster

She’s Got Legs!
21 October 07 02:32 PM | admin | with no comments

What is the one body part almost every woman wants to improve or shape up? Legs. Legs are the largest muscle group and provide a taxing workout when you do it right. There is nothing like a series of squats and lunges to send your heart rate skyrocketing...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Leg Workout, Cardio Workout, Treadmill

Simple Three Group Chest Workout
21 October 07 02:31 PM | admin | with no comments

Let me begin with saying the push up challenge is certainly working my chest and arms because my upper body is just raging from all of this work. Compound that with my near crippled legs from yesterday’s “how to fry your legs without any weights” workout...

Filed under: Diet, Chest Workout, Exercise, Weight Training, Interval Training, Treadmill

Day of Rest
21 October 07 02:30 PM | admin | with no comments

When your muscles are screaming, you have hard time sleeping (and not just your four year old deciding to ride his tricycle at 3:00 a.m.), and you want to eat everything in the house you know it’s time for a rest day. I have found that I have six days...

Filed under: Diet, Making Exercise a Lifestyle

Oxygen Magazine Features Jen Hendershott
21 October 07 02:29 PM | admin | with no comments

If you follow my workouts you know I’m doing the workout style taught by Jenny H. at her Phat Camps. By the way, if you have the means and the interest you should go because it is the best money you will ever spend on your fitness. This month she is featured...

Filed under: Diet, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Arm Workout

Working Out ALL DAY…or so it seems
21 October 07 02:28 PM | admin | with no comments

Today is one of those days where I’m so busy with work and life that I am squeezing it all in when I can. Many of us forget that a workout doesn’t have to be XXX amount of time at X o’clock. It can be thrown at your body all day in shorter bouts with...

Filed under: Diet, Core Work, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Treadmill, Eating Clean

Saturday and Sunday Combo
21 October 07 02:27 PM | admin | with no comments

Busy, busy, busy. That’s the best way to describe things these days. Getting in the workouts takes creativity, scheduling, and flexibility. Eating right takes discipline and preparation. That’s what life is about, though, learning how to do all that you...

Filed under: Diet, Core Work, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Interval Training, Treadmill, Eating Clean

If I am sick, should I skip my workouts?
21 October 07 02:24 PM | admin | with no comments

This is a question I hear often and one that I had to answer for myself this morning. Last night I had a sore throat and general ill feeling. You know, nasty taste in the mouth, tired, achy, sore throat; just not feeling well. The decision to carry on...

Filed under: Diet, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Treadmill, Exercising and Sickness

Leg Workout and Split Lessons
21 October 07 02:24 PM | admin | with no comments

I am almost at one week of splitting cardio and weights into two different sessions and I like it a lot. The first part of the week I was doing the cardio in the afternoon and starting yesterday I switched to doing cardio at 6:00 a.m. and weights at 9...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Leg Workout, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

Arms and HIIT…Thanks Trish
21 October 07 02:23 PM | admin | with no comments

A client emailed me a HIIT routine she wanted to try out and I asked her to allow me to do it first to see how intense it was. She found a good one! I made a couple of modifications to fit my level of running (or lack of) and switched out the strength...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Cardio Workout, Arm Workout, Treadmill, HIIT

Be PROUD of yourself!
21 October 07 02:23 PM | admin | with no comments

I am proud of myself. I had a cold, a right hip that is just not up to running, and a left hamstring that is tight as a drum. A year ago I would have easily pushed through the pain of the hip, maybe throw a stretch or two in for the hamstring, and forget...

Filed under: Diet, Fat Girl Thinking, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Exercising and Sickness

Chest, Shoulders, and Legs…Oh MY!
21 October 07 02:22 PM | admin | with no comments

The last three days have been interesting since I each workout has involved shoulders. I didn’t plan it that way but by the end of my chest workout (which involved a lot of bearcrawling and a lot of push ups) I noticed my shoulders felt like they were...

Filed under: Diet, Chest Workout, Exercise, Weight Training, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

Vegas Vacation…Friday
21 October 07 02:21 PM | admin | with no comments

Do you struggle with exercising while on vacation? Many times a good fitness routine and healthy eating habits are thrown out the window the second vacation or travel begins. It doesn’t have to be that way. Throughout my nine day stay in Vegas I am going...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Arm Workout, Treadmill, Vacation

Make A Difference Today
21 October 07 02:21 PM | admin | with no comments

Who is the one person in your life that always makes you smile? Is there a person who makes life a little better each time you talk to them? Well, I’m very lucky. Lately I have been surrounded by the most caring and wonderful people, many of whom I have...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Back Workout, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout

What’s Wrong With the Word Diet???
21 October 07 02:20 PM | admin | with no comments

The word diet is almost as bad as dropping the “F-Bomb” these days. The lastest terms are lifestyle, nutritional plan, eating strategy…but who are we fooling? Whatever you call it, isn’t it really a diet? The word diet ’s primary definition is “food and...

Filed under: Diet, Fat Girl Thinking, Weight Watchers, Vacation

Vegas…What day is it?
21 October 07 02:19 PM | admin | with no comments

I usually try to write something insightful other than must my mindless ramblings about what I have been filling my time with. Unfortuanately, my brain is fried today from a 13 hour poker session yesterday. Yes…you read that right. Chris and I sat at...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle

Five Tips to A Good Night’s Sleep and Why Your Muscles Need It
21 October 07 02:18 PM | admin | with no comments

One of the undervalued aspects of a good workout program is your sleep habits. At rest, our bodies work very to repair all the damage we do during the course of the day. It is also when we burn through fat (or muscle depending on how well you are eating...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Vacation, Sleep

Life Doesn’t Control Me…I Control My Life
21 October 07 02:17 PM | admin | with no comments

Rarely will you ever do anything harder in your life than try to lose weight. Alcoholics can stop drinking, smokers can stop smoking, but when you have to lose weight you can’t just stop eating. The temptation is all around you. It’s the one “addiction...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Interval Training, Treadmill

Five Tips to Leaving Vacation and Getting Back to Healthy Living
21 October 07 02:17 PM | admin | with no comments

Do you have a hard time getting back to the gym and healthy eating after a vacation? It can be tough. You probably indulged in sweets and carbs you normally don’t. Activity is usually limited or non-existant. All of this makes it tough to jump back in...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Vacation

Clean Eating…I can’t say enough about it
21 October 07 02:15 PM | admin | with no comments

One of the services I offer my online training clients is daily review and commentary of their food journals through the use of our member’s only discussion board. I teach them to eat clean and suggest small, liveable changes to their menus so that they...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Arm Workout, Eating Clean

Pushing Yourself
21 October 07 02:15 PM | admin | with no comments

Exercising is not always the easiest habit to establish. I mean, hey, half the battle is putting the time into it , right? But, do you ever wonder if you are getting everything you need out of the workout? Are you truly pushing yourself each and every...

Filed under: Diet, Chest Workout, Cardio Workout, Interval Training

Reduced Fat Peanut Butter - Don’t Be Fooled!
21 October 07 02:14 PM | admin | with no comments

What is a marketing trap? REDUCED FAT PEANUT BUTTER! Day in and day out read and hear of people unknowingly duped by “Big Peanut Butter” that they are changing their health picture by eating this marketing ploy. Have these people actually checked the...

Filed under: Diet, Leg Workout, Weight Watchers, Eating Clean

This Is Your Life!
21 October 07 02:13 PM | admin | with no comments

The diet industry has done a good job over the years convincing us that you must deprive yourself and sweat your butt off if you want to lose weight. While some of us do enjoy a good workout, it’s not for everyone. The best way to lose weight and keep...

Filed under: Diet, Weight Watchers, Making Exercise a Lifestyle

Giving Thanks
20 October 07 10:51 PM | admin | with no comments

It’s the little moments in life that are so special. Today was no exception and two things happened that just put a smile on my face. Logan and I have been playing a new game. I have been working with Logan on making eye contact when he wants to speak...

Filed under: Diet, Cardio Workout

The Scale Drama
20 October 07 09:50 PM | admin | with no comments

Do you ever wake up in the morning, run to the scale, weigh-in, and either do a joyful dance because you are at your “happy weight” or slump your shoulders and look for your fat clothes because you gained a pound? For women, the scale has a powerful control...

Filed under: Diet, Chest Workout, Exercise, Weight Training, Scale, Cardio Workout, Treadmill, Cardio Directory

Cardio Routines Directory - Jello Legs and 30 Min. Core Sculptor
20 October 07 10:48 PM | admin | with no comments

For the next few weeks I will be performing a variety of the Cardio Routines from my new Cardio Directory that I released on March 27 to give all of you who order even more ways to the use the routines. I almost couldn’t believe how many of you ordered...

Filed under: Diet, Core Work, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training, Leg Workout, Cardio Workout, Treadmill, Cardio Directory, Elliptical

Always Lead By Example…You never know who’s watching
20 October 07 10:48 PM | admin | with no comments

Twice today “Lead by Example” has been brought to my attention and it inspired me to write to all of you…especially all of my Mommies out there searching for a healthy lifestyle they can share with their children. (Click on More… to see the rest of this...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Children, Arm Workout, Treadmill, Cardio Directory

Scheduling Your Healthy Life
20 October 07 10:44 PM | admin | with no comments

Being fit and healthy can be a daunting task. One method I have incorporated into my lifestyle that Weight Watchers taught me was to plan my eating and exercising just like I would plan my workday. At the beginning of each week, I plan my weekly workout...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Treadmill

Recovery Isn’t Just About a Protein Shake
20 October 07 10:43 PM | admin | with no comments

Exercise is good for the body, but many of us in weightloss mode neglect to properly re-fuel our body when the workout is done. Why? Most fear that eating right after a workout is going to ruin all of our hardwork. Little do you know, but skipping this...

Filed under: Diet, Leg Workout, Back Workout, Treadmill

Pimping Organic
20 October 07 10:40 PM | admin | 1 comment(s)

Yo, going organic ain’t easy but it’s necessary. This post isn’t going to be about why regular food is bad and organic food is good. This article is about two often overlooked sides of going organic: it’s not always the best choice and going organic for...

Filed under: Diet, Shoulder Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill, Eating Clean

What Keeps You Motivated?
20 October 07 10:40 PM | admin | with no comments

What keeps you motivated has to be in the top five questions I am asked by my clients and readers. Motivation is such an individual thing; what works for one doesn’t always work for another. I decided to list some of the things I found helpful along my...

Filed under: Diet, Chest Workout, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Children, Treadmill

Igloo…Your New Purse
20 October 07 10:38 PM | admin | 1 comment(s)

Do you ever find yourself rushing around town, running errands, picking up the kids, and suddenly realizing breakfast was seven hours ago? You say to yourself, “Oooooh look! McDonald’s! I’ll swing in there and grab something quick.” Five bucks and curt...

Filed under: Diet, Cooler

Personal Goals
20 October 07 10:37 PM | admin | with no comments

It is important for each of us to have goals in our weightloss journey. A deadline looming, a shiny carrot dangling in front of us…both make the journey fun and rewarding. My goals have always been fitness related rather than weight related. I can’t say...

Filed under: Diet, Core Work, Exercise, Back Workout, Making Exercise a Lifestyle

On the Road Again…Getting Your Game Plan Together
20 October 07 10:36 PM | admin | with no comments

It’s another trip to Vegas. This week I’ll talk about travelling and staying healthy. Don’t let a vacation or a trip away from home take your eye off the prize. It’s not hard to stay healthy if you are focused and have a game plan. Today’s topic: Getting...

Filed under: Diet, Weight Training, Vacation

Making Good Dining Out Choices While On Vacation
20 October 07 10:35 PM | admin | with no comments

One excuse I don’t accept from my clients, myself, or my husband is this… “But there was nothing on the menu I could eat, so I just had blah, blah, blah…” What a load of CRAP! If there is a will there is a way to getting something healthy, or in the very...

Filed under: Diet, Cardio Workout, Vacation

Five Ways to Change Your Program
20 October 07 10:32 PM | admin | with no comments

Do you do the same workout day after day? Has your fat loss stalled or are you not seeing the results you want? You need a change and you need it fast. Your body is smart. It looks for every avenue it can to adapt to how you are eating and exercising...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Cardio Directory

I’m Fired Up!
20 October 07 10:31 PM | admin | with no comments

Yesterday I was sent an interesting article about replacing junk foods in school with more nutritious foods. Amen! I can’t believe in this day and age it takes a panel of experts to decide that junk food is not good for children. Even though that sounds...

Filed under: Diet, Children, Treadmill

New After Picture and Favorite New Food
20 October 07 10:28 PM | admin | with no comments

I finally got the pictures from our Vegas trip downloaded. After looking at them, this is the only one that turned out right. Next purchase in our house is a digital camera that takes GOOD pictures. Most pictures the lighting either washed everything...

Filed under: Diet, Weight Watchers, Interval Training, Treadmill, Cardio Directory

Loving Monday!
20 October 07 10:27 PM | admin | with no comments

It’s the start of another Phit-N-Phabulous week here at PNP. Clients are weighing in and losing fat, new exercise plans are starting, and some of us are trying a new eating style I designed over the last few weeks. It’s not earth shattering, but it is...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Leg Workout, Back Workout, Weight Watchers, Interval Training, Stairmaster, Cardio Directory, Eating Clean

Changing Your Lifestyle
20 October 07 10:26 PM | admin | with no comments

Does this sound like you? It’s Sunday night, you have all fresh fruits and vegetables in the house, you are determined to cook all week and not eat out, the alarm is set for 5:30 a.m., and you are determined to workout six times this week for one hour...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Watchers, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Cardio Directory, Elliptical

The Other Side…
20 October 07 01:31 PM | admin | with no comments

Yesterday I was so infuriated when my client emailed me discouraged and ready to quit all because of one comment a weigh-in person made to her. It still steams me up, but I got to thinking about Weight Watchers and decided today I would post all the things...

Filed under: Diet, Shoulder Workout, Weight Watchers

How Do I Begin an Exercise Program?
20 October 07 01:22 PM | admin | with no comments

Today we’re going to talk about the basics of a good workout plan for fat loss. This entire week I’m going to lay out some schedules for different types of workout schedules that are designed to get your body into fat burning mode IF you are supporting...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle

Catching Up…
20 October 07 01:22 PM | admin | with no comments

Weekends can be tough on people trying to lose fat. In my experience, people are focused and determined to have a good week on Monday. By Friday they feel accomplished because they worked hard and ate well for five days. On Saturday and Sunday they let...

Filed under: Diet, Weight Training, Cardio Directory, Elliptical

Intermediate Schedule
20 October 07 01:19 PM | admin | with no comments

If you followed yesterday’s advice, you are well into a couple of months of exercising. Now it’s time to kick things up a notch. This next couple of months you will be adding in some additional cardio time and changing your workout routine. Change is...

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Advanced Schedule…Are You Ready?
20 October 07 01:00 PM | admin | with no comments

Ahhh…you have hit the sweet spot. You made it through the beginner plan, turned it up a notch with the intermediate schedule, and now you are ready to go full force with some heavy workouts. Be warned, following a schedule like this is tough and takes...

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Avoid Starving Yourself To Lose Fat
19 October 07 06:35 AM | Corinne | 1 comment(s)

It is very tempting for people who start a diet to just go hard with exercise and cut their calories to a ridiculous level of calories. Shortly you start feeling lethargic, sleepy, hungry, grumpy, tired, and confused. I've often had people ask me...

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Seeing the Results of Your Weight Loss Efforts
17 October 07 05:57 PM | admin | 5 comment(s)

How long before I can start seeing results of all my dieting and exercising? That is a great question and I wish I had a simple answer. It’s not terribly hard, but it does take a little explaining to get to the right answer. Seeing results can be misleading...

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Identifying Sugar in Your Diet
17 October 07 05:50 PM | admin | with no comments

Are you trying to lose fat? Are you eating within your calorie range but finding that you are still bloated, on a plateau, or having uncontrollable cravings for more food? You might just be in the midst of a sugar overdose. What did you say? Too much...

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Getting Your Food Under Control
17 October 07 05:46 PM | admin | with no comments

One of the quotes I tell people often is… “Losing weight is 80% what you put in your mouth and 20% what you do in the gym.” Think about that for a moment. 80% of what you do in terms of reshaping your body is the food choices you make. So, what would...

Filed under: Diet, Back Workout, Scale

Setting Up Your Lifestyle
17 October 07 05:44 PM | admin | with no comments

Ahhh…you’ve been visualizing the kind of person you want to be and she happens to wear a size eight and looks fantastic in a sleeveless top. She’s sexy, motivated, positive, and in control of her life. This lady has it all going on because she knows how...

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Every Decision Counts
17 October 07 05:42 PM | admin | with no comments

“You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile.” - Brian Tracy Losing fat and changing your physique is a slow process. It takes thousands of tiny decisions that don’t seem like...

Filed under: Motivation, Diet, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Directory

What Stage Are You In?
17 October 07 05:41 PM | admin | with no comments

Back when I was a corporate trainer I had the opportunity to go through Situational Leadership II. It was a great program that I taught to managers and it dawned on me last week how applicable it is to the fat loss journey. Many of my girls are in different...

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No More Excuses
17 October 07 05:40 PM | admin | with no comments

“Eating healthy doesn’t take any more time. It’s just choosing better.” Michael Kirkbride For years I was under the delusion that having a healthy lifestyle was hard or it was too time consuming. Working with clients and loyal Phattie Phollowers, as one...

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Snacky Snacky
17 October 07 05:39 PM | admin | with no comments

One of the questions and comments I get frequently has to do with weightloss stalls. The first thing I ask people is, “tell me your daily diet and your exercise plan.” Most of the time people are exercising very hard, eating pretty good, but they will...

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Re-fueling After A Workout…Why and How!
17 October 07 05:38 PM | admin | with no comments

Have you ever started a workout schedule, went into it gung-ho, cut your calories and felt great the first week? You might even think, “Hey, this time it’s for real.” Week two rolls around and you are sore, tired, still eating right, but you notice you...

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8lbs, 10lbs, 12lbs…We’re Moving On Up!
17 October 07 05:37 PM | admin | with no comments

It dawned on me today that many women don’t know how or fear upping their weights. It’s not complicated. but it is more than just picking up a heavy weight and going for it with gusto. The reason we go heavier with our weights is because you must break...

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Breakfast Made Easy
16 October 07 04:53 PM | admin | 1 comment(s)

Starting my day with a healthy breakfast is one of the biggest changes I made during my weight loss journey. Growing up, I don’t remember breakfast being much more than a meal saved only for the weekend when we got to go to the Shoney’s Breakfast Bar...

Filed under: Diet, Leg Workout, Workout Nutrition, Menu Planning

Another Food Prep Lesson
16 October 07 04:43 PM | admin | 2 comment(s)

This is week two of officially prepping my food for the entire week. I am building my menus one week in advance in Excel, creating a weekly shopping list based on that menu, and shopping for and preparing the foods on Sunday. Why have I not done this...

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Bulk Meal Prepping for Weight Loss…Lessons Learned
16 October 07 04:38 PM | admin | with no comments

Yesterday was week three of full menu planning and prepping meals. This week presents me new challenges. Due to limited activity I have to cut my calories so my portions and options had to change. I am also travelling all day Tuesday and will be out of...

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Basic Eating Stragtegies 101
16 October 07 04:36 PM | admin | with no comments

A common question to my workout routines is how do I incorporate eating with the schedule so that I lose weight? Many of you are on Weight Watchers and other various diets that can easily be mixed with my workouts, but you do need some help in making...

Filed under: Diet, Weight Watchers, Workout Nutrition, Eating Clean

Undereating To Lose Weight?
16 October 07 04:32 PM | admin | with no comments

When I grew up I remember going on diet after diet trying to lose weight. That was back in the day (late 80’s to early 90’s) where you tried to eat as lowfat as possible, filling up on sugary, fat free food items, avoiding eggs like the plague, and Lord...

Filed under: Diet, Fat Girl Thinking, Back Workout, Scale, Plateaus, Treadmill

Preparing for Another Week of Fitness and Health
03 October 07 09:41 PM | admin | with no comments

Yesterday I did my first outside run since spring, I suppose, since I had quit running shortly after that. It felt amazing, I was faster than last year, and it made me think why. There could be a ton of reasons. It surely wasn’t the weather because it...

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Leptin Levels and Obesity
03 October 07 09:27 PM | admin | with no comments

First, I’m no doctor so I’m attaching a link that goes into the science. Click here to get the “wordy” version of Leptin . With that out of the way, here’s an answer to a question posed to me in the Cheat Meal post of a couple of days ago. “Anyway, this...

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How Many Calories Should I Eat?
03 October 07 09:26 PM | admin | with no comments

Finding how many calories you should eat each day is not as hard as many of us make it out to be. Most women who spend time pouring over trying to find the exact amount of calories they should eat either go on food binges which throws water on their metabolism...

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Clean Eating
03 October 07 09:11 PM | admin | with no comments

Clean eating means a lot of things. It’s not just about the foods you eat, but it’s the lifestyle you choose to go along with it. I don’t always eat clean but it is something I strive for. Eating clean, or the attempt to do it, leaves me feeling in control...

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Defining Your Diet Success
03 October 07 08:41 PM | admin | with no comments

Chris Rock did a comedy special years ago where he was joking on men who brag… “I takes care of my kids.” “I pay my child support.” “I ain’t ever been to jail.” He said in a way only Chris Rock can say, “What? You are bragging about the things you are...

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