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I love ice cream – so dessert is an easy choice – but it makes my healthy lifestyle challenging. Working more than a spoonful of my beloved Blue Bell into my diet is tough.
My search ended when I got a Ninja CREAMI Deluxe for my award-winning performance as Nurse Ratched during Henry’s hip replacement.
The are enough flavors included to fill the two containers included with the Ninja CREAMI Deluxe and the set of four I recommended above.
Read MoreLife teaches us the hard lesson that progress only comes from following the process. Most of the time, it comes with a demonstration of the consequences of ignoring it. But it’s the process that will take us past any destination we can imagine.
Focus on it to the exclusion of everything else and you’ll automatically accomplish what you set out to do.
Focus on the process and progress is guaranteed.
Read MoreIf you’re trying to lose weight, eating more protein is often the difference between success and failure.
Studies have shown that increased protein intake makes fat loss more effective, it prevents muscle loss and, under the right conditions, it can even lead to an increase in lean mass.
Fortunately, losing weight and getting enough protein go hand in hand.
Read MoreEating “clean” is a solid foundation for a healthy diet but it misses the most important component in improving your health.
Losing weight will make you heathier whether you’re eating “clean” or not. The vast majority of health issues facing Americans are from being overweight, not from the type of food they’re eating.
There’s a reason we’re told to “maintain a healthy weight.”
Read More“I’ll have a salad…”
Getting tricked into ordering a salad that’s almost as bad, or worse, than having the burger and fries ain’t cool bro…
We’ll show you how to eat at each of the example restaurants without killing your progress. We’re not telling you to stay away from ordering a salad at a restaurant, or from restaurants, in general, but to educate you on exactly what’s out there.
If you’re trying to stay on track while going out to eat, then you need to know how to order.
Read MoreEating on the road…
To someone trying to lose weight, there’s nothing more worrisome than the specter of an upcoming trip.
Where you go, your health goes and everything you do to either improve it or ruin it goes with you.
Any sort of travel is a normal part of life and one of the best things you can do for yourself is to learn to manage it so it doesn’t wreck your progress or convince you that losing weight and being healthy just isn’t in the cards.
Read MoreDreams…
They’ll always and forever be the starting point for greatness.
A dream is the spark from which every bonfire of human achievement has ignited.
Show up with a big dream and a vision for what you want to do. Use it to fuel your attitude, your enthusiasm and your efforts. And never give up on it until you make it come true.
Read MoreAshes to ashes, dust to dust, diapers to diapers…
We get one chance at living each moment of our lives and we should make the most of every second because once they tick away, as “Verbal” Kint said about Keyser Soze, “And, like that, poof, (it’s) gone.”
No matter what it is, do everything you do as if it’s the last thing you’ll do on this earth because it just might be. No matter where you are, walk in and smile at the people you see because it might make someone’s day. Treat a total stranger as if they’re the most important person you’ve seen because it might be just what they need to keep shuffling along in this tough old world.
Years ago, Muhammad Ali told us, “Live every day as if it’s your last because one day you’ll be right.”
Read MoreYou don’t need us to tell you that going on a diet to lose weight is a game fraught with peril or that missteps are common. But what you may find is that taking the long way gets you to your destination faster. Best of all, it will keep you there once you reach it.
Diet breaks and cheat meals might be just the ticket to get us there.
Read MoreI’m in no mood for this shit right now…
It’s an oft heard lament around this time of year. The reality of our lofty resolutions sets in, the going gets tough and frustration starts to peak.
No one said it would be easy; just that it would be worth it.
The last thing we want is for you to give up and quit. Staying in the fight, learning the tough lessons, doing the hard work required to build a healthy lifestyle and seeing the results of those efforts will make you feel a lot better than the temporary relief you’ll get from quitting.
Remember you have bigger things to accomplish and you’re not letting anything get in your way.
Read MoreUncontrolled late night snacking is something we're asked about quite a bit. Everyone has faced it at one time or another and we'd be lying if we didn't admit we've run into it ourselves.
The good news is you can conquer it or, even better, turn it into something enjoyable and guilt-free!
Make a bold commitment to stop the mindless snacking and use the power of your mind along with these techniques and you can and will conquer those late night cravings.
Read MoreA day of eating…
When it comes to building a healthy lifestyle there’s probably nothing that has a more direct impact than food and the way you eat.
The gyms are full of people struggling to change their physique and there are an awful lot of folks who have a great sleep routine who have the same problem. But you can go on a strict diet without the other two and lose weight.
That’s evidence enough of its importance.
We always tell clients when they start on this journey with us, “It’ll come down to how you eat.”
Here's a typical weekday's food.
Read MoreConsistency + Simplicity = Excellence
(The Weight That Comes Off Stays Off)
There’s nothing that brings success faster and makes it last longer than being consistent.
“It’s the little things, done repeatedly over a long period of time that add up to big results.” – Darrin Donnelly in Old School Grit.
Showing up every day and putting in the work will get you anywhere you want to go.
Read MoreMade in America…
Back in the day those three words meant something.
There was simply nothing better.
Great things are achieved through hard work. There’s no shortcut to success in anything.
Resolve to do the hard things and never be deterred and you won’t be able to see far enough behind you to catch sight of those constantly looking for a shortcut to something that can only be obtained through hard work and perseverance.
The fire gets hotter but the steel gets harder.
Read MoreWe love sourdough bread and for years would go to Whole Paycheck Foods – oops, I mean Whole Foods – to buy their San Francisco Sourdough. I'll teach you how to feed the sourdough starter for future use and bake a fresh loaf of bread for immediate enjoyment. I make Dutch oven bread but you can do it in regular bread pans, on a stone or try anything that strikes your fancy. I’m looking forward to sharing what I’ve put together and hearing what you’ve come up with.
Read MoreStir-fry is an amazingly versatile meal. Any busy professional knows how difficult it is to balance career and family in this crazy world. We need foods that are quick and simple while being delicious and satisfying. All of these dishes range from pretty quick to really quick depending on how you do them.
Read MoreThe Block Pull Deadlift is the simplest variation of the Deadlift. Elevating the bar is easier on the back and also allows those with limited mobility or structural issues in the hip to set up in a safe position in order to get the benefits of the Deadlift .I decided to make a set of my own that would elevate the bar to the correct height and also provide some deadening when the bar comes down. These cost me nothing; it’s all stuff I had lying around.
Read MoreEveryone goes through times where things like work, raising a family or the day-to-day happenings that are part of being a grownup gets old but nowhere does it bother us like it does with health and fitness.
Let’s fix that. We need some strategies that will help us continue down the path we’ve set out instead of what usually happens, which is bargaining with ourselves, then blowing it off.
Read MorePermacut is a term we use to describe a diet that goes on for what seems like eternity while forever failing to produce the desired results.
Instead, let’s carefully build a lifestyle that focuses on healthy habits where we eat foods we enjoy, have a great time with family and friends, go on vacations, enjoy holidays and also learn that making mistakes with all of this is part of life.
Read MoreIn our experience – and science confirms it – when it comes to losing weight, building and toning muscle, looking good and feeling like a million bucks, nothing works better than old-fashioned weight lifting. Combine it with a good nutrition program and you’ll get shredded, add lean muscle and flat-out get stronger no matter how old you are.
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