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Review: Is P90X Right For YOU? (Requirements and Overview)

P90X parent company Beachbody must be spamming the heck out of the TV infomercial channels this month, because I keep getting emails from readers asking if P90X is right for them based on my run with the program a few years ago.
To cut down on the amount of copying and pasting I have […]

1/2/08 Log: 1-Year of Turbulence Training - An Unbiased Review

I’m going to officially start my Turbulence Training 12-week transformation challenge again on Monday. This week will be my program reboot week where I get back in the habit of bulk meal prep and ramp up my workouts again. I’ve been pretty lazy for the past two weeks, and I need a few days to […]

Financial and Physical Peace

I’ve been listening to and reading the writings of financial talk show host and author Dave Ramsey recently, and it has really struck me how many of the things he says about financial responsibility and freedom correlate to fat loss and fitness as well. I’m in decent shape both financially and physically thanks in […]

Crisco Motivation

Here’s a bit of visual motivation for you all:
Go to the kitchen. Scoop out 1/4 cup of Crisco shortening, the solid, greasy white stuff. That’s what you are burning off your thighs every day you follow your own program. It may take a while for all of those scoops to […]

Why Losing Fat Seems More Difficult When You Are Already Fit

The Pink Dumbbells MEGA Challenge is wrapping up week 2 this weekend, and already I am seeing some formerly gung-ho ladies drop off the radar completely or admit to flagging motivation due to their lack of instant results after just one week. Some have lost only a little bit of scale weight. Some […]

Fitness on a Budget Part 2: DIY, Nearly Free, No Gym Required Workout Plans

Now that we have the tools to develop our own healthy nutrition plan based on Berardi’s Precision Nutrition principles for free, let’s see about constructing some effective fitness plans for fat loss or general improvement in functional fitness that require minimal or no equipment at all and use only freely, LEGALLY available web resources.
Minimum Requirements: […]

Free Sewing Patterns & Resources

Since I’ve gotten back into sewing, I’ve found some great free sources for sewing patterns on the web that you might want to check out. If you’ve been sewing for a while, you know that a gal can never have too many patterns. If you are a sewing newbie but have been thinking […]

Review: Alli by the Numbers - Why it’s a load of crap

I’ve been seeing a lot of ads featuring the new FDA-approved weight loss aid alli (http://myalli.com) in the Sunday paper lately. I’ve also seen quite a few questions about it on various fitness, weight loss, and nutrition forums. It’s being sold over the counter without a prescription at Target, Wal-Mart, and every drugstore […]

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