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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 PeaceI’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 equal [...]
Crisco MotivationHere’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 make a visible difference, [...]
Why Losing Fat Seems More Difficult When You Are Already FitThe 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 have just [...]
Fitness on a Budget Part 2: DIY, Nearly Free, No Gym Required Workout PlansNow 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 [...]
Free Sewing Patterns & ResourcesSince 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 about giving [...]
Review: Alli by the Numbers – Why it’s a load of crapI’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 in the [...]
Some quotes to live by in your fitness journey“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want now. ” – Zig Ziglar “It’s not supposed to be easy. Disciplined people succeed; undisciplined people don’t…Nothing changes by doing what’s fun and EASY.” – Tom Venuto “Regenerate your system through diet and exercise. Save the cookies!” – [...]
