P90X2 Week 1 Complete!

Well this week has been a humbling experience!    I went into this thinking I was in top shape with only a few pounds of fat to peel off and to my complete surprise, found out that P90X2 had something to teach me about combining balance and power. I have felt clumsy with the moves.  [...]

Starting Over – What I’m up to now (P90X2 shred)

Well the time has come for me to do my usual winter shred.  For the last 7 months I’ve been focused entirely on strength and muscle growth and was not concerned about much else.  I did get very strong and added significant muscle.  But as I added the weight, a little fat crept on as [...]

What I’m Reading Now

I like to read! So it was with great joy that I got a Kindle Fire for Christmas this year. I also got a Kindle gift card so I’m now enjoying both. I like to read good books on health (fitness and nutrition) and occasionally a fun read. I’m doing both right now – here’s [...]

Good Thursday Morning Everyone (12/22/2011)

Facebook won’t let me post on my wall today so I’m sending up my daily update via my blog. Looking forward to finishing the last of my Xmas shopping today. Was able to pick up my local, pastured Christmas goose yesterday along with my weekly raw milk order. YUM! Chris and I are very sore [...]

Our current back and tricep routine

I mentioned in Facebook today that Chris and I had an awesome back and tricep workout and was then asked to list what we did.  Now in a pledge of full disclosure, I happen to have some equipment at my disposal that many of you may not.  I own both a BowFlex and a Total [...]

My Achilles Heel

We all have weaker parts of our body, mine happens to be my calve muscles.  It’s not that mine are not strong or well developed (they are) but they do have a tendency to pull.  I watch my mineral content so it’s not that my diet is lacking potassium, magnesium or calcium, it’s just a [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

I sincerely wish you all a wonderful day of thanks, good company and great food! We are hosting a smallish T-day dinner (our family and my brother-in-law’s family). I’m pretty excited about the menu which includes:   Farm fresh pastured turkey Stuffing Cranberries (cooked by me – no canned stuff) Bourbon vanilla sweet potatoes (my [...]

Feeling Great with my Rawesome Diet

I have to admit that I can’t remember the last time I felt this good. I’m not just talking about having a high energy day, I’m talking about feeling really good for awhile now. And I fully credit changes I’ve made to my diet.   Those of you who know me, know that I have [...]

Come Do P90X2 With Me!

Q. What’s better than getting your own P90X2? A. Getting P90X2 and doing it with friends! In fact, we can not only do it with people we know, we can join each other here, online and get amazing benefits.  But that’s not all…. If you join my P90X2 group, you’ll be eligible for prizes like [...]

Fab Abs After 40 — Part 3

With dietary changes in place, you’ll be well on your way to correct your body’s current tendency to hang onto and store calories as fat.  If you consider your metabolism as being similar to a campfire, the diet changes will help you make sure your kindling and wood is dry and ready to burn.  So [...]

Fab Abs After 40 — Part 2

In Part 1 of ‘Fab Abs after 40′ I discussed that more than killer ab moves are required for great abs.  Truth is, you are better served by focusing more on overall fat loss. Perhaps you are concerned because you are carrying a disproportionate amount of fat around your belly.  This is not natural but [...]

Fab Abs After 40 — Part 1

I get asked regularly how to get great abs.  As a woman over 50 who was not only fat but carried a lot of it in my gut, people want to know how I achieved my now flat, fab abs.  So I’ve decided to address the subject and reveal the often overlooked issues that prevent [...]

What’s Your Ideal Weight?

I’ve been getting a fair number of emails lately where the customer corresponding with me tells me that they need to hit a specific weight.  This nearly always makes me smile because I always wonder how they make that determination. For me, my ideal weight shifts regularly.  I, like many others who are committed to [...]

My Current Diet

I finished the book Deep Nutrition and recommend it highly.  The author, Dr. Cate Shanahan takes time to have you understand what the typical American diet is doing to us (all sorts of bad things) and what we need to do to change our diet in a meaningful way.  She develops four pillars of eating: [...]

My Summer Reading

I love to read but often don’t allow myself that indulgence.  We all get busy with work and family and finding time to read on top of everything else, can be difficult.  But this summer I decided to make time.  With longer days and nothing much but re-runs and talent shows on TV,  I’ve got [...]

Clean vs. Organic Food

Those of you who follow me regularly know that I talk a lot about eating organic. But I’d be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge an alternative which I refer to as clean food. Clean food is free of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers (produce), hormones and antibiotics (meat and dairy). Food can be clean without being organic [...]

2-a-Day Workouts for Enhanced Muscle Growth & Fat Loss

First let me start out by saying that this is not a fast weight loss program.  In fact, you may not lose any weight at all!  The point of these workouts are to stimulate muscle growth and burn fat faster.  So ultimately you end up with a greater lean body mass whether or not you [...]

My First Session with Bikram Yoga

I’ve been curious about Bikram yoga for quite awhile now.  Bikram yoga is hot yoga – you practice a series of 26 moves (over 90 minutes) in a room heated to 105 degrees and 50% humidity.  I’ve always liked saunas because of their cleansing effect and I liked the idea of doing yoga in the [...]

Is a Raw Diet a Good Idea?

I’ve been focused on my diet a bit more than I had the last few months.  I think this is in part due to my focus on health given my mom’s recent health issues.  But whatever the cause, my current focus has been on the importance of raw foods in our diet. The truth is [...]

Best Mother’s Day Present… (almost ever)

Of course my best Mother’s day present has always been celebrating how lucky I am to have a great mom and great kids. So the rest of this post is written a little tongue in cheek. My Mother’s day gift this year is a set of ‘pretty in pink’ Vibrams. These are the shoes that [...]

What Will Your Future Be Like?

Since my mom had her complications from surgery, I’ve had the issue of health over 70 on my mind (my mom is 79). Here’s what I found a bit strange. I was repeatedly told that she was actually in really good health for her age. Now my mom isn’t one to suffer from a lot [...]

The Secret to My Success…

If you saw the title and salivated because you are anticipating getting my closely guarded secret for a powerful physical transformation, I may disappoint you with what I’m going to write about today.  But before I move forward, let me take a step backward to explain. I regularly get asked how I stay motivated to [...]

Keeping Fit on the Road

When I worked in the corporate world I used to travel, not frequently, but regularly.  Now I am blessed to work for myself and I travel infrequently.  But this week I’ve had to deal with a trip that will last over a week and since I just finished my personal Spring 2001 transformation, I hardly [...]

The Amazing Human Body

I continue to be amazed at what the human body is capable of.  The goes doubly so for my own body.  I’ve really been working hard and eating properly as I have been on a personal 90 day transformation.  But today I was blown away when I was able to get out 10 pull ups [...]