Ok Peeps!!!! It is time to bring it. You want to be healthy you want to achieve your goals. You can't do that by sitting around. So Get up and Start moving.
Rules:
1. Record your food daily. There are many sites you can do this my favorite is www.myfitnesspal.com.
However there are plenty. You can right it in a note book doesn't matter. The point is you have to know what is going in and how your are eating. Are you eating to fuel your energy for the day or are you feeling sluggish.
2. You have to have at least 6 days of exercise 20 minutes minimum 6 days a week. You have to bring it. You have to exercise like the world is going to end if you do not work as hard as possible in this workout.
If you need some exercise Ideas check out my face book Store or www.beachbodycoach.com/zfitnezz.
All of the Beachbody DVD's work. You just have to push play!
3. You have to be held accountable. Tell me how your diet was I want to hear. Did you have a great day? Did you try and awesome recipe that everyone in your family loved. Let me know. I know your asking how? Well the best way to let me know is to join our Apple a day thread and become an "apple head" as fellow coach Jason calls us. Just click here. An Apple A Day Accountability If I am not coaching you right now just go to my site and sign up for free. If you do not want to join team Beachbody then post on my Facebook page. Z's Fitnezz or Zfitnezz. either one is fine. But I want to know how your doing.
Well what do you say? Where do you want to be in 90 days? Do you want to be sitting on the couch feeling like blah or full of energy living your life. I choose life and I am going to live it up. Join me won't you.
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
How to Have a Healthy Lifestyle
Here’s the truth. There is no magic pill, magic shake, or magic exercise machine that will force us to make the right nutrition choices and commit to exercise daily. First we must understand that a healthy lifestyle involves more than just hitting the gym. It involves making the right choices to help us look good on the outside, but more importantly, feel good on the inside. There are a few simple steps to make this process of change less daunting.
Before change starts, we need to make a commitment to it. Changing one’s life, must be a conscious decision, and made in a way that will allow us to take methodical steps towards the goal. Seeing our goal as a tangible, and reachable end point, will help us to preserver when the process becomes tedious and boring. Before embarking on a major lifestyle change, it is important to do the proper research and planning.
During the research phase, it is advisable to take the time to write down goals. Short term goals, such as workout 6 times this week are in many ways, more important than the long term goal of a six pack! Tangible goals are helpful too, as that will allow measurement of progress. For example, while “feeling better” is a nice goal, it’s not measurable in our lives, but “drop to under 200 pounds” is a goal that is actually measurable and one that we can track progress towards. There are so many benefits of a healthy lifestyle apart from just looking good!
Improving performance on physical tasks, a healthy self-image, greater sense of confidence and reduced chance of medical risks are just a few.
Picking an exercise program is the next stage of creating change. The first thing to consider is picking a program that is proven and will work. Simply going to the gym and hitting a couple machines, then a treadmill for a few minutes is not a program. There are so many great resources available to us now, anything from personal trainers, to online coaching, to following a program like P90X. These are set programs that are proven and simply work. Do the research and find something that is fun for you. Put simply, if it’s not fun, one will quit.
The next and most important part of healthy change is reviewing nutrition. Writing down every meal choice is vital and very simple with the advent of such websites as www.MyFitnessPal.com and www.DailyPlate.com. These are free sites that allow users to log every bite of food and breaks down, not only calories, but the amount of protein, carbohydrates and fat in everything. Just as one wouldn’t dump random amounts of gas in a car and simply hope it got to the destination, knowing exactly what we’re putting in our bodies as fuel is critical to get us to our destination as well.
When people ask for nutrition tips, the simplest tip of all is the best. Jack LaLanne, the fitness pioneer used to say “If man made it, don’t eat it.” There really is no simpler and better way to put it. Strive to eat foods with only one ingredient. For example, a pepper, an apple, a steak, a potato - not a pizza or a bag of Doritos.
Lastly, making a huge lifestyle change is too big and too hard to go at alone. Find a peer group to help you along. Most people do great for the first week for two of a new change; check out the gym from January 1-14! But after that, they fall off. The biggest reason why, is because with out a peer group supporting and encouraging, our old habits come back. Thanks to the internet, we can find a peer group easily online in the form of forums, Facebook, Myspace or any number of other online resources. In a perfect world, our families and friends would help us stay on board and keep going with our new lifestyles, but in the real world, often, we can’t count on them. Find people who are making the same changes as you and join them. This part is absolutely critical to the staying power of a new change.
Jim Rohn has said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Surround yourself with people who are also working towards creating a better life; people who are trying o make the right choices at the supermarket; people who are trying to live better,longer, fuller, happier lives.
Making this change may seem overwhelming, but it’s as simple as the cliché, “take it one step at a time.” Decide on making a change, make a plan, and put one foot in front of the other. It’s impossible to do more than one day at a time in this life, eat one good meal, then another, then another after that. You can get there, I’m on my way, come with me.
Before change starts, we need to make a commitment to it. Changing one’s life, must be a conscious decision, and made in a way that will allow us to take methodical steps towards the goal. Seeing our goal as a tangible, and reachable end point, will help us to preserver when the process becomes tedious and boring. Before embarking on a major lifestyle change, it is important to do the proper research and planning.
During the research phase, it is advisable to take the time to write down goals. Short term goals, such as workout 6 times this week are in many ways, more important than the long term goal of a six pack! Tangible goals are helpful too, as that will allow measurement of progress. For example, while “feeling better” is a nice goal, it’s not measurable in our lives, but “drop to under 200 pounds” is a goal that is actually measurable and one that we can track progress towards. There are so many benefits of a healthy lifestyle apart from just looking good!
Improving performance on physical tasks, a healthy self-image, greater sense of confidence and reduced chance of medical risks are just a few.
Picking an exercise program is the next stage of creating change. The first thing to consider is picking a program that is proven and will work. Simply going to the gym and hitting a couple machines, then a treadmill for a few minutes is not a program. There are so many great resources available to us now, anything from personal trainers, to online coaching, to following a program like P90X. These are set programs that are proven and simply work. Do the research and find something that is fun for you. Put simply, if it’s not fun, one will quit.
The next and most important part of healthy change is reviewing nutrition. Writing down every meal choice is vital and very simple with the advent of such websites as www.MyFitnessPal.com and www.DailyPlate.com. These are free sites that allow users to log every bite of food and breaks down, not only calories, but the amount of protein, carbohydrates and fat in everything. Just as one wouldn’t dump random amounts of gas in a car and simply hope it got to the destination, knowing exactly what we’re putting in our bodies as fuel is critical to get us to our destination as well.
When people ask for nutrition tips, the simplest tip of all is the best. Jack LaLanne, the fitness pioneer used to say “If man made it, don’t eat it.” There really is no simpler and better way to put it. Strive to eat foods with only one ingredient. For example, a pepper, an apple, a steak, a potato - not a pizza or a bag of Doritos.
Lastly, making a huge lifestyle change is too big and too hard to go at alone. Find a peer group to help you along. Most people do great for the first week for two of a new change; check out the gym from January 1-14! But after that, they fall off. The biggest reason why, is because with out a peer group supporting and encouraging, our old habits come back. Thanks to the internet, we can find a peer group easily online in the form of forums, Facebook, Myspace or any number of other online resources. In a perfect world, our families and friends would help us stay on board and keep going with our new lifestyles, but in the real world, often, we can’t count on them. Find people who are making the same changes as you and join them. This part is absolutely critical to the staying power of a new change.
Jim Rohn has said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Surround yourself with people who are also working towards creating a better life; people who are trying o make the right choices at the supermarket; people who are trying to live better,longer, fuller, happier lives.
Making this change may seem overwhelming, but it’s as simple as the cliché, “take it one step at a time.” Decide on making a change, make a plan, and put one foot in front of the other. It’s impossible to do more than one day at a time in this life, eat one good meal, then another, then another after that. You can get there, I’m on my way, come with me.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Slacking
Hello everyone, This week’s check in is going to be about slacking. I found my self slacking with my diet and exercise last week. I got busy last week and let things slide.
The worst part was it was easy
Too easy…
We let one bad habit resurface and they all start popping back up one by one. You must be constantly on guard. So that you can find the hand holds and pull your self up even the slipperiest slopes.

If you keep telling yourself I will start tomorrow. Stop!!!
You don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow so start now. I know that it is hard but the first step is the hardest. Just take it you won’t regret working this had for your health, take it from me. You will however regret not doing now while you have the chance.
Now, having said that. I want you to know if you are making progress and you slip up. Pick yourself up and keep climbing. If you need a hand to pull you back up mine will be there. Just call me, Google talk me, face book me. However you have to get a hold of me when you need help I am there.
The point is do your best to take your quest one step at a time. There are going to be points where you slid backwards a little bit. But don’t let that get you down. I want you to push through and reach up for the next goal in your quest.
Remember you are not alone. I am with you , I am here to support you and sometimes push you in the right direction., I am here to answer any questions you might have that is my job as your coach.
Stay with me in this game.
Tina
Gmail/gtalk: www.tinaz.1010@gmail.com
face book: http://zsfitnezz.blogspot.com/
Beachbody: www.beachbodycoach.com/zfitnezz
The worst part was it was easy
Too easy…
We let one bad habit resurface and they all start popping back up one by one. You must be constantly on guard. So that you can find the hand holds and pull your self up even the slipperiest slopes.

If you keep telling yourself I will start tomorrow. Stop!!!
You don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow so start now. I know that it is hard but the first step is the hardest. Just take it you won’t regret working this had for your health, take it from me. You will however regret not doing now while you have the chance.
Now, having said that. I want you to know if you are making progress and you slip up. Pick yourself up and keep climbing. If you need a hand to pull you back up mine will be there. Just call me, Google talk me, face book me. However you have to get a hold of me when you need help I am there.
The point is do your best to take your quest one step at a time. There are going to be points where you slid backwards a little bit. But don’t let that get you down. I want you to push through and reach up for the next goal in your quest.
Remember you are not alone. I am with you , I am here to support you and sometimes push you in the right direction., I am here to answer any questions you might have that is my job as your coach.
Stay with me in this game.
Tina
Gmail/gtalk: www.tinaz.1010@gmail.com
face book: http://zsfitnezz.blogspot.com/
Beachbody: www.beachbodycoach.com/zfitnezz
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Healthy lifestyle vs.Dieting
In this article I learned about the differences between dieting and choosing to live a healthy lifestyle. Most people fail at dieting because they do not see the difference between a dieting lifestyle and a Healthy lifestyle. With a healthy lifestyle you change how you live you continue making changes to improve your physical wellness not just how you eat. When you diet once you have reached your goal your done. Dieting also leaves you saying “What’s next? “ With a Healthy Lifestyle there is no end so you don’t say what is next. You choose to live as healthy as you can for the rest of your life.
What is the difference between dieting and living healthy? Lets start with the definitions. A diet is all about numbers, your weight, the scale, the measuring tape, how many calories you eat and burn. A lifestyle change is all about lining up eating and exercising with your goals and desires. Success is determined from how these changes make you feel.
With dieting the key to happiness and solving problems is reaching a certain weight. That is why messing up the numbers on a day can be upsetting it means you messed up everything that really matters. In lifestyle change, you know that the reason you are overweight has more to do with something mental and not just about the food. That addressing the problems directly is the best way to solve problems. This means you focus on the whole picture not just the numbers on the scale. Because, even the bad numbers give clues to where the problems may lie.
Dieting involves temporarily changes in your eating. You follow the rules of what diet your on, measure, cut, weight. Stop eating some foods substitute others. Maybe throw in some exercise to burn off some more exercise. When dieting you think that it is the diet causing you to loose the weight not you, the one doing the diet. However after you get to your goal, you get comfortable and all if not more of the weight returns.
Changing to a healthy lifestyle involves permanent change in the way you view food, eating and physical activity. You figure out that the primary problem isn’t how much or what you eat. It is how and why you eat. You figure out that the eating impulsively, mindless eating and using food to control your emotions. That using food to distract you from stress, anger, boredom, depression is the real problem and what you really need to change. You learn to take care of yourself emotionally, physically and spiritually., You learn to stop using eating to solve problems that it really can’t, this is a life long commitment and it is constantly changing due life being in a constant state of change.
Choosing this lifestyle doesn’t mean that surface things like how you look don’t matter. You have to control how much and what you eat it is vital, and caring about how you look is a great motivator. What you need to see is the big picture. The key to getting and keeping weight off is feeling happy and satisfied with your life and controlling what you can control and forgetting about everything else.
What can’t you control: Genes, age, Medical status, previous weight history will affect your weight and appearance. These factors will affect how much weight you can loose and how quickly you can lose it and how you feel and look when you have lost what you are able. When you focus on the numbers you are staking the happiness of your life on the scale. That just makes you worried all the time about how well you are doing and If you are worried or stressed your going to eat once you starting eating, you start gaining weight due to the emotional eating.
Source: Stop Dieting Start Living; http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=620
What is the difference between dieting and living healthy? Lets start with the definitions. A diet is all about numbers, your weight, the scale, the measuring tape, how many calories you eat and burn. A lifestyle change is all about lining up eating and exercising with your goals and desires. Success is determined from how these changes make you feel.
With dieting the key to happiness and solving problems is reaching a certain weight. That is why messing up the numbers on a day can be upsetting it means you messed up everything that really matters. In lifestyle change, you know that the reason you are overweight has more to do with something mental and not just about the food. That addressing the problems directly is the best way to solve problems. This means you focus on the whole picture not just the numbers on the scale. Because, even the bad numbers give clues to where the problems may lie.
Dieting involves temporarily changes in your eating. You follow the rules of what diet your on, measure, cut, weight. Stop eating some foods substitute others. Maybe throw in some exercise to burn off some more exercise. When dieting you think that it is the diet causing you to loose the weight not you, the one doing the diet. However after you get to your goal, you get comfortable and all if not more of the weight returns.
Changing to a healthy lifestyle involves permanent change in the way you view food, eating and physical activity. You figure out that the primary problem isn’t how much or what you eat. It is how and why you eat. You figure out that the eating impulsively, mindless eating and using food to control your emotions. That using food to distract you from stress, anger, boredom, depression is the real problem and what you really need to change. You learn to take care of yourself emotionally, physically and spiritually., You learn to stop using eating to solve problems that it really can’t, this is a life long commitment and it is constantly changing due life being in a constant state of change.
Choosing this lifestyle doesn’t mean that surface things like how you look don’t matter. You have to control how much and what you eat it is vital, and caring about how you look is a great motivator. What you need to see is the big picture. The key to getting and keeping weight off is feeling happy and satisfied with your life and controlling what you can control and forgetting about everything else.
What can’t you control: Genes, age, Medical status, previous weight history will affect your weight and appearance. These factors will affect how much weight you can loose and how quickly you can lose it and how you feel and look when you have lost what you are able. When you focus on the numbers you are staking the happiness of your life on the scale. That just makes you worried all the time about how well you are doing and If you are worried or stressed your going to eat once you starting eating, you start gaining weight due to the emotional eating.
Source: Stop Dieting Start Living; http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=620
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Balance
Hello everyone,
As most of you know this fall I have decided to go back to school this fall. I got all my personal training stuff in the mail this summer. I put off studying due to family commitments and wanting to spend time with my family. Now I as much as I wish there were more time in the day, my kids are my number 1 concern. I found this awesome article from Chalene Johnson. It is about balance and how to important it is in your life. I loved it and wanted to pass it on to you.
I also want to thank you all for the support and love you have given me during this adventure. I will have my schedule down soon and take my test, so I can officially be a personal trainer. I will keep you in the loop.
http://www.turbokick.com/wblog/?p=763
Hope you enjoy,
Tina
As most of you know this fall I have decided to go back to school this fall. I got all my personal training stuff in the mail this summer. I put off studying due to family commitments and wanting to spend time with my family. Now I as much as I wish there were more time in the day, my kids are my number 1 concern. I found this awesome article from Chalene Johnson. It is about balance and how to important it is in your life. I loved it and wanted to pass it on to you.
I also want to thank you all for the support and love you have given me during this adventure. I will have my schedule down soon and take my test, so I can officially be a personal trainer. I will keep you in the loop.
http://www.turbokick.com/wblog/?p=763
Hope you enjoy,
Tina
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Temptations
We all face temptations every day. I am going tell you some to the things that have helped me resist temptation, I hope they help you as well. With Halloween coming up and your kids bringing all those goodies home from trick or treat, Holiday parties coming up, and the grocery store. I want you to be able to fight the temptation of giving into temptations.
5. Halloween Candy
Ration Candy: This is the last resort. This is not the ideal thing but if you think you can just eat one piece. With the kids rationing is a must.
Avoid Candy: This is what you want to do. I want you to think of the progress you have made in your Healthy Lifestyle. Think about what is driving you to the candy. I want you to be able to keep the power to make a healthy decision not to eat the candy.
4. Parties
Now we have a lot of parties coming up at the end of the year. This is when the friendly fire comes out. You have all been there your at a party and your friend goes here is a piece of cake. Well we have to get the it is only one day out of our heads. Yes it is only one day but so is tomorrow and the next day. Pretty soon It's only one day turns out to be 4 or 5 days that your at a party during the month.
3. Ice Cream Store:
Ok this is one of my biggest temptations. The Picture was my first dessert when I was 1. The story is adorable I will tell you all sometime, but that is a different blog. I also got my grandfather to drive an extra 30 miles,when I was 5, just so I can have hot fudge cake. When I see this I just tell my self that no matter how good it tastes I will not feel good afterwards. So If you must have Ice cream. Get a small cone from McDonald's. Not this empty calorie loaded version. You could also do what I do, I make a protein shake a little thick and put it in a bowl. Viola, Healthy Ice cream substitute.2.Eating out with friends:
Your friends haven't jumped on board with the healthy lifestyle that you have chosen. So there food can be very tempting to say the least. But this is where your relationship with food has to change. Dinner with your friends is not about the food. Food is fuel. Dinner with your friends is about the time you spend with them. If you are lucky they will support you and not say " I don't know how you can eat that."
1.Check out at the grocery Store:
This to me is one of the biggest temptations. Scenario: your in the store and done shopping it is almost dinner time and you are hungry. You see withing reach for about 50 cents food of some sort. Now what I have done when I am hungry when I go into a grocery store. Go straight to produce do not pass go. they have ready to eat fruits and veggies in little bags. Find a check out and buy them and eat. Not only can you make it through the check out you can also get out of the grocery store with more money in your bank account. Cause you just saved your self from buying all the junk you would have bought because you are hungry.
I hope these tips help you out. They have helped me. Remember Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Turbo Fire
I did Turbo Fire on Sat at the Pittsburgh Fit Club. I had a seen the teaser and did a 15min HIIT workout but this was my first real work out with it. Wow it is like Kickboxing and Jazz on speed. I loved it and the perfectionist in me wanted to do it over to get the moves right. I will give you a little teaser video below.
I will be getting this as soon as possible.
I will be getting this as soon as possible.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
My first video blog.
Ok here is my first video blog. I hope you enjoy. I am hoping they get better as I go. But you have to start somewhere.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
21 Day Challenge
Ok so my upline. Steve Came up with this 21 day challenge. Since I am always up for a dare, and I love being in control. I also put it to you, are you game? 21 days is not that long of a period of time. I am asking 21 Days that is all. I am doing it. I know you all are capable of it.
Ok so Steve uses a primal diet you can find the rules for that if you would like to use it at www.marksdailyapple.com.
21 day eating clean challenge
In a simple and short 21 day period, you can rip up your belly fat and get unbelievably lean by cleaning up your nutrition 100% and hitting 10 workouts a week. That's 7 regular workouts and 3 ab/core routines.
August 16-September 5th
Who wants to get in amazing shape by then? By simply drawing a line in the sand for 21 days, you will lose weight, add muscle, and best of all, establish a habit of clean living that will last longer than this 3 week challenge.
My upline coach, Barbie Decker does these on Facebook from time to time and the results people have are amazing.
Here's the catch. No cheating. None. It's time to draw a line in the sand. No more. Here are the rules. If it's too intense, then continue going at the 80/20 pace you're at now. Nothing will set you on fire like a 21 day streak though.
Workouts: 7 a week, following either a program or a set schedule. There is no *walking* outside here :) This is my schedule.
Monday: P90X Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Tuesday: FIT CLUB cardio
Wednesday: P90X Back and Body
Thursday: P90X Yoga X, Yoga Abs
Friday: P90X Legs and Back, Ab Ripper
Saturday: Kenpo x
Sunday: X Stretch
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PART I of II:
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT:
1. You PRESS PLAY Five or Six Times a week, depending on your program. If you miss a workout, you're out of the challenge.
If you are not doing a beachbody workout, you should aim to do 3 resistance days and 2-3 cardio days.
2. You EAT CLEAN six times a week. YOU GET ONE CHEAT MEAL PER WEEK, NOT a CHEAT DAY.
3. YOU ARE ALLOWED "ONE ADDITIONAL CHEAT SNACK" in this 20 DAY PERIOD. That means, Out of the 20 days during which you are doing the challenge, you may treat yourself to ONE CHEAT SNACK (like a cookie) in addition to your cheat meal. If you have a second cheat snack, you are out of the challenge.
NO ALCOHOL DURING CHALLENGE PERIOD. YUP!
4. You MUST report daily for the preceding day to me. You may use Facebook, Email, Texts, Gtalks, Comment on my blog or any of the other 5982734523508 ways to get in contact with me. Feel free to post comments, questions, struggles, triumphs here. :) We're in this together!
http://www.facebook.com/tina.woodzajacs
5. You have until Tuesday morning to take your measurements AND pictures. You don't have to post them, but you do have to take them. A lot of times you won't lose pounds, but your body will change. Don't miss that event!
THE PRIZE: A NEW FIT YOU!
Are you ready?
PART II of II:
EATING CLEAN DEFINED:
EATING CLEAN RULES:
RULE 1: You eat 4 to 6 small meals per day, ideally breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and dinner. That means that you are eating every 2 to 3 hours.
Your body needs to be fueled. Eating only breakfast, lunch, and dinner is not okay.
RULE 2: You eat at least 1250 calories (unless you are less than 5 feet tall). I am putting this down because this challenge is about eating clean and being healthy, not about starving yourself.
A few people have asked me if I eat very low calories. For the record, I eat about 1800 to 2400 calories per day these days!
RULE 3: This is more like a guideline than a rule. You follow something close to a 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fat diet. For those of you doing carb manipulation or following a special plan for diabetics, that's fine, too. Again, I just don't want folks to think they are eating clean if they eat 4 bowls of cereal per day. Your meals have to be balanced. The Primal Lifestyle is a little different from this - you may follow it as well.
If you need a meal plan, email me or ask your coach. If you are BB Club Member, you can print one out. It's up to you to substitute foods from Michi's Ladder.
RULE 4: This is the real challenge part: YOU EAT ONLY FROM THE TOP 2 TIERS of MICHI'S LADDER 6 DAYS A WEEK. That means that you cannot have frozen yogurt for a snack. Top 2 tiers. Period.
To See Michi's Ladder, sign on to your teambeachbody account. Go to EAT SMART Tab and you'll find it there.
If you are not a FREE BeachBody community member, go to www.beachbodycoach.com/zfitnezz FREE to join so you can have access to Michi's Ladder. I will also become your free coach.
NOTE: When I first came up with this challenge, I was afraid that it would be too restrictive. But, our results speak for themselves. That said, this is the challenge and these are the rules. If you accept to enter it, then you also accept to enter the NO WHINING ZONE!
Are you ready?
Bring it!
Tina
ps. Thank you to Barbie Decker for this great idea. I borrowed heavily from her rules and edited them slightly to adjust for some Primal ideas.
**** ADDENDUM: Shakeology, Recovery drink, protein supplements, coffee, natural almond/peanut butter, and almond milk are ALLOWED. *******
As many of you know, I've been living a Primal Blueprint nutrition lifestyle for many months now, and it works for me. Thus, there are a couple things that Beachbody allows that I personally don't. I think the recovery shake is great for you - but it's just too high carbs for me. For women, and this is MY PERSONAL OPINION, who are trying to lose weight, I would stay clear of the recovery drink. After resistance workouts I have a meal replacement shake. It can be Shakeology or another kind of meal replacement
I know you all are capable of it.
So the bonus is that I am finishing P90X at the end of this 3 weeks. So Join me and we will celebrate together. I will post my 90day picks at the end of this period.
Ok so Steve uses a primal diet you can find the rules for that if you would like to use it at www.marksdailyapple.com.
21 day eating clean challenge
In a simple and short 21 day period, you can rip up your belly fat and get unbelievably lean by cleaning up your nutrition 100% and hitting 10 workouts a week. That's 7 regular workouts and 3 ab/core routines.
August 16-September 5th
Who wants to get in amazing shape by then? By simply drawing a line in the sand for 21 days, you will lose weight, add muscle, and best of all, establish a habit of clean living that will last longer than this 3 week challenge.
My upline coach, Barbie Decker does these on Facebook from time to time and the results people have are amazing.
Here's the catch. No cheating. None. It's time to draw a line in the sand. No more. Here are the rules. If it's too intense, then continue going at the 80/20 pace you're at now. Nothing will set you on fire like a 21 day streak though.
Workouts: 7 a week, following either a program or a set schedule. There is no *walking* outside here :) This is my schedule.
Monday: P90X Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Tuesday: FIT CLUB cardio
Wednesday: P90X Back and Body
Thursday: P90X Yoga X, Yoga Abs
Friday: P90X Legs and Back, Ab Ripper
Saturday: Kenpo x
Sunday: X Stretch
----------------------------
PART I of II:
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT:
1. You PRESS PLAY Five or Six Times a week, depending on your program. If you miss a workout, you're out of the challenge.
If you are not doing a beachbody workout, you should aim to do 3 resistance days and 2-3 cardio days.
2. You EAT CLEAN six times a week. YOU GET ONE CHEAT MEAL PER WEEK, NOT a CHEAT DAY.
3. YOU ARE ALLOWED "ONE ADDITIONAL CHEAT SNACK" in this 20 DAY PERIOD. That means, Out of the 20 days during which you are doing the challenge, you may treat yourself to ONE CHEAT SNACK (like a cookie) in addition to your cheat meal. If you have a second cheat snack, you are out of the challenge.
NO ALCOHOL DURING CHALLENGE PERIOD. YUP!
4. You MUST report daily for the preceding day to me. You may use Facebook, Email, Texts, Gtalks, Comment on my blog or any of the other 5982734523508 ways to get in contact with me. Feel free to post comments, questions, struggles, triumphs here. :) We're in this together!
http://www.facebook.com/tina.woodzajacs
5. You have until Tuesday morning to take your measurements AND pictures. You don't have to post them, but you do have to take them. A lot of times you won't lose pounds, but your body will change. Don't miss that event!
THE PRIZE: A NEW FIT YOU!
Are you ready?
PART II of II:
EATING CLEAN DEFINED:
EATING CLEAN RULES:
RULE 1: You eat 4 to 6 small meals per day, ideally breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and dinner. That means that you are eating every 2 to 3 hours.
Your body needs to be fueled. Eating only breakfast, lunch, and dinner is not okay.
RULE 2: You eat at least 1250 calories (unless you are less than 5 feet tall). I am putting this down because this challenge is about eating clean and being healthy, not about starving yourself.
A few people have asked me if I eat very low calories. For the record, I eat about 1800 to 2400 calories per day these days!
RULE 3: This is more like a guideline than a rule. You follow something close to a 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fat diet. For those of you doing carb manipulation or following a special plan for diabetics, that's fine, too. Again, I just don't want folks to think they are eating clean if they eat 4 bowls of cereal per day. Your meals have to be balanced. The Primal Lifestyle is a little different from this - you may follow it as well.
If you need a meal plan, email me or ask your coach. If you are BB Club Member, you can print one out. It's up to you to substitute foods from Michi's Ladder.
RULE 4: This is the real challenge part: YOU EAT ONLY FROM THE TOP 2 TIERS of MICHI'S LADDER 6 DAYS A WEEK. That means that you cannot have frozen yogurt for a snack. Top 2 tiers. Period.
To See Michi's Ladder, sign on to your teambeachbody account. Go to EAT SMART Tab and you'll find it there.
If you are not a FREE BeachBody community member, go to www.beachbodycoach.com/zfitnezz FREE to join so you can have access to Michi's Ladder. I will also become your free coach.
NOTE: When I first came up with this challenge, I was afraid that it would be too restrictive. But, our results speak for themselves. That said, this is the challenge and these are the rules. If you accept to enter it, then you also accept to enter the NO WHINING ZONE!
Are you ready?
Bring it!
Tina
ps. Thank you to Barbie Decker for this great idea. I borrowed heavily from her rules and edited them slightly to adjust for some Primal ideas.
**** ADDENDUM: Shakeology, Recovery drink, protein supplements, coffee, natural almond/peanut butter, and almond milk are ALLOWED. *******
As many of you know, I've been living a Primal Blueprint nutrition lifestyle for many months now, and it works for me. Thus, there are a couple things that Beachbody allows that I personally don't. I think the recovery shake is great for you - but it's just too high carbs for me. For women, and this is MY PERSONAL OPINION, who are trying to lose weight, I would stay clear of the recovery drink. After resistance workouts I have a meal replacement shake. It can be Shakeology or another kind of meal replacement
I know you all are capable of it.
So the bonus is that I am finishing P90X at the end of this 3 weeks. So Join me and we will celebrate together. I will post my 90day picks at the end of this period.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Mind over body series Found on Spark People
This is a great article I found I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.
Ask anyone who has been struggling to achieve a healthy weight and lifestyle. They’ll tell you that it's not an easy thing to do, mainly because there is a huge difference between knowing what to do and actually doing it.
There is no magic pill, no secret technique or approach that can solve this problem for you. It will take time, hard work and persistence to get yourself where you want to be. But there are several things you can do (and think) that can make all that hard work a little easier and greatly improve your chances of success.
SparkPeople's Mind Over Body plan is designed to give you the tools you need to identify, work through, and overcome the most common emotional and mental (attitude) problems that people face when they set out to change their lifestyles.
Mind Over Body is a 10-step plan. The first five steps describe tools you can use to get past the five most common problems that people run into:
inadequate problem-solving skills
unrealistic expectations
toxic guilt & negative self-talk
emotional eating
lack of intrinsic motivation
The second five steps will help you make the shift from “diet” to “lifestyle" change - whether you need to lose weight or not. Diets don’t work. Even if you manage to survive all the unpleasantness of depriving yourself long enough to get to your weight goal, your odds of regaining the weight when you stop "dieting" are higher than 90%. By making the shift from diet mode to lifestyle mode, you'll be able to put aside the habits that got you overweight or unhappy once and for all. You'll develop skills that will not only make these changes less stressful and more enjoyable, but also keep the weight off and help you achieve other important life goals.
Here are some of the basic differences between a diet and a lifestyle change:
Step 1
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellness_articles.asp?id=690
Ask anyone who has been struggling to achieve a healthy weight and lifestyle. They’ll tell you that it's not an easy thing to do, mainly because there is a huge difference between knowing what to do and actually doing it.
There is no magic pill, no secret technique or approach that can solve this problem for you. It will take time, hard work and persistence to get yourself where you want to be. But there are several things you can do (and think) that can make all that hard work a little easier and greatly improve your chances of success.
SparkPeople's Mind Over Body plan is designed to give you the tools you need to identify, work through, and overcome the most common emotional and mental (attitude) problems that people face when they set out to change their lifestyles.
Mind Over Body is a 10-step plan. The first five steps describe tools you can use to get past the five most common problems that people run into:
inadequate problem-solving skills
unrealistic expectations
toxic guilt & negative self-talk
emotional eating
lack of intrinsic motivation
The second five steps will help you make the shift from “diet” to “lifestyle" change - whether you need to lose weight or not. Diets don’t work. Even if you manage to survive all the unpleasantness of depriving yourself long enough to get to your weight goal, your odds of regaining the weight when you stop "dieting" are higher than 90%. By making the shift from diet mode to lifestyle mode, you'll be able to put aside the habits that got you overweight or unhappy once and for all. You'll develop skills that will not only make these changes less stressful and more enjoyable, but also keep the weight off and help you achieve other important life goals.
Here are some of the basic differences between a diet and a lifestyle change:
Step 1
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellness_articles.asp?id=690
Sunday, August 8, 2010
This weekend
I have started working out with friends and have been finding it quite enjoyable. I tend to push my self harder with someone else around. Besides the company helps the time fly. So on Friday I did P90X Legs and back with Amanda. On Sat I did Pittsburgh Fit Club with Morgan. There we did Tony Horton's One on One On One Leg, It was a hard but great work out. I had a lot of fun with Morgan and the peeps at the fit club. So in the week to come I have Monday with Amanda and Tuesdays Fit club. I can't wait to begin my week tomorrow. I am going to school to get books.(they are very expensive)I know that I am going in the right direction it really feels good to help people. I love to see them reach there goals. Just as I strive to reach my goals. So now I ask you what is your goal for this week?
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Primal Play: Dance | Mark's Daily Apple
Here is the first article from mark about dancing I love them both. Enjoy and just dance.
Primal Play: Dance | Mark's Daily Apple
Primal Play: Dance | Mark's Daily Apple
Dance
Here is the second from Mark Sission. Check him out at www.marksdailyapple.com. I really enjoy reading what he writes.
A while back, I wrote a post on dancing. It received a fair amount of attention and comments from the readers, so I figured a follow-up PB Insider was in order. And no, this message won't be accompanied by a video of yours truly dancing like "no one is watching." It's not that I'm opposed to cutting loose on the dance floor; it's that posting a video of it to thousands of people on the Internet would kinda preclude the "no one is watching" part that makes dancing so enjoyable. Sorry, guys!
Anyway - along with the supportive, enthusiastic comments, there were more than a few ambivalent, skeptical ones from folks who simply couldn't ever imagine themselves dancing. I can't have that, but I get it, and today's Insider is designed to convince you, cajole you, and otherwise counter any anti-dance arguments out there.
Dance and Courtship
Dance has been used for tens of thousands of years for men and women to select each other, to gauge each other's worthiness as prospective mates. Dancing conveys rhythm, which translates well to the bedroom (also the cave, the hut, or the buffalo hide). If you can dance well, or even if you're just willing to dance and enjoy yourself, you are more likely to attract positive, sexual attention. And, like it or not, sex is the backbone of human evolution.
Dance and Heart Health
When compared to aerobic cycling and treadmill trudging, performing the waltz - both faster and slower versions, for a total of 21 minutes, three times a week - had greater health benefits for heart disease patients. Waltzers improved arterial elasticity and saw better cardiovascular fitness, but most importantly, they enjoyed doing it. Dancing was wholly sustainable, whereas Chronic Cardio was dull and uninspiring. Makes sense to me.
Dance and Stress
I'll admit - the prospect of cutting loose on the dance floor strikes fear in the hearts of many. Thus, dancing may be a highly stressful endeavor, at first. Palm sweat, nervous heart palpitations, weak knees, the whole nine. I get it. But if you conquer your fear - and, c'mon, fears are made to be conquered - dancing becomes a relaxant, a true pleasure for everyone involved. Assuming you actually enjoy dancing, do it as often as you can, and the stress will just melt away. How does it work, exactly? Well, modern stress generally revolves around modern stressors like finances, employment, or relationship strife. It's mostly mental, rather than physical (not a ton of tribal warfare or famine plaguing us Primals these days). So don't dwell and brood. Dancing, done correctly, with reckless abandon, is the ultimate mental stimulus. It is wholly of the present. There is no past and no future. No bills to be paid, or upcoming interviews. There is only the music, your feet, your partner, and the moment.
Dance and Fitness
Dancing is physical fitness. You're moving, aren't you? You're sweating, aren't you? You get sore from it, don't you? The cool thing about using dance to workout is that it's totally random, rather than regimented. It epitomizes our fractal natures. When you dance there is a rhythm to it (hopefully!), but it's not the plodding progression of the metronome - that's Chronic Cardio. It's wilder than that. There is the foundational background drum beat, sure, but there are multiple sonic layers, each winding their own way through the soundscape only to come together and coordinate. Dancing corresponds to music, which is an aural representation of life itself. It's how we're supposed to move, with purposeful randomness, set to the universal language of music. Can you say the same for jogging on the treadmill?
C'mon.
Grab the nearest loved one, draw the blinds (if you're still a little nervous), and turn up the music. Dance your heart out. Grok had a shaman; you've got the iPod. It's all the same. It's all Primal.
written by Mark Sisson
So now I challenge all of you to get your grove on. I know you all can do it and have a blast while you are. Enjoy your dancing.
A while back, I wrote a post on dancing. It received a fair amount of attention and comments from the readers, so I figured a follow-up PB Insider was in order. And no, this message won't be accompanied by a video of yours truly dancing like "no one is watching." It's not that I'm opposed to cutting loose on the dance floor; it's that posting a video of it to thousands of people on the Internet would kinda preclude the "no one is watching" part that makes dancing so enjoyable. Sorry, guys!
Anyway - along with the supportive, enthusiastic comments, there were more than a few ambivalent, skeptical ones from folks who simply couldn't ever imagine themselves dancing. I can't have that, but I get it, and today's Insider is designed to convince you, cajole you, and otherwise counter any anti-dance arguments out there.
Dance and Courtship
Dance has been used for tens of thousands of years for men and women to select each other, to gauge each other's worthiness as prospective mates. Dancing conveys rhythm, which translates well to the bedroom (also the cave, the hut, or the buffalo hide). If you can dance well, or even if you're just willing to dance and enjoy yourself, you are more likely to attract positive, sexual attention. And, like it or not, sex is the backbone of human evolution.
Dance and Heart Health
When compared to aerobic cycling and treadmill trudging, performing the waltz - both faster and slower versions, for a total of 21 minutes, three times a week - had greater health benefits for heart disease patients. Waltzers improved arterial elasticity and saw better cardiovascular fitness, but most importantly, they enjoyed doing it. Dancing was wholly sustainable, whereas Chronic Cardio was dull and uninspiring. Makes sense to me.
Dance and Stress
I'll admit - the prospect of cutting loose on the dance floor strikes fear in the hearts of many. Thus, dancing may be a highly stressful endeavor, at first. Palm sweat, nervous heart palpitations, weak knees, the whole nine. I get it. But if you conquer your fear - and, c'mon, fears are made to be conquered - dancing becomes a relaxant, a true pleasure for everyone involved. Assuming you actually enjoy dancing, do it as often as you can, and the stress will just melt away. How does it work, exactly? Well, modern stress generally revolves around modern stressors like finances, employment, or relationship strife. It's mostly mental, rather than physical (not a ton of tribal warfare or famine plaguing us Primals these days). So don't dwell and brood. Dancing, done correctly, with reckless abandon, is the ultimate mental stimulus. It is wholly of the present. There is no past and no future. No bills to be paid, or upcoming interviews. There is only the music, your feet, your partner, and the moment.
Dance and Fitness
Dancing is physical fitness. You're moving, aren't you? You're sweating, aren't you? You get sore from it, don't you? The cool thing about using dance to workout is that it's totally random, rather than regimented. It epitomizes our fractal natures. When you dance there is a rhythm to it (hopefully!), but it's not the plodding progression of the metronome - that's Chronic Cardio. It's wilder than that. There is the foundational background drum beat, sure, but there are multiple sonic layers, each winding their own way through the soundscape only to come together and coordinate. Dancing corresponds to music, which is an aural representation of life itself. It's how we're supposed to move, with purposeful randomness, set to the universal language of music. Can you say the same for jogging on the treadmill?
C'mon.
Grab the nearest loved one, draw the blinds (if you're still a little nervous), and turn up the music. Dance your heart out. Grok had a shaman; you've got the iPod. It's all the same. It's all Primal.
written by Mark Sisson
So now I challenge all of you to get your grove on. I know you all can do it and have a blast while you are. Enjoy your dancing.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Chalene's Latest Video
Chalene is one of the most inspirational people that I have seen. She always makes me want to do and be more.
Watch this video and see what I mean:
Watch this video and see what I mean:
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Wedding
Just realized I haven't told you guys about the wedding this weekend. Well It started off with that awesome dress that you see on the side. Very few times in my life have I told my self that I looked good, or looked pretty. That is a sad thing in retrospect. You should find something postive about yourself everyday. I would never go up to someone and say wow you have a big butt, or your thighs are huge. Why then is it ok to tell myself those things? The answer is it is not ok. We need to have a positive image of ourself. It is not only a goal of mine. It is also a goal of Beachbody to improve how you feel about yourself. I swear to make it a mission as a Beachbody Coach to not only improve how I feel about myself image, but you feel about yours as well.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Roller Coasters
I love to ride roller coasters. So about 6 years ago I went to Hershey Park. I wait in line for this really awesome looking roller coaster that sprays water at you. I am so excited sit the seat and my worst nightmare they couldn't strap me in. I was so heavy that I wouldn't fit in the roller coaster. How horrifying, now I have had some pretty embarrassing moments in my life, this one makes the top 10. But, It took 5 years for me to get concerned with my weight.
Well now I am down right around 64lbs. Some of it by doing P90X. I went to an amusement park with my kids today, first ride roller coaster. Boy am I nervous as I creep closer in the line am I nervous about the ride. Of course not I am nervous about the bar not coming down over my belly. Well the moment has arrived the bar comes down and I say Yes!! I have done it. I have 30 days to go. I have hit quite a few goals but this was one of my most exciting to achieve.
What is your goal?
Let me know
Tina
Well now I am down right around 64lbs. Some of it by doing P90X. I went to an amusement park with my kids today, first ride roller coaster. Boy am I nervous as I creep closer in the line am I nervous about the ride. Of course not I am nervous about the bar not coming down over my belly. Well the moment has arrived the bar comes down and I say Yes!! I have done it. I have 30 days to go. I have hit quite a few goals but this was one of my most exciting to achieve.
What is your goal?
Let me know
Tina
Friday, July 30, 2010
Water Water Everywhere
Being a person who struggles to get water in on a daily basis I thought this article might help you. I know I am going to try some Ideas from it.
7 Ways to Make Water Taste Better
Simple tips for livening up your drinking water
By Jen Laskey
Not everybody has a taste for water, but we all need it to ensure that our bodies continue functioning properly. If you want to drink more water, but aren't crazy about the taste (or lack thereof), here are some tips that can make it more enjoyable:
1. Add fresh fruit. Citrus fruits, such as lemons, limes, and oranges, are classic water enhancers, but other fruit flavors might also tempt your taste buds. Try crushing fresh raspberries or watermelon into your water, or adding strawberry slices. Cucumber and fresh mint are refreshing flavors as well — especially in summer.
I agree totally. I have tried adding many fruits to my water it does help a little but I usually need more of a mask to make the water taste better.
2. Use juice. Any fruit juice can be a good base flavor for water, but tart juices, like cranberry, pomegranate, grape, and apple, are especially delicious. Go for juices that are all natural, with no added sugars. And remember: Fruits and their juices don't just taste good — they contain vitamins and antioxidants that can benefit your health too.
This again is a good Idea. I feel however that you do not want to get too much fruit juice for there is a lot of sugar in fruit juice. To little juice tastes like not enough flavor in the water.
3. Make it bubbly. Many people prefer sparkling to still water. If plain old water isn't inspiring to you, try a naturally effervescent mineral water — which will give you the added benefit of minerals. Or try bubbly seltzer, a carbonated water. You can add fresh fruit or natural juice flavors to your seltzer, as suggested above, or look for naturally flavored seltzers at your local market. If you become a seltzer devotee, you might want to consider getting a seltzer maker for your home.
This is my favorite new suggestion cause I love bubbles. I will try this very soon and let you know how it is.
4. Get creative with ice. Some say that ice water tastes better than water served at room temperature. If that's so, flavored ice cubes may make an even better drink. Use some of the flavoring suggestions above and start experimenting with fresh fruit, mint, or cucumber ice cubes. Simply chop your additive of choice, add it to your ice cube tray along with water, then freeze. You may also consider juice, tea, or coffee cubes. If you want to be more creative, use ice cube trays that come in fun shapes, like stars, circles, or even fish.
Again neat idea Seems like the first idea just in different forms. Still very good.
5. Drink tea. Herbal, fruit, green, white, and red teas are generally considered to be better for you than black teas (or coffee, for that matter) because they contain little to no caffeine. And there are countless flavors of these teas to choose from. Start with the selection at your local market or health food store. If you're interested in pursuing more exotic flavors and sophisticated teas, start researching the vast array of specialty teas that come from all parts of the globe.
I love herbal tea, Glad to see it on the list.
6. Try bouillons, broths, and consommés. If your palate leans toward the savory, you may pass on tea and start sipping one of these hot and savory liquids instead. Choose low-fat and low-sodium versions for maximum health benefits. Because soup is water-based, a cup of hot soup will count toward your daily fluid consumption.
I didn't know this. I would be concerned about the salt in the soup. That would hold water.
7. Add fast flavor. If you're looking for a quick-and-easy flavor booster, you might also consider sugar-free drink mixes, and flavor cartridges that can be used with your faucet filter system.
This is my old standby. I love the flavor packets they put in water. Not sure how good they are for me but at least. I drink water when I have them.
Hope you enjoyed
Tina
7 Ways to Make Water Taste Better
Simple tips for livening up your drinking water
By Jen Laskey
Not everybody has a taste for water, but we all need it to ensure that our bodies continue functioning properly. If you want to drink more water, but aren't crazy about the taste (or lack thereof), here are some tips that can make it more enjoyable:
1. Add fresh fruit. Citrus fruits, such as lemons, limes, and oranges, are classic water enhancers, but other fruit flavors might also tempt your taste buds. Try crushing fresh raspberries or watermelon into your water, or adding strawberry slices. Cucumber and fresh mint are refreshing flavors as well — especially in summer.
I agree totally. I have tried adding many fruits to my water it does help a little but I usually need more of a mask to make the water taste better.
2. Use juice. Any fruit juice can be a good base flavor for water, but tart juices, like cranberry, pomegranate, grape, and apple, are especially delicious. Go for juices that are all natural, with no added sugars. And remember: Fruits and their juices don't just taste good — they contain vitamins and antioxidants that can benefit your health too.
This again is a good Idea. I feel however that you do not want to get too much fruit juice for there is a lot of sugar in fruit juice. To little juice tastes like not enough flavor in the water.
3. Make it bubbly. Many people prefer sparkling to still water. If plain old water isn't inspiring to you, try a naturally effervescent mineral water — which will give you the added benefit of minerals. Or try bubbly seltzer, a carbonated water. You can add fresh fruit or natural juice flavors to your seltzer, as suggested above, or look for naturally flavored seltzers at your local market. If you become a seltzer devotee, you might want to consider getting a seltzer maker for your home.
This is my favorite new suggestion cause I love bubbles. I will try this very soon and let you know how it is.
4. Get creative with ice. Some say that ice water tastes better than water served at room temperature. If that's so, flavored ice cubes may make an even better drink. Use some of the flavoring suggestions above and start experimenting with fresh fruit, mint, or cucumber ice cubes. Simply chop your additive of choice, add it to your ice cube tray along with water, then freeze. You may also consider juice, tea, or coffee cubes. If you want to be more creative, use ice cube trays that come in fun shapes, like stars, circles, or even fish.
Again neat idea Seems like the first idea just in different forms. Still very good.
5. Drink tea. Herbal, fruit, green, white, and red teas are generally considered to be better for you than black teas (or coffee, for that matter) because they contain little to no caffeine. And there are countless flavors of these teas to choose from. Start with the selection at your local market or health food store. If you're interested in pursuing more exotic flavors and sophisticated teas, start researching the vast array of specialty teas that come from all parts of the globe.
I love herbal tea, Glad to see it on the list.
6. Try bouillons, broths, and consommés. If your palate leans toward the savory, you may pass on tea and start sipping one of these hot and savory liquids instead. Choose low-fat and low-sodium versions for maximum health benefits. Because soup is water-based, a cup of hot soup will count toward your daily fluid consumption.
I didn't know this. I would be concerned about the salt in the soup. That would hold water.
7. Add fast flavor. If you're looking for a quick-and-easy flavor booster, you might also consider sugar-free drink mixes, and flavor cartridges that can be used with your faucet filter system.
This is my old standby. I love the flavor packets they put in water. Not sure how good they are for me but at least. I drink water when I have them.
Hope you enjoyed
Tina
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Overly Emotional
If you havn't figured it out by now I am an emotional eater. I eat when I get sad or depressed. I eat everything, which brings on more feelings of regret and sadness. Causing the cycle to start again. Well I have been in control for many days. Like over 3 weeks I want to say. A few minor slip ups but nothing to major. Till tonight, I am not going to say what brought it on ,but all of the sudden my emotions hit like an anvil on Wyle E. Coyote's Head. I attempted to work it out with P90X Kenpo X. It wasn't helping, So I relaxed for a little bit talked to my Beachbody Coach, who was patiently working me through it. I am proud to say I made it past the intial I feel bad so I am going to get Ice cream or chocolate. I decided to go ahead and eat a protein shake instead. The the big part is I won. Yes my coach helped and had he not been there I would have eating all the icecream in the house. This is why I decided to be a Beachbody Coach to help people thru all of there crisis.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Butler Fit Club
This week was the 4th week of the Butler fit club Steve and I started. We had 10 people show up. Let me repeat that 10 People. I loved it alot of my friends are coming and enjoy an awesome workout. We had a projector and speaker thanks to Steve.(Him and I run the fit clubs together.) We did a Cardio work out Called Tony Horton One on One Core Cardio Intervals Vol 2 Disk 1. Everyone was working so hard and when we were done we did P90X ab ripper. I am so proud of how everyone did tonight. It was so wonderful and exciting. I really can't wait to see everyone again next week.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Inspiration
I never in a million and one years thought I would be Any one's inspiration. Let's just get down to facts. I am average in just about everything. I was average in high school, average in my dance classes. I am an average wife, and mother. Just another person walking down the street.
But now that I am losing weight and I am a Beachbody coach I am an inspiration to many people. The thought of this is very scary at first. However, I can honestly say I feel honored to take on this responsibility and will do my best to keep on inspiring and motivating the people I coach and the people that I help in my business. I enjoy doing this and hope to be the best Coach that I can be.
Thank you and good luck to all of you that have started your journey to get healthy. I am with you every step of the way.
Tina
But now that I am losing weight and I am a Beachbody coach I am an inspiration to many people. The thought of this is very scary at first. However, I can honestly say I feel honored to take on this responsibility and will do my best to keep on inspiring and motivating the people I coach and the people that I help in my business. I enjoy doing this and hope to be the best Coach that I can be.
Thank you and good luck to all of you that have started your journey to get healthy. I am with you every step of the way.
Tina
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Modification
So today I took that Picture and was amazed and excited at my progress. Then tonight while doing Ab ripper X. I once again was amazed at how far I have made it with Modifications, to my P90X workout.
Let give you some history. I am not just an unfit large woman.(I am working hard on the unfit and the large part). In October of 2009, I had hernia surgery. After I ask the doctor exercise I was allowed to do he looked at me funny and said well I guess you could do some baby sit ups, but don't lift anymore then 40lbs forever (which I had to beg for). You might be asking your self, "she had easy ticket out of exercise when she had an easy out.
The reason I wanted to exercise was because I don't ever want to go thru abdominal surgery, again. Anyhow I wanted to say that everyone is able to modify. I know when I modify Its not prefect But as Tony Horton says I "bring my best and forget the rest".
You can always do something.
Let give you some history. I am not just an unfit large woman.(I am working hard on the unfit and the large part). In October of 2009, I had hernia surgery. After I ask the doctor exercise I was allowed to do he looked at me funny and said well I guess you could do some baby sit ups, but don't lift anymore then 40lbs forever (which I had to beg for). You might be asking your self, "she had easy ticket out of exercise when she had an easy out.
The reason I wanted to exercise was because I don't ever want to go thru abdominal surgery, again. Anyhow I wanted to say that everyone is able to modify. I know when I modify Its not prefect But as Tony Horton says I "bring my best and forget the rest".
You can always do something.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Ice Cream Truck
So I spent most of today studying for my personal trainer exam. As I was studying I was getting very tired.
Now I know what I should have done. I should have got up and did my P90X Back and Biceps workout I needed to do for today. Cause I know that working out would wake me up again. I know this. Did I do this ....
Nope
The little gremlin in my head, said there is ice cream in the freezer that will wake you up. Me not being prefect gave in. I went to the freezer ate one and finished my studying.
So later I went to the park in town to run/walk for a while during my run I hear music behind me. The song was London Bridge so I look behind me there was the Ice Cream truck. The ice cream truck stops and I continue o not 5 min later there is the music again. Now not London bridge going through my head but a different version. Something like "I know you ate the Ice cream" .
So the moral of the story is when you are feeling tired. Get up and do your P90X work out don't feed the gremlin.
Later that night, after my run, I did Complete my P90X Back and Biceps. This felt very good, but couldn't help thinking I should have done this earlier.
Now I know what I should have done. I should have got up and did my P90X Back and Biceps workout I needed to do for today. Cause I know that working out would wake me up again. I know this. Did I do this ....
Nope
The little gremlin in my head, said there is ice cream in the freezer that will wake you up. Me not being prefect gave in. I went to the freezer ate one and finished my studying.
So later I went to the park in town to run/walk for a while during my run I hear music behind me. The song was London Bridge so I look behind me there was the Ice Cream truck. The ice cream truck stops and I continue o not 5 min later there is the music again. Now not London bridge going through my head but a different version. Something like "I know you ate the Ice cream" .
So the moral of the story is when you are feeling tired. Get up and do your P90X work out don't feed the gremlin.
Later that night, after my run, I did Complete my P90X Back and Biceps. This felt very good, but couldn't help thinking I should have done this earlier.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Mornings
So this is day 2 of my blog. I am going to talk about mornings. I know I am not the only night owl out there so I am going to try to explain what it is like at my house in the mornings. I am sure many of you feel the same way.
I will start early in my life. I was born at 4:30 in the am. I proceeded according to my mom to have my days and nights mixed up. Now as an adult I feel I am most productive in the evening. I stay up late working on stuff such as house work or computer work then go to bed between Midnight and 1 am. Sleep and try to get up in the morning to get chores done. That is what I tell my self. Until the Alarm goes off then I hit snooze, aprox. 10 times and finally get up way past the time I wanted to get up. At this point angry for geting up late. I now have to rush and get the kids ready for school, gymnastics or what ever is on the plan for the day.
Now you are saying what does this have to do with exercise or nutrition.
I will tell you in the rush of getting ready, breakfast and working outis the last thing on my mind. Not until I am in the car and riding to where the next stop is going man i am hungry. If I am lucky I will get a bowl of cereal for everyone before we leave. Then I end up working out at the end of the day. Which it is much better to enjoy the work out in the morning.
So for my next goal: I am not going to suck at mornings any more. As I find things that help me I will post them and I hope they will help you as well.
Tina
I will start early in my life. I was born at 4:30 in the am. I proceeded according to my mom to have my days and nights mixed up. Now as an adult I feel I am most productive in the evening. I stay up late working on stuff such as house work or computer work then go to bed between Midnight and 1 am. Sleep and try to get up in the morning to get chores done. That is what I tell my self. Until the Alarm goes off then I hit snooze, aprox. 10 times and finally get up way past the time I wanted to get up. At this point angry for geting up late. I now have to rush and get the kids ready for school, gymnastics or what ever is on the plan for the day.
Now you are saying what does this have to do with exercise or nutrition.
I will tell you in the rush of getting ready, breakfast and working outis the last thing on my mind. Not until I am in the car and riding to where the next stop is going man i am hungry. If I am lucky I will get a bowl of cereal for everyone before we leave. Then I end up working out at the end of the day. Which it is much better to enjoy the work out in the morning.
So for my next goal: I am not going to suck at mornings any more. As I find things that help me I will post them and I hope they will help you as well.
Tina
Quest
Hello everyone, this is my very first blog, hopefully of many. I am 33 years old and I have been obese for most of my adult life. I decided to seriously get healthy in April 2009. At this time I weighed 278lbs and didn't care what I put into my mouth. After trying various "diet" methods(I have been thru them all.) I finally realized, thanks to P90X and Tops, that I had to eat right and exercise to get where I wanted to be with my health. I want you to know that the year between April 2009 and April 2010 was not easy. I had to have two major surgeries and that means two major recoveries. Which is fine but I can not sit still for the life of me. But after I recovered I got back to work. In that year I have lost 50lbs. I decided to quit my job of 11 years to stay at home and take care of my kids. I also decided to get my Personal training certifcation, open a fitness center and go back to school for fitness. During this time I also met up with Steve who I graduated with in highschool. He was a coach for beachbody and said hey you would love this come and be a coach with me. So I sucked it up and I tried it. I do love it he was right(He is always right by the way.) So now I am working on my second year in my quest to good health and have reached 61lbs lost and counting. Will you be next. Suck it up and Jump in. I am waiting to coach you. Check it out at www.beachbodycoach.com/zfitnezz
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