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“How’s that Workin for Ya?”

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Did you think that Dr. Phil had stopped by for a guest appearance on my blog?  Nah, I’m not that famous….YET 😉  But, his infamous question, “How’s that Workin for Ya?”, is a relevant question to ask ourselves as it pertains to our current diet and exercise plans to see if they are really working for us or against us!  So, let’s dive in a little further! Can you imagine yourself eating and exercising the way you are right now, a year or two from now?  If you answered, “NO WAY JOSE,” to that question, than I would bet that you are eating foods that you don’t enjoy and/or depriving yourself from the foods that you do. If you aren’t enjoying exercise or being consistent with it, you might be participating in exercise that is boring to you, spending TOO much time working out per day, or the exercise is […]

Why I don’t care about fitting into my skinny jeans anymore!

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I used to feel discouraged when all week long I stuck to the food and exercise plan that I was on and didn’t see the scale budge or feel my jeans fitting any better. It’s easy at this point to want to give up and just quit!     But….Wait….Stay with it! Keep your head up and keep going! No one ever won anything, fit into their skinny jeans, or reached any of their goals by quitting! It takes time to see results and changes in your body from diet and exercise. It took me years and many food and exercise experiments to really find out what worked for me!  And believe me…I’m still experimenting.   You Mean I Won’t Always See Results Right Now?   Experimentation takes patience and knowing that results aren’t going to happen over night.  I know and it sucks, I wish I had better news […]

4 Reasons You’re Not Getting Results

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You may have clicked on this blog because you are looking for a magic formula for the perfect diet, cardio, and/or strength training program.  Well Guess what…there is more than one way to get in shape and eat healthy, and what works for you may not work for someone else, so before we get overwhelmed with all the food and exercise information that’s available out there, let’s get the 1st step to success in health and fitness covered; CONSISTENCY! “It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives.  It’s what we do consistently.” – Tony Robbins [bctt tweet=”Consistency is a POWERFUL word and is the key to getting results in your health & fitness program.”]   Can you relate with any of the following scenarios?  I know I sure can.   Scenario 1:  Every Monday you start with one of those extreme diets that you read about on FB or in a magazine and by […]