Needing Some Nutritional Advice?

Maybe some of you have the exercise part down and getting into a routine either with me as a personal trainer or on your own, but struggling with the eating part???? We all know and have all been told that if we aren't eating right then we aren't doing any good!! Food is always a struggle with me as well!!! I LOVE food!!! Who doesn't? Life is too short not to enjoy the yummy treats right?? LOL and if you keep thinking that way life may be way too short. It is OK to enjoy the things you like in moderation and in small doses. If you don't you will end up failing because you need that flexibility and normalcy in your diet. Down below are some simple guidelines I like to have for myself! Hopefully they are useful.

Keys to Keeping Nutrition Simple:


1.) If you are wondering if it is healthy for you it probably isn't!!!!

2.) If your portion size is bigger than your fist, it is probably too much!!!

3.) Keep your saturated fat low!!!

4.) Keep your protein and fiber high!!!

5.) Treat yourself after having a good week of eating right!!

6.) Don't eat any later than 3 hours before you go to bed!!

7.) Plan ahead for meals!!!

8.) Save money and don't eat out, but once a week!!

9.) Have accountability partners wherever you eat whether it be coworkers, family, or friends!!!

10.) Don't skip meals!!!

Happy New Year to Everyone!!

Hey guys!!! I hope that you have survived the Holiday Season!!! It is finally over and time to start focusing on the new year and all the goals and resolutions that you intend to keep!! INTEND is the key word we need to change to GOING to keep!! You can decide to make a decision, but until you act on it you won't make any progress. I'm so excited to see what this new year brings all of us!
Beginning the new year is like breathing in fresh air and it provides a renewed vision to all you want to accomplish. So I am here to say LET'S ROLL!!! Stop messing around and get it done, stop talking and start doing, begin and finish! It is the perfect time to actually right down your goals and keep them out in front of you!! It is a time to let go of the past and with that being said I have an example that will help you! I love this example!!

Poachers set out traps that are boxes just big enough for spider monkeys to reach in their hand and grab an orange. They can simply take their hand out of the box and run free without the orange. There is nothing holding them there. However, instead they hold onto the orange and keep trying to pull it through the whole that is only big enough for their hand. So in turn they get caught when all along if the would have let go, they could have ran free.

So in this small story it represents a lot of what we do when we hold on to our past and don't let go. Sometimes we can't move on and achieve the things we want because we are holding on to something. Think about this today and see what you are holding on to that needs to be let go so you can move on in 2010!! Let's roll baby!! Bring it on! Make 2010 different than every year whether your resolution is to lose 20lbs, have a better spiritual life, be a better friend, and the list goes on and on................it is time to make it happen!! Get it done in 2010!