I’m a regular Facebook user and enjoy reading my friends’ status updates and commenting on them. I enjoy the games and interaction and find it a great way to connect with people. I also enjoy having the opportunity to encourage and inspire my friends on their fitness journies. I even was able to enjoy a [...]
Today was a real milestone for me - I ran a 5K and completed it in good time with no problems.
Sure, many people may see a 5K as not that big a deal. It’s certainly not the longest race in the world. It’s considered a “Fun Run” - not real strenuous and something that a [...]
Yesterday we took a quick look at the ChaLEAN Extreme nutrition plan and why you need to eat the right combination of lean protein, good carbs and fat in order to lose weight. Today let’s look at where I went wrong and how I fixed it.
What I did wrong
So I mentioned above that what I [...]
One of the main worries of anyone who is trying to lose weight is knowing what to eat. You want to know what you can eat, what you can’t eat, how much can you eat. Beachbody understands the important role good nutrition plays in any fitness routine, and luckily, they provide the information you need [...]
While Jan and I were on the plane heading to Arizona for vacation, we took some time to go through the materials and DVDs for P90X. We’re planning to start P90X in July after we go through ChaLEAN Extreme a second time.
The first thing I have to say is that P90X is really complete, particularly [...]
Today I did my last workout for ChaLEAN Extreme! Some folks seem to feel sad when they reach the end of a good exercise program: I’m exhilerated. Why? Because I’m in much better shape now than when I began, and I’m looking forward to building higher on this foundation. I’m looking forward to the next [...]
This one’s for the guys out there (as well as the gals who have guys who need to get in shape), particularly the guys who look at the informercials or other ads for ChaLEAN Extreme and say, “Ahh, that’s just for women!”
Well, I’ve got news for you, buster: unless you’re really primed for the over-the-top [...]
Eating healthy doesn’t have to be a chore. You just need to have the right resources at your fingertips. Oh, and a little planning doesn’t hurt either. I have found several great resources that I’d like to share with you.
One good thing to know is that every Beachbody workout program comes with a recipe book. [...]
I will be starting my last week of ChaLEAN Extreme in three days. I’m amazed at how quickly this 3 month period flew by! I guess that means I was having fun, right? The answer is yes, I was having fun. This has been the most amazing program I’ve done so far. I loved the [...]
We experience all kinds of pressure and stress in our day-to-day lives. Stress from working too much, or not getting everything done that we wanted to, pressure to clean the house and do the laundry, or the pressure to exercise and eat right Today, I’m going to write about a different kind of pressure. This [...]
People have lots of different reasons for making changes in their lives. Sometimes we make changes just because we want to, other times we make changes because we’re forced to. And sometimes we need to make changes, but because change is often difficult, we don’t.
In my case, I needed to change the way I was [...]
As many of you may be aware, if you follow on me on Twitter or are a friend on Facebook, I am working hard to be in the best shape of my life by the time I turn 45 in March. (I probably won’t quite be there by that time, but I am definitely on [...]
While I’ve never considered myself an athlete (with good reason - ha!), I’m also no stranger to exercise and the principles of fitness. I spent many hours in college riding my road bike (usally averaging 100 miles or so per week), as well as doing physical training - PT - in Army ROTC, which was [...]
It wasn’t too long ago that I started on this fitness journey. I knew I needed to do something to reverse the ever-increasing weight I was putting on my body. I had been exercising haphazardly, but I hadn’t changed my diet. It was time to make some drastic changes. This is when Mike and I [...]
