Me and about 15 of my most awesome fitness boot camp clients ran a

half-marathon through the Santa Cruz Mountains this past Sunday.  We ran

uphill BOTH ways, had to keep our footing over some pretty treacherous cliffs,

ran through creeks, practically crawled under trees, jumped over logs and,

unfortunately, a couple of ladies got stung by hornets before the last 2 miles

were re-routed.  It sounds like a horror story but it was actually an incredible

experience.  I already can’t wait to do it again next year.

But as we were “carbing up” on Saturday night (yeah, yeah, that’s what that

was all about I swear!) and I was piling my plate high with food in preparation

for the event Sunday.  I got to thinking about how easy it is to develop a

distorted view of how much of everything we should be eating and what we

actually are eating, even healthy stuff.

I have this quiz that I give to new members of my Boot Camp program about

portions.  I think it might be eye opening for you to take it and see how well

your eyeball “scale” is calibrated.

I posted it below.  It’s a fun, quick quiz.  Take it and see where you stand on

your portion knowledge.

I’ll post the answers tomorrow, so check back on the blog.

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One of the easiest things you can do to begin losing weight with virtually no effort is to cut out high sugar and high calorie sodas and drinks.
Did you know that if you drink just two cans of soda a day now, and you cut that out of your diet, you would lose about 32 pounds in a year? That’s 32 pounds gone without changing anything else!
Now if the idea of giving up your soda all together is too tough how about replacing just one of those sodas with my all natural diet soda. I made a really quick video to show you my “diet soda” that I drink several times a week. It’s really refreshing and there are hundreds of flavor possibilities.
Check out my diet soda here

Add a strength training workout 3 times a week and a daily metabolism boosting breakfast to this small step and you could shed about 8lbs in just 6 weeks. That’s pretty darn easy.

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Trying to lose weight? You gotta be prepared!

Your little cooler has gotta be your new best friend, with you at all times, your next meal at your finger-tips.

But every once in a while, even the best most experienced dieter gets caught without something to eat.

What to do?!

I’ve got a plan. Now you may have to make your own version of this but you’ll get the idea and be better prepared by doing it.

Watch this super quick video, it’s only about 48 seconds, and then pack your own 911 lunch today!

What’s your version of this lunch? Leave a comment below please.

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Skin not smooth and clear? Drink more water

Feeling fatigued? Drink more water

Bloated? Drink more water

Need to lose some weight? You guessed it, drink more water.

Water, water, water.

Yup, it seems water is the magic elixir that can fix a multitude of beauty and health issues.  And I can’t argue with the benefits of gulping close to triple digits ounces each day in your quest to get lean.

Water helps your body run more efficiently therefore your body can spend it’s energy doing what you want it to do, shed fat. It helps you feel more satisfied when you are watching your calories and it keeps you hydrated so that you can push extra hard in your workouts and thereby burn more calories…that means faster weight loss!

But what if you have a hard time remembering to drink water or worse yet, what if you don’t care for the taste of water?

I made a super quick video for you it’s only 48 seconds and I think it’ll help you a bunch.

Do you have any water drinking secrets? I’d love to hear them. Leave a comment on my blog.

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We women want it all; firm arms, a flat stomach, lean thighs…but the one body part I get constant questions on is the butt.

Some women want it smaller, some tighter, others ask for a lift and a lot of women tell me they just need a booty, period!

Well, I’ve posted one of my all-time favorite booty workouts below. It’s a great combination of

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I am so excited today! I have a brand new client that has agreed to let me put up a video camera in her home and film everything she does in relation to her weigh loss and fat loss journey. Her name is Yo-Yo Yolanda.

She had her first weigh-in yesterday and wow……it was pretty interesting.

Have a look and tell me if you’ve ever had the same experience Yo-Yo Yolanda had. Leave a comment below and tell me what you think of Yo-Yo Yolanda.

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In my quest to stay up on what’s new in the fitness world and sniff out any useful nutrition tips for my clients and the members of my weight Loss Boot Camp I read about 5 magazines and 1-2 books cover to cover every month.

I have to say, most of the time, what I read is simply a new spin on the basics: Eat clean and work your butt off .

This morning however, I learned a little tip that all this time even I didn’t know!

Drinking cold water will make you lose weight. And a significant amount of weight at that.

These are the facts:

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One of the exercises that we do almost daily in my weight loss boot camp is the good ‘ol fashioned jump rope.

But did you know that jumping rope has been scientifically proven to reduce cellulite?

It’s a fact that I just learned recently and it solidifies it as one of my all time favorite workouts for my clients.

The reason it can improve the look of those unsightly bumps is because of the rhythmic movement and it’s effect on the lymphatic system.

Have you seen those different very expensive cellulite treatments like velasmooth and endermologie? What they do is based very much on the rhythmic massage and what it does to your lymphatic system.

Check out this excerpt from Womentowomen.com:

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In my quest to help the clients of my weight loss boot camp eat healthy and get and/or stay lean, I am always scouring the shelves of the grocery store for a new tasty find.

Well I’ve found one that I want to share with you.

It’s a tasty little

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This Sunday, April 25^th the Skinny Jeans Transformation challenge starts. If you haven’t heard about it, it is a 9 week challenge that will get you into your Skinny Jeans guaranteed! All the info is here Get Me In My Skinny Jeans! I am so excited to be bringing this to you and my boot camps are definitely buzzing.

During the 9 weeks the challenge covers, we will all be uber focused  on our nutrition and daily workouts but I know as much as you do that those sugar craving are going to hit at some point and we’re going to need a fat-loss friendly way to satisfy them. So I am compiling a list of the tastiest sweet treats under 200 calories and then I’ll put them all in a special report for you to keep handy. 

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