Training

Mix up your training activities. This challenges and shocks your body. You will see dramtic changes ion your body if you mix up your exercise routine. Incorporate weight training, yoga, pilates, cardio, you will blast the fat away if you do. Happy Exercising!!!

SweatGlands

2.5 million is the number of sweat glands in the human body. Women have more than men.

Tan fat looks better than white fat. That is a fact!!! Happy Clean Eating!!!

Diary

Keeping a food diary my help you drop those last few stubborn pounds. Log everthing you eat each day, you might really be surprized by how much you are consuming each day. Especially if you have children because what they don't eat we don't want the food to go to waste we bought the food right. So where does it go?? Into our mouths, and we don't need it at all. So try it write down what you are eating it might really shock you into not eating as much and off will come the pounds. Happy Clean Eating!!!

Guilty

This week has been a really busy week. We have been busy getting ready for vacation and also I have been busy with hair. My workouts have not suffered fortunately, but me eating has. I feel like I haven't had time to cook and eat as clean as a ususally do. I really have a craving latley for hamburgers and chocolate. I finally gave into the hamburger craving tonight and it tasted super yummy. I guess we all have to give into our cravings sometimes. I guess the thing I love most about eating clean is you can get off track one meal but the very next meal you can make good choices again and you don't have to beat yourself up about getting off track. So I am feeling a bit guilty about my choices this week because I am going to be in a bathing suit next week, but there is a new day tomorrow and I will do better tomorrow. Happy Clean Eating!!!

PortionControl

Portion control is so important. When I eat the propper amount of food at each meal I can assure you that I am hungry every 3-3.5 hours without fail. When I am not using portion control I eat to much or to little and screw up my eating schedule. Sometimes the protions don't look big enough but I assure you protion control works. We are not meant to be eating super huge meals are bodies cannot handle that. Each meal size should look like this...

Protein= size of the palm of your hand

Complex carb from whole grain= size of tennis ball

Complex carb from fresh fruit or vegetable= one heaping handful

I hope this gives everyone an idea of what your portions should look like. I kno it helps me along. Happy Clean Eating

Rules

Clean Eating Advocates:

Eat six small meals per day

Eat every three hours

Eat lean protein and complex carbohydrates at each meal

Drink two or three liters of water a day

Never skip a meal

Carry a cooler filled with clean eating foods when you are away from home

Consume essential fatty acids each day

Depend on fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains

Off Limits:

Over processed and re-fined foods

Saturated and trans fats

Sugar loaded colas and fruit juices

Alcohol in excess

Kids

With a busy schedule and 5 kids to take care of, life can get a little bit crazy around here making clean eating a little bit challenging because sometimes I feel like all I do is prepare and clean up food. I do love knowing that my family is eating well and everyone is eating good foods for their little growing bodies, that is so important to me. I cannot be with them at all times, but I hope that I am instilling good eating habbits and helping them to know what foods are good for their bodies. They all know exercise is important they see Alex and I making a daily effort to make sure we are getting our exercise in. They all know mommy must run before we do anything or go anywhere. Clean eating is a great lifestyle and one that kids can adapt to easily. We all enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables at our house. Although the veggies are sometimes a fight we try to get what our bodies need. The kids even like protein shakes, they think protein shakes taste like a treat. I like hearing that. Happy Clean Eating!!!

Focus

SO my buttox is in need of some attention. So I have been doing exercise DVD's especailly for my beautiful buttox. I think all the running I do makes my behind flat. So I have really been enjoying working and focusing on one area. Results happen so quickly once you give it your all and focus on what you want to accomplish. Happy Exercising!!!

Exercise

How much exercise is too much exercise?? When does exercise become addicting?? Do we all love to exercise?? Or is exercising painful for some?? How do you know when you are obsessed with exercise?? Do we all look at exercise in the same way?? Are you crabby if you don't get your workout in?? Or am I the only one that feels that way?? How do you go a day without a run?? Is it painful??? How do you know when to stop exercising?? Will I get fat if I stop running?? I am the only person that has these kind of questions running through my head?? Happy exercising!!!

CoconutOil

Oh, I have been cooking a lot with the tasty oil ever. I have been using coconut oil in a lot of different recipes. Oh, my it really is tasty. The kids even think so. I made pancakes and greased the pan with coconut oil each time I made a new batch of pancakes they loves that. They new the pancakes tasted better but they didn't know why or what I used. I also cooked shrimp in coconut oil with a little sea salt. So I am just loving coconut oil and all the health benefits that go along with it. Everyone should give it a try. Happy Clean Eating!!!