Tuesday, April 30, 2013

A GREAT workout! A MUST Try! Only 10 minutes!


Found this video-HAD to post. It's my FAV trainer, Tony Horton and the gals from FitSugar doing a 10 minute workout! It's a combination of p90x, p90x2, AND 10 min trainer! My mom did this workout and LOVED it, she said it really worked her entire body. For those who don't know my mom, she's not really into working out as much as I am, so to say she loved it-that's HUGE! Guys, if you ever wondered if you'd like p90x or 10 min trainer, TRY this workout (whenever you get a chance-remember its ONLY 10 mins-anyone has 10 mins!) and see if you like it! If you do end up trying it and liking it, comment below or private message me! I'd love to hear from you! K, i've done the work-posted the video and explained myself-NOW it's up to YOU to TRY IT! Ready, set, GO!

HOW TO-OVERCOME excuses! Follow these tips & finally lose weight and keep it off for good


I'm going to share with you 5 excuses I hear people make and ways to get around them!


#1 excuse I hear (and used to make)-I don't have time to eat healthy even though I should.
EVERYONE has 24 hours in a day, we all CHOOSE what we do with it. Eating healthy CAN be fast and convenient. It's all in PREPARATION. If you don't prepare, you will fail. All it takes is ONE DAY-make all your meals in advance-BAM all you have to do is GRAB AND GO! With anything else in life, if you don't prepare-it won't cut it. For an example, you have a big speech coming up and you decide NOT to prepare for it, and you wing it. Then your speech ends up being a disaster and you freeze up. All because you chose to NOT prepare ahead of time. We all can do this, just takes a little focus! Just imagine how nice it would be to have all your meals already premade! Then you won't have the excuse of "i don't have time" anymore! ;)



#2 Excuse I hear-I HATE working out-it's boring, I don't find it fun.
OK, I understand if you're going to the gym every day and are constantly doing the SAME routines EVERY day (trust me, i've been there, done that) then YEAH it's going to be a BORE. BUT if you add VARIETY in your workouts and get people to work out with you, BAM! It's fun! I especially love beachbody programs-some of my favs are 10 min trainer cardio, Kenpo X from p90x, Kenpo plus from p90x plus, AND I've heard turbo fire cardio HIT is pretty fun. All of these have variety, which spices it up and keeps you going! There IS such thing as fun workouts-you just gotta look for them. There's also zumba, kickboxing, dancing, yoga...to name more. Once you have found your go-to work out program, the excuse "working out isn't fun" GOES AWAY! If you're having trouble looking for the RIGHT work out program for you, ask/comment below!



#3 Excuse-Vegetables always taste so blah when I cook them.
Ok ok, I know not ALL veggies taste WONDERFUL. (I for one am NOT fond of eggplant or kale.) BUT there are ways you can make them taste better. You can season them with your favorite seasoning, or steam them then top them with balsamic vingeratte. You can bake them in oil and make them toasty. You can grill them! Or put a low fat cheese over them. There are lots of varieties online even on how you can spruce up your veggies. No excuses!


#4 Excuse-I HAVE to have something sweet, it's hard to say no to desssert!
Ok, we all love dessert. There ARE healthier options out there for dessert. For example, FRUIT is a good one. I personally LOVE pineapple and strawberries in a fruit salad. If you want something more than fruit-you can make the no bake energy bites (that I have in my clean eating recipe section) they will BLOW your mind! Great as dessert AND snacks. I actually skipped all the pies at thanksgiving and had some no bakes energy bites instead! Afterwards, my sweet tooth was satisfied! Other options: Dark chocolate (has antioxidants), protein muffins (muffins made with protein powder), or healthified cookie dough bites. There are TONS of healthy dessert options out there (i find all of mine on pinterest!). If you want dessert and you don't want to pay the price of gaining weight-look into having healthier versions of your favs!


#5 EXCUSE I don't know how to cook-so i'll just keep getting fast food!
I hate to cook too, I'm right there with ya. If you REALLY don't want to cook-you don't really have to. There are a lot of options out there-EVEN fast food-just WHAT KIND of fast food? Well, you can customize your order-get a grilled chicken sandwich on wheat w/no mayo (if they don't have wheat ask to put lettace around the chicken for you-just an idea!) OR order a chicken salad and get a balsamic dressing on the side! OR you can get turkey sandwiches on wheat w/no dressing but add all the veggies you desire! Sometimes I run real quick into the grocery store and get premade turkey sandwiches OR the precooked chickens and eat that along with steamed veggies out of a steamers bag from the frozen section! Quick and easy!

With all these tips, you'll be LESS focused on the excuses, and MORE focused on RESULTS! You can't have both! If you're willing to put a little effort into it, you CAN throw all these excuses out the window and START NEW! What would you rather have? Struggle or regret? Regret is much harder than struggle. So get to it! You choose-a healthy body that you take care of and do the things necessary to take care of it, OR NOT take care of yourself and live unhealthy with no energy and low self esteem. YOU are the only one that is going to make this decision. Choose wisely!!