Fitness Journey, Beachbody Coach & Personal Trainer Certification

Good morning all you beautiful people out there! It's been a while since I've posted, but I've been very busy. For those of you in my circles, you've seen me in my Fitness & hair groups.

I passed my personal training certification program! Yay!!! I'm now a certified personal trainer and
I'm so happy. Also, in Spring I'll be taking on new massage therapy clients and I'm now a Beachbody coach. You don't have to have a personal training certification to become a coach, but for me I wanted that extra recognition.

Interested carving out that summer body now?   Check out my page here.  On my Beachbody page, you can choose a challenge pack and we can get started immediately.  For my personal training services in your area, email me here.

Now, a little about my fitness journey. Middle age spread hasn't got me down yet, no sir. And for that, I'm thankful. I turned 45 in December, October I joined a gym and started lifting weights again. I've also been doing my Insanity workouts a few times per week.  I'm no stranger to the gym and weight training. My goal is to pack on as much muscle as I possible can by incorporating squats, deadlifts, and bench pressing and other weight training workouts into my schedule. I've been trading fat for muscle and I'm loving it!



I'm putting together a challenge group and if you're struggling with motivation to lose weight, or build muscle, contact me.  I know the struggle is real, especially after losing the weight. I've been on a fitness/diet roller coaster all my life until last year. There is a balance to everything and once you find it, you won't believe how easy it is.

Veggies, Chicken, Cous Cous & Working Out

Spring is here and it's time for me to make some adjustments to my diet again. I'm a little ashamed to say that my workout regimen has been non-existent for the past few months. I'm not the beast-mode Insanity maniac I once was. But that's okay, I'm going to slowly but surely work my way back into the program.

Last May I started the Butt Bible and did it faithfully for several months. Now, I must say this workout is awesome. I definitely saw results, especially when I lowered my sugar intake and eliminated pastas, breads, and white potatoes from my diet. I did it with weights and it's a great way to tone up whether you're looking to tone up or even as a maintenance plan. My body took on another shape when I did this.  It's fun and easy and lasts only 10 minutes or so.

 The upper level is 21 minutes. I used 25lb weights for my legs, it presents you with more of a challenge. Anytime you do squats and lunges with weight, you'll see great results. Don't worry, you won't hulk up. Heavier weights and less reps, you'll build muscle, but the light the weight, the more reps you'll have to do, but you're just exhausting yourself and won't see any major definition. 

Below is what I've been nibbling on for the past hour or so. Chicken CousCous, chicken chunks, and stir fry veggies I picked up from Costco's. I'm also drinking unsweetened Green tea. I'm trying to ween myself off all those carbs I've been eating and honestly I'm a little grumpy today, but it's worth it, especially when I think back to last year. (Why the heck did I get so lazy!!!) 

I'm giving myself a week (next Monday) to whittle off some of my waist area. Working out with my Butt Bible (I started lower level 1 today)  Tonight I'm going to do the upper level 1 four times this week while slipping a couple of Insanity workouts in to melt away some poundage I accumulated this winter. * sigh *  I'm a creature of habit and I got lazy this year. Last year I was more active. But, hey I'm not out of the race. It's never too late.

Until next time.