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Start Today

Start Today

Published by on May 11, 2017 | Leave a response

Getting fit doesn’t require a lot of detailed planning, although short and long term goals will help. The most important part is getting started. So start today and get moving. You don’t have to wait to find a gym or a fitness guru if you have a computer, iPhone or tablet. I can help you with my online program that provides everything you need to get thinner, fitter and healthier. You can workout in the privacy of your home with this guided program, which is far less expensive than gym membership.

Accomplishing your goals starts with the first step.

No matter how well intentioned you are, you have to take the first step to be successful. Whether it’s starting a meal plan, exercising or both, getting started is the first most important step. Don’t waste time or procrastinate thinking you’ll have to do a lot of planning when I’ve already done that for you. That saves time and is well established with scientific knowledge and fitness savvy.

Put one foot in front of the other.

When I was a kid, and for many years since, there was a Christmas special where young Santa was telling how easy it was to be good. You just put one foot in front of the other and soon you’ll be walking across the floor. Then you put one foot in front of the other and soon you’ll be walking out the door. The verse that really caught my attention in this song was this. “You never will get where you’re going, If you never get up on your feet” That is a great phrase for anyone that wants to become fitter and more shapely. You have to start before you can succeed.

You control it all. You make the difference.

You can be the master of your fate. Start today, stick with it for a month and watch the smile grow on your face. It only takes one month to make a difference that is so obvious, you can see it easily. Dedicate one month to sticking strictly to the plan and you’ll never look back with regret on what might have been. You’ll have the proof it works.

You’ll not only look better, you’ll feel better after just one month. You’ll have more energy and be ready to take on the world.

You’ll notice the difference in your stress level immediately. Exercise burns of the hormones created by stress and leaves you feeling more relaxed and happy.

If you need support, I’m always here to help.

Eating healthy is part of the program. Once you find out how good healthy food tastes you’ll wonder why you didn’t eat this way before.

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Eat Drink And Sweat

Eat Drink And Sweat

Published by on February 5, 2016 | Leave a response

Eat Drink and Sweat

Eat, drink and sweat your way to your ultimate fitness goal. It’s a great deal of fun when you think of it as a game you can win. All it takes is the right mindset, determination and knowing the right moves. You can conquer the extra pounds and come out a winner, who also feels and looks fantastic. You’ll feel years younger, but also know you’re doing something great for your health.

Don’t diet but learn to eat healthier.

Diets don’t work. We both know that. They always end, sometimes late at night in front of the refrigerator and sometimes after you lost the weight you wanted to lose. You might think that losing the weight means the diet worked, but ultimately you go back to old eating habits and regain the weight. Even worse, sometimes you regain the weight and more extra pounds. Instead of dieting, learning a new way to eat will not only help you take off pounds, but also keep them from returning.

Eating healthier doesn’t mean giving up everything you love.

Eating healthier means making some changes or substitutions. Some may seem small and insignificant, such as eating wild or brown rice instead of white rice. However, not only do you get more nutrients, it’s also lower in calories. When you add all those small changes together you’ll be eliminating a lot of calories from your daily intake. Other changes might mean eating more frequently, but making those meals healthy. You’ll also have to be prepared to eat healthy snacks to keep hunger at bay between meals. You’ll learn to cook differently too, eating foods steamed, broiled, baked or boiled rather than fried. If you have a favorite food, you can eat it sparingly or learn to make it healthier and lower in calories and be able to eat it more frequently.

Working out and working up a sweat is another way to shave pounds off quickly.

Eating healthy lowers your caloric intake, while exercising increases your caloric output. When you combine the two, you have a dynamite combination that literally blasts pounds off your body. Not only does exercising regularly help you lose weight by increasing the calories you burn, it also builds muscle tissue. Muscle tissue requires more calories to maintain than fat tissue does, so you’ll be boosting your metabolism and burning extra calories 24/7.

Drinking plenty of water while you’re trying to lose weight not only replenishes your fluids after you exercise, it also flushes out the toxins in your system and helps you feel fuller so you’ll eat less.

Don’t forget one more important aspect, sleep. Staying healthy and looking your best requires adequate sleep. When you lack sleep, you’re far more tempted to eat something sugary for energy and that can destroy a weight loss program.

You don’t have to have a goal of weight loss to benefit from eating healthy, exercising and drinking plenty of water. It helps everyone look and feel years younger.

You’ll love how great you feel and how much energy you’ll have after you start a healthy eat, drink and sweat program. You’ll want to share it with friends and will be doing them a favor if you do.

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Are You Overweight Because Of A Hormone Imbalance?

Published by on January 1, 1970 | Leave a response

I have had clients at RC Fitness in Houston, TX, who put on weight easily and are overweight. They find it hard to take off those extra pounds. It’s not that they eat more than others. It’s that they have a hormone imbalance, which makes it harder. If you feel like you’re trying your hardest to shed those extra pounds, but your body is fighting harder to keep them, that may be the case. You can control many of the factors when you know what to do. Hormonal imbalances make it especially hard for women going through menopause, when hormone levels are regularly changing. There are ways to identify the problem and control it.

When hormone levels drop, each level diminishes different.

One sign of estrogen dominance is weight gain. You’d think that at menopause, with consistently lower levels of estrogen, you’d find it easier to lose weight. That doesn’t happen because at the same time, progesterone levels are also dropping and you need the fine balance of the two to maintain normal weight and burn calories. When progesterone levels drop faster than estrogen, it creates an estrogen dominance and weight gain.

Other hormones play a role in weight loss.

Besides estrogen and progesterone, you have a number of other hormones that determine your weight. Insulin ensures your body uses the energy properly. High levels lead to insulin resistance and weight gain on your belly. Too much cortisol, the hormone of stress, is burned off when you run or fight. You can burn them off by mimicking those actions with exercise. Hormones that control hunger levels, leptin and ghrelin, tell you when you’re full or hungry. Too much leptin, the satiety hormone, develops leptin resistance and your body doesn’t get that message of being full. Too much ghrelin keeps you hungry all the time.

You don’t have to take medication to level hormones

Adequate sleep can help you keep your ghrelin and leptin balanced. You can reduce the amount of cortisol and stress hormones by simply exercising regularly. It mimics fighting or running that they are meant to help you do. Exercise also helps you modify the imbalance of estrogen and progesterone. It helps lower insulin levels and prevents insulin resistance. Eating healthy is another way of helping your hormone levels stay in balance and keeping you in a normalized state.

Walking is a great way to start if you are completely out of shape. As you get fitter, you’ll be able to workout harder and see even faster results.

Sometimes, your body needs additional nutrition. When you don’t get adequate sun, you may have vitamin D shortage, particularly if you use sunblock. Magnesium and vitamin B are also important in maintain a good hormonal balance.

Too much caffeine and red meat might be causing the problem you face with your weight. Don’t forget to include healthy fat in your diet and make sure you focus heavily on whole foods, like vegetables and fruit.

Your gut health plays an important role in regulating your hormones. Probiotic food like yogurt, sauerkraut and kefir contain healthy bacteria that can help you lose weight. Food high in soluble fiber, such as asparagus, onions and bananas are food for that bacteria and called prebiotics.

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