Fear of Exercise

Fear is a strong emotion and can prevent you from doing something you want to do. Fear of exercise is pretty common these days due to several reasons.

1. Fear of pain
You can confront this fear by building up your workouts very slowly. Walk a mile. Walk a few laps. Even walking to the mailbox is a great start if you have not worked out in ages. Start with beginner level programs such as Slim in 6, Turbo Jam, etc.  Yes, you may be sore due to new muscles but they go away in time. I developed really bad shin splints when I started walking on the treadmill.  I stuck through them and I haven't had any shin splints in years.  Even one of my hip joints was in pain for several weeks after using Brazil Butt Lift and I haven't had that problem again either. Bottom line is that you have to stick with it.

2. Fear of sweating. 
I know that sounds weird to some ot you who work out on a daily basis but I happen to know someone very well who just hates to sweat. She would do anything to avoid sweating. There are a lot of performance clothes that can take your sweat and you can be comfortable. Sweat just means you are losing some of your fat so it is good news!

3. Fear of injury
This is also one of most common fears.  The key thing is to build up slowly. Start with beginner level workout programs like I said for fear of pain.  Know your limits.  If you have bad knees, modify the movements. For example, if you use Turbofire that includes a lot of jumps, you can modify by going low impact only. There is a lady in the workout program that only does low impact and you can follow her. My knees aren't the greatest so I go low impact sometimes. I used to be AFRAID to start using TurboFire. Now I'm into the last month of Turbofire and I'm glad I did not let the fear of injury control me.  Just listen to your body. I'm even ready to order Insanity-Asylum which I never thought I will buy!!!! On other note, make sure you have a good pair of tennis shoes.  Not those shoes you had for ten years. I replace mine at least every 6 months because I use them on a daily basis. Protect your feet/ankles.

Confront any of your fears and conquer them!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It's St. Patrick's Day tomorrow!  It's a perfect time to hit an Irish restaurant or a pub on a Saturday! I have a haircut appointment tomorrow so Im delighted that my hair will be already styled for this special day.  Since I usually take a break from cooking dinners on the weekends, I already cooked an Irish dinner last Tuesday. Its not high in calories and it's healthy.  The recipe is pretty simple.  I wouldn't cook this during the hot, summer days though. 

1 lb ground lean beef or ground turkey
1 cup chopped onions
3 cups of chopped cabbage
1 can of tomato soup
Use any kind of seasonings

Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Cook the meat and onions until they are done. Season them.  Drain. Put the meat in the casserole dish. Put cabbage on the meat. Pour the tomato soup on the top. Cover the dish. Cook 45 minutes to an hour.

St. Patrick dessert...

Shamrock Shake!! Unfortunately, I don't have Greenberry with me but I will try this with Tropical Shakeology!


•8 oz of milk (any kind, I use Unsweetened Almond Milk)

•4 oz of water and ice

•splash of peppermint extract

•1 tsp of peanut butter OR 1 TB of  PB2

•2 tbsp of sugar free vanilla or cheesecake jello instant pudding mix

•1 scoop of greenberry shakeology

You keep seeing these Thin Mint cookies by Girl Scouts, right?  Here's an alternative!

Thin Mint Smoothie

8 oz of water
few drops of peppermint extract
1 scoop of Chocolate Shakeology
use few ice if you like it thick!

If you want to know more about Shakeology, just click on this....
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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Our Beach Vacation

We booked our 10th wedding anniversary trip at Sandals Emerald Bay in May! We are so EXCITED!! 

That means its BRAZIL BUTT LIFT time!!!!  Of course, I will continue doing the Turbofire for its intense cardio and awesome arm workouts.  Its great for an overall body but it doesnt focus on my booty or hip area very much so I will use some of BBL DVD workouts such as High and Tight and Bum Bum which are  very effective workouts for those tough areas.  BBL is just a must buy for any beach vacations or summertime. I am starting a 30 day challenge group in April so JOIN me!!

Food Addiction

I know we all are addicted to certain kind of food. Most of food that we are addicted are probably unhealthy, right?  My first memory of food addiction when I was a preteen was COMBOS!  Those preztel minis stuffed with cheddar inside them. I can eat the whole bag of Combos. I've not eaten those in years but the memory still seems fresh. I avoid buying anything that I can eat the whole box or bag without controlling myself. It's usually SALTY stuff that wont benefit me at all. (Ex. trigger food for me are tomato basil Wheat Thins, Chex Mix, Lime tortilla chips, and those extreme flavored goldfish crackers)  You can replace your food addiction with healthy snacks. As I usually go for salty stuff, I roast chickpeas as they make a great, tasty snack! Or I cut up vegetables and dip them in light Ranch dressing. There are a lot of healthy alternatives you can find via internet or Pinterest.  Here's a recipe for roasted chickpeas.   Really, you can use any kind of seasonings on the chickpeas.  If you crave something sweet and salty, use a bit of brown sugar and cinnamon.  You can get creative with this recipe.

Do You Love Exercise?

Do I love to work out?  Actually, no. I love the RESULTS. I feel great by treating my body well plus that natural high from endorphins.  I like the results of pants and jeans fitting better. I love being able to eat more. I refuse to eat like a bird. (I'm a foodie!) So many people find all kinds of excuses not to exercise. This is understandable as everyone feels like they do not have much free time. You can make time for your body. It's almost too late when people realize they should have exercised and ate healthy to avoid high health bills. See, we all brush our teeth in order to keep our teeth and gums healthy. We go for the RESULT by having able to keep our teeth. What happens if you don't brush your teeth? Lose teeth. Same goes to not working out. You can lose yourself to illnesses. Your choice.
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