We have finally moved down our bodies and made our way to exercises for our legs. These are two of my favorites simply because technically they are full body exercises but they focus primarily on your quadriceps and glutes ( butt). I really started seeing changes in the shape of my butt when I started [...]

I’ve been making a lot of soup lately. I generally use chicken bouillon cubes to create the base for my soups and go from there. My soups are healthy, full of vegetables and low in fat! But there is something in my soups I didn’t account for! – I flipped the package of bouillon over [...]

We get so caught up in trying to exercise primarily to burn calories, we forget about all the other benefits that strength training has! Strengthens your heart while strengthening your muscles. Can lower your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Can help lower blood pressure and cholesterol. Helps to build bone density. (Especially important for women.) [...]

Pull Downs Loop your resistance band securely in a door using the door hook provided. Kneel on the floor facing the door and grab hold of the band handles. Move far enough away from the door so that you create the right amount of resistance for you.  Begin the motion by squeezing your shoulder blades together (as if you had a pencil [...]

I just came back from dinner with team sugar-free and everyone is pretty pumped as we go into our final week! Everyone looks fantastic – we were all chatting about all the changes we are seeing in our skin, our sleep, our moods and our stress levels. It’s amazing when you really start to realize [...]

For must of us, January is cold! Nothing warms me up better than a big bowl of chili!  A sweet corn muffin dipped into a bowl of spicy chili has to be the one of my favorite comfort foods. ( Yes, yes I know, I can’t eat any of this right now, but I’m looking [...]

I love milk. We’ll let me re-phrase that, I’m actually not such a fan of the taste of plain milk, but I drink it because I know how good it is for me. Recently I discovered Almond Milk! Let me just say this- Milk is still fantastic! -I keep it in my diet daily; it’s [...]

Here are two exercises that focus on your back! Bent Over Row Place your resistance band underneath your feet and hold each handle. Bend over at your hips so that your back is flat. Begin by squeezing your shoulder blades together as if you had a pencil in between them, pull the handles up beside your chest [...]

I think the blog I wrote last week about Iron was my subconscious telling me I needed some. I was teaching a spin class this morning, two songs into my 13 song play list my body just said enough is enough! It was like I knew instinctually what it needed. Iron. On my way home, I picked up some [...]

Wow! We’ve made it two whole weeks! Go team sugar free! It was an interesting week for sure. Easier than the first, but it definitely had it’s challenges. I think my cleanse-homies settled into things a bit better. Their side effects seem to disappear by mid- week. Just to remind you, the whole reason for this cleanse was that [...]