Thank you, Gracious Pantry for the great recipe for both sweet and savory - PUMPKIN FRIES
So don't forget to use pumpkins to make a healthy snack while they are on sale pretty much everywhere! Sweet potatoes have some competition now.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Clean eats other than Sweet Potatoes
Looking for something to eat for the holidays but don't know what? PUMPKINS! Such a good source of Vitamin A, antioxidants and depending on what part of the pumpkin you use, fiber. If that's not enough it's also a rich source of your B vitamins - yes the ones that increase your mood and use of fat stores and it's lo-cal. Yay, I'm sold!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Mantra for the Day: "Prepare Yourself to See"
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| "People only see what they are prepared to see" Quoted from: http://comesdownfromthecloads.tumblr.com/page/2 |
Accomplish greatness by surrounding yourself with the positive people that remind you daily that you can and will attain.My body today reminded me how good it feels to push a limit. No matter what my mind was telling me, I urged my body and mind to keep going.
Mind and muscle connection - rebuild the faith that it's okay to be uncomfortable, it's okay to look beyond that limit and say come on get it together.Resistance training can and should be tough sometimes, it's okay, it's normal. Don't let yourself give in or lose focus - understand your goal, appreciate your work and preparation. Each step takes you one step closer to where you want to be.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
It's Never to Late to Take Control of your Life
So I've decided to make a career change and go in to personal training full time. My passion for fitness and desire to teach others what I have learned made me realize that there is more to life then just being content. While my office job was safe and I liked my team, I knew that my calling was elsewhere and that I had this love for fitness.
After my national competition in July, I was so inspired by all that I had accomplished. The hardwork, the change, the desire to push and learn more about my body then ever before. It became a lifestyle and more than just a hobby, something I did on the side. I thought about it everytime I was at work or talked to a neighbor. It came up in every conversation and I found people always coming to me and asking for diet and workout advice.
So it seemed simple. Over the last week or so since I started I've been working about 10+ hours a day, getting paid for half of them and picking up after all of our members, putting away equipment and generally just getting to know our members. But everyday comes a new challenge, a new person to meet and another day to take pride in my work - make members happy and keep them coming back. It may seem a bit odd that all that work that bring me back to the basics still energizes me but it's people like the ones I met today that bring it all together.
Today I spoke with a member that made me realize that life is so much more than just going through the motions. He was diagnosed with Lukemia 5 years ago, survived the battle and took control of his destiny and is now taking back his body and health. To hear him speak about all that he has accomplished on his own with only a free downloaded calorie counter application on his phone and some good old-fashioned exercise he's determined to get down 30 pounds by December and has already accomplished about 15 lbs.
This is what I want to hear daily. We can all make a difference. One thing that he left me with that I will never forget. He said, one thing the doctor said to me is that I can only help your health up to a point, the rest you will have to do. He says to me after that statement, "so I owe it to my doctor and to do my part...my goal is to lose 30 lbs by the New Year and in the new year another 20, after that I will make a new goal and I'm going to get back to what I looked like 10 years ago." With tears in his eyes, he pulls out a picture of himself 10 years ago on his phone and he said my daughter sent this to me and although I don't remember it, I'm going to get there.
An amazing man. An amazing life. An amazing career ahead. I want to be the catalyst of this change.
After my national competition in July, I was so inspired by all that I had accomplished. The hardwork, the change, the desire to push and learn more about my body then ever before. It became a lifestyle and more than just a hobby, something I did on the side. I thought about it everytime I was at work or talked to a neighbor. It came up in every conversation and I found people always coming to me and asking for diet and workout advice.
So it seemed simple. Over the last week or so since I started I've been working about 10+ hours a day, getting paid for half of them and picking up after all of our members, putting away equipment and generally just getting to know our members. But everyday comes a new challenge, a new person to meet and another day to take pride in my work - make members happy and keep them coming back. It may seem a bit odd that all that work that bring me back to the basics still energizes me but it's people like the ones I met today that bring it all together.
Today I spoke with a member that made me realize that life is so much more than just going through the motions. He was diagnosed with Lukemia 5 years ago, survived the battle and took control of his destiny and is now taking back his body and health. To hear him speak about all that he has accomplished on his own with only a free downloaded calorie counter application on his phone and some good old-fashioned exercise he's determined to get down 30 pounds by December and has already accomplished about 15 lbs.
This is what I want to hear daily. We can all make a difference. One thing that he left me with that I will never forget. He said, one thing the doctor said to me is that I can only help your health up to a point, the rest you will have to do. He says to me after that statement, "so I owe it to my doctor and to do my part...my goal is to lose 30 lbs by the New Year and in the new year another 20, after that I will make a new goal and I'm going to get back to what I looked like 10 years ago." With tears in his eyes, he pulls out a picture of himself 10 years ago on his phone and he said my daughter sent this to me and although I don't remember it, I'm going to get there.
An amazing man. An amazing life. An amazing career ahead. I want to be the catalyst of this change.
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