Fight-Fat February

Today is the last day to take advantage of some crazy deals.

4 for $199 in personal training and/or nutrition coaching. (Normally $99 a session)
3 for $99 pilates! (Normally $99 a session)

Sessions must be used in February. However, even if you are currently training with me you can still take advantage of this deal and use it alongside what you are already doing with me (example: if you're training with me 2x a week already, you can get this deal and train with me 3x a week in February.) (you know you want to see me even more then you already do!) haha

Shoot me a text, email or even comment on is page if you're interested.

Ps. Funny Friday post coming in a few hours!

Funny Friday (er...Tuesday)

So this week was an extra busy one with work and personal life...so funny Friday is coming a bit late. Hopefully your Friday wasn't too miserable without it. ;)

I'm pretty sure this is how we all believe our trainers think. Am I right?

Funny Friday

Happy (Funny) Friday everyone!

Ele-food week 1

Scallops A La Provencal

This evening I started my resolution of making something from my "healthy-ish" recipe book once a week. I am not much of a cook, I never have been. Sure, I used to help my mom make all kinds stuff when I was about 10 years old, (keep in mind, "help" usually meant stir something, get in the way, and taste test) but the most extravagant thing I've made in the last 10 years was probably a chocolate chip cookie/browning/Oreo hybrid that I got off Pinterest and totally not Personal Trainer approved.
So needless to say, this was bound to be an adventure. Things I learned:

1) Don't attempt to grocery shop when you have to pee. (you will undoubtedly take longer then normal simply because you are trying so hard to hurry, you will miss half the things you would have spotted easily under normal conditions.)

2). Chopping fresh thyme, basil and parsley takes forever.

3) Garlic sucks.

                           The finished product! Recipe is listed below for any brave souls.

Ingredients:

5 cups of cherry tomatoes

2 1/2 tbsp chopped garlic

5 tsp chopped fresh thyme

5 tsp olive oil

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

2 cups of fresh corn

1 lb sea scallops

2 tsp balsamic vineger

3 tbsp of chopped fresh herbs such as parsley, basil, chives, or a combination

2 cups arugula

Directions:
Heat oven to 375.
In a bowl, combine tomatoes with 2 tbsp garlic, 3 tsp thyme, 3 tsp oil, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp of pepper.
Coat a rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray, spread tomato mixture on a pan in a single layer.
Bake, stirring once or twice until tomatoes are soft and slightly charred. 20-25 mins.
Stir corn into into tomato mixture. In same bowl toss scallops with remaining 2 tsp thyme, 2 tsp oil, 1/2 tbsp garlic, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp of pepper.
Place scallops on top of tomato mixture; bake until scallops are just cooked through. 12-15 mins.
Transfer scallops to plate; cut in half.
Stir vinegar and 2 tbsp herbs into tomato mixture.
Divide arugula, tomato mixture and scallops among 4 bowls; sprinkle with remaining 1 tbsp herbs.
aprox. 506 calories per serving
31g. fat (5 g unsaturated)
42g carbs
5g fiber
19g protein

Funny friday

Gonna start posting a "funny Friday" every week to kick off the weekend and to poke some fun at Fitness. You can't take life too seriously - need to make time to laugh and to enjoy the little things. Today's funny...

If you are this guy, let me help you. Please.

New beginnings

Made this for my bedroom wall today. First thing I see when I wake up.

Well the new year has come and gone. And so has a month and a half of me not posting aaaaanything. But since it's now the new year I can claim it's a "new beginning" and not feel too badly for my previous failure. :)

New Years is great right? It brings with it so many thoughts of good intentions, feelings of new hope, and dreams with vicious determination. Even those of us that aren't "resolution people" find ourselves thinking that this may in fact be the year we "give up soda" or "work out 4x a week".

I am no different. Even as a trainer, I find myself skipping workouts, cheating on snacks, staying up too late, etc. All for the sake of being way too busy, way too stressed, and letting that effect the choices I make - especially the choices that effect myself. (It's much easier to make time for work and other people then it is to make time for yourself and your own health).

 Today I finally had some time to slow down, reevaluate myself, and come up with a game plan for the year ahead. So with 2014 in mind, here are my 3 goals.

1. Spend 10 mins before bed stretching every day. - stretching. The part of the workout I always skip and always regret, yet have failed to do anything about it except Pilates once a week (which has been amazing by the way). I am devoting 10 mins before bed every day, to help settle me down, relax my body and my brain, and (hopefully) sleep even better.

2. Create a workout plan (in writing) for myself so I am less prone to skip days. - I've always had a workout plan for myself in my head, but have never taken the time to put it in writing. Putting anything in writing makes you much more likely to do it. When I see on paper that I skipped a day, I will be much less likely to skip again. Plus you cant wimp out on a tough workout when its on paper.

3. Make a new food every week from my recipe book. - This is a project I worked on today. I made an entire folder of healthy recipes that Ive gotten from books, magazines, friends, etc. Every week I will begin to go through the book and make one thing per week. (Even if it looks hard, weird, gross) - I will make it anyway. I want to branch out, eat healthier, and learn to cook better. :)

Leave a comment and let me know what some of your goals are! Be creative and a little bit more specific then "work out more"