Try It, You'll Like It!

My new thing for the week (and beyond!) is to try new food/ recipes and incorporate more fruits and veggies on a daily basis.  I have lots of awesome vegetarian and vegan cookbooks, so it's pretty easy to find new recipes to try!  Also, friends share recipes. With each trip to the store, I try to pick up something I haven't tried before.

This week I've tried several new recipes so far...One was a pasta recipe given by a friend (Thanks, Carolyn!)  It was Tagliatelle with Lemon, Cilantro, and Goat Cheese.  It was so good that I made it again with a different twist.  I added broccoli and asparagus to it.  YUM! 

This morning we had a new dish that we have't tried before--Polenta Rancheros.  I really liked it, but my family suffered a little through the spice...You have no idea what it's like to live in a family of spice haters...Lol.

There is no end to the interesting and delicious vegetarian and vegan recipes...I am learning completely different dishes than what I've been used to, or what I've ever made before...I have really loved most everything I've tried!  And...my family mostly likes everything! 

For lunch, I made a Greek salad--fresh baby spinach with red onions, kalamata olives, feta cheese, and grape tomatoes, and I topped it with some Gimme Lean ground beef style, and Gimme Lean sausage style meat substitutes--mixed with Tzatziki sauce.  I served it with some sliced whole wheat pita.  It was good!  We had tried the Gimme Lean sausage before, but not the Gimme Lean ground beef.  Good stuff, and the kids liked it.

At the store, I've been challenging myself to buy fruits and veggies that I normally don't buy.  I don't love to eat fruit, but I'm trying to learn to like it--and eat it more regularly each day!  I keep telling the kids, "I'm learning to try and like new things...Can't you try to like spicy things?"  They say it can not be done.  I don't like pears, but I have been eating them...I think they're growing on me!  I got some yellow ones, green ones, and some red ones this week!  The red ones are not quite ripe, but I can't wait to try them.  I bought some organic mangoes, and a pineapple...I've been trying to eat an apple a day.... We had some delicious, sweet, organic strawberries with lunch today.  YUM! 

The Smith's I shop at is now carrying WAY more organic produce and vegan/ vegetarian products!!  I am so happy!!!!  The produce section had so many organic fruits and veggies, and they have really added to their stock of tofus and other vegetarian/ organic products.  YAY!   We are pretty limited in this town as far as the grocery choices...There is an Albertsons, Jackson Whole Grocer, and Smiths.

I bought some Truvia sweetener, which I really like.  I don't use it much, but when I have tea, I like it in there, and we sometimes add it to our hot cereals...etc.  This last shopping trip I picked up a few different agave syrups, so I'll try those.  One is vanilla flavored, so...we'll see!  It sounded good! 

There are so many cool vegetarian foods to make and eat!  Love this new food! 

Some of the new stuff I've tried in the past couple of months:
Lentils
Barley
Polenta
Quinoa
Tofu
Tempeh
Nutritional Yeast
Leeks
Shallots
Fresh Poultry Seasoning
Silk Milk (almond milk)
Soy Milk
White Beans (Great Northern)
Steel Cut oats
Orzo
Bulger Wheat
Edamame Beans

There is a whole other world out there!  I am excited to try it all out!!

Myth Busters

Have you ever noticed how many myths are around today?  People buy into stuff that has no basis, because they've heard it somewhere--maybe from some really intellectual person who "obviously knows what he's talking about."  When people don't understand something, they generally don't agree with it.  I get this a lot in my life.  I'm a little out of the main-stream...

I am a homeschool mom, so right there, I get tons of myth-based questions regarding homeschooling.  "How do your kids get their socialization?"  You get this one EVERY time from people who don't understand homeschooling.  They all ask the SAME question!  People think homeschoolers are not socialized...they are not very smart... They watch tv and play outside all day.  They do not do advanced math and chemistry.  They don't read difficult literature...People think homeschoolers are weird in general.  They dress funny.  They are scared of people...the list goes on.  What picture comes to mind when you think of a mom who homeschools?  Jean overalls and Birkenstocks, right?  They are slightly overweight and frumpy and they have long, unstyled hair and unpainted fingernails and toes. Hmmm.  The other question they ask is, "What made you decide to homeschool?"  I really think they ask this one because they are waiting for you to answer, "Well, I wanted to shelter my children from real life and not let them be around other people."  They just want to confirm their preconceived notion that you are weird.  Lol. 

Recently, I added another not-so-mainstream habit to my life.  I became a vegetarian. It's pretty funny because I used to be one of those people who thought that it was a crazy thing to do...be a vegetarian!  I thought that being a vegetarian, aside from being a little WEIRD, would mean that you will not get adequate nutrition. You lack iron, you lack protein...I was sure there were all kinds of things that you were lacking by not eating meat. It's just not as healthy to be a vegetarian.  I believed a lot of the myths out there about vegetarianism.


When people hear that you are a vegetarian, it's a whole new set of questions, but they are the SAME questions from each person who doesn't understand!  Here's one that they ask EVERY time.  So funny.  "Where do you get your protein?" 

The reality is (sorry meat industry), most Americans get too MUCH protein.  I learned that for my body weight, I need to be consuming 40-45 grams of protein each day.  Before lunch I've usually had that much protein just by having a protein shake after my workout (25 grams) and some Greek yogurt a couple hours later (14 grams), and some scrambled tofu with chopped up almonds on it (about 25 grams).  Uh oh!  Too much!  Ha.   Other high protein stuff is beans, and legumes, hummus, nuts, tempeh, etc.  The list seriously goes on and on.

Here's another one.  Vegetarians can't be great athletes.  Right?  Researching and reading about health and nutrition recently, opened my eyes to some things I had no idea about.  I decided I wanted to cut down the meat considerably--yes, even the CHICKEN and ground turkey!!  The more I read, the more I wanted to weed out the meat entirely.  A neighbor of mine said to me, "You do know that vegetarians CANNOT be truly strong.  Why do you think there are no vegetarian mountain climbers?  Why are they not able to climb the Grand or Mt. Everest?"  She was telling me they have inadequate muscle oxygen and protein...something like that. 

I was a little shaken by this one. I'll admit...I wasn't sure.  I sort of believed that maybe it was true..I had heard these things before, and from lots of different places...I really love being strong, and I'm passionate about health and fitness!  I began to picture skinny, sickly looking vegetarians with iron-deficient, yellowed skin...Maybe this just won't work for me...I mentioned to my mom that the neighbor said vegetarians can't be "truly strong," and my mom said, "Yes, I have always heard that."  YIKES!!! 

I decided to google some stuff on vegetarian athletes, body builders, etc...And...GUESS WHAT!  I found out you CAN be strong as a vegetarian!  I found out one of my heroes from my younger days as a track and field athlete...Carl Lewis, my long and triple jump buddy, won 10 Olympic medals--9 of them GOLD...while following a VEGAN diet!  There goes that myth!!!  Others on the U.S. Olympic Team were following the same vegan diet, encouraged by Carl Lewis!  Anyway, there are TONS of other vegan and vegetarian athletes--PROS--CHAMPIONS--athletes at the top of their game--bodybuilders, tennis players, football, basketball, figure models, YOU NAME IT. 

So.  I decided it CAN be done, and I decided I will prove it, personally.  Haha.  Just tell me that I can't do something...That will seal the deal.  When the neighbor told me I couldn't do it, I thought, "That's it.  I am never eating meat again."  When I was in highschool a group of us in P.E. class were talking about making the basketball team, for some reason.  I said I could make the team if I wanted, and the football coach P.E. teacher told me that I probably could NOT make the team.  It was harder than I thought, he explained, and you, Lora, have only done individual sports. (track and field)  Team sports are different.  Not everyone makes the team like in track. Oooooh boy.  I went out for basketball...and made the team.  I didn't even want to play basketball!!! 

Another mythy misconception:  How boring vegetarianism must be!  JUST vegetables, day in...day out.  Yuck.  I really thought you would become bored out of your mind with the food that vegetarians subsist on...How many meals can you put up with salad?  Boy, was I wrong on THAT one!  Since I have become vegetarian, I have been making the most delicious meals!  They are colorful, flavorful, and chock-full of healthy fiber, vitamins and antioxidants.  I'm not kidding...the stuff is good!  Otherwise...there would be no dragging 4 little kids and a husband along on this journey!  They are really enjoying all the different things we're eating!  Before, every night was chicken, a salad, a veggie.  BLAHHHHHHH. 

So many myths out there.  Just remember that just because you've heard it, and even if you've heard it for a long time from lots of different places...It's not necessarily true.  Just remember all the BIG names who emphatically believed and proclaimed that the sun revolved around the earth...These were important scientists and well-respected, renown philosophers and scholars.  I'm sure you can probably think of a dozen other myths that have since been proven wrong!  I would encourage you to just research it.  Find out more. Don't give something up, whatever it is, just because someone tells you you it can't be done!

Don't Take a Vacation From Your Training and Nutrition!

Going on vacation is a nice break from all the hard work you do every day, but if you turn it into a nice break from all your hard work in the gym...and from all the effort you've been making with your nutrition...you will LOSE all the progress you've made! 

I've figured out some ways to take my training and nutrition on the road, and it actually makes vacation even better!  You still get that relaxing, recharging time with family--away from the household chores and daily jobs...You get to spend some time lounging at the pool, getting some SUN...you can come home with a tan, AND you don't have to come home feeling fat and guilty from a week's worth of binging and slothing! 

When we go on vacation, we try to find a place to stay that has some sort of kitchen or kitchenette. If there is only a small refrigerator, we have to get a little styrofoam cooler. The first thing we do when we arrive in town  is go shopping!  I like to find a Trader Joe's or Whole Foods, but other markets will do in a pinch! 

Here are some examples of what might end up in the shopping cart.  A big plastic bowl for $1-2 to fill with all kinds of fresh fruits.  Then...lots of fresh veggies--salad mixes (already washed), grape tomatoes, red onion, green onions, broccoli and cauliflower (washed and cut in a bag), broccoli cole slaw, avocados, cucumbers, carrots, kalamata olives, EVOO and balsamic vinegar, black beans (sometimes you can find the ones with a pop-top lid...), grated cheeses, feta cheese, Greek yogurt, nuts, dried fruits, Tzatziki sauce, hummus, salsa and chips, cheese sticks, cream cheese, bagels, whole grain or sprouted grain tortillas, whole wheat pita bread, natural peanut butter, sugar free jelly, whole grain bread, milk, juice, a few boxes of dry cereal for the kids...Snackies like pita chips, granola bars, pretzels. Get some paper plates, bowls, cups, and some plastic silverware, a small cutting board, knife, and can opener!! 

Depending on how much space you have...sometimes you have to go back to the store for a few things, but it's worth it!  The kids and I sat down and totaled out how much it would cost for my family of six to eat three meals onsite for one day at the resort from one of the menus in our room.  For breakfast, lunch and dinner, we came up with a grand total of $438 for ONE DAY!!!!!  (Just getting 6 bottles of water would have cost $36, which was I think the same as 6 beers!) Crazy stuff.  When you stay a whole week, you can really drain the bank account...and usually the food you're stuck with is not all that fresh or healthy!!

Take a look at our "hotel food" :

For breakfasts we can have:  Greek yogurt with some chopped nuts, bagels with cream cheese, cereal, fresh fruit, orange juice, bread with some natural peanut butter.

Lunches/ Dinners:  Multi-grain wrap with cream cheese, black beans, salad greens, tomatoes, green onions, shredded cheddar cheese....Multi-grain wrap with hummus, chopped broccoli and carrots, red onions, tomatoes...Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pita pockets filled with fresh veggies and tsatziki sauce, mixed green salads with lots of fresh veggies, feta cheese, nuts and beans...


"Santa Fe Veggie Wrap"





Snacks:  Sliced apples dipped in peanut butter topped with a little honey, chips and fresh salsa, pita slices and hummus with veggie slices and chunks, pretzels, fruit, granola bars, cheese sticks...



Mixed Green Salad with Veggies

 We usually go out for a couple of meals, too, which is nice!  But I always encourage the kids to make healthy choices and NOT the usual "kids' fare" like chicken fingers and fries, cheeseburgers, corndogs, etc!!!  I will order something vegetarian--either some sort of salad or a flat bread pizza with tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella. This last trip, Rick and I shared fish tacos, which were delicious!  (and not fried!)  Tai food is awesome...lots of SPICY veggies and rice...We often stop for a quick lunch at a Subway--I love to get the veggie sandwich with spinach, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, jalapenos, pepper jack cheese, red onions, and cucumbers!! 

We do "splurge" here and there with treats--We sometimes getting a bottle of wine for the room...snack on chips and salsa...pretzels and granola bars...or for example, on our last trip, we met up with Grandma in Arizona, and she loves to take us to Dairy Queen for Blizzards...So, we are not perfect with the food, but we are close!  And you don't go home 10 pounds heavier than you started out!!

I love staying at places that have some sort of fitness center or weight room.  I can get some sort of workout in early in the morning before everything starts for the day.  We usually get up pretty early, and there is nothing to do for awhile before the sun is out and things at the resort get hoppin!  You can always come up with some sort of workout--even if you're staying at a "minimally equipped" place!  (Situps, pushups, body-weight squats and lunges, chair step-ups or jump-ups, go outside for a run...Be active)  Obviously, a gym with some good equipment is better!    I love having access to machines and weights that I don't have at home!  I get to do the Smith Machine, leg press...and some other stuff I can't do in my little weight room at home.

Workout in and healthy food fueling your body...you are ready to kick it at the POOL!  There is no reason to eat like a pig and be a complete sloth on your vacation.  It's nice to relax, but without the guilt of ruining hard sought-after progress. 

Pita with Fresh Veggies and Tzatziki



NEVER Give Up!

Ok. It's been a week and a day since I pretty much started over...AGAIN! I guess it's okay to start over. It's better than giving up and staying put on a bad path!!

I have been eating clean and really pushing the workouts. I always expect the results to be immediate, and I'm always a little disappointed when I look in the mirror on DAY TWO and don't see any startling changes in my physique...

The best advice I can offer to you (and myself) is to keep going with what you KNOW is the right thing to do to get you to your goals. I used to always give up when I wasn't seeing the results right away. "ARGH! Nothing! I guess I should just eat the cheeseburger!"

I think your body is just waiting to see if you're actually serious--holding out til the last minute to start shedding the fat and start leaning out. For me, I will feel like nothing is happening--the scale is stuck, I can't notice any changes when I look in the mirror, etc...Then...All of a sudden, the weight starts coming off and I start noticing cuts and definition. It seems to start slow, and then progress starts snow-balling.

The scale is a lier, and I know that. I still use it. I might try to go to once a week instead of every day!! The scale is good for keeping you on track--so the weight doesn't "sneak up on you."

The best way to see how you're doing is to take some before pics, measurements, and body fat, AND just by looking in the mirror.

Don't give up when you aren't seeing IMMEDIATE results. They aren't going to be immediate, but they will come if you just keep going. Don't give up. Don't quit. This is a marathon, not a sprint, so brace yourself, and KEEP GOING!!

Training! 5Ks and Other Crazy Notions...

After a week of being pretty UNmotivated...I just finished a great week of clean nutrition and good workouts. I am trying to do some different things with my workouts because sometimes...I get a little tired of following a workout that someone else planned out for me...

Right now, I'm doing every other day--upper body, every other day--lower. I am trying to work harder and make more progress. When I was doing the TT contest, I really did not see the cuts and definition I want in my legs. I think I just wasn't cranking it enough.

In addition to the weight workouts, I am *training* for a 5K race that is THIS WEEKEND!!! My friend really wants me to run this with her...so...I'm trying! I haven't run a 5K in 5 years--since the Carlsbad 500 in 2004. I looked up my time, and I guess I used to be WAY faster. I finished in 22:01.

As hard as I was pushing all week, the fastest I could get down to (on the treadmill) was 27:27--over FIVE minutes slower. I think that when you're actually in a race, you run faster...the adrenaline, competition, etc...I hope!! It probably helps to train for these things a little longer than 2 weeks, too...

I think the 5K is a tough race. Rick makes fun of me and says, "It's so short!" It is short enough that you have to SPRINT the thing!!! I could run 2 marathons back to back at a jog!! (Well, maybe not back-to-back) The hard part is running that distance FAST!!!

The running makes my knees sore. Before you say, "Oh, try new shoes!" I have new shoes...So I think that running is just evil. Haha. I used to love running! Now I'm not loving spending so much time on it. I like to get in and out of my little workout room. Plus, I don't love having sore knees!!

We'll see how this thing goes. My other problem is that I am competitive, so I can't stand the thought of just going out there and *running* the race to do it!! There has to be some sort of challenge--something to go after. Now I realize that I have no real chance of being a top finisher, but I am going to go all out!!

For today's workout, I'm going to do upper body. Did the lower yesterday. Here are some of the workouts I've been doing:

Monday:
Clean and Press
DB Row
Bulgarian Split Squat
DB Forward Lunge
Elevated Pushups (one hand on dumbbell)
Squat and Press
Split Squat with elevated front foot

5K on treadmill
mile 1 9:25
mile 2 18:48
mile 3 28:08
5K 28:30
Finish run to 35 minutes/ 3.40 miles/ 323 cal.

Tuesday:
Shoulder Multi (supersets)
Tricep Dips
Bicep Curl
Decline Abs

Treadmill:
mile 1 8:29
mile 2 17:30
mile 3 26:46
5K 27:38
Finish run to 45 minutes/ 4.32 miles/ 411 cal.

Wednesday:
Step ups (to chair)
Clean and Press
DB Swings
Deadlift
Bulgarian Split Squat

Treadmill:
mile 1 8:13
mile 2 17:32
5K 27:50
Finish run to 46 minutes/ 4.21 miles/ 400 cal.

Thursday:
Stability Ball Jackknife
Arm Curl
Stability ball Ab Curl
Hammer Curl
Obliques
Triceps
Squats

Treadmill:
mile 1 9:10
mile 2 18:24
mile 3 28:08
5K 29:00
Finish run to 45 minutes/ 4.29 miles/ 431 cal.

Friday:
NO WORKOUT
Played Baseball in Front Yard With Tanner!!

Saturday:
Shoulder Multi (superset w/ 3 exercises)
Bicep Curl
Hammer Curl
Stability Ball Triceps
Tricep Kickbacks
Tricep Dips
Oblique bends (10 lb ball)

NO TREADMILL

Sunday:
Siff Lunge (Lunge on Tip Toes)
Leg Curl
Leg Extension
Pistol with Chair
Squat and Press

Treadmill:
mile 1 8:38
mile 2 17:35
5K 27:27
Finish run to 45 minutes/ 4.20 miles/ 436 cal.

The nutrition went great all week. I'm hoping to keep it up this week! I am getting 5 meals in each day--sometimes 6. Trying to get in one huge salad each day, and being sure to get protein and a carb in each meal.

This week I need to get better about drinking water. I don't drink enough!!

Ok! I'm off to workout!

Have a great workout and see you next time!

Ready, Set, Get MOTIVATED!

One of the hardest things with any training or fat loss program...is the STARTING of the program!! I have such a hard time getting motivated!! That's why the TT Body Transformation Contest appealed to me... I am competitive, and contests make me want to win! Now the contest is over...so I'm going to have to look for other ways to get motivated. If you have a hard time, too, here are some start-up tips:

Set some goals! Go buy a brand new, spiral notebook. You don't want a ratty old one that has your old grocery shopping lists scribbled in it... Sit down and write all your goals. There is something about WRITING them down!! What do you want to accomplish? What are some "baby steps" that you can get started with? Some of my goals were:

Lose weight (I wrote down a specific weight that I wanted to be)
Get six-pack abs
Log all of my food and workouts in my notebook
No snacking on junk
Post updates on Twitter for accountability
No skipping workouts
Win the CONTEST

When you write down your goals on the first couple pages of your notebook, you can keep going back and looking at them to remind yourself and see how you're doing. I also wrote down my starting weight and measurements. Write some short-term goals--what are you going to do differently today? By next week? In 6 weeks, 12 weeks, etc. Write some long-term goals. Mark your calendar with start dates and end dates.

Maybe one of your goals would be to stop drinking soda. Maybe no more fast food. Maybe trying to get at least 2 workouts in each week... Maybe not adding cream and sugar to your coffee or tea, eat more veggies and fruits, etc.

You then have to LOCK onto those goals like a guided missile! If you don't set any goals, you are not giving yourself a chance to achieve them! Every day, the choices you make will either move you closer to your goals or farther away. Remember the goals and keep them on your mind all the time.

Take some "before" pictures. That sure motivated me!! When you see yourself in living color in a photograph...you can see everything. It is very MOTIVATING! You can take some to start out, and then take some more a couple of weeks later! See how you are progressing.

Take your measurements and write them down.

Get some accountibility. I did the Twitter updates (www.twitter.com), and it was so helpful! I don't really like to put myself out there and try to "talk" to people online about what I'm doing...so it was hard! But I'm also not the kind of person who sticks with a workout/ nutrition program for more than a week and a half...so I forced myself to try. It was a great thing! (and still is!)

Ask a friend to check up on you and see if you are staying on track.

Tell your kids to help you and hold you accountable. They will!! My kids were always saying, "Should you be eating that?" I had to really hide if I was going to eat cookies...Haha. My 5 yr. old daughter is still saying, "Mom! What about the contest!" if she catches me eating chips or other "unauthorized" foods...

Join an online forum for accountability and encouragement. Lots of different fitness websites have them, and they are really kind of fun to get involved in. You meet people who are trying to accomplish the same things as you. They will help you keep on track with your program by offering encouragement, advice and answering to your questions about workouts and nutrition.

Enter a contest. There is nothing like a competition to get the adrenaline going to make some changes! The contest is what really motivated me to go for my goals completely.

Plan out some healthy menus--breakfast, snacks, lunches, dinners, and go shop for some healthy stuff! Write down the foods you will be eating each day, and try to stick to the plan. It always motivates me when I have a bunch of healthy food in the house...and when I have a plan!

Stop with the negative thought patterns. You can make amazing changes in yourself! Go for it! Decide what you're going to do and go after it. Even if you don't feel like it some days...go after it anyway! And don't give up! If you do mess up, start RIGHT back up.

Find some pictures of a few people who have made the transformation you are hoping to make. Online, I found a couple of fitness competitors who I thought had amazing physiques. I printed their pictures out and taped them up on my mirror and in my workout room. It reminded me of my goals--I was looking at these pictures several times each day.

Remember, once you set these systems in place...and follow them for a couple of weeks and more, they start to become HABITS. Little by little, you will be able to do all of these things without thinking that much about it. You will switch into autopilot mode.

Just get started! Make tiny changes--little baby steps, one at a time. You will get there. Don't give up!! You will feel so good about yourself with each positive step you take!! Any progress is progress.

Tell me how you're doing! I will cheer for you! Good luck, going after your goals! Get motivated!

Be a fit chick!

What A Body Transformation Would Mean to Me

This is a copy of the essay I entered in a contest for Turbulence Training. (Separate from the 12-week contest I'm doing right now) Craig Ballantyne, creater of TT, held this contest in which he asked members to describe what a body transformation would mean to them. This was written on day one of my 12-week body transformation contest for TT--December 29, 2008. I thought it was cool to run accross this, since tomorrow is my last day of the contest--Day 84! Here's what I wrote:


The transformation process has given me (among other things) a very practical way to show my kids by example, the character traits my husband and I want for them—commitment, hard work, dedication and positive choices. I want them to see that they can achieve any goal they set out to achieve. The process has also really helped me be an inspiration to my friends—that they can do it too! The transformed body is just the prize at the end of the hard work.

I have been an athlete all my life—ran track in high school and college and played field hockey in high school. I have always been a “fit” person and have never been over weight, but I was approaching the whole thing wrong. I have always enjoyed the competition of sports, and winning, but I never really understood how to get lean and cut and truly healthy. My goal (aside from winning events) was to be skinny. I thought I should just run and run in order to lose weight, and try not to eat very much. That had always worked for me until recently.

I am 39 years old--a stay-at-home mom to our four kids, ages 5-11. I home school them, so…I don’t have a lot of time to work out!! I found myself putting on extra weight and just feeling “thick.” So, I started doing my endless cardio combined with trying to eat almost nothing. I couldn’t make the scale budge, no matter how many miles a day I ran, and how little I ate, and I really thought…This is a miracle! How can I run mile upon mile and eat almost nothing and not lose any weight?!!

I got on the internet and did tons of research, trying to figure out how it could be that I wasn’t losing weight. I found the TT program and started doing it. In a short time, I started becoming cut and lean—like I had never been able to do all my life! I started seeing cuts in my arms and my abs were showing. People I didn’t know would come up to me and ask what I was doing to get so lean!

An injury forced me to take 2 months off from working out, but now I am back in the game, and I am starting the transformation contest #4 today. I now believe that I have to feed my body properly—6 small meals a day, and do short, but hard workouts. It works!!! With Turbulence Training, I am finally transforming my body in a way that has never happened for me my whole life. I feel like I finally “get it!” I am working out less and am getting such better results! With my life-style, I really don’t have time to waste on hours and hours of cardio and single-joint gym exercises.

I think the transformation is a mindset. It’s being determined to see your goal reached, and believing that if you apply yourself and don’t give up, you’re going to make it! It is so fun to have a lean body, be able to wear a bathing suit and look good in all of your clothes! I really want to help all my friends get there, too! It’s great to show your kids that goals can be achieved. I am so far off from my goal right now, but I know the TT works, and I’m excited to see my transformation at the end of the contest.