Phit-N-Phat...Making Fitness and Weightloss a Lifestyle

Are You Smarter Than Your Kid?

I received a blog today that was so great for discussing the idea of treats versus snacks with your kids. If you have a chance, take time to read it!

The author defines a snack as...

Healthy snacks are a good part of a healthy, balanced diet and include whole fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, low fat cheese, low fat yogurt, nuts and many other delicious, real foods in reasonable portions that are good for us.  Healthy snacks don’t fill us up, but satisfy us enough to make it to the next meal.  Portions are small and controlled.

Then the author defines a treat as...

Treats on the other hand are usually high-sugar, high-fat, processed and/or fried foods that should be eaten very sparingly.  Treats are often served for dessert after lunch or dinner, but also come in the form of muffins (aka CAKE!), sugary breakfasts, donuts and soft drinks.  Treats should be eaten no more then once a day- and preferably much less!

After reading this I thought about all the people that apply to PNP and their applications. I ask them for a sample of their REAL diet...what are you eating routinely that brought you to me AND give the HONEST truth about your weekends.

I am not picking on one person because anyone who needs to lose weight has done this (raising hand WILDLY here), but our life is a big-ass treat! We toss in some healthy stuff and think we should lose weight instantly. Notice I said SOME healthy stuff and not a rare treat.

That's the problem today. We forget in this country just how much of life is made up of treats. We have been conditioned that life is a system of constant reward. We watch whatever we want on TV, surf the net, and have privileges others don't, You want to know why other countries are thinner? They don't have access to as much crap, TV, computers, games, and cars as we do.

People, the things you aren't willing to give up to lose weight aren't owed to you; you have forgotten something as simple as the difference between a snack and a treat. Or, walking versus exercise??? We got legs to move our bodies. Walking isn't exercise...it's what you are SUPPOSED to do or you lose your life.   

I'm not saying tomorrow you go whole hog black and white thinking. What I am saying is that each time you look at a cookie think about everything and anything else you are eating that day. Is your cookie really a treat or is it the treat for that one meal?

It still comes down to this: you don't have to count calories, wear a heart rate monitor, or have elaborate equipment. You make sure what you put in your mouth is healthy, move your legs daily, and you are winning the battle.

Holiday Lifestyle: Quick Grocery Tips for the Family Dinner

We are all so busy in the holiday season! Running around, shopping, dropping off gifts, visiting family all can lead you to hitting the drive-thrus, having one too many chocolate Santas, and forgetting just where the gym is located. Well, ladies, let me teach you how to have a hectic holiday season and still wear your pre-holiday pants by New Years.

The next few weeks I will feature some holiday blogs and my PNP clients from the forums are helping me by giving you the gift of their best tips. I also invite you to spread the cheer by commenting on your own ideas and questions. Let's make this a season of celebrating and love, not calories and chub.

Drive Thru or Grocery Store
Many people will opt to run by a drive-thru and get food versus running into the grocery store to pick up a pre-cooked dinner. It might take a few extra minutes (maybe not with some drive-thru lines) but you get so much more healthier food than for CHEAP!

A client of mine just recently did this. She was soooo tempted to stop and pick up a bunch of burgers for her family. She's tired and had a long day. Knowing that this would be the easiest thing to do she decided it wouldn't be the thing in two hours she would feel good about. We all know how it goes; what's easy is often the same thing you will re-hash in disgust for the next twelve hours.

Now THAT is some wasted time.

So, she ran into the grocery store. If it was you going into the store, what would you grab that you can put on the table in less than ten minutes? I would grab:

• a rotisserie chicken fully cooked and ready to go
• a bag of mixed lettuces for a salad and some baby carrots bagged to put on top
• a can of veggies (Logan loves green beans, black beans, and corn so one of those)
• a bag of frozen brown rice
• lowfat vanilla yogurt and fresh berry or frozen berries

When I get home I would:

• Throw the brown rice in the microwave.
• Put the canned veggie on stove on medium with a touch of EVOO for a healthy fat.
• Pull off the skin of the chicken and toss and then make a bowl of the meat quickly stripped off the bone.
• Throw the lettuce in bowls and top with carrots and dressing.
• Pull out the rice, mix in 1 tbsp of Smart Beat Butter, a touch of salt, put on plate and top with chicken.
• Put veggie on side.
• Call everyone to eat and while they make their way to the table mix the berries into the yogurt and sit out for dessert. (If the berries are frozen I would nuke for a couple of minutes then mix with yogurt.)

Ummm...this meal is about $15 for everything. You probably have leftovers for your lunch tomorrow. A nice big chicken salad with some black beans or corn would be great!

I can have all of that done in less than 10 minutes and feel good about what I am eating, what my family eats, and know my body will appreciate the effort. :)

So, do you have ideas for drive-thru alternatives OR HEALTHY things to ORDER in the drive-thru? Remember, a lot of items can be made healthy with some creativity.

The BEST No Equipment Exercise Programs

Very often women approach me concerned they can't lose weight or get in shape because they don't have a gym membership and they don't have enough equipment at home.

Really? You really think you can't lose fat unless you buy tons of expensive things? I like to call that an EXCUSE!

Let me layout a program anyone can do for four weeks and lose four to eight pounds without anything more than a small space, a day of rest, and a gallon of water a day.

M - W - F Routine - Warm up with five minutes of walking outside or walking up and down a flight of stairs.
20 x Jumping Jacks or 8 Lunge-Lunge Pop Squats for Advanced girls

15 x Squats or 15 Squats with arms in overhead Y shape above head for Adv

15 x Alternating Lunges or 8 Jump Lunges

15 x Step Ups (low level for beginners and raise it up for adv girls)

Just set a timer and do all four exercises back-to-back, rest for 1-2 min. and repeat until you can't go anymore or your run out of time to exercise.

 

T - Th Routine - Warm up with five minutes of same as above.
10 x Push Ups (knees or toes)

5 x Burpees

10 x Slow Chair Dips (feet out and crossed over for advanced, feet under knees for beginners)

5 x Pike Walks (add a push up to the end for advanced girls)

10 x Renegade Rows (5-10lb DB's)

Set a timer and go again like you did the day before.

 

On Saturday you rest completely. You can take a walk or you can do your housework but you won't exercise.

On Sunday the most important workout is to be done. Get in your car and go buy the following:

Chicken Breasts
Salmon
Ground Turkey Breast
Eggs
Almonds
Old Fashioned Oats
Any fruit you like
Frozen Veggies or Fresh (any vegetables will work)
A few can of beans of choice
Brown Rice
Reusable Plastic "Gladware"

Now, get back in the car and go home. Prep the following:

B - 1/2 cup of dry oats, 1 packet of splenda, and put into plastic baggie. Cook at work in a coffee cup. Cover with water and cook for 3 min. on high. Have two hard boiled eggs with it. I cook 42 eggs on Sunday, peel them all, and dump the yolks of 30 of them. I personally eat 5 egg whites and 2 whole eggs with my oats every day.

10am - eat a piece of fruit with 12 almonds

L - have some chicken, beans and veggies you bought. I take the square Gladware and put about 1/3 of it with chicken, 1/3 of it with beans, and 1/3 of it with any veggies I like. It's portion controlled for you if you don't like to measure.

3pm - eat a piece of fruit with 12 almonds

D - have salmon or ground turkey breast with brown rice and veggies you bought. Same as above.

9pm - eat a piece of fruit

You can use all the spices you want. Get CRAZY!

 

Trust me, you do this and you will lose weight, tame your cravings, and cleanse your palate. It's not low in calories nor high. It's just basic, healthful, easy planning eating and anyone can do it.

Now, if you want something more creative and spelled out without fancy equipment, you can also order a more custom program from me here. Muscled Up Cardio doesn't require much more than your effort, a step bench, and some dumbbells.

Don't Give the Gift of Fat: What to do with unwanted candy and goodies

Oh my. It's that time of year again. EVERYONE is unloading all that candy they don't want in THEIR HOUSE into the offices. Maybe your kids are fighting, demanding too much of it, or you can't control yourself; whatever the case, you want the candy out.

And, let's not forget, this is the time of year everyone thinks baking for the office is such a "sweet gesture." PUHLEASE SISTA! Don't kid yourself. Most women think this...

"Ooooohhh...something smells good. I'm getting some of that." That's at noon.

"Ohhhhh...I shouldn't have ate the fresh cookies in the kitchen. I've blown it." That's at 4:00 p.m.

"Grrrr...that B!tch who brought in all those goodies. She got me off my diet! Now I'm going to have a gain so I might as well eat XYZ tonight." That's at 5:30 p.m.

"Sob, sob, sob (this is tears). Honey, that woman brought all that stuff in today and I just know there will be leftovers tomorrow. I am going to have to be strong AND I'm not going by her desk either. No telling what she's got over there." That's 10 p.m. and BTW...the hubby doesn't care for your gift of fat either!

Stop the madness! You want to do something for the office? How about organizing a charity walk, a toy drive, or collecting the leftover candy for an overseas military charity? TRUST ME...people would be better off and more impressed with than the endless bunch of junk you are carting into the office.

So, let me help you out.

• Operation Gratitude - Ship by Dec. 5 to Operation Gratitude/California Army National Guard, 17330 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91406. Attn: Charlie Othold.
• Homeless Shelters are always in need of food. If you want to bake brownies, cookies, etc., ask people in your office to have a day everyone brings in holiday cooking and you take to a women's shelter or homeless shelter.
• Senior homes need company and treats, too. Rather than bringing donuts to the office, take them to the senior home and visit in the common room 30 min. before work.
• Tell your kids the candy fairy will visit them and give them 10 cents for every piece of candy they leave in their basket. Then ship off that candy to the troops!

The point I am making is that holidays have somehow become food-days. I'm not saying eat carrots and chicken. I am saying it TWO DAYS. Thanksgiving and Christmas. Enjoy those days. The rest of the days let's remember those who will not have family, friends, and loved ones to celebrate.

Waiting for the Perfect Day to Start My Diet

Are you a new mom? Is the weight not falling off like all your friends promised it would? Maybe you feel bad because it has been months since the baby was born and you still can't get into your old habits.

Or, are you the kind of person who has a CHAOTIC life? Do you sit around thinking I'll get serious about losing weight when things settle down. The same advice goes for you so read on!

Another fabulous post from one of my clients came through our message boards last night. She has a six month old and life has changed DRAMATICALLY to say the least. In her writing she made a comment to her family who wants to change their lifestyle.

I was just talking to my brother about my mom. We were discussing how she and my stepfather are thinking they'll get healthy after they get through their move, but their life is always hectic. I told my brother that they have to learn to work with the lifestyle they have instead of waiting for it to change again.

Since having the baby (she was 6 months last week!) I am having to make changes and adjust to what life is like now.  I'm not going to lie...it has been tough going back to work full time along with all the new things I have to do as a mom.  I wasn't so hardcore about keeping the habits I had before, so now I'm having to re-create good habits.  It's coming together and this "new normal" is feeling better for me each day.

New Moms! This is why you need to give yourself plenty of time to work off baby weight. MOST people are not going to get a good bit off the first six months. You run ragged. Little to no sleep, all your pre-baby duties stay with you along with doubling your household load, rarely time to eat so you store fat like a crazy person, AND some of you go back to work. Going back to work can give you a little break. BUT it also steals time away from the "duties" of cleaning bottles, etc., so when you get home you feel GUILTY if you workout and eat a clean meal.

Staying home would seem easier BUT you are ON for the baby ALL THE TIME. No adult conversations, no shopping because it's a hassle, and you never realize how much a kid cries until you are with it all the time. LOL. You don't go to the gym because those people look too crazy to keep your child and when you finally get some help at night, you want a minute of peace; not the Firm Girls staring at you.

Don't feel guilty for adjusting to life first. You need to and the day will come, in about six months, when you get a better routine. Until then, make good choices and go for walks when you can. When and if the energy picks up, you add in your strength.

It would be easy for me to say jump back in with both feet but you need the NEW lifestyle. It's like the old...you make better choices everyday. It might mean running your stairs five times every couple of hours at home for a leg workout. Subway to replace the pizza your husband picks up on the way home. Good and better choices are EVERYWHERE so look for them. Don't feel guilty for not being the workout Diva you were as a single girl. :)

As my client put it; you can't wait for things to change and be perfect. YOU have to adjust to your lifestyle. Some people lead a naturally chaotic lifestyle "thinking" one day it will magically settle down so they can focus on themselves. That day never comes and they wake up 15 years later wondering why they haven't lost the baby weight.

Recognizing Your Successes in Weightloss

Recently I had a client journal her thoughts about an evening she had. In her mind it wasn't a success. Here's the discussion and you tell me if you agree with my assessment. I hope you learn about some of the changes you can make that can add up quickly. She's lost five pounds her first month with just dropping a few old habits.

Today is day 21 for me.  Last night was not good.  I just wanted to eat but I ate my planned meal.  I was not physically hungry and just wanted that full feeling.  I did not have any of my old unhealthy snacks in the house like cake, frozen pizza or pizza rolls.  I know I cannot just have a serving of those so I've stopped buying them. 

I resisted the feeling at first. It wasn't a craving because it was not for anything in particular.  I just wanted to feel full knowing I was satisfied with my planned dinner.  I ate a bowl of cheerios with fiber one and crasins and that didn't do it. Later I ate the skinless chicken thighs that I had pre-cooked for my dinner on Friday. 

Afterwards I felt full, physically and emotionally I felt like crap.  I let myself down by giving in when I knew I was not really hungry.  Hopefully, by writing this I'll remember for next time.

On the positive I did write it in my journal and calculate it.  I was 715 over my calories for the day.  I'd have been fine if I'd stuck to my plan. 

Today is another chance. Good thing I don't have to lose it all overnight.

 

From Me!

You know, you have a lot to be proud of here. Let me spell it out for you. :)

1. You stopped buying the high calorie, empty nutrition junk! That means you avoided double the calories I'm sure you would've consumed. Good for you!

2. You thought about what you were doing. This means you are breaking an old habit of just eating to feel full even when you don't care if you do. Another huge step. It was probably a nightly habit to do it and now you notice when you are falling into an old habit.

3. You journaled and admitted it. AMEN! Now you will remember it. If you don't get the loss you want this week you will know why. I can promise you in a week from now you will only remember all the RIGHT things you did and not little things that might slow you down. EXCELLENT GIRL! I wish everyone would do this.

4. You ate good stuff for you. You got in protein, a fruit, some fiber, etc. Maybe you did eat more calories and only wanted a feeling but you AT LEAST put in something other than empty sugar carbs.

5. I am going to bet your body is looking to lose some weight. VERY OFTEN when you feel this way suddenly one night it's because your body is looking to burn off some fat. Especially when you have more to lose your body will start kicking up the metabolism. Be aware of it and just feed it a little more food on those days. Keep it healthy and you will be fine.

Last, I'm a full kind of gal myself. I like volume and I enjoy the feeling of full. It's not a good thing to want to just feel like busting out the seams when you eat, but every now and then it's OK to satisfy the full feeling if you are willing to do it with healthy food.

What I do is slow my eating down (I'm a woofer), drink a lot of water with my meal, and try to remember each meal that I don't need to feel bloated to be satisfied. Most of the time it works. Sometimes it doesn't. But what does happen is that I cut a lot of calories by sometimes be strong enough to stop.

Good work girl.

It's the WEEKend Again...Have You...

Made a plan yet? What are you waiting for? Oh I know...if you haven't decided how to successfully handle the weekend after 100's of WEAKends then you are waiting for LIFE to happen TO you rather than you LIVING YOUR LIFE.

Come on people! You know most of what you are doing this weekend short of TRUE emergencies. A party isn't an emergency. Sleeping late isn't cause for a day of bingeing. Girlfriends taking you out suddenly isn't reason to consume 1500 calorie or more.

Don't you get tired of getting up on Monday morning blaming the scale, blaming emergencies, and blaming your metabolism when you KNOW it has more to do with fixing things that are broke?

All of us who have more WEAKends than WEEKends make the same mistakes over and over again. That means you don't plan for chaos and you probably don't think your goals are worth a little bit of preparation or sacrifice.

Here's my tips for the weekend and PNP girls you can go to this thread to discuss your own trigger and solution with moderator help. Heck yes, this blog is tough love but as tired as you are of having WEAKends I am tired of seeing you not break your old habits. That's not the lifestyle I want for you!

Step One: What is different on the weekend from your week?
By identifying what is different you might find out why you have a tough time.

Maybe you don't carry a cooler on the weekend but you should. Fill it with nuts, fruits, protein bars, premade shakes, cheese sticks, pretzels, etc. Never get caught without food to eat or you will overeat blaming it on "an emergency". You and your mom shopping for an extra three hours isn't an emergency that leads to cheeseburger paradise. I always have stuff I can eat with me even if I'm not PLANNING to be away from home that long.

Step Two: Where are you going?
Most of us are going out to eat on the weekend more than we do during the week. Great! Look up menus ahead of time, tell your friends what you WANT to have and what isn't important. DO NOT START WITH I AM ON A DIET!

Good Lord! You start panicking and telling everyone I'm on a diet so I CAN'T have this or that and I swear your friends will push food on you. Not because they are mean but because they don't want to watch your face and hear you b!tch through their meal. They are there to have a good time and your choices aren't their choices. That's fine. You need to make your lifestyle invisible to others by simply stating something like...

"Hey, I really want to have a delicious grilled chicken made by somebody else. I can't wait! The only thing is that the bread makes my stomach feel yucky. Help me to not eat bread so I can enjoy the evening without running to the bathroom."

I promise that works better than...

"I started a diet and I don't want to blow it so I can't have bread and have to eat grilled chicken."

Now that sounds like a good time. Why don't you stay home if you can't enjoy the evening with us?

It's all about phrasing.

Step Three: Eat Breakfast!
So many of you sleep in and then don't eat breakfast. I don't care how late you sleep eat some kind of meal between 200-400 calories when you get up. Start the day like any other and that is with getting the metabolism in gear. If you don't, I promise you will get crazy later in the day.

Step Four: Fruits and Veggies please!
Carry some around with you but get them in. It really helps you stay in the lifestyle and get those vital nutrients.

Step Five: Move!
I rarely schedule two off days for the weekend. My weekend is better when I move. I also don't lose my HABIT of exercising. Doesn't have to be fancy...just schedule to move and I promise if you do it FIRST THING in the morning it won't get pushed off.

The last thing I want to leave you with is don't plan on being perfect. Weekends are meant to be relaxing. Make a great plan, have a few back-ups, and remember the GOLDEN RULE:

Make a BETTER CHOICE before you throw in the towel and make a POOR CHOICE.

We can ALL find opportunities all around us to make better choices.

Back from Columbus and Hot Messes!

Our girls at PNP are still going strong on the new Muscled Up Cardio Challenge! We're starting week four and here's a few shots from team Journal Through Pictures of the "Hot Mess" that ensues after a PNP workout.

How fabulous does Jill look in her Body Under Construction shirt? And, I just love a girl who looks like THIS when she finishes a fat busting workout!

I am also featuring and easy, clean menu from one of our Moderators. Jessica is working on losing few pounds while eating things she loves. No measuring. Just eating healthy and keeping it filled with the things she enjoys.

Jessica's EASY Menu

B:Oatmeal, blueberries, coffee
S: Raw Carrots
L: chicken black bean, quinoa wrap, and an orange
S: apple and cheese stick
D:2 cups of squash with tomato sauce and meat sauce
S:SF Pudding or Roasted Edamame

We're back from Columbus! Mammy and several PNP girls finished their first half/full marathons. It was such a great weekend. We had good laughs, good times, a great race, and enjoyed ourselves so much. I will have pictures, a video, and a blog detailing the story later this week.

I want to congratulate ALL PNP girls who walked...AND those who ran or walked in other areas of the country at the same time we were in OH. If I leave you out, PLEASE leave a comment with your information. Also, any of the girls who raced who want to reply to this message with your race report or feelings PLEASE share with all our readers.

First Half Marathon:
Lisa S - Des Moines, IA
Mammy
Angela
Julie
Jill B.
Caroline

First Marathon Runners:
Jeannie
Kathy M.

Half Marathon Finishers:
Jennie G.
Jenny B.
Jill M.
Corinne
Kathleen
Tammi

Marathon Relay:
Jane - NM (Because we would never survive any race without your prayers or support in previous races!)

Is This the LAST TIME I Will Have to Lose Weight?

At PNP we have some of the most interesting discussions and another one happened the other day in one of my clients journals. It was so good I asked her if I could post what we discussed. I hope you enjoy it and feel free to leave your own comments about the topic.

I have a question for you ladies who have lost the weight and kept it off. 

How do you know the last time you tried to lose the weight truly was the last time? Did you just finally "get it" one day?  Or was it more of a gradual awakening? 

I feel really good about how things are going right now, but I keep getting this nagging suspicion that this time will be like every other time I've tried to lose.  I guess it is Fat Girl Thinking (FGT).  I think journaling every day is helping.  But man, is FGT ever hard to ditch!

Corinne's Response:

I've blogged about this often but I still don't know if this is the LAST time. :) Does that help?

All I can tell you is that I just got better and better every day. I still try to get better and better every day. Guess that's why I like to call it a lifestyle because you really have to make one that leads you to being a healthy person - inside and out.

You also have to remember that when you have been overweight a long time those feelings and such just don't go away. Don't fight it. It's not that they win; they are just there. The more you learn to have a safe environment, find things you like doing and eating, the easier you find it is to SEE those thoughts before you act on them.

I don't know if that makes sense, but for me I feel like this lifestyle will "stick" because for the first time I didn't try to lose weight doing all the things I hated and give up the things I love. Along the way, I found new things to love and realized a lot of what got me fat in the first place just wasn't that important anymore.

 

Angela's Response:

For me it's about choices. Every day-all day-I make a choice that will impact my health, my weight and how I feel about myself. I have days where I love where I am and the lifestyle I'm living. Other days I would love to just say "screw it all" and eat cookies:)

I don't though. I work too hard for my moods or for a party or for what someone thinks make those decisions for me. It DOES get easier to make the positive choices-getting up for an early workout, packing your food, prepping your meals. Like all habits, they take time...and some nasty habits have a way of sliding back in. No one is looking for perfection-just do the best you can each day. Move on from a mistake and make the next choice the best you can!

 

In Summary...

Lifestyle means YOU finding what works for you and your own goals at this moment. Right now you might just need a couple of months of feeling forward progress. That's a good goal. When I started all of this I just wanted to quit being unhealthy and be able to get in the floor and play with my baby. Today my goals are wrapped up in sculpting muscle and walking half marathons with my Mommy.

As you go through weightloss you have to be willing to listen to yourself, accept your faults with love and be willing to push yourself when you know you are stronger than what you are doing.

Women are smart. We know when we do things our body is thankful for and when we do something our body doesn't like. Do more things to make yourself thankful every day and you will see more lifestyle changes come to you.

PNP's Five Workouts In 45 Minutes WINNERS!

We periodically run challenges at PNP and the past eight weeks we did with this schedule available here if you are not a member of the site. I love this schedule because it allows my clients (a.k.a. the girls) to workout in a limited amount of free time. My latest schedule takes it one step further - we're calling it Muscled Up Cardio and it is now available, too. I'll be blogging about it soon.

This challenge, everyone who wanted to enter put up $10 to win some money. We had a lot of finishers and the average person lost 5% of their body weight over the eight week period! Great job everyone!

First Place - MARIA!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maria lost 16.6 lbs and 10% of her body weight in EIGHT WEEKS! I wish I could take all the credit, but she did the work, the schedule, wears phabulous shorts, and ate healthy. Here's what she had to say about how she did it.

"I followed the tips provided by PNP for food planning. Food was my biggest concern over the fitness training. Seriously, following the advice on food prep and planning was my life saver.

I reduced unnecessary sugars and bad stuff. It was tough giving up my vanilla coffee creamer! Once the cravings stopped everything just felt right and I no longer was dying for junk.

I cycled the same menu and took items from Corinne's Abs Menus that fit into my plan. I struggled for about a week with coming low in calories and used protein shakes to help get adjusted. Then I came up with better planning. I found something I liked to eat and then ate it week. Very basic for me with some good cheats each weekend. The recipes on here were great."

 

Second Place: PAULETTE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paulette lost 13 lbs in EIGHT WEEKS! She REALLY took it to town in those abs. Woohoo! This is what she had to say about how she feels after the challenge.

"I feel absolutely AMAZING and truly believe nothing tastes as good as I feel right now.  I walk taller and am more confident.  And have had to start buying skirts and blazers 1 or 2 sizes smaller!  My pocket book hurts, but dang, I like how I am looking and feeling in my new clothes!  THANKS!!"

 

Third Place: JESSICA!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jessica lost 9.4 lbs. Isn't she just so cute and you can see in her abs the pounds coming off! Jessica said this about PNP and the workouts...she is a Moderator AND WW online member. She uses their program for her eating plan.

"Yes, I’ve been around PNP for several years now. I’ve participated in many challenges and each one has challenged me in a new way. The workouts really push you. The great thing about the 5 in 45 is for people like me the 45 min. workout is perfect. That is honestly sometimes all the time I have to give."

 

Tomorrow we will see our Couples Challenge winners! For now I leave you with a little happy from me. Some days I feel like do-do before hitting the gym just like some of these WINNERS did along the way. It's not always easy but you have to take motivation anyway you can get it. Enjoy!

Don't Stop Believing!