Got in this morning around 0130am…Up at 10am and pulled up the first beginner core and beginner resistance workouts…Ran 3.50 miles on the tread mill and did these two workouts..20 reps – to times…Feel pretty good …good workout to get the total body a workout before getting on a train in this sweltering heat..

Now for diet…its going to be important for me to keep diet on track…eat better and smarter and Tracie and I decided to go back to what we know best..Calories in Vs. Calories out…keep a good deficit hopefully between 750 and 1000 calories… not rocket science but it works…

Time to go get ready for work …….

Chad Austin will be launching his new online personal trainer site at Ameristar Casino on Saturday July 16,2011. The launch will start at 2:00pm in the Prairie Room nest to the Casino.

Come out to visit Chad and see the great system he has put together for working out wherever and whenever. The site covers all aspects of workouts and is user friendly for all levels of fitness.

See you there……

Healthy Chomp is such a great idea. What is it you ask? It is a program where you pledge to make healthier food choices to promote good overall health and Healthy Chomp will help by getting you discounts for healthy foods at you favorite restaurants. C-H-O-M-P stands for Choose Healthy Options More Places.

Healthy Chomp

Healthy Chomp founding members, Kimberly and Brooke Fleming, point out some very startling facts about obesity and the overall poor health choices we as Americans make when it comes to food choices. Poor food choices can lead to  so many health problems. High blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol just to name a few. Along with offering discounts for healthier food choices, Healthy Chomp also gives great advice about fitness and exercise. The different tips given can help someone just starting to work out to a professional athlete. There are also 7 categories breaking down different types of workout for different parts of you body.What does this have to do with insurance from Aflac or other carriers you might ask? Life and Health insurance applications, regardless of carrier, usually will require you to answer questions regarding overall health and what medications you are currently taking. This information along with information received from the MIB (Medical Information Bureau) will help insurance underwriters decide on classification and what rates to charge based on factors such as health, age medical history. Poor health can lead to increased premiums for life insurance or even non-insurability .  So not only can Healthy Chomp save you money on healthier selection of food it can lead to savings in others area you might not expect. Healthier lifestyles can lead to fewer medications, fewer doctor visits, and even savings in Life insurance coverage.

Healthy Chomp

Healthy Chomp asks you to pledge, to yourself, to make healthier choices when it comes to food choices. From reading food labels to better educate yourself on nutrition, to portion control, adding more fruits and vegetables and drinking more water in place of beverages containing added sugars to name a few. These are all easy steps we should be practicing daily. Healthy Chomp also askes you to spread the word to friends and family as well. Take the pledge, send Healthy Chomp your favorite restaurants and start enjoying the savings and healthier lifestyle offered by Healthy Chomp. Go to www.healthychomp.com to visit Healthy Chomp.

Have you heard of Zaycon foods?? Zaycon Foods is a company based out of Washington that brings fresh meat and produce (never frozen) directly to your location in bulk at a terrific price!!

I want to share with you a little bit off of their site:

We combine the buying power of many families together, enabling us to negotiate huge savings on food purchases for your family

We bring products direct from the farm / processor (or as nearly as direct as possible). The products are as fresh as if you had your own farm, but without all the chores.

Our chicken is 100% natural chicken with no added hormones, additives or artificial ingredients.

Zaycon Foods offer this to us at an amazingly good price!! Normally it runs around $1.59 per pound! How terrific is that?? Natural boneless-skinless Chicken breast for that low of a price!!

The chicken breast comes in a large box and is divided up into four 10 lb. bags. I’ll be posting some instructions later this week on how to freeze your 40 pounds of chicken when it comes!! Mine arrived last week, and I spent about 1/2 an hour with my husband as we divided it up and put into our freezer bags! I’m also going to start posting chicken recipes that I’ve been trying!!

Zaycon Foods

Tomorrow I will be posting their giveaway for 40 pounds of chicken!!! You can enter even if you aren’t in the Kansas City area!! I’ll have the details tomorrow so be sure look for them!!

They will be making deliveries later this month in St Louis MO (St. Charles, Fenton, Chesterfield, Wentzville)

I-70 Corridor/ St Louis to Kansas City (Columbia, Jefferson City, Sedalia)

Kansas City MO (St Joseph, Liberty, Lee’s Summit, Gains Valley)

Kansas City KS (Topeka, Leavenworth, Olathe, Lawrence)

Hwy 44 Corridor/Joplin to St Louis (Joplin, Springfield, Conway, Lebanon, Rolla)

I can’t wait for the contest to start!!

Zaycon Foods

Be sure not to miss this giveaway, 40lbs of chicken breast for free from Zaycon Foods.

Have a Heathly Lunch today at Quizno’s Quizno’s for the first time!! Amazing sandwiches!!!

This 26 page guide will help you understand the tools available, how they’re used, best practices and how to set the tools up, but that’s just the start!

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Have you signed up for Groupon? The offers they send are amazing!! We have saved tons on Restaurants & shopping!!

March Madness, time for college basketball and getting back outside to exercise. Heading to 24hr Fitness with Tracie to get a good workout. Ran across some interesting stats on the cdc.gov page the other day. If you want to see how unhealthy we as a country have become, check it out..its a wake up call !

Today, Tracie is going to begin following her diet and exercise plan from 2 years ago, we all have our ups and downs with diet and exercise. I am no exception, I have been not as active as i should be but have been working on being consistent.

Diet is a major factor, to us. We both need to pay more attention to portion control and calorie intake.

todays quote:

Winning is only half of it. Having fun is the other half.
– Bum Phillips

Have a great day !!

Special K diet starts tomorrow..it is a 2 week diet and its supposed to allow a person to lose 6 pounds..basically 3 pound a week. I think a person could lose more than just 3 pounds a week depending on exercise level and what the main meal other than the Special K meals. Calories burned vs. calorie intake, same formula, calorie deficit will be the deciding factor. So check the progress, and we will post the results on March 7th..Check out Tracie’s blog as well and see her progress.

To receive Special K coupons go HERE to log in and get a couple dollars off products for your Special K Diet.

To succeed…You need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
– Tony Dorsett