July is a short Boot Camp month, so I'm keeping this newsletter simple! Inside you'll find a festive Red, White & Blue Protein Parfait idea that's perfect for holiday guests and family gatherings, plus I'm finally sharing my homemade granola recipe—the same one I use for the Christmas treats many of you have enjoyed over the years.
Nutrition
Be a Positive, Strong Woman!
When you picture a positive, strong woman, what comes to mind? She is… ✨ Steady — her family and friends can lean on her ✨ Self-disciplined — she’s in control of her choices ✨ Grounded — she manages her life; it doesn’t manage her ✨ Confident — she is not easily deceived ✨ Empowered — … Continue reading Be a Positive, Strong Woman!
Coming In January: Operation Fit!
What if fitness wasn’t about perfection… but about faith? 💛 Operation Fit is an 8-week women’s Bible study designed to help you honor God while caring for your body—without pressure or comparison. Strength starts from the inside out. 📍 Begins January 7 🕡 Wednesday nights at 6:30pm 📍 Hilldale Baptist Church – Madison Street Campus
Fueling Your Fitness with Breakfast
Jumpstart Your Metabolism After a night of fasting, your metabolism needs a jumpstart to get going each morning and breakfast is the ignition it needs. Breakfast signals your body that it's time to rev up and start burning calories efficiently. Skipping breakfast can lead to a sluggish metabolism that makes it harder to manage weight … Continue reading Fueling Your Fitness with Breakfast
Love Yourself & Chopped Salad
The journey toward loving yourself and your body begins by moving away from self-criticism and comparison and embracing love. No two bodies are the same, and that's what makes each person uniquely beautiful. This month, focus on appreciating the distinct features that make you one-of-a-kind. Celebrate your unique strengths and treat yourself with the same … Continue reading Love Yourself & Chopped Salad
Craving Fresh
What happens when you focus on nutrition for 3 weeks? It had been one of those hectic, on-the-go weeks. You know how they go. They are simply crazy with no time to think or plan and you just end up eating whatever you can find in order to survive. It was in the aftermath of one … Continue reading Craving Fresh
Summer Recipe: Tropical Steel Cut Oatmeal
Those of you who really know me, know that summer is my favorite season. There is just something about the long days and the feel of the warm sun on your face, fresh garden tomatoes, and the lapping of a river current against a boat. Summer is the best!! Unfortunately, September is the month when … Continue reading Summer Recipe: Tropical Steel Cut Oatmeal
Let’s Talk Carbs
In the world of fitness and weight loss, carbs are made out to be public enemy number one. But restricting or eliminating carbs can actually have negative effects on our fitness efforts. Let's get to know carbs a little better to learn how to best serve our bodies. Carb Facts Carbs are one of the big three macronutrients … Continue reading Let’s Talk Carbs
March Mindfulness
Is this true? Does the Bible actually say we can eat to the glory of God? Yep, that's what you just read in 1 Corinthians 10:3 above and what I'd like for us to focus on during the month of March. I believe some careful thought on this verse can help us put our sometimes twisted relationship … Continue reading March Mindfulness
Purse Snacks
I don't always carry a purse but when I do it's usually because there are snacks in it!Shelley I don’t even relate to people who say they haven’t eaten since yesterday or even since breakfast. I never miss a meal and even then it seems I am always hungry. I am either eating or thinking … Continue reading Purse Snacks
How Do Fit Pros Lose Weight?
With so many weight loss diets floating around out there it can become overwhelmingly confusing to know which one is the best for you. I decided to cut through all the fancy named diets and fads and just ask some colleagues what they do. I simply posted the following question to a forum made up … Continue reading How Do Fit Pros Lose Weight?
Second Chance Sugar Challenge
So a group of us just finished our Valentine's No Sugar Challenge that ended yesterday. I'm not gonna lie. It wasn't easy cheesy and it wasn't Great Great Chocolate Cake .. literally - no cake of any kind was involved! Some challengers made it through without one slip, others started over a couple of times, … Continue reading Second Chance Sugar Challenge
OPERATION FIT – WEEK #5: Proper Portions
Have you ever uttered the phrase, "My eyes were bigger than my stomach" after not being able to eat all the food that you dished out on your plate? If you have, then you know that controlling portions aren't easy, nor does it happen automatically. It is something we have to teach ourselves to … Continue reading OPERATION FIT – WEEK #5: Proper Portions
Operation Fit – Week #2: Be Strong Challenge
When you think of a positive strong woman, what are some thoughts that come to mind? steady (her family and friends can lean on her) in control (self-disciplined) got it together (she manages her life, it doesn't manage her) not a push over (not easily deceived) empowered (she empowers herself with the knowledge she needs … Continue reading Operation Fit – Week #2: Be Strong Challenge
It’s Finally Here!!
While I'm a summer gal and actually adore the heat and sun and and wish it could last all year long, I know many of you are celebrating the beginning of your favorite season, Fall. Well congratulations, Fall is finally here and it has brought with it the end of our September Sugarless Challenge. It … Continue reading It’s Finally Here!!
Sugar”less” Success
Challengers have reported in this past week for an average of 10 out of 14 days of less sugar so far for this month! We are well on our way to a Sugar"less" September! I asked our challengers this week to tell me their best sugar"less" success this month. Here are a few of their … Continue reading Sugar”less” Success
“Think of it as Poison”
When I posted the Sugar"less” September Challenge last week I had a varied response from my readers. While there were a few excited and ready readers to accept the challenge… “This is right in line with what I have already started! Love it...I started it last week, but kind of been falling off lately...I want … Continue reading “Think of it as Poison”
SugarLess September
I know you have been anxiously awaiting another challenge to push yourself to go above and beyond what you are currently doing to improve your health. Good News, it is Follow Me Fit Challenge time once again. I want to challenge you to a sugarless September. We all know that sugar is bad for us. … Continue reading SugarLess September
What’s in My Pantry
As I look behind my kid's Double Stuff Oreos and my husband's soft white bread for his PB&J sandwiches, I know I have some healthy staples in here somewhere. Let me move over the box of chocolate chip pop tarts and look behind the Dorito chips. Finally, way back in the back on the other … Continue reading What’s in My Pantry
Let’s Talk Turkey
I was reminded this week of a conversation I had with one of my clients a while back. It was actually a very one sided conversation as many of them are during hard hitting workout sessions. As I recall I was the one doing all the talking as she was busy doing "stairs" - which … Continue reading Let’s Talk Turkey
