“I have food issues”
Do you?
Many of you will nod your head, in fact, I would too…
Until, I started giving it a deeper thought… hmmm
Here’s what I have to say and I realize it might not be popular
I have food issues
December 11, 2012 By 14 Comments
Upper Body & Quick Core Circuit
November 20, 2012 By 3 Comments
After the brutality which was Killer WOD SBW #14 — which wasn’t bad at the time.. but the aftermath was brutal,
I decided no legs would be harmed in the making of this workout.
Here is a quick– can do during commercials– upper body and core circuit that your abs, obliques and shoulders will love me for!
Burning Buns & Pants on Fire
November 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
Kettlebell swings x 120… uh.. yeah. Buns and legs on fire!
ENJOY! (PIN THE WORKOUT BELOW!)\
Adrenal Fatigue: Healing & Hope
November 6, 2012 By 25 Comments
If you haven’t been a fan of this page for long, I’ll give you a quick briefing:
I came from the world of fitness competitions and “the fitness industry”, where extreme dieting runs rampant and its normal to “diet” for weeks on end for a contest, a photoshoot, or an expo and event.
Unfortunately, even though, I knew this was unhealthy for my clients, I somehow thought that I was different.
Well.. I was.. for a few years… but eventually my body rebelled and it left me with metabolic damage and why I’m pissed off. (first video)
I would have never guessed, that one year ago (October 2011) when I basically “gave up” and conceded to “just getting fat” that it would be the catalyst to healing. It wasn’t immediate, and in fact, I didn’t have a clear path to healing until I reached out to some good friends and colleagues for some help. I listed the help and resources in my second video and update.
It has been officially 7 months of healing now, and I’m down 13lbs with about 15-18 to go, but a totally new outlook and one thats not hyper-focused on the scale. I would have never thought, in my tears and frustration that I would look back on this and be grateful for the experience, but it has taught me about the life there is to live and how sharing my story would help so many other women.
Here is my latest update, along with the recent update of a girl who emailed me due to these videos— Please share— I have found this to be very common not only in the world of fitness competitions, but group exercise teachers, marathon runners and personal trainers as well.
500-Calorie Candy Torcher
November 1, 2012 By 8 Comments
OK… maybe you aren’t like me and didn’t eat half a bag of tootsie rolls.. well if not, good for you (show off! LOL)
Either way, I’m sure you could still use an awesome workout!
Beginners can go through this once; if you’re advanced, go through it 3 times and then you can decide if its a Calorie Torcher…. or just TORTURE!
(also download your free 12 week program here to get started!)
500 Calorie BURN- Candy Calorie Torcher!
Double B Workout! SBW#11
October 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Kettlebell & Abs Pyramid SBW#9
October 2, 2012 By 7 Comments
I flew “home” to Vegas this weekend to attend and work at the Olympia Expo. This is a HUGE event that I have attended every year since 2005. It is the event to see and be seen if you are in the bodybuilding and fitness/figure/bikini world… and guess what? I just did NOT want to be there this year.
Why? you ask…
Well, for one, I’ve already spent two months without my husband this summer and he wasn’t able to attend, so 5 more days without him wasn’t making me happy… but then it was just the overall feeling that everyone was trying their hardest to get noticed. They had dieted for months just so they could spray on some tan and show off their abs for two days and I hadn’t… and I really didn’t care.
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- this was the worst, I felt naked! LOL
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- I had my sweet half n’ half hair at this one
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- Gotta love Jamie;)
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- The Workout
See, I used to be one of them. I used to talk about the Olympia for months and count down the days, and do extra cardio to look my best and get spray tanned the night before, and show up hoping that I could meet someone who could “get me sponsored” or put me in a magazine. I used to restrict my eating, even on my anniversary because it was the week before!
I have just come to realize that REAL fitness isn’t about dieting for a one-day event. Most people in the real world could care less if I have a 6-pack, and my husband would probably love it more if I had a glass of champagne on our anniversary than doing 2 hours of cardio and going to bed early.
BUT… you know what?! I still had a blast being there, because I have made so many friends in the industry over the years, its always great to catch up , to meet fans and to just remember that some of them are really about promoting a healthy life and I can’t let the few that are there for show ruin it for me. To be honest, the majority of people who have longevity in the fitness industry are real, inspiring people, who work hard just like we do. I just need to ignore the show-offs and get on with my bad self 😉
With all that said now… here is a dang workout video! Boy was I glad to sweat again!!
The Sweaty Betties Workout #9
#JERF October Challenge
October 1, 2012 By 5 Comments
What is ‘REAL’ food?
(this was a PERFECT Description from Domesticity Nouveau)
It’s food that has only itself as an ingredient:
Onion vs battered onion ring. Roasted chicken vs chicken nugget. Baked potato vs potato chip.
It’s food that you could grow or raise yourself:
You might not want to or have the space, but you could grow lettuce and you could raise a cow.
It is highly unlikely that you have access to a laboratory to synthesize instant cheese sauce.
It’s food that comes in its whole natural form:
A chunk of beef and fresh vegetables rather than a frozen dinner entrée of beef pot pie. It’s chicken broth and cream instead of a can of cream of chicken soup.
THE CHALLENGE:
Make at least ONE REAL FOOD MEAL a day.
Take a picture.
Instagram or tweet the pic to @SweatyBetties #JERFChallenge
Get Creative! Look up Paleo Blogs & share recipes! This should be fun!
Example of #JERFChallange Breakfast
#JERFChallenge Dinner Idea
PS. for the training challenge, I personally am starting over with my 12-week Program. Since my move, I got off track and had no gym for 2.5 months. I’m starting with week #1 this week! Feel free to join back in! I’m also going to be taking progress pictures AND measurements this time! Eeek!!
The LONGEST 15 minutes of your life– SBW#8
September 25, 2012 By 11 Comments
Sweaty Betties Workout #8 is posted!
Make sure you subscribe to The Sweaty Betties Youtube Channel as I will have videos out every Tuesday and Thursday.
Tuesdays will be for workouts and Thursdays will be to answer your fitness/diet questions as well as a few *bonus* workouts!
You will need a Kettlebell or 15-35 lb. Dumbbell for this workout, please refer to SB workout #3 to make your own kettlebell
EVERY MINUTE ON THE MINUTE FOR 15 MINUTES
5 Burpees & 15 Kettlebell swings
BEGINNERS: 4 Burpees & 12 Kettlebell swings
Tabata Shoulder Blast- SBW#7
September 18, 2012 By 4 Comments
Back on Track with the workouts! Make sure you subscribe to The Sweaty Betties youtube channel so you don’t miss any!
Today’s workout is a TABATA workout
Tabata training is generally 4 mins. of 4 exercises (16 mins) where you do each exercise for 20 seconds followed by 10 seconds of rest. You can actually do any number of rounds and time, but this is the basic idea.
Today’s Tabata workout is SHOULDER INTENSE——> SHOULDER BLAST!
What you need:
- a timer (you can download Tabata App, Workout Timer, or Boxing Timer)
- two light- medium weights (3-8 lb. Dumbbells or soup cans)
- one medium-heavier weight (kettlebell, dumbbell, jug of water (8-15 lbs)
