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My Fat Burning Diet

My Fat Burning Diet

This post is for those of you who ask me what I do to drop body fat while maintaining as much muscle as I can. This is NOT my typical maintenance diet. This is a nutrition plan that I use when I want to cut my body fat down. This is a diet that can […]

Nutrition 101:  How to Eat for Results

Nutrition 101: How to Eat for Results

  One of the main questions that I get asked consistently is in regards to nutrition.  I believe that nutrition is the KEY to getting extreme results with any fitness program that you choose.  Each program (P90X, Insanity, TurboFire, PUMP, etc) comes with a great nutrition plan that you should read and follow.  But, I […]

Healthy Holiday Tips

Healthy Holiday Tips

The Holidays are here, and with the holidays comes food, parties and good times.  Food temptation is around every corner, but doesn’t mean that you have to gain weight over the holidays.  The best Healthy Holiday tip I can give you is to HAVE A PLAN.  Yes, I know that Holiday parties, traveling and busy […]

How to Get Ripped using P90X…5 Simple Rules

How to Get Ripped using P90X…5 Simple Rules

You have purchased P90X or have already begun the program. You have seen the infomercial and the stories online but you wonder, how did these people get the results that they did? As a Beachbody and P90X coach I am here to help. I have comprised 5 simple rules for you to get the most […]

Omega 3s Benefits

Omega 3s Benefits

As I was learning about health and fitness in general, doing research and absorbing information like a sponge, I kept coming across the health benefits of Omega 3s.  I tend to go first be skeptical about any hyped up supplements so I did my research and found out that Omega 3s are actually as beneficial […]

Post Workout Nutrition

Post Workout Nutrition

If you have done any research into post workout nutrition you will be familiar with the saying that is it probably the most important meal of the day for anyone who is looking to build muscle or lose body fat.  The only problem is that there is still some confusion about what you should and […]

Are Cheat Meals Ok?

Are Cheat Meals Ok?

So you want to have a cheat meal but you’re not sure whether or not it will deter your results?  This is something that many people struggle with, including myself when I first started P90X.  As most of you know, I consider results to be as high as 80% coming from your nutrition with the […]

Protein Bars

Protein Bars

I have been getting a lot of questions about how I eat healthy “on the go”. I am out and about a lot during the day so it can be difficult to eat healthy, getting a good amount of quality protein, complex carbs and healthy fat. One thing that you may have noticed on my […]

Eating Healthy On The Road

Eating Healthy On The Road

I wanted to write a follow up to my earlier post talking about Staying Fit on the Road. That post talked all about how to stay active and get your workout in while traveling. I now wanted to tackle nutrition. Eating healthy is probably the toughest part for most people while they start a fitness […]

Eat More, Lose More. (Really?)

Eat More, Lose More. (Really?)

You work out practically every day and you’re feeling good because you’ve lost some weight. Until a week or so passes and you can’t get the scale to budge. It’s like an invisible wrench has been thrown into the works. Now what? You start second-guessing everything you’re doing: Maybe I’m eating too much? Should I […]

P90X Foods

P90X Foods

P90X Foods If you have tried P90X then you know how tough the workouts are.  You should also know that you need the right nutrition in order to get the most out of the program.  The P90X nutrition guide is a great source of information to help you achieve your desired results.  Some people like […]

8 Foods to Boost Your Metabolism with P90X

8 Foods to Boost Your Metabolism with P90X

If you spend any time perusing the fashion mags and tabloid rags in the supermarket checkout line, you’ll see a wide array of articles claiming to have discovered the latest “miracle food” that will burn off the pounds while you sit on your butt and eat. Well, sadly, the news isn’t quite that good. Without […]

Top 10 Reasons to Give Up Soda

Top 10 Reasons to Give Up Soda

Following up my post on “How Soda Makes You Fat”, I wanted to post another reason why you shouldn’t drink the stuff.  Steve Edwards, a Beachbody Nutritionist, Has 10 reasons why you should give it up for good.  I thought that it was worth posting on my website due to our obsession with Soda in […]

P90X Nutrition: What Foods Do I Eat?

P90X Nutrition: What Foods Do I Eat?

The key to success with any fitness program is nutrition.  P90X Nutrition isn’t as complicated as you might think.  Knowing what to eat, how much and when are questions I get almost everyday.  My belief is that extreme results come from 80% nutrition and 20% intense workout.  Fortunately, for those of you looking for a […]

Food Inc…

Food Inc…

I recently watched a great documentary called “Food Inc.”  I have been getting a lot of questions as to whether or not it is required to eat organic foods while doing P90X or any other beachbody program (Insanity, RevAbs, Etc).  While it is not required, I am a fan.  Personally, I choose to eat organic […]

How Diet Soda Makes You Fat

How can a drink with no calories make you fat? Well watch this video and find out. I get asked if diet soda is Ok while trying a program like P90X a lot. This is why I say no…”drink your water people”

9 Ways to Have a Great Holiday Season with Your Eating Plan Intact

Here is a great article from Beachbody By Ben Kallen. he Thanksgiving-to-New Year’s holiday season can be a fun time of celebrating with friends and family . . . but if you’re not careful, it can turn into a 5-week festival of overeating, too. Not only is this period associated with heavy winter comfort foods, […]

Eat Your Way to Great Abs

As they say “Abs are made in the kitchen”. You can do crunches all day but if you aren’t dedicated to a healthy clean diet then it will all be in vain. I received this article from the beachbody news letter and I wanted to share it. Here are some tips by Ben Kallen about […]

My Current Diet

Many of you have been asking me what my current diet looks like, so I figured now would be a good time to post it! As you know I believe that extreme results come from 80% diet/proper supplements and 20% intense workout. Currently, I am on my 7th Round of P90X with the goal of […]