JJ Flizanes- Fitness, Love & Life

Have you read or seen the movie, “Eat Pray Love”?  That is about a woman’s journey to find herself and her balance.  If you liked the book, you will think the movie is ok.  If you did not like the book, you will probably like the movie.
My husband and I both really liked the movie [...]

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You’ve heard it before: “everything in moderation”.    Well maybe not so true.
I am going to compare food and the physical and biochemical response it has on your body with drugs.  I don’t think most of us would tell an alcoholic “everything in moderation”, right?  It’s actually very similar to food.
When you are attempting to create [...]

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Here’s a review of each step. We covered #1 and #2 thus far.

Goal- Vision
Plan
Tools and Support
Progression
Joint Integrity

Tools and Support.  What do I mean by tools?  First off, ways to measure your progress would be where I would start.  That could be as simple as a tape measure to do some circumference readings and then body [...]

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Here’s a review of each step. We covered #1 last week.

Goal- Vision
Plan
Tools and Support
Progression
Joint Integrity

Plan.   Yes, you need a PLAN.  If I decided to drive from LA to Lake Tahoe (a place I have never been before), I would need a map to show me where it was in relationship to where I am now.  [...]

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I stand in my kitchen, open the refrigerator and wonder at times “what am I going to make for dinner tonight?”
I am sure you can relate.
My refrigerator was almost empty and I had a few random things to work with.  So I created a new soup in this house:  Pork Vegetable.
I have never had it [...]

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First off, why would you want to detox?  The most common benefits of detoxing include improved skin, better health for all organ functions, restful sleep, improved mood and inner harmony and of course weight loss.  I would love to guide you in taking the steps necessary to do a detox of your body and your [...]

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Over the summer I gave you some tips on staying fit once you had gotten your great results.  We were constantly getting testimonials and feedback from the 6 Week Beach Body Program that I wanted to share some “tricks”  that I use to stay slim so all of you who have been dropping weight with [...]

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Family time does not have to mean sit and eat.  Quality time together can be spent doing other activities.  Try to clear the table while people are slowing down to take away temptations of over eating.
Traditional meals probably contain [...]

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We’ve been talking a lot on the 6 Week Beach Body Program about what to do after you lose the 5-15 pounds to keep it off and to keep getting results.  I have come up with 5 “tricks” that I realize I practice all the time that you may not.
1. A Shake a day- I [...]

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Where you live may affect your waistline.
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A new study that was published recently by the American Journal of Epidemiology compares the density of fast food restaurants to a high walking traffic city. Click here to read the original article Link to original article.
The bottom line was not shocking- if you live where there are a [...]

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