JJ's Ab Book

This article was written and posted originally from Dr Mercola:
” Did you know that what you eat directly after exercising – typically within two hours – can have a significant impact on the health benefits you reap from your exercise?
Consuming sugar within this post-exercise window, will negatively affect both your insulin sensitivity [...]

Let’s start off with the video I recorded on the way to the photoshoot.  Can you tell I have a tan???
So the day started off with a little stress.
Please note the full moon a few days before and the fact that my photographer and I were both on our “moon” cycle!!  I should not be [...]

Ok I need to vent.
I am writing a book about abs.   What do you think about this?
Would you buy a book about abs? Well I hope so since I am writing it but seriously, is a book the best tool do you think for learning about how to use your abs?
The illustrations that will show [...]

That title might sound a bit personal ,eh? Sorry, it wasn’t meant to be!
I love when I hit a chapter that I have already written!! It’s like Christmas because it goes so fast!!!!
Yesterday I recorded a video- fun food product review that I wanted to share here too!
Back to work !  I am [...]

That every time I have a deadline- it is BEAUTIFUL out and I want to PLAY outside??????  Very distracting.
Now that we have a backyard and a pool, I have not really had time yet to enjoy any of it.
My stress level has been off the charts.  And I am not kidding.
In fact, Jeanne Peters and [...]

I am taking a break from writing the book to share something that happens every time I get a workout in outside in a public area.
This is something I have watched and silently conversed about in my head for YEARS.  When I was rollerblading last week it dawned on me to share my internal dialogue [...]

We took hundreds of photos but most of them were for the book which means I can’t share them because they are not mine!
But I can only share a few of the behind the scenes and “extras”.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Now that it’s over, I am quite tired! I now need to block out massive [...]

Something I think everyone needs to hear.

While you might think I am starving myself and working out 2 hours a day, I am not. Never.
Even if I wanted to do that, my rebellious nature and self talk kicks in and says  “why would you do that? You don’t support crazy things like this. You are happy with where you [...]

It’s 9pm and I still have some biceps, triceps and abs to do before bed because I have 4 days until Book Photo Shoot Day #1- oh my.

I bought myself flowers today after my workout because I have been feeling the need to acknowledge myself to myself!  That might sound funny but what happens when [...]