Posts Tagged ‘workouts’

2 foods to avoid eating after a workout

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 [...]

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FRUSTRATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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 [...]

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Why are you walking with weights?

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 [...]

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2 days to go!!!

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 [...]

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16 days til the shoot

I just did the day count.  16 days til I do my first photo shoot for the book.  What do I have to get done in this time?
1. Tan- started that yesterday and plan to go 2-3 times a week
2. Workouts- up them to 4-5 times a week from 3-4 and add more abs and [...]

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Change of title already!

Thus begins the journey of the ever changing project that you can’t get perfect even if you try.  So with that in mind, I am working on the shot list today and not getting too attached to any of it since it will most likely shift and change.
This is a good metaphor for life, no?  [...]

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Staring at a blank page

Ok well it’s not really BLANK.
When I was first contacted about this book, I put together a 3 page proposal about the chapter titles.  I looked online at the other Knack Books and used that for some ideas.
So now here we are and I am taking the next step.  Yet it feels like I am [...]

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