There is no magic pill, shake, or fad..

Guys-ever see a commercial, ad, facebook post, what have you, about some sort of pill, shake, fad diet that seems almost too good to be true? That's because it is..

Do you really think that meal replacement shakes, diet pills, or any other diet that requires you to totally eliminate a food category is the answer? OF COURSE you will lose weight when you're cutting calories, fat, skipping meals, but how long is that realistic? Most importantly, is this your HEALTHIEST option? Or will you find yourself in the same position 6 months from now, once your physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted from this ridiculous fad diet? Try one of those diets and see how long you can last during a vigorous workout. I challenge you.

I know, I know, they get you SO GOOD w/ those gimmicks right?! Look at these success stories, look at these before/after photos, look at these deals I'm running. " OMG all I have to do is drink two shakes/day and one meal for the rest of my life WOOOO!" Stop trying to take the easy way out, Karen. Get your shit together, Carol, you didn't put weight on overnight so it's not coming off in one day. Put in the painful effort, time necessary by making small changes and convert to healthy living.

As a fitness professional, nothing makes me sicker than the people who sell these weight loss products and pretend to 1.) have nutrition/fitness knowledge 2.)have your best interest at heart. They're in it to make money. They have no money invested in fitness/nutrition certifications or degrees, so why would you invest any money in them? When you stop looking at food for how it tastes, and start looking at it as pre and post workout fuel, you have won the battle! Working out without getting essential nutrition is downright dangerous.

Ever wonder how to get a six pack? You don't get from starving yourself. You get it from fueling your body with excellent sources of carbohydrates, protein, and other essential fat burning, muscle building nutrients and actually EXERCISING. That's right, you actually have to get off your ass and move! In order to boost your metabolism, you need to eat in a way that will keep your body in a fat burning state (along with increasing activity level). When you provide excellent sources of carbs (your body's first energy source) along with protein, vitamins, minerals which are best from raw fruits, veg, grass fed, lean animal protein, you give yourself sustained energy. Any time you overeat, your body stores the excess to your fat cells wherever genetically you have the most on your body (you got a big ass, your mom's got a big ass, your grandmom's got a big ass). Wanna know the other thing that sucks? When you skip a meal, your body goes into starvation mode and stores your next meal to those fat cells, thinking it will need the fat later for energy. This cycle repeats itself, so you see, skipping meals really has the opposite effect you're looking for IF you're looking for weight loss. Don't care about your weight or health, go ahead, starve/binge away! You'll never get that six pack you want though, I guarantee it.

Don't listen to me, who am I? I'm just a fitness prof. w/ a few years experience. Try out those fads, let me know how it works out for you a year from now, two, three years from now.

When you're ready to change your life and adapt a healthy, fit lifestyle then call me.