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How To Fire Up Your Metabolism and Lose More Weight Right NOW!

I have shared a lot about nutrition in the past but it has been a while since I posted about it so I wanted to give you a simple guide to fire up your metabolism AND tell you about a brand new done for you meal planning option that is coming to boot camp very soon.

As you know there are about a million different diet plans out there and controversy in the field of nutrition is an ongoing thing. There are more gurus and opinions than we need. But through all of that there are certain principles that remain true. Your metabolism will be on fire when you fuel your body correctly, go nuclear with the right food choices!

Some of these include:

1) Planning and Preparation-having healthy food options available takes dilgent planning, discipline and what most of us don’t seem to have enough of, TIME. Between running to the store, cooking and packaging up for future meals we just don’t have time! Read more on How To Fire Up Your Metabolism and Lose More Weight Right NOW!…

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Do You Want a New Wilmington Boot Camp Time?

I am always looking for ways to add value to the bootcamp program and one of the areas I have gotten a ton of question about lately is adding additional classes. The class that has come up most is 630am. Some have said 5.30am is too early and 9am is too late. So let me ask you, is this a timeslot you would like to see added? Better yet, do you know friends, family and co-workers that might like to have this time as an option.  Read more on Do You Want a New Wilmington Boot Camp Time?…

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Sugar Sugar Everywhere!

I know I talk a lot about sugar and how you need to watch out for it but I have to say it again, sugar is in everything these days! Some places are more obvious than others but you can find it in just about every packaged food these days. It is disguised under many different names, because let’s face it, if the package said this is crappy and has a lot of sugar in it you might not eat it right?
Anyway, Jolene, one of our great bootcampers, sent me a bunch of pictures and my friend Dustin out in Madison, WI showed me this video. Both of these are great visuals of how our foods are loaded so I will let the video and pictures say the rest. Be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments section.

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Wilmington, What You Don’t Know About Soy Might Really Be Hurting You!

It hasn’t been that many years ago that soy containing foods were thought to be miracle foods with all kinds of health and cardiovascular benefits. Well, time changes everything and today we know that this just isn’t the case. Unlike the pure soy based foods like tofu etc. utilized in Japan and other places, the processed soy based products here in the U.S. can lead to a bunch of problems. Below is a list of the potential harmful affects of soy. This list comes from the Weston Price Foundation, a non-profit group seeking to…. Read more on Wilmington, What You Don’t Know About Soy Might Really Be Hurting You!…

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My President’s Day Gift to You…Healthy Recipes for Wilmington Boot Camp People.

Happy President’s Day! It is a beautiful day outside so you must know that I care about you guys to be sitting here writing a blog post:)

Anyway, I want to give you a couple of recipes that were in this month’s online magazine that will hopefully help fill your day with a protein boost.But before I do that I want to tell those of you that don’t know yet that Stephanie and I are expecting our first child! We were excited to share it with everyone that was in bootcamp on Saturday, but in case you weren’t there…..SURPRISE, I am gonna be a baby daddy!

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More Great Nutrition Questions At Wilmington Shock And Awe Boot Camp

Hey I have some more questions that have been submitted about nutrition etc and want to share those with you. But before I do that I want to give some serious props to my wife Stephanie and Jen E. for the great job they have been doing helping out with teaching the bootcamp classes! Even if you don’t have a comment or question, PLEASE leave them a big thank you in the comments section because I couldn’t do it without them!

As you know Jen E. is a dietician/nutritionist and sent me a nutrition tip yesterday that I will share with you now to keep things fresh on your new Shock and Awe adventure……

Whatever protein you choose (i.e. chix breast, steak, pork, fish, etc…)… – zest a lemon – choose a FRESH herb (i.e. thyme, rosemary, oregano, etc) – a little kosher or sea salt – fresh ground pepper – olive or canola oil   drizzle meat with a little oil, rub in the zest, herb pepper and salt put into hot pan and sear on both sides (if cooking chix or pork pre-heat oven (i.e. 350) and finishing cooking in oven once browned on both sides.   Juice the lemon (i.e. 1-2 teaspoons – or to taste) over salad greens (i.e. arugula (in season), spinch (in season), etc) drizzle with a small amout of oil salt pepper Toss for a fabuluous quick salad (of course can add other veggies too) Read more on More Great Nutrition Questions At Wilmington Shock And Awe Boot Camp…

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