Hoo Boy!

I’m sick. VERY sick.

And therefore we’ll have no video today!! There’s NO WAY I’m putting myself on a video looking like THIS!

And yes, it’s TRUE !

This crazyily committed “health, nutrition and workout chick” who always brags how she never gets sick cuz she takes such good care of herself went ahead and GOT SICK.

I got what was coming to me, though.

I maintain that keeping up a healthy lifestyle with good, solid nutrition from whole, natural one-ingredient foods will go a long way to keeping you healthy, even when those nasty little seasonal germs are out preying on you.

So, how’d I wind up sick then, you ask?

If you’ve been keeping up here, you’ll remember that I’ve been working extremely hard these past few weeks, and was shooting some high end and complicated health videos for a client of mine a couple of weeks ago for a few days straight.

If you haven’t been keeping up, here’s the post about it: What About When Life Swallows You Whole?

I was working ridiculously long hours during that shoot … and the only food being provided was chips and chocolate bars for snacks, and lunches were burgers and pizza.

YOIKS!

Why didn’t I pack healthy fare to take with me, I was asked.

Cuz the hours were long ENOUGH that I felt that sleep took priority over packing food for myself.

And I arrogantly let myself think that all my good health up til then would save me through a few days of eating nothing but crap.

I was wrong.

It was definitely my saving grace for keeping my weight under control overall, and for being able to pick up where I left off with my workouts after a few dictated days off.

But I compromised my immune system by feeding it nothing but crap. So it had nothing in it’s arsenal to help keep me healthy and strong and resistant.

Now, this has nothing to do with eating TOO MUCH. Cuz I didn’t really eat a ton of this stuff.

But it’s ALL I ate … for several days straight.

And I paid the price for it.

When that little seasonal germ came calling for my health, it easily found the chink in my armor and BLAMMO !! Before I knew it I was coughing up a lung and making everyone around me nuts (and a little paranoid since they don’t want to catch what I caught).

Our bodies were not designed to live healthy lives purely on overly salted, sugar-laden processed, pseudo-food with tons of preservatives added. They’re designed to live on whole foods you can find in nature. Not that you find in a plastic bag or foil ‘freshness’ wrapper.

And I’m an idiot to think I’d be immune just cuz I ‘usually’ eat a healthy diet. SHAME ON ME!

If I’d stayed the course and stuck with my usual healthy diet I have no doubt that I would have been in a MUCH better place to avoid this year’s flu like I do most years.

Rats. That’s what being arrogant and letting myself slide will get me.

I’ll remember this.

*cough cough* DAMN!

And hey, while we’re on the subject of staying healthy and consuming naughty food, let’s remember that our annual temptation-filled “Season of Eating” is NOW UPON US!!!

You CAN fight back. Even if you’re running around frenzied with no time to hit the gym for a workout amongst all the socializing, celebrating and gift-shopping.

My new “Hot at Home” System will not only get you a ripper workout without ever leaving home (saving you tons of time) but …

I ALSO share all my special ‘eating’ tricks for getting through a season like this without ruining all your hard efforts from the past year.

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Here’s where you can get more details about it ==> Get Hot at Home During the Holidays!

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

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Sorry gang. No video today.

And that’s a bit ironic since what’s managed to suck me into it’s vortex is that I’ve been working like mad prepping to produce and shoot some health videos for a client of mine.

A video for them means no video for us.

Drat. Sorry. I just ain’t got the time for it all.

But, today we’re finally shooting the video. This is actually day 2 of 3 days of shooting.

We’re putting in some long days. This is a complicated project.

And by ‘long days’ I mean 14 – 16 hours each day.

Yah. Ouch. I’m beat. And there’s still another whole day to go.

For anyone who’s never been on set: once you’re there … you’re there. No option to leave. No ‘lunch break’ to go work out. You show up when you’re told and when you leave it’s cuz you’ve just finished your last shot and the work day has ended.

Working out? HAHAHAHAHA!!! Right!!! No hope in hell.

When you’re shooting you dismiss ‘life’. Cuz you don’t have one. You get the job done. That’s it. Showering is a luxury … if you can keep your eyes open long enough.

Even *I*, the “never miss a workout, don’t give me no excuses‘ maniac that I am, even I don’t expect the average person to find time for a workout during these long hours.

And, cuz I’m just an ‘average’ person, there’s no chance of ME working out under these conditions, either.

And, now top THIS all off with the fact that this project is relatively low budget, which means there’s no traditional craft service (that usually has at least SOME healthy fare like vegetables, cheese and dips like hummus), and there’s no catered lunch from the gourmet lunch truck.

Nope.

We’ve got chips (doritos to be exact), leftover Hallowe’en candy bars, coffee with full fat cream and bakery goods to sustain us between meals. Lunch is fast food hamburgers and dinner is pizza.

Good lord.

Every time I eat something I’m hungry again in about 10 minutes. Insulin spikes followed by insulin dips, followed by more eating cuz I’m hungry again. Not exactly the way to keep one’s metabolism high and one’s calories low.

Damn.

How about packing food to take with you, you say? Sure, if you’re Superman (in other words: ain’t gonna happen, sleep is way more important).

It’s times like these that I’m grateful that I’m consistent with my workouts usually.

Cuz when it’s all said and done, the fact is that 3 days down from my workouts and eating nothing but junk isn’t going to affect me long term.

Sure, an entire lifestyle like this would probably kill me early. And I’m not exactly going to be my usual energetic self by the end of this shoot.

But since I usually stick with my exercise and good nutrition habits regularly, it’s not a big deal. Hell, it was probably time for a longer break from the exercise anyway. Recovery is important too.

But make no mistake: I’m going to pay for all this crappy food I’m eating … not that I have a choice. I don’t. I am definitely going to gain fat.

But!! Because I’m consistent AND I’ve learned how to manipulate my weight through consistent practice with diet and exercise, I know it will only take me 3-4 days to get myself completely back on track.

So I’m not panicking.

If I was still in the dark about how it all worked, and I was trying to lose weight, I’d be through the roof with panic.

But I’ve learned.

I know what it takes.

I’ll be fine. I can relax through this project knowing I can handle this and get myself back on track in a hurry.

Practice makes perfect, after all. And I’ve been practicing for this eventuality for some time.

Alright. Enough blogging for me. Back to the shoot I go.

Wish me luck …

Oh, right. I don’t need luck. I have practice and maintenance on my side.

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Hey, one more thing before I go. If you’re still in the dark about how to make it all work, you’ve come to the right place.

Once you KNOW how to get in shape, everything comes together. And that also makes it easy to STAY in shape.

When you’ve got the right tools, redesigning your body becomes a fun adventure and stops being a scary panic trying to ‘stay on track’ all the damn time.

Not sure where to get these tools? Well, the good news is: I put everything I know and all my special tools that WORK into my new “Hot at Home” Body Transformation System.

Hey, if it worked for me, it’s going to work for YOU, too.

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Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

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Wow, how can it be my birthday again already?

Yup, I think we’re gonna go out for some kinda yummy, decadent dinner tonight!

And YES, I’m having dessert!

And, JUST in time for my birthday, I FINALLY got through all the tech glitches and preparation and RELEASED my new “Hot at Home” Program.

WOO HOO!!! It’s finally AVAILABLE!

“Hot at Home” is THE Transformation Solution for People Who Hate The Gym (like I do!).

Are YOU sick of the inconsiderate, intimidating meatheads, the crowds, the inconvenient commute, the long waits for equipment, and wiping everyone else’s greasy sweat off the equipment before you can use it?

YAH, ME TOO!

That’s why I decided to say “SCREW IT” to the gym experience and figure out how to get “Hot at Home” even though I only live in a teensy city apartment.

And, I did it too!!

With barely any equipment and without ever stepping foot in that horrid gym, I got myself a six pack! WOOT!!!

So when people kept asking me HOW I did it and kept asking me to tell them my mindset secrets and tell them what my exact workouts were and what ‘rules’ I followed with my nutrition, I finally decided to put it all in one resource for ANYONE who wants to do what I did.

And THAT’s why I decided to call it “Hot at Home“ … this program really is for people who hate the gym or only have a small space to workout in at home and need to know how to make it work, and work WELL!

Find out more about “Hot at Home“, what is included and where to get it HERE:

Looking for a birthday present to give yourself to celebrate MY birthday? Why, how convenient. “Hot at Home” is the perfect gift!

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Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

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Happy Friday!!

Woo Hoo, the weekend really couldn’t have come fast enough … am I right?

What have I been doing all week?

Glad you asked!

Prepping for a weekend photoshoot is what I’ve been doing.

I need to get as LEAN as possible for my shoot (‘camera adds 10lbs’ and all that) so I’ve been making concerted efforts to get the calories down and the fat off.

I’m doing a good job … I’m looking pretty ripped this weekend.

However, I have a BIG plan for next week.

I’m planning on gaining some weight. On purpose.

Why on EARTH would I do that after all the hard work I just did to take it all off?

Glad you asked me THAT, too …

It’s not scary to gain the weight if you know HOW to take it off again. You just gotta learn how.

Then you can manipulate your weight to suit whatever you’ve got going on in your life at the time. It’s a very cool thing to know.

By the way, if you’re in the market for some new fitness equipment for your own home workouts, I HIGHLY recommend checking out FitnessTown.

It’s where I buy ALL my home fitness equipment. All of it!!

And the coolest thing is that they SHIP!! So YOU can buy their awesome equipment, too!

FitnessTown – Your Fitness Equipment Experts

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

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Hey gang!!

Sorry I’ve been a little MIA lately. Been working hard getting “Hot at Home” ready to go.

Everything’s ready, EXCEPT I’m having a technical issue with the website.

Sigh … there’s always SOMETHING, right?

Any day now. Any day. I swear.

As soon as that technical glitch is fixed, it’s GO TIME and I’m releasing it! Enough waiting around!

But, I digress….

I was reading a newspaper the other day and saw an ad for a supplement that kinda frustrated me.

I mean how misleading are these guys ALLOWED to BE before someone calls them out on it?

Check it out:

So, make sure you read the small print. ALWAYS READ THE SMALL PRINT!!!

Oh, and if you’re interested in getting onto the “Hot at Home” Early Birds’ List, the gates are closing on that one in a few days, so better hop to it.

I’m releasing it (shhhh, oh so quietly) to my Early Birds and Inner Sanctum Members FIRST at a special “action takers” deal.

If you’re not on the list, you won’t even know it’s happening.

‘Nuff said.

Go here: Hot at Home Early Birds List …

…there’s a box at the bottom of that post for you to shoot me your deets.

My birthday is at the end of the month and I want to do this BEFORE THEN (technical issues be damned).

So HUSTLE. Time’s running out.

Get on the Hot at Home Early Birds List here

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

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Alrighty!

Remember a couple of months ago when I told you I’d been sent some supplements I’d never heard of before but that were supposedly great for athletic performance and injury reduction/prevention/healing?

Green Lipped Mussel and Deer Velvet (and I was also sent some Grape Seed Extract, which I actually HAVE heard of but I threw that into the experiment too, just for fun).

If you missed that post, go here and watch this first: Experimenting With Supplements

Okay, now that you’re all up to speed, let me continue …

The two months have just passed and I’m finished the experiment.

And? How do I feel, you ask? Watch this:

So … interesting, huh?

Or not! lol

Like I mentioned in the video, I’ll report back here again in one month’s time after being OFF the Deer Velvet for a few weeks and let you know if I do, or do not, notice any differences in my athletic performance.

So stay tuned, cuz this experiment is not QUITE over just yet!

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

ps. if you want to know more about those supplements, what I was saying when I started the experiment or take a swing around the company’s website, you can find all that info on this blog post: Experimenting With Supplements

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Today is the day that strikes fear in the hearts of kids far and wide, young and old:

It’s the First Day of School!

How are your kids doing with developing good “life habits” when it comes to health and fitness?

Are you raising ‘fit kids’?

Listen, I get it. I know society is letting our kids down.

All that junk food available EVERYWHERE. All that marketing trying to make them want it.

All that crappy food available at school. All that peer pressure.

ALL THAT TEMPTATION !!!

Sure, the schools are teaching nutrition now. So, why are their lunch programs still such a freaking MESS?

Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, FRENCH FRIES on the lunchtime menus … in our school cafeterias? FOR SHAME, school boards!!

And WHY do they allow vending machines full of soda pop and junk food in our schools?

Kids don’t know the difference between healthy food and unhealthy food. They just know what they see, and what tempts them.

Kids don’t always get the exercise they should either … it’s the era of the Xbox, internet and too many choices on TV.

Our kids are more sedentary, less active, and eat more junk. It’s a fact of today’s world.

It doesn’t even matter sometimes if the parents are doing ‘all the right things’…

… kids aren’t hard-wired to resist temptation or really think so far ahead to worry about their mortality in their adulthood.

THAT’s why it’s important to know how to instill these values into our children at an age where they’re still ‘mold-able’…

Learn more about how to teach your kids how to get good nutrition and fitness habits NOW, before they grow up into overweight, frustrated adults trying to lose weight they could have avoided gaining in the first place:

Yep, mass marketing of junk food, peer pressure, that ‘rebellious stage’, trying to stay in with the ‘cool’ kids…

There’s so many ways for kids to get off track and not even realize (or care, at that early age) what they’re doing to themselves in the big picture.

Don’t let your kids be part of the ‘norm’ (aka: working their way slowly to becoming obese adults)…

Teach them NOW how to keep a healthy body for LIFE …

… with “Raising Fit Kids” by my personal friend Jeff Anderson.

It will help you help your kids to be strong, active and healthy as they grow through their childhood, teenage years and into their adulthood.

It’s going the be the best ‘learning’ they do this school year. You can count on that.

Grab it now. You’ll be glad you did.

Click Here ==> Raising Fit Kids

And here’s to all our kids getting straight “A’s” in school this year.

ROCK IT, KIDS!!

Make us parents, uncles, aunties (that’s me!) and grandparents PROUD!

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

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Hey gang!!

I just finished getting jiggy with my weight stack.

And while I got my workout done I also did some thinking.

I started thinking about some of the processes I had to go through in order to become the dedicated nutrition and fitness buff that I am now.

And one of my tactics that I’d kinda forgotten about came to mind.

It’s kind of an ‘outside of the box’ tactic, and I’m thinking it might help you, too.

So of course, I have to share:

So? What do you think?

Does breaking it down to the “physical” make things any easier?

Or did I just manage to confuse the heck out of you?

I hope it’s the former, cuz it really did work very well for me when I needed it.

Hope it works for you, too.

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

ps. if you still haven’t gotten on the “Hot at Home” Early Birds List, get at it before I close it to give my Early Birds and Inner Sanctum members first crack at it for cheaper. Go here:

(… and I ain’t jokin’ here. I’m only doing this SPECIAL pre-release ONCE, especially for my loyal friends and viewers ONLY … after I close the Early Birds sign-up, it’s closed forever. Just sayin’…)

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HEY!! … Yes, I am still alive!!

I’ve just been swamped beyond belief and still … STILL … trying to get the “Hot at Home” website up so I can get my book out to you guys.

I’m sorry it’s taking me so long. Jeez, I hate technology sometimes.

Anyhoo, I was hard-boiling eggs the other day. I use salt in the water to keep the shells from cracking while they boil.

It got me to thinking. And reading.

Reading? Reading what?

Why, the nutrition label of course.

I’m an avid reader of nutrition labels.

Always read the nutrition labels of your foods. It’s an eye opener, let me tell you.

Otherwise, how do you know what the HELL you’re putting in your most precious commodity… your body??

I know you’re gonna be interested in what I learned from reading the nutrition label on my salt package today:

See what I mean?

Always read your nutrition labels.

The stuff you can learn is amazing.

And it might just change your mind about what you’re putting in your body.

Living in oblivion isn’t the way to stay (or get) healthy. EDUCATE YOURSELF about your food.

And live a longer, healthier life as a result.

Just don’t step in front of any moving trains. I can’t help you with that one.

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

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So, the “unheard of” has happened.

I find myself intrigued by a couple of supplements and have decided to try them out.

Anyone coming here for very long probably already knows I don’t particularly believe supplements are necessary if you’re eating a well-rounded, healthy and varied diet of primarily whole, natural, one-ingredient foods.

I believe you can get all the nutrition you NEED from your food, if you’re eating properly.

And since I never seem to get SICK, maybe I’m on to something…

But after being offered a two month supply to ‘try out’ I do find myself intrigued by these ones. Mostly because all of them look to be from whole, natural sources and claim all sorts of wonderful health benefits…

…but also cuz I’ve never even HEARD of two of them and dammit! … I’m CURIOUS!

Have you ever heard of Green Lipped Mussel Extract?

Neither have I!

Have you ever heard of Deer Velvet (as a supplement, I mean)?

I know, right? Me neither.

Then there’s Grape Seed and Grape Skin Extract with Reservatrol.

Yah, I’ve heard of that one, but I’ve heard good things and I got the offer to sample all these for two months so that’s what I’m gonna do.

Here’s way more information about these supplements and what they’re supposed to do for you:

So, I’ll see you back here in 60 days to report in if I’ve experienced any differences in my performance or hamstring issues.

Actually, if I start to notice stuff changing I’ll report in even sooner and give you an update.

If not, well … you’ll hear from me about this experiment again in 60 days when I’m done. If I’ve got nothing to report no sense in reporting nothing, right?

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname
ps. in the meantime, if you’re interested in checking out more details about these supplements for yourself, here’s the company that sent me these samples: Mountain Red New Zealand

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