Breakfast – Muscle Mike protein shake
Snack – Rice crackers, hummus
Lunch – Chicken stir fry (prepared yesterday, so it was quick and yummy!)
Snack – Missed because I let work control my afternoon
Dinner – ED Chili

It feels good to not have anything un-planned or greasy on the list!  I spent quite a bit of time yesterday prepping veggies and cooking chicken and other foods just to make sure I was ready to start the challenge.  No workout today because I was hurting so bad where my surgery site was.  It is just in a horrible spot.  I am going to have to start very slow, and work toward getting stronger.  I am excited, and looking forward to Day 2!

Here is some information from Holly Rigsby:

“I feel like my search has ended!”

“I have fallen for so many faulty fitness programs, eaten more “diet” food than I want to think about, and have never had real and lasting results. Thank you, Holly, for the simplicity, the “realness” of the FYM program.

I know now that it is truly possible to become more fit and healthy and this NYTC is going to be a terrific way to start my journey!”

~ Kathy

No need to Wait to get started….

Log in to ClubFYM today to…

- Access Transformation Prep Videos
- Get your Progress Journal set up
- Meet your accountability Buddies
- Get Started on your Primer Plan to kick start Fat Loss
- Check out MY Progress Journal…since I will be doing this challenge WITH YOU!
- and More!

Doors to register open this Friday, January 7th. You have from then until 10:00 am EST, Tuesday, January 11th to submit your official registration.

Do something different this year!

Take your Results to the NEXT Level and by Joining a Challenge!

These women are READY…See why THEY will Succeed!

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“THANK YOU!!!

You are always such a motivating person and you have definitely sparked something in me over the past 6 months since I joined ClubFYM…Funny too how some friends were asking me what “diet” I was on and I felt almost insulted by the thought that they could think I would dishonour my body by abusing it just for the sake of looking good.

I was proud to explain that I’ve cleaned up my act through healthy eating and exercise and NOT the latest crazy fad. My health will not suffer at the hands of vanity.”
~ Mandy

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“I am so excited and pumped for this challenge now!! (pumping fist in air). I just wrote down on my index card by my computer
“Choices that take care of ME!”
~ Rachel

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“I have had a fuzzy goal to “get healthy” for about 3 years since a doctors visit suggested that I needed to lose weight and get my triglycerides, etc. under control. But then after I start a diet or start exercising again, I get sidetracked by being consumed with losing X-number of lbs or fitting into a certain size.

If you can help me focus again on being healthy, then this challenge will have been well worth it regardless of lbs lost, etc.

I LOVED what you said about, “Take the steps that take care of you”.

It made me think that if I can take care of TODAY and not try to make up for yesterday or work for tomorrows results then all of my todays will add up to tomorrows results in a healthy way without all the added stress, guilt, killing myself, etc. Again, WOW!!!!”
~ Karen

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“Making choices that are healthy for me… this is SO powerful! To me it means that we focus on being mindful of the choices we make every moment - living in the moment and focusing on improving our choices and ourselves RIGHT NOW. Not just regarding our food and exercise, but our thoughts and actions in each moment.

Anyone who is in ClubFYM and has CHOSEN to do the NYTC has already made a HUGE healthy choice!!
~ Deb

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“I love, love, love the theme of this challenge and the new re-focus for all! I agree it’s like you went in and read the minds of so many…focusing on health, making healthier choices, using our body for good things, giving our bodies good things and balancing the whole mind/body/spirit connection.

That’s when we radiate health, exude health and inspire others to want to be healthy! The inner creates the outer…always!”
~ Lisa Marie

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I have tried so many ways to lose weight
- online programs, in person programs, you name it -I’ve wasted my money on it. But never have I felt that someone is so committed to my success until I came to Club FYM. And more importantly, I can tell that your motivation for our success is not for your own glory or bank account but because you truly care about us. The only way I know how to say thank you is to be committed to making myself a better, Healthier, me.”
~ Julie H

Question: “Is there really much more to this than I would normally do with my workouts and nutrition?”

Depends…take a look at all you DO get by participating in a Transformation Challenge…

* 2 Brand New Fat Loss Workouts Each and Every Month
Complete with downloadable workout Logs and Videos that include an instructional How TOs as well as the full Follow Along Videos. This keeps your workouts fresh and fun and prevents Plateaus.

* Coaching Calls
To help assist you in your transformation, I will be holding 6 LIVE bi-weekly group coaching calls to help answer questions LIVE and keep you on track during the transformation challenge.

* Mini Contests
A chance to win fun prizes every 4 weeks!

* Private Forum
Never feel lost, confused or alone! Either I or another member is just a click away!

* Online Menu Planner
Are you eating for Fat Loss? Are you sure? Map out your meals and burn more fat with this free online fat loss tool.

* Daily Motivation
Participants receive weekly emails with specific tasks to help you stay focused, plus you can post your progress in your online journal for feedback, support and accountability

*Accountability Buddies
You not only have me as your coach…you can surrounded yourself with some of the most success driven, inspiring women ever…you also get to work closely with a select few women who will be there to help hold you accountable and motivate you to achieve your very best!

*** PLUS….WIN Amazing Prizes for a Brand New Body!

$250 CASH, DVD’s, Free Membership, Prograde Gifts and More!

So…Up to you…..does this sound like more than you would have with the current plan you are following?

Question: “So I have to join ClubFYM to take part in the Challenge?”

Yes.
All you have to do is be a current member and follow Fit Yummy Mummy – whether it’s the FYM Ebook, The DVDs or the Transformation Kit (which goes on sale tonight at midnight)….if you are NEW to FYM you can enjoy a 30 day complimentary membership to ClubFYM with any of the above purchases.

Once you log in, you will find detailed steps on how to set up your progress journal, post your before photos, establish your goals, get an accountability buddy and MORE!

Question: “How long is the Challenge?”

The New Year’s Transformation Challenge is 12 Weeks
~ 84 Days to a Brand New You! While you can register as early as this Friday….we ALL begin DAY ONE on Monday, January 10th!

Question: “Once I join ClubFYM, how will I know what to do?”

I have step by step details listed out for you in the Forums complete with videos…in addition to the bonus videos I’ll be posting ALL this week – getting you started, answering questions and making sure you are motivated and ready to make 2011 YOUR YEAR to Shine!

REMEMBER: Registration Begins Friday, January 7th and is open until 10 am EST on Tuesday, January 11th.

BUT no need to wait…log on now and get access to all the bonus videos and coaching this week so you are MORE than ready for Day One of the Challenge on Monday, January 10th!

Have More Questions about the Challenge?
Post in the forums!
NYTC 2011 Questions

EVERYONE WINS Not only will you end of this 12 week experience with a New Body and a totally New Life — there will be a special prize awarded to every single FYM who starts and finishes the entire 12-week challenge.

Where do YOU see yourself in 3 months?

Make Your Dream Body a Reality ~ You Deserve to Be Beautiful!

Your Friend and Coach,

Holly Rigsby

So, what I found that I need is accountability and a community of people to support me, and help hold me accountable. I had this for a while, but drifted away because I “didn’t have the money”. Now looking back, I made a huge mistake.

I have now re-joined Club FYM (Fit Yummy Mummy). This is a site full of community, accountability, and loaded with more information than I could ever need to be successful.

Now, Club FYM is a wonderful thing to join, but sorry guys, it is for ladies only

If you are a male, and are looking for something just like what I mentioned, check out Turbulence Training. This site has all of the great things that Club FYM has, but is for men and women.

So, will you join me in changing your life in 2011??  What do you have to lose?

Ladies, check out Club FYM

Ladies or Men, check out Turbulence Training

If you feel like me, do this with me! I will post some info on signing up for the challenge as soon as I sign up.

I have got to make a change!

I need to get every workout in.  Things have to change from this point on.  Day 11 will be a better post than this one.  Promise!

I would like to thank Dax for everything he has done for the people doing the MAP Fat Loss challenge, and I would like to personally like to say sorry for not giving it my all.

I promise to change my ways from here on out!

Check out Dax’s Site:

London Personal Training Studio

Depending who you are and what your goals are, what it takes to find a gym could be very different from other people.

Here are a few things that come to my mind when I am looking for a gym.

• How long does it take to get there?

• Is the gym clean and inviting?

• Does it have the equipment that I am interested in?

• Is there plenty of room to get a good workout in?

• Do they have child care?

• Are there other things available like classes, swimming, or tanning?

The first thing to do is do a search for all the gyms in your area, and pick out the top 5 or so that would be closest to you, or to your work.  After you have located all the gyms in your area, stop by and check them out.

Take a tour of the gym, and try to talk to members if you can.  Check out all the things on your list of importance, and see how they rate.

While you are taking your tour, check out the staff at the gym.  Are they interacting with the members?  Are they helping with workouts, and able to answer questions?  I will never forget one of the first weeks at my gym when I asked one of the trainers for a smaller stability ball.  He looked at me almost cross eyed, and I had to show him what a stability ball was!

During your tour, make sure you check out the locker room.  Is it clean, most of all!  Do they provide lockers, showers, changing rooms, etc?

After you have taken a tour, talk to one of the sales people about pricing.  Make sure you know ALL the strings attached, like contracts, annual membership fees, fees for child care, etc.  Also find out if there are gyms in other cities and states, and if you can also workout there.

Remember when talking to the sales people at the gym, that they are sales people.  They want you to join so they can get a commission!  Just remember to make your mind up for yourself, do not let the sales person have an influence on your decision.  You don’t want to end up being stuck at a gym that you don’t feel comfortable in.

Make sure that they send you home with all of the pricing information so that you can compare prices once you are home.  Before you leave the gym, make sure that you have seen everything you would like to see, and know everything you can know about pricing.

As soon as you can, make the good old fashioned pro’s vs. con’s list.  Do this for every gym that you visit.

Compare your lists of the different gyms that you have visited, and limit it to a top two or three.  Before a decision is made, visit the gym again!

Remember, this is a place that you are going to visit almost every day, right?  You want to make sure that you are happy with your decision.

These tips should help you find a gym that will meet your needs.  Good luck, not in just finding a gym, but in reaching your workout goals!

If you want…

- strong, rock-hard abs
- a better, sexier butt
- lean, sculpted arms

Then you have to try kettlebell swings.

This exercise forces your abs to work as hard as crunches, while working your glutes (aka your butt!), and sharpening up your upper arms and shoulders. All those beautiful body benefits in one single move.

Throw in renegade rows, tactical lunges, front squats, and presses, and you’ve got a killer kettlebell program that you can do in the comfort of your own home with a single piece of exercise equipment.

And when you’re done, just put it in the closet. Try doing that with a treadmill!

I can’t recommend kettlebell workouts enough if you want to get bodysculpting results in 10-20 minutes per day (or if you want a longer workout, 30 minutes is fine too).

And now there’s the perfect fat burning kettlebell workout program from Turbulence Training called the Kettlebell Revolution.

Get your copy here during the introductory 50% off sale:

Turbulence Training Kettlebell Revolution

Time to revolutionize your body!

The sale ends soon! So don’t miss your chance to save fifty bucks on these powerful new home workouts – heck, you can even do them at the park.

Get your kettlebell workouts here:

Turbulence Training Kettlebell Revolution

Time to revolutionize your workouts!

Who would I rather learn from than my friend and coach Holly Rigsby, the creator of Fit Yummy Mummy.  Check out one of her latest posts that includes a video of kettlebell intervals.

Pamela MacElree (co-founder of KettlebellAthletics.com) came down to Louisville this week for business, boot camps and some filming for her upcoming Kettlebell DVDs! You know we could not pass up the opportunity to get a Kettlebell workout in!

Just used an interval training soundtrack and Pamela put a series of challenging Kettlebell moves together to perform to the timed intervals.

Great way to add variety and spice up your fat loss workouts!

This is a 4-5 round metabolic Kettlebell training circuit consisting of

* Kettlebell Deadlifts
* Kettlebell High Pulls
* Kettlebell Romanian Deadlifts
* Kettlebell Swings

performing each move for a full 30 seconds followed by 30 seconds of active rest…… and to make it fun Pamela chose Kettlebell sling shots for our “rest” : )

We suggest you choose a moderate weight for this one since you have to hold on to the Kettlebell for a full 16-20 minutes depending on how many rounds you complete.

Like having a timed soundtrack to workout to?

Download your Interval Training Soundtracks today and FEEL what a difference it makes to YOUR workouts!

DONE-FOR-YOU Pre-Programmed Workout Soundtracks With Me as Your Personal Coach Telling You Exactly When To Start And When To Stop With Strategically Placed Countdowns and Updates, With All The Motivation You Need To Complete An Intense Interval Session!

No more watching the clock, trying to find the right music to match, or trying to find the motivation to push through another intense intervals session.

All soundtracks are accessed online and can be downloaded as the music file of your choice.

“LOVE THE SOUNDTRACKS!! I absolutely push myself through knowing how much time I have left. It is AWESOME! Your voice cues help so much more than trying to do it myself. Every bit of it helps, the motivational music, your countdown, It is just what I needed to get more results from my intervals !!! Love the video sampler too. Great Info Holly, Thank you for it ALL.”
~ Lauren Dunbar

“OMGosh…what an amazing workout I had!! I thought that I was really fit and could handle the intermediate interval right away because I go to Kempo Kick Boxing four times a week, but lately have found that I’ve plateaued in the class. Your workout system and supporting audio soundtrack gave me EXACTLY what I’ve been looking for!”
~ Carolyn

Download your tracks today and supercharge your workout Today!

What is a kettlebell and what is the big deal with kettlebell workouts anyway?

A kettlebell is looks like a cannon ball with a handle and is normally made from cast iron.  Kettlebell workouts are intended to increase strength, endurance, agility and balance, challenging both the muscular and cardiovascular system with dynamic, total-body movements.  Kettlebells make it easier to do get the most out of each exercise that you do in your workouts.

Some of the common things to do with the kettlebell are Kettlebell Swings, Kettlebell Snatch, Kettlebell Jerk, and the Kettlebell Squat Thrust.

Check out this video from Craig Ballentyne to see some of the workouts in motion.

Kettlebell workouts are great for all kinds of people because they come in different weights, just like dumbbells, and are easily stored to use at home.

Start using kettlebells today and watch your body transform before your own eye!

Turbulence Training

Here is the post from Holly Rigsby, the creator of Fit Yummy Mummy.

Vote for the winner of the 2009 New Years Transformation Challenge below. These women have started the New Year off with a bang as they have spent the past 12 weeks following the Fit Yummy Mummy Fat Loss System which has helped each to lose their mommy belly, wear sizes 2 to 4 times smaller than they have every dreamed and even buy new bikinis to wear with confidence!

Now it is time for YOU to vote for your Favorite Fit Yummy Mummy Transformation.

Who is most inspiring to you?

How to Vote: Please review all 10 Finalists and their Essays before making your selection by clicking on the link below each finalist. Please note that Only 1 Vote is allowed per IP Address.

The Top 3 Fit Yummy Mummy winners will be announced in Monday’s Fit Yummy Mummy Newsletter on April 21st 2009.

Click on this link to cast your vote!!  VOTE HERE!!!

Hint, hint!!  Make sure you check out contestant #9.  That’s me!  I made it to the top 10!

This just goes to show you that the results that you can get with the Fit Yummy Mummy program are REAL!!  If you have been looking for motivation, please let this be it!

Check out Fit Yummy Mummy now!