I just had to share this with you….

It’s about that time of year.  This is when folks slowly start dropping off from their workout program, or cheating on their diet.  And for a lot of folks, weekend eating – particularly SuperBowl weekend eating – is to blame.

When some folks binge eat, they go looking for a “detox diet”, thinking that will reverse all their mistakes.  But I’m not here to recommend that…no way.

Instead, I have an amazing article – perhaps his best article ever – from fitness expert Craig Ballantyne about a simple 7-Step Detox
Diet that you can easily follow everyday…

…so that you never need to do an extreme 7-day or 2-week cleanse. Here’s Craig to tell it like it is:

I just got back from the SuperBowl and got a chance to sit in the front row right in the endzone. It was really cool, and I also got a chance to see “The Who” live in concert at half-time.  But, while I was there, I had a few extra “non-compliance” meals than normal, so it got me thinking about detox diets.

I have a pretty strong opinion about detoxing, and I put together a simple 7-step detox diet plan that you can easily follow so that you never have to do a 16-day detox ever.

You see, my biggest “beef” with the entire theory of “detoxing” is this… It is simply NOT possible to EVER detox your body.

Why?

Because it’s such a vague statement. What does “detox” mean? How do you measure “detoxification”? What do you even define as toxins? And when do you officially become “detoxed”?

The answer is, “You don’t.”  It’s impossible.

After all, every single second of every day your body produces carbon dioxide, which is a toxin.  And if you have deep belly fat, research shows that this “visceral fat” is constantly releasing inflammatory toxins into your blood.

Every second. The more fat you have, the more toxic you are.  Plus, every breath you take includes pollutants.  And even the water that you drink may contain “toxins”.

So….what’s the real deal on detoxing?

Listen, while every “expert” is out there arguing about tiny little details and “gurus” are trying to sell you on detoxing so they can sell supplements, the TRUTH is that you really just need to know a few steps to avoid getting toxic in the first place.

In my opinion, the #1 factor in living a “low toxin life” is simply to keep as much garbage out of your body in the first place, rather than depending on a 3-day, 7-day or even 16-day detox to be healthy.

So what do I do to prevent “toxin build-up” in the first place?

Well, I live the Turbulence Training Lifestyle of course, including my “7 Step Detox Nutrition Plan”:

1) Start each day with a blender drink of berries, spinach or other greens, raw nuts (such as walnuts – rich in healthy fats), and other
ingredients packed with antioxidants and healthy fats.

2) For lunch, have a large green salad with spinach, beans, broccoli, peppers, avocado, onions, etc.

3) Eat an organic apple a day. Certain fruits (i.e. apples, peaches, cherries, and strawberries) and vegetables have a higher exposure to pesticides, and you should choose organic when possible.

4) Eat RAW snacks only – of fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Try using this one simple rule and limit all of your between meal snacks to
raw fruit, raw vegetables, and/or raw nuts and I promise you’ll drop the pounds because you’ll be full on a smaller number of  calories.

5) Drink Green Tea (2-3 cups) and filtered water (3 liters) instead of beverages that contain calories or chemicals.

6) Limit animal protein intake to only 2 servings per day. On most days, I’ll one of the following: an “after workout” chocolate milk,
organic eggs in the morning, or occasionally I’ll have high quality meat at dinner.

You don’t need to be a full vegetarian to live a longer life, but you should probably avoid eating meat 5 times per day, like people
in Chicago.

(Hey Chicago, don’t get mad at me for that…it was a born-and-raised Chicago native who told me 5 servings of meat per day was the
average Chicago meat consumption.)

7) Minimize or completely eliminate alcohol intake.

While research does show that for men, up to 2 drinks per day may help cardiovascular health (and for women, up to one drink per day), I’m not about to recommend you start drinking.

After all, if you go above those limits, you start to destroy your health…and you risk addiction. Alcohol killed my father, and I
don’t want to see the same thing happen to you. Tread cautiously with the booze.

So that’s it. A simple 7-Step Detox Diet Plan.

By the way, it goes without saying that you should avoid:

- cigarettes
- trans-fats
- excessive amounts of sugar
- refined grains
- and 7-11 nacho cheese

Right? Of course.

And you should be exercising to lose the belly fat…using proven methods, such as interval training – which is proven to beat long,
slow cardio when it comes to burning dangerous belly fat.

Plus, you should be using Turbulence Training resistance supersets to burn more calories and sculpt your body.

If you’ve never used Turbulence Training, you can try it out today for less than the cost of a Superbowl hot dog.

Click here to get Turbulence Training for less than 5 bucks:

Turbulence Training

Simply follow those 7 nutrition guidelines and use the short TT workouts to cut out as many toxins from your body – without detoxing.

Stay strong,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Author, Turbulence Training

PS – I also believe you should avoid toxic relationships… …so you need to take a hard look at the people you surround yourself with in life.

Do you have the right work friends? Are you in the right relationships? Do you spend enough time with the right family members? Or are they toxic too?

Remember – you need social support for success in life and in fat loss…so surround yourself with positive people, like the good folks on the TT Member’s forum.

If you need to dump the toxic folks and get positive social support, we’d love to see you on the forum and help you out. You will get a free 3-month TT membership access to the forum when you try out Turbulence Training for only $4.95 today:

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Please click that link to get started losing fat & getting rid of the toxic baggage in your life.

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

With this in mind, Craig Ballantyne from Turbulence Training has created 3 super quick mini workouts with the Turbulence Training Mini Bodyweight Circuits program.  Each workout is so SHORT, yet incredibly effective that they allow you to live your life without jeopardizing your fat loss and strength training goals.

As a mother of 3 who also works full time this sounds good to me!

If any of the following apply to you, the Mini Bodyweight Circuts are your answer:

• If you know you are going to have a busy month ahead of you
• You hate going to the gym
• No time to get away
• No time for yourself
• If you don’t have access to fancy gym equipment

If any of these apply, then this is your answer!  Check out the Turbulence Training Mini Bodyweight Circuits, and start sculpting your body today!

Hello everyone!  Check out Men’s Health expert Craig Ballantyne’s 10 best ab exercises that you can do without cables, ab crunches or sit-ups!

1. Plank with your arms on the Ball (30% more effective than plain
ol’ planks, according to Men’s Health magazine)

2. Ball Rollouts (probably my favorite ball ab exercise)

3. Hanging Knee Raises (classic exercise that most folks do
wrong…but if done right, will work your abs safely and
effectively)

4. DB Renegade Row (this is the biggest surprise on the list…but
it works your lower obliques incredibly hard)

5. Ball Jackknife (always a tough one for beginners to get the hang
of…but when they do, they get a lot of six pack ab benefits)

6. Ball Jackknife Rotation (a tougher version of the jackknife)

7. Ball Jackknife-Pushup Combo

8. X-Body Mountain Climber (one of my favorites…so simple yet so
effective)

9. X-Body Mountain Climber with Hands on Ball

10. X-Body Mountain Climber with Feet on Ball (an even more
effective version of the regular X-Body mountain climber)

All of those exercises are in the programs at:

Turbulence Training Ab’s Workouts

Use only the best ab exercises to get more results!

PS – Don’t miss his Ballantyne’s Day Ab Workout Sale here  TT Abs

Check out this story about Sally who lost 5 1/2 inches off of her belly!

I Lost 5 1/2 Inches Off My Belly

(Blog post from Holly Rigsby)

My Personal 16 Week Challenge Results

Sally has removed over 13 pounds and 5 1/2 inches from her belly!

Fit Yummy Mummy was the answer to years of useless fat- loss efforts.
I have been set free from a life of fitness futility, and have been given the tools to effectively gain health and fitness and never be overweight and unhealthy again!

I decided from the beginning that the one thing I was going to be was consistent.

What I learned by doing the workouts anyway was that there was VERY LITTLE actually stopping me from working out. I made a decision to just figure it out and do it anyway. I have always found a way. I’ve learned so much by staying by that commitment.

Every obstacle was opportunity for me to learn a lesson.
In fact, after the very 1st week of obstacles I thought I had overcome all the obstacles I would encounter and I would be on my way with smooth sailing!

Then second week…..there were new obstacles.
Third week…same thing!

I figured out that there was just always going to be some type of obstacle so I’d better get used to it and do what I have to do anyway!

My Results

FYI: I choose to wear the dreaded horizontal striped shirt that accentuates the negative!!! I will continue to wear this top for the challenge photos as a test. When I can make this top look good than I will know I’m in the ball-park!

Before: October 31, 2008……..After: January 31, 2009……REMOVED

WEIGHT:Over 200#……………187#………………………..13# gone forever!

BUST:41″………………………..37#…………………………..4″ gone forever!
CHEST:38″………………………34#…………………………..4″ gone forever!
WAIST:38″………………………34#…………………………..4″ gone forever!
BELLY:42″……………………….36 1/2………………………..5 1/2″ BYE-BYE!
UPPER- ARM:14″………………….12″……………………………2″ gone forever!
FLEXED:13 1/2″………………….12 1/2″……………………….1″ gone forever!
NECK:13 1/2″…………………….12 1/2″………………………..1″ gone forever!
UPPER-FOREARM:11″……………10″…………………………….1″ gone forever!
UPPER- THIGH:30″………………..27″……………………………3″ gone forever!
MID-THIGH:24″……………………21″…………………………….3″ gone forever!

The 16 Week Fit Yummy Mummy System has laid the foundation for a whole new way of exercising, eating and taking care of my family and myself that I will be able to use for the rest of my life!

~ I’ve gone from thinking the less food the better, to understanding the importance of fueling your muscles with 6 small supportive meals per day within my calorie range.

~ I’ve gone from thinking the more exercise the better, to understanding that less can be more when it comes to effective exercise. I can do short bursts of effective exercise for minutes per day and get more accomplished than the hours I used to spend.

~ I’ve gone from thinking that I needed to be super strict with my diet, to understanding the
importance of scheduling an occasional luxury meal.

~ I’ve gone from thinking that my day was too busy and full to spend any time taking care of me, to understanding the importance of scheduling time for myself so that I am refreshed and better able to take care of my family and my responsibilities.

~ I’ve gone from thinking I could get fit on my own, to understanding the importance of creating a support network for accountability, inspiration, support and encouragement. This is exactly what we have at ClubFYM in the on-line fitness community and forum.

Key to My Results
As a busy homeschooling mom, I need schedules and systems and documentation to keep things flowing in an orderly fashion and to make sure that our many obligations actually get accomplished and don’t remain wishful thinking or fall by the wayside as life tends to come up with surprises around every corner.

Holly came up with the KUP Accountability System soon after I joined in October.

I can’t imagine doing the Fit Yummy Mummy Lifestyle without it.

It perfectly ties together the heart and soul of the program into a system of checks and balances so that you can see on a daily basis where you are at.

A quick evaluation in the evening lets me know …

- how I need to work things out the next day to work in the workout time
- if my meals need to be planned better

I never get too far off track because I am evaluating on a daily basis how I did and how I can do better tomorrow.

We just have so much to be thankful for here at Club FYM!

The systems for our success are all here for us. Holly has worked out the program to be very step-by-step and very organized. All we have to do is do it.

This is only the first of a lifetime of personal 16 week challenges!

There is no end to how this program can be made to evolve right along with my level of fitness, so that I will not only be a Fit Yummy Mummy for life, but will continue to be fitter and yummier as the years go by!”

~ Sally Age 45, Home Schooling Mom of 6 Kylar, 27, Jaron, 25, Ryan, 22, Sean, 22, Tayla, 11 and Keon, 1, Albany, Oregon

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Are you Ready to Eliminate your Mommy Belly and finally reach your fat loss goals once and for all!?

Need a little help?

Since I know how much you enjoy workout videos – especially the ones that teach you how to properly perform the exercises- I designed and filmed a series of Fit Yummy Mummy Workout Videos – right here at home – where I take the time to teach each move in “Learn It” segments plus take you through a full workout in the “Do It” segments.

These workouts used to only be available on a DVD in the $147 Deluxe Package.

Based on your feedback, I’ve decided to make it easier for you to invest and get started….with a NEW Instant Access Video option!

You receive instant access to the 1st 8 weeks of the Fit Yummy Mummy workout videos with downloads, for only $57!

The NEW and REVISED Deluxe Package which includes..

~ 8 Total Videos
Introductory Workout A “Learn It”
Introductory Workout A “Do It”

Introductory Workout B “Learn It”
Introductory Workout B “Do It”

Beginner Workout A “Learn It”
Beginner Workout A “Do It”

Beginner Workout B “Learn It”
Beginner Workout B “Do It”

~ 4 Audios
The Top Secrets of Fat Burning Exercise for Moms
Everything You Need to Know About Fat Burning Nutrition for Moms
Mom’s Time Management Guidelines
How to Modify Your Eating Behavior for Success

~ Bonus Workout: Turbulence Training for Abs, from Craig Ballantyne, Training Adviser to Oxygen Magazine

AND

~ The complete Fit Yummy Mummy 16 Week Fat Loss System for Busy Moms
~ 10 Additional Bonuses – everything from meal plans to cellulite reduction

I make it complete with the 21 Day VIP coaching program with 21 days of daily emails as well as coaching calls to help you jump start your results!

Yes….
all this….all instant….all to help you start NOW so you can see results NOW!
“I’m Ready Holly! Sign me Up!”
www.FitYummyMummy.com- Deluxe

At Noon (EST) on Thursday, January 8th 2009, all of the free bonuses in the Ultimate Turbulence Training for Fat Loss Solution are going to be removed.

I don’t even want to think about how much you’d have to pay to get them separately. So don’t miss your chance to get them for free. I use Turbulence Training for Fat Loss and I love it. I can’t recommend the program enough.

And I promise you that you’ll love it, or Craig Ballantyne, the creator of Turbulence Training, will give you your money back. You have nothing to lose (except belly fat).

But all of the extra bonus goodie workouts will be removed from this incredible offer at Noon (EST) on Thursday, January 8th.

So don’t waste any more time. Visit this site to grab the Ultimate Turbulence Training Fat Loss Solution and all of your fast action bonuses:

Click here for more information:    Turbulence Training

Lately I’ve been reading this little book called, “The Dip” by a guy named
Seth Godin.

It’s all about how the biggest results are often achieved after a period of
struggling. But many people quit during the struggle, and never achieve
success.

You might be able to relate – this is very true of fat loss, working out,
and eating right.

After all, it’s not too bad to get through the morning or even the early
part of the afternoon without ‘cheating’ on your diet.

But late in the afternoon our diet becomes a struggle. And while sitting
around after dinner it is practically impossible for some folks to resist
the siren’s call of the cookies and chips.

But those who make it through the struggle WIN. They end up eating fewer
calories and losing fat for the day.

Same with our workouts.

The warmup is fine, and the first few sets are tough, but manageable.

But as we go on, some folks want to quit. But often it is the last set, the
last rep, the last effort that gives us the most results.

If we didn’t experience discomfort and fatigue – and make it through it all -
we wouldn’t change our bodies.

We have to get through what Seth calls, “the dip”. As he says, “It is human
nature to quit when it hurts.”

And human nature is why you see more lard bodies than hard bodies.

The two worst things you can do when you are in “the dip” are…

a) Quit (that’s obvious)

b) Jump from program to program (because each time you jump, you are
starting over again – always give a program a full 4-week trial period to
see if it really works for you)

If you can make it through the dip, you win.

But how do you beat the dip when the struggle is so hard?

By reminding yourself of how good life will be on the other side of the dip -
how good things will be once you make it through the struggle.

You must remind yourself that you can get to a point where you’ll prefer
whole, natural foods over junk food; that you’ll look forward to your
workouts, rather than find any excuse to blow them off.

You must have the right mindset.

You must learn to stay strong.

And get help from your social support.

Those are the 3 keys to making it through the fat loss dip using Turbulence
Training.

About the Author

Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have been featured multiple times in Men’s Fitness and Maximum Fitness magazines, and have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit www.TurbulenceTraining.com

I hope this was helpful to you!

I know this article can sounds like a lot of us sometimes!  Craig does a good job explaining this too! If you are looking to get out of your Fat Loss Dip and into the succuess of real results, give Turbulence Training a try.

Every year, I feel so inspired when I watch NBC’s The Biggest Loser. I know that the show helps so many people to start working toward their personal fitness goals. It is great to see people who’s lifestyles were keeping them from doing things that they love, finally begin to do those things!

So, what if you would also like to be the Biggest Loser? How can you do that when you are not on the show with a personal trainer and a personal chef cooking every meal for you? Easy! Craig Ballantyne has workout plans that even Jillian Michaels from the Biggest Loser recommends.

You will be blown away at the workout you can do in your own home when you do Turbulence Training. When you are just starting out, you will probably want to stick to body weight workouts, and then move on to adding weights.

Craig and Jillian will teach you how to get fit and stay fit so that you can look just as good, or probably better than the people on the Biggest Loser!

You can do this one your own! All you need is a little help to start! Be the Biggest Loser!