Tis the season for parties, celebrations, get togethers...food is everywhere all the time this time of year, and it isn't always the healthy stuff.
The bad news: the average person expects to gain weight during the holidays, and does so.
The good news: YOU don't have to!
This holiday season, make a deal with yourself: Do your best to eat healthfully and clean six days out of the week. And pick ONE day a week to indulge.
Now let's be clear here, indulge does not mean "eat the entire cheesecake followed by a chocolate fondue chaser with a bottle of champagne to wash it all down." Nope, not gonna happen. Right?
What I do mean is: decide that you will have a small piece of that cheesecake, enjoy a glass of wine, and take a day to not count calories.
Of course even on an indulgent day you will still want to get those veggies in and hydrate - in fact, you should hydrate extra to get the extra sodium flowing right out of your body. But take a day to indulge, and celebrate.
Happy December :)
Friday, November 30, 2012
Happy December!
Hi Mamas!
Just a quick note to let you know what's on tap here on the blogfor the month of December.
I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling like this is the very busiest time of the year. Lots of family to visit with, lots of shopping and cooking to do, and just a lot of feeling pulled in every direction. Please, tell me I'm not alone!
As everyone else is pulling at you wanting something, we want to give you a little bit of time that is all about YOU!
Every week this month we will challenge you - ALLOW you - to do something for yourself. Have a day to indulge, say NO when you want or need to, keep your body healthy, and give YOURSELF a gift.
I hope you will find a moment to put, and keep, yourself on your priority list.
YOU DESERVE IT!
Just a quick note to let you know what's on tap here on the blogfor the month of December.
I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling like this is the very busiest time of the year. Lots of family to visit with, lots of shopping and cooking to do, and just a lot of feeling pulled in every direction. Please, tell me I'm not alone!
As everyone else is pulling at you wanting something, we want to give you a little bit of time that is all about YOU!
Every week this month we will challenge you - ALLOW you - to do something for yourself. Have a day to indulge, say NO when you want or need to, keep your body healthy, and give YOURSELF a gift.
I hope you will find a moment to put, and keep, yourself on your priority list.
YOU DESERVE IT!
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
TRIATHLON TRAINING KICKOFF!
If you can swim a lap (barely)...
If you can ride a bike...
If you can walk a block...
You CAN do a Triathlon!
Join Mama Bootcamp for a fun and informative evening to kick off our Triathlon training season.
There will be two sessions:
Monday, December 3 at 6:30pm
Valley Springs Presbyterian Church
1401 Olympus Dr
Roseville
OR
Thursday, December 6 at 6:30pm
McKinley Park Pool House
East Sacramento
The triathlon coaches will be there to answer your questions, and we'll have food, raffle prizes and lots of fun.
Ask your coach if you have any questions!
SEE YOU THERE :)
If you can ride a bike...
If you can walk a block...
You CAN do a Triathlon!
Join Mama Bootcamp for a fun and informative evening to kick off our Triathlon training season.
There will be two sessions:
Monday, December 3 at 6:30pm
Valley Springs Presbyterian Church
1401 Olympus Dr
Roseville
OR
Thursday, December 6 at 6:30pm
McKinley Park Pool House
East Sacramento
The triathlon coaches will be there to answer your questions, and we'll have food, raffle prizes and lots of fun.
Ask your coach if you have any questions!
SEE YOU THERE :)
Friday, November 23, 2012
2012 Weekly Challenge #47: What have you learned?
Thanksgiving is over, the fall decor is almost gone, and hopefully the last of the turkey leftovers are eaten...but the month of being Thankful isn't over yet!
Live is about learning and growing. When you know better, you can do better, right? This week, we are thinking about lessons learned.
Think about the important lessons YOU have learned this year, and how it has changed how you think, how you act, how you feel and then...
Share it with someone!
Join us on the Facebook page and tell your Mama Bootcamp family what lesson you are most thankful for. Could be just the lesson one of your sisters needs to learn, too.
Have a great week!
Live is about learning and growing. When you know better, you can do better, right? This week, we are thinking about lessons learned.
Think about the important lessons YOU have learned this year, and how it has changed how you think, how you act, how you feel and then...
Share it with someone!
Join us on the Facebook page and tell your Mama Bootcamp family what lesson you are most thankful for. Could be just the lesson one of your sisters needs to learn, too.
Have a great week!
Friday, November 16, 2012
2012 Weekly Challenge #46: The Tough Tukey Express Workout
The number one question I hear this past week at Bootcamp was "Do we have Bootcamp on Thanksgiving?"
The short answer: No, there are no bootcamps scheduled for Thanksgiving Day.
The long answer: No, there are no bootcamps scheduled for Thanksgiving Day BUT you can, and should, still get a workout in!!
This Thanksgiving, treat yourself to the Tough Turkey Express Workout! It will only take a few minutes, and its a great way to start off your holiday weekend.
Here's the set (repetitions in parenthesis are for beginner, intermediate and advanced, respectively):
Pushups - box-style, on your knees or on your toes (20, 25, 30)
Dips (20,25,30)
Butt Bumps (20, 25, 30)
Wall Sit (60 seconds for all levels)
Flutter Kick Hold 10 kick, 10 hold (3 sets, 3 sets, 4 sets)
Need refresher for some of the moves? See the video here.
YOUR CHALLENGE: Repeat the Tough Turkey Express Workout circuit 3 to 4 times in a row. Your body will love you for it!
Have a happy, and HEALTHY, Thanksgiving!
The short answer: No, there are no bootcamps scheduled for Thanksgiving Day.
The long answer: No, there are no bootcamps scheduled for Thanksgiving Day BUT you can, and should, still get a workout in!!
This Thanksgiving, treat yourself to the Tough Turkey Express Workout! It will only take a few minutes, and its a great way to start off your holiday weekend.
Here's the set (repetitions in parenthesis are for beginner, intermediate and advanced, respectively):
Pushups - box-style, on your knees or on your toes (20, 25, 30)
Dips (20,25,30)
Butt Bumps (20, 25, 30)
Wall Sit (60 seconds for all levels)
Flutter Kick Hold 10 kick, 10 hold (3 sets, 3 sets, 4 sets)
Need refresher for some of the moves? See the video here.
YOUR CHALLENGE: Repeat the Tough Turkey Express Workout circuit 3 to 4 times in a row. Your body will love you for it!
Have a happy, and HEALTHY, Thanksgiving!
Saturday, November 10, 2012
2012 Weekly Challenge #45: WHO are you thankful for?
Our month of Thanks Giving continues!
Last week, we told the world (ok, Facebook) what we were thankful for. This week's challenge is about giving thanks to someone who may or may not still be in your life who helped you. You may have never told them, but now is your opportunity.
Our Main Mama Lorri Ann says: "Mine was Miss Machado, my 8th grade teacher. She believed in me, and encouraged me as my English teacher to write and express myself. Having a chaotic and painful home life, I looked forward to her words of encouragement to me. She never knew how big an influence she was on my life."
WHO are you thankful for? If that person is still in your life, give him or her a call and say so! If you can't do it in person or by email, post on Facebook to tell us all about it. You may just make someone's day!
Last week, we told the world (ok, Facebook) what we were thankful for. This week's challenge is about giving thanks to someone who may or may not still be in your life who helped you. You may have never told them, but now is your opportunity.
Our Main Mama Lorri Ann says: "Mine was Miss Machado, my 8th grade teacher. She believed in me, and encouraged me as my English teacher to write and express myself. Having a chaotic and painful home life, I looked forward to her words of encouragement to me. She never knew how big an influence she was on my life."
WHO are you thankful for? If that person is still in your life, give him or her a call and say so! If you can't do it in person or by email, post on Facebook to tell us all about it. You may just make someone's day!
2012 Weekly Challenge #44: A Month of being THANKFUL
NOVEMBER 3, 2012
In this month of Thanksgiving, we at Mama Bootcamp are all focusing on what we are thankful for.
We are thankful for our health, our families, and for all the beauty in our lives. And of course we are especially thankful to have our MOJO, and to be able to share it with each and every one of our Mamas. In short, we are thankful for YOU!
This week, your challenge is to focus on your attitude of gratitude. What are YOU thankful for? Post it on Facebook to share it with the other Mamas and with your proud and THANKFUL coaches.
In this month of Thanksgiving, we at Mama Bootcamp are all focusing on what we are thankful for.
We are thankful for our health, our families, and for all the beauty in our lives. And of course we are especially thankful to have our MOJO, and to be able to share it with each and every one of our Mamas. In short, we are thankful for YOU!
This week, your challenge is to focus on your attitude of gratitude. What are YOU thankful for? Post it on Facebook to share it with the other Mamas and with your proud and THANKFUL coaches.
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