http://www.cbsnews.com/news/flexible-dieting-trend-leaves-room-for-doughnuts/ This is very exciting. Everyday, my FaceBook feed is loaded with craptastic mutli level marketing quick fixes to being overweight. KetoX, HGX, Sparx, whatever... The reality is, food is awesome and YOU CAN DO it! You do not need all that stuff. Spend your money on food and take the time to learn how... Continue Reading →
Poverty macros: window pane zucchini
I'm a huge fan of zucchini! I have used it during my prep quite a bit. This weird recipe is actually so good, I want to eat it 3x a day. I call it "Window Pane Zucchini" 2 medium zucchini. (about 99g when it's baked) 3/4 cup liquid egg whites Salt/pepper or spices of your choice... Continue Reading →
Yummy Prep: Margarita Shrimp Salad & rant
I'm 7 weeks from my Chicago show and I am out to prove that I can eat well on IIFYM while I'm prepping! This week I am going to change my food up! I follow several competitors who are prepping IIFYM and several who are prepping "Bro". The difference is, the food my IIFYM friends share... Continue Reading →
Smart girls guide to Bro-Prep Swaps: Caribbean
This is a fun one! I saw a post on a competitor board asking if it was ok to have black eye peas and greens in prep. I thought it was interesting because you can really get some nice flavors in this combination. Let's see how we can make that work. The Standard Bro plan... Continue Reading →
Smart girls guide to competition success: Bro-prep swaps
STOP GAGGING ON FOOD YOU DON'T LIKE. ok... Here's how I coach: IIFYM Jax top 10 in her first show, NPC. And Brittany.. IIFYM.. BTW.. She won 1st place in two NPC shows. ok.. here's another one for you. Karina is IIFYM. She took 2 NPC first place in 2016. This is one week into prep for... Continue Reading →
Prepping not starving: Products to love
One of my favorite meals of my entire life was McDonalds Quarter pounder and a boat load of ketchup. Well.. I haven't had fast food in 10 years so there's that, but.. I found a pretty good substitute. In prep, usually sauces and condiments are out. In a Bro-prep, you end up with mustard covering... Continue Reading →
Prepping not starving: Peachy Birthday Cake Crepe
I love summer peaches! On my last Bro-preps I got zero fruit so I am excited to use peaches in my IIFYM/Flex/Macro counting prep. This reminds me of my favorite breakfast at Uncle Bills, Crepes Peachee. If you are in STL.. you know! This is my breakkie for today: M1 if you are counting. Recipe... Continue Reading →
10 weeks out Update
December 2014 and Today: Aug 2015 I'm 10 weeks from my UFE Show in Chicago. I snapped the above pic on the right today no filter. I am happy with progress. I want to share a little about this process of being self coached and IIFYM. The pics above are about 5 pounds apart. My... Continue Reading →
Prep 911: Sugar Cravings
If you are cutting.. then you know about sugar cravings! I'm no stranger to this! On my Bro-science prep, there were ZERO options for taming that. It was cold turkey and it was tough. On Flex.. it's tight but you can be creative. My perspective on Flex/IIFYM prep I follow the guidelines of the original IIFYM protocol. In a cut,... Continue Reading →
IIFYM: How do you do “Fat”?
It's super weird when I give clients macros and they see how much FAT they have to eat. I hear things like " I don't want to eat fat because I'm already fat." "How am I going to eat all that fat?" "What's fat?" Fat: Whey do we need it? Just a few reasons! Essential... Continue Reading →
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