Weight loss (or gain)
If you’re like me, you purchased a Beachbody product or supplement because you wanted to change your body (for the better, obviously). I wanted to lose about 15 pounds, so I bought P90X. Then I bought Insanity. Well, the weight is off, but now I want to add a little muscle. Maybe you have all the muscle you need, but are looking to drop some more weight. Whichever direction you are headed, the biggest factor in reaching the desired goal is nutrition. Always has been, always will be. I highly suggest counting calories, at least for the first few weeks until you get used to the portion size and types of foods you should be eating. Then it quickly becomes old habit. I have a sweet Excel file that I use to help me track things and would be more than happy to share it. And remember – it takes 500 extra calories each day to gain just one pound each week. Looking to lose? Take in 500 less each day and you’ll drop a pound a week (assuming you are at your minimum caloric intake to just maintain your weight).
Summertime is almost here!
For many of us, that means ditching pants for shorts, shoes for sandals, and hitting the pool – with a beach body, of course! Now that we all have ripped bodies, we’ll be turning heads. Just make sure they’re not turning to look at your nasty sunburn. As the weather heats up, we’ll be spending more time outdoors. After being cooped up all winter, our skin is not used to the extra UV rays. So protect yourself, and especially your kids, if you have them. Take it from a redhead – a sunburn is no fun.
Team Member Spotlight
I’m blessed to have a terrific guy on my team by the name of Ben Dumont. But he is an even better husband, and here’s why. Ben’s wife Bridget was diagnosed with breast cancer several years ago. She thankfully made a miraculous comeback and is now cancer free! To honor his wife and promote breast cancer awareness, Ben has been training for the last five months to ride the entire length of the Katy Trail that stretches about 250 miles across the middle of Missouri – in one day! And as I write this letter he is currently on that trail at about the halfway point. He left at 5am on Sunday morning near Sedalia, MO and will be arriving around 11pm in St. Charles, MO. For those bike enthusiasts, he’s maintaining about a 16mph pace, with only a handful of stops. This is his second time doing this sort of ride, and he intends to break the record. Good luck Ben and thanks for being a great team member and role model!
Personal Development
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