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P90X Meal of the Week (Breakfast!)

phattyfit — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:24:08 +0000

I usually allow myself approximately10-15 minutes to eat breakfast. Although cereal is still the easiest its not always the best choice. Cereal is packed with so much junk that we think it is actually good for us. I absolutely love cereal and only stick to two kinds. Kashi with fiber or Special K. I did want to share another one of my simple recipes with you as I now have been a beachbody coach for 3 years. I typically workout in the morning and it is challenging to use a blender without waking my children. I usually save the blending for the weekend as you never want to wake a child. If you have little ones and can make it fun for them to make they are more likely to eat it. My daughter and son always fight to be able to push the buttons on my Vitamix. So below is a simple way to make a lot of yogurt in a short amount of time. If you would like some more p90X meal ideas then click here.

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Strawberry Yogurt

Ingredients:

1 cup cottage cheese 2 tbs. heavy cream3 tbs. Splenda(vary amount to taste)

3 strawberries(fresh or frozen)

How to Prepare:

Combine all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth

Carbs Per Serving:12

Shakeology Tropical!

phattyfit — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:08:25 +0000

I have been in love with the chocolate for years now and I am eager to try the new tropical flavor. Last year Beachbody was going to launch a vanilla flavor but it was affecting the natural ingredients so they stopped production. This year they are finally able to launch a new flavor of shakeology. Stay posted as it will hit the shelves soon! If you can’t afford this but still want to eat like a champ then check out some other healthy meals here.

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How to make a Healthy Cocktail!

phattyfit — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:47:26 +0000

I have always wondered if there is ever such a thing as a healthy cocktail? I did some soul searching and found out that Beachbody was one step ahead of me. I am not going to put all of them down as it would take me forever but my favorites are definitely below. Enjoy and get creative!

First on the list-

Gingerbread Tottie

This drink will cure all colds, well not cure but clear you’re sinuses out! This hot Tottie will get you warm, and make you think you are eating gingerbread cookies in the process. Jay-Z and Usher have a song called Hot Tottie so maybe you can play that and sip on some of this!

1 oz. brandy
1 oz. gingerbread liqueur
1 lemon wedge
8 oz. hot water
cinnamon stick (optional)

Pour ingredients into a preheated mug in the order listed. Serve garnished with a cinnamon stick to stir. Serves 1.

Nutritional Information (per serving)
Calories	Protein	Fiber	Carbs	Fat Total	Saturated Fat
155	<1 gram	<1 gram	11 grams	<1 gram	<1 gram

Second on the list-

Peppermint Martini

This is my favorite because I am a huge martini guy and your so much cooler when you walk around the room with a martini glass . This one is so quick and easy your friends will think you should be a bartender. Sport this at all your ugly sweater parties or act like a celebrity with a martini in hand!

9 oz. vanilla vodka
9 oz. peppermint schnapps
3 oz. fat-free condensed milk
Ice
Mini candy canes

Place all liquids in a martini shaker with ice. Shake and pour into glasses. Serve with a candy cane. Serves 6.

Nutritional Information (per serving; not counting the candy cane)
Calories	Protein	Fiber	Carbs	Fat Total	Saturated Fat
232	1 gram	<1 gram	13 grams	<1 gram	<1 gram

Third on the list-

Sangria for Santa

This is my wife’s favorite because the fruit is like a shot in a bite. The great thing about this beverage boys is it’s got the foo foo in the drink but looks manly in your hand. Get a little naughty for the holidays. Ho HO ho!

10 green grapes, halved
4 fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
1 peach, pitted and sliced
1 bottle of white or red wine
1-1/2 cups white grape juice
1/2 cup brandy
2 sprigs fresh mint

Fill a large glass pitcher halfway with ice; add fruit and wine. Add juice and brandy; stir gently. Stir in mint. Let sit in refrigerator for 2 hours before serving. Serves 6.

Nutritional Information (per serving):

Nutritional Information (per serving)
Calories	Protein	Fiber	Carbs	Fat Total	Saturated Fat
183	1 gram	1 gram	14 grams	<1 gram	<1 gram

The important thing here is that you enjoy yourself, friends and family without the expense of wearing your bigger jeans the next day. Try these out and not feel guilty when doing your favorite P90X or Insanity workout! If you have one too many and need a quick recovery to make on time to your family event then mix up some Shakeology.

How to lose weight?

phattyfit — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:30:02 +0000

Surprisingly the topic was the number two most searched on Yahoo for 2010. So I figured I could let you in on some tidbits of how I became successful at losing almost 30 pounds in 90 days. There are many ways to lose weight and doing things like the Biggest Loser show is not the best. The gym membership works if you know what you’re doing or have money to spend on a trainer. Most of my readers all ready know what I am going to promote in this post but that’s not my point. There are several ways to lose weight people. Eating better is most likely your problem along with not being active. I understand YOU don’t have time! Does anyone these days! We hate our jobs(most of us), have financial troubles, fatigued, stressed out from something and most likely have a few children that want all your attention. If one of the above doesn’t involve your name then why are you so out of shape? Tell me!

Is this really why we can’t lose weight or do we get to comfortable and lose touch with ourselves?

Don’t you think it’s a combo of both? Well I can tell you that it’s time to wake up people! Tell yourself that today is the last day I will continue to live without discipline. If you have tried everything in the book and even some home fitness products like P90X, then your not being disciplined and not making any goals for yourself. Look I can tell you right now that if you see a fitness FAD out there then it works or else they wouldn’t advertise it. My point is they all work but what works for you may not work for someone else. That’s the beauty of Beachbody. They offer several different levels of programs and for all ages. How easy is it to follow the Atkins or South Beach? Seriously Boring! Yes it works but as soon as you stop buying the foods or going off the food regime then you gain it all back. Simply put. I think you need a lifestyle change and when your ready then bookmark this page and continue to read.

Simplify your life and surround yourself with others that are healthy and stay fit! If you wanted to become rich would you hang out with poor people or rich successful people.

Step one is now behind us and I have to ask if your ready for a lifestyle change? GOOD.

Now follow these steps and you will be back to a very fit, in shape person.

2. Clean out your cupboards of all junk foods and replace them with good foods. If you question something before you toss it then its probably bad!

3. Order one of these programs- P90X, Turbofire, Insanity, RevAbs.

4. Order these supplements-Recovery Drink and Shakeology.

5. While waiting for your investment create an area that you can go to and exercise. Nothing too drastic but enough space to move a little.

6. Read all the information on your new investment and what you need to be successful. Trust me it will tell you in the program you just received. Ask me how to get a copy of the enhanced guides.

7. Set up your FREE beachbody profile!

8. Pick a starting date, set weight goals,weigh yourself, write down measurements, take pictures and get ready for a journey. Fat to Fit!

9. Now you can tell others what your about to embark on and that all you ask is for some support along the way.

10. START! Make sure you log all your workouts on the beachbody profile and talk to others that are going through the same thing.

You will struggle and it will be the hardest thing you have ever done but when you make your goal you too can say I DID IT!

You put in the hard work, no one else! You deserve it and now you will never eat yourself back into those bigger jeans.

Congrats! Your making a great decision by changing your lifestyle for the better.

I’M READY

I guarantee one of these if not all will go away :

(Hate our jobs(most of us), have financial troubles, fatigued, stressed out)

Please let me help you- Gianni@phattyfit.com

Insanity-Cardio Power

phattyfit — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:44:49 +0000

Its time to explain day 3 of the Insanity workout program and it continues to live up to its name. If you’re wondering the picture you see to the right is me sweating my butt off at a workout with Shaun T himself. Before you start make sure you have the recovery drink in hand as it helps give you energy throughout the whole workout. So on average the first month of workouts consist of around 40 minutes and Cardio Power is just short of that at 39 min and 18 seconds. In that time period I think I counted seven 30 second breaks. I am starting to notice that the warm up is pretty similar to the rest of the first set of DVDs. The warm up consists of Jogging, Power Jacks, Log Jumps, Heisman 123, Butt Kicks, High Knees, and Vertical Jumps. If you would like a better explanation of any of the above check out my Plyometric Cardio Circuit post. These moves are 30 seconds each and are repeated in 3 rounds. Oh and no breaks in between but if you have done Kenpo X then you have had some practice.

15 Second Break!

After your long break Shaun T starts out his stretching routine which I personally love. Not because of the long 6 min and 40 second break but because when doing Insanity you need a good leg stretch. The warm up reminds me of Yoga X because of similarities in moves. If you are going to do this workout I suggest you go hard for the 10 minutes of warm ups because of the long stretch right after. Plenty of time to recoup and get your air back. If you really want to know how hard your heart is pumping or at what level you are at then look into a heart rate monitor. I suggest this Timex monitor as I got it for my 31st birthday, it works really well and it is priced reasonable.
Timex Ironman T5F001 Unisex 100-Lap Target Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch

So at this point the real fun begins with a similar set up as the warm up but with different exercises. After doing the workouts for a month it seems a little repetitive but very effective and that’s the point. So the 3 rounds consist of Power Jumps, Belt Kicks, Hit the Floor’s, and V-push ups. The most difficult is the Power Jump because it’s pretty much a jumping squat for 30 seconds straight. I still can’t finish without a 2 second break. You fortunately get 30 second breaks in between but the last round Shaun T decides to add Tricep Dips and Leg Dips. I can’t finish either one and I am in great shape. Get ready for water because your 30 seconds is counting and Tricep Ball Push Ups are next. They are kind of hard to explain but its a push up but your in a ball. Maybe it would be a good time to purchase Insanity and we can do this together. The opportunity to lose some serious weight in 60 days is amazing and if you want to get rid of any waist line then no time is better. With a combination of Insanity and Shakeology you are guaranteed to lose 20 plus pounds in 60 days.

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The last set of exercises consist of Hurdle Jumps, Globe Jumps, Moving push ups, and Floor sprints. I thought I would lose all my muscle I gained from P90x but there are a lot of moves that build and tone every part of your body. If you are a runner then you need Insanity! The endurance and strength you get is amazing. I just got back from a cool resort in Mexicoand didn’t bring my DVDs with me and decided to run in 90 degree weather and holy crap I actually didn’t struggle. I ran 4 miles every other day with ease and I hate running long distance. After your 3 rounds Shaun T gives you a 30 second break and as you think FINALLY I’m done! NO WAY! There is one minute on the clock for what he calls 8 hop squats/8 push ups. I literally am dripping sweat at this point and can barely breath but remember those push ups will keep your upper body tight. With 3 minutes left of stretching, I just fall to the ground, lay down and thank myself for sticking with it. The opportunity is in you’re hands and if you have read this far then I think it’s time that you try it, so click on the link below and give me 60 days!

I’m in a funk

phattyfit — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:32:07 +0000

Today is a day that everyone runs into. A day of what I like to call FUNK! Whatever reason it may be it will happen and I am hear to tell you that it has happened to me several times and that is the joy of becoming fit again. The hardest thing for any addict is to make a change and when change comes it is too easy to get back into that comfortable state. I started Insanity 16 days ago and it’s hard as heck but no matter what I still push play. The issue with me is that I have been extremely stressed out and my downfall is sweets. I know some of you can relate with other downfalls but mine is chocolate and ice cream with all the fixings. Ever since starting this journey of staying fit over a year ago I have been focused on helping others while maintaining my slim look. You will always achieve the best results when you go 110% and go all in. That’s what I did, I gave up all my favorites like chocolate, ice cream, beer, pizza, bagels w/ cream cheese, etc. I lost 28 pounds in June 2009 after going through P90X and thanks to my commitment I am still down 28 pounds. We all have breaking points or what I call a FUNK. I broke yesterday and had an enormous amount of Ice cream with all the fixings. Is this wrong? Well it depends because it made me feel good inside and it hit the spot but I hated myself because the 40 minutes of Insanity went down the drain. Guess what? I still look the same today as I did yesterday, I still weigh the same but the only difference is I woke up with that bloated feeling. Yuck! The feeling that your stomach is going to explode. I woke up and hit the DVD player and man was plyometric cardio difficult today. After my workout I enjoyed a healthy Shakeology lunch and felt great!

So back to my FUNK! For a while I never wanted to touch all that bad food because I was scared that I would become the person I was last year. FAT! Not eating bad foods in front of my family because I wanted to be the leader and show them that they could resist the temptation. Now that I’m in shape I can cheat once and a while but that constant eating of bad foods will catch up eventually. I did accomplish a few things with my family. My brother Silvano is a coach with me and has completed P90X, my parents tried Slim in 6, Silvano’s wife has attempted P90x & Turbo Jam and my brother in law Joe dropped 20 lbs with P90X. A quick update: Silvano still works with P90x, my parents gave up on the program and are trying “Zoomba” Silvano’s wife gave up again, Joe gained 15 back because he was laid off. The point here is that something put them into a FUNK again and some went back to the comfortable state they lived in. This is what we do and I hate to use my wonderful family as an example but I witnessed it all and thought by sharing this with you that maybe you could understand that we are all human. This program is not easy and for some really tough. Isn’t that the point to get out of your comfort zone and push so hard that you will achieve results no matter what. The bottom line is quit making excuses and try the damn thing out. You have money to lose but with the money comes a loss in weight and a younger you. I challenge you to go all 90 days without giving one day up. Once you get past the 30 day mark you will be so happy that you will want to finish.

Insanity Fit Test

phattyfit — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:25:37 +0000

So I started the Insanity workout last week Monday the 21st and let me tell you that I’m impressed! For those of you that don’t know about the program it is a 60 day solution to a better body. The fit test is part of the day 1 workout and consists of 8 individual moves. I have taken a picture to show you the moves but I will also put down my numbers and update accordingly. Do as many reps as you can in one minute without stopping!

1. Switch Kicks – 40

2. Power Jacks – 45

3. Power Kness – 70

4. Power Jumps – 20 (By this point I was gasping for air so the numbers start to go down)

5. Globe Jumps – 11

6. Suicide Jumps – 12

7. Push Up Jacks – 20

8. Low Plank Oblique – 30

So the numbers are down and my next fit test is on day 15, then day 36, day 50 and day 63. I will be updating them on this post so stay tuned for the next update. Overall the workout is crazy intense but well worth the pain and sweat. Recommended with this program is the recovery drink and shakeology but then it depends on what kind of results you’re looking for. I will be continuing my Insanity journey and updating you through the process but please feel free to offer words of encouragement!