Change your habits, see results fast!

Look, let’s face it… we are all born with certain body types and I’m the first one to say… “Heidi Klum, I am not!”

Having said that, by committing to this slightly off the wall program of how I incorporate housecleaning with exercise, as well as changing some eating habits like, lowering the amount of crap you shove in your mouth, (an Oreo now and then is ok), I truly believe you will change your body. Remember it’s the body you were born with. So don’t have expectations that are not part of your gene pool.

Remember you want to make the best you!

1) Change your posture! This is the biggest bonus! Just by standing up tall and engaging your tummy muscles, you’ll immediately look like you’ve lost 10 pounds. You’ll also alleviate pressure from your neck and lower back relieving you from daily pain.

2) Start your day with your work out shoes on. Are you really going anywhere shmancy? (Unless you work and have to..) By doing this, you’ll naturally walk faster and with purpose

3) If you are home, turn your T.V. off! (Unless you’re catching up with last nights episode of nip tuck.)Instead, blast your favorite music, this will automatically put you in a better mood, and bring your energy up. (My personal fav is an eclectic mix 1980’s. Duran, Duran brings me back to my glorious days of high school when I had endless energy and the drive to look fabulous for Ken Fry, my “Jake Ryan.”)

4) Get into the habit of parking in the farthest spot when running errands. However, if you are wearing cute shoes, forget it.

5) Wear work out shoes to the mall, (and put a cute pair of shoes in a bag to try on your clothes.) then you can go for that extra lap or two before you hit your favorite store.

6) Before going out to dinner or lunch… fill up on healthy fiber, like a small Fuji apple. Spread a little peanut butter. The fat in the peanut butter will fill you up so you don’t load up on the bread basket!

7) If you have stairs in your house, use them! A lot!

Keep healthy, easy to grab foods for you and your kids. I keep cut up fruit or veggies in a bowel so I can grab a handful for a quick snack, (veggies With a little light ranch dressing (Nancy’s kitchen ranch is sooooo yummy.) It will fill you up instead of shoving the rest of your kids Goldfish into your mouth.

Start here… more to come.

Let me know if you have any tips and I’ll post them!