Cardio Cooking-Learn how to do Butt Lifts while cooking a Brisket!

Why Not burn the Calories before you eat them. Learn how to “Taskersize” . Try my Cardio Cooking.

Recipe is soon to come. (trust me it’s worth the wait!)

Learn to Tighten the Tummy and Tone your arms while you wipe off the gunk!

WAX ON WAX OFF

Learn how to Tighten your Tummy and tone up your arms while you clean your counter tops!

If Bubbie can do it so can you!

Shed excess weight fast! If “Bubbie” can do it, so can you!

Watch cLEAN Momma’s biggest fan, “Bubbie” shed 7 of the 20 lbs she wants to lose!

Still going strong, Bubbie is making major progress with her multitasking work outs!

She’s also increased her water intake and cut out a ton of processed foods!

If she can do it… come on!

Learn how to stop your chaos and manage your life. Here’s how!

After  Jack, (my second child) was born, reality smacked hard and fast. “Two kids… ahhhhhh!”  Being a mommy is HARD, (delicious, don’t get me wrong, but HARD.) Taking care of my self sat very low on my “Daily, To do” list. I was right above,  # 8: Get milk and toilet paper. I finally got so fed up, that I worked out a quirky little system that lets me get it all done at once.

As result, I was able to:

• Maximize  my time better
• Get a really good work out in while I multitasked
  
• got rid of my excess baby weight
  
• toned up
• got a cleaner  house
• changed my crappy eating habits
  

This site is about my own empowerment to take charge, give myself a kick in the ass, and get contol  over  my own life, not just the kids.

I’m finally (almost) organized (still working on that one, those who know me shhhh), so I can share my thoughts with you.

I leave you with my motto.

“Make the best with what ya got,  but get off your tush and actually do it!”

Live it, breathe it, own it.

What is a cLEAN Diet™?

This program is about making SMART food choices – as we all know, exercise alone will not get you all the way there…trust me.

I have to tell you, there is nothing like a glass of milk and a bag of Oreo cookies after I put my kids to sleep. However, over the years I really learned the real term “moderation”!

Stephanie Lecovin, my ultimate bff and a certified nutritionist, has had a major influence on my eating habits (and my life). Together she and I have put together a meal plan to help you start making (what we hope will become) lifelong changes in the way you think about food. Not only will you feel better, but as a result of fueling your body with quality food  (and yes, you can still have chocolate cake!) you will also shed those unwanted bulges around your thighs and tummy.

Believe me – I’m the first one to spit out the tofu salad, but with these simple lifestyle changes:

• I started to lose weight
• Since I ate more often, my appetite was under control
• I had more energy

I will be sharing my thoughts and tips on how to make life changes (while still enjoying the jar of peanut butter with chocolate chips).

The cLEAN Diet is part of the cLEAN Momma program, available on DVD, but  I’ll be continually posting FREE eating tips and recipes for you to check out.

Remember… moderation is the key, and if that doesn’t work for ya, try duct tape!

Eat to Live… Don’t Live to Eat…

(unless its chocolate.)

What Is the cLEAN Routine?

The cLEAN Momma Routine is what I call “Taskersizing”, The art of doing a task while you exercise. I mean seriously, isn’t multitasking what we do best ladies?

Being a complete maxed out mommy with fat-tushaphobia, I was determined to find a way to shove a workout into my day. Realizing the gym was not a possibility after my son jack was born, I was desperate to figure out a way to sweat, even if it meant running laps around my house while my child played around me. As I ran around the house (yes, I actually did this), I started picking up toys and cleaning gunk off my counter tops. This slowly morphed into a really effective bootcamp-style work out that really made me feel stronger and more fit.

I had found a way to save time (what time? I can barely breathe), save money (that’s another story), but most importantly, achieve a better workout that I was getting at the gym, plus I got my dishes, laundry, and floors done at the same time (not to mention the excess baby weight finally came OFF)!!

How do I do it? With the help of fitness expert Dr. Geoff Lecovin, I’ll teach you how to incorporate the exercises through out your day to day routine (that I recommend three times a week to see the full effect), as well as give you a step-by-step guide to turn this into a 45 minute sweat-your-butt-off-cLEAN Routine Bootcamp!

What if I don’t clean my house? Will this still work? If you breathe, than the answer is yes. These exercises are designed to be incorporated into basically anything – playing with your kids, brushing your teeth – you get the picture. The bottom line is this… “NO more excuses people!” You can get it all done with and have time to spare (I suggest a very hot bubble bath, tabloids and a locked door)!

Look for more Taskercising Tips at cLEANmomma.com!

Solutions to mindless munching, stop it now!

I have to share this story with you…

When I used to put the kids to sleep, my full day of will power and healthy choices would slowly erode and eventually morph into a picture of an out of control woman – lying in bed watching “So You Think You Can Dance”, covered in Oreo crumbs, desperately try to clean up (with orange Cheetos-covered fingers). Next I would bust out my bag of pretzels, cream cheese and baby wipes (I did learn my lesson from my Cheetos-in-bed experience!). As much as I meant to avoid bad food choices, I ate it all anyway. Needless to say, there was no cLEANmomma webcam in my bedroom.

Since popping out Jack, I’ve worked hard at eating well during the day – lots of fruit, spinach, and foods high in protein – desperately trying to cover all four food groups.  Then along came 8:30 p.m. and the four food group triangle we all learned in elementary school slowly transformed into a four group rectangle – sugar, fat, starch, and salt, and it coincidentally looked like a graham cracker covered with peanut butter and jelly. Hey, we all have our weaknesses. With my new orientation to fitness, I did the math on my “harmless” snack and discovered that I might as well be eating a Big Mac… (no joke!)

Something Had to Change

I finally switched to a healthier night time snack and I have to say, it’s sooo fab and really satisfying.

Hear me out before you judge.

I take a jar of baby food (sweet peas are the best)… just kidding.

Clean Momma’s Night Time Cucumber Snack

I mix 2 tablespoons lowfat ranch salad dressing (40 calories) – I happen to like the the all-organic Nancy’s Healthy Kitchen brand -  with 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (10 calories) and start dipping a whole (unpeeled) cucumber in it and munch away while I watch my favorite dancers (Gotta love Brandon!).

So here I am these days sitting in bed eating an entire cuke with cream on it and watching male dancers (there is probably something subliminal going on but let’s not go there).

It’s really yummy and combines the crunchiness of the cucumber with the saltiness of the salad dressing.

Yum!

It may not taste like a Big Mac, but unless they start selling self esteem in a Happy Meal, I will stick to my healthy alternative.

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Get full body toning while you pick up toys!

Sometimes I Feel More Like a Maid Than a Mom

I’m continuously picking up toy trains, My Little Ponies, and hundreds of Legos off the floor.

I figured why not tighten and tone the tush while I help them put away their toys?

Here’s what you do:

• Get on your hands and knees – really make sure your hands are under your shoulders and your knees under your hips. It will help you with your form and avoid injury.
• Make sure you tighten your tummy, and make your back flat like a table.
• Don’t wiggle! As you begin, lift your bent right knee out to side at hip level.
• Start with the left leg and kick it straight out to the side (really reach out to elongate the muscle).
• Next, bend your  knee at hip level.
• Do 15 kicks, then return to start.
• Switch legs and repeat.
• Do this while putting toys back into your kids’ toy box throughout your day (I get in about three sets)!

Let me know how this works for you!

Break a sweat, even on vacation. Here’s how!

Every summer I look forward to a family vacation

The truth is, even when I’m on vacation, (shoving all-you-can-eat buffet food into my big mouth) I still want to get my heart rate up and sweat. That being said, I’m not paying 20 bucks to use the hotel spa to run on a treadmill for 45 minutes when I have stairwells at the end of every hallway calling my name!

Soooo… I did this on my trip (perfected with my friends Michele and Kelli on countless crazy college nights)!

• Go to the stairwell and head to the bottom floor

• Climb up the first set of stairs and then power walk or jog to the other end of the hallway to the other flight of stairs.

• Walk up one flight and exit, power walk or jog to the end of hall and go up that flight of stairs.

• Repeat till you make your way to the roof.

• When you get to the top, stretch for a minute, then start your way back down to the bottom and repeat.

• Do this for a half hour no matter how many floors there are. You can always take the elevator if you want to pass out!

• When you get to your room, go to the bathroom sink and do two sets of 10 pushups on your sink!

• Throw in some squats as you pick your kids clothes off the floor (Do two sets of 10).

• Remember to pace yourself and start slowly, working your way up to speed!

Note: While jogging or power walking, engage your tummy muscles and you will actually work your core!

Let me know how it works for you!

Happy Vacationing!

Tip of the Week: A Quick Path to Great Arms!

Ok….

Many of us complain about never having time to workout, so here are a few quick tips to implement into your daily life!

This is an easy trick and a quick path to toning your arms using just a countertop!

First, make a rule for yourself.

My rule is,”Every time I use the bathroom, I will do ten pushups on my sink.”

I drink a lot of coffee, so can you imagine how many pushups I get in???

If I told you to do 200 pushups at the sink, you would laugh in my face, but if I said do 10 every time you bring a snack tray to the sink, imagine how many you would do in a day!

So, remember, first make the rule.

“Every time I… I will do 10 presses for my arms!”

And here’s how to do countertop pushups:

• Stand with hands placed on the counter top shoulder width apart.

• Bend arms and lower chest to within a few inches of the counter top. Remember to keep your back flat like a table.

• Press yourself back up to the starting position.

• Do not lock elbows. Remember to squeeze in your abs and breathe throughout this exercise.

• Repeat this action for at least 2 sets of 12 reps.

• It’s not too tough and the results are FAB!

Try that for 2 weeks.

Let me know how this works for ya!

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