How can you stay motivated?

 "Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going"

 

 W hat if we can't keep up our motivation though? For some people, staying motivated comes easy or naturally, but for others it may not. This is why a lot of people fail at trying to eat healthy, or getting in shape. They have all this motivation to stay on track at first but dont keep up with keeping themselves motivated. Their determined to change their lifestyle and get healthy. But what happens when the motivation runs out? We feel sluggish, lazy, we stop caring about that goal we set for ourself in the beginning.. Well to be honest motivation doesnt come for free, you have to keep yourself encouraged every day! Find out things that keep you going on your diet, and plan things in advance! We have to always make smart choices even when we dont want to! I wanted to share with you all a few things you can do to keep the motivation going! Dont get discouraged readers, you can do anything you set your mind to.


 1)I heard this on Dr. Oz the other day and thought it was a really great idea! Its time to get out an old shoe box! Write down multiple exercises and cut them into squares, put all of the squares of paper in the shoe box, close the lid, and shake it! Every morning when you wake up pull out a square paper, whatever exercise you get do for 10-15 minutes. Example: One could be pushups or jumping jacks, try doing at least 20 of these. You can seperate them into reps if needed.

2) I know I sound like a broken record BUT "Oxygen Magazine" is the bible of fitness! I absolutely love it! Everytime I get my new months issue in the mail, im like a kid getting a toy! I get so excited because to me its motivation.. I get to read about women who are trying to be healthy just like me! Its filled with great recipes, facts, workouts, true weight loss stories, and much more that is so helpful when your trying to stay focussed!

3) Publicly make a promise to your friends, or family that your going to become more healthy and if your wanting to lose some extra pounds, make a statement that you will suceed in doing this and dont forget to pick a date you will meet this goal by! Its a proven fact if we make a public statement we feel more motivated to achieve this goal because to be honest, we dont want people to see us fail.

4) Schedule, schedule, schedule!!!! That way you cant use the excuse of "Oh I didnt have time to go to the gym today" Well if you plan your schedule in advance you will know exactly the things you have to get done! Make sure you add enough time for a good workout at the gym! Call a friend and ask if they would like to join you. Working out with someone can be motivating and helpful! Especially if your one of those people who hates going to the gym by themselves, well no more excuses you have someone there with you and a set schedule!

5) Always keep a gym bag of workout clothes and shoes in your car! That way no matter where your at you can just go to the gym.. Even if its not in your schedule, maybe you had extra time and felt like getting an extra workout in, which is great! It will make things easier and even save you gas!

6) Dont set unrealistic goals for youself. Im all for completely transforming your body but what I mean by this is saying you want to lose 15 pounds in a week. That is unrealistic, and most importantly unhealthy. Eventually when that week is over and you didnt lose those 15 pounds, its going to discourage you! So go ahead and set your goals high, but make sure you give yourself a chance to reach them!  In the end being discouraged soon leads to giving up or quitting, and those two actions lead us no where.

7) Dont down yourself, ever. I was working one day when a girl asked me to get her size in jeans for her in the stock room. She called it the fat girl size.. She repeatedly kept saying to me and her friend how fat she was, her friend just looked at her like she was stupid.. I then told her she was anything but fat and that she shouldnt be so hard on herself. She replied with "well I just think my jean size is too big." The conversation ended with that but at the same time I felt bad for her. Dont ever doubt, discourage, or down yourself in anyway. If you dont like something about yourself, change it! Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start seeing positive results.

8) Dont let anyone tell you cant. For some of us we take opinions strongly, I myself definitely being one of them! Dont let anyones negativity persuade you into not doing, or trying something! I had people call me fat, and that I needed to get on slimfast, and at first I let it get to me, I was very hurt and upset but in the end I actually took the advice and now I am proud of the things I have accomplished for myself and still am in the process of accomplishing. Confidence is the key to sucess!

CARBS:

      Does this word scare you? Dont let it! We needs carbs because every cell in our body uses them for energy! In fact our brain can only use carbs for energy. A lot of people hear the word CARBS and run the other way! When we should really make sure were having enough daily. There are two different types of carbs, simple carbs, and complex carbs. Complex Carbs are foods that are high in fiber, which help with digestion. They help keep our energy levels even, and help us feel satisfied longer after eating our daily meals. While on the other hand Simple Carbs can lead to more cravings, over eating, and even weight gain! Some Examples of complex carbs are spinach, lettuce, celery, cabbage, potatoes, skim milk, strawberries, oat meal, brown rice, apples, and grapefruit! If you read this list and think you can add more of these items in your daily eating schedule I highly recommend it! Some Examples of simple carbs are fruit juice, corn syrup, bread made from white flour, most packaged cereals, table sugar, candy, cake, and sodas!! Add on a new challenge to your diet and eat more complex carbs, and less simple carbs. The closer you get to nature, the closer you get to health.

    I challenge everyone to just take one day at a time, keep up your motivation, and dont overwhelm yourself! Keep looking at the ending results, they are well worth it!


              -xoxo Brittney

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Why cant I lose weight?

Look familiar?

How familiar does this look to you? Is it something you interact with a lot? Maybe every weekend? Every other day? Or even daily? This could very much be holding YOU back from achieving that fitness goal your trying to reach, and you might not even be aware of it, or even if your comfortable with your body and you have gained weight out of nowhere? You might want to think of how often your drinking. The kind of alcohol that people drink is ethanol, which is a sedative. When alcohol is consumed, it's absorbed into our bloodstream. From there, it affects the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), which controls all body functions. Alcohol actually blocks some of the messages trying to get to the brain. This interacts with our perceptions, emotions, movement, vision, and hearing. When we consume alcohol, it is metabolized extremely quickly by our body. Unlike foods, which require time for digestion, alcohol doesn't need to digest, it is quickly absorbed. Its kind of like alcohol gets VIP treatment in the body, absorbing and metabolizing before most other nutrients. About 20% is absorbed directly across the walls of an empty stomach and can reach the brain within one minute or less. Isn't that crazy to think about? Take a second today and think about how often your consuming alcohol, and maybe if it could be putting a hold on you reaching your goals.

HEALTH AFFECTS:

Arthritis	Increases risk of gouty arthritis
Cancer	Increases the risk of cancer in the liver, pancreas, rectum, breast, mouth, pharynx, larynx and esophagus
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	Causes physical and behavioral abnormalities in the fetus
Heart Disease	Raises blood pressure, blood lipids and the risk of stroke and heart disease in heavy drinkers.  Heart disease is generally lower in light to moderate drinkers.
Hyperglycermia	Raises blood glucose
Hypoglycemia	Lowers blood glucose, especially for people with diabetes
Kidney Disease	Enlarges the kidneys, alters hormone functions, and increases the risk of kidney failure
Liver Disease	Causes fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis
Malnutrition	Increases the risk of protein-energy malnutrition,; low intakes of protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamine, vitamin B6 and riboflavin, and impaired absorption of calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D and zinc.
Nervous Disorders	Causes neuropathy and dementia; impairs balance and memory
Obesity	Increases energy intake, excessive weight gain
Psychological disturbances	Causes depression, anxiety and insomnia

(Health Effects Chart is for demonstration/educational purposes only.

By: Healthchecksystem.com)  

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         Using self control during your diet is crucial. Some of us may not be great at it, but in order to succeed we must get better at using it! Its hard to walk by a thing of cookies sitting on the counter, especially if they are your favorite kind! Your stomach starts telling you to eat it! How great they will taste and how happy they will make you, but your minds telling you to not go anywhere near them! By using self control with those cookies or any other great foods that we love, stop think about what your wanting to eat, and what could happen? Meaning maybe it will effect your weigh in? Or you will feel discouraged or guilty afterwards? Lastly, is that what you want to happen? If its not then be strong and say no!

Is this? 

   What you picture when your working out? We all Know the fabulous "Jillian Michaels" can be quite the motivator! Shes tough, doesn't take no for an answer, has an incredible body, and is a great motivator! When your working out and your feeling tired or like you want to stop DON'T! Imagine Jillian standing there motivating you to keep going! Or whoever you might look up to as an inspiration. Even if its posting a picture of a fitness model in front of your treadmill, so the whole time your constantly focused on that image, do it! Any creative ways you can come up with to motivate yourself will help push you to meeting your goals. "There's nothing I hate more than when people don't finish their workouts how they started, strong."
-Jillian Michaels

        I have had some people recently ask me for an eating plan, I mentioned an eating plan I was doing a couple posts ago, but I have recently changed it to something more strict. So if your interested in a new eating program, or wanting to eat more healthy try this!!

Breakfast:
2-3 egg whites 1 whole egg (you can add salsa to eggs if wanted) with 1/3 cup oatmeal you can add truvia sweetener or splenda and cinnamon tastes good with it also!
OR 1 cup special K cereal with skim fat free milk you can also have 1/2 grapefruit with 1 pack of splenda on top (Grapefruit its a great natural fat burner so eat up!)

Snack:
1 piece wheat bread with tablespoon of natural peanut butter or almond butter (best tasting natural peanut butter is Skippy Natural) with 3-5 strawberries
OR
any fruit or 100 calorie snack or granola bar or yogurt

Lunch:
Chicken salad with veggies with any fat free dressing or salsa is good too. You can also add black beans it tastes great. Try to include spinach and romaine lettuce if possible. You can also do tuna salad if you didn't want chicken. You can switch these up during the week. You can have carrots or celery with salad if you wanted.

Pre Dinner:
Slim fast shake/protein shake (optional)
1 medium sized apple

Dinner:
Chicken/tilapia/ or any white fish with 1/2 cup brown rice with any veggies. (I usually do broccoli and cauliflower) you can add salsa with your rice or chicken and if you must use salt use sea salt and not too much.

Tip:If your starving after dinner, grapes are a great way to get rid of that hunger pain. Try avoiding any carbs late at night before bed, your last carbs of the day should be about 5 hours before bed. Your body needs that time to sleep and not worry about trying to burn off food. We burn fat while we sleep on an COMPLETELY empty stomach! Cut out all sodas or sugary drinks. Fill up on your water!! at least 8 glasses daily! You can do propells or the crystal lite, or generic brand of the sugar free drink mixes that you just add to bottled water their great, easy, and fast! Try to get your workout in as earliest as possible, its proven its when we have the most energy. Always space out meals 2-3 hours apart! If your looking for motivation I suggest buying Oxygen magazine. They have all kinds of great recipes/workouts that are fun and easy! It is filled with true weight loss stories all about women, they give great tips and is truly a motivator for anyone who is trying to shed some extra pounds or just trying to be more healthy.

             I hope you all have a blessed day, keep up the motivation summers right around the corner!

                                                                    XOXO Britt

Some of my favorite exercises!

Hey guys! I just wanted to post a few of my favorite exercises I do often that you can do right in your living room! They require no equiptment just your body and some energy :) Challenge yourself and try these, their great and I think you will love them. Enjoy!!!

High Knee: Jump and rotate each knee as high as you can. Do about 45 seconds-60 seconds

Butt Kick: Kicking each leg back behind you, tapping your butt. 45-60 Seconds

Jump Squat: Jumping as high as you can coming down into a squat and repeating. Do about 10-12 reps

Plyometric Burpee: Bending down in a squat position extending your legs out, coming back together and jumping high and hard in the air. Do about 10-12 reps.

Mountain Climber: Switching each leg as fast as you can. 45-60 seconds.

Standing Pipes: Kick each leg in the air as high as you can, switching legs. Do about 10-12 reps

180 Jumps: Jumping back and forth, rotating. 10-12 Reps

High Jump: Jumping in the air with as much force and power as you can landing back on the graoun in a stable position and repeating. Do about 10-12 reps

Skaters: Jumping side to side touching opposite hand to opposite toe

I challenge everyone today to try these exercises! Im sure you will love them as much as I do!

Until then keep focussed!

xoxo Brittney

New year, New you!

Did you know? the same endorphin (dopamine) that is released when heroin is used, is the same endorphin released from a sugar high.



ENDORPHIN: An endorphin is naturally produced by the body(amongst other things we can physically do to produce them like exercising!) they are a natural, and legal way, to produce a high aka they make us happy.

This statement tells us that sugar is highly capable to become an addiction, just like a drug. Its scary if you really think about.. How many sweet lovers are reading this? Well maybe reading this will change your way of thinking a little bit. Us Americans need to Wake up the average american family today in 2011 is either all struggling with weight issues or severely obese and are all at risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and much more. Did you know that if you choose to eat better and exercise on a regular basis, you can reduce your chance of developing diabetes by up to 90% I mean that alone besides having a great body, besides losing weight should motivate anyone to want to have a better life style of eating healthy and exercising. It should make todays "Mom" want to cook wholesome, healthy dinners for their family instead of driving through because its faster or easier. No more excuses America, its a proven fact by 2020 over HALF of our population will be obese and at risk for all types of diseases if eating trends continue. No its not easy, it takes hard work and dedication but nothing rewarding comes without a price or a fight.

Anyone who is reading my blog today, and is wanting to make some type of change do it! Motivate yourself! Write it down, dwell on it, run with it, think about it, get excited! Its a new year and could possibly be a new, beautiful you if you decide to commit to a lifestyle that is highly rewarding. *Tip: It takes a complete 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain its full!! So slow down, enjoy your food its not going anywhere, I promise :)

       Stop Making Excuses

   

     - The first step you can change today is to stop letting your reasons why you think you CANT stop you. "I dont have healthy food in my house" well thank God theres grocery stores! Stock your cabinets with healthy alternatives to the foods you love. There are so many healthy, delicious foods out there that are so much better for us. Its extremely achievable guys! Have you ever said "I dont have time to eat healthy?" Well you have time to eat bad though right? So switch the bad to good, and if needbe cook or prepare your foods the day before or in advance so its already done for you! Have a busy schedule? Schedule your workouts a week in advance on a calender, that way your on track for everything you need to do and even better your more organized. Not feeling so motivated? Download great songs on your Ipod that will get you wanting to shake what your momma gave you! Pump yourself up, it also makes your workout more enjoyable and fun. I sing so loud when im on the treadmill, although my family thinks im crazy i dont care! It motivates and helps me and thats all that matters. SLEEP IN YOUR WORKOUT CLOTHES. It might sound crazy, but i know it works. I can wake up be already dressed throw my shoes on and go. No more excuses these tips should put an end to them for good!!

         Whats on my Ipod?
- Black eyed peas "Dirty Bit"
- Britney Spears "My prerogative"
- Black eyed peas "Imma be"
- Rihanna "Whose that chick"
- Rihanna "Rude boy"
- Kesha
- Rihanna/Drake "Whats my name"
- Justin Timberlake/Nelly "Girlfriend"
- Anything by Micheal Jackson
- Willow Smith "Whip my hair"

Summer will be here before we know it! I was SO sick and tired of summer aka SWIM SUIT SEASON coming up and I never looked forward to it. Why? So I could stand there at the beach in a bikini feeling like a beached whale, while other girls looked great? No I didnt just hate that feeling, I despised it. After dealing with many summers like that, summer 2011 will be the one that is different and I cant wait for it. I will finally feel comfortable in my own skin. Good news is, you can do it too! Theres plenty of time until summer to get fit and healthy. My personal advice? Buy a cute swim suit in advance and keep it somewhere where youll see it on a daily basis. It will just be a personal reminder to you, to keep pushing forward even when it gets tough. Lets make a choice, a good choice at that and achieve the goals we've always wanted to but never felt like it was a possibility. Lets make it a possibility! Its all waiting on you, you are the only person who can make this happen.

Until then I hope all of you have a blessed healthy day! Keep your work outs strong, and stay focussed on your fitness journey and goals.

                        I believe in you, xoxo Brittney

My Fitness Journey







     So I decided to write this blog about me
and my fitness journey, my ups and my downs, the goals I have met and are still trying to meet. If anyone gets the slightest bit of motivation out of this I have met my goal for this specific blog.



   "The secret of success is the consistency to pursue"

Highschool for me I never was a size 2, I started having weight issues then.. Nothing terrible I was over all thin but always had that image in my head of what I wanted to look like. Being so busy with school I never watched what I ate, but being very active in cheer leveled me out, for the most part anyway. I really started putting on my weight my senior year of high school. I had recently moved states into a new school and was sad to leave my friends and finish my senior year in new surroundings not knowing anyone. I looked to food for a total comfort. To me, it was fun it was always something I could do when I was bored at home, make something yummy and eat it! Fast food then became my addiction, no lie. I loved it and I craved it. Even though knowingly it was so unhealthy to me at the time I shrugged it off. Well looking back now I paid for it! Every bite. . My weight snuck up on me so fast.. I was always used to being thin and never really having to worry or stress about my weight and then one day nothing fit of mine, I hated the way I looked in everything I tried on, shopping was no longer enjoyable to me.. Even though I was not 100's of pounds over weight, I was still over weight and wasnt comfortable with myself or my body. I looked at losing weight like such an impossible thing for the longest time. I refused to watch any program with super skinny gorgeous girls because it made me feel horrible about myself. Not knowing at the time or realizing that I was the only one who could change and make a difference...

                                                                                                                                        

  My aunt, two cousins and I in Vegas (Before)

.164is what the scale read the day I decided to finally make that change. After continuously trying over and over again and failing, I was ready to 100% commit and stop making excuses as to why I couldnt do this, or couldnt do that. I am only 5'2, and being 164 pounds my BMI read Very Overweight, which was hard to soak in. That day I started my fitness journey and worked very hard. I did everything I could to stay motivated and strong. I worked out when I didnt want to and refused cheating.. There came a time where I realized if I ate something I wasnt supposed to, I was only cheating myself and no one else. There is no reason why anyone cant reach their fitness goals they have set for themselves. Everyone is highly capable as long as you set your mind to it and DONT STOP. I lost my first 25 pounds without a gym membership, no crazy fat burners, no eating programs like Jenny Craig, no trainer, no nothing like that, but all with ambition, my living room, and an image I wanted to achieve for myself more than anything

                                                                                    My cousin Katie and I Winterball 08' (Before)

  I have yet to reach my ultimate goal weight that I have set for myself since day one. I am still working hard every day and trying to encourage people that not only losing weight, but getting healthy is entirely a realistic goal anyone can reach. Besides losing actual weight, and fat before when I was considered Very Overweight, I knew I wasnt healthy.. I could feel it. I didnt sleep good at night, I was always irritable, I was as lazy as they come, I wanted to do nothing but sit on my butt with a huge tub of ice cream watching Biggest Loser thanking God that wasnt me.. After I reached a healthy weight and BMI for my height my Doctor told me I had completely made a 100% turn around and that I was his healthiest patient of the year! I was glad my hard work paid off!

I started my fitness journey at

164 pounds size 11 in jeans

and I am now 120 pounds

and a size 3 in jeans. I am still

in the process of transforming

my body.. I hope to everyone

reading my fitness blogs can

help you in any way during your

fitness and dieting journey

because I know its not always

easy, but the results are greater

and well worth it! Keep looking

forward and work out hard!!

Until then stay strong,

         -Brittney xoxo

Eat Great This Holiday!

       HEY GUYS!

      As we have all been enjoying the Holidays this year, some times people fear the holidays the most because of all the baking goods such as Christmas cookies, traditional sweets like gingerbread houses, candy, Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, and everything else that comes along with the Holidays. DONT FEAR! I have an eating program that I would love to share with you that is realistic and 100% clean eating! So when the holiday dinners come like Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Years parties you dont have to sweat it! You can fully enjoy your dinners as long as the rest of your eating is clean on a regular basis. Here is a meal plan that I myself am currently on daily, remember the key to a lean figure is simply Clean Eating.

Meal one: Regular 1 CUP oatmeal with any choice of fruit. Egg whites (you can add salsa and 1 slice cheese) 1CUP orange juice

Meal two:
  Option A) Half sandwhich on Honey oat or wheat bread with tuna or turkey mustard (optional) FAT FREE mayo (optional) Regular mayo is full of fat and contains 11 grams of fat in a tbsp!! (may add any veggies you like) 1slice of cheese if you did not already use your one slice for breakfast. You can pair your half sandwhich with a bag of sunchips, veggies, fruit, rice cake, or 1 serving of any progresso or healthy soup.

  Option B) Any salad of choice, (tuna chickem, asian) just make sure to look at nutrition facts first. Some salads come off as being healthy, but really filled with hidden calories and extra fats we want to stay away from! Example all salads at Mcdonalds including their dressing. Always use fat free dressing or a healthy dressing.

Option C) Subway 6 inch sub on honey oat omega 9 bread, turkey, LITE mayo mustard pack on veggies, any cheese, make it a meal grab sunchips or anything baked by Lays, No im sorry no cookies :) and a diet soda, water, or green tea and you have a great, filing lunch on the go!

Pre Dinner: Protein or slim fast shake. This is the meal where it after lunch but right before dinner and usually Im craving something sweet, which is great because your protein or slim fast shake will really come in handy.

Meal Four: Its dinner time and we need to choose a protein such as tuna, any type of fish such as tilopia, salmon, or halibut, Grilled chicken breast paired with a serving size of steamed veggies or a salad with light dressing ofcourse ;) After dinner if you are absolutely going crazy and craving everything!! You can allow yourself to have a rice cake or a fat free yogurt otherwise dinner really should be your last meal of the day.

     Your last meal of the day should be anywhere from 6:00 to 7:00 and after that NO more eating until morning. While we sleep our bodies can burn up to 400 calories during an 8 hour period of sleep on an empty stomach! So stay strong and get plenty of sleep! Our bodies need this time to rest not worry about all that food we ate super late. Yes, trust me I know its hard but nothing is a better feeling then getting on the scale the next morning and seeing those numbers getting lower and lower. Honestly that feeling in itself is incredible and fills you with ambition and motivation to keep going! 

                      Happy Holidays! Stay Strong and workout hard!!

                                   -Brittney xoxo

You've come too far to take orders from a cookie!

Hello everyone! In this blog, I wanted to share some of my favorite workout DVDs that I do at home. These are great workouts for people who dont have a gym membership, or even if you do have one but maybe you dont feel like getting out, or maybe you just dont have the time. I love these DVDs because they are a quick and easy planned workout! I know when I do these, I can always look forward to a much accomplished workout, and thats the goal we need to make sure we meet. We dont want to be wasting any time right?
The first video I highly recommend is called "Walk at home 5 Mile Fat Burning WALK" Its by Leslie Sansone and approximately 73 minutes total. On the days where you dont feel like tackling the full 5 miles, you can choose to do 1, 2, 3, or 4 miles instead of the full workout. I love Leslie Sansone, she is a very inspiring woman who truly loves fitness and being healthy! My second DVD is my personal favorite called "Personal training with Jackie Warner" its her power circuit training. Jackies DVDs are a little bit more challenging in my personal opinion. She breaks down the 40 minute total workout into total body circuit, lower body, upper body, and abs only circuit. Again, she gives you options where you can choose one circuit if thats all you want to do instead of the full body. Jackie also carries other DVDs you can find, she has one specifically for abs, she has a timesaver training DVD. I have all of her DVDs and I enjoy them and would recommend them to anyone who is wanting a kickbutt workout! My last DVD is by Jillian Michaels called "Banish fat boost metabolism". This DVD is also 40 minutes and is broken into seven 6-minute circuits that truly make you work hard! This DVD has a lot of kickboxing and plyometrics in it, and I absolutely LOVE it! You can purchase all of these DVDs at Walmart for around $10.00. If your looking for something new try them out! They are awesome!!

  Alright guys! I have some great fruits that are energizing, yummy, and great for when you have those tough cravings for something sweet! These antioxidant rich fruits are great muscle builders, so eat up.
Cherries: Help reduce muscle soreness after a tough workout.
TRY a cup of cherries with a side of low-fat yogurt as a preworkout snack!
Bananas: Bananas are known for their potassium! We may not know that one banana also contains 34% of your daily value for vitamin B-6, which plays an important part in your metabolism, especially if you exercise regularly.
Pineapples: Are filled with tons of fiber, calcium, potassium, vitamin C, and 73 percent of the daily value for manganese, a mineral that helps build bone and tissue.
Strawberries: Are loaded with vitamin C, they are a natural cancer fighter!
Watermelon: Are filled with vitamin C and help fight against muscle damage.
I challenge everyone to start adding a serving of fruit a day to breakfast, lunch, or dinner to help boost your health.

    CRAVINGS!
  
                     Are tough! We all hate that feeling when your boarderline starving, yet youve already eaten dinner and your still wanting more!! How do we get past these feelings? Well sadly, there is no magical way to get rid of them you cant snap your fingers or click your heels! Even though that would be amazing, they just are what they are and they exsist. Everyone gets them, but how do we avoid them?

#1. Are you that person who loves watching food shows late at night? Well honeslty I was until I realized it made me hungry and I wanted to eat everything late at night when I shouldnt be. So for starters watch cooking shows while your eating lunch, or dinner. Dont watch these shows when you shouldnt be eating, trust me it only makes it worse, and a lot harder then it already is.

#2. Make sure you eat enough during the day. Some people barely eat anything during the day and then they wonder why their so hungry late at night? So make sure you get a big breakfast thats filled with good nutrition that will give you energy throught the day, especially if you have a busy schedule.

#3. Get your mind off of wanting to eat the things you shouldnt. If your hungry, distract yourself with something else. Go shopping, study for a test, play a game, go for a run, pull out your Oxygen Magazine and get motivated! Everytime Im feeling sluggish or unmotivated I pull out my oxygen and when im done I seriously want to run a marathon by the time I put it down.

#4. If everything else fails, sit down and think of whats more important to you. Would you rather achieve that goal you have set for yourself, that image thats in your head of how you would love to look? Or do you want that peice of cake? or that burger and fries? Don't give up what you want most for something you want in the moment. Push through that craving, it will make the difference from your diet working or not working.

I challenge everyone to give up something for a week! Whether it be soda, candy, sweets, fast food, eating after 7, tell me what you challenge yourself to give up and how you did!

Keep looking out for future posts, my next blog I will talk about free days and include more tips and tricks that help you stay motivated! Until then, workout hard and keep focused on your goals :)

    -Brittney xoxo