Fit Couple!!

First, the rant:

People, if you want to get healthy & fit you are going to have to work for it.  In order to become fit, you're going to have to make good choices about what you eat and you're going to need regular physical activity.  Now that I'm getting more and more into the fitness community I've really realized that the only key to a lean toned body that can perform well is a clean diet and consistent exercise.  Granted, different levels of strictness and different activities work better for different people but if want strength, a healthy heart and good health, you're going to have to earn it.

So many people will try to sell you a magic pill, powder, cleanse etc. to change your body but that stuff does not work.  You may see some short term effects in your energy levels or in weight loss but these things are not sustainable and they usually bring more health RISKS than BENEFITS.

Being part of a large fit community, I've now seen pictures of people I know being used without permission to sell products that these people have never used in their life.  Let's stop and think about that.  If someone needs to STEAL pictures of other people's progress, weight loss, chiseled abs to SELL you a product, what reason do you have to believe their product will BE EFFECTIVE.  If they can't get REAL before and after photos from people who actually USED their product, and they have to resort to TAKING photos from people who have WORKED their tush off and who are super DISCIPLINED and tout that as the results you can get from their magic pill, why in the world would their product actually work.  It's disgusting.  It undermines the hard work that these people who have their pictures stolen have actually put in to changing their bodies and it sells you a lie for profit.  You are lied to about what will happen if you use a product and you're lied to in order to make a buck.  Ugh.

Ok, now the excitement:

I strive to maintain an all-natural approach in accomplishing my goals.  Like I've said in previous posts, much of the appeal in going paleo is that it is a diet based on whole real foods.  With that in mind, health products that I think are worth buying are those that help me get on track in my activity levels and those that guide me through eating whole healthy foods.  

I bought a book from The Betty Rocker a few months back that contains lots of tips relating to diet - the book includes information regarding how to limit processed/added sugar, how to incorporate fats, carbs & proteins into all meals, pages upon pages of recipes, etc.  There are no gimmicks, there is no starving, there is no calorie counting - it is just a book to guide you through eating a variety of natural foods that fuel your body for exercise and help you lean out in the process.  I followed the instructions from this book for about 4 weeks earlier this year and saw great results.  I am super excited to go back to strictly following the guidelines set out in this book WITH MY HUBBY starting tomorrow!  Ryan consistently progresses and pushes himself in new ways to accomplish new goals.  He saw the results I achieved following Betty Rocker's fuel system and he is now going to dive in with me.  I am super excited to see his results!!  For the next few weeks, I'll be posting updates about some of the recipes we try, the progress we are making, and maybe (if he let's me!! hopefully!!) some progress shots.

Here is a link to Betty Rocker's website: http://thebettyrocker.com/

I'll be honest - I put on some weight being unemployed and put on more weight going to Spain for a long vacation.  I ate processed sugar, so many more processed white carbs and drank much more alcohol than usual during my long vacay but I am so ready to get back on track & push my body to new levels.  My body fat went from 21.3% immediately after being laid off to 22.9% today.  I'm ready to get back on track and lean out!  Let's do this!!