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April 2010

Best Ab Exercises: Abdominal Plank & Elbow Plank

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Hey! I hope you’re having a great day! I’m back with the next post in my video series best ab exercises. Today we’re talking about 2 more, non-crunch ab exercises: abdominal planks and a beginner’s modified version, the elbow plank. If you’ve missed any of the prior videos from this series check out these links [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 30-31: Preparing For Advanced Workouts

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Hey, I’m back with my updates from my journey on Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training. If you have missed any of my previous updates and want to get caught up you can do so by clicking here —> Turbulence Training Review I am reporting on days 2 and 3 of my new Turbulence [...]

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Best Ab Exercises: Lying Hip Extension

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Remember to just say no to crunches! Hey this is Susan back with another video in my Best Ab Exercises video series. To check out the other exercises in the video series click here —> Best Ab Exercises Remember, the best ab exercises are those that use your entire body and are anti-rotational exercises. Meaning, [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 29: Big 6 Fat Burning Circuit

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Hey, I’m back with day 29 of my daily updates of my journey on Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training. If you have missed any of my previous updates you can get all caught up by clicking here —> Turbulence Training Review As you probably already know, for the last 4 weeks I have [...]

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Turbulence Training – Buff Dudes & Hot Chicks Review

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I just finished up my first month on Craig Ballatyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training. Craig provides a new fat loss workout every month when you are a Turbulence Training member and I chose workout Buff Dudes & Hot Chicks for the last 4 weeks. I chose this workout in particular because of the results [...]

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Turbulence Training Review

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Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training, promises fast fat loss results for men and women who don’t have a lot of time for exercise. This is a bold promise, and the workouts promise maximum results in only three workouts per week. BTW, I thought Turbulence Training workouts were a perfect fit in in the [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 26-28: What To Do When You Have No Time To Exercise

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Hey, this is Susan back with my final update of the month doing Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training. As you know, for the last month I have been doing the Turbulence Training workout Buff Dudes & Hot Chicks. But if you’ve missed any of my updates you can catch yourself up by clicking [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 25: 5 Tips For Decreasing Fat Loss Workout Time

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Here we are at day 25 on Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training. If you’ve missed any of my prior updates you can get yourself all caught up by clicking here—> Turbulence Training review Today is a light exercise day, just did 40 minutes walking around the neighborhood in my new Vibram FiveFingers. Back [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 25: A Grocery List For Fat Loss

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I’m back with an update for day 25 on Isabel Del Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program. If you’ve missed any of my previous updates you can check them out by clicking here —> The Diet Solution Program Review I’m nearing the end of my first 4 weeks on this program and I can’t wait [...]

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Win a FREE Copy of Ultimate Home Workouts

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I hope you are loving this beautiful spring weather! Personally, I can’t get enough of it. I have been spending every second I can steal away from my busy schedule to get outside and walk (breaking in my new Vibram FiveFingers), do my workouts, or even do my spring yard work. I’ve even been filming [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 24: Using Kettlebells As Your High Intensity Interval Training

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I’m back with the review from day 24 of my journey on Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training. If you’ve missed any of my previous reviews you can get all caught up by clicking here —> Turbulence Training Review. I was back for my final round of Workout B from Buff Dudes & Hot [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 24: Why Starvation Diets Don’t Work

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I’m nearing the close of day 24 on Isabel Del Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program. If you’ve missed any of my updates from the last 23 days you can get yourself all caught up by clicking here —> The Diet Solution Program Review. I’m feeling pretty good, totally back on track after my diet [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 23: The Evolution Of Turbulence Training

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Day 23 on Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training is coming to a close. If you’ve missed any of my previous updates you can catch up by clicking here —> Turbulence Training Review Today was a light activity day so I went for a 40 minute walk in my new Vibram FiveFingers. It was [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 23: More Healthy Meal Recipes

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Hey, I’m back with day 23 on Isabel Del Los Rio’s The Diet Solution Program. If you’ve missed any of my previous 22 updates you can get all caught up by clicking here —> The Diet Solution Program Review Today was A LOT better than my goof ups from the last few days. I woke [...]

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The Best Fitness Blogs On The Internet

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Let’s face it. There is a ton of fitness and fat loss information available to us on the internet today. Some sites provide information that is accurate, current, and scientific from certified trainers and specialists who care about the health and well being of their readers. And most fitness blogs don’t. So, I wanted to [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 21-22: Staying Motivated While Trying To Lose Weight

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Hey, I’m back with my reviews of days 21-22 on Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training. If you’ve missed any of my first 20 days on Turbulence Training you can catch yourself up by clicking here —>Turbulence Training. Day 21 was a recovery day. Nice and easy. I actually did nothing – spent a [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 21-22: What To Do When You Cheat On Your Diet

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I’m back with my reviews of days 21-22 on Isabel Del Los Rio’s The Diet Solution Program. If you’ve missed any of my updates from the last 20 days you can check them out by clicking here —> The Diet Solution Program Review It was a tough couple of days. After 20 days of near [...]

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Best Ab Exercises: Stability Ball Roll Out

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When it comes to the best ab exercises, it is important to remember our “no crunches” motto. Just as a review: Crunches do not burn many calories Crunches do not give you a flat stomach Crunches do not make your abs “pop out” Crunches CAN cause serious damage to your spine. So, if we aren’t [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 19-20: 7 Reasons To Never Do Crunches Again

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This is my review of days 19 and 20 on Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training. If you’ve missed any any of the previous 18 updates you can get all caught up by clicking here —> Turbulence Training Review. I’m just finishing up week 3 of Turbulence Training fat loss workout, Buff Dudes & [...]

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The Diet Solution Program- Day 19 – 20: Are Calories Good Or Bad?

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Hey! I’m back today with my daily updates about my journey on Isabel Del Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program. If you’ve missed any of the prior updates from the last 18 days you can get all caught up by clicking here —> The Diet Solution Program Review. There’s been a lot of debate lately [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 18: Fast Bodyweight Workout Secrets

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And that’s a wrap for me on day 18 using Craig Ballantyne”s bodyweight workout, Turbulence Training. If you’ve missed any of my riveting reviews from the last 17 days you can get your fix by clicking here —> Turbulence Training Review I’m on week 3 of Buff Dudes & Hot Chicks and today was a [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 18: 3 Simple and Healthy Meal Plans You Can Start Right Now

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Hey I’m back on day 18 to tell you all about what’s happening on Isabel Del Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program. If you’ve missed any of my previous updates of days 1-17 you can get all caught up by clicking here —> The Diet Solution Program Review I’m running a little short on groceries [...]

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How To Do A Burpee

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One of my favorite exercises to do during my home workouts (or outside) is the basic burpee. How could I be so passionate about something that sounds so silly? Because for as simple and basic as it can be, it provides such a powerful effect when it comes to fitness and fat loss. The burpee [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 17: Maximize Your Metabolism

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Today was day 17 on my journey using Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training. If you missed any of my previous updates and would like to catch up you can do so by clicking here —> Turbulence Training Review It’s my third week on the program so I was back to Workout B from [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 17: How Does Protein Help You Lose Fat?

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Hey there, hi there, ho there, I’m back with my review of day 17 on The Diet Solution Program from Isabel Del Los Rios. If you’ve missed any of my previous updates you can catch up by clicking here —> The Diet Solution Program review. So, today was a really interesting eating day. So far [...]

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Outside Exercises To Do As Part of Your Home Workouts

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Hey, it’s a beautiful day outside today! In honor of a warm, sunny day, I went outside to film you a video of some really great outside exercises you can do as part of your home workouts. Really, I could only pick a few, but the options are endless. In fact, maybe an outside exercises [...]

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Fat Loss Secrets Revealed

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Today’s podcast is 14 minutes of gold. I go in depth and give you the top 7 fat loss secrets that most people don’t know. You can listen to the podcast by clicking the download button below: [display_podcast] p And for those of you who just want a brief list of my fat loss secrets [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 16: Traditional Cardio Increases Your Appetite

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It’s day 16 for me on Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training fat loss workouts. I’m still doing the Buff Dudes & Hot Chicks workout. If you have missed any of my past reviews from days 1-15 you can catch yourself up by clicking here —> Turbulence Training review. I’m down 3.4 lbs through day 14 so [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 15-16: Who Can Lose Weight On This Program?

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I’m back today with my review from days 15 and 16 on Isabel Del Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program. If you haven’t read about days 1 – 14 you can catch up by clicking here —> The Diet Solution Program Review So, as of yesterday I am down 3. 4 lbs in the 2 [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 14-15: You Can’t Out Exercise A Bad Diet

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I’m back with my review from days 14 and 15 on Craig Ballatyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training. If you have missed any of days 1-13 you can catch yourself up by clicking here —> Turbulence Training reviews. What a great weekend! It wasn’t a hot weekend, but the weather was warm, the sun was [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 14: Patience And Persistence In The Pursuit of Weight Loss

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Having patience and persistence while attempting to work towards any goal is absolutely essential, let alone when it comes to weight loss and Isabel Del Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program. I’m on day 14 in my review of The Diet Solution Program and if you haven’t caught all my updates you can do so [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 12-13: How Much High Intensity Interval Training Is Necessary For Fat Loss?

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Hey, still on my home workouts review from around the web and I just went through days 12-13 on Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training for fat loss program. Day 12 is back to Workout C from Buff Dudes & Hot Chicks. Day 13 is a light exercise day so I think I am going to take [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 12-13: Is Butter a Good Fat or Bad Fat?

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Back again with my review of Isabel Del Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program. Just finished up days 12-13, if you’ve missed the first 11 days of my journey on The Diet Solution Program you can catch up by clicking here —> The Diet Solution. Today I have another blog post from Isabel written especially [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 11: Healthy Recipes For Fat Loss

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Wait until you see the awesome healthy recipes for fat loss I am going to share with you! Day 11 for me on Isabel Del Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program and things are still moving along swimmingly….. Except for the chocolate covered almonds I ate today. That was a goof up, but I will [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 11: Decrease Belly Fat and Get Six Pack Abs Using High Intensity Interval Training

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It’s day 11 for me on Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training fat loss workouts. Turbulence Training workout Buff Dudes & Hot Chicks truly are the Ultimate Home Workouts! Today is a 30 minute light activity day so I will be taking the bike out in a little while to log some road miles. I love the [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 10: Drinking Water For Fat Loss

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Drinking water for fat loss isn’t a sexy topic, but it is essential when it comes to health and dropping your unwanted body fat! I’m back with a report of day 10 on Isabel Del Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program. One thing I constantly struggle with is my desire to drink…..anything! I like water, [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 10: Kettlebell Swings As High Intensity Interval Training

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Can you use kettlebell swings as your mode of exercise for high intensity interval training? Hey All, I am back on a beautiful day in upstate NY to tell you about day 10 on Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training. As you know, I have been reviewing the Buff Dudes & Hot Chicks workout [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 9: The Truth About Saturated Fats

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Day 9 on Isabel Del Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program and still going strong. If you have missed any of the past 8 days reviews you can see them by clicking here. Today one of my meals consisted of a grass fed burger and some veggies with a touch of real butter made from [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 9: The Truth About Cardio

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Day 9 while using Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training, was a piece of cake (mmm cake). If you have missed any of the previous Turbulence Training updates in my review you can see them by clicking here. It was another light activity day so I went for a 30 minute bike ride and [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 8: Metabolic Typing; Eating Right For Your Metabolic Type

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Day 8 on Isabel Del Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program is done and over with. Another really easy day. Just sticking to controlling my portions and eating according to my metabolic type (which I determined as part of the program). Only had one temptation yesterday and that was the gigantic bag of candy that [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 8: High Intensity Interval Training and Fat Loss Workouts

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Is high intensity interval training an integral component of your fat loss workouts? I’m back again today to talk to you about my progress while doing Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workouts, Turbulence Training. As you probably already know, I have been doing the Buff Dudes & Hot Chicks workout for the last week and a [...]

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Slimming Secrets That Boost Your Metabolism

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My partners over at Prograde Nutrition have just sent me over this special article on how to boost your metabolism for my Ultimate Home Workouts readers. In fact, I actually picked up a thing or two by reading it! I’ll bet you didn’t realize while strolling up and down the grocery store isles that these [...]

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Change Your Focus to Lose Fat and Change Your Life

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What are your current fitness and fat loss goals? Do you have a ton of weight to lose? Would you simply like to become more fit? Would you like to increase your muscle mass or muscle tone? Would you like to flatten your stomach or reveal six pack abs? Would you like to increase your [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 6-7: Recovery Days For Muscle Rebuilding

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Hey, this is Susan here to report on day 6-7 of my journey on Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training. I’m back after a beautiful holiday weekend with absolute great weather and fun with the family. I got to spend the entire weekend with my awesome nephew, Luke, who is just the most fun 12 year old [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Days 6-7: How Having Social Support Is Important For Fat Loss

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I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend.I’m back reporting on days 6-7 on Isabel Del Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program. This weekend was absolutely gorgeous! I did a ton of yard work, and got to visit with my family. I especially love spending time with my 12 year old nephew, Luke. He is [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 5: Using Bodyweight Cardio In Your Fat Loss Workouts

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What is bodyweight cardio and how do you incorporate it into your fat loss workouts and home workouts? I’m back on Day 5 of my review of Craig Ballantyne’s fat loss workout program, Turbulence Training. This week I have been using his Buff Dudes & Hot Chicks workout. Was a pretty interesting week: Workout A [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 5: The Diet That Works – So Easy A Caveman Could Do It

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Susan here, back with an update on my progress from being on Isabel Del Los Rios’s, The Diet Solution Program for the last 5 days. As of this morning, I am down 1.6 pounds for the week. Hoping to hold steady through the Easter weekend and then begin to drop again starting early next week. [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 4: Top 5 Fat Loss Tips

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The Turbulence Training Buff Dudes & Hot Chicks Day 4 Workout calls for a recovery day and some light exercise. I sort of needed a recovery day too because Workout A kicked my butt (literally) and Workout B absolutely rocked my upper body! However, today was an absolutely beautiful day so I went for a [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 4: Eating Natural Foods to Lose Fat

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Day 4 of my product review of Isabel Del Los Rios’s The Diet Solution Program. As you might recall, I was down 1.6 pounds after only 2 days of using the program. Hopefully, that isn’t just a fluke but I am sticking to the program 100% so I can give you an honest results based [...]

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Turbulence Training – Day 3: Best Upper Body Home Workouts For Fat Loss

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Day #3 doing Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training workout, Buff Dudes and Hot Chicks. When I woke up this morning I weighed myself only to find that I lost 1.6 pounds over the first 2 days of being on the program! Today was Workout B, one of the best upper body home workouts I’ve ever done, [...]

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The Diet Solution Program – Day 3: Eating Hydrogenated Oils and Trans Fats Can Prevent Fat Loss

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Back today to report my results of being on The Diet Solution Program after 3 whole days. When I weighed myself on the morning of Day 3 I was pleased to see that I was down 1.6 pounds since day 1. I love immediate results! I definitely think it is the combo of controlling my [...]

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