I Do The Details

Hello everyone,

Thanks for reading my very FIRST Edition of Trainer Tuesday! Every Tuesday you can visit this Blog for fitness advice focused around women and especially BRIDES, duh! Most women are looking to tone up and get into shape for their wedding day, and I am here to assist. Myself and a couple real fitness guru’s are going to share some “good for you” recipes, exercises suggestions, tips, nutritional information and MUCH more! I don’t want you to think you should be a size 0 on your wedding day, just be the healthiest and happiest YOU! That is ALL I want..and I hope these Tuesday posts inspire you.

To start this series off on the right foot, I thought it would be beneficial to chat about breaking bad habits. We all have them, so why not put them on the table and start moving past them today.

10 Bad habits you need to break NOW:

1.) Not drinking enough water- This is my biggest issue! I do NOT drink enough water during the day to hydrate myself for working out or just in general. Start your goals by consuming at least 8 cups of water per day.

2.) Skipping the gym because your tired OR make other excuses as to why you cannot go tonight. JUST DO IT! You’ll feel more energized when you leave, and less stressed, I promise.

3.) Not stretching before working out - This is a definite NO NO..your muscles need to be prepared for your workout- not just be thrown into it. Stretch it all out girl friend.

4.) Not eating breakfast- Bad YOU. “Researchers from the National Weight Control Registry, a database of more than 3,000 people who have lost at least 60 pounds and kept it off for an average of 6 years, found that eating breakfast every day was a weight control strategy for 78% of the people in the registry.”

5.) Skipping meals- Don’t skip a meal! If anything you should increase your meal count, smaller portions. We’ll chat about this more, but for now..STOP skipping those meals. That’s not helping your long term diet goals.

6.) Portion control: Most of us, don’t watch how much food we place on our plates..

7.) Cut down on the sweets- I know this is REALLY hard and definitly my weak point but don’t kill sweets from your diet completely, just try to cut down on them. Killing them off completely will only make you want them more and probably cheat. SO be honest and do treat yourself but for the most part cut down.

8.) Lack of rest between workouts- we all want to GO GO GO once we get that motivation- but let your muscles rest between workouts and stretch them out..they need tender loving care as they grow big and strong.

9.) No weight training and ALL cardio- Women think if they use weights, they’ll get huge muscles- so not true. Using weights is going to help you tone and tighten. Don’t be scared to venture into the weight area.

10.) Lack of commitment & unrealistic goals- You have to set goals, plan a strategy and set realistic weight expectations. If you don’t commit, you won’t loose weight AND be realistic in the size you want to be. Like I said, not everyone should be that size 0- not realistic.

Recipe of the week:

Salmon with Lemon, Capers, and Rosemary (By Giada De Laurentiis)
Ingredients:

• 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
• 8 lemon slices (about 2 lemons)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
• 1/2 cup Marsala wine (or white wine)
• 4 teaspoons capers
• 4 pieces of aluminum foil

Directions

Brush top and bottom of salmon fillets with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, and rosemary. Place each piece of seasoned salmon on a piece of foil large enough to fold over and seal. Top the each piece of salmon with 2 lemon slices, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of wine, and 1 teaspoon of capers. Wrap up salmon tightly in the foil packets.

Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Place the foil packets on the hot grill and cook for 10 minutes for a 1-inch thick piece of salmon. Serve in the foil packets.

YYYUUMMM!

Fitness challenge for this week: Write down all your bad habits, put them on the fridge and we’ll begin to BREAK them one by one!

Don’t forget to enter the January GIVEAWAY right now- open to everyone, not just brides. SPREAD THE WORD.

Until next Tuesday all! xoxox

-Trista