Turkey, Desserts, Christmas ahhh!

Ok I know some are freaking out Thanksgiving is just around the corner and that means Desserts!  Yummy delicious desserts that you don't want to think about, because it will all go to my butt and it is the season to gain weight.

If you are the person I described above don't freak out you can actually start your weight loss plan now! Don't wait till after Thanksgiving or Christmas to diet start now so that when Thanksgiving turns around you can have a cheat day! Yep, I said it a cheat day!

 So here is what I suggest.  That you eat clean for 6 days and on the 7th day you go wild!  The first 6 days you concentrate on protein, greens and a few carbs.  For Breakfast cook up 3 egg whites and one whole egg ( you can scramble or over medium/easy works too) make sure you spray your pan with PAM, no butter!  You can even add a slice of lean sausage if you would like, glass of low fat milk even.  3 hours after that before lunch, a mid morning snack, have a piece of fruit or a greek yogurt.  Lunch time I like sandwiches but we have to do without the bread so how about a lettuce wrap/ or a whole wheat tortilla with some grilled chicken, lettuce, and a spritz or two of the spray dressing, no chips! Then 3 hours after lunch about 3pm when our body is starving,  I like a yummy Core Active Whey protein shake with a little PB2 (powder peanut butter) and you have a delicious sinful snack.  Dinner Grilled Fish, with green beans or peas, brown rice and if still hungry at bedtime enjoy another shake!  

Now the good part, Cheat Day!  Enjoy sausage, biscuits and bagels for breakfast(try to get some protein too), Enjoy those Christmas Desserts, basically eat what you want because you were good during the week-you reward yourself.  By doing this you will be tired and may need to take a nap because you have not had junk for awhile, but your body needs a break and you do too mentally!

Don't be one of those, "Oh my gosh look what I ate" at christmas time, enjoy the holidays because you started the week out healthy!

Alicia Burgin
Bikini Fit Competitor, Mother of two

Women, Weights, and Protein: NO you WILL NOT look like a man!

One of the biggest fears with women, weights and protein is the fear of getting "bulky" or getting "manly".  THIS is a myth that needs to be dispelled. 

The primary hormones for women are progesterone and estrogen.  Women do produce some testosterone, but typically not enough to make women bulky.  Women in magazines that look bulky are typically taking supplements or even drugs to increase testosterone, which leads to the "bulky" or "manly" look. 

I'm posting up pictures of Alicia, who is 34, a mother of two.  Her last child was born 18 months before these pictures where taken.  Alicia competed in the Hot Fit Mom Contest in Dallas at the Europa Supershow and these are some of the photos from that competition and the photoshoot the day after. 

I use her as an example because we had her doing double her body weight in protein, eating six to eight times a day and using mostly weights for her training.  Most of the women you see in Oxygen, Women's Fitness, or really any other woman's fitness magazine features pictures of women that run a pretty similar eating and fitness program.  Look at some of your top figure athletes such as Monica Brant, Trish Warren, Nicole Wilkens Lee.  You will not only see women that men drool over, but women that no doubt use a lot of protein, a lot of weight training, and yet still look amazing and feminine. 

If you need any help in getting a trainer or a protein to work with your lifestyle, please feel free to contact us  PUREBODY NUTRITION or you can email us with your question HERE.  Watch for our next article entitled "You Mean Protein Can Actually Taste Good?"