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No samples please! And don’t drink all your calories!

Can’t find your hidden calories? They are everywhere. That meatball sample at the supermarket (almost 100 calories), 10 french fries (40 calories), a handful of gummy bears from the office candy jar (80 calories), just a taste of birthday cake (50 calories) that sweet tea you are drinking (a TINY glass has over 100 calories) get the idea!! Keep your food diary, record everything and find all the hidden calories.

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Here is a great recipe using the Visalus Protein

Strawberry Banana Visalus Smoothie

- 3 cups unsweetened Almond Milk (Silk is 35 calories per cup)
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 4 scoops Visalus
(or two serving packages – 90 calories per serving)
(you can use less or more to adjust calories and protein up or down )
- 1 small banana
- ice (4-6 cubes depending on how frosty you like your smoothie)

Puree in blender or smoothie maker and serve immediately — Makes 2 servings

193 calories, 15g protein – per serving

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Sometimes it is hard to understand on your own what your strengths and weaknesses are when it comes to strength training. Do you ever see someone running in your neighborhood and just know that it is not the exercise for them. Or do you see someone who just gets better and better every time you see them go by. I have seen both.

I see people wearing braces and really trying with little success and more and more injuries. Sometimes it is not a simple fix. Sometimes they are just not ever going to be successful at a particular sport because of a pre-existing injury or limitation.

But more often than not, what is causing them problems is often easily corrected with a personalized strength and/or stretching program. Some people literally just need a couple of stretches to stop their problem.

But here is the complicated part. Everyone is different. So without an assessment, it is impossible for any personal trainer to just “give you some moves”. Be honest, what are you struggling with? And if money is tight, be honest about that too. Getting you on a program that works with all the things that make you unique is really the ultimate goal.

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Remember the original idea of smoothies was to catch the juicing concept of blended fruit, juice and protein?

No sure when we started to deviate and sugar it all up but some smoothies have almost 1000 calories. Ya — for some people that is almost a DAY’s calories in a drink. So get the nutrition details on everything you put in your body. For example, a Peanut Butter Smoothie from Smoothie King can have over 1000 calories and my Visalus Peanut Butter Smoothie has under 200 – so it really is about CHECKING THE NUTRITION DATA!!

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In case you don’t have enough reasons to put down the refined carbs, a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that eating fewer refined carbs also helped to clear complexions of acne.

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