Glad to hear you're going to focus on eating healthier as well. Also, don't get "moving around a lot" confused with exercising. I have a very active job, but if I don't get regular exercise in, I don't feel the same. As suggested by Bossman, you can do basic things in the privacy of your r...

Made this for the first time last week. It's new favorite! To prepare chicken: Step 1: Marinate 6 chicken breasts (boneless/skinless) for 1 hr. in 1/4 c. lemon juice, 2 tsp. minced garlic. Discard marinade.Pat chicken dry. Step 2: Mix coating for chicken: 3 TBSP ground cumin 2 TBSP Light Olive Oil 1...

Hi, Yes, I've been in the same boat. I had 4 children and I was never sure how I would ever get back on track with exercise and eating well. Here were some things that worked. 1. I stopped pushing myself so hard and had to realize that life has changed and expectations need to be more realistic. 2. ...

Sounds like you are off to a really great start, congrats on that. So your question, how important is low carb to weight loss success. Here's theory (I've been in the health and fitness business for over 20 years, so I've seen a lot come and go). Anyway, I think the whole low-carb thing came to be f...

I also have avoided any fat, plus any oils. I have been told that this low carb diet, and no fats and oils is not good. I am now 47 and I keep picking up weight very steadily very slowly. Now I feel overweight. I always eat skinless chicken, no red meat, low fat cottage cheese (not much) and skim m...

It seems to me that you're getting in a serious amount of cardio work, but not sure how much of the strength training. You said it's mixed in with cardio, but just how much? It seems to me that you need to kick up your strength training program. And of course, yeah, diet plays a big role as well. Yo...

I've followed the fads and trends of diets for years and often find that the problem is everyone takes these diets to extreme thereby missing the point of the whole diet. For example, low fat became fat free and many people (especially women) gave up all fats including very necessary fats. Same for ...

It sounds like you're really doing a great job to focus on getting your body healthy and strong. What women forget is that breasts and butt have plenty of fat tissue so when we start losing fat, well, that's where it comes off. There is no doubt that strength training and cardio will get you lean an...

So happy to see your post, as many women don't realize what dramatic changes the body goes through prior, during menopause. As a 48 year old woman (and yes, a personal trainer like you) I know only too well the challenge in balancing business and work outs. For some reason, women always gravitate to...

Yeah, I'm with cassiegose, I'd need to see more specifics. first thought is that you need to increase cardio intensity vs. a walk. What kind of "muscle work" are you doing? For how long? What does your MMA class consist of? Sometimes it's a matter of increasing intensity or duration of cer...

Sometimes people think if they do cardio first thing in the morning before breakfast burns more calories and doesn't matter, actually it does. While research has shown that exercising after an overnight fast does increase the amount of fat used during exercise, especially when the exercise is perfor...

I think you need to take a deep breath and then sit down and think about what you're willing to change first. Sure, ideally I'd love to see you change your life over night, but it's not going to happen. So why not take it slow and make GRADUAL changes. If you can only manage 30-40 seconds of activit...

I love to see women age taking such pride in the way their body looks and for ALL THE RIGHT REASONS! Kudos to you. Keep up the great work. I look forward to reading your posts and being inspired by your efforts!

Yeah, there are a couple of red flags I see. Number one, doing the same thing for 2 months, second, your diet. To lose fat you need two very important components, a lean diet and intensity. So first question would be, how hard are you working when you work out? For example, on a scale of 1-10, (1 be...

It's all a bit confusing, isn't it? As a woman that's 48, I hear you. Part of what you need to remember, is the older we get, the more creative we have to be with our workouts. Many of the other posts said something I agree 100% with, be patient and make sure that your nutrition is in check. Further...