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Establish consistency with your approach to fitness. Are you a morning person or do you catch yourself hitting snooze each morning when the alarm goes off? Do you usually get tied up with family, kids and other commitments that may keep you from hitting the gym or getting in your workout after a full day of work? By taking a look at your habits, identifying them and being honest with what obstacles have popped up and prevented you from being consistent with your fitness, you will quickly be able to come up with a solution that will work towards getting (and keeping!) you right on track.

Fit travel, made simple! Quick look at some of my top tips for healthy meals on the go! These days, I’m on the go more than I am home. It seems as though I eat more meals out than I do ones that I’ve cooked as work has me traveling from one city to the next.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1…Happy New Year! A month or so into the New Year, we have charged into 2012, focused and ready to take action on a number of goals and resolutions we had set for ourselves as 2011 came to a close. Psyched, determined and focused, nothing could stand in our way this year, not 2012! A new year, a brand new or improved you, taking our fitness to the next level, setting a new personal challenge, or simply taking interest in a new hobby- the options are endless and the world is our oyster as we countdown on December 31! Well…what happens after the excitement, shine and glimmer of the New Years’ Eve parties (and toasts of champagne or protein shakes) begin to dim and obstacles and daily circumstances we call “life” come into play?

Yes, yes, the holidays are here! In just about a week Christmas will be here, and before you know it we'll be counting down the remaining seconds of 2012 and ringing in the new year- woohoo, 2013! Now, just because we're all swamped with the seasonal hustle and bustle, doesn't mean we should put our health and fitness on the backburner! Sure, we may not have as much time to devote to our workouts or meals as we normally do, but we can still make the effort to stay focused and on track to welcoming the new year a heck of a lot healthier than years past!

Wow oh wow, are the holidays really already here?!? How did this happen? It seriously seems as just the other day it was mid-summer and I was in full prep mode for The WBFF World Championships! Now I’m in prep mode to combat the holiday season and the subsequent T-R-E-A-T-S that go along with the family gatherings, holiday parties with friends, and basically every store you go to or shop window you walk by, serving as a constant reminder of the sugary splendor! AHHHH! A clean-eating, but dessert-loving fitness girl’s nightmare! Seriously, does nearly EVERYTHING about the holidays need to be decorated candy? From chocolate covered Santas, caramel coated reindeer, mini-elves filled with peanut butter and all topped off with red and green festive sprinkles- temptations are everywhere you turn in the disguise of festive holiday décor!

I know I've never added any of my actual recipes on here (or pictures of food I've prepared on my own for that matter; I've been told on more than one account that I need to sharpen my food presentation skills, haha...I'll leave that to the Food Network and show you what really goes down in the kitchen...it may not always be pretty, but it DOES taste delicious, especially for high protein treats that I love to make!) but today's protein pancake took the protein pancake yum factor up a notch, so I just HAD to share with you all!

Am I ever excited to share this workout with you all! Many of you who will be reading this may have (or perhaps not) taken part in the poll I've had posted on the homepage of my site. What poll is that? Well, what body part is it that most of you find most stubborn or would like to know more about? Yes yes, of course ABS was number 1 , no surprise there (seriously, when aren't tight, toned abs in demand when it comes to fitness?) but a surprisingly close second was...BACK! No, no, I don't mean glutes or your booty, but our back muscles! Perhaps this is because what is out of sight isn't a top training priority, or we can attribute it to all of these gorgeous backless dresses I'm seeing in the magazines, online or in stores.

Last week was finally the week! The long-awaited FALL 2012 FMI Conference down in gorgeous Newport Beach, CA! This trip would be 3 nights and about 4 full days away from home. That’s quite a few meals and workouts to plan while on the go- but have no fear, I am the ultimate planner and had my workout gear for the trip packed, a number of pounds of chicken breasts cooked and ready to go, veggies, yams, almonds, oats, Cellucor Super Sport protein powder, and a few of my beloved Quest bars, all packed up for the adventure! I was prepared, clean eats on hand and fitness goals on my mind!

I'm excited to share this with you all! Get your abs in check with this brand new ABS video brought to you by Cellucor and Bodybuilding.com! Thrilled to have been a part of this- check out our ABS circuits and get to workin' it on out!

If you’re reading this then allow me to extend a warm WELCOME and THANK YOU for checking out my site! Read at your own risk- this is, after all my very first blog entry…and things could get interesting…