Hi Friends! At Cypress Fitness, our personal trainers get a lot of questions about cheat meals/Free Food and we would like to give some of the reasoning behind why we have people use them. The allure of the cheat meal is obvious: you get to eat stuff that’s otherwise off-limits and extremely delic…Read More
In our last piece regarding the cheat meal and questions regarding the cheat, we talked about the psychological de-load. In part II we would like to review how a structured cheat meal helps your metabolism. At our McLean gym, our personal trainers are well-versed and highly trained in the effects t…Read More
Why did we allow ourselves to be brainwashed on what we should and should not eat? Why did we let other people dictate to us when we should or should not eat? It’s funny, but from childhood to our present lives food, beverage, and wine manufacturers have repeatedly bombarded us with the ide…Read More
I believe this is one of my favorites from Precision Nutritions Cook Book. Mexican Frittata Ingredients: 6 Egg Whites 1 Whole Egg 4 Oz Lean turkey Sausage ½ Red Bell Pepper ½ Small Onion 1 medium tomato 1/3 Cup shredded chedder cheese ¼ cup Salsa 2 tsp butter, coconut oil or smart balance spread …Read More
My Precision Nutrition favorite Reeses oatmeal 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup Carb Countodown Beverage Chocolate 2 percent milk fat (any chocolate beverage will do) 2 tsp natural peanut butter or nut butter. Splenda to taste Put ingredients into a bowl and microwave for 1 minute, stir, then microwave for a…Read More
Some of us have our vices. I certainly have mine and I know we all have ones we gravitate to. Many of you may like diet soda and gum or anything that falls under the artificial sweetener category and have "healthy" reasons for your choices/ The question I pose to everyone: Do you know what ha…Read More
This happens to be one of those fantastic questions everyone should ask. When it was posed to me I was stumped and did not have a great answer. It forced me to research, understand and become more aware of the one thing we should all know. Where does my fat actually go when I lose weight? If you ask…Read More
