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Client of the Month
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Aaron
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Congratulations to Aaron on earning our Client of the Month Award!
Sometimes, it’s hard for teenager to stay focused on a goal and see it
through to the end, but Aaron has really stuck with it. He has lost 45 pounds
by exercising consistently, giving up all the junk food and eating
better.
Read his
testimonial
and see how training at Fitness Together has changed his life.
Great job Aaron!!
(and enjoy your prize)
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The End of Food Temptation
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You start each morning with the promise to be "good" today.
You'll refuse the baked goods at the office. You'll speed past that fast food
place at lunch. You'll turn a blind eye to the vending machine in the
mid-afternoon. And you'll pass on the ice cream after dinner.
But… you hadn't counted on the fact that a box of your favorite donuts would be
sitting in the break room. Or that co-workers would invite you to join them for
fast food at lunch. Or that Girl Scouts would come through the office
after school with boxes of thin mints. Or that your special someone would come
home with a pint of Coffee Heath Bar Crunch.
And as you get into bed each night you tell yourself that tomorrow will be
different.
Tomorrow you will conquer temptation.
But tomorrow comes with its own set of special circumstances and temptation
gets the best of you once again.
Why Does Temptation Always Win?
We live in society where food temptations are everywhere.
Walk through a store and you'll see the unhealthy food items displayed front
and center.
Turn on the TV and you'll be assaulted with commercials for fattening foods.
Open a magazine and you'll notice glossy pin-ups of sugary snacks.
Go down the street and you'll have restaurant signs clamoring for your
attention.
In addition to the abundance of tempting edibles, you also have deeply
ingrained positive associations with indulging.
You treat tempting food as a reward.
You turn to tempting food for comfort.
You rely on tempting food as stress relief.
You allow tempting food to become a habit.
It's Your Turn to Win
Temptation doesn't need to have the upper hand on you anymore. It's time to
fight back using your most powerful asset -- your brain.
Your mind is an amazing thing. Once it is made up about something, it is nearly
impossible to change it.
A Matter of Perspective
Imagine for a moment that you're peacefully floating down a river in an inner
tube. The sun is out, the birds are chirping, and you are having a wonderful
time. You feel great about the river because it is making you feel good.
Now imagine that you are in a plane flying over the river. Your eye is
immediately drawn to an enormous rocky waterfall. You look up the river and
just around the bend is a person floating in an inner tube, having a wonderful
time, headed straight for the treacherous falls.
Do you think that after your plane ride you'd be happy to get an inner tube and
float down the river? Of course you wouldn't. You've seen that the river spells
disaster.
You now have a negative association (watery death) with the river rather than
your initial positive association (relaxing fun).
Overcoming temptation is all about building negative associations in place of
existing positive ones. Use the 2 steps below to harness the power of your mind
to become stronger than any temptation.
Step One: Create a Strong Negative Association with all the BAD STUFF
If cookies and chips and burgers are put on a pedestal in your mind as your
favorite things to eat, then you will always eat unhealthy and will continue to
gain weight.
What do you dislike about tempting food?
- It makes you unhealthy.
- It causes weight gain.
- It drains your energy.
- It kills your confidence.
- It degrades your quality of life.
- It hurts your love life.
Every time that you encounter tempting food items focus on your list of
negatives. It's time to kick those cookies off the pedestal and to put
something healthy in its place.
Step Two: Create a Strong Positive Association with all the GOOD STUFF
Now that your mental pedestal has been cleared, put healthy food items on it.
Juicy fresh fruit, crispy vegetables and savory lean meats are a great place to
start.
What do you love about healthy food?
- It makes you healthy.
- It causes weight loss.
- It boosts your energy.
- It builds your confidence.
- It improves your quality of life.
- It enhances your love life.
Immerse yourself into the world of healthy food. Browse the aisles of a
natural food store. Walk through a farmer's market. Bring healthy snacks to
work. Clear your kitchen of anything unhealthy.
Using the technique above, you will soon find that healthy food is your
favorite food, and temptation will become a thing of your past.
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The Domino Effect
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Regular exercise makes it
easier to eat healthy. Just as healthy eating makes you more likely to
exercise.
It's the domino effect. When you begin to make a positive change in one area
of your life, other areas will soon follow.
Remember, while nutrition is vitally important for weight loss, true results
are achieved through a combination of both nutrition and challenging,
progressive exercise.
Would you like to get that domino effect started in your life? Call or email
today for a fitness program that will quickly transform your body.
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Meetup.com
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If you would like to attend some free health and fitness activities, then check out the
Fitness Together Meetup.com group
. It's free to join, and by joining, you will have access to our calendar of events, and be notified when new activities are scheduled.
Anyone can join at
meetup.com.
You don't have to be a Fitness Together client and there
is no charge or fee.
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Online Health & Fitness Magazine
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I have a new resource for you that you're going
to love.
Introducing, my new, free
online health and fitness magazine to really help you stay on
track with your fitness and weight loss goals and to keep you informed on all
things fitness, wellness and nutrition.
Each month, you'll get over a dozen fresh new articles, healthy recipes, and
exercise video demonstrations all at your finger tips.
Plus, if you like an article in the online magazine, you can easily share it
with your Facebook and Twitter friends with a click of a button.
Here's the link to my NEW
online fitness and wellness magazine. I hope
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Recipe of the Month
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Tender Homemade Baked Beans
Baked beans are filled with healthy protein and fiber. This homemade recipe is
quick and easy to make and tastes great. Serve it hot from the oven, or enjoy it
chilled – either way it's a crowd pleaser.
Servings: 12
Here's what you need...
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 yellow onions, chopped
- 1 (6oz) can tomato paste
- 1/4 cup tamari (low sodium soy sauce)
- 4 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 Tablespoon mustard
- 3 (15oz) cans pinto or white beans, drained and rinsed
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a large baking pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and sauté the garlic and onions until tender.
- In a large bowl, mix the tomato paste, tamari, maple syrup and mustard until
a thick sauce forms. Add the beans and onions and mix until fully incorporated.
- Spread the beans into prepared pan, cover tightly with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals: 134 calories, .5g fat, 25g
carbohydrate, 5g fiber, and 8g protein.
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Ed Ferrell
As owner, manager and head trainer of Fitness Together - Temecula, I have found
that there is nothing more rewarding than helping my clients reach their personal fitness goals. It goes far beyond helping them to lose weight and
feel better about themselves. I have seen lives completely changed when clients
learn and apply proper nutrition and exercise to their lifestyles.
No one I know has ever regretted losing weight and getting in better shape. The
improvements and enjoyment that clients experience in their daily lives as a
result of their personal training is why I do this. I may work with each client
less than an hour a day, but I known they are enjoying the benefits of their
improved energy, health and fitness all day long -- and that's what its all
about. Without your health, nothing else matters.
Links
Fitness Together
Work-at-Home Moms
Nutritional Supplements
Golf Fitness
Meetup.com
Holidays
June - 6 National Cancer
Survivors Day
June 14 - Flag Day
June 20 - Father's Day
June 21-1st Day of Summer
Quote of the Month
The big secret in life is there is no secret. Whatever your goal, you can get
there if you're willing to work.
- Oprah Winfrey
Health Trivia
An estimated 28 percent of all traffic crashes – or 1.6 million each year – are
caused by drivers talking or texting on their cell phones.
Healthy Humor
All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal or fattening.
Health Tip
Several studies show that the size of the bowl, plate, or spoon that you use can
directly influence how much food and how many calories you consume. In one
study, party guests were randomly given either 17 or 34-ounce bowls and 2 or 3
ounce spoons, and allowed to help themselves to ice cream. It was found that the
party guests given the large spoons and large bowls had eaten 14% and 31% more
ice cream respectively, than the people using the smaller spoons or smaller
bowls.
Refer a Friend
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weight loss goals and to help me grow my business – and best of all there’s a
free gift in it for you!
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Contact Us
Fitness Together
31045 Temecula Pkwy. #103
Temecula, CA 92592
951-302-2995
www.fttemecula.com
Meetup.com
If you would like to attend some free health and fitness activities, then check out the
Fitness Together Meetup.com group.
It's free to join, and by joining, you will have access to our calendar of events, and be notified when
new activities are scheduled. Anyone can join at
meetup.com.
You don't have to be a Fitness Together client and there is no charge or fee.
Online Magazine
Be sure to check out my new
online
Health and Fitness magazine. It's free and it's got lots of articles,
recipes and exercises. There will be a new issue each month with all new
information.
Congratulations to Our Rock & Roll Marathon Runners!
Great job by all of our first time marathon runners!
Stephanie O.
Mike B.
Becky G.
Keo M.
And a special thanks to their
personal trainer Merin for helping to train,
motivate and support everyone for this event.
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