Looking Good (for a mom)

I’ve been following Rachel Cosgrove on Twitter and reading her blog for a while now. Of course, I’ve heard about the amazing gym she and her husband run together, and know many fitness gurus really respect her professional expertise. If you’ve seen pictures of Rachel, then you know that she’s a lovely and fit woman.  And often, when you see someone in great shape, it’s almost instinctive to assume that it’s just easier for them to stay fit than it is for everyone else. I have to admit, I assumed that about Rachel. I knew from reading her blog that she struggled with the same body image issues that all women do.  But when I read her new book, The Female Body Breakthrough, I was shocked to learn that Rachel had gone through periods of being significantly overweight, and even struggled with an eating disorder... Read More

I was recently placing an Amazon.com order, and since my order already qualified for free shipping, I thought it was a perfect opportunity to purchase a book from my Amazon wishlist. The book was New Rules of Lifting by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove. Lou and Alwyn also wrote another book together (with Cassandra Forsythe) called The New Rules of Lifting for Women with the tagline ‘Lift like a man, Look like a Goddess.’.. Read More

“You must eat 6 meals a day to lose weight.”
“You have to eat exactly X many calories each day.”
“NEVER (and I mean NEVER) skip a meal.”
“If you skip a meal your metabolism will be ruined and you will gain weight!”.. Read More

I promised I’d do a blog post about my experience with Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training (”TT” for short) exercise program, so here it is... Read More