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Black Friday should be Workout Friday
http://spikediet.blogspot.com/2010/11/day-after-thanksgiving-is-not-just-good.html The day after Thanksgiving is not just a good day to shop. As much as I love the food on my Spike Day's, there is another benefit of "spiking" that to me is almost just as satisfying. I'm going to let you in on a little secret of mine. The…
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Thursday, November 24th is the official National Spike Day!
Whether you are on the Spike Program or not, dieters need to know that it is ok to take a day off, and in fact it will help you lose weight in the long run. Thanksgiving! Food, football, and naps, oh and pie! Take the day off, and eat whatever you want, 100% guilt free! Enjoy
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Spike84 Group- Support and tips on Spiking
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/33-spike-84 Open group, if you are interested in trying "Spiking" for weight loss check out the group. The plan is we trick our body into keeping metabolism from dropping by having a surplus of calories one day every week. The basic guidelines are: BMR for daily calorie goals 6 days…
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Spike Diet's New Favorite Products and Supplements
I like to give credit where credit is due! FOODS: *Perdue Simply Smart Chicken- I love breaded chicken, strips, fillets, nuggets. It's one of my favorite bad foods. Well now I can have it with half the fat and carbs. Plus they taste amazing, *Breyers No-Sugar added Ice Cream. While I'm not a huge fan of having "wasted…
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These are a few of my favorite things....
Actually these are a few foods I can't live without. Joseph's Low-carb flax pita's and lavash bread. Mission Carb Balance White Flour Tortilla Spectrum Expelled Pressed Coconut Oil PB2 Powder Peanut Butter Egg Beaters Trutein Cinnabun Protein Powder Low-fat Cracked Pepper Olive Oil Mayo What are yours?
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Starvation Mode and hormones
This is a hot-button topic I know, but I didn't need a study or an article to prove to me this is a real and ugly fact about dieting. I've lived this and experienced this most of my adult life. The hormonal decline which affects hunger and metabolism is an "evolutionary survival tactic" How did I finally defeat this?…
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Sodium make you fat???
I'll tell you my story first. I daily have high levels of sodium and saturated fats in my diet, when I tracked on this site I was usually more than double my RDA for sodium and triple for sat-fats. Why? I eat a lot of meat and I use 2-3 TBS of coconut oil daily. I have bacon and eggs almost everyday for breakfast. I drink…
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How to deal with hunger and cravings
It's been 7 years since I lost 100lbs but I still live with the same issues I had when I was over 300lbs. They say once you an alcoholic you are always an alcoholic and I think the same is true with obesity. This right now is the hardest time of the year for me, now through New Years. Some of the tricks I use to get…
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What's the most difficult part of dieting for you?
For me it's free food, and when said free food might get thrown away. It makes this time of the year the most difficult when everyone is baking cookies and breads and bringing them to the office. Plus Halloween and candy everywhere.
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Halloween tips
Halloween can be scary for dieters. There's lots of great candy around and I personally have a hard time saying no. So what to do? I know tonight I will be having more calories with pizza and candy, 1, During the day I will eat less, and eat very healthy. IE, Veggies and lean chicken. 2. I won't have the candy on an empty…
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Video of me making high protein PB balls
I'm making one of my favorite treats, low carb peanut butter balls. Man it was tough keeping a straight face and saying "balls" I wanted to go Alec Baldwin but I wasn't sure if anyone would get it. :smile: http://youtu.be/EgB_U8kZ9aw http://www.spike84.com/blog/2011/09/12/protein-peanut-butter-balls/ Easy No-Bake Recipe…
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Protein cake batter bowl
Ok this is the best thing I have ever created. Sop simple, so delicious, so healthy it isn't fair to obesity. So I've been making my fudge and cutting them into bars but sometimes I just want something quick. Ingredients: Favorite protein powder 1/2 TBSP coconut oil 1/4-1/2 cup of egg beaters I used Extreme formulations…
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It's my birthday!
I'm am now 35! This also marks the day that changed my life forever! It was on my 27th birthday that I weighed 330lbs, and it was on that day I decided that I was going to lose weight or bust. There was no more options or and no more excuses. 8 yeas ago to day I began my journey, and it has been one amazing journey. I…
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Make it count, train like there's no tomorrow
I'm about to head off to the gym for my big workout of the week, and I am ready! As a former football player I use the same mentality of game preparation as I did for football. I don't just show up at the gym and say "oh that looks like fun" "Let's try that" No, when I wake up on Sunday morning it's Game-day for me. My…
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5a-Hydroxy Laxogenin?
Anyone ever try this before? Or heard of it? It has me intrigued. Former NFL Qb Tim Couch took it and said it turned his metabolism into a furnace and he couldn't eat enough to keep weight on. Although I never trust the "too good to be true" statements, I have a friend who has it and swears by it. I do trust him, but I…
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I'm going to be on TV
:happy: I'm super excited and a bit nervous. Via satellite I'm going to be on The Morning Blend( NBC channel 4) this Friday talking about Spike Diet and diet myths. I will link to their video after they post the segment on their site. I will take pictures and blog about it to. Hopefully this is my first of many TV…
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Low Carb-High protein Ice Cream!
Family Fun-Homemade Ice Cream http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/homemade-ice-cream-in-a-bag-684806/ Add one scoop of protein powder in a small bag per 4-8 ounces of liquid(whatever the directions on your bottle say) My protein says one scoop per 8 ounces So in a bowl I mixed: 1 scoop protein powder 1/4 cup half and half 1/4…
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Low carb peanut butter fudge
http://www.spike84.com/blog/2011/06/08/low-carb-peanut-butter-fudge-bars/ This was another win! I am going to try these again with "cookies and cream" protein and make a topping of sugar free cool whip and cream cheese. The fat content is high but it's about 75% MCT Oil and only 2 carbs per bar. Very quick and easy, no…
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Low carb pancake recipe
http://www.spike84.com/blog/2011/06/07/low-carb-pancakes/ I just made these for lunch, yum! You can substitute any vanilla protein, the one I use is awesome because it has just 3 natural ingredients. 200 calories only 3 carbs Enjoy! The taste reminds me of a “French Toast Pancake” and my very picky kids loved them.…
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You don't have to go No-Carb to burn fat
I know they are getting really popular again, and while I agree that carbs should be limited, I don't like excluding entire food groups from a diet plan. In losing 130lbs, I ate plenty of carbs, about 40% of my daily intake on average was from carbs. Eating carbs on my plan made my workouts far more effective and I was…
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Holy Cow! A yummy and healthy chocolate bar
I am not pulling your chain. I love chocolate and now there is a high protein/low carb crunch bar. They taste almost as good as a nestle'! Anti-Aging Essentials 5:1 Chocolate Bar I got mine at GNC, 220 cals 12 fat 15 carbs, 3 net 15 grams of protein. They're my new favorite snack.
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Something good that happened to you today?
It's good to think positive. Diet or not diet related. I had a new client text me that has lost 4lbs since we started last week, and this is after a 6 week plateau. My advice to her was to try and over-eat last Saturday, and then get back on her diet. It made my day!
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Healthy Pan Pizza
Wow, I just made this for lunch and it was amazing. I love pan pizza. I used: one village hearth light Italiano bun 1/4 cup 2% mozzarella Cheese 8 slices of turkey pepperoni 1/8 cup pizza sauce 1/2 TBSP of coconut oil I spread the oil on the back of the bun and pan fried it all put together, sauce, cheese and pepperoni and…
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A few bloggers sharing their Spike Diet experience
I don't know what is more satisfying, personally losing weight or helping others do it. I guess I'm very proud of both. This diet has been spreading directly from word of mouth. The publisher hasn't spent a dime on advertising. I am really hoping it keeps snowballing and get help thousands of people.…
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I've lost 130lbs and I need your vote!
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You have permission to eat what you want on Thanksgiving!
Also, you must do it guilt free!!! Check out my new blog post before tomorrow, so you can see why it's ok to induldge. http://spikediet.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-are-you-going-to-eat-this.html http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Russellb97 A little preview: Even if you are not on the Spike Diet and following your own plan, I…
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Shopping Smart
This is a great week to go to GNC, with Gold Card's save 20% and a new month for clearance stuff. I just walked out with 13 bottles of pure whey protein Isopure ready-to-drink, muscle milk rtd's, a couple of bars, and ostrim sticks and my total bill was $18!!! I literally saved about $90. I like the rtd's for convenience…
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i'm extremely stressed out today
And what I want to do is eat. So far I've been able to fight off all of my cravings, but all I want to do is take an early day, rent a movie, order pizza, and eat ice cream. If I did this I would feel worse, and I know it, but when the stress hits, it's hard to really care. I wish money would fall from the sky, or at least…
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Our local paper's lead story about Childhood Obesity
Anytime Fitness is teaming up with COAK, Collation of Angry Kids to get parents to be better role models for their children. I'm one of the rare few who has been the overweight kid, obese parent, and now a fitness guru. The article is great and was the front page story, which I was very proud to see.…
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I've lost 120lbs and I am here to help
I struggled with weight my whole life and now that I lost the weight for good it's my calling to help and spread the word. I''m 33 and am I personal trainer at Anytime Fitness. I just started acting in local theatre's and it's a new passion of mine that losing the weight has allowed me to find. I have a blog, and a book…