Fit Tip of the Day

Being healthy is a million times more important than being thin. Check with your doctor for your proper weight range and work to get and stay within it.

Beauty Tip of the Day

Don't get too stressed over your looks. Remember that love for yourself is more important than anything else, because it's what moves you to achieve things.

Fit Tip of the Day

An Exercise You Can't Do Without: Squats! They strengthen all of the major muscles of the lower body, including the gluteals, hamstrings, quadriceps and calves.

Beauty Tip of the Day

Remember: Clothes don't make you, they complement you.

Billy Blanks Boot Camp

So Friday's are usually "leg days" but w/o my brother there's no way I would honestly do 75 squats. So I decided to throw in my new Billy Blanks Boot Camp dvd. I'd tried to do this workout the other day. But once I saw how intense it was I decided to stick w/Hip Hop Abs.

But I've always been a fan of Billy Blanks' TAE BO and today I felt adventurous and decided to give it a shot. My bestest friend is visiting from St. Louis so we did it together. OMG that work out is crazy! I'm fully convinced I won't be able to walk tomorrow.

Billy Blanks is a little hyper and his fashion sense leaves a lot to be desired. But if you want a great workout in a short amount of time you can't pass up Billy's BootCamp..

Beauty Tip of the Day

Smile, and do it like you mean it. To smile genuinely, you have to be genuinely happy with yourself. Don't hide behind your smile all the time. If you are unhappy about something, express your opinion.

Rehab: Does a Body Good

Unless you live in a cave or are one of those strange people that don't own a TV, radio or computer, you know that Lindsay Dee Lohan was arrested yesterday for driving under the influence, being in possession of a controlled substance i.e. cocaine and some other stuff. But I don't wanna talk about that stuff. I wanna talk about her body. Even after a 6 week stint in rehab, which obviously didn't work, and an abuse of alcohol and narcotics, Lindsay Lohan looks pretty darn good!

We saw all those pictures of her working out and rollerblading on the beach. But I have to give it to her for a "Hollywood actress" she actually looks pretty normal as far as weight goes. She's not all skinny and gross. She doesn't have huge fake boobs. And no one else can rock a SCRAM anklet like LiLo!

The New Spice Girl: Scary Arms

So these pictures of Madonna are going around the net showing how really gross and scary her arms look these days.
Now I know I've only been doing weight training for a few months and I'm no yogi like Madge. But goodness gracious! I don't even think I have that scary forearm muscle. Body fat can be a good thing sometimes.

The Walking Game

So since I've been back in L.A. I've been trying to come up with workouts that keep me from getting bored. I've started walking in the evening. Bu that's boring too. Since I love listing to books on tape I've started listening when I walk. I've put about 10 books on my Zune (way better than an iPod). The cool thing is I get so into the book that I keep walking to get to the end of a track or to see what's going to happen next.

Right now I'm listening to Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic and Baby. These books are hillarious!

For a great place for downloads check out

Summer Listening. Audiobooks for your iPod. Download now on iTunes.

Beauty Tip of the Day

Rid yourself of any insecurities. If your shoulders are slouching and you have a scared look on your face you will look bad even in a Gucci & Manolo shoes.

Jim Neely Interstate Bar-B-Q & Restaurant

If you are ever in Memphis and you aren't watching your weight you've got to go to Jim Neely Interstate Bar-B-Q & Restaurant. OMG! This was almost the best bbq that I've ever had.


Obviously I wasn't on any kind of diet while I shoving those rib tips in my mouth.

Stone Mountain Pics

I finally got my pictures back from my trip to the top of Stone Mountain.

Can you tell that I was near death!

L.A. Update

Ok, its been a whole week since I've been back in the City of Angels. So far, I'm not winning this battle. Although I haven't completely gone off the deep end I've only worked out once. I've eaten out about 4 times and I can't count the sodas that I've had.

BUT I've committed to making this work. I worked out yesterday. I went to West LA and walked 1.25 miles. I was all ready to do a full 2 miles but my knee was KILLING me. I don't know what that was about. Afterward, I came home, did my weights and sit ups. As soon as I hit the publish button I'm going to do some Hip Hop Abs. You know I love Sean T!

So my new dilemma is what am I going to do....ok so its not new but I've really been thinking about what gym to join if any. Or should I do a boot camp thing or what? I'm not a fan of the BIG gym. I can't stand Bally's and I'm really not trying to pay $100/wk for a personal trainer.

There are just too many decisions to be made! Oh yeah...and I need a job!

Beauty Tip of the Day

Mind your style, from top to bottom. There are two things that can make or break your look: your hair and your shoes.

Keep Your Mind Young

Exercise may help keep your mind young. Studies with mice showed that mice that ran on a wheel daily had more newly formed neurons and memory enhancing connections in their brains than sedentary mice. Human studies on aging and exercise have found an association between physical activity and maintenance of cognitive ability in older people.

Dance Workouts

Switch it up! Take a cue from square dancing caller and do-si-do and switch partners when it comes to your body building workout routines.

Varying your routines and programs will make your workout routine more exciting and will keep you from reaching a plateau. Try these tips on how to spice up your workout:

• Vary your pumping iron workout plan and target different areas of your body on different days
• Sign up for some swing or salsa dancing lessons
• Try alternating your dance and dumbbell workout with stretching (such as yoga or Pilates)
• Mix in a little tai chi for grace and swimming for cardiorespiratory fitness

Who says workout routines have to be routine?

I wanna be Posh when I grow up

Ok, I know she's too skinny. I know she's British. I know its unrealistic. But I totally have a crush on Posh Spice! I watched "Victoria Beckham Coming to America" the other night. And I just adore her! I have a much better view of her now. Some times reality shows can kill a career, Paul Abdul, but I think this may help Posh.

I loved it when she told Perez Hilton that she can't be seen eating in public.

Ok, that was just my little side note for the day.

Fit Tip of the Day

Get a check-up. To stay fit in the long run, you should perform regular maintenance on your body, just as you would with a car.

Home Again

Well, I've been on the road for a few days. My brother and I left Atlanta on Tuesday and arrived in Los Angeles yesterday. Let me just say that it wasn't a bad experience. We stopped in Memphis, TN (Awesome!), Fort Smith, Arkansas, Amarillo, Texas, Albuquerque, NM and Laughlin, Nevada.

And of course, my brother the fitness buff made me work out (once) along the way. I will say that my eating was not the best. But its really hard to think about healthy eating when you're trapped in a car of 6 hours/day.

Now that I'm back in L.A. - living w/my parents. I'm going to have to put forth even more effort than I even imagined. There is candy in every room of this house! And even though today is Monday - a workout day, I honestly have NO desire. But I'm going to do it. I've come to far to go back to the way I was or to not see what the future holds.

Stay Tuned!

Fit Tip of the Day

Do Cardio. The overall best way to shed fat fast is to do cardio (30 min minimum) right when you wake up. Your body will search for energy to use, when it finds nothing in your stomach, it will go directly to your fat storage for energy and the fat will burn up so fast!