Products I have Found Useful

Along the way there have been products and things I have found particularly useful in my quest for fitness. In case it might help others, here are some of them:

-Wonderslim crispy Protein Bars from DietDirect.com (http://www.dietdirect.com/wonderslim-crispy-protein-diet-bars.html) These have a very good balance of carbs (18g) proteins (15g) and fats (5g), a good amount of fiber per bar (5g), and the sugars are relatively low (8g). And at just 160 calories a piece, they taste really good! I can toss one in my purse so that I am never caught without good nutrition, since I try to eat every 3 hours or so. I usually order 11 boxes so that I can take advantage of both the free shipping on orders over $79 AND the 10% bulk discount on orders over $99 (use coupon code saveme10). This, of course, lasts me months.

- The book Sculpting Her Body Perfect by Brad Schoenfeld. This is my favorite female exercise book. He has very good plans explained for both starting and advancing in your weight lifting efforts, as well as demonstrations of the exercises and a DVD of the execution of many of them, as well.

- HERS Magazine, by Muscle and Fitness. This is my favorite women's fitness magazine. It's not fluffy! This is the real deal of how to get fit and stay that way.

- Oxygen Magazine. Also non-fluffy, a close second to HERS. It'd be my first recommendation, were it not for it's unabashed plugging of Tosca Reno's (the wife of the Oxygen Publisher, Robert Kennedy) Eat Clean Diet books.

- Now you're gonna laugh, but Clean Eating Magazine by- you guessed it- Robert Kennedy Publishing. I like the magazine better than her book. Seems somehow more adaptable to real life to me than her actual eating plan in the book.

The three above magazines are the only fitness/food magazines I subscribe to. The rest are just too fluffy for me.

- Natures Own Sandwich Rounds. I think Orowheat makes an almost identical product. At one point (100 cals, 5g fiber, 1g fat) per, these make a fantastic sandwich.

- GNC Whey Protein Powder. It's more cost-effective than many of the protein powders out there, and I think taste better than most. If you have the GNC Gold card you can purchase their products through the 8th of every month, I believe it is, for a 20% discount. For me, the price of the card has more than paid off.

- Moving Comfort Women's Fiona Bra (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AP3SEY/ref=oss_product) This sports bra keeps my girls in check and if I get too hot I can strip down to just it on top in the gym without looking frumpy or like I am wearing my lingerie. I don't bother buying any other, since I am fairly big-busted and positively hate bounce.

- Aussie Sprunch Spray. Works as both a styling product in wet hair and a hairspray. I just toss a full-size bottle of this in my gym bag and it lasts quite a while.

- David Greenwalt's book "The Leanness Lifestyle". This book has a very sound plan for true fitness a lifestyle, not just a temporary fix. I see it is sold on Amazon.com. Although I parted ways with David Greenwalt when I tried his Leanness Lifestyle University on-line (he wasn't quite as gentle as I prefer a coach to be), his book is my fitness bible to this day, and I refer to it often. I actually combined his macro-nutrient suggestion (emphasising more protein than I had been eating) with Weight Watchers point system and accountability for very good results.

Of course, the most important tool in reaching fitness is your own determination and focus. Keep reminding yourself that you are worth it- because you are!