Fitness with Christine Tucker

Thanks Bekah! It's people like you that make me enjoy what I do!

It's time to reach for your goals! This year I am determined! What are you reaching for and are you giving yourself steps to get there? It's the baby steps that help you make it to your final goal!

Ate a little Chili Roasted Salmon with Cilantro Cream! Healthy can be tasty! Thanks FITNESS Magazine!

This sandwich will change your life it's so yummy! And healthy!

So proud of one of my clients and friends, Lesli! She puts in so much hard work every week and it shows! 1 year later and her face has significantly thinned out! She was already gorgeous, but now she believes it, herself! That's what I'm all about! Right photo: 1 year ago Left photo: Present day... Strive for Progress, not Perfection!

After indulging in all the Thanksgiving food, here are some helpful and healthy food combos to fulfill your hunger and get you back on track!

Hello... mY kind of Turkey...

Definitely doing this! Create a healthy snack-drawer for your fridge. Toss in pre-packed snacks ready to go for the entire week!

Love snacking like me? Here are some simple and yummy ideas! Happy Snacking! http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp

Great article on Nutrition Myths! Thanks for the find, Josh!

Tired of belly fat? Eat 1-3 oz of 70% DARK CHOCOLATE daily! In one study, women with excessive body fat ate a chocolate-free diet of 1,700 calories a day for a week. The next week, they had the same number of calories but with 515 of them coming from dark chocolate each day. At the end of the second week, the women, on average, had shed a half inch from their waists. Dark Chocolate contains flavonoids called catechins, which seem to reduce insulin sensitivity and the produ...ction of the stress hormone cortisol. "Erratic insulin levels and cortisol are powerful in their ability to pack on belly fat," says Pam Peeke, MD, a FITNESS advisory board member and the author of Body for Life for Women. My favorite is storing it in the freezer and coming home after a sweaty workout and breaking off a piece of cold, dark chocolate! :D ENJOY!