Eat like a trainer

5:07 PM Remy Maguire - Manifest the Best 0 Comments

I have been writing a lot about diet and nutrition lately and have had clients asking how I really eat. Do I practice what I preach? I sure do. But, more accurately - I preach what I practice. It has taken me years to figure out how best to feed my body to operate at its prime - to maintain my weight, to keep the mean-hungries at bay, to fuel vigorous workout and well, enjoy myself!

I eat many of the same foods every day. It's easy to shop and simple to prepare and plan - very little thinking involved. I eat a HUGE breakfast. I eat every 3-4 hours. I treat myself to a little chocolate almost every day. I look at menus online before going to a new restaurant to pick healthy options and decide where to "splurge". I write everything down.

Here's a typical day...

5am (Snack #1) Coffee and half of a large organic apple

8am (Breakfast) 2 pieces of Whole grain, high fiber toast. I smear 1 slice with 1 tablespoon low-sugar nut butter and have the other apple half sliced on top. I cook one egg with olive-oil spray until the yolk is almost hard - I like the runny parts:) and slide it on top of the other toast slice with a slice of ripe tomato. More coffee! My mother loves to tell people...."You wouldn't believe what she eats for breakfast!"

12pm (Post-exercise snack) 10 baby carrots and 10 pretzels

2pm (Lunch) A huge green salad with lots of veggies - cukes, shrooms, celery and onion dressed with a light balsamic vinagrette. A veggie burger with all the trimmings on an toasted english muffin.

7pm (Dinner) This meal always varies because my dear husband would be sick of the same thing all the time!! We love to come up with yummy dinner ideas and sit down and eat together and catch each other up on our days. Tonight we are having home made pizza! I love a high fiber thin crust topped with fresh sliced tomatos, spinach, mushrooms and a few special treats from the grocery olive bar like crunchy garlic cloves,sweet peppadew peppers, a couple kalamata olives and a crumpling of low-fat feta.

9pm (Evening Snack) Either a glass of red wine or bite sized peanut butter cup.

Yum! All this writing about food is making my hungry!

Super Calorie Burner

8:36 PM Remy Maguire - Manifest the Best 0 Comments

Taught a great Spin class tonight! The blustery rain must have kept a lot of people in today - it was slow at the club all day. I was thrilled to see a good sized group for my 7pm class - way to go ladies!

Recipe - Delicious Beef Stew with Butternut Squash

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This recipe comes from the latest Self magazine and it's what on our dinner table tonight! I started the stew this afternoon to avoid the evening rush and the house is filled with the wonderful Moroccan aroma - I can't wait to eat! I also added 2 sliced parsnips because we love them so much and cooked them with the onions.

Feed your body right - Nutrient Timing

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The Glycemic Index is a numerical system measuring how quickly the food's carbohydrate triggers a rise in the bodies blood sugar levels. A low GI food creates a small rise and a high GI food a much more dramatic spike. Dr. Len Kravitz suggests after study upon study of athletes and participants in his studies at the University of Arizona that certain foods (according to their rank on the index) and best either both or after a workout and that this differs if you are doing cardio for fat loss or strength training for muscle building.

What's your metabolic profile and how to burn more fat!

11:52 AM Remy Maguire - Manifest the Best 0 Comments

I learned about Metabolic Profiling at last weekend's Fitness Forum. I know it sounds kind of intimidating but I think it's something we can all benefit from exploring.

Post-race and ready to rest!

8:51 PM Remy Maguire - Manifest the Best 0 Comments

Wow, what an incredible day! The Girlfriends half-marathon was an amazing event - thanks to everyone who pulled it together, nice job! I feel a bit beat up and ready for an early bedtime but wanted to write quickly to say what a great day it was - a huge group of girlfriends and friends making a huge difference in women's lives. I enjoyed a great big post-race dinner with my loving husband - my loudest cheerleader - and am looking forward to a good nights rest. Already scheduled a massage for Tuesday and it can't come too soon, ouch!

Mornings Made Easy

5:16 PM Remy Maguire - Manifest the Best 0 Comments

I get up at 4:30 am and need my mornings to run smoothly and easily before the sun comes up. I get my clothes ready the night before and set the coffee pot to brew. I try to spend the start of each day writing and setting my mind and body up to face the day as strong and steady as possible. A big part of getting off on the best foot is Breakfast - my favorite meal of the day! I've made the inevitable switch from chilly summer smoothies to wintery weather warmers. So, here's another super easy, low-fat, high energy, make ahead meal. This recipe comes from Kathy, a fellow trainer, and is my breakfast for the week.

All of the Fun and None of the Fat

4:03 PM Remy Maguire - Manifest the Best 0 Comments

I love to cook. I love everything about it....the shopping, the chopping, the smells in the kitchen, setting the table and sitting down across from my friends and family and digging in. Some days I'm just too busy to do it all from scratch. But there are lots of easy ways to fake it! Here's one of my "go-tos" that we call Chicken Bake. Not a fancy name but a simple, delicious dinner. Three ingredients!

Information Overload!

8:00 PM Remy Maguire - Manifest the Best 0 Comments

I spent this past weekend at the Northwest Personal Training Fall Fitness Forum and WOW was it amazing! Two days packed full of fantastic, up to date, research and information on the latest and greatest training techniques. And a lot of it had to do specifically with women. Day One we covered "Nutrient Timing" : when and what to eat to keep your body performing at its peak. "The Female Training Advantage" : Yup, it's true we are tougher than men! The most incredible seminar was on "How to Maximize the Caloric Burn and Strategies to Enhance Fat Metabolize" : Great! I've been wondering about this one forever! I'll tell you right now Exercise in the KEY. We also learned a ton about how to design the ultimate cardio and resistance training programs to both lose fat AND gain muscle as well as improve cardiorespiratory function, endurance, and fat metabolism. It take a little bit of dedication, timing and effort...but it works...and I've got studies to prove it.

The Ten Mile Mark

7:53 PM Remy Maguire - Manifest the Best 0 Comments

Ouch! Starting my half-marathon training a little late. With the event coming up next weekend I figured I'd better just make sure I can actually go the distance. I've never run much farther than the 3 uphill and 3 back down from my favorite local park - and I stop at the top! So, on Friday, a gorgeous Fall day I committed myself to a ten mile run. After working from dawn until noon I considered putting the task off until Monday. But once I marked the thing down in my training log there was no getting out of it. After a mid-day nap and a light snack I hit the road with an hour and thirty minute playlist on my ipod. My ideal goal is to finish the half-marathon under two hours. I'm not sure if that's fast, slow, crazy or totally possible. I ran 7 miles under an hour, did the math and got my goal - about 13 -9 min miles. That wretched 10 miles took 1hr 40minutes and I felt like I was running backwards! After 5 miles I wanted to quit, go to the bathroom, get some water and walk home. I turned up the volume and ran to the closest mini-mart. Panting and sweating and pleading they let me use the employee only bathroom. Feeling much relieved, my heart-rate was down and my energy back up! I sprinted out of the store and back on my way! Turned down the 7 mile stretch, looked up the hill ahead of my and let out an audible yelp. My calves screamed, my feet cried, I forced on a fierce face and repeated "I can do this, I can do this" all the way home. Yikes. I can't believe I have to do that again - plus three miles more!! Well, my training log at least looks better until then...a few more days of cross-training, a short run mid week, then rest, food and water, rest, food and water. "I can do this, I can do this!"

Cuttin' Calories!

7:43 PM Remy Maguire - Manifest the Best 0 Comments

More ways to cut calories...

Super Easy Swaps to lighten your load

3:33 PM Remy Maguire - Manifest the Best 0 Comments

If you're on a mission for weight loss then you know the key is to consume less calories than you burn to create a deficit that triggers the pounds to melt away. Sounds simple right? Well, if you're on this mission you KNOW that's not always true. Sweat through a 30 minute workout and you can torch 200. But chug down a foamy, frothy cappuccino on your way home you're right back where you started! Here are a few ways to slash calories nearly effortlessly by making easy changes to your diet. Weight-loss and healthy eating isn't about deprivation. Making good healthy choices allows you to enhance your diet with yummy, nutritious foods that fuel your mind and body.